KR20220076092A - An apparatus for providing inventory management services using an api of open markets and a method of operating the apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: registering seller information received from one or more seller terminals; Collecting open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from a global open market network that provides a global open market API; collecting product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information; Based on the product information, processing inventory management service data; and providing an inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals.

Description

Apparatus for providing inventory management service using global open market API and method of operation thereof

The present invention relates to a service providing apparatus and an operating method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for providing an inventory management service using a global open market API and an operating method thereof.

* The present invention was devised with support from the Gyeonggi Provincial Economic Science Promotion Agency's "Gyeonggi-do Global Startup Fostering Project".

In conventional online marketplaces (online shopping malls, open markets, general malls, etc.), sellers want to find new products to sell, know the sales volume of their competitors, or analyze product sales information. It is performed manually that requires manpower, such as manually checking the daily sales volume of the company.

As an invention to improve such a conventional method, price fluctuations and sales status of open market products using scrapping and OpenPA of Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2010-0130664 (published on December 14, 2010) The invention of a watch price system that provides information of

In the disclosed invention, data on a seller's (seller's) ongoing sale product in an Internet online open market is collected through a task scheduler for a desired period of time by receiving a product code or a seller ID, and accumulating necessary information through a normalization process. As a system that provides analysis data to users by processing it, the provided information provides analysis data or graphs on the price change, inventory amount, sales quantity, and sales status of sold products, and provides not only your own products but also various products of other sellers. of the same data, and manufacturers can manage the sales status and price fluctuations of their products in the open market, so the sales of products sold by others, It is a configuration that can provide marketing data scalability of the marketplace by providing data such as price changes.

However, in the disclosed invention, there are limitations and problems in that the seller's ID and product code must be input in order to collect product sales information, or the seller must actively input and update successful bid information, deposit information, delivery information, etc., in order to collect product sales information. There is this.

In particular, in the case of global shopping malls such as Amazon and eBay, sellers must separately access the shopping mall servers of each country such as the US, UK, Germany, and Japan to manage products and orders, There is a problem of creating a form according to the inventory storage unit management regulations, which causes a lot of time and labor costs for product registration, inventory management, and sales volume monitoring.

In addition, with the development of IT technology and AI technology, API functions that can be processed in global shopping malls and the inventory storage unit format are increasingly diversified and complicated, but it is difficult for general sellers to understand and utilize all these functions, Rather, various problems such as inventory management errors due to inability to adapt to API and platform functions or format changes, inaccurate sales volume tracking, and inexperienced site operation are appearing.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above problems, and provides an API-using inventory management service based on a product storage unit for each global open market, and global open market API and inventory, which are continuously developed and complicated by general sellers A service providing device that can provide various inventory management services such as sales management, inventory management, and seller risk forecasting management using global open market APIs easily and easily without separate professional knowledge on storage unit format, development manpower, and cost administration And an object of the present invention is to provide a method of operation thereof.

A method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problems, the step of registering seller information received from one or more seller terminals; Collecting open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from a global open market network that provides a global open market API; collecting product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information; Based on the product information, processing inventory management service data; and providing an inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals.

In addition, an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above-described problems, a user information management unit for registering seller information received from one or more seller terminals; a global open market service information collection unit that collects open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from a global open market network that provides a global open market API; a product information collection unit configured to collect product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information; Based on the product information, a data processing unit for processing inventory management service data; and a service providing unit providing an inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals.

On the other hand, the method according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium for executing the method in a computer and a computer program stored in the medium.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when seller information received from one or more seller terminals is registered, open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information is collected from a global open market network that provides a global open market API, and , an inventory management monitoring interface using inventory management service data based on product information collected using the API service information may be provided to the seller terminal.

Accordingly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, sales using the global open market API can be easily and easily without separate professional knowledge or development manpower and cost administration for the global open market API, which is continuously developed and complicated by general sellers. A service providing apparatus capable of receiving various inventory management services, such as management, inventory management, and seller risk prediction management, and an operating method thereof may be provided.

