TW202240485A - Operating method for electronic apparatus for managing product reception information and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method of managing item reception information of an electronic apparatus includes identifying information on a company related to item reception, information on a fulfillment center targeted for the item reception, and information on the item to be received; identifying, based on the information on the fulfillment center, information on one or more slots available in the fulfillment center; identifying, based on the information on the item to be received, information on one or more slot sets that can be allocated to the company among the one or more available slots; and providing information on the one or more slot sets, in which the one or more available slots are set based on information on a dock and information on unit time interval corresponding to the fulfillment center.

Description

Operation method of electronic equipment for managing information received by products and electronic equipment supporting the method

The following description relates to a method and apparatus for managing item receipt information, and more particularly to a method and electronic apparatus for managing information related to item receipt to a fulfillment center.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has grown into a shopping field. Customers can purchase items online without going to a mall or market in person, and the items purchased online are delivered to the delivery address requested by the customer.

The logistics information management system used for the above e-commerce services can operate multiple fulfillment centers in order to provide more effective services. For example, when an order request for an item is issued from a buyer, the logistics information management system considers the characteristics of the order (e.g., delivery address, inventory of the fulfillment center, etc.) Assign (assign) to the determined fulfillment center.

Relatedly, reference may be made to previous documents such as KR100932262B1.

[Technical target]

An aspect of the invention facilitates fulfillment center management by managing and providing information related to item receipts at a fulfillment center by an electronic device for managing item receipt information.

The technical aspects of the present invention are not limited to the technical aspects mentioned above, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will clearly understand other aspects not mentioned from the following description. [Technical solution]

Various exemplary embodiments may provide an operating method of an electronic device for managing item receipt information and an electronic device supporting the method.

According to an aspect, there is provided a method of managing item receipt information for an electronic device, the method comprising: identifying information about a company associated with item receipt, information about or relating to a fulfillment center targeted for the item receipt, and information about or relating to the item to be received; based on the information about the fulfillment center to identify information about or related to one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center; based on the information about the item to be received to identify information about Information about one or more sets of time slots that can be allocated to the company among the one or more available time slots; and providing information about the one or more sets of time slots, wherein based on or in relation to a dock and information about the unit time interval corresponding to the fulfillment center to set the one or more available time slots.

In an exemplary embodiment, the one or more sets of time slots may include time slots of time periods corresponding to each other.

In an exemplary embodiment, unit time intervals of a time slot included in the one or more sets of time slots may be adjacent to each other.

In an exemplary embodiment, the number of time slots for the pending item may be determined based on the characteristics and quantity of the pending item included in the information about the pending item, and may be based on The number of time slots for receiving items is used to determine the set of one or more time slots.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method may further comprise identifying from the fulfillment center information regarding the opening and closing of a time slot corresponding to the fulfillment center, and may be based on information regarding the opening and closing of the time slot corresponding to the fulfillment center The information about the one or more available time slots and the information about the set of one or more time slots are identified by closing the information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the information about the company may include information about whether the company is included in a preset list of companies associated with the fulfillment center, and may be based on information about whether the company is included in the preset list of companies. Sets the information in the company list to identify the information for the set of one or more time slots.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the company is included in the preset company list, the one or more available time slots may include one or more available time slots among the time slots pre-assigned to the preset company list. time slot.

In an exemplary embodiment, the information about the one or more available time slots may include information about the type of time slot based on time slot usage, and the information about the item to be received may include information about the item to be received and the one or more available time slots may include one or more time slots that may be allocated to the company among the time slots of the time slot type corresponding to the delivery type.

In an exemplary embodiment, the slot type may include a specific slot type corresponding to an item sent from the fulfillment center to another fulfillment center, and a store corresponding to the specific slot type of the item The location may be different than a storage location corresponding to an item of another slot type.

In an exemplary embodiment, the information about the company may include information about the type of the company, and information about the one or more time slots within a time range determined based on the type of the company may be identified. The information for the slot collection.

In an exemplary embodiment, the type of the company used to determine the time frame may be related to the characteristics of the item to be received.

In an exemplary embodiment, the time range may include one or more adjacent unit time intervals.

In an exemplary embodiment, the information about the unit time interval may include information about the length of one or more configurable unit time intervals, and the length of the unit time interval for the one or more sets of time slots can be one of the lengths of the one or more configurable unit time intervals.

According to another aspect, there is provided an electronic device for managing item receipt information, which includes a processor and one or more memories storing one or more instructions, wherein when executed, the one or more instructions controlling the processor to cause the processor to: identify information about a company associated with receipt of an item, information about a fulfillment center targeted for or associated with receipt of the item, and information about the item to be received; based on Identify information about one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center based on the information about the fulfillment center; identify information about the one or more available time slots that can be allocated to the information about one or more sets of time slots for a company; and providing information about the one or more sets of time slots, and wherein set based on information about a loading station and information about unit time intervals corresponding to the fulfillment center The one or more available time slots.

According to yet another aspect, there is provided a user device for outputting item receipt information comprising a processor and one or more memories storing one or more instructions, wherein when executed, the one or more Instructions control the processor to cause the processor to execute: information about a company associated with item receipt, information about a fulfillment center targeting the item receipt, and information about the item to be received to be obtained from a user transmit information to a server device; receive information from the server device about one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center and about one or more of the one or more available time slots that can be allocated to the company information about a set of time slots; and outputting information about the one or more sets of time slots, and wherein the one or more are set based on information about a loading station and information about a unit time interval corresponding to the fulfillment center Available slots.

The various exemplary embodiments of the present invention described above are only some exemplary embodiments of the present invention, and those skilled in the art of the present invention can derive and understand various exemplary embodiments reflecting the present invention based on the detailed description described below Various exemplary embodiments of technical aspects. [effect]

The present invention provides a method of managing and providing information related to item receipt according to the receiving capacity and status of the fulfillment center, thereby achieving simple and easy management of the fulfillment center.

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

The following exemplary embodiments are combinations of components and features of various exemplary embodiments in predetermined forms. Each component or feature may be considered optional unless expressly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented in a form that is not combined with other components or features. In addition, various exemplary embodiments may be configured by combining some components and features. The order of operations described in various exemplary embodiments may be changed. Some configurations or features of one exemplary embodiment may be included in other exemplary embodiments, or may be replaced with corresponding configurations or features of other exemplary embodiments.

