KR20220074301A - Method and apparatus for mediating the lowest price of product - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a product lowest price brokerage method, wherein the method is a product lowest price mediation method performed by a processor of a mediation server. Receiving purchase information including at least one of a receiving location, generating product sales information for each seller based on the product receiving location, and intention to purchase a product through the customer device at a point in time corresponding to the product purchase time It is configured to include the steps of confirming the purchase intention and determining the product transaction price for each customer or seller according to the confirmed purchase intention and the above product sales information. It is a technology developed through IC190044) "Development of product recommendation function through today's discount service".
The present invention provides customers with a quick purchase of the product by selecting a specific seller in order for the customer to purchase the product, or by bookmarking the product sold by the seller, and designating the desired time to purchase the product and the desired place to receive the product. At the same time, it is possible to reduce the purchase price of each individual product by reducing the shipping cost due to delivery to the same location.

Description

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIATING THE LOWEST PRICE OF PRODUCT

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for brokering the lowest price of a product. In more detail, it relates to a method and system capable of matching sellers so that customers can purchase products at the lowest price and reducing the burden of product delivery.

Consumption can be defined as the consumption of goods or services by humans to satisfy their desires. There is a series of actions related to consumption, which can be called the consumption process.

This consumption process consists of problem recognition, information search, alternative evaluation, purchase, and post-purchase behavior. Although there are several stages in the consumption process as described above, most of the business platforms currently being serviced on the web or mobile are focused on purchasing.

There are not many web or mobile services that provide the convenience of searching for information before purchasing and evaluating alternatives. Some single products and services (hereinafter referred to as 'products') provide information in the form of price comparison to partially support the alternative evaluation stage in the consumption process. Moreover, in the case of such price comparison information, it is necessary to waste time searching for information as a set of simple information rather than customized information. It is difficult to find a business platform or process that supports intelligent and convenient product quotation and alternative selection as a function of the present invention.

The result of the consumption process is to go through successive stages and finally make a purchase. There is a demand for a business platform that explores the price information of the same product in the stage before purchase, supports the stage of evaluating alternatives, and maximizes convenience. Accordingly, it is a technology developed through the 3rd Seoul Innovation Challenge (Final) (IC190044) "Development of product recommendation function through today's discount service" by the Seoul Industry Promotion Agency.

The description underlying the invention has been prepared to facilitate understanding of the invention. It should not be construed as an admission that the matters described in the background technology of the invention exist as prior art.

Accordingly, the inventors of the present invention have attempted to develop a method that allows customers to purchase products at a more reasonable price.

As a result, the inventors of the present invention match the seller based on the product purchase information received in advance from the customer prior to purchase, check the purchase information of the product from the customer at the time of purchase of the product desired by the customer, and determine whether to purchase the product and the price We have come to develop a method and device that can be confirmed.

Furthermore, the inventors of the present invention could expect to reduce the delivery cost of goods by matching one seller or one delivery agent to two or more customers adjacent to the delivery destination of the product.

The problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to solve the problems as described above, there is provided a product lowest price brokerage method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes at least one of a product to be purchased from a customer device, a vendor to purchase the product from, a product purchase time, a product purchase notification time, and a product receipt place as a product lowest price brokerage method performed by a processor of an intermediary server receiving purchase information, generating product sales information for each seller based on the product receiving location, confirming and confirming the intention to purchase the product through the customer device at a time corresponding to the product purchase notification time and determining a product transaction price for each customer or seller according to the purchased intention and the product sales information.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and drawings.

The present invention provides customers with a quick purchase of the product by selecting a specific seller in order for the customer to purchase the product, or by bookmarking the product the seller sells, and by designating the desired time to purchase the product and the desired place to receive the product. At the same time, it is possible to reduce the purchase price of each individual product by reducing the shipping cost due to delivery to the same location.

In addition, the present invention groups customers who cannot save shipping costs by purchasing only specific products by location, and then saves shipping costs to the grouped customers, so that customers can sign up for multiple affiliates or use a specific payment method, etc. You can purchase products at low prices without carrying out cumbersome procedures.

The effect according to the present invention is not limited by the contents exemplified above, and more various effects are included in the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a product lowest price brokerage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic flowchart of a product lowest price brokerage method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mediation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform the possessor of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for like components.

