KR20180020841A - Online shopping system and method using messenger - Google Patents

Abstract

An online shopping system using a messenger is disclosed. The online shopping system includes a shopping server which has an integration type of a shopping application and a messenger application, stores product information to be used for shopping and information to be used for search, receives product share information from a user terminal, and transmits the information to a conversation partner, a messenger server which transmits/receives and stores conversation content, and a user terminal which selects a specific product during online shopping, shares information with the conversation partner of the messenger through a messenger, obtains the opinion of the conversation partner, and exposes the selected product information to the upper part of the screen of a messenger conversation window. The shopping becomes easier.

Description

{ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING MESSENGER}

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an online shopping system and method using a messenger. More specifically, the present invention integrates a messenger application and a shopping application into one, and when a user wants to obtain an opinion from a friend while shopping, The present invention relates to an online shopping system and method using a messenger that can easily search for a related product through a messenger dialog window.

Due to the spread of smart phones, shopping on smart phones is actively being done.

In particular, users of smartphones frequently use mobile messengers to exchange information about their products with their acquaintances while shopping and decide whether to purchase products or not. In the past, during the shopping, the URL of the detailed information of the product that the user is interested in is copied and sent through the messenger, or the picture of the product is taken and the picture is sent to the friend to obtain the opinion. In this case, There was an inconvenience to use while alternately running the site. In addition, the information shared at this time scrolls up as the conversation progresses and disappears from the dialog window at any moment, and it is inconvenient to scroll up and down the screen to check the shared information.

The present invention integrates the messenger application and the shopping application into one and provides a fixed sharing window for sharing product information at the top of the messenger conversation window so that the user can share the product information to be purchased with the friend at the top of the messenger conversation window And to provide an online shopping system and method using a messenger that can be used.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a method of analyzing a conversation content of a messenger and automatically providing the related product information to a sharing window at the top of the conversation window to more easily search for a product to facilitate shopping.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problem (s), and another problem (s) not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The online shopping system using the messenger according to the present invention includes a shopping server, a messenger server, and a user terminal.

The shopping server stores product information to be used for shopping and information to be used for searching, and the messenger server transmits and receives conversation contents.

The user terminal can select a specific product during online shopping, share information with the messenger of the messenger through the messenger, obtain the opinion of the other user, and display the selected merchandise information at the top of the screen of the messenger conversation window. In addition, a product associated with the specific product is displayed on the sharing window at the top of the screen while scrolling left and right.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the shopping server may include an information receiving unit that receives the information when a specific product is shared by a user, an information transmitting unit that transmits the product information to the conversation partner, and a search module that searches for and provides product information have.

An online shopping method using a messenger includes the steps of: a user selecting a specific product from the user terminal and sharing the selected product with the conversation partner, receiving the selected product information at the shopping server, transmitting the received product information to the conversation partner, And the transmitted information is exposed at the upper part of the messenger conversation window of the conversation partner terminal.

At this time, when the product information is exposed to the user terminal, scrolling the shared window left or right may expose product information that may be of interest to the user in association with the selected product, and the change of the shared window may be shared with the other party . ≪ / RTI >

And analyzing the conversation contents of the messenger and automatically displaying the related goods in a sharing window at the top of the conversation window.

According to the online shopping system and method using a messenger according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to comfortably obtain information by sharing information related to goods at the time of online shopping, It has the effect of increasing the residence time in the shopping mall and increasing the sales of the shopping mall.

In addition, it is possible to share product information in a sharing window at the top of messenger and to continuously communicate with each other, so that it is possible to effect the shopping together in the same space.

In addition, the contents of the conversation are analyzed and the related product information is automatically provided, so that the product search can be made more convenient.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to more fully understand the drawings recited in the detailed description of the present invention, a detailed description of each drawing is provided.
FIG. 1 is an exemplary view illustrating shopping information exposed at an upper part of a messenger conversation window of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram for selecting a menu during a shopping-related conversation to release a product information sharing window and switching to a general conversation mode; FIG.
Fig. 3 is an exemplary diagram showing a keyboard input window displayed when a conversation is input during a shopping-related conversation.

It is to be understood that the specific structural or functional descriptions of embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein are only for the purpose of illustrating embodiments of the inventive concept, But may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments set forth herein.