In describing the drawings, there is no description of procedures or steps that may obscure the gist of various exemplary embodiments, and procedures or steps understandable at the level of those skilled in the art are not described.

Throughout this specification, when it is stated that a part "includes" or "comprises" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, and it does not exclude other components unless otherwise specified. In addition, terms such as "... part", "... unit", "... module" described in this specification mean a unit for performing at least one function or operation, which can be implemented as hardware or software or The implementation is a combination of one of hardware and software. In addition, "one (a, an)", "an", "the" and similar related terms are used herein in the context of describing various exemplary embodiments (especially in the context of the following patent claims) It is used in a sense that covers both the singular and the plural unless the context dictates otherwise or is clearly contradictory.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to various exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description disclosed below along with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe exemplary implementations of various exemplary embodiments and is not intended to represent the only implementations.

In addition, specific terms used in various exemplary embodiments are provided to help understanding of various exemplary embodiments, and the use of these specific terms may be changed in other forms without departing from the technical spirit of various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for describing an item receipt information management system in which an operating method of an electronic device for managing item receipt information according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an item receipt information management system according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented in various types of electronic devices. For example, the item receiving information management system can be implemented in a server device 100 and a user device 200 . In other words, the server device 100 and the user device 200 may perform operations according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention based on the article receipt information management system implemented in each device. On the other hand, the article receipt information management system according to various exemplary embodiments can be implemented in more kinds of electronic devices and servers, not limited to the electronic devices and servers shown in FIG. 1 .

The server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments may be an apparatus that performs wireless and wired communication with a plurality of user devices 200 and includes a memory having a large storage capacity. For example, the server device 100 can be a cloud device working with a plurality of user devices.

The user device 200 according to various exemplary embodiments may be a device usable by a human user, such as a desktop PC, a tablet PC or a mobile terminal. In addition, other electronic devices performing similar functions can be used as the user device 200 .

The article receipt information management system according to various exemplary embodiments may include various operation modules. A module included in an item receipt information management system may be computer code or one or more instructions implemented to cause an entity on which the item receipt information management system is implemented (or included in a physical device) The devices (eg, the server device 100 and the user device 200 ) perform a specified operation. In other words, the physical device on which the item receiving information management system stores a plurality of modules in a memory in the form of computer program code, and when the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules A group can cause a physical device to perform a specific operation corresponding to a plurality of modules.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating configurations of a server device and a user device according to various exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the server device 100 and the user device 200 may include an input/output part 210 , a communication part 220 , a storage 230 and a processor 240 .

The input/output portion 210 may be various interfaces or ports for receiving input from a user or outputting information to a user. The input/output part 210 may include an input module and an output module, and the input module receives user input from the user. User input can be performed in various forms, including one-key input, touch input and voice input. Examples of input modules that can receive such user input include a conventional keypad, keyboard, and mouse, as well as touch sensors that detect a user's touch, microphones that receive a voice signal, through A camera for gesture recognition by image recognition, a proximity sensor including at least one of an illuminance sensor or an infrared sensor for detecting a user approaching, an acceleration sensor or a gyroscope (gyro sensor) ) a motion sensor that recognizes a user's motion and various types of other input members that detect or receive various other types of user input, and input modules according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention may include the above At least one of the listed devices. Here, the touch sensor can be implemented as a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor that senses a touch through a touch panel attached to a display panel or a touch film, by an optical The method senses a touch with an optical touch sensor or the like. In addition, the input module can be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, etc.) connected to an external input device that receives a user input instead of a device that detects a user input by itself. Moreover, the output module can output various types of information. The output module may include at least one of a display that outputs an image, a speaker that outputs sound, a haptic device that generates vibration, and other various types of output components. In addition, the output module can be implemented in the form of a port-type output interface for connecting the individual output components described above.

As an example, an output module in the form of a display can display text, still images and movies. The display may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a flat panel display (FPD), a transparent display, a curved display, a flexible display . At least one of a 3D display, a holographic display, a projector, and other various types of equipment that can perform image output functions. Such a display may be in the form of a touch display integrated with the touch sensors of the input module.

The communication section 220 can communicate with other devices. Therefore, the server device 100 and the user device 200 can transmit information to and receive information from other devices through the communication part. For example, the server device 100 and the user device 200 may communicate with each other or may communicate with other devices using the communication part.

Here, communication (ie, data transmission/reception) may be performed by wire or wirelessly. To this end, the communication part can be composed of a wired communication module, a mobile communication module connected to a mobile communication network through a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, and a wireless local area network (WLAN) such as Wi-Fi ) communication method or a short-range communication module of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) communication method such as Bluetooth and Zigbee, a satellite communication module using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) such as a global positioning system (GPS) or a combination thereof.

The storage 230 can store various types of information. Memory can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, in the storage of the server 100, an operating system (OS) for driving the server 100, data for hosting a website, a program for generating Braille, about applications such as , website application) information, etc. Alternatively, the memory may store the modules in the form of computer program code, as described above.

Examples of the storage 230 include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and the like. Such a storage can be provided as a built-in type or as a removable type.

The processor 240 controls the overall operations of the server device 100 and the user device 200 . To this end, the processor 240 may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control operations of components of the server 100 . For example, the processor 240 may execute a program or an application program for managing item receipt information. The processor 240 can be implemented as a computer or a similar device according to hardware, software or a combination thereof. In hardware, the processor 240 may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that performs a control function by processing an electrical signal, and in software, it may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor 240 . On the other hand, in the following description, if there is no special mention, the operations of the server device 100 and the user device 200 can be interpreted as being executed under the control of the processor 240 . That is, when the modules implemented in the item receiving information management system described above are executed, these modules can be interpreted as controlling the processor 240 to cause the server device 100 and the user device 200 to perform the following operations.

In summary, various exemplary embodiments can be implemented through various means. For example, various exemplary embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof.

