TW201417022A - Cloud integrated service system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a cloud integrated service system and method, wherein via a mobile device of a user end, commodity query information is inputted to allow the cloud server to search the corresponding commodity consistent with the query information of said commodity and obtain the information of each shop selling the commodity including the geographical location information corresponding to the shops, price information corresponding to said commodity and inventory information of said commodity. The above information is transmitted to the mobile device of the user end for display and as selection reference by customers; therefore, customers are provided with integrated and convenient shopping service for increasing the availability of commodities for customers.

Description

Cloud integration service system and method

The present invention relates to a cloud integration technology, and more particularly to a cloud integration service system and method suitable for a client mobile device.

With the rapid development of mobile communication networks and their application services, smart phones will play an increasingly important role in e-shopping as a new client-side mobile device.

In addition, although e-shopping is developing rapidly, there are still many consumers who prefer to go to physical stores to buy goods, because they want to check the performance of the products themselves, and then check or buy online. At the same time, as the competition in the retail industry intensifies, various distributors often use various types of stores to carry out product promotion activities in different regions or time periods. Under this circumstance, the above-mentioned consumers who tend to store in the store tend to compete for various types of competition. The price of the item is evaluated, so consumers will visit each physical store before purchasing, which will take a lot of time for busy consumers.

Moreover, most of the existing online shopping services lack the timely verification service for providing the current effective inventory of each store, so it is easy for the consumer to find that the goods to be purchased are out of stock in the store after arriving at the selected store, and reduce Consumers have access to goods.

Therefore, there is a need for a new cloud integration technology to improve the deficiencies in the above-mentioned prior art.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a cloud integration service system and method that can increase consumer accessibility to goods.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cloud integration service system and method for integrating commodity information of commodities, so as to reduce the time spent by consumers on shopping.

The cloud integration service system disclosed by the present invention is used to provide various service functions between a channel provider and a consumer. The cloud integration service system includes a client mobile device and a cloud server device, wherein the user mobile device is complex. The utility model comprises a display module and an input module, wherein the input module is used for inputting product inquiry information to transmit the product inquiry information. The cloud server device includes: a product database, a store database and a query module, wherein the product database stores identification information of the plurality of products and description information of the plurality of products; the store database is used for storing the plural Store information of the store, wherein the store information includes at least geographical location information of the plurality of stores, identification information, price information and inventory information of the plurality of products sold by the plurality of stores; and the query module is configured to receive the user The commodity inquiry information transmitted by the mobile device is used to query the corresponding product corresponding to the product inquiry information from the product database, and then, according to the identification information of the corresponding product, obtain all the stores that sell the corresponding product from the store database. The corresponding geographical location information, the price information of the corresponding product, and the inventory information of the corresponding product are transmitted to the user mobile device to display the information through the display module.

In addition, the present invention provides a cloud integration service method, which is applied to a cloud integration service composed of a client mobile device and a cloud server device. a system for providing various service functions between a channel provider and a consumer, the cloud integration service method comprising: establishing a commodity database in the cloud server device for storing identification information of the plurality of commodities and description information of the plurality of commodities; Establishing a store database for storing the store information of the plurality of stores, wherein the store information includes at least the geographical location information of the plurality of stores, the identification information of the plurality of products sold by the plurality of stores, and the selling price information. And the inventory information; the product information is transmitted by the user mobile device to transmit the product inquiry information; and the cloud server device receives the product inquiry information, so as to query the product database for the corresponding product that meets the product inquiry information. Obtaining, according to the identification information of the corresponding commodity, the geographical location information corresponding to the store that sells the corresponding commodity, the selling price information of the corresponding commodity, and the inventory information of the corresponding commodity from the store database; and making the cloud servo The end device transmits the above information to the user mobile device to display The above information.

Compared with the prior art, the cloud integration service system and method disclosed by the present invention integrates the store information of each store through the cloud server device with the client mobile device, and the product information is input by the user mobile device. You can get the latest information about the stores that sell the products, including the geographic location information of each store, the price information of the products, and the inventory information of the products, for consumers to choose from at the user-side mobile device to provide Integrate convenient shopping services.

