KR20190034179A - E-commerce system using a multimedia file having a product information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to electronic commerce and, more particularly, to a system for supporting electronic commerce using a multimedia file having sales information embedded therein. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic commerce system using a product multimedia file including sales information is provided. The electronic commerce system comprises: a seller terminal for photographing a product with a camera, generating a raw multimedia file, inserting sales information including product identification information, a selling price, and seller identification information for identifying a product in the raw multimedia file, and generating a product multimedia file; an application server for identifying and collecting the product multimedia file from one or more Internet service servers that post the product multimedia file uploaded by the seller terminal; a buyer terminal for playing the product multimedia file downloaded from the application server and performing a payment procedure by using the sales information; and a payment module for performing the payment procedure with the buyer terminal by using the sales information. According to the present invention, interpersonal transactions are possible through Internet services.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an e-commerce system using a multimedia file,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic commerce, and more particularly, to a system for supporting electronic commerce using a multimedia file having sales information embedded therein.

Online e-commerce has enabled not only business-to-person transactions, but also individual-to-person transactions. While business-to-person transactions are conducted through professional e-commerce sites, interpersonal transactions are only available through professional e-commerce methods, ignoring the features or advantages of inter-personal transactions, although they are via e-commerce sites such as eBay. On the other hand, Internet services such as social networking service (SNS) for sharing personal information among users such as Facebook, internet service such as Youtube, Internet service such as web TV, Although the basic environment for interpersonal transactions has been established, it does not provide the functions necessary for interpersonal transactions.

And to provide an e-commerce system capable of inter-personal transactions through internet service. An e-commerce system is provided in which small-scale inter-personal transactions can be conveniently and safely performed without having to go through a specialized e-commerce site that requires complicated procedures for use.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic commerce system using a commodity multimedia file including sales information is provided. The e-commerce system generates a raw multimedia file by photographing the product with a camera, inserts sales information including product identification information, a selling price, and seller identification information for identifying the product in the original multimedia file, An app server for identifying and collecting the commodity multimedia file from at least one Internet service server that posts the commodity multimedia file uploaded by the seller terminal, the commodity multimedia file downloaded from the app server, A buyer terminal that performs a settlement procedure using the sales information, and a settlement module that performs a settlement procedure with the buyer terminal using the sales information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seller terminal used in an electronic commerce system using a commodity multimedia file including sales information. The seller terminal includes a display for displaying a user interface capable of inputting sales information including a camera for photographing a product and generating a raw multimedia file, product identification information for identifying the product, selling price, and seller identification information, A processor for inserting the sales information into a multimedia file to generate a product multimedia file, and a memory for storing the source multimedia file, the sales information, and the product multimedia file, wherein the product multimedia file is transmitted to one or more Internet service servers And the purchaser terminal that downloaded the merchandise multimedia file can be used to perform the approval procedure.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage medium storing a program executed by a seller terminal used in an electronic commerce system using a merchandise multimedia file including sales information. The storage medium controls the display to display a user interface capable of receiving sales information including merchandise identification information, a selling price, and seller identification information for identifying the merchandise, and the processor displays a raw multimedia file And stores the program for controlling the product multimedia file to be uploaded to one or more Internet service servers.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an app server used in an electronic commerce system using a commodity multimedia file including sales information. The application server includes a processor and a memory in which a program is stored. The program classifies the product multimedia file based on the product category, registers the product, and transmits one or more classified product multimedia files to the buyer terminal When the approval process is performed between the purchaser terminal and the settlement module, the validation of the commodity is checked to complete the settlement procedure, and the sales status of the registered commodity can be managed upon completion of the settlement procedure.

Here, the program may include a product multimedia file in which sales information including product identification information for identifying a product, sales price, and seller identification information is inserted before classifying the product multimedia file based on the product category and registering the product It can be collected from one or more Internet service servers.

To this end, the app server comprises a search engine for searching the product multimedia file on a web page provided by the Internet service server, a product multimedia file database for registering the retrieved product multimedia file, a category database for registering the product category, And a product database in which the product corresponding to the product multimedia file classified by the product category is registered.

Meanwhile, the program may generate product identification information and transmit the product identification information to the seller terminal when the product multimedia file is classified based on the product category and the product multimedia file or the product multimedia file is received from the seller terminal before registering the product.

According to the e-commerce system disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention, the seller does not need to go through a specialized e-commerce site that has to undergo complicated pre-procedure for use. In addition, it is possible to conduct inter-personal transactions in a small scale through the already widely used and familiar Internet service, so that the inter-personal transactions can be conveniently and safely performed.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. For the sake of clarity, throughout the accompanying drawings, like elements have been assigned the same reference numerals. It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, but may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.
FIG. 1 schematically shows a physical component of a server for implementing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 schematically shows a physical configuration of a user terminal for implementing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a view for schematically explaining an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram for explaining a process of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is another diagram for explaining a process of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining a method for providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information integrated with an online service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram for explaining a method of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information through an online service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram for explaining a method for providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information independently to an online service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an electronic commerce system using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, 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 similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 schematically shows a physical configuration part of an application server 100 for implementing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The app server 100 is composed of one server or a plurality of servers, and the server has one or more processors 110 and a memory 120 for executing programs corresponding to respective purposes. In addition, the app server 100 may include internal or external storage devices, which may record and reproduce information electronically, magnetically, or optically. Meanwhile, the app server 100 can communicate with another app server 100 belonging to the same system or a server belonging to another system through a communication network. In this specification, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the main body that processes each step or task is represented by a system. However, in practice, all processing is performed by the processor 110 and the memory 120, which execute commands by programs installed in the app server 100, Lt; / RTI >

The app server 100 having the basic configuration shown in FIG. 1 includes a processor 110, a memory 120, a data storage device 130, an input / output device 140, and a network device 150.