In the case of a hardware implementation, methods according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented by application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs) ) and one or more of a field programmable gate array (FPGA), processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, and the like.

In the case of being implemented by firmware or software, the methods according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented in the form of a module, program or function that performs the features or operations described below. For example, software code may be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory can be located inside or outside the processor, and can exchange data with the processor through various known components.

Hereinafter, various exemplary embodiments will be described in more detail based on the above technical concept. For various exemplary embodiments described below, what is described above is applicable. For example, operations, functions, terms, or the like that are not defined in various exemplary embodiments described below may be performed and described based on the contents described above.

In the following description, various exemplary embodiments will be described on the premise that the server device 100 performs an operation for managing item receipt information.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of an electronic device for managing item receipt information according to various exemplary embodiments.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 301, the server device 100 may identify information about a company that intends to stock items, information about or about a fulfillment center that targets item receipt, and information about or about items to be received. at least one of the information.

For example, information about a company that intends to stock an item at a particular fulfillment center may be about eventually stocking an item at a particular fulfillment center or intending to ship an item to a particular fulfillment center as an intermediary to sending an item to another fulfillment center 1. Company information.

For example, information about a fulfillment center targeted for the receipt of items may include the name and location of the fulfillment center or the fulfillment center number and other information used to identify the fulfillment center.

For example, information about fulfillment centers may include information about the receiving capacity of the fulfillment centers where the company intends to stock items. The information about the receiving capacity of the fulfillment center may include information about a dock or pallet that the corresponding fulfillment center is operable to receive items, or information about a dock or pallet that corresponds to the fulfillment center. Here, a dock refers to an entry facility installed so that vehicles can be loaded to receive items in a fulfillment center, and a pallet may refer to a facility for storing or transporting items received or issued corresponding to a dock. A plurality of pallets may correspond to one loading and unloading station, and the acceptance capacity of the fulfillment center may be determined based on the number of loading and unloading stations and the number of pallets.

For example, information about a fulfillment center may include information about a time slot operating in a particular loading dock of the corresponding fulfillment center at each unit of time based on information about the loading dock corresponding to the fulfillment center. Here, a time slot may mean a time allocated at regular time intervals corresponding to one loading dock, wherein a vehicle is contacted to stock items in a specific loading dock of the fulfillment center according to a predetermined unit time interval. In addition, the unit time interval may be a fixed time interval set for the loading station to receive items contained in a specific vehicle, such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes, 60 minutes, etc. That is, based on a time slot, a vehicle carrying items can be contacted in a loading dock for a certain time interval to stock up or issue items contained in the vehicle.

For example, information about time slots included in information about fulfillment centers may include information related to the opening and closing of a time slot operated by or corresponding to a fulfillment center. That is, the information about time slots may include information about whether the fulfillment center opens and closes each time slot corresponding to the fulfillment center, or information about whether each time slot operated by the fulfillment center is used. At this time, information related to opening and closing of time slots operated by or corresponding to the fulfillment center can be obtained from the fulfillment center to the server device 100 . It can be obtained by requesting the corresponding fulfillment center from the server device 100, or by transmitting from the corresponding fulfillment center to the server device 100 according to a predetermined cycle.

For example, information about time slots included in the information about fulfillment centers may include information about the length of one or more unit time intervals that may be set for time slots managed by the fulfillment centers. One or more unit time intervals can be set The length can be set to a certain length of time for the fulfillment center's loading dock to receive items contained in a specific vehicle, such as 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes minutes, 60 minutes or similar.

At this time, for one or more unit time interval lengths that can be set, all time slots managed by the fulfillment center can be configured to have any one unit time interval length included in the one or more unit time interval lengths. For example, when a fulfillment center desires to set the time interval length of all time slots to be a 15 minute time interval, all time slots corresponding to loading docks operated by the fulfillment center have a length of 15 minutes.

Alternatively, one or more unit time interval lengths may be set for each time slot that may be configured to have a different unit time interval length for a particular time range or time period managed by the fulfillment center. As an example, a fulfillment center can set the unit time interval length configured for a time slot within a specific time range or time period to be a 10-minute time interval, and configure the units for a time slot within another time range or time period The interval length was set to 15 minutes intervals. Specifically, a fulfillment center may set the unit time interval length for a time slot configured in an AM time range or within a specific period of the AM time range to be a 10-minute time interval, and set the configuration in an PM time range or PM The unit time interval length of a time slot in a specific period of time range is set as a 15-minute time interval.

Here, the length of the unit time interval set by the fulfillment center for a time slot configured within a specific time range or period is not limited to the above example, and the fulfillment center may be configured for a time slot configured within a specific time range or period Set various unit time interval lengths.

For example, information about a fulfillment center may include information about one or more time frames in which the corresponding fulfillment center allocates operating hours for item receipt management. Fulfillment centers have set opening and closing hours according to their respective operating conditions or policies, and can divide the operating hours into one or more time ranges for efficient management of operating hours.

In particular, the fulfillment center may divide operating hours into morning and afternoon time frames, and separately manage item receipts performed during the morning time frame and item receipts performed during the afternoon time frame. The fulfillment center may manage item receipts according to various time frames, such that item receipts related to a particular item are processed during the morning time frame, or item receipts related to a particular company are processed during the afternoon time frame.

Or specifically, a fulfillment center may divide operating hours into multiple time frames with arbitrary time periods. For example, in a situation where a fulfillment center opens at 08:00 and closes at 16:30, the fulfillment center can do this by specifying the time range from 08:00 to 11:30 as the wave 1 time range and adding The time range from 11:30 to 16:30 is designated as the second wave time range to divide the operating hours. The fulfillment center may manage item receipts according to time frames, such that item receipts related to a specific item are processed during wave 1 time frames, or item receipts related to a specific company are processed during wave 2 time frames. At this point, the time periods included in each wave time range need not be consecutive to each other or configured to encompass the full operating hours of the fulfillment center, and the wave time ranges can be configured in various ways, such as depending on the status of the fulfillment center and ease of management , specifying only a fraction of the total operating hours as the wave time extent.

For example, information about items to be received may include information about the nature or quantity of items to be received by a company.