The technical content of the present invention will be described below by way of specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can easily easily disclose the contents disclosed in the present specification. Other advantages and utilities of the present invention will be realized or applied by other different embodiments.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a system architecture diagram of a first embodiment of a cloud integration service system according to the present invention. The invention is mainly used to establish a cloud integration platform between a channel provider (such as a supermarket, a book stationery vendor, a boutique department store, etc.) and a consumer, and provides various service functions for the channel provider and the consumer (such as a physical store navigation or network). Road shopping, etc.).

As shown in FIG. 1 , the cloud integrated service system 100 of the present invention mainly includes a client mobile device 110 , a cloud server device 120 , and a channel vendor device 130 , wherein the client mobile device 110 and the cloud server device The 120s are connected via a mobile communication network (not shown), and the channel merchant device 130 and the cloud server device 120 are connected via a general/mobile communication network (not shown).

The client mobile device 110 further includes an input module 111 and a display module 113. In this embodiment, the client mobile device 110 is, for example, a smart phone, and the input module 111 is an application service program (APP) loaded in the smart phone system for providing consumer input. The product query information is transmitted to the cloud server device 120 by the mobile communication network, wherein the input module 111 can scan the product barcode, input the product keyword or the product image (for example, the product feature image) ) Enter at least one way to enter the product query information. In addition, the input module 111 can also store the input product query information as described above for subsequent listing of the stored product query information.

The cloud server device 120 includes a commodity database 121 and a business The store database 123 and the query module 127.

The product database 121 is for storing identification information of the plurality of products and description information of the plurality of items. In this embodiment, each of the products for sale is provided with unique identification information, such as a two-dimensional barcode on the package of the product, and the description information of the product may include the name, model, specification/performance parameter and product of the product. Information such as feature images.

The store database 123 is used for storing store information of a plurality of stores, wherein the store information includes at least geographic location information of a plurality of stores, identification information of the plurality of products sold by the plurality of stores, price information, and inventory information. In a preferred embodiment, the channel vendor 130 is provided at the channel provider, and the channel vendor 130 can be, for example, a personal computer, a notebook computer, or a mobile electronic device, and the channel can be used by each channel. The merchant device 130 logs into the store database 123 of the cloud server device 120 through a wired network, a wireless network, or a mobile communication network to update the store information of the plurality of stores in the store database 123, such as Edit the above-mentioned store information, or update the price information and inventory information of the products sold in the store in the future.

The query module 127 is configured to receive the product query information transmitted by the client mobile device 110, and query the product database 121 for the corresponding product that meets the product query information. In this embodiment, the query module 127 compares the product query information transmitted by the client mobile device 110 with the description information of the plurality of products in the product database 121 to query the product query. Corresponding product of the information, and further based on the identification information of the corresponding product in the product database 121, from the store data The library 123 obtains the store information corresponding to all the stores that sell the corresponding products, including the geographical location information, the price information and the inventory information, and transmits the geographical location information, the price information and the inventory information to the user mobile device. The geographic location information, the price information, and the inventory information are displayed by the display module 113 of the client mobile device 110.

For example, if the consumer needs to purchase a bottle of emulsion, it can first open the application service program (APP) installed in the smart phone, and use the barcode scanning function of the APP to scan the two-dimensional barcode on the outer packaging of the emulsion; or Using the text or voice input function of the APP, inputting the brand name or model of the emulsion; or using the camera function of the client mobile device 110 to capture the feature image of the emulsion and import it into the APP as the The query information of the emulsion is transmitted to the cloud server device 120, and the query module 127 queries the product database 121 according to the received product query information, and when the query is obtained from the product database 121, After searching for the conditional item, the product information of each store is inquired from the store database 123 according to the identification information corresponding to the item, and relevant information of each store that is selling the lotion is obtained, including the store. Geographical information, information about the sale price of the lotion, the stock of the lotion, etc., and transmit the above information to the user action Display 110 is set to be the above-described information as to both the word list, the map or in combination.

In an embodiment, the user action device 110 of the present invention further includes a navigation module 115. After the consumer can select a store information according to the information displayed by the display module 113 and select a navigation function, the navigation module 115 That is, the geographical location information corresponding to the store is automatically obtained from the information transmitted by the cloud server device 120, and the navigation service is provided based on the current geographic location information of the client mobile device 110.