The processor 110 has a data operation function and controls the operation of the user terminal as a whole. In detail, the processor 110 controls the configuration unit to perform the basic functions of the application server 100, and controls the configuration unit to execute the program. To this end, the processor 110 executes the program in cooperation with the mounted operating system.

Depending on the type of server, the memory 120 may include volatile memory and non-volatile memory. The memory 120 is controlled in operation by a memory controller (not shown). The volatile memory is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and the nonvolatile memory is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) The memory 120 stores an operating system, middleware, API, and the like necessary for performing a basic function of the user terminal, one or more files constituting programs executed by the processor 110, and the like, and stores necessary data during execution of the program .

The app server 100 may additionally include a data storage device 130. The data storage device 130 may be removable or fixed and may be, for example, but is not limited to, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. The data storage device 130 may store a program for implementing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information, data for executing a program, a database, and the like.

The app server 100 may further include an input / output device 140. The input device may be, but is not limited to, a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, and the like. The output device may be a display, a speaker, a printer, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

The app server 100 may additionally include a network device 150. The network device 150 allows the app server 100 to send and receive data to and from an external device via a communication network. The data sent and received by the app server 100 may be, for example, but is not limited to, computer-related instructions, data structures, program modules, and the like. The network device 150 converts the data output from the app server 100 into an electric / optical signal or a wireless signal according to a predetermined communication protocol, and transmits the electric / optical signal or the wireless signal to the processor 110.

2 schematically shows a physical configuration of a user terminal for implementing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention. The user terminal can be divided into a seller terminal and a buyer terminal, but the physical configuration is substantially the same, and therefore, the description will be made without distinguishing between the two.

2, a user terminal 200 may include, for example, a processor 210, a wireless transceiver 220, a display 230, a display controller 235, a memory 270, a memory controller 275, Output device 260, an auxiliary communication module 225, a camera module 240, and a power source 250. The input / For reference, the components of the user terminal 200 shown in FIG. 2 are only examples, and one or more components may be added or omitted. Thus, it should be understood that embodiments of the present invention are not necessarily implementable only at the user terminal 200 having the components shown in FIG.

The user terminal 200 communicates with an external device via a wireless transceiver 220, an ancillary communication module 225, and / or a connector. The external communication device includes another user terminal 200, a computer or a server that can communicate through a communication network. The communication network should be interpreted not only as a wired or wireless network such as the Internet or a wireless LAN, but also as a cable such as USB to connect two or more devices or a local area network such as Bluetooth.

The processor 210 generally controls the operation of the user terminal 200 as a processor 210 having a data operation function. In detail, the processor 210 controls the configuration unit to perform the basic functions of the user terminal 200 regardless of whether the user inputs or not, and controls the configuration unit to execute the commands according to the user's input. To this end, the processor 210 executes an application program (hereinafter referred to as an app) in cooperation with the mounted operating system. Here, the app includes not only a program that is selectively executed by a user or an external device but also a program that is executed regardless of the user's selection to perform basic functions of the terminal. In particular, the processor 210 processes voice / sound / data entered in the form of an electrical signal via a wireless transceiver 220 and / or an auxiliary communication module 225, or the like. The processed voice / sound / data is output through the display 230 or the input / output device 260. The user terminal 200 displays one or more applications that the user can select and displays on the display 230 a user interface for executing the selected apps and making them available to the user. The user interface allows the user to select and run an app and perform the necessary tasks.

The wireless transceiver 220 transmits or receives radio signals in accordance with one or more communication schemes through an antenna (not shown) under the control of the processor 210. Here, the wireless transceiver 220 may communicate with a base station or the like according to a mobile communication standard such as W-CDMA, LTE, and the like. The wireless transceiver 220 converts the electric signal output from the processor 210 into a wireless signal, transmits the wireless signal to an external device through a communication network, converts the wireless signal received through the communication network into an electric signal, . The wireless signals transmitted and received by wireless transceiver 220 may be, for example, voice calls, data, text / multimedia messages, and the like.

The auxiliary communication module 225 transmits or receives a wired or wireless signal according to one or more communication methods under the control of the processor 210. [ The auxiliary communication module 225 can support various wired / wireless communication methods. For example, it can support Bluetooth, ZigBee, Wifi-Direct, NFC, etc., which are short-range wireless communication methods, LAN, USB, etc., which are communication methods, can also be supported.

