KR20230108195A - Method, system and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for transaction of goods - Google Patents

Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for supporting commodity trading is provided, comprising the steps of: obtaining information about a sale on a second trading platform for an item associated with a sale on a first trading platform; In response to the sale of the product, determining which of the first transaction platform and the second transaction platform the buyer of the product is associated with, and payment to the seller of the product based on the determination. A method comprising determining a reward is provided.

Description

Method, system and non-temporary computer readable recording medium for supporting goods transaction

The present invention relates to a method, system and non-transitory computer readable recording medium for supporting commodity transactions.

In recent years, trade in used goods (for example, used luxury bags, watches, jewelry, etc.) or trade in goods between individuals, such as resale, is becoming more active, and individuals earn profits or necessary funds through trade in these goods. is preparing

Personal transactions are generally carried out through an online trading platform, which (i) has (almost) no fees for commodity transactions, but provides necessary procedures (e.g., Q&A) for transactions. , packaging, transfer of goods, etc.), which is a kind of pure personal transaction platform in which the transaction parties have to perform most of the transactions themselves, and (ii) the fee for product transaction is higher than the pure personal transaction platform, but instead, certain services ( For example, it can be largely divided into two types of platforms: the second trading platform, which is a kind of personal transaction agency platform that provides customer response services, authenticity guarantee services for goods (especially luxury goods), delivery services, etc. .

In general, there are more types of goods or services handled in the first trading platform than in the second trading platform, and the seller sells the goods through the first trading platform rather than selling the goods through the second trading platform. Because you can receive more money on , these individual transactions are being done more on the first trading platform. In other words, it is common for traffic on the first trading platform to be higher than traffic on the second trading platform. However, in the case of individual transactions of goods, especially luxury goods, on the first trading platform, the parties to the transaction feel tired due to direct Q&A to check whether they are genuine or fraudulent, management of the condition of the goods, transfer of goods, etc. This is a considerable situation.

On the other hand, the operator of the second trading platform pays significant advertising costs, specifically traditional advertising (eg, simple advertisement through Internet portal sites and platforms used by many people) in order to increase traffic on the second trading platform. ) is currently being paid for.

Accordingly, the present inventor(s) use the second transaction platform (specifically, use the second transaction platform) for (almost) free of charge (i.e., (almost) no fee) to the seller for the operating entity of the second transaction platform. technology that benefits the operators of the second trading platform while providing benefits that enable customers to respond to buyers, genuine guarantee services for goods (especially luxury items), and delivery services provided according to it is a suggestion

Publication No. 10-2022-0008598 (2022. 1. 21)

The object of the present invention is to solve all the problems of the prior art described above.

In addition, the present invention obtains information on sales on a second trading platform for an article associated with a sale on the first trading platform, and in response to the sale of the corresponding article on the second trading platform, Another object is to determine which platform the buyer is associated with between the first trading platform and the second trading platform, and to determine compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination.

In addition, the present invention provides benefits for the operator of the second trading platform to use the second trading platform for (almost) free of charge to the seller, while also benefiting the operator of the second trading platform. The purpose.

Another object of the present invention is to cost-effectively increase traffic on the second trading platform.

Representative configurations of the present invention for achieving the above object are as follows.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is a step of obtaining information about a sale on a second trading platform for an item associated with a sale on a first trading platform, in response to the sale of the item on the second trading platform. , determining which of the first trading platform and the second trading platform the buyer of the product is associated with, and determining compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination. is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an information acquisition unit for obtaining information about sales on a second trading platform in relation to articles associated with sales on a first trading platform, information about the sale of the goods on the second trading platform. Correspondingly, an associated platform determination unit for determining which platform of the first transaction platform and the second transaction platform the buyer of the product is associated with, and determining compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination A system comprising a compensation determination unit is provided.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a non-transitory computer readable recording medium recording a computer program for executing the method are further provided.

According to the present invention, obtaining information on sales on a second trading platform for an article associated with a sale on a first trading platform, and in response to the sale of the corresponding article on the second trading platform, the purchaser of the corresponding product. It is possible to determine which platform is associated with the first trading platform and the second trading platform, and determine compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination.

