KR20200038632A - Reverse Auction Service Apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reverse auction service device capable of effectively promoting a store. The reverse auction service device comprises: a transmitting and receiving unit connected to a user terminal and one or more store terminals through a network to transmit and receive data; and a control unit transmitting requirements from the user terminal received to the transmitting and receiving unit to the one or more store terminals, transmitting a reverse auction estimate from the one or more store terminals received to the transmitting and receiving unit to the user terminal, and informing the store terminal which presents the corresponding reverse auction estimate that the corresponding reverse auction estimate is selected as the user terminal selects one reverse auction estimate. The reverse auction estimate is generated based on an inventory amount of a corresponding store.

Description

Reverse Auction Service Apparatus

The present invention relates to a reverse auction service device, and more particularly, to a device capable of servicing orders and quotations between a user (customer) and a number of stores in a reverse auction method.

In general, commercial merchants are currently installed to perform sales activities, and are operating stores or shops offline or processing orders and advertising online.

However, most small-scale stores mostly provide very passive advertisements depending on word-of-mouth or newspaper advertisements.

In addition, even in the case of individuals, they purchase the products they want by using stores formed offline and online, but for small-scale stores, it is difficult to understand the store's features until they hear word-of-mouth or newspaper flyers. It was difficult to figure out which shops exist within the radius of life.

Accordingly, a conventional portal service provider, etc., is a type of location-based service, where a store is marked on a map, and a phone number, address, website address, and reviews of the store are registered.

However, since the portal service provider registers information only for a store that provides a predetermined information registration fee, even in the case of a small-scale store, even the advertisement using the location-based service has a difficult problem.

In addition, since the portal service provider cannot provide real-time transactions between the store and the customer, there is a problem that real-time communication or transaction between the store and the customer is impossible.

In addition, it is difficult to build a system for customer management in a small-scale store in a certain area, so it is not only basic information about customers, such as large enterprise type stores, but also database of purchase information, mileage information, such as purchase history and processing status, etc. I can't. As a result, it was difficult to provide an active customer service compared to a large enterprise store because it was unable to provide a suitable sales service to the customer.

Prior art 1: Republic of Korea Registered Patent No. 10-0352421 (Real-time reverse auction electronic shopping mall information provision and agency service system and method) Prior Art 2: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0125509 (message-based mobile real-time reverse auction system and method)

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a reverse auction service device that provides a service to process an estimate of each small business shop for an order of a user (customer) in a reverse auction method.

In order to achieve the above object, a reverse auction service device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is connected to a user terminal and one or more store terminals through a network, and a transceiver for transmitting and receiving data, and the user received at the transceiver Sending a request from the terminal to one or more store terminals, transmitting a reverse auction estimate from the one or more store terminals received by the transceiver to the user terminal, and selecting a reverse auction quote from the user terminal Accordingly, it includes a control unit informing the store terminal that has presented the corresponding reverse auction estimate that the corresponding reverse auction estimate has been selected, and the reverse auction estimate is generated based on the stock quantity of the corresponding store.

According to the present invention of this configuration, the user's requirements (orders) are transmitted to the terminals of a plurality of stores, and the terminal of each store generates and presents a reverse auction estimate for the request, and the user estimates a reverse auction If is selected, real-time communication through reverse auction between the user and the store is completed.

In this way, it is possible to effectively promote the store and to solve the problem of attracting visiting customers.

In addition, small businesses and consumers in all industries in all parts of the country communicate in real time online, providing a faster and easier communication field for small businesses and farmers, and consumers can directly meet small businesses and farmers without distribution.

1 is a view for explaining the technical concept of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of a reverse auction service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an internal configuration diagram of the server illustrated in FIG. 2.
4 is an example of an internal configuration of the store terminal illustrated in FIG. 2.
5 is another example of the internal configuration of the shop terminal shown in FIG. 2.
6 is another example of the internal configuration of the store terminal illustrated in FIG. 2.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse auction service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating an example of customer requirements employed in the description of FIG. 7.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof described herein, one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms, such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary, should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

In addition, it should be understood that all detailed descriptions that list the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention as well as specific embodiments are intended to include structural and functional equivalents of these matters. It should also be understood that these equivalents include all currently invented equivalents as well as equivalents to be developed in the future, ie all devices invented to perform the same function regardless of structure.