The user terminal 200 includes a display 230 and a display controller 235. The display 230 may be implemented as, for example, an LCD, an OLED, or the like. On the other hand, the display 230 may be one or more, for example, when the display 230 is two, each display 230 may be disposed on the front and back sides of the user terminal 200. [ Under the control of the processor 210, the display controller 235 processes the electrical signal corresponding to the screen output from the processor 210 and controls the display 230 to be output to the display 230. Meanwhile, the display 230 may be a touch screen capable of receiving a touch from a user. In this case, the touch screen can operate as an input device. If the display 230 is a touch screen, the display controller 235 may generate coordinates corresponding to the user's touch sensed on the display 230. [ The generated coordinates are input to the processor 210. Here, the coordinates may be one or more in the case of a touch to one or more points at the same time, and the coordinates may be two or more in the case of dragging by the user.

The camera module 240 includes at least one camera that captures at least one of a still image and a moving image under the control of the processor 210. The still image and / or moving image captured by the camera module 240 is stored in the memory 270. When there are two or more cameras, one of the plurality of cameras may be disposed on the front side of the user terminal 200, and the rest may be disposed on the rear side of the user terminal 200.

The power supply 250 may be a commercial power supply 250 that includes one or more batteries or is located outside the user terminal 200 and may be powered by the processor 210 to provide power . Meanwhile, when power is supplied through the commercial power supply 250, the user terminal 200 may be connected to the commercial power supply 250 located outside through the connector.

The input / output device 260 may include, for example, a button, a microphone, a speaker, a vibration motor, a connector, and the like. The input / output device 260 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of devices that are substantially common to various types of user terminals 200. In addition, various input / output devices 260 may be selectively provided or omitted It should be noted that

The buttons are located on the outer surface of the user terminal 200 and are used by the user to input commands for selecting and / or executing the functions of the user terminal 200. The button may include, for example, an on / off button, a home button, a volume button, and the like. When the user presses any button, the button outputs an electrical signal to the processor 210. [

The microphone receives voice or sound and outputs an electrical signal corresponding thereto.

The speaker converts the input electric signal into voice or sound and outputs it. The speaker receives voice or sound from an external device or converts an electric signal received from the processor 210 into voice or sound. Here, the processor 210 may output the corresponding sound through the speaker when the user selects or executes a specific function of the user terminal 200. [ For example, when a moving picture is reproduced, a voice file included in the moving picture can be outputted through the speaker.

The haptic device converts the input electric signal into a haptic motion and outputs it. A typical haptic device is a vibration motor. The vibration motor outputs a vibration corresponding to the input electric signal. The haptic device converts electric signals received from the external device or received from the processor 210 into haptic motion. Here, the processor 210 may output the corresponding haptic motion through the haptic device when the user selects or executes a specific function of the user terminal 200. [ For example, when the user presses the button, the vibration can be outputted each time the button is pressed.

The connector is an interface for connecting the user terminal 200 and an external device. In its simplest example, the connector may be a power connector for connecting the user terminal 200 to an external power source 250 or a speaker / earphone jack for connecting to a speaker. On the other hand, in the case of a serial high-speed interface such as USB, for example, data and power can be supplied to the user terminal 200 through a cable connected to the connector, and the user terminal 200 can transmit data to the external device . Also, for example, in the case of a wired LAN connector, the user terminal 200 can transmit and receive data to and from an external device connected to the Internet through a cable connected to the connector.

The user terminal 200 includes a memory controller 275 and a memory 270. The memory 270 includes a volatile memory 270 and a non-volatile memory 270. Volatile memory 270 is, for example, a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like, and the nonvolatile memory 270 is, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory) The memory 270 stores an operating system, a middleware, an API, and the like necessary for performing basic functions of the user terminal 200, one or more files constituting an application executed by the processor 210, / RTI > The memory 270 also stores information necessary for configuring the user interface, for example, an image of an app, an attribute of an app, and a processing routine. The memory controller 275 controls the operation of the memory 270. For example, the memory controller 275 controls the memory 270 to store an electrical signal corresponding to the data output by the processor 210, and causes the memory 270 to output the data requested by the processor 210 .

The user terminal 200 having the above-described exemplary configuration will be described below with reference to an electronic commerce system using a multimedia file including sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention. Even if the physical components shown in FIG. 2 are not explicitly quoted, the electronic commerce system using the multimedia file with the sales information according to the embodiment of the present invention is implemented and executed only by simple data processing without physical configuration It should not be interpreted. In order to avoid confusion, if necessary, the user terminal used by the seller is distinguished as a seller terminal, and the user terminal used by the buyer is distinguished as a buyer terminal.

FIG. 3 is a view for schematically explaining an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The seller terminal 310 photographs the goods and generates a raw multimedia file (301). The raw multimedia file may be an image file, a video file, or a voice / sound file. The original multimedia file can be photographed by the camera module 240 included in the seller terminal () and stored in the memory 270. On the other hand, the original multimedia file may be generated by any multimedia file generating device, for example, a camera, a camcorder, a voice recorder, etc., and then stored in the memory 270 through communication with the seller terminal ().

