KR20220067056A - Method for providing product based on user's location and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a product based on a user's location and an apparatus thereof. According to the present invention, the apparatus thereof comprises: an input unit for receiving data; a communication unit for transmitting/receiving data; a storage unit for storing data; a user location checking unit for checking the location of a user; a production management unit receiving information on agricultural crops produced from each farm, and generating agricultural crops production information, and generating an agricultural crops production prediction information by using the agricultural crops cultivation land information and the agricultural crops production information by climate received from each farm, and managing the production of agricultural crops; and a control unit recommending a product store available for the user to the user by considering the location of the user provided from the user location checking unit, and managing the production and sale of the products by using the agricultural crops production information, the agricultural crops production prediction information, and the information on the products received from the products store. The present invention aims to provide a method for providing a product based on a user's location and an apparatus thereof, which are capable of making it easy to manage products.

Description

A method for providing products based on a user's location and a device therefor

The present invention relates to a product providing method and apparatus based on a user's location, and to a location-based product providing method and apparatus capable of providing a product at a store where product provision is easy in consideration of the user's location.

Unlike online shopping malls and large supermarkets, small and medium-sized retail stores such as supermarkets that sell products by providing offline stores are established in each region by various entities to provide products to consumers. Because the operating entities are different, it is difficult to organize among different stores, so the list of products sold, sales volume, and inventory amount are individually identified and managed. Accordingly, it is difficult for consumers to find a store that sells the product they want, and the inconvenience of having to visit several stores to find the product occurs.

On the other hand, local food stores can provide fresh agricultural products to consumers at a low price because they receive and sell local agricultural products directly from farms, and farms can obtain higher profits because they do not go through an intermediary sales network. Local food stores operate in the same way as small and medium-sized stores as discussed above. Therefore, it is difficult for consumers to conveniently purchase agricultural products because it is difficult to organize among local food stores, so the list of products sold, sales volume, and inventory amount are individually identified and managed. In addition, since it is difficult to manage the production of agricultural products at farms, information on the type and quantity of agricultural products produced by each farm is not provided to local food vendors. Occurs.

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing products based on a user's location.

In addition, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing products based on a user's location through which a consumer can conveniently purchase agricultural products through the production management of the farmhouse.

The present invention includes an input unit for receiving data; a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data; a storage unit for storing data; a user location check unit for checking the location of the user; Production that manages the production of agricultural products by receiving information on agricultural products produced from each farm and generating agricultural product production information management department; In consideration of the user's location provided from the user location check unit, the user recommends a product store available to the user, and uses the agricultural product production information, the agricultural production prediction information, and the product information received from the product store to purchase the product. It relates to a product providing apparatus including a control unit for managing production and sales.

Here, the production management unit considers at least one of the reliability of information received from each farmhouse, the production environment of each farmhouse's cultivation area, the quality of agricultural products grown in each farmhouse, whether it is eco-friendly certification, and whether or not organic food is graded for each farmhouse. can be determined, and the production information of agricultural products for all farms can be synthesized and managed by weighting the production information of agricultural products for each farm in response to the grade.

In addition, the production management unit determines the production correction value by comparing the production amount of agricultural products produced so far for each arable land with the production amount included in the agricultural production information for each climate, and applies the production correction value to the agricultural production information for each climate. It is possible to generate the agricultural product production prediction information.

In addition, the production management unit compares the items constituting the climate information included in the cultivated land information with the items constituting the climate information included in the agricultural product production information for each climate, and the difference in production based on the difference in the value of each corresponding item It is possible to determine the production correction value in consideration of

Also, the production management unit may adjust the production amount correction value by using weather forecast information on the cultivated land.

In addition, the production management unit may adjust the production correction value by analyzing the total cultivated land area received from the farmhouse, the cultivation scale of agricultural products per unit area, the color of agricultural products, and the shape of agricultural products.

In addition, the production management unit may adjust the production amount correction value by using the image information on the agricultural products received from each farm.