In another embodiment, the cloud integration service system 100 of the present invention is provided with an advertisement database 125 at the cloud server device 120 for providing a channel provider to log in to the product database 121 through the channel vendor device 130. Enter business activity information, such as product promotion information. The business activity information may be actively transmitted to the client mobile device 110 by the cloud server device 120 for promotion purposes, or may be used when the client mobile device 110 searches for the business activity information. In the case of a product, the business activity information is transmitted to each of the client mobile devices 110. In addition, the above business activity information may be presented to the client mobile device 110 in a two-dimensional barcode or the like.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a system architecture diagram of a second embodiment of the cloud integration service system of the present invention.

This embodiment is substantially the same as the system architecture of the first embodiment. The main difference is that the embodiment has a plurality of management platforms 240, such as an electronic invoice management platform, a mobile APP management platform, an e-commerce management platform, and a business analysis management platform. For the management of the channel or consumer.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the cloud integration service method of the present invention.

The cloud integration service method of the present invention is applied to a cloud integration service system composed of the client mobile device 110 and the cloud server device 120 to provide various service functions between the channel provider and the consumer.

As shown in FIG. 3, step S301 is first performed, and the cloud server device 120 establishes a product database 121 for storing unique identification information of the plurality of products and description information of the plurality of products, wherein the identification information can be, for example, It is a two-dimensional barcode on the outer packaging of the product, and the description information may include information such as the name, model number, specification/performance parameter, and product feature image of the product, and then proceeds to step S303.

In step S303, the cloud server device 120 establishes a store database 123 for storing store information of the plurality of stores, wherein the store information of the plurality of stores includes at least the geographical location information of the plurality of stores, and the plurality of stores of the plurality of stores. Product identification information, price information and inventory information. In addition, the store information of the plurality of stores in the store database 123 can be updated in time through the channel merchant device 130, and then step S305 is performed.

In step S305, the consumer is provided by the user mobile device 110 to input the product inquiry information to transmit the product inquiry information to the cloud server device 120 through the mobile communication network. In this embodiment, the client mobile device 110 inputs the product inquiry information by scanning at least one of a product barcode, an input product keyword, or a product image, and proceeds to step S307.

In step S307, the cloud server device 120 is configured to receive the product query information to query the product database 121 for the corresponding product that meets the product query information. In this embodiment, the cloud server device 120 compares the product query information transmitted by the client mobile device 110 with the description information of the plurality of products in the product database 121 to check The corresponding item corresponding to the item inquiry information is inquired, and then step S309 is performed.

In step S309, according to the identification information of the corresponding product, the geographical location information corresponding to the store that sells the corresponding product, the selling price information of the corresponding product, and the inventory information are obtained from the store database 123, and then step S311 is performed. .

In step S311, the cloud server device 120 transmits the geographical location information, the price information and the inventory information to the client mobile device 110 to display the geographical location information, the selling price information and the inventory information.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, after performing step S311, step S313 is performed to provide the consumer to select a piece of store information based on the information displayed on the mobile device 110, and then proceed to step S315.

In step S315, the mobile device 110 is configured to obtain geographic location information corresponding to the store information, and provide related navigation services based on the current geographic location information of the mobile device 110.

Furthermore, the cloud integration service method of the present invention may include providing each channel provider to input relevant business activity information through the channel vendor device 130 to transmit the business activity information to the cloud server device 120 for the cloud server. The device 120 transmits the business activity information to the client mobile device 110, or displays the business activity information into the product query result of the client mobile device 110 for display.

In summary, the cloud integration service system and method of the present invention integrates physical stores through the cloud server device and the client mobile device. In addition, the consumer can use the user-side mobile device to input the relevant inquiry information of the desired product, and then the latest information such as the geographical location information, the product price information and the inventory information of each store selling the product can be known to increase the consumer's right. The availability of goods provides an integrated and convenient shopping service.

However, the above-described embodiments are intended to exemplify the principles of the invention and its effects, and are not intended to limit the invention. Any of the above-described embodiments may be modified by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be as set forth in the appended claims.