The seller terminal 310 inputs sales information to generate a product multimedia file (302). The selling information is information for enabling a transaction between a seller and a purchaser, and includes at least one of a product name, a product ID as product identification information for identifying the product, a selling price, and seller identification information for identifying a seller of the product Or more. For example, the seller identification information may be information selected by the seller such as the name of the seller, the ID registered in the online service used by the seller, or the information provided by the app server to the seller or the seller terminal for identification or identification, Lt; / RTI > On the other hand, the buyer identification information for identifying the buyer may be determined to be the same as the seller identification information. Here, the seller identification information can be identified by an app server and / or a payment module that provides an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file containing sales information. To this end, the seller identification information may be stored in the app server and / or the payment module in association with information necessary for payment, for example, the seller's bank account information or credit card terminal identification information. In addition, the sales information may further include any or all of access information for accessing the app server and / or the payment module, and product information, which is detailed information about a product to be sold. The sales information may be input through the user interface displayed on the display 230 or a button located on the user terminal and stored in the memory 270. [

The product multimedia file is created by inserting the sales information into the original multimedia file. The processor 210 inserts the sales information into a predetermined location of the original multimedia file stored in the memory 270. Generally, a multimedia file is composed of a header containing image / moving picture data and information thereon. For example, the sales information may be inserted into the header of the multimedia file, but the present invention is not limited thereto. If there is a frame, a data field, or the like that the user can use for an arbitrary purpose, have. In addition, the merchandise multimedia file may have a different form from the raw multimedia file. For example, the raw multimedia file may be a video file, and the merchandise multimedia file may be an image file. Meanwhile, the product multimedia file may be generated by the app server.

The seller terminal uploads the product multimedia file to a server (hereinafter referred to as an online service server) that provides the online service (303). The online service is a service that a seller and a buyer access through a user terminal. For example, an online service may include an instant messenger such as MSN or KAKAO TALK, social network services such as Facebook or Twitter, email such as Gmail or Hotmail, web storage services such as Dropbox or iCloud, video sharing such as Youtube or podcast, E-commerce sites such as Web TV, eBay or Amazon, and portal sites such as Google or Yahoo. The online service is provided by one or more online service servers, and the online service servers can be distinguished by function. In this specification, the online service server may include an app server, and may further include a payment module or a server (hereinafter collectively referred to as a payment module). However, as described below, the application server and the approval module may be operated independently from the online service server.

The merchandise multimedia file may be provided to the buyer terminals 320, 325 in various ways (304). The uploaded product multimedia file may be downloaded to the buyer terminal 320 or 325 either publicly or privately according to the type of the online service. An example of a public download is that when a product multimedia file is uploaded to a video sharing / web TV site, an e-commerce site, or a portal site, anyone can search for it and can openly browse or download it. An example of a private download is that when a merchandise multimedia file is uploaded to an instant messenger, a social network, email, web storage, etc., only the buyer that the seller can specify or is included in the seller's contact can view or download.

Meanwhile, the uploaded commodity multimedia file can be automatically retrieved by the potential purchaser by downloading the commodity multimedia file to the purchaser terminals 320 and 325 or automatically by the electronic commerce system and downloaded to the purchaser terminals 320 and 325 . The electronic commerce system accesses the online service server and collects uploaded multimedia files. If a product multimedia file in which sales information is inserted among the collected multimedia files is found, the electronic commerce system can classify the product multimedia file using sales information or the like. The classified product multimedia file can be provided to the buyer terminal upon request from the buyer terminal. The request of the buyer terminal may be an authentication request such as a login for using the online service as well as a download request of the product multimedia file itself.

The product multimedia file can be reproduced by a dedicated program such as an image viewer, a video player, or the like, but can also be reproduced by a general purpose program that can display and process the product multimedia file, such as an Internet browser, as well as the exclusive program. Upon reproduction of the product multimedia file selected by the purchaser, the program extracts sales information included in the product multimedia file. The extracted sales information is transmitted to the application server and / or the approval module, and then the buyer terminal 320 or 325 communicates with the application server and / or the approval module to display the product information or a screen allowing the approval process to proceed . The product information received from the app server may be output through, for example, an Internet browser or a dedicated app. The payment procedure can be carried out, for example, by ActiveX or dedicated apps downloaded from the app server or payment module.

Through the above-described method, the seller can sell the goods through the Internet service without the electronic commerce function. In addition, the buyer terminal can acquire information necessary for completing the transaction from the goods multimedia file downloaded from the Internet service server.

4 is a diagram for explaining a process of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the buyer downloads the goods multimedia file through the buyer terminal. The purchaser terminal downloads the product multimedia file from the online service server through the communication network using the wireless transceiver 220 or the auxiliary communication module 225 and stores the product multimedia file in the memory 270. The stored merchandise multimedia file is decoded by the processor 210 and displayed on the display 230. The processor 210 decodes the image / image data in a suitable decoding manner based on the information contained in the header of the merchandise multimedia file. The decoded merchandise multimedia file is displayed on the display 230 by an Internet browser or a dedicated app. Here, the processor 210 can identify the sales information included in the header.

At step 400, the buyer selects the merchandise multimedia file displayed on the display 230 using the touch screen or input device of the buyer terminal. Here, the merchandise multimedia file may be displayed in either a pre-reproduction state indicated by an icon or a reproduction state. In the pre-reproduction state, the product multimedia file can be reproduced.

In steps 405 and 410, the processor 210 identifies coordinates corresponding to the touch of the purchaser sensed on the display 230 and transmits the sales information contained in the header of the merchandise multimedia file displayed in the coordinates to the wireless transceiver 220 And transmits it to the approval module and the application server 100 via the communication network using the auxiliary communication module 225. When the sales information includes the access information, the program executed by the processor 210 can access the app server and / or the payment module using the program and transmit sales information. If the running program is a dedicated app, the dedicated app can connect to the pre-designated app server and / or approval module and transfer sales information even if the sales information does not include access information. Here, only a part of the sales information, for example, the sales price and the seller identification information may be transmitted. Meanwhile, the payment module can store the received sales information in the data storage device.