As an example, information about characteristics of items to be received may include characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items to be received from the company. Here, characteristics related to transportation or storage of items may include characteristics related to transportation or storage of items related to reception, such as: 1) items to be received are items that do not need to be separately managed for transportation or storage, 2) due to the need to Maintain the freshness or condition of the item to be received, and it is difficult to maintain the freshness or condition of the item to be received if it is not delivered in a short time, so the conditions related to the temperature, humidity or light of the item to be received need to be managed separately ; or 3) Since the items to be received are sensitive to external shocks, conditions related to the shock resistance of the items to be received need to be managed separately. Information about the characteristics of the item can be used to determine the dock, slot, or pallet required for the item to be received.

As an example, information about quantities of items to be received may include characteristics related to physical quantities of items to be received from a company. Here, the characteristics related to the physical quantity of the item may include various properties that can represent the quantity of the item, such as weight, mass, or number of the item. Information about the quantity of items to be received can be configured as a unit by which a company and a fulfillment center can jointly control the quantity of items based on characteristics related to the physical quantity of the items. Companies and fulfillment centers can determine the quantity of items to be received as the number of pallets or docks required for receipt. In this case, information about the quantity of items to be received can be configured as the number of pallets or docks required for receipt.

Information about the nature or quantity of items as described above may be used to determine the number of slots required to receive the item and may be managed by the server device 100 as part of the item receipt information associated with operation 301 .

For example, in operation 301 , the information about a company that intends to reserve items identified by the server device 100 may be information about a company identified based on a user input. That is, when a user input for selecting a company is received through the user device 200 and transmitted to the server device 100, the server device 100 can recognize information about the company.

For example, the information about the fulfillment center targeted for or associated with item receipt identified by the server device 100 in operation 301 may be information about the fulfillment center specified based on a user input. That is, when a user input designating a fulfillment center is received through the user device 200 and transmitted to the server device 100, the server device 100 may identify information about the corresponding fulfillment center. At this time, the information on the corresponding fulfillment center identified by the server device 100 may be obtained by requesting the corresponding fulfillment center from the server device 100, or by transmitting from the corresponding fulfillment center to the server device 100 at regular time intervals. get.

Specifically, the information about the fulfillment center identified by the server device 100 in operation 301 may be information about any one of the plurality of fulfillment centers managed by the server device 100 based on a user input designation. That is, the article receipt information management system described in the present invention and the operation method for managing article receipt information may be substantially the same for all fulfillment centers managed by the server device 100, and may be based on a user input or a server A request from the server manager is identified by the server device 100 for information about a particular fulfillment center.

For example, in operation 301, the information about the item to be received identified by the server device 100 may be information about the item determined based on a user input. That is, when a user input for determining the characteristic or quantity of an item to be received is received through the user device 200 and transmitted to the server device 100, the server device 100 may recognize the corresponding information as information about the item.

The information about a company identified by the server device 100 in operation 301 may further include information according to exemplary embodiments described below.

For example, the information about a company identified by the server device 100 may include information about whether the company corresponds to a company included in a company list preset for the fulfillment center. Here, the pre-set list of companies may include one or more companies that meet certain conditions set by the fulfillment center, and in particular may include one of a quantity or more that transmit a certain level set by the fulfillment center or multiple companies. In other words, the fulfillment center may include large companies in a preset list of companies in order to manage the receipt of items from large companies that transmit large quantities.

Alternatively, the server device 100 may perform an operation of adding a company to a preset company list based on the company's reserve amount and a reserve schedule. As an example, if a company meets at least one of a large number of reserves or a company's reserve schedule remains unchanged, the server device 100 may add the corresponding company to the preset company list. In this case, the server device 100 may add the corresponding company to the preset company list, and provide relevant information to the terminal of the corresponding company.

When a specific company is included in the preset list of companies, the fulfillment center can pre-allocate some available time slots for the specific company. Alternatively, the fulfillment center may pre-allocate some available time slots to companies contained in a preset list of companies, or pre-configure one or more time slot sets each containing some available time slots and assign the time slot sets to companies contained in The respective companies in the preset company list. Through this, fulfillment centers can efficiently manage and receive large items shipped by large companies.

For example, the information about the company identified by the server device 100 may include information about the type of company, and the information about the type of company may be configured in response to information about characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items that the company is shipping .

Here, the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items used to configure the information about the type of company may include characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items related to receipt, such as: 1) The items to be received do not require Store items that are managed separately, 2) Since it is necessary to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received, and if it is not delivered in a short time, it is difficult to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received, so it is necessary to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received. Conditions related to temperature, humidity or light are managed separately; or 3) Since the items to be received are sensitive to external shocks, conditions related to shock resistance of the items to be received need to be managed separately.

When the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items are classified into 1), the fulfillment center may not take additional management measures for the corresponding type of company, thus treating the company as a general company.

When the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of the item are classified into 2), for the corresponding type of company, the fulfillment center determines that the company needs to take additional management measures to maintain the freshness or state of the company, and it can be managed , so that the acceptance of the company's items is limited to a certain time frame or period of time. For example, for a company stocking items that need to be maintained in freshness or condition, such as fresh food, the fulfillment center may manage to only perform receipts of items from the associated company during the morning time frame or during certain periods of the morning.

When the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items are classified into 3), for the corresponding type of company, the fulfillment center determines that the company is a company that needs to take additional management measures to prevent external shocks, and can manage it so that The acceptance of the company's items is limited to a certain time frame or period of time. For example, for a company that stocks items that need to be protected from external shocks, such as electronics or glass, a fulfillment center could manage to receive only a small amount within a certain time frame or some of the Receive items from related companies during the time period.

At this time, it may be determined based on the information about one or more time ranges of divided operation hours identified by the server device 100 according to operation 301, in which management corresponds to a type of a specific characteristic related to the transportation or storage of items. A certain time frame or period in which a company executes stockpiling. That is, in cases where a fulfillment center divides operating hours into one or more time frames for the purpose of efficiently managing operating hours, managing a type of company corresponding to a particular characteristic related to the transportation or storage of items is A time range or a period of time included within a specific time range to implement stockpiling of items.