The present invention can recommend a store that the user can conveniently use by confirming the user's location. In addition, product management is easy because inventory management of the product is centrally performed. In addition, it is easy to understand the production status of agricultural products, and it is possible to predict the production of agricultural products, so it is easy to establish a plan for production and sales of agricultural products.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a product providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with drawings. In the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a product providing system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the product providing system 10 of the present invention includes first to third store terminals 120 , 130 , 140 , first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , 170 , a user terminal 110 and a server 100 . do.

The first to third store terminals 120 , 130 , and 140 transmit information on the type, stock amount, sales volume, inventory amount, etc. of products sold at each store to the server 100 , and may be configured as a POS terminal. The first to third selling points may sell various products such as industrial products and agricultural products.

The first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , and 170 transmit information about agricultural products produced by the farmhouse to the server 100 . At this time, the first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , 170 transmit information received from the user to the server 100 , or information sensed from various sensors provided in each farmhouse's crop cultivation area, etc. to the server 100 . .

The server 100 aggregates and manages information about products, such as the type, stock amount, sales volume, and inventory amount, of products received from the first to third vendor terminals 120 , 130 , and 140 . In addition, by using the information on agricultural products received from the first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , 170 , the types and quantities of agricultural products that can be provided by each farm are identified, and agricultural products are efficiently sold at the first to third outlets. make it possible In addition, the server 100 recognizes the location of the user terminal 110 and recommends to the user a store that can provide the product to the user most efficiently among the first to third stores, etc., in the product providing system 10 of the present invention. ) is controlled as a whole.

2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the server 100 of the present invention includes an input unit 210 , a communication unit 220 , a user location check unit 240 , a production management unit 250 , a storage unit 260 , and a control unit 200 . and may further include a display unit 230 .

The input unit 210 functions to convert a physical input from the outside into a specific electrical signal, and may receive a user input or sound such as a user's touch, a push operation, and a voice. In addition, the input unit 200 may be implemented using various button shapes, a touch sensor for receiving a touch input, a proximity sensor for receiving an approaching motion, and the like.

The communication unit 220 is for communicating with other devices such as first to third store terminals 120, 130, 140 or first to third farmhouse terminals 150, 160, 170, and specifically, a wireless Internet unit (not shown), a mobile communication unit (not shown). ), a short-range communication unit (not shown), and may include all or part of a wired communication unit (not shown). The wireless Internet unit acquires or transmits data by accessing the wireless Internet. The wireless Internet that can be accessed through the wireless Internet unit is WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (High Speed). Downlink Packet Access) and the like. The mobile communication unit may access and communicate with a mobile communication network according to various mobile communication standards, such as Long Term Evoloution (LTE), 5th Generation (5G), and 5th Generation Partnership Project (5GPP). The short-distance communication unit is for short-distance communication, and includes Bluetooth, RFID (Radio Frequency Idntification), infrared communication (IrDA, Infraed Data Association), UWB (Ultra WideBand), ZigBee, NFC (Near Field Communication), Wi-Fi, etc. can communicate through The wired communication unit is an interface device that can be connected to another device by wire.

The user location check unit 240 is for checking the location of the user, and uses Global Positioning System (GPS) information of the user terminal 110 or location information of a repeater or a communication server to which the user terminal 110 is connected. So you can check your location. In addition, when the user is indoors, the user's location can be confirmed using various indoor positioning technologies, and the user's location can be confirmed using location information directly input by the user, such as a specific area name and address. For example, when the user inputs a specific area name or address, the user location check unit 240 may confirm that the user is located in the corresponding area.

The production management unit 250 manages the types of agricultural products provided by each farm, the amount of production, etc. by using the information on agricultural products received from the first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , and 170 . For example, upon receiving the type, production amount, production possible quantity, etc. of agricultural products produced by each farm, the production management unit 250 generates production information of agricultural products for each farm or for each type of agricultural products to manage the production of agricultural products. In this case, the production management unit 250 may determine a grade for each farm to generate production information of agricultural products for each grade. The grade for each farmhouse can be determined by considering the reliability of the information received from each farmhouse, the production environment of each farmhouse's cultivation area, the quality of agricultural products grown in each farmhouse, whether it is eco-friendly certification, whether organic food is available, etc. At this time, the reliability of the information received from each farmer can take into account the accuracy of the information on the type of agricultural products received from the farmhouse, the amount of production, the production possible quantity, etc. . In addition, the production environment of each farmhouse's cultivation site may consider environmental factors for cultivating each agricultural product, such as temperature, humidity, sunlight, rainfall, wind, and soil condition. The production management unit 250 comprehensively manages the production of all agricultural products with weight on the production information of agricultural products for each farm in the order of increasing the grade, and provides production information of agricultural products to the first to third stores to provide first to third Allow the retailer to establish a sales plan for agricultural products.