Thus, for example, it should be understood that the block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of exemplary circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, all flow charts, state transition diagrams, pseudo-codes, and the like can represent a variety of processes performed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly shown in a substantially readable form on a computer-readable medium. It should be understood as indicating.

Also, the clear use of terms presented in terms of processors, controls or similar concepts should not be interpreted exclusively by reference to hardware capable of executing software, and without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, ROM for storing software. It should be understood as implicitly including (ROM), RAM and non-volatile memory. Other hardware for governors may also be included.

In addition, the terms 'terminal' and 'server' used in the present invention are terms used for convenience of description, and may be expressed as 'device' or 'server' or 'terminal device' and are replaceable.

In addition, in the present invention, all three conditions are established, 'single volume', 'reservation status', which are judgment conditions for generating an 'quotation', a single condition is established, or a combination of two conditions is established. For convenience of explanation of the present invention, it may be used according to the establishment of each condition or when the three conditions are simultaneously satisfied.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in the description of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate the overall understanding in describing the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions for the same components are omitted.

1 is a view for explaining the technical concept of the present invention.

The present invention is to create a new consumption culture through real-time communication between a user (customer) and a small business store, and provides reverse auction for the user (customer). Here, the store may be called a store or an affiliated store.

In the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, first, a user (customer) first requests his / her own requirements (eg, "A dinner will be held at 7:10 at a restaurant this evening! Would you like to suggest?") Enter it manually.

Accordingly, the corresponding requirements are transmitted to the terminals of a plurality of stores, and the terminals of each store (merchant store) generate and present a reverse auction estimate based on the requirements. Here, the reverse auction estimate will include the lowest price or the slightest price loss without losing money in the store.

Finally, when a user (customer) selects a quote for a reverse auction, real-time communication is completed through reverse auction between the user (customer) and the store.

2 is a block diagram of a reverse auction service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The reverse auction service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user terminal 10, a server 20, and a store terminal 30.

The user terminal 10 may download a reverse auction application for a user from the server 20. The user registers for membership through the reverse auction application for the user. The user can enter the desired requirements (desired area, industry, date of the reverse auction hope start, date of the reverse auction hope, details) through the reverse auction application for the user. In addition, the user can receive and check the reverse auction estimates from a plurality of store terminals 30 for the requirements through the user's reverse auction application, and can select a desired reverse auction estimate from the received one or more reverse auction estimates. Here, the reason that the user's requirements include an application location, a business type, a start date and time of a reverse auction desired end date, a detailed content, and the like is because information necessary for making a budget judgment at one or more store terminals 30.

The desired start date and time of reverse auction can be set to at least +1 hour after the current time, and the desired end date of reverse auction can be set to at least +1 hour from the set start date and time of the reverse auction hope. In other words, the desired start date and time of reverse auction is a time to receive a reverse auction service, and it is possible to set a minimum start time of at least 1 hour including a condition 30 minutes before the estimated bidding time of the reverse auction and 30 minutes before the desired start date and time of the reverse auction end condition. In addition, requests for reverse auction end dates can be requested from at least one hour after the start start date.

When the user terminal 10 inputs the requirements, the server 20 receives the auction auction estimates from a plurality of store terminals 30 through the server 20. At this time, the user terminal 10 is presented in each store terminal 30 You can check the contents of a reverse auction estimate.

Meanwhile, the user terminal 10 may check the reverse auction history. In other words, when the user selects to check the reverse auction history by manipulating his terminal 10, the server 20 correspondingly transmits the reverse auction history to the corresponding user terminal 10 to the present or for a specific period. The period setting is possible at the user terminal 10 or the server 20. Accordingly, the user terminal 10 can check the reverse auction history to date or for a specific period. The above-mentioned reverse auction details include content for which a successful bid for a reverse auction estimate is made for each requirement and content for which a successful bid is not made.