Specifically, when the fulfillment center divides the operating hours into morning and afternoon time ranges and the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of the items correspond to 2), the fulfillment center can dispose of items from the corresponding type of companies in the morning time range take over. Alternatively, if a characteristic related to shipping or storage of items corresponds to 3), the fulfillment center may manage item receipts in such a way as to handle item receipts from companies of the corresponding type in the latter half of the afternoon time frame.

Or specifically, the fulfillment center may divide the operating hours into a plurality of time ranges with an arbitrary time interval. For example, in a situation where a fulfillment center opens at 08:00 and closes at 16:30, the fulfillment center can do this by specifying the time range from 08:00 to 11:30 as the wave 1 time range and adding The time range from 11:30 to 16:30 is designated as the second wave time range to divide the operating hours. If the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of the items correspond to 2), the fulfillment center can handle the receipt of items from the corresponding type of companies within the first wave time frame. Alternatively, when characteristics related to shipping or storage of items correspond to 3), the fulfillment center may manage item receipts in such a way as to handle item receipts from companies of the corresponding type within the wave 2 time frame.

At this point, the time periods included in each wave time range need not be consecutive to each other or configured to encompass the full operating hours of the fulfillment center, and the wave time ranges can be configured in various ways, such as depending on the status of the fulfillment center and ease of management , specifying only a fraction of the total operating hours as the wave time extent.

If the receipt of items from a company of a type corresponding to a particular characteristic associated with the shipping or storage of items is managed based on information about one or more time frames dividing operating hours, the fulfillment center may assign a specific company Matches to a specified time range for receipt of items from the corresponding specific company configured as information. At this time, the information configured as described above may be managed by the server device 100 as part of the item reception information related to operation 301 .

In addition, it may be determined based on the information on the length of one or more unit time intervals that can be set, identified by the server device 100 according to operation 301, in which to manage a type corresponding to a specific characteristic related to the transportation or storage of the item. The unit time interval length of a time slot configured by a company in a certain time range or period of stocking items.

A certain time range or period in which a company managing a type corresponding to a particular characteristic related to the transport or storage of the item to stock the item may be a time range or period comprising a plurality of adjacent unit time intervals, and thus , which may include a plurality of time slots corresponding to adjacent unit time intervals. At this time, the unit time interval length of the time slot included in a certain time range or period can be configured as any unit time interval length included in one or more settable unit time interval lengths. In addition, the unit time interval length of a time slot configured within a certain time range or period may be different from the unit time interval length of a time slot configured within a different time range or time period. set up.

On the other hand, in an exemplary embodiment according to operation 301, the server device 100 may identify information related to a time slot based on preset information, and may provide the information received according to operation 301 from a terminal of the reserve company. The company's terminal can provide server device 100 with information identifying the company, information about or about fulfillment centers with which the company intends to stock items, and information about or about items to be received. The server device 100 can identify the additional information based on the received information and the preset information, and then perform a management operation on the item received information. At this time, even if the server device 100 recognizes the information based on the information provided from the company's terminal, it is possible to identify the management operation of the subsequent article receipt information based on the information stored in the server device 100 or the information acquired from another node. information required.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 303, the server device 100 may identify information regarding a time slot available in the fulfillment center.

For example, the information about the time slots available in the fulfillment center identified by the server device 100 may be the information obtained from the corresponding fulfillment center.

For example, the fulfillment center may determine the fulfillment center's receive processing capacity or operating status, determine the available time slots for each loading station and unit time interval, and transmit information regarding this to the server device 100 .

For example, the information about the available time slots may be a time slot determined to be used by the fulfillment center based on the receiving processing capacity or operating status of the fulfillment center among all the time slots operated by the fulfillment center.

For example, information about available time slots may include information about various types of available time slots. At this time, the type of the time slot can be determined for each time slot according to the usage purpose of each available time slot.

As an example, the types of time slots may include a type 1) for a vehicle (such as a truck owned by a company or such as a company with the A truck owned by a transportation logistics company affiliated with the company) is used when preparing and delivering shipments.

Alternatively, as another example, the types of time slots may include a type 2) that is used only for reservations made at a fulfillment center at a company that intends to stock items through a vehicle (such as those associated with services provided by electronic devices A commercial operator owns a truck) and uses it when stocking items and preparing them for shipment. In this case, the company wishing to stock the item prepares the shipment through the fulfillment center, and the service provider associated with the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device performs the delivery.

Or as another example, the types of time slots may include a type 3) for an intermediate distribution where a company intending to stock items in a second fulfillment center uses the first fulfillment center to stock the items and the company passes a vehicle ( A truck such as one owned by the company) is used in the first fulfillment center when transferring items to the first fulfillment center and preparing for shipment from the first fulfillment center to the second fulfillment center. Items received through the corresponding slot type may be temporarily stored in the corresponding fulfillment center, and then a procedure of unloading to move to another fulfillment center may be performed. Therefore, the server device 100 that manages the items received through this time slot can set and manage the identification information of the items according to the received time slot, and decide to store the received items in the corresponding fulfillment center based on the information set as described above. where. By distinguishing where to store items based on time slots received in this way, management of items that need to be re-shipped in a fulfillment center within a short period of time can be facilitated.

In this case, when the targeted item is dispatched by the company wishing to stock the item through the time slot of the first fulfillment center, it may be through a vehicle, such as owned by a commercial operator associated with the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device. A truck) delivers and receives the target items from the first fulfillment center to the second fulfillment center. Here, the first fulfillment center may be the one located near the corresponding company, and the second fulfillment center may be the one located remote from the corresponding company. That is, the time slot type according to an example may include one for a business operator associated with an entity operating a service provided by an electronic device to efficiently manage an intermediate distribution process associated with a company in remote area delivery Use type.

At this time, the operation of one business operator related to the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device may be extended and applied to a plurality of fulfillment centers managed by the server device 100 in the same or similar manner. Business operators associated with entities operating services provided by electronic devices may handle allocation procedures through the server device 100 managing the fulfillment centers, such as shipping, stocking, or Deliver stocked items. That is, as part of a method for a business operator associated with an entity operating a service provided by an electronic device to process an allocation booking and management process involving a plurality of fulfillment centers, the above description of the item receipt information management system is exemplified sexual embodiment.