1 is a conceptual diagram schematically illustrating an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for specifically explaining an apparatus for providing a service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a monitoring interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various devices that, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the present invention and are included within the spirit and scope of the present invention. Further, it is to be understood that all conditional terms and examples listed herein are, in principle, expressly intended solely for the purpose of enabling the concept of the present invention to be understood, and not limited to the specifically enumerated embodiments and states as such. should be

Moreover, it is to be understood that all detailed description reciting the principles, aspects, and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific embodiments, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents of such matters. It should also be understood that such equivalents include not only currently known equivalents, but also equivalents developed in the future, i.e., all devices invented to perform the same function, regardless of structure.

Thus, for example, the block diagrams herein are to be understood as representing conceptual views of illustrative circuitry embodying the principles of the present invention. Similarly, all flowcharts, state transition diagrams, pseudo code, etc. may be tangibly embodied on computer-readable media and be understood to represent various processes performed by a computer or processor, whether or not a computer or processor is explicitly shown. should be

In addition, the clear use of terms presented as processor, control, or similar concepts should not be construed as exclusively referring to hardware having the ability to execute software, and without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, ROM for storing software. It should be understood to implicitly include (ROM), RAM (RAM) and non-volatile memory. Other common hardware may also be included.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in relation to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram schematically illustrating an entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an inventory management service providing apparatus 100 , a global open market network server 200 , a seller terminal 300 , and a buyer terminal 400 .

More specifically, the global open market network server 200 may be a server of a global network company that provides a global shopping mall or an online marketplace, and may be a single server device or a distributed server formed by a network built on a cloud basis. can

In addition, the global open market network server 200 may provide various product sales management services using an open API, and sales product information based on seller information and product management information registered from the user terminal 300 based on the API. can be registered and shared to the purchaser terminal 400 , and a service of receiving a purchase request from the purchaser terminal 400 and delivering it to the user terminal 300 can be performed.

In addition, the seller terminal 300 or the buyer terminal 400 is a general user terminal, including a computer, a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), etc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and other devices may be various devices capable of user input and information display.

In addition, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100, the global open market network server 200, the seller terminal 300, and the buyer terminal 400 may be connected by wire or wirelessly through a network, and each Inventory management service providing device 100, global open market network server 200, seller terminal 300 and buyer terminal 400 are Internet network, LAN, WAN, PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network), PSDN (Public Switched Data) Network), cable TV network, WIFI, mobile communication network and other wireless communication networks can transmit and receive data. In addition, the inventory management service providing device 100, the global open market network server 200, the seller terminal 300, and the buyer terminal 400 each includes a communication module for communicating with a protocol corresponding to each communication network described above. can do.

In such a system, the seller terminal 300, when the service is registered in the inventory management service providing device 100, inventory management using the inventory storage unit information collected using the API of the global open market network server 200 By receiving the service data-based inventory management monitoring interface and outputting it through a display or the like, the inventory management service of the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 may be provided.

More specifically, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 registers the seller information received from one or more seller terminals 300 , and provides a global open market API, a global open market built in the global open market network server 200 . Open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information may be collected from the market network.

The inventory management service providing apparatus 100 may collect product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information, and based on the product information, Management service data can be processed.

Accordingly, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 provides the inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals 300 .

Here, the inventory management monitoring interface may include a sales strategy using the sales information data analysis of the seller terminal 300 and inventory strategy information, and the inventory management service data may be analyzed based on various analysis tools such as AI. In particular, the user of the seller terminal 300 does not need a separate API or specialized knowledge about the inventory storage unit information of the global open market network server 200, and the inventory and quantity for each global open market network server 200 Management can be automatically and conveniently provided on the screen interface.

2 is a block diagram for specifically explaining an apparatus for providing a service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 110 , a communication unit 120 , an inventory data collection unit 130 , a management information processing unit 140 , and analysis data It includes a processing unit 150 , a monitoring interface processing unit 160 , a service providing unit 170 , a user information management unit 190 , and a product management database 180 .

First, the controller 110 controls the overall operation of each component of the inventory management service providing apparatus 100, and may include one or more microprocessors for this.

And, the communication unit 120, one or more communications for communicating with the seller terminal 300 or the global open market network server 200, or communicating with the network in which the seller terminal 300 or the global open market network server 200 is located contains modules.