The user terminal 10 may be implemented as a portable terminal or a portable computer. Here, the portable terminal is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed for portability and mobility, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital) All kinds of handhelds such as Assistant), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminal, etc. ) Based wireless communication device. The portable computer may include a laptop, a laptop, or the like.

Further, the user terminal 10 may be various smart devices such as a smart phone, a smart note, a tablet PC, and a wearable computer.

The server 20 receives requirements from the user terminal 10.

The server 20 transmits the received request to one or more store terminals 30 and notifies that the request has been delivered.

The server 20 transmits the reverse auction estimate generated by the one or more store terminals 30, that is, the reverse auction estimate generated based on the requirements, to the corresponding user terminal 10.

The server 20 notifies the store terminal 30 that has presented the corresponding reverse auction estimate to select that the reverse auction estimate is selected as the user terminal 10 selects a reverse auction estimate. Of course, if the user terminal 10 selects any one of the reverse auction estimates, the server 20 determines that the reverse auction for the order between the user and the store that presented the reverse auction estimate was successful.

Meanwhile, when the server 20 receives a request for a reverse auction history from the user terminal 10 or the store terminal 30, the server 20 may transmit the auction history to the present or for a specific period.

The user terminal 10 and the server 20 communicate with each other through a predetermined network. The above-described predetermined network may be implemented as a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value added network (VAN). On the other hand, a predetermined network is a mobile communication network (mobile radio communication network), a satellite communication network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It can be implemented as a wireless network. If necessary, the predetermined network may be a wired and wireless mixed network.

The store terminal 30 may receive user (customer) requirements, generate and transmit a reverse auction quote, receive a message indicating that a reverse auction quote is selected, and the like.

Since the present invention is mainly for small business owners, the store terminal 30 may include a point-of-sales (POS) terminal of a store operated by a small business owner.

The store terminal 30 receives a request from the user terminal 10 through the server 20, wherein the store terminal 30 can check the content of the request of the user terminal 10.

The store terminal 30 automatically generates a reverse auction estimate in response to the user's requirement. Here, in automatically generating the reverse auction estimate, the store terminal 30 generates a reverse auction estimate based on one or more of the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. For example, as exemplified above, if the user inputs a request such as "Let's have dinner at 7:10 this evening! Would you like to offer it?", The store terminal 30 stores the amount of inventory in the store and the amount of orders. , After determining whether the user's requirements can be met based on one or more of the reservation information, a reverse auction estimate is generated. If the user's requirements cannot be met, the store terminal 30 does not generate a reverse auction estimate. Of course, service provision information (discount items, discount prices, free items, etc.) may be added in addition to the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information. When the above service provision information is additionally reflected, a more optimal reverse auction estimate may be generated than a reverse auction estimate based on inventory quantity, order quantity, and reservation information. For example, if the service provision information is additionally reflected, a reverse auction estimate reflecting a lower price, a richer free service, or a higher quality service can be presented to the corresponding user compared to the case where only the inventory quantity, order quantity, and reservation information are reflected. . Accordingly, if the service provision information is additionally reflected, the possibility of winning a bid increases.

In practice, there is more than one store terminal 30 that receives the user's requirements from the server 20. The inventory quantity, order quantity, reservation information, service provision information, etc. of each store terminal 30 will be different from each other, so the reverse auction estimate generated by each store terminal 30 will be different.

In this way, the store terminal 30 sends the generated reverse auction estimate to the user terminal 10 through the server 20.

Meanwhile, the store terminal 30 may check the reverse auction history. In other words, when the store operator (or manager) selects the check of the reverse auction history by operating the store terminal 30, the server 20 responds to the corresponding store terminal 30 with the reverse auction history to date or for a specific period. Transfer to. The period setting is possible at the store terminal 30 or the server 20. Accordingly, the store terminal 30 can check the history of reverse auctions to date or for a specific period. The above-mentioned reverse auction details include content for which a successful bid for a reverse auction estimate is made for each requirement and content for which a successful bid is not made.