100, 200‧‧‧ Cloud Integrated Service System

110, 210‧‧‧Customer mobile devices

111, 211‧‧‧ input module

113, 213‧‧‧ display module

115, 215‧‧ ‧ navigation module

120, 220‧‧‧ Cloud server device

121, 221‧‧‧ commodity database

123, 223‧‧‧ store database

125, 225‧‧ ‧Advertising Database

127, 227‧‧‧ query module

130, 230‧‧‧ channel commercial device

240‧‧‧Management platform

S301~S315‧‧‧Steps

1 is a system architecture diagram of a first embodiment of a cloud integration service system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a system architecture diagram of a second embodiment of the cloud integration service system of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the present invention Flow chart of the operation of the cloud integration service method.

100‧‧‧Cloud Integration Service System

110‧‧‧Customer mobile device

111‧‧‧Input module

113‧‧‧Display module

115‧‧‧Navigation module

120‧‧‧Cloud server device

121‧‧‧Commodity database

123‧‧‧Store database

125‧‧‧Advertising database

127‧‧‧Query Module

130‧‧‧Channel commercial equipment

Claims (10)

A cloud integration service system is provided for providing various service functions between a channel provider and a consumer. The cloud integration service system includes: a client-side mobile device, which includes: a display module; and an input module, which is used for inputting The product inquiry information is used to transmit the product inquiry information; and the cloud server device includes: a product database, which is used for storing identification information of the plurality of products and description information of the plurality of products; the store database is used for storing the plural number Store information of the store, wherein the store information includes at least geographical location information of the plurality of stores, identification information, price information and inventory information of the plurality of products sold by the plurality of stores; and an inquiry module for receiving the user The product inquiry information transmitted by the mobile device is used to query the corresponding product corresponding to the product inquiry information from the product database, and then, according to the identification information of the corresponding product, obtain all the sales of the corresponding product from the store database. Geographical location information corresponding to the store, price information of the corresponding commodity, and the corresponding commodity Inventory information, to serve the location information, the stock price information and the information is transmitted to the client mobile device, the display module to display the location information through the information and the price of the stock information. The cloud integration service system of claim 1, wherein the cloud server device comprises an advertisement database for inputting business activity information through the channel merchant device, so that the cloud server device Business activity information is transmitted to the client mobile device. The cloud integration service system of claim 1, wherein the input module inputs the product inquiry information by scanning at least one of a product barcode, an input product keyword, or a product image. The cloud integration service system of claim 1, wherein the query module performs the product inquiry information transmitted by the client mobile device and the description information of the plurality of products in the product database. The comparison is to query the corresponding item that meets the inquiry information of the product. The cloud integration service system of claim 1, wherein the client mobile device is a smart phone, and the input module is an application service program loaded in the smart phone system. The cloud integration service system of claim 1, wherein the cloud integration service system comprises a plurality of management platforms for management by the distributor or the consumer. A cloud integration service method is applied to a cloud integrated service system composed of a client mobile device and a cloud server device to provide various service functions between a channel provider and a consumer. The cloud integration service method includes: Establishing a product database for storing the identification information of the plurality of products and the description information of the plurality of products in the cloud server device; and establishing a store database for storing the store information of the plurality of stores in the cloud server device, wherein The store information includes at least the geographical location information of the plurality of stores, the identification information of the plurality of products sold by the plurality of stores, the price information and the inventory information; and the product information is transmitted by the user mobile device to transmit the product inquiry information; Having the cloud server device receive the product inquiry information, and query the corresponding product corresponding to the product inquiry information from the product database; and obtain, according to the identification information of the corresponding product, all sales of the corresponding product from the store database The geographical location information corresponding to the store, the selling price information of the corresponding product, and the inventory information of the corresponding product; and causing the cloud server device to transmit the geographical location information, the selling price information and the inventory information to the user terminal Device to display the geographical location information, the selling price information and the inventory . For example, the cloud integration service method described in claim 7 includes: inputting business activity information through the channel merchant device to transmit the business activity information to the cloud server device; and the cloud server device Activity information is transmitted to the client mobile device. The cloud integration service method of claim 7, wherein the client mobile device inputs the product inquiry information by scanning at least one of a product barcode, an input product keyword, or a product image. The cloud integration service method of claim 7, wherein the cloud server device performs the product inquiry information transmitted by the client mobile device and the description information of the plurality of products in the product database. The comparison is to query the corresponding item that meets the inquiry information of the product.