As an example, if the time slot types described above correspond to the case of 3), a business operator associated with an entity operating a service provided by an electronic device may configure a specific time slot in the first fulfillment center as One type of situation corresponding to 3). A business operator associated with an entity operating a service provided by an electronic device, who has identified by the server device 100 a company sending items through a corresponding type of time slot, can identify that orders from the company will be performed at the second fulfillment center. The item is received, and then one of the operations for handling the shipping, stocking, and delivery procedures for the item from the first fulfillment center to the second fulfillment center is performed. At this time, a business operator related to an entity operating a service provided by an electronic device may apply the method of managing item receipt information of the present invention to the second fulfillment center in the same manner as it was applied to the first fulfillment center.

In other words, in this case, the business operator disposition related to the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device includes the allocation booking and management process of the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center, and as part of this process, executes the An exemplary embodiment of the slot type for item receipt information management above. In addition, the server device 100 may manage related information through business operators related to entities operating services provided by electronic devices.

Meanwhile, the type of time slot can be indicated by a specific number, symbol or other words (such as a letter). For example, the slot type for case 1) may be indicated by the letter "T", the slot type for case 2) may be indicated by the letter "M", or the slot type for case 3) may be indicated by the letter "C". Here, the text used to indicate the type of each time slot is not limited to the examples or contents described above, and may include various text examples or contents capable of indicating the type of each time slot.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 305 the server device 100 may identify information regarding a set of time slots that may be assigned to a company among the time slots available in the fulfillment center.

For example, the set of time slots that can be assigned to a company may include one or more time slots available in a fulfillment center.

For example, the set of time slots that can be allocated to a company may contain one or more time slots with the same unit time interval. That is, the set of corresponding time slots may include one or more time slots allocated within the same time frame to correspond to one or more loading docks.

For example, the set of time slots that can be assigned to a company may contain one or more time slots with adjacent unit time intervals. That is, the set of corresponding time slots may include one or more time slots assigned to a continuous time range to correspond to a particular loading and unloading station.

For example, the set of time slots that can be assigned to a company may contain one or more time slots with the same unit time interval or one or more time slots with adjacent unit time intervals. That is, the set of corresponding time slots may include one or more time slots corresponding to one or more continuous time ranges and one or more loading stations.

For example, the number of time slots included in the set of time slots that can be allocated to a company may be determined based on the information about the characteristics or quantity of the items included in the information about the items to be received, which is performed by the server device 100 according to operation 301 to identify. When information about the nature or quantity of items to be received by the company is obtained, the number of time slots required to process the items to be received from the company can be determined, and as many time slots as the determined number of time slots can be included in the set of time slots time slot.

For example, a time range or period in which to configure a set of time slots allocated to a company may be determined based on the information about the type of company identified by the server device 100 through operation 301 . At this time, information about the type of company may be configured in response to information about characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items to be shipped by the company.

Here, the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items used to configure the information about the type of company may include characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items related to receipt, such as: 1) The items to be received do not require Store items that are managed separately, 2) Since it is necessary to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received, and if it is not delivered in a short time, it is difficult to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received, so it is necessary to maintain the freshness or state of the items to be received. Conditions related to temperature, humidity or light are managed separately; or 3) Since the items to be received are sensitive to external shocks, conditions related to shock resistance of the items to be received need to be managed separately.

When characteristics related to transportation or storage of items are classified into 1), the set of time slots allocated to a corresponding type of company may include time slots without any additional restrictions or settings.

When the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of the item are classified into 2), for the corresponding type of company, the fulfillment center can determine that the company is one that needs to take additional management measures to maintain the freshness or condition. At this point, the set of time slots allocated by the fulfillment center for receiving from the corresponding company may only include time slots limited to a certain time range or period. That is, a configured set of time slots within a certain time frame or period can be allocated for receiving items from corresponding companies, and fulfillment centers can be managed in advance such that when characteristics related to shipping or storage of items correspond to 2 ), set the time slot set used for the corresponding type of company only within a certain time range or period. For example, for a company stocking items that need to be maintained in freshness or condition, such as fresh food, the fulfillment center can be managed to allocate time slots for the company in question only during the morning time frame or during certain periods during the morning gather.

When the characteristics related to the transportation or storage of items are classified into 3), for the corresponding type of company, the fulfillment center can determine that the company is one that needs to take additional management measures to prevent external shocks. At this point, the set of time slots allocated by the fulfillment center for receiving items from the corresponding companies may only include time slots limited to a certain time range or period. That is, a configured set of time slots within a certain time frame or period can be allocated for receiving items from corresponding companies, and fulfillment centers can be managed in advance such that when characteristics related to shipping or storage of items correspond to 3 ), set the time slot set used for the corresponding type of company only within a certain time range or period. As an example, for a company that stocks items that need to be protected from external shocks, such as electronics or glass, the fulfillment center can be managed to receive only within a certain time frame with a small quantity or within a specific time frame The time slot or set of time slots allocated for the relevant company during some period of time (such as the evening time frame or some period in the evening).

At this point, various exemplary embodiments according to operation 301 may be applied to a time range or period in which to configure a set of time slots allocated to a company.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 307, the server device 100 may provide information about the identified set of time slots.

For example, the information on the time slot set provided by the server device 100 in operation 307 may be information managed as information on a fulfillment center managing the time slot set. That is, in the case where the server device 100 manages information corresponding to a plurality of fulfillment centers, the information about the set of time slots provided through operation 307 may be used by the server device 100 as information about any one of the plurality of fulfillment centers information to manage.

For example, the information on the time slot set provided by the server device 100 in operation 307 may be information provided based on the information identified by the server device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of operations 301 to 305 .

At this time, the information about the time slot set provided by the server device 100 according to operation 307 may be provided to include the various information described above, or may be provided together with the various information described above. Obviously, the various information described above can be combined in various forms and provided through the server device 100 .

Meanwhile, the server device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention may provide a combination of at least some of the identified information to the user.