The server 20 and the store terminal 30 communicate with each other through a predetermined network. The above-described predetermined network may be implemented as a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value added network (VAN). On the other hand, a predetermined network is a mobile communication network (mobile radio communication network), a satellite communication network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It can be implemented as a wireless network. If necessary, the predetermined network may be a wired and wireless mixed network.

After all, in the reverse auction service system according to an embodiment of the present invention, when a user (customer) inputs a predetermined requirement, one or more shop terminals 30 present their respective reverse auction estimates and allow the user to select one reverse auction estimate. It is a reverse auction system in which a reverse auction for an order is successfully made.

Although only one user terminal 10 is illustrated in FIG. 2, it should be considered that a plurality of user terminals 10 exist.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of the server 20 shown in FIG. 2. The server 20 may be an example of a reverse auction service device described in the claims of the present invention.

The server 20 includes a transmission / reception unit 21, a database 22, and a control unit 23.

The transceiver 21 may be connected to the user terminal 10 and the store terminal 30 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

The database 22 stores user information and store information registered as members, successful bid information for each requirement, and the like.

Here, the user information registered as a member includes a user name (customer name), a user ID, a password, and a user contact information.

Store information registered as a member includes a store name, store ID, password, store location, phone number, and email address. Meanwhile, various classification categories may be applied to stores. For example, the categories are categorized as food (Korean, Japanese, Western, Japanese, Chinese, Chicken, Fast Food, Bakery / Tteok, etc.), Cafe (Coffee / Beverage, Kids Cafe, Dog Cafe, etc.), Living Service (Real Estate, Mart / Convenience store, Agricultural / Aquatic products / Livestock products, Laundry / Cleaning, Photo studio / Angyeongwon, Gas station, etc.), Accommodation (hotel / condo, model / inn, pension / camping, guesthouse, etc.), travel , Education (infant education, library, curriculum, arts and fitness school, language school, etc.), medical (hospital, pharmacy, oriental medicine, animal hospital, etc.), fashion (fashion / clothing, watch / jewelling, shoes, bags, sports clothes, etc.) , Beauty (barbershop / beauty salon, beauty treatment salon, cosmetic, pilates / yoga, plastic surgery, etc.), entertainment (PC / game, sports, movie / culture, pub, karaoke, studio / one day class, indoor leisure, etc.), advertisement / marketing ( Newspaper industry, advertisement industry, etc., transportation / transportation May include service delivery agencies, etc.), production / manufacturing (food and beverage manufacturing, electronic component manufacturing, textile / fabric manufacturing, machine tool manufacturing, chemical manufacturing, packaging materials manufacturing, printing / publishing, etc.).

The successful bidding information for each requirement is information that can be used to find out which of the shop's reverse auction estimates were successful.

In addition, the database 22 stores map information.

The control unit 23 controls the overall operation of the server 20.

In particular, the control unit 23 transmits the request from the user terminal 10 received by the transceiver 21 to one or more shop terminals 30, and one or more shop terminals received by the transceiver 21 ( The reverse auction estimate from 30) is transmitted to the user terminal 10, and the user terminal 10 selects (ie, wins) a reverse auction estimate to the store terminal 30 that presents the reverse auction estimate. Informs you that the reverse auction quote has been selected.

In addition, the control unit 23 may perform user authentication and store authentication for a reverse auction service.

In addition, the control unit 23 may transmit the reverse auction details to the present or for a specific period through the transmission / reception unit 21 upon receiving the request for the reverse auction details from the user terminal 10 or the store terminal 30.

The internal configuration of the above-described store terminal 30 may be embodied in various ways. 4 to 6 below are examples in which the internal configuration of the store terminal 30 is more concrete.

FIG. 4 is an example of the internal configuration of the store terminal 30 shown in FIG. 2, and is an internal configuration diagram when a reverse auction estimate is generated based on the inventory amount in the corresponding store.

The store terminal 30 of FIG. 4 may include a transmitting / receiving unit 31, an inventory DB 32, an inventory amount determining unit 33, a reverse auction estimate generating unit 34, and a control unit 35.