Embodiments in accordance with the concepts of the present invention are capable of various modifications and may take various forms, so that the embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail herein. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the embodiments according to the concepts of the present invention to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, or alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are intended to distinguish one element from another, for example, without departing from the scope of the invention in accordance with the concepts of the present invention, the first element may be termed the second element, The second component may also be referred to as a first component.

It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, . On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "comprises" or "having", etc. are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, parts or combinations thereof, , Steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, as a matter of principle.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning of the context in the relevant art and, unless explicitly defined herein, are to be interpreted as ideal or overly formal Do not.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view illustrating shopping information exposed at an upper part of a messenger conversation window of a user terminal according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

An online shopping system and method using a messenger (hereinafter referred to as a 'shopping system') according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a shopping server, a messenger server, and a user terminal.

The shopping server performs merchandise management, member management and settlement management, transmits and receives information on goods to be used in the messenger, processes transmission / reception blocks according to a predetermined process, keyword information corresponding to the search of the goods, A member DB for storing product information such as information, color, size, etc., and member statistics DB for storing membership information, connection information, withdrawal information, and product sales information.

The sending / receiving / processing block includes a product information receiving module, a product retrieving module, and a product information transmitting module. When the user shares the product with the dialog window, the information receiving unit receives the information and transmits product information .

The transmission / reception block also searches for and determines related product information to be displayed when scrolling the product information sharing window in the left and right as well as the product information exposed on the screen.

The product search module also analyzes the messenger conversation and automatically searches for related products and provides them. For example, when a user inputs a "different color" or "a little more" in a dialog box while a specific product is shared, the user analyzes the related item and performs a function of automatically searching for related products. At this time, the automatically searched information may be displayed on the sharing window of the dialog window, or may be exposed on the next screen when the product exposure sharing window is scrolled to the left and right. At this time, the product information changed in the sharing window can be reflected to all users participating in the conversation.

In addition, the messenger server plays a role of transmitting and receiving conversation contents.

The user terminal is a broad concept that includes any type of terminal capable of installing and executing a corresponding application such as a desktop, a notebook, a hand-held PC, and a tablet PC as well as a smart phone and a PDA , The user can select a specific product and share it on the messenger dialog window when the user wants to ask a friend a comment while shopping.

In the present specification, software implemented in a user terminal is described as an integrated example of a shopping application and a messenger application. However, the software is not limited to a shopping application and a messenger application, and various types of applications such as an Instagram and a messenger application Integration of

Of course.

Hereinafter, how online shopping using a messenger is performed in a user terminal will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary view in which shopping information is exposed at the top of a messenger conversation window of a user terminal. When shopping, the user can select a specific product and share it with the messenger dialog box if he or she wants to ask a friend about the specific product. Shared merchandise information may be displayed in the merchandise information sharing window 301 at the top of the messenger chat window 302.

When the shared product information is displayed on the screen, in order to distinguish the product information shared by the user and the product information shared by the communication partner, the product information shared by the user is displayed on the right side of the screen The item displayed while moving to the left side and the item shared by the communication partner can be displayed on the screen while moving from the left side of the screen to the right side.

In this case, in order to distinguish the product information shared by the user and the product information shared by the communication partner, in the case of the product shared by the user, the left arrow is displayed on the left side of the product information, and in the case of the product shared by the communication partner, Can be displayed on the right side of the product information.

When the goods information sharing window 301 is scrolled to the left and right, products related to the shared goods are displayed and the conversation can be continued while searching for the goods in the messenger conversation window without switching to the shopping mode. The change of the goods information sharing window 301 is transmitted to the conversation partner in the same manner, and the conversation can be performed while viewing the same screen, so that the same effect as shopping together in the same space can be obtained.

When scrolling the screen left and right, the merchandise information shared by the user scrolls from right to left, and the merchandise information shared by the communication partner scrolls from left to right to restrict the search for merchandise related to the shared merchandise.

In addition, the product information shared in the messenger dialog window disappears from the screen when the user or the communication partner shares the next product information, but the past information can be retrieved again by scrolling the sharing window up and down.

The product information displayed when the user scrolls the sharing window up and down is different from the product information shared by the user and the product information shared by the communication partner. When the product information is displayed on the screen, And the items shared by the communication partner can be displayed on the screen while moving from the left side of the screen to the right side.

In this way, in the case of the messenger, the sentence input by the user can be displayed on the right side of the screen, and the sentence input by the conversation partner can be maintained in unity with that displayed on the left side of the screen.