In step 415, when the sales information is received from the purchaser terminal, the app server 100 reads the information that can be provided to the purchaser terminal from the data storage device 130 and transmits it to the purchaser terminal through the communication network by the network device 150 . The network device 150 of the app server 100 receives sales information from a buyer terminal through a communication network and the processor 110 stores the sales information in the data storage device 130. The information that can be provided to the purchaser terminal can be, for example, merchandise identification information, merchandise information registered by the seller terminal, merchandise information about the merchandise retrieved from the Internet or the like using a merchandise name, a movie file, and the like. On the other hand, the app server 100 can transmit the validity of the goods, for example, whether or not the transaction is completed for the goods, or the number of remaining goods, to the buyer terminal. The information may be converted into a format suitable for the type of the purchaser terminal, the type of the browser or the application for displaying the information, and the like.

In addition, the app server 100 may provide the buyer terminal with the settlement screen information and / or the settlement program which can input the information necessary for proceeding the settlement procedure. By executing the settlement screen information and / or the settlement program, the buyer terminal can display on the display 230, for example, a settlement screen in which the buyer can input the settlement information. Meanwhile, when the purchaser touches the touch screen while the processor 210 plays the moving picture file stored in the memory 270, the payment process may be performed.

In step 420, when the buyer inputs the settlement information, the buyer terminal transmits the purchase request to the settlement module and proceeds with the settlement procedure. Here, the purchase request may include at least one of the approval information, the seller identification information, and the buyer information. That is, the processor 210 may transmit the vendor identification information and / or the buyer information stored in the memory 270 to the approval module using the wireless transceiver 220 or the auxiliary communication module 225. The settlement information is information about a settlement means such as a bank account, a credit card or Paypal. On the other hand, in the case of using the micro settlement of the mobile communication company or the electronic money of the online service as a payment means, the user management system of the system providing the service can provide the purchaser information to the payment module. In this case, the buyer information may include, for example, an MSISDN (Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number), a buyer terminal identification information, or an ID of a buyer registered in an online service. In order for the seller to deliver the goods to the buyer, the buyer information may further include a buyer address and / or a contact.

In step 425, upon receiving a purchase request from the buyer terminal, the approval module searches the data storage device for sales information associated with the seller identification information. When the sales information associated with the seller identification information is retrieved, the approval module transmits a product and seller confirmation request to the app server to verify the validity of the sales information. Here, the merchandise and seller confirmation request may include at least a part of the sales information. On the other hand, the settlement module can confirm the validity of the settlement means, for example, whether it is a valid account / settlement means or whether the balance is sufficient. If the settlement means is not valid, the product server and merchant confirmation request may not be transmitted to the app server, and the process may proceed to step 435 to notify the buyer terminal that purchase is not possible. The process of confirming the validity of the settlement means may be performed after receiving the purchase ID.

In step 430, when the merchandise and seller confirmation request is received from the approval module, the app server 100 determines the validity of the goods and / or the seller and generates a purchase ID. The processor 110 of the app server 100 searches the sales information included in the merchandise and seller confirmation request among the sales information stored in the data storage device 130. [ The processor 110 generates a purchase ID according to the retrieved sales information. If the retrieved sales information indicates a state in which the product is not sold or an inventory remains, the processor 110 generates a purchase ID indicating that the product is available for sale, and transmits the purchase ID to the approval module. If the searched sales information indicates that the product is sold or the product does not exist, the processor 110 generates a purchase ID indicating that the sale is not possible and transmits the purchase ID to the approval module. In some cases, the processor 110 may notify the acceptance module of the occurrence of an error if the merchandise has been sold or the merchandise is not present. On the other hand, even when the seller identification information does not match, the processor 110 may generate a purchase ID indicating that sales are not possible and send it to the approval module or notify the occurrence of the error to the approval module.

In step 435, when the purchase ID is received from the app server, the approval module performs settlement using the buyer information. When the purchase ID indicates that sales are available, the settlement module makes a settlement to pay the amount corresponding to the sale price to the settlement means specified by the buyer information. The payment result is sent to the buyer terminal and the app server. Here, the payment result may include sales information. On the other hand, the settlement module can confirm the validity of the settlement means, for example, whether it is a valid account / settlement means or whether the balance is sufficient. If the settlement means is invalid, the buyer terminal is notified that purchase is impossible irrespective of the content of the purchase ID. If the purchase ID indicates that sales are not possible, the approval module notifies the buyer terminal that the transaction can not be performed.

In step 440, upon receiving the approval result from the approval module, the app server notifies the completion of the sale to the buyer terminal and the seller terminal indicating that the approval has been normally made. In addition, the app server updates the sales information. In detail, the processor 110 receives the settlement result from the settlement module via the network device 150. [ The processor 110 searches the data storage device 130 for sales information associated with the received approval result, changes the sales status associated with the sales information to sales completion, or subtracts the sold quantity from the inventory. Then, the processor 110 notifies the seller terminal of the completion of sale including the buyer address and / or the contact information included in the buyer information.