In this document, expressions such as "have," "may have," "includes," or "may include" refer to the presence of a corresponding characteristic (eg, a numerical value, function, operation, or component such as a part). and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In this document, expressions such as "A or B," "at least one of A or/and B," or "one or more of A or/and B" may include all possible combinations of the items listed together. . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" means (1) includes at least one A, (2) includes at least one B; Or (3) it may refer to all cases including both at least one A and at least one B.

As used herein, expressions such as "first," "second," "first," or "second," may modify various elements, regardless of order and/or importance, and refer to one element. It is used only to distinguish it from other components, and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this document, the first component may be named as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be renamed as the first component.

A component (eg, a first component) is "coupled with/to (operatively or communicatively)" to another component (eg, a second component) When referring to "connected to", it will be understood that the certain element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (eg, a third element). On the other hand, when it is said that a component (eg, a first component) is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component (eg, a second component), the component and the It may be understood that other components (eg, a third component) do not exist between other components.

The expression "configured to (or configured to)" as used in this document, depending on the context, for example, "suitable for," "having the capacity to ," "designed to," "adapted to," "made to," or "capable of." The term “configured (or configured to)” may not necessarily mean only “specifically designed to” in hardware. Instead, in some circumstances, the expression “a device configured to” may mean that the device is “capable of” with other devices or parts. For example, the phrase "a processor configured (or configured to perform) A, B, and C" refers to a dedicated processor (eg, an embedded processor) for performing the corresponding operations, or by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device. , may mean a generic-purpose processor (eg, a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing corresponding operations.

Terms used in this document are only used to describe specific embodiments, and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expression may include the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art described in this document. Among the terms used in this document, terms defined in a general dictionary may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless explicitly defined in this document, ideal or excessively formal meanings is not interpreted as In some cases, even terms defined in this document cannot be construed to exclude embodiments of this document.

Each feature of the various embodiments of the present invention may be partially or wholly combined or combined with each other, and as those skilled in the art will fully understand, technically various interlocking and driving are possible, and each embodiment may be implemented independently of each other, It may be possible to implement together in a related relationship.

For clarity of interpretation of the present specification, terms used herein will be defined below.

1 is a schematic diagram of a product lowest price brokerage system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the product lowest price mediation system 1000 may include a customer device 100 , a seller device 200 , a delivery agent device 300 , and an mediation server 400 .

The customer device 100 is a device owned by a customer who wants to purchase a product, and the customer sees the product, such as a PC, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a HMD (Head Mounted Display), and smart glasses, and makes a purchase intention. It may include various electronic devices capable of transmitting through the communication unit.

The customer device 100 transmits purchase information including at least one of the product to be purchased, the vendor from whom the product is to be purchased, the product purchase time, the product purchase notification time, and the product receiving place (eg, address, GPS coordinates) to the mediation server ( 400) can be transmitted.

That is, the customer does not immediately perform a transaction with any one product or any one sales place, but sees the product delivery price provided from the intermediary server 400 at a time corresponding to the product purchase time, and decides whether to purchase the product or not. can decide

The seller device 200 is a device owned by a seller who sells goods, and may include various electronic devices capable of performing commodity transactions, such as a PC, a smart phone, a tablet PC, and a POS.

The seller device 200 may transmit all information related to the sale product (eg, product name, product image, product price, etc.), the location of the seller, business hours, etc. to the mediation server 400 .

The seller device 200 may receive bundle delivery information of the product from the intermediary server 400, and through this, the seller prepares a product for sale for each customer belonging to an adjacent delivery destination (product receiving place) and makes a transaction with the customers. have.

According to an embodiment, the seller device 200 may transmit bundled delivery information of the product to the delivery agent device 300, and may settle the delivery price according to the delivery agent device 300 and the number and date of delivery, The mediation server 400 may mediate the settlement of the delivery price between the seller device 200 and the delivery agent device 300 .

The delivery agent device 300 is a device possessed by a delivery agent that delivers products to a specific delivery destination, and checks the delivery destination such as PC, smart phone, tablet PC, HMD (Head Mounted Display), and smart glasses, Various electronic devices capable of transmitting the delivery completion information to the seller device 200 or the mediation server 400 through the communication unit may be included.