The user can input a sentence such as "another color" or "more cheap" into the messenger dialog window while viewing the product, and the sentence can be simultaneously transmitted to the messenger server and the shopping server. It is possible to search for a recommended product having a color similar to that of the currently exposed product information or a cheaper price, and simultaneously transmit the information to the user terminal and the conversation partner terminal.

The recommended product information may be automatically displayed as new shared information in the product information sharing window 301 of the user terminal, or may be displayed on the screen as an associated product displayed when scrolling the screen to the left or right.

When the recommended product information is displayed as new shared information, when the recommendation is based on the sentence input by the user, the recommended product information is displayed while moving from the right side of the screen to the left side. In the case of the recommended product based on the sentence input by the conversation partner, And can be displayed on the screen.

The user can select a menu in the conversation mode of the messenger to directly purchase goods, store them in the shopping cart, or input a sentence such as "save" in the conversation input window and store them in the shopping cart.

When the messenger dialog window 302 of the user terminal is scrolled to the left and right, the user returns to the shopping mode again in the messenger conversation mode and searches for the general merchandise again. When the user wants to share a message with a friend about another merchandise, .

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view showing a state in which a menu is selected during a shopping-related conversation to release the product information sharing window 301 to switch to the general conversation mode. If the SHOPPING menu is selected in the menu window 303 during the conversation, the product information sharing window 301 disappears and the user can switch to the normal conversation mode. At this time, if the SHOPPING menu is again selected from the menu, the product information sharing window 301 appears again, and product information that has been recently shared or product information recommended by the shopping mall can be exposed.

3 is an exemplary diagram showing a keyboard input window 304 displayed when a conversation is input during a shopping-related conversation. When the keyboard input window 304 is displayed as shown in FIG. 3, there is an inconvenience that conversation contents can not be seen. In this case, a new dialog balloon entered by the user or input by the conversation partner is exposed to the product information sharing window 301 for about 5 seconds, and then disappears behind the screen, thereby eliminating the inconvenience.

As described above, according to the shopping system of the present invention, an online shopping user can comfortably communicate with a close friend while shopping, exchange information about the product, So that it is possible to conveniently receive various opinions and recommendation products for purchasing during shopping.

In the case of a shopping mall operator, it is advantageous to increase the purchase probability by increasing the time for the user to stay in the shopping mall, and to increase the purchase probability by identifying the user's preference based on the conversation contents of the messenger and recommending the appropriate product.

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 embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. Accordingly, the above-described embodiments are to be considered as illustrative rather than restrictive.

301: Product information sharing window
302: Messenger Dialog
303: Mode switching menu
304: input keyboard

Claims (6)

1. A shopping method using a messenger executed in a shopping system,
Selecting a specific product by a user; Receiving selected product information at a shopping server; Transmitting the received product information to a conversation partner; Exposing the transmitted information to a fixed shared window at the top of the messenger conversation window of the conversation partner terminal; And scrolling the screen of the fixed shared window horizontally to expose product information associated with the selected product. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitted information is exposed to a fixed shared window at the top of the messenger conversation window of the conversation partner terminal, in order to distinguish the commodity information shared by the user and the commodity information shared by the conversation partner, And the right arrow is displayed on the right side of the commodity information when the left arrow is displayed on the left side of the commodity information in the case of the commodity and the commodity is shared by the communicating party. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitted information is exposed to a fixed sharing window at a top of a messenger conversation window of the conversation partner terminal, the previous product information disappearing from the screen when sharing the next product information; And displaying the previous information again when scrolling the sharing window up and down. A shopping server that includes an information receiving unit that receives the information when the specific product is shared by the user, an information transmitting unit that transmits the product information to the communication partner, and a search module that searches for and provides the product information.
A messenger server for sending and receiving conversation contents;
An information transmission unit for selecting a specific product during online shopping and sharing information with a messenger of the messenger via the messenger, an information reception unit for receiving the shared product information, a fixed sharing window for displaying the shared product information at the top of the messenger conversation window And a user terminal including the messenger. 5. The method of claim 4,
The fixed shared window of the user terminal
In order to distinguish the product information shared by the user and the product information shared by the communication partner, in the case of the product shared by the user, the left arrow is displayed on the left side of the product information, and in the case of the product shared by the communication partner, Is displayed on the screen of the messenger. 5. The method of claim 4,
The fixed shared window of the user terminal
Wherein the previous product information disappears from the screen when the user or the conversation partner shares the next product information, but displays the previous product information again by scrolling the sharing window up and down.

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