In steps 445 to 460, upon receiving the payment result from the app server, the processor 210 of the seller terminal outputs it to the display 230 or the like. The seller confirming the payment result delivers the goods using the buyer address and / or contact information. When the delivery is completed, the seller transmits the delivery completion to the app server and / or the buyer terminal through the seller terminal.

FIG. 5 is another diagram for explaining a process of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the seller receives the merchant ID, which is the seller identification information, from the app server. The seller terminal receives the seller information from the seller and transmits it to the app server. The app server stores the seller information in the data storage device 130 and issues the seller ID as the seller identification information. The issued seller ID is transmitted to the seller terminal and stored in the memory 270 of the seller terminal.

In step 500, the seller captures the merchandise to be sold to the camera module 240 of the seller terminal and generates a raw multimedia file. The processor 210 of the seller terminal processes the data output by the camera module 240 to generate a raw multimedia file. The generated raw multimedia file is stored in the memory 270.

At step 505, the seller enters the product name and the selling price. The processor 210 of the seller terminal outputs to the display 230 a user interface through which the seller can input the product name and the selling price. The input product name and the selling price are stored in the memory 270 in association with the original multimedia file or the original multimedia file.

At step 510, the merchant terminal sends the merchandise multimedia file or the raw multimedia file and the sales information to the app server. The processor 210 of the seller terminal can transmit the goods multimedia file or the original multimedia file and the sales information to the app server through the communication network using the wireless transceiver 220 or the auxiliary communication module 225.

In step 515, upon receipt of the merchandise multimedia file or the raw multimedia file and the sales information, the app server gives a unique merchandise ID identifying merchandise to be sold. The processor 110 of the app server stores the received commodity multimedia file or the original multimedia file and the sales information in the data storage device 130 and generates a unique commodity ID for identifying them. The processor 110 of the app server transmits the product ID to the seller terminal via the network device 150. [

In step 520, when the merchandise ID is received, the seller terminal inserts the merchandise ID and / or the seller ID into the merchandise multimedia file and uploads the merchandise ID and / or the merchant ID to the online service server. The processor 210 of the seller terminal transmits the product multimedia file having the product ID and / or the seller ID inserted through the communication network to the online service server using the wireless transceiver 220 or the auxiliary communication module 225. Here, according to the type of the online service, the procedure of performing login or the like and accessing the corresponding online service server may precede the upload of the product multimedia file. The online service server receiving the product multimedia file in which the product ID and / or the seller ID is inserted can post the product multimedia file in various ways according to the form of the online service.

When the merchandise multimedia file is uploaded to the online service server, the purchaser terminal can browse or download the merchandise multimedia file in various ways. The online service server may publish at least one commodity multimedia file or transmit a link to the commodity multimedia file to the purchaser terminal. The processor 210 of the buyer terminal executes the general-purpose browser or the dedicated app and displays it on the display 230. [ If the buyer selects a merchandise multimedia file or link using the touch screen or button, the processor 210 may play the selected merchandise multimedia file or request product information from the app server. Here, when the product multimedia file is an image, the general-purpose browser or the dedicated app outputs the product multimedia file. If the product multimedia file is a moving image, the moving image playback app can display the product multimedia file.

In step 525, when the buyer determines the purchase, the buyer terminal transmits the purchase request to the approval module and proceeds with the approval process. The purchaser connects to the payment module through the buyer terminal and sends a purchase request. Here, the purchase request may include sales information and buyer information.

In step 530, the approval module processes the purchase request from the purchaser in conjunction with the app server. Upon receiving a purchase request from the buyer terminal, the payment module searches the data storage device for sales information associated with the seller identification information. When the sales information associated with the seller identification information is retrieved, the approval module transmits a product and seller confirmation request to the app server to verify the validity of the sales information. Here, the merchandise and seller confirmation request may include sales information.

Upon receipt of the merchandise and seller confirmation request from the payment module, the app server determines the validity of the merchandise and / or the seller and generates a purchase ID. The processor 110 of the app server retrieves the sales information included in the merchandise and seller confirmation request from the sales information stored in the data storage device 130. [ The processor 110 generates a purchase ID according to the retrieved sales information. If the retrieved sales information indicates a state in which the product is not sold or an inventory remains, the processor 110 generates a purchase ID indicating that the product is available for sale, and transmits the purchase ID to the approval module. If the searched sales information indicates that the product is sold or the product does not exist, the processor 110 generates a purchase ID indicating that the sale is not possible and transmits the purchase ID to the approval module. In some cases, the processor 110 may notify the acceptance module of the occurrence of an error if the merchandise has been sold or the merchandise is not present. On the other hand, even when the seller identification information does not match, the processor 110 may generate a purchase ID indicating that sales are not possible and send it to the approval module or notify the occurrence of the error to the approval module.

In step 535, upon receiving the purchase ID from the app server, the settlement module performs settlement using the buyer information. When the purchase ID indicates that sales are available, the settlement module makes a settlement to pay the amount corresponding to the sale price to the settlement means specified by the buyer information. The payment result is sent to the buyer terminal and the app server.

6 is a diagram for explaining a method for providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file with sales information integrated with an online service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, the online service server 600 includes a payment module 610 and an application server 620. The settlement module 610 performs settlement of purchase of goods or services provided by the online service server 600. Here, the approval module 610 can perform the payment according to the provision of the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file including the sales information. The app server 620 provides an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file containing sales information.