In addition, according to the present invention, the operator of the second trading platform can benefit the operator of the second trading platform while providing the seller with the benefit of using the second trading platform for (almost) free of charge. do.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to cost-effectively increase traffic on the second trading platform.

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire system for supporting commodity transactions according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing in detail the internal configuration of a product transaction support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The detailed description of the present invention which follows refers to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the present invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable any person skilled in the art to practice the present invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different from each other but are not necessarily mutually exclusive. For example, specific shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be implemented from one embodiment to another without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. It should also be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the detailed description to be described later is not performed in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention should be taken as encompassing the scope claimed by the claims and all scopes equivalent thereto. Like reference numbers in the drawings indicate the same or similar elements throughout the various aspects.

Hereinafter, various preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in order to enable those skilled in the art to easily practice the present invention.

In this specification, the terms compensation, sales, settlement, and refund or terms with similar meanings do not mean only cash, but various redeemable cash equivalents, bonds to various financial institutions such as banks, electronic money ( For example, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), discount coupons, points, reserves, etc.) that can be used as a measure of value. It should be understood as a broad concept including means.

Composition of the entire system

1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of an entire system for supporting commodity transactions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the entire system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network 100 , a product transaction support system 200 and a device 300 .

First, the communication network 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be configured regardless of communication aspects such as wired communication or wireless communication, and may include a local area network (LAN) and a metropolitan area network (MAN). ), a wide area network (WAN), and the like. Preferably, the communication network 100 referred to in this specification may be the well-known Internet or the World Wide Web (WWW). However, the communication network 100 may include, at least in part, a known wired/wireless data communication network, a known telephone network, or a known wire/wireless television communication network without being limited thereto.

For example, the communication network 100 is a wireless data communication network, WiFi communication, WiFi-Direct communication, Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication, 5G communication, Bluetooth communication (low power Bluetooth (BLE) ; Bluetooth Low Energy) communication), infrared communication, ultrasonic communication, and the like may be implemented in at least a part thereof. For another example, the communication network 100 is an optical communication network, and may implement a conventional communication method such as LiFi (Light Fidelity) in at least a part thereof.

Next, the product transaction support system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention obtains information about sales on the second transaction platform for the product related to the sale on the first transaction platform, and the second transaction platform. In response to the sale of the item, determining which platform the buyer of the item is associated with between the first trading platform and the second trading platform, and determining the compensation to be paid to the seller of the item based on the judgment function can be performed.

The configuration and functions of the product transaction support system 200 according to the present invention will be described in detail through the following detailed description.

Next, the device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a digital device having a function to communicate after accessing the product transaction support system 200, such as a smartphone, tablet, smart watch, smart band, As the device 300 according to the present invention, any digital device equipped with a memory unit and equipped with a microprocessor, such as smart glasses, desktop computers, notebook computers, workstations, PDAs, web pads, mobile phones, etc. It can be.

In particular, the device 300 may include an application (not shown) that supports the user to receive functions according to the present invention from the product transaction support system 200 . Such an application may be downloaded from the product transaction support system 200 or an external application distribution server (not shown). On the other hand, the nature of these applications is the information acquisition unit 210, the related platform determination unit 220, the compensation determination unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the control unit 250 of the commodity transaction support system 200, which will be described later. may be generally similar to Here, at least a part of the application may be replaced with a hardware device or a firmware device capable of performing substantially the same or equivalent functions as necessary.

Composition of goods transaction support system

Hereinafter, the internal configuration of the product transaction support system 200 that performs important functions for the implementation of the present invention and the functions of each component will be reviewed.