According to an embodiment, the delivery agent device 300 may receive product delivery information of several sellers for any one delivery destination from the intermediary server 400 , where a plurality of customers may belong to one delivery destination. For example, the delivery agent device 300 is a first delivery destination ((Customer 1, Seller A, Product a), (Customer 2, Seller A, Product b), (Customer 3, Seller A, It is possible to receive bundled delivery information based on adjacent or same delivery addresses, such as product c), (customer 4, vendor B, product h), and (customer 5, vendor D, product w)). Here, the delivery address may be a designated address for any one building or GPS coordinates including latitude and longitude values.

The mediation server 400 is a server that mediates product transactions between customers and sellers, and may include various electronic devices such as a PC, a tablet PC, and a data server. According to an embodiment, the mediation server 400 may receive purchase information from the customer device 100 and provide product sales information to the corresponding seller device 200 . The mediation server 400 does not mediate the transaction between the customer and the seller immediately upon receiving the purchase information from the customer device 100 , and whether there is another customer to save the delivery price based on the product receiving location transmitted by the customer can be checked. Here, the mediation server 400 may check the existence of another customer until the product purchase time specified by the customer.

The mediation server 400 may check whether there is another product desired to be purchased from the customer in addition to the seller or product from the customer at a time corresponding to the product purchase time received from the customer device 100, and according to the confirmation result, the customer device 100 ) and the seller device 200 may mediate the transaction. Specifically, the mediation server 400 checks the number of products to be transacted at the adjacent delivery destination (product receiving place), the type of product, the volume, the transaction amount, etc. according to the existence of the additional product, and the delivery price according to the bundled delivery can be decided

If the number of purchases of products by other customers other than the customer does not exist in the delivery destination received from the customer device 100, the mediation server 400 provides information on other products that the customer can purchase in addition to the products provided by the customer. It may transmit to the customer device 100 . In this way, the mediation server 400 may transmit product recommendation information to the customer device 100 in order to save the delivery cost according to the bundled delivery.

The mediation server 400 may transmit the information of the delivery agent device 400 together with the product preparation notification and the product bundle delivery information to the seller device 300 after the delivery price is determined, and to the delivery agent device 400 It is also possible to directly transmit product bundle delivery information for any one delivery destination.

2 is a schematic flowchart of a product lowest price brokerage method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the mediation server 400 receives product purchase information from the customer device 100 ( S110 ). In detail, the mediation server 400 may receive purchase information including at least one of a product to be purchased from the customer device 100 , a vendor to purchase the product from, a product purchase time, and a product receiving place.

After step S110, the mediation server 400 generates product sales information for each seller based on the product receiving place, provides product sales information to the seller device 200 (S120), and at a time corresponding to the product purchase time, the customer A product purchase notification is transmitted through the device 100 (S130).

After step S130, the mediation server 400 receives a notification of the existence of additional products from the customer device 100 (S140), and finally determines the delivery price of the product in consideration of the number of products to be transacted at the adjacent delivery location (product receiving place). After that, the customer device 100 confirms the intention to purchase the product (S150) (S160). Here, the mediation server 400 may confirm the intention to purchase the product at the point in time when receiving whether there is an additional product through the customer device 100, and may confirm the intention to purchase the product at a point in time after the delivery price of the product is determined. .

After step S160, the mediation server 400 finally determines the product transaction price for each customer or seller according to the confirmed purchase intention and product sales information. Transmits product bundle delivery information to the seller device 200 (S170).

As described above, according to the present invention, the customer selects a specific seller in order to purchase the product, or bookmarks the product sold by the seller, and designates the time at which the customer wants to purchase the product and the place where he/she wants to receive the product. It is possible to reduce the purchase price of each individual product by inducing quick purchase and at the same time saving shipping cost due to delivery to the same location.