The seller terminal 210 and the buyer terminal 220 execute the online service apps 211 and 221 to access the online service server 600 through the communication network. Here, the online service apps 211 and 221 are programs used to use an online service, and may be general purpose browsers or dedicated online services. The seller terminal 210 captures a product, inputs sales information, and generates a product multimedia file. The generated commodity multimedia file is uploaded to the online service server 600. The app server 620 collects the product multimedia files uploaded to the online service server 600 and stores the sales information in the data storage device.

The buyer terminal 220 downloads the commodity multimedia file from the online service server 600. And the buyer terminal 220 may receive detailed information from the app server 620. [ When the purchaser decides the purchase, the online service application 211 of the buyer terminal 220 sends a purchase request to the app server 620. [ In response to the purchase request, the app server 620 extracts sales information corresponding to the payment request from the data storage device. After verifying the validity of the extracted sales information, the app server 620 requests the approval module 610 to make a payment. Thereafter, the app server 620 updates the sales information according to the sales of the goods.

7 is a diagram for explaining another method of providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention through an online service server.

7, the online service server 700 includes a payment module 710 and an application server 720. The application server 730 and the settlement module 740 are located outside the online service server 700 do. The settlement module 710 performs settlement for the purchase of the goods or services provided by the online service server 700. The settlement module 740 performs settlement by providing the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file with the built- . On the other hand, the approval module 710 can also perform the payment according to the provision of the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file including the sales information. The application servers 720 and 730 provide an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file containing sales information.

The seller terminal 210 and the buyer terminal 220 execute the online service apps 211 and 221 to connect to the online service server 700 and / or the app server 720 via the communication network, And accesses the application server 730 through the communication network. Here, the dedicated apps 211 and 221 are programs used to use an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file containing sales information. The app server 720 collects the product multimedia files uploaded to the online service server 700, and stores the sales information in the data storage device.

The app server 720 may share the commodity multimedia file collected through the communication network with the app server 730. That is, the seller or buyer can use the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file in which the sales information is embedded through the app server 730 instead of the online service server 700. The app server 730 may receive product multimedia files and / or sales information from one or more application servers 720 installed for each of the plurality of online service servers 700. The app server 730 can download the product multimedia file to the buyer terminal 220 connected through the dedicated apps 212 and 222. [ The merchandise multimedia file and / or sales information stored in each of the app servers 720 and 730 must be synchronized. That is, the purchaser can perform the settlement procedure by any one of the settlement module 710 included in the online service server 700 and the settlement module 740 interlocked with the app server 730. Therefore, the app server 720 to which the merchandise multimedia file is first uploaded updates the sales information according to the approval result.

FIG. 8 is a view for explaining another method for providing an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file including sales information independently from an online service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the online service server 800 does not include a payment module and an application server, and an application server 810 and a settlement module 820 are located outside the online service server 800. The settlement module 820 performs settlement according to the provision of the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file including the sales information. The app server 810 provides an electronic commerce service using a multimedia file containing sales information. The seller terminal 210 and the buyer terminal 220 execute the online service application and access the online service server 800 and / or the app server 810 via the communication network.

The seller terminal 210 and the buyer terminal 220 execute the online service apps 211 and 221 to access the online service server 800 through the communication network and execute the dedicated apps 212 and 222, And connects to the server 810. Using the dedicated app 212, the seller can create a product multimedia file. The generated product multimedia file is uploaded to the online service server 800. At the same time, the dedicated app 212 uploads the merchandise multimedia file to the app server 810. Accordingly, even if the online service server 800 does not include the app server and the approval module, the seller and the purchaser can use the electronic commerce service using the multimedia file containing the sales information.

Meanwhile, the dedicated application 222 can identify the product multimedia file uploaded to the online service server 800. To this end, the dedicated application 222 can check whether the multimedia file is a product multimedia file by checking the header of the multimedia file downloaded from the online service application 221 by accessing the online service server 800. Alternatively, dedicated application 222 may share login information for online service app 221 to access online service server 800. In this case, the dedicated application 222 may access the online service server 800 periodically, for example, to collect the product multimedia file regardless of whether the online service application 221 is activated or not. At this time, the object to collect the commodity multimedia file may be limited to the object included in the buyer's address book or the friend list, for example. In addition, the collected product multimedia file may be uploaded to the app server 810 and shared with an object included in the buyer's address book or the friend list.

The app server 810 collects the product multimedia files uploaded to at least one online service server 800 and provides them to the seller terminal 210 and / or the buyer terminal 220 through the dedicated apps 212 and 222 can do. That is, even if the seller or buyer does not access each of the plurality of online service servers 800, the product multimedia file uploaded to each online service server 800 can be downloaded. Meanwhile, since the settlement procedure is also performed by the settlement module 820 located independently of the online service server 800, even if the commodity multimedia file is uploaded to the online service server having no settlement module, the multimedia file containing the sales information is used E-commerce services are available.

9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary configuration of an electronic commerce system using a multimedia file with sales information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9, an electronic commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a link manager, a search engine, a category manager, a product manager, an application server, a category database, a product multimedia file database, a goods database, a sales database, / Buyer database, and additionally includes a monitoring manager.