2 is a diagram showing in detail the internal configuration of the product transaction support system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product transaction support system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an information acquisition unit 210, a related platform determination unit 220, a compensation determination unit 230, and a communication unit 240. ) and a control unit 250. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the information acquisition unit 210, the related platform determination unit 220, the compensation determination unit 230, the communication unit 240, and the control unit 250 are at least part of the external system ( It may be a program module that communicates with (not shown). These program modules may be included in the commodity transaction support system 200 in the form of an operating system, application program module, or other program module, and may be physically stored in various well-known storage devices. Also, these program modules may be stored in a remote storage device capable of communicating with the product transaction support system 200 . Meanwhile, these program modules include routines, subroutines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific tasks or execute specific abstract data types according to the present invention, but are not limited thereto.

On the other hand, although the product transaction support system 200 has been described as above, this description is exemplary, and at least some of the components or functions of the product transaction support system 200 are used as necessary by the device 300 or the server (not It is obvious to those skilled in the art that it may be implemented within the system (shown) or included in an external system (not shown).

First, the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of obtaining information about sales on a second transaction platform for products related to sales on a first transaction platform. .

Specifically, the first transaction platform according to an embodiment of the present invention has (almost) no fee for product transaction, but essential procedures for transaction (e.g., question and answer (response), packaging, transfer of product) etc.) can mean a kind of pure personal trading platform where the trading parties have to perform most of them themselves. In addition, the second transaction platform according to an embodiment of the present invention has a higher fee for product transaction than a pure personal transaction platform, but instead provides a predetermined service (e.g., customer response service, product (especially luxury goods)) A kind of individual who provides authenticity assurance service, delivery service, etc.; these services may be provided by entities associated with the operating entity, such as the operating entity of the second trading platform and/or partner companies associated with the operating entity. It may mean a transaction agency platform.

In general, there are more types of goods or services handled in the first trading platform than in the second trading platform, and the seller sells the goods through the first trading platform rather than selling the goods through the second trading platform. Because you can receive more money on , these individual transactions are being done more on the first trading platform. Accordingly, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the first trading platform may refer to a trading platform having higher traffic than the second trading platform.

However, the first trading platform and the second trading platform according to an embodiment of the present invention are not limited to those described above, and may be variously changed within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention. For example, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the first trading platform and the second trading platform may simply refer to different operating entities regardless of the type of service, fee, or traffic provided.

Continuing, the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention is sold or to be sold in the first trading platform, that is, in the second trading platform with respect to goods related to sales in the first trading platform. information on the sale of can be obtained. That is, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the above goods may refer to goods that are or will be sold on both the first trading platform and the second trading platform. In addition, the acquisition of information about the sale on the second trading platform by the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention allows the seller to sell the corresponding product on both the first trading platform and the second trading platform. It can be started by requesting a certain service to do. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the above information on sales on the second trading platform includes a photographed image (including a video) of the corresponding product (ie, an item related to sales on the first trading platform). ), the sale price, the sale period, the seller, and the amount the seller can receive at the time of sale. And, according to an embodiment of the present invention, at least part of the information on sales in the second trading platform above is obtained after the product is actually received (eg, after verification of the quality of the received product is completed). ) may be obtained.

On the other hand, the sales price of the product in the second trading platform acquired by the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention recognizes and / or detects the corresponding product in the photographed image of the corresponding product, and It may be determined by estimating the value of These techniques may be implemented according to the contents disclosed in Korean Patent Registration Publication No. 10-2346215, and the contents disclosed in the publication should be regarded as incorporated herein in its entirety. However, the technology for recognizing and/or detecting an article from a photographed image of the article and estimating the value of the article according to an embodiment of the present invention is not implemented limited to the content disclosed in the corresponding publication, and the present invention It can be implemented using various algorithms within the scope of achieving the object of the invention. And, according to one embodiment of the present invention, information about the selling price of the article on the second trading platform obtained as above, in order to ensure that the corresponding article is sold at the same selling price on the first trading platform and the second trading platform. may be provided to the seller.

In addition, the selling price of the product on the second trading platform acquired by the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be determined by referring to the selling price of the corresponding product on the first trading platform. For example, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the selling price of the product on the second trading platform may be determined to be the same as the selling price of the corresponding product on the first trading platform (of course, on the first trading platform). The appropriateness of the selling price of the corresponding price may be verified), and the information obtaining unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may acquire information about the selling price of the corresponding item in the first trading platform for this purpose. may be

However, the type of information or method for obtaining it on the second trading platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described information, and various can be changed to

Next, the related platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines which platform of the first trading platform and the second trading platform the buyer of the corresponding product responds to when the product is sold on the second trading platform. It can perform a function of determining whether it is associated with.

Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, as described above, the product may be sold on both the first trading platform and the second trading platform, but the product is actually sold on the second trading platform rather than the first trading platform. A case of sale can be assumed. In this case, the associated platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if the actual transaction of the product is carried out through the second transaction platform, if it is to be regarded as actually made through the first transaction platform, It is determined that the purchaser of the product is associated with the first transaction platform, and if not, it may be determined that the purchaser of the product is associated with the second transaction platform.

For example, a purchaser of a certain item enters a second trading platform via a first trading platform (e.g., a sales page for the corresponding item on the first trading platform has a sales page for the same item on the second trading platform). If the item is linked, or if the seller guides the buyer to such a sales page by way of chatting, etc., it may flow into the second trading platform via the first trading platform), and then purchases the product from the second trading platform , the associated platform determining unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine that the buyer is associated with the first trading platform.

For another example, when the buyer purchases a product on the second trading platform without going through the first trading platform or regardless of the first trading platform, the associated platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention , may determine that the buyer is associated with the second trading platform.

More specifically, for example, the related platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention, based on the information associated with the first trading platform about the seller provided by the buyer, the first trading platform and the second trading platform It is possible to determine which of the 2 trading platforms it is associated with. Here, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the information associated with the first trading platform about the seller provided from the buyer includes identification information about the first trading platform itself, identification information of the corresponding seller in the first trading platform (eg For example, the seller's ID, nickname, etc. on the first trading platform), the goods sold (or sold) by the seller on the first trading platform (here, the goods are both the first trading platform and the second trading platform) Sales information (for example, a link to a sales page of the product in the first sales page) of a product sold (or sold) at the same time may be included. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the information associated with the first transaction platform about the seller is provided by leaving the information in a space where the buyer can leave predetermined information such as delivery requests while purchasing the product. can In addition, the related platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines that the buyer is associated with the first trading platform when information related to the first trading platform about the seller is provided from the buyer, and the corresponding seller If information related to the first trading platform is not provided, it may be determined that the buyer is associated with the second trading platform.

However, the type of information associated with the first trading platform about the seller according to an embodiment of the present invention or a method of determining which platform the buyer is associated with between the first trading platform and the second trading platform based on the information It is not limited to the contents described above, and may be variously changed within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention.

Next, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention determines whether the purchaser of the product is selected between the first transaction platform and the second transaction platform by the related platform determination unit 220 according to an embodiment of the present invention. When it is determined which platform is associated with, a function of determining compensation to be paid to the seller of the corresponding product may be performed based on the determination.

Specifically, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention may determine that the compensation to be paid to the seller is higher when the buyer is associated with the first trading platform than when the buyer is associated with the second trading platform. there is. That is, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention, even if the actual sale is made in the second trading platform, when the buyer is associated with the first trading platform, the seller and the buyer are associated with the second trading platform. You can make it possible to receive more compensation.

For example, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention, after the buyer's payment is completed, if it is determined that the buyer is associated with the first transaction platform, the seller is paid a predetermined refund, and the buyer If it is determined that is associated with the second trading platform, the seller is compensated more when the buyer is associated with the first trading platform than when the buyer is associated with the second trading platform, by preventing at least a portion of the above refund from being paid to the seller. you can make it payable.

For another example, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention, before the buyer's payment is completed, if it is determined that the buyer is associated with the first transaction platform, the seller does not pay a predetermined fee, , the seller compensates more when the buyer associates with the first trading platform than when the buyer associates with the second trading platform, by requiring the seller to pay at least a portion of the above fee if it is determined that the buyer associates with the second trading platform. can be made available for payment.