The transceiver 31 may be connected to the server 20 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

In addition, the transmitting and receiving unit 31 may receive inventory receipt / release information through a POS in the corresponding store.

The inventory DB 32 stores real-time inventory information of the corresponding store. For example, the inventory DB 32 may store inventory information by product (or product) or menu.

The inventory amount grasping unit 33 grasps the inventory amount in the corresponding store in real time based on the information in the inventory DB 32. That is, since the inventory amount grasping unit 33 can grasp the goods receipt and shipment status through the transceiving unit 31 in conjunction with the POS, it is possible to accurately grasp the inventory amount by product (or product) or menu. .

The reverse auction estimate generating unit 34 determines whether to generate a reverse auction estimate based on the grasping result from the inventory amount grasping unit 33 with respect to the user's requirements. If the reverse auction quotation generating unit 34 needs to generate a reverse auction quotation, the reverse auction quotation is automatically generated based on the inventory DB 32 and the generated reverse auction quotation is sent to the server 20 through the transmitting / receiving unit 31. Transfer to.

For example, the reverse auction estimate generation unit 34 may automatically generate a reverse auction estimate if the current inventory amount determined by the inventory amount determination unit 33 with respect to the user's requirement is greater than or equal to a preset reference value. In other words, if the amount of goods to be sold on the day remains above the reference value, a reverse auction estimate can be automatically generated for quick sales and rotation of funds.

The control unit 35 controls the overall operation of the store terminal 30.

In particular, the control unit 35 may control reception of a user's request, generation and transmission of a reverse auction quote, and reception of a message indicating that a reverse auction quote is selected.

Then, the control unit 35 may send a reverse auction request to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit 31. Accordingly, the reverse auction details from the server 20 received by the transceiver 31 to the present or for a specific period are displayed on the display screen (not shown).

5 is another example of the internal configuration of the store terminal 30 shown in FIG. 2, and is an internal configuration diagram when a reverse auction estimate is generated based on reservation information in a corresponding store.

The store terminal 30 of FIG. 5 may include a transmitting / receiving unit 41, a reservation DB 42, a reservation status determining unit 43, a reverse auction quote generating unit 44, and a control unit 45.

The transceiver 41 may be connected to the server 20 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

In addition, the transmission / reception unit 41 may receive reservation information through a POS in the corresponding store.

The reservation DB 42 stores real-time reservation information of the corresponding store.

The reservation status grasping unit 43 grasps the reservation status in the corresponding store in real time based on the information of the reservation DB 42. In other words, the reservation status grasping unit 43 can grasp the reservation status of the corresponding store in real time based on the reservation information through the transmission / reception unit 41 in conjunction with the POS.

The reverse auction quotation generating unit 44 determines whether to generate a reverse auction quotation based on the identification result of the reservation status grasping unit 43 with respect to the user's requirements. If the reverse auction quotation generating unit 44 needs to generate a reverse auction quotation, the reverse auction quotation is automatically generated and the generated reverse auction quotation is transmitted to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit 41.

For example, the reverse auction estimate generating unit 44 may automatically generate a reverse auction estimate if the current reservation status determined by the reservation status determining unit 43 is less than a preset reference value for the user's requirements. In other words, if there are no reservation guests on the day below the reference value, the table turnover rate will be low, so a reverse auction estimate can be automatically generated to solve this.

The control unit 45 controls the overall operation of the store terminal 30.

In particular, the control unit 45 may control the reception of a user's request, generation and transmission of a reverse auction estimate, and reception of a message indicating that the reverse auction estimate is selected.

Then, the control unit 45 may send the reverse auction history request to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit 31. Accordingly, the reverse auction details from the server 20 received by the transceiver 41 to the present or for a specific period are displayed on the display screen (not shown).

6 is another example of the internal configuration of the store terminal 30 shown in FIG. 2, and is an internal configuration diagram when a reverse auction estimate is generated based on an order quantity in a corresponding store.

The store terminal 30 of FIG. 6 may include a transmitting / receiving unit 51, an order DB 52, an order amount grasping unit 53, a reverse auction estimate generating unit 54, and a control unit 55.