4 to 7 are diagrams illustrating examples of UI/UX (User Interface/User Experience) for item receipt information management according to various exemplary embodiments. For example, the examples in FIGS. 4 to 7 may be the UI/UX of a user device 200, and may execute the examples shown in the following figures based on the operation of the server device 100 shown in FIG. 3 above. sexual embodiment.

In particular, the exemplary embodiments of the UI/UX of the user device 200 described in the following figures may be implemented in the following manner: The user device 200 receives input information from a user and transmits it to the server device 100, and the server device 100 provides information corresponding to the input information to the user device 200 based on the operations described above in FIG. 3 to be output by the user device 200. However, the exemplary embodiments of UI/UX described in the drawings below are not limited to this form, and may be performed in any form capable of implementing the exemplary embodiments of UI/UX.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs information about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user based on an operation of a server device 100 .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the user device 200 may output information about the time slots that are available or open for booking at the corresponding fulfillment center and simple information about the fulfillment center.

In FIG. 4, it can be seen that the fulfillment center corresponding to "Osan1" has a total of 6 loading docks, and each time slot is configured according to a unit time interval length of 15 minutes during the period 08:15 to 09:30. At this point, it is understood that the fulfillment center operates loading stations 1 through 4, but not operating loading stations 5 through 6, and therefore cannot use or book the plurality of times during the time period 08:15 to 09:30 corresponding to loading stations 5 through 6 time slot.

In addition, the current booking corresponds to multiple time slots during the time slot 08:15 to 09:30 of loading station 1 to 2, and corresponding to the time slots of 08:15 to 08:45 and 09:15 to 09:30 of loading station 3 A plurality of time slots and one time slot corresponding to the time period of loading and unloading station 4 from 08:45 to 09:00, and can identify information related to the reservation of the reserved time slot, identification information of the reserved time slot, or other information. At this time, a letter such as T, M, or C is displayed in the middle of each available time slot or at the first digit of the identification number of the reserved time slot, so that the type and use according to the type of each time slot can be identified. Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, T, M, or C may correspond to slot types 1 to 3, respectively.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another example in which a user device 200 outputs information about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user based on an operation of a server device 100 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the user device 200 may output information about the time slots that are available or open for booking at the corresponding fulfillment center and simple information about the fulfillment center.

In FIG. 5, it can be seen that the fulfillment center corresponding to "Bucheon2" has a total of 6 loading and unloading stations, and each time slot is configured according to the unit time interval length of 15 minutes during the period 08:15 to 10:00. At this point, it is understood that the fulfillment center operates loading stations 1 through 4, but not operating loading stations 5 through 6, and therefore cannot use or book the plurality of times during the time period 08:15 to 10:00 corresponding to loading stations 5 through 6 time slot. It is also understood that the fulfillment center did not operate loading docks 2 to 4 during the time period 09:00 to 09:45, and therefore, the plurality of time slots during the time period 09:00 to 09:45 corresponding to loading docks 2 to 4 also Not available or open for reservations.

The current booking corresponds to the multiple time slots in the period 08:15 to 10:00 of loading station 1, the multiple time slots corresponding to the time slot of loading station 2 in the period 08:15 to 09:00 and the time slots corresponding to loading station 3 A plurality of time slots within the time interval from 08:30 to 09:00, and can identify information related to the reservation of the reserved time slot, identification information of the reserved time slot, or other information. Also, at this time, a letter such as T or M is displayed in the middle of each available time slot or at the first digit of the identification number of the reserved time slot, so that the type and use according to the type of each time slot can be identified.

The information about time slots with open reservations output in FIG. 5 includes information about time slots with the same unit time interval or information about time slots with adjacent unit time intervals of a specific company, which is different from the output in FIG. 4 Information about slots that are open for reservations. That is, the information about time slots open for reservation output in FIG. 5 includes information about a set of time slots for a particular company. The multiple time slots corresponding to the period 08:30 to 09:00 of loading station 1 can be understood as a set of time slots allocated to a company, and correspond to the time slots of loading station 1 from 09:00 to 09:45 A plurality of time slots can also be understood as a set of time slots allocated to a company. In addition, it can be understood that a plurality of time slots corresponding to the same period of time from 08:45 to 09:00 in loading and unloading stations 2 and 3 are similarly assigned to a company as a set of time slots.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating yet another example in which a user device 200 outputs information about or about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user based on an operation of a server device 100 .

Referring to FIG. 6 , the user device 200 may output information about time slots that are available or open for booking at the corresponding fulfillment center and simple information about the fulfillment center.

In FIG. 6, it can be seen that the fulfillment center corresponding to "Yongin3" has a total of 6 loading and unloading stations, and each time slot is configured according to the unit time interval length of 20 minutes during the period 08:20 to 10:00. At this point, it can be understood that the fulfillment center operates all loading stations 1 through 6 such that there are no unavailable or reserved time slots.

The current reservation corresponds to a plurality of time slots within the period 08:20 to 08:40 of loading and unloading station 1 to 4 and one time slot corresponding to the time period of 09:20 to 09:40 of loading and unloading station 1, and can be identified and booked Information related to the reservation of time slots, identification information of reserved time slots or other information. Also, at this time, a letter such as T is displayed in the middle of each available time slot or at the first digit of the identification number of the reserved time slot, so that the type and use according to the type of each time slot can be identified.

The information about time slots open for booking that is output in FIG. 6 includes information about time slots pre-assigned to a company included in a preset list of companies associated with the fulfillment center, which is different from the output in FIG. 4 or FIG. 5 Information about slots that are open for reservations. It can be understood that a plurality of time slots corresponding to the period of 08:40 to 09:20 and 09:40 to 10:00 corresponding to loading and unloading station 1, and one hour corresponding to the period of 09:20 to 09:40 of loading and unloading station 2 The slot and one of the time slots corresponding to the time slot 08:20 to 08:40 for dock 5 is pre-assigned to a company included in a preset list of companies associated with the fulfillment center. Additionally, when a user input is received for a time slot pre-assigned to a company included in a predefined list of companies associated with the fulfillment center, an associated time slot to pre-allocate the corresponding time slot to one of the companies may be identified. identifying information.