Here, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the above refund or fee is the first amount that the seller could have received if it was assumed that the buyer actually purchased the product through the first transaction platform, and the buyer actually made the second transaction It may correspond to the difference between the second amount that the seller can receive when the product is purchased through the platform. In order to calculate this difference, the information acquisition unit 210 according to an embodiment of the present invention may obtain information about sales or settlement money that can be received when the seller sells the product on the first trading platform. there is. The service provider (not shown) according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the sale of the goods is carried out on the second transaction platform, response service to the buyer, authenticity guarantee service for the corresponding goods, delivery service for the corresponding goods At least one of the services may be provided to buyers and sellers, and the second amount may be less than the first amount due to a fee or consideration for providing such a service. However, as described above, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates the difference between the first amount and the second amount as a refund or fee, and determines compensation to be paid to the seller based on this, When the buyer is associated with the first transaction platform, the first amount and the second amount may not be different. In other words, the compensation determination unit 230 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the operating entity of the second trading platform to the seller free of charge (of course, free only when the buyer is associated with the first trading platform) the second transaction You can offer benefits that allow you to use the platform. By doing this, the operator of the second trading platform will incur costs for providing the above benefits free of charge, but in return, it will be possible to increase traffic on the second trading platform, and these costs will be As a result, the operating entity of the second transaction platform can generate a significantly lower cost than the cost of advertising (for example, simple advertising through Internet portal sites and platforms used by many people). You will be able to cost-effectively increase traffic on your platform.

Next, the communication unit 240 according to an embodiment of the present invention performs a function of enabling data transmission/reception from/to the information acquisition unit 210, the related platform determination unit 220, and the compensation determination unit 230. can do.

Finally, the control unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the flow of data between the information acquisition unit 210, the related platform determination unit 220, the compensation determination unit 230, and the communication unit 240. can be performed. That is, the control unit 250 according to an embodiment of the present invention controls the data flow from/to the outside of the product transaction support system 200 or the data flow between each component of the product transaction support system 200, thereby providing information The acquisition unit 210, the related platform determination unit 220, the compensation determination unit 230, and the communication unit 240 may each be controlled to perform unique functions.

Embodiments according to the present invention described above may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tapes, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. medium), and hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like as well as machine language codes generated by a compiler. A hardware device may be modified with one or more software modules to perform processing according to the present invention and vice versa.

Although the present invention has been described above with specific details such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, these are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and the present invention Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the invention belongs may seek various modifications and changes from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments and should not be determined, and all scopes equivalent to or equivalently changed from the claims as well as the claims described below are within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. will be said to belong to

100: communication network
200: commodity transaction support system
210: information acquisition unit
220: Associated platform determination unit
230: compensation determination unit
240: communication department
250: control unit
300: device

Claims (7)

As a method for supporting commodity transactions,
obtaining information about a sale on a second trading platform with respect to an item associated with a sale on the first trading platform;
In response to the product being sold on the second transaction platform, determining which platform the buyer of the product is associated with, the first transaction platform and the second transaction platform, and
Determining compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination
method. According to claim 1,
The traffic in the first trading platform is higher than the traffic in the second trading platform.
method. According to claim 1,
In the determining step, determining that the compensation to be paid to the seller is higher when the buyer is associated with the first trading platform than when the buyer is associated with the second trading platform.
method. According to claim 1,
In the determining step, it is determined with which platform the buyer of the product is associated with the first trading platform and the second trading platform based on the information associated with the first trading platform about the seller provided from the buyer. doing
method. According to claim 1,
When the sale of the goods is carried out on the second transaction platform, at least one of a response service for the buyer, a genuine guarantee service for the goods, and a delivery service for the goods are provided to the buyer and the seller
method. A non-temporary computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing the method according to claim 1. As a system for supporting commodity transactions,
an information acquisition unit that acquires information about sales on a second trading platform in relation to articles associated with sales on a first trading platform;
In response to the product being sold on the second transaction platform, a related platform determination unit determining which platform the buyer of the product is associated with, among the first transaction platform and the second transaction platform; and
Comprising a compensation determination unit for determining compensation to be paid to the seller of the product based on the determination
system.

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