The transceiver 51 may be connected to the server 20 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

In addition, the transmission / reception unit 51 may receive order information through a POS in the corresponding store.

The order DB 52 stores real-time order information of the corresponding store. For example, the order information may be stored in the order DB 52 by item (or by product) or by menu.

The order quantity grasping unit 53 grasps the order quantity of the corresponding store in real time based on the information of the order DB 52. That is, since the order amount grasping unit 53 can grasp the order status through the transceiving unit 51 in conjunction with the POS, it is possible to accurately grasp the order amount for each item (or product) or menu.

The reverse auction quotation generating unit 54 determines whether to generate a reverse auction quotation based on the result of the grasping in the order quantity determining unit 53 for the user's requirements. If the reverse auction quotation generating unit 54 needs to generate a reverse auction quotation, the reverse auction quotation is automatically generated and the generated reverse auction quotation is transmitted to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit 51.

For example, the reverse auction quotation generating unit 54 may automatically generate a reverse auction quotation if the current order quantity identified in the order quantity determining unit 53 is less than a predetermined reference value for the user's requirements. In other words, if the order quantity for the items currently being sold in the store is less than the reference value, a reverse auction estimate can be automatically generated for quick sales and rotation of funds.

The control unit 55 controls the overall operation of the store terminal 30.

In particular, the controller 55 may control the reception of a user's request, generation and transmission of a reverse auction estimate, and reception of a message indicating that the reverse auction estimate is selected.

Then, the control unit 55 may send a reverse auction history request to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit 51. Accordingly, the reverse auction details from the server 20 received by the transceiver 51 to the present or for a specific period are displayed on the display screen (not shown).

4 to 6 have been described, the internal configuration of the store terminal 30 is assumed for each case of inventory quantity, reservation information, and order quantity, but one or more of the above-described configurations of FIGS. 4 to 6 are mixed to store terminals ( 30) may be configured. That is, referring to the internal configuration of the store terminal illustrated in FIG. 2 comprehensively, it can be seen that the store terminal 30 includes a transmission / reception unit, a database, a reverse auction estimate generation unit, and a control unit.

The transmitting and receiving unit may be connected to the server 20 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

The database stores real-time inventory, order quantity, reservation information, and service provision information of the corresponding store.

The reverse auction quotation generating unit generates a reverse auction quotation in response to a user's requirement. Here, the reverse auction quotation generating unit generates a reverse auction quotation based on the stock quantity, order quantity, reservation information, and service provision information of the corresponding store.

For example, if an arbitrary requirement is received, the reverse auction quotation generating unit generates a reverse auction quotation based on one or more of the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. That is, the reverse auction quotation generating unit generates a reverse auction quotation corresponding to the requirement if it can satisfy the requirements when judged based on one or more of the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. At this time, service provision information (discount items, discount prices, free items, etc.) may be added as a basis for judgment other than inventory, order, and reservation information. If the above service provision information is additionally reflected, it may be possible to generate a more optimal (ie, more likely to win) reverse auction estimate than a reverse auction estimate based on inventory, order quantity, and reservation information.

The control unit controls the overall operation of the store terminal. In particular, the control unit may control the user's request reception, generation and transmission of a reverse auction estimate, and reception of a message indicating that the reverse auction estimate is selected.

Then, the control unit may send a reverse auction request to the server 20 through the transmission / reception unit. Accordingly, the reverse auction history from the server 20 received by the transceiver unit to the present or for a specific period is displayed on the display screen (not shown).

7 is a flowchart for explaining a reverse auction service method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of customer requirements employed in the description of FIG. 7.

First, a user activates a reverse auction service application for a user in his terminal 10 and then inputs information for user authentication.

As the user authentication is successfully completed, the user manipulates his terminal 10 and inputs predetermined requirements for a reverse auction request (S10). Here, the requirements of the user (customer) may be input as shown in FIG. 8.