In addition, the production management unit 250 may generate agricultural product production prediction information by using information received from a sensor provided in the farmland of each farmhouse. For example, arable land information on the temperature, humidity, sunlight, rainfall, wind, soil condition, etc. of each cultivated land, image information of agricultural products on the agricultural products being cultivated, etc. are received, and the production of agricultural products is predicted using agricultural products production information for each climate. information can be created. Agricultural products production information by climate relates to the average yield of each agricultural product classified by climate, and data accumulated over a predetermined period can be used either by using data provided by public institutions or by proceeding separately.

The agricultural production information included in the agricultural production information by climate may vary depending on the environment of the cultivated area. Therefore, the production management unit 250 determines the production correction value by comparing the production amount of agricultural products produced so far for each arable land and the production amount included in the agricultural production information for each climate, and applies the production correction value to the agricultural production information for each climate. Generate agricultural product production forecast information. The production correction value is determined by considering the difference in agricultural production based on the difference between the climate information included in the farmland information, such as temperature, humidity, sunlight, rainfall, and wind, and the climate information included in the agricultural production information for each climate. . For example, by comparing the items constituting climate information such as temperature, humidity, sunlight, rainfall, and wind included in the cultivated land information with the items constituting the climate information included in the agricultural product production information for each climate, the value of each corresponding item It is decided by examining the difference and taking into account the resulting difference in production.

Also, the production management unit 250 may adjust the production amount correction value using the weather forecast information. For example, when determining the production correction value, the difference between the items constituting the climate information included in the cultivated land information and the items constituting the climate information included in the agricultural product production information for each climate is divided into a predetermined range, and in the weather forecast information If the difference in weather is within a predetermined range in consideration of the predicted future weather conditions for each farmhouse's cultivated land, the production correction value may be applied as it is, and if it exceeds the predetermined range, the production correction value may be adjusted in consideration of this. Adjustment of the production amount correction value may be determined in units of a predetermined period.

In addition, the yield correction value can be adjusted in consideration of agricultural product image information. For example, by comparing an image appearing in the normal growth process of agricultural products with an image included in the agricultural product image information, the production correction value may be adjusted in consideration of whether the agricultural products are growing normally. In addition, the production correction value can be adjusted by analyzing the total cultivated land area of each farmhouse, the cultivation scale of agricultural products per unit area, the color of agricultural products, the shape of agricultural products, and the like. Agricultural products image information may use an image captured by a camera installed in farmland or an image captured by a mobile device such as a drone. In the case of using a drone, the color of agricultural products, the shape of agricultural products, etc. can be identified by analyzing images taken in units of a predetermined period.

The storage unit 260 stores various data and applications, such as information about products received from the first to third store terminals 120, 130, 140, information about agricultural products received from the first to third farm terminals 150, 160, 170, etc. RAM (Random Access Memory), Flash memory, ROM (Read Only Memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electronically Erasable and Programmable ROM), registers, hard disks, removable disks, memory cards, etc. It may be implemented as a storage device.

The display unit 230 displays related data so that an administrator can easily input data or check processed data. The display unit 320 and the input unit 300 may be implemented as a touch panel.