Here, the communication unit 120 is a type connected through a wireless or wired method through a local area network (LAN) and an Internet network, a type connected through a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port, such as 3G, 4G, 5G A type of connection through a mobile communication network, a type of connection through a short-range wireless communication method such as a Bluetooth standard, Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Wi-Fi standard, etc. are possible.

In addition, the communication unit 120 may receive seller registration information of the seller for providing the inventory management service from the seller terminal 300 , and the user information management unit 190 registers the seller information according to the received seller registration information. and may perform seller management processing corresponding to the registered seller information.

In addition, the data collection unit 130 collects open market API service information based on preset store keeping unit (SKU) information from the global open market network in response to a seller whose seller information is registered.

More specifically, a typical global open market network may use inventory storage unit (SKU) information as inventory management unit information usable in APIs handled by each open market network. The seller terminal 300 may register the product for sale in the global open market network server 200 in the form of an inventory file, and unique inventory storage unit information corresponding to all products included in the inventory file may be determined.

In addition, the stock file may include price, quantity, delivery preparation time, packaging option, offer characteristic information, and order processing channel information corresponding to the inventory storage unit information, and the stock file is each global open market network server 200 . It can be created based on a preset template provided by . The global open market network server 200 may provide product information to the purchaser terminal 400 based on the stock file and transmit a purchase request received from the purchaser terminal 400 to the seller terminal 300 .

Accordingly, unique inventory storage unit information may be assigned to all products registered in the global open market network server 200 in the seller terminal 300 , and a stock file including new inventory storage unit information is stored in the global open market network server Each time it is uploaded to 200, a new record may be uniquely created in the product catalog.

The global open market network server 200 may provide API services related to product information registration and change based on the inventory management unit information of the stock file, but the seller terminal 300 cannot easily utilize these APIs as well as However, even simple statistical inventory management is difficult.

Accordingly, when the open market API service information of the global open market network server 200 used by the seller is collected in the data collection unit 130, the management information processing unit 140 automatically uses the API service information. In response to the seller information, it collects, stores, and manages all sales product information registered as a whole in the global open market network.

And, the analysis data processing unit 150, based on the product information, may process the inventory management service data based on statistical analysis and machine learning analysis of product information, the monitoring interface processing unit 160 is the inventory management service You can configure an inventory management monitoring interface using data.

In addition, the service providing unit 170 may provide the inventory management monitoring interface information to the one or more seller terminals. Accordingly, in the seller terminal 300 , only the seller information of the global open market network server 200 is in advance. By registering, you can receive global open market network integrated inventory management services such as integrated management of the entire inventory status using the global open market API and prediction of inventory exhaustion.

Meanwhile, the product management database 180 processes the storage and management of the aforementioned seller information, global open market API service information, sales product information, inventory management service data, inventory management monitoring interface information, and the like, and stores one or more for this. media may be included.

Accordingly, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention pre-builds the overall product management database 180 for the global open market network server 200, and a request from the seller terminal 300 In accordance with this, a data mart (MART) service that processes and provides related data may be provided.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention registers a seller terminal received from one or more seller terminals ( S101 ).

Then, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 collects the open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from the global open market network that provides the global open market API ( S103 ).

Thereafter, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 collects product information for sale registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information (S105).

Then, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 processes the inventory management service data based on the sales product information (S107).

Thereafter, the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 provides the inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals 300 ( S109 ).

4 is an exemplary diagram for explaining a monitoring interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4 , the monitoring interface according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a screen interface provided by the inventory management service providing apparatus 100 and output from the seller terminal 300 , and The analysis data processing unit 150 may include an analysis item dashboard interface of at least one of the total inventory status, the total sales status, the inventory exhaustion trend, and the inventory management manager calculated according to the analysis processing in the analysis data processing unit 150 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the analysis data processing unit 150 may calculate the total inventory status and total sales status information from the sales product information, and inventory exhaustion trend and schedule manager information from the inventory status information and sales status information may be calculated and transmitted to the monitoring interface processing unit 160 .

More specifically, the analysis data processing unit 150 may predict the inventory exhaustion schedule by calculating the daily sales volume compared to the current inventory status. A method of applying a preset prediction function or applying a function of a prediction model built by various known machine learning algorithms may be used to predict the inventory exhaustion schedule of the analysis data processing unit 150 .