The link manager 900 is a link manager that enables efficient search when the search engine 905 searches for a commodity multimedia file. The link manager 900 may include a search engine 905, such as how often a link in a product multimedia file that was searched in the past is updated, whether the link is valid, if the link is not valid, And a search history of the search results.

The search engine 905 retrieves the merchandise multimedia file from the Internet service. For example, the search engine 905 calls a web page provided by the Internet service server, and collects objects linked to the link found in parsing the web page. If the object connected to the link is a multimedia file, the search engine 905 checks whether sales information is included in a specific location of the multimedia file. The product multimedia file is registered in the product multimedia file database 930.

The category manager 910 manages the category database 925 and classifies the product multimedia files retrieved by the search engine 905. [ The category manager 910 constructs a product category and registers it in the category database 925 so that it can be reflected in the category database 925 when searching for a new category or tag. For example, the category manager 910 may provide an interface through which an administrator can monitor a new category or tag and add / modify the already registered product category. As another example, the category manager 910 may analyze product categories that have already been established upon the discovery of new categories or tags and bind them to the closest category. In addition, a variety of product categories can be created and managed. On the other hand, the category manager 910 parses the sales information or tag of the product multimedia file, the tag of the product, and maps it to the product category registered in the category database 925.

The merchandise manager 915 retrieves the sales information registered in the merchandise multimedia file database 930 and registers it in the merchandise database 935. The goods database 935 stores sales information. Here, the goods manager 915 verifies the validity of the sales information. The seller can upload the same commodity multimedia file to a plurality of internet services or upload a plurality of commodity multimedia files for the same commodity to the Internet service. Therefore, when registering the commodity information in the commodity database 935, Is not registered in duplicate in comparison with the sales information already registered in the sales information database 935. Whether or not the product multimedia file corresponding to the already completed merchandise can also be determined by referring to the sales database 945.

The app server 920 provides an interface between the seller terminal and / or the buyer terminal and the app server. The app server 920 provides an interface through which the merchant terminal registers the merchandise multimedia file and, when transactions are made based on the registered merchandise multimedia file, the result thereof can be confirmed. Meanwhile, the app server 920 provides an interface through which the buyer terminal can inquire the registered product multimedia file and sales information. In addition, the service interface 920 can provide an interface with the approval module to allow the buyer to proceed with the approval process.

The seller database 940 manages the seller information. The seller information includes the seller ID as the seller identification information and the account information of the seller.

The sales database 945 manages the sales status of the goods. The sales status of the product includes the sales ID, the sales date and time, and the sales amount, which are the sales identification information.

The transaction database 950 manages the transaction information of the goods. The transaction information of the commodity includes transaction ID, transaction ID, and payment means.

The buyer database 955 manages buyer information. The buyer information includes a buyer ID as buyer identification information and address information necessary for delivery.

The monitoring manager 960 monitors the statuses of the category manager 910 and the product manager 915, and notifies the manager when a situation occurs in which the manager needs to take action.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

It is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. .

Claims (4)

A user terminal supporting inter-personal commodity trading using a commodity multimedia file including sales information,
A camera for photographing a product to generate a raw multimedia file;
A display for displaying a user interface capable of receiving sales information associated with the product and outputting the reproduced product multimedia file;
The sales information is inserted into the source multimedia file to generate a product multimedia file, the created product multimedia file is uploaded to the online service server,
And a processor for reproducing the product multimedia file received from the online service server and proceeding to purchase the product using the purchase request including the sales information and the buyer information when the user decides to purchase,
Wherein the application server verifies the validity of the sales information and the seller information, and causes the payment procedure by the payment module to proceed if the validation result is sales information,
A user terminal used in an electronic commerce using a product multimedia file containing sales information. The system of claim 1,
Extracts the sales information from the product multimedia file,
And sales information for displaying product information related to the sales information on the display upon reproduction of the product multimedia file. A storage medium storing a program to be executed in a user terminal supporting inter-personal commodity trading using a commodity multimedia file including sales information,
The product is photographed to generate a raw multimedia file,
Displaying a user interface capable of receiving sales information associated with the goods on a display,
Inserts the input sales information into the raw multimedia file to generate a product multimedia file,
Uploads the generated commodity multimedia file to the online service server,
Reproducing the commodity multimedia file received from the online service server and displaying the commodity multimedia file on the display,
If the user decides to purchase, proceeds to purchase the product using the purchase request including the sales information and the buyer information,
The purchase procedure is performed between the user terminal that downloaded the product multimedia file and the application server,
Wherein the application server verifies the validity of the sales information and the seller information, and causes the payment procedure by the payment module to proceed if the validation result is sales information,
A storage medium for storing a program. An electronic commerce system supporting inter-personal commodity trading using a commodity multimedia file including sales information,
A seller terminal for inserting sales information into a raw multimedia file to generate a commodity multimedia file, and uploading the commodity multimedia file to the Internet service server;
A buyer terminal for downloading and reproducing the product multimedia file from the Internet service server, and generating a purchase request including the sales information and the buyer information;
Extracts and stores sales information from the merchandise multimedia file, verifies the validity of the sales information when receiving the purchase request from the buyer terminal, An application server for performing the application; And
And a payment module for processing payment at the request of the application server.

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