The requirements output from the user terminal 10 are transmitted to the server 20 through a network (not shown), and the server 20 transmits user (customer) requirements to one or more store terminals 30. (S20). Here, the one or more store terminals 30 are registered in advance with the server 20. Then, when the server 20 transmits a user (customer) request to one or more store terminals 30, the store terminal 30 of the region and industry corresponding to the desired region and industry within the user's requirement is considered. It would be desirable to send the request to. This is because data reliability is reduced and satisfaction with reverse auction services will be reduced if a request is sent to all the store terminals 30 in a random manner regardless of the desired region and industry. Of course, when the server 20 transmits a user (customer) request to one or more store terminals 30, the server 20 may also send a notification message indicating that the request has been transmitted.

Accordingly, the one or more store terminals 30 that have received the user requirement generate a reverse auction estimate in response to the corresponding requirement (S30). Here, the store terminal 30 generates a reverse auction estimate based on the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. For example, if the user requirement is as shown in FIG. 8, "three people will eat at 19:00 on September 25, 2017 at a Korean restaurant in Guro-gu, Seoul," the store terminal 30 will stock the quantity of the store, order quantity, reservation Based on the information, we create a reverse auction estimate that can meet your needs. If the user's requirements cannot be met, the store terminal 30 does not generate a reverse auction estimate. Of course, service provision information (discount items, discount prices, free items, etc.) may be added in addition to the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information. When the above service provision information is additionally reflected, a more optimal reverse auction estimate may be generated than a reverse auction estimate based on inventory quantity, order quantity, and reservation information. That is, if the service provision information is additionally reflected, a reverse auction quotation reflecting a lower price, a richer free service, or a higher quality service can be presented to a corresponding user compared to a case in which only inventory quantity, order quantity, and reservation information are reflected. On the other hand, the inventory quantity, order quantity, reservation information, service provision information, etc. of each store terminal 30 will be different from each other, so the reverse auction estimate generated by each store terminal 30 will be different.

As such, each store terminal 30 transmits the respective reverse auction estimates to the server 20 (S40).

Then, the server 20 transmits a reverse auction estimate from the received one or more store terminals 30 to the user terminal 10 (S50). Of course, when the server 20 transmits the reverse auction estimates from the received one or more store terminals 30 to the user terminal 10, the server 20 may also send a notification message indicating that the reverse auction estimates have been transmitted.

Accordingly, the user who checks the notification message selects a desired reverse auction estimate from one or more reverse auction estimates (S60). As the reverse auction estimate is selected, a corresponding signal is transmitted to the server 20 through the network.

Then, the server 20 notifies the store terminal 30 that presented the selected reverse auction estimate to the fact (S70). In this way, the reverse auction for the order between the user and the store that presented the corresponding reverse auction estimate is finally completed.

In addition, the method of the present invention described above can be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, and optical data storage devices. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the method can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specifications. Although specific terms are used herein, they are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: user terminal 20: server
21, 31, 41, 51: transceiver 22, 32: database
23, 35, 45, 55: control unit 30: user terminal
34, 44, 54: reverse auction quotation generating unit 32: inventory DB
33: inventory inventory 42: reservation DB
43: Reservation status grasping section 52: Order DB
53: Order quantity grasping unit

Claims (3)

A transmitting and receiving unit connected to a user terminal and one or more shop terminals through a network to transmit and receive data; And
The request from the user terminal received in the transmitting and receiving unit is transmitted to one or more shop terminals, and a reverse auction estimate from the one or more shop terminals received in the transmitting and receiving unit is transmitted to the user terminal, and the user terminal is transmitted. Includes a control unit to notify the store terminal that presented the corresponding reverse auction estimate to select that the reverse auction estimate has been selected by selecting a reverse auction estimate from the
The reverse auction service device, wherein the reverse auction estimate is generated based on the stock quantity of the corresponding store. The method according to claim 1,
The one or more shop terminals,
The reverse auction service device, wherein the reverse auction estimate is generated by additionally reflecting service provision information of a corresponding store. The method according to claim 1,
The above requirements include the desired area, type of business, the start date and time of the reverse auction, the end date and time of the reverse auction, and details.
The control unit is a reverse auction service device, characterized in that for transmitting the request to one or more store terminals through the transceiver based on the desired area and industry.

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