3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a mediation server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the mediation server 400 includes a communication unit 410 , an input unit 420 , an output unit 430 , a storage unit 440 , an interface unit 450 , a control unit 460 and a power supply unit 470 . may include

Meanwhile, the communication unit 410 , the input unit 420 , the output unit 430 , the storage unit 440 , the interface unit 450 , the control unit 460 and the power supply unit 470 are mediation units according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is only a temporary or virtual configuration classified based on the function of the server 400, and the function performed by one configuration may be performed by another configuration, and one configuration may perform all the functions of the entire configuration. is of course

The communication unit 410 may include one or more modules that enable wired/wireless communication between the device and the network in which the device is located. The communication unit 410 transmits/receives signals to and from at least one of an external device and a server on a communication network such as the Internet. Here, the signal may include various types of data.

The input unit 420 generates input data for controlling the operation of the mediation server 400 of the manager. According to an embodiment, the input unit 420 may include a keypad, a dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure/capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like.

The output unit 430 is for generating an output related to sight, hearing, or touch, and this may include a display unit 431 , a sound output module 432 , and the like.

Specifically, the display unit 431 may display (output) information processed by the mediation server 400 . For example, the display unit 431 may display a UI (User Interface) or GUI (Graphic User Interface) related to the mediation server 400 .

In addition, the display unit 423 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), and a flexible display. It may include at least one of a flexible display and a three-dimensional display (3D display).

The sound output module 432 may output audio data received from the communication unit 410 or stored in the storage unit 440 . The sound output module 432 also outputs a sound signal related to a function performed in the mediation server 400 .

The storage unit 440 is a configuration corresponding to the database 440 described above with reference to FIG. 1 , and programs for processing and control of the control unit 460 may be stored, and functions for temporary storage of input/output data. can also be done The storage unit 440 is a flash memory type, hard disk type, multimedia card micro type, card type memory (SD, XD memory, etc.), RAM, SRAM, ROM, EEPROM, PROM, network storage storage, cloud, block chain database It may include at least one type of storage medium. The mediation server 400 may operate in relation to a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 440 on the Internet.

The interface unit 450 may serve as a passage with all external devices connected to the mediation server 400 . The interface unit 450 receives data from an external device, receives power and transmits it to each component inside the device, or allows data inside the device to be transmitted to an external device. For example, wired/wireless headset ports, external charger ports, wired/wireless data ports, memory card ports, ports for connecting devices equipped with identification modules, audio input/output (I/O) ports, A video input/output (I/O) port, an earphone port, etc. may be included in the interface unit 450 .

The controller 460 may control the overall operation of the mediation server 400 in general. For example, the control unit 460 receives purchase information including at least one of a product to be purchased from the customer device 100, a seller from whom the product is desired to be purchased, a product purchase time, a product purchase notification time, and a product receiving place, and , generates product sales information for each seller based on the product receipt location, confirms the purchase intention through the customer device 100 at a time corresponding to the product purchase notification time, and according to the confirmed purchase intention and product sales information You can determine the transaction price for each customer or seller.

The controller 460 may include a graphic module 461 for parallel data processing. The graphic module 461 may be implemented within the control unit 460 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 460 .

Various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to the hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein are ASICs (application specific integrated circuits), DSPs (digital signal processors), DSPDs (digital signal processing devices), PLDs (programmable logic devices), FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays, It may be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and other electrical units for performing functions. The described embodiments may be implemented by the controller 460 itself.

According to the software implementation, embodiments such as procedures and functions described in this specification may be implemented as separate software modules. Here, each of the software modules may perform one or more functions and operations described herein. The software code may be implemented as a software application written in a suitable programming language. Accordingly, the software code may be stored in the memory 140 and executed by the controller 460 .

The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications may be made within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. . Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1000: Lowest price brokerage system
100: customer device
200: Merchant device
300: forwarder device
400: mediation server
410: communication department
420: input unit
430: output unit
431: display unit
432: sound output module
440: storage
450: interface unit
460: control unit
461: graphics module

Claims (1)

As a product lowest price mediation method performed by the processor of the mediation server,
receiving, from a customer device, purchase information including at least one of a product to be purchased, a vendor at which the product is to be purchased, a product purchase time, a product purchase notification time, and a product receiving location;
generating product sales information for each seller based on the product receiving location;
confirming the intention to purchase the product through the customer device at a time point corresponding to the product purchase notification time; and
determining a product transaction price for each customer or seller according to the confirmed purchase intention and the product sales information; The lowest price brokerage method for products including.

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