In addition, the analysis data processing unit 150 processes the schedule manager information corresponding to the inventory exhaustion schedule together with the inventory exhaustion trend information when the inventory exhaustion trend and inventory exhaustion schedule information are confirmed from the analysis result, and the monitoring interface processing unit 160 ) can be passed as The schedule manager information may include, for example, a product distribution management notification based on inventory trend information, a sales management notification, and the like.

Accordingly, the monitoring interface processing unit 160 generates a monitoring interface including inventory status information, sales status information, inventory exhaustion trend information, and schedule manager information to provide to the seller terminal 300 through the service providing unit 170. can

Also, the service providing unit 170 may provide schedule guide information of the inventory management manager through a pre-registered separate transmission path (e-mail, messenger, etc.) in response to the seller terminal 300 .

The method according to the present invention described above may be produced as a program to be executed by a computer and stored in a computer-readable recording medium. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape. , floppy disks, and optical data storage devices.

The computer-readable recording medium is distributed in a network-connected computer system, so that the computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the method can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention pertains.

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the claims Various modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or perspective of the present invention.

Claims (16)

registering seller information received from one or more seller terminals;
Collecting open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from a global open market network that provides a global open market API;
collecting product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information;
Based on the product information, processing inventory management service data; and
Comprising the step of providing an inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. According to claim 1,
The inventory storage unit information is inventory management unit information available only in the API provided by the global open market network.
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 3. The method of claim 2,
The sales product information registered in the global open market network is registered in the format of a stock file, and unique inventory storage unit information corresponding to each of all sales products is determined, respectively.
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 4. The method of claim 3,
The inventory file includes at least one of price, quantity, delivery preparation time, packaging option, offer characteristic information, and order processing channel information corresponding to inventory storage unit information
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 5. The method of claim 4,
The inventory management monitoring interface is
Including at least one of inventory status information, sales status information, inventory exhaustion trend information, and schedule manager information acquired according to the analysis of the sales product information
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 6. The method of claim 5,
The stock depletion trend information is
From the product information for sale, the daily sales volume is calculated compared to the current inventory status and includes information on the predicted stock exhaustion trend.
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 7. The method of claim 6,
From the daily sales compared to the current inventory status, by applying a function of a prediction model built by a preset machine learning algorithm, further comprising the step of predicting the inventory exhaustion trend
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. 8. The method of claim 7,
Further comprising the step of providing schedule guide information corresponding to the inventory exhaustion trend through a preset transmission path in response to the seller information
A method of operating an inventory management service providing device using the global open market API. a user information management unit for registering seller information received from one or more seller terminals;
a global open market service information collection unit that collects open market API service information based on preset inventory storage unit information from a global open market network that provides a global open market API;
a product information collection unit configured to collect product information registered in the global open market network in response to the seller information by using the API service information;
Based on the product information, a data processing unit for processing inventory management service data; and
Comprising a service provider for providing an inventory management monitoring interface using the inventory management service data to the one or more seller terminals
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 10. The method of claim 9,
The inventory storage unit information is inventory management unit information available only in the API provided by the global open market network.
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 11. The method of claim 10,
The sales product information registered in the global open market network is registered in the format of a stock file, and unique inventory storage unit information corresponding to each of all sales products is determined, respectively.
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 12. The method of claim 11,
The inventory file includes at least one of price, quantity, delivery preparation time, packaging option, offer characteristic information, and order processing channel information corresponding to inventory storage unit information
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 13. The method of claim 12,
The inventory management monitoring interface is
Including at least one of inventory status information, sales status information, inventory exhaustion trend information, and schedule manager information acquired according to the analysis of the sales product information
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 14. The method of claim 13,
The stock depletion trend information is
From the product information for sale, the daily sales volume is calculated compared to the current inventory status and includes information on the predicted stock exhaustion trend.
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 15. The method of claim 14,
The data processing unit, from the daily sales compared to the current inventory status, by applying a function of a prediction model built by a preset machine learning algorithm to predict the inventory exhaustion trend
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API. 16. The method of claim 15,
The service providing unit, further comprising the step of providing schedule guide information corresponding to the inventory exhaustion trend through a preset transmission path in response to the seller information
Inventory management service providing device using global open market API.

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