The controller 200 recommends a store that the user can conveniently use from among the first to third stores in consideration of the user's location provided from the user location check unit 240 . To this end, the control unit 200 considers the distance between the user and each store, the number of products sold at each store, the amount of stock, the distribution period, the selling price, and the like. In addition, the control unit 200 may provide product price information to the user by comparing the price and distribution period of products sold at each store, and in the case of agricultural products, compare the grade and sale price of agricultural products to provide agricultural product price information. can provide

In addition, when the inventory amount of products at each store is less than or equal to a predetermined number, the controller 200 provides a notification to the terminals 1 and 1 of each store so that the goods are stocked at each store in consideration of the sales quantity of each store for a predetermined period. can do. In the case of agricultural products, since the production of agricultural products is limited and the shelf life is not long, when the inventory of agricultural products at each store falls below a predetermined level, each store takes into account sales volume at each store for a predetermined period, A notification may be provided to stock agricultural products within the range available for sale at the store. In addition, the control unit 200 provides information on agricultural product sales such as production amount, sales volume, and sale price for each agricultural product to the first to third farm household terminals 150, 160, 170 to control the production of agricultural products in each farm or through other sales networks. We can provide relevant information so that we can sell.

3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the server 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the production management unit 250 uses the information received from the first to third farmhouse terminals 150 , 160 , 170 to generate production information of agricultural products for each farmhouse or type of agricultural products ( 300 ), and each farmland Agricultural products production prediction information is generated using the cultivated land information and climate-specific agricultural product production information (310), and the production of agricultural products is comprehensively managed using this (320). When a search request for a specific product is received from the user terminal 110 (eg 330), the user location check unit 240 checks the user's location and provides it to the controller 200 (340).

The controller 200 recommends a store that the user can conveniently use in consideration of the distance between the user and each store, the number of products sold at each store, the amount of stock, the selling price, and the like ( 350 ). In this case, the control unit 200 may provide price information to the user by comparing the prices of products sold at each store, and in the case of agricultural products, compare the grades, arable land, and selling prices of agricultural products to provide price information to the user. can

In addition, when the inventory amount of products at each vendor is less than or equal to a predetermined number (Yes in 360), the control unit 200 considers the sales quantity of each vendor for a predetermined period and stores the products at each vendor terminal (1, 1). ) may provide a notification to ( 370 ). In the case of agricultural products, when the inventory of agricultural products at each store falls below a predetermined level, a notification is issued to stock the agricultural products within the range available for sale at each store, taking into account the sales volume at each store for a predetermined period, the quantity that has passed the expiration date among the inventory, etc. can provide

Meanwhile, although specific embodiments have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and should be defined by the claims described below as well as the claims and equivalents.

200: control unit 210: input unit
220: communication unit 230: display unit
240: user location check unit 250: production management unit
260: storage

Claims (7)

In the product providing device,
an input unit for receiving data;
a communication unit for transmitting and receiving data;
a storage unit for storing data;
a user location check unit for checking the location of the user;
Production that manages the production of agricultural products by receiving information on agricultural products produced from each farm and generating agricultural product production information management department;
In consideration of the user's location provided from the user location check unit, the user recommends available product stores to the user, and uses the agricultural product production information, the agricultural production prediction information, and the product information received from the product store to purchase products. A device comprising a control unit for managing production and sales.
According to claim 1,
The production management unit considers at least one of the reliability of the information received from each farmhouse, the production environment of each farmhouse's cultivation area, the quality of agricultural products grown in each farmhouse, whether it is eco-friendly certification, and whether or not organic food is evaluated for each farmhouse. decide,
A device for collectively managing the production information of agricultural products for all farms by weighting the production information of agricultural products for each farm in response to the above grade.
According to claim 1,
The production management unit determines a production correction value by comparing the production amount of agricultural products produced so far for each arable land with the production amount included in the agricultural production information for each climate, and applies the production correction value to the agricultural production information for each climate A device for generating agricultural production forecast information.
4. The method of claim 3,
The production management unit compares the items constituting the climate information included in the cultivated land information with the items constituting the climate information included in the agricultural product production information for each climate, and determines the difference in production based on the difference in the value of each corresponding item A device for determining the production amount correction value in consideration.
4. The method of claim 3,
The production management unit adjusts the production production correction value by using the weather forecast information on the cultivated land.
4. The method of claim 3,
The production management unit is an apparatus for adjusting the production correction value by analyzing the total cultivated land area received from the farmhouse, the cultivation scale of agricultural products per unit area, the color of agricultural products, and the shape of agricultural products.
4. The method of claim 3,
The production management unit is an apparatus for adjusting the production correction value by using the image information on the agricultural products received from each farm.

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