At this time, letters such as T-R are displayed in the middle of time slots pre-assigned to a company included in a preset company list related to the fulfillment center, so that the type and use according to the type of each time slot can be identified, and each The time slot corresponds to one of the time slots pre-assigned to a company included in a preset list of companies associated with the fulfillment center.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs information related to the operating hours of a fulfillment center to a user based on an operation of a server device 100 .

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user device 200 may output information corresponding to a specified time frame for receipt of items from a related company to a particular fulfillment center, and associated information obtained by the server device 100 for one or more fulfillment centers Wave time range information related to operating hours.

In (a) of FIG. 7 , it can be seen that the operation hours related to the operation hours of the fulfillment centers corresponding to "Osan1", "Osan2", "Bucheon2", "Yongin3" and "Pyeongtaek2" are output through the user device 200 Number and wave time frame information. Specifically, it can be seen that the fulfillment center corresponding to "Osan1" has operating hours from 08:00 to 16:30 and includes the time range of wave 1 from 08:00 to 11:30 and 11:30 to 16:30 The 2nd wave time range, corresponding to "Osan2", the fulfillment center has operating hours from 07:00 to 16:00 and includes the 1st wave time range from 07:00 to 11:30, and corresponds to "Bucheon2" The fulfillment center has operating hours from 05:00 to 20:00 and includes the first wave time frame from 05:00 to 10:30, the second wave time frame from 12:00 to 16:00, and the 17:00 to The time frame of the third wave at 20:00. Moreover, it can also be understood that the fulfillment center corresponding to "Yongin3" has operating hours from 07:00 to 19:00 and includes the first wave time range from 07:00 to 11:00 and the time range from 16:00 to 19:00 The 2nd wave time range, and the fulfillment center corresponding to "Pyeongtaek2" has operating hours from 08:30 to 15:30 and includes the 1st wave time range from 08:30 to 13:00.

In (b) of FIG. 7 , it can be seen that, with respect to the fulfillment center corresponding to "Osan1", information corresponding to a time range designated for receiving items from a related company is output through the user device 200 . The information output in (b) of FIG. 7 can be output based on receiving the input of the fulfillment center corresponding to "Osan1" on the user device 200, and through the output information, can be identified to identify the date on March 2, 2021 The company ID of each company that booked for item receipt to reserve items and the designated wave time range for each company.

The UI/UX of the user device 200 of FIGS. 4 to 7 and the operation of the user device 200 may be performed in conjunction with the operation of the server device 100 described above in FIG. 3 . The UI/UX diagrams of FIGS. 4 to 7 are used to show examples of the present invention, and various exemplary embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the UI/UX forms of FIGS. All UI/UX forms of the exemplary embodiments are implemented.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention described in the specification and drawings are provided as specific examples to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and help understanding of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented. Furthermore, each of the above exemplary embodiments may be combined and operated as necessary. For example, all the exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be implemented by combining parts thereof with each other by a system.

In addition, the method and the like according to the system of the present invention can be implemented in the form of program instructions executable by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium.

As described above, from a specific point of view, various exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be implemented as computer-readable program codes in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer readable recording medium is any data storage device that can store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer readable recording media include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), and compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), magnetic tapes, floppy disks, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves (such as via Internet data transmission). The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable program code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, the functional programs, codes, and code segments for achieving various exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be easily interpreted by programmers skilled in the field to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, it will be appreciated that apparatuses and methods according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The software may also be stored on a storage medium that can be recorded and read optically or magnetically by a machine (such as a computer), such as whether it is erasable or rewritable, a volatile or non-volatile A storage device (such as a storage device, such as a ROM) or for example a memory (such as a RAM), a memory chip or an integrated circuit or for example a compact disc (CD), DVD, magnetic disk or tape. Methods according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a computer comprising a controller and a memory or a vehicle comprising such a memory or a computer, and it will be appreciated that such a memory system is suitable for storing An example of a machine-readable storage medium for one or more programs of instructions for implementing the exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Therefore, the present invention includes a program containing a program code for implementing the device or method described in the invention patent scope of this specification and a storage medium that stores this program and can be read by a machine (such as a computer) . Furthermore, such a program may be transmitted electronically through any medium, such as a communication signal transmitted through a wired or wireless connection, and the present invention suitably includes equivalents thereof.

Although the above has been described with reference to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the drawings are only intended to provide specific examples in order to easily describe the technical content of the present invention and help understanding of the present invention. invention, but is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention described above are exemplary only, and those of ordinary skill will understand that various modifications and exemplary embodiments are thus possible within an equivalent range. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be judged by the scope of the following patent application.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an item receipt information management system in which an operating method of an electronic device for managing item receipt information according to various exemplary embodiments can be implemented.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating configurations of a server device and a user device according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of an electronic device for managing item receipt information according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs information about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user, according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating another example in which a user device 200 outputs information about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user, according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating yet another example in which a user device 200 outputs information about a time slot of a fulfillment center to a user, according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs information related to operating hours of a fulfillment center to a user, according to various exemplary embodiments.

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A method for managing information received by an item through an electronic device, the method comprising: Identify information about a company associated with the receipt of an item, information about a fulfillment center associated with the receipt of the item, and information about an item to be received; identifying information about one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center based on the information about the fulfillment center; identifying, based on the information about the item to be received, information about a set of one or more of the one or more available time slots allocable to the company; and providing information about the set of one or more time slots, Wherein the one or more available time slots are determined based on information about a loading dock and information about unit time intervals corresponding to the fulfillment center. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more sets of time slots include corresponding time interval time slots. The method of claim 1, wherein a unit time interval of a time slot in the one or more sets of time slots is adjacent to a unit time interval of an adjacent time slot. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: determining the number of slots for the item to be received based on the characteristics and quantity of the item included in the information about the item, and The set of one or more time slots is determined based on the number of time slots for the item to be received. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifying from the fulfillment center information about the opening and closing of a time slot corresponding to the fulfillment center, wherein the information about the one or more available time slots and the information about the set of one or more time slots are identified based on the information about the opening and closing of the time slots corresponding to the fulfillment center. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: The information about the company includes information about whether the company is included in a preset list of companies associated with the fulfillment center, and The information about the one or more sets of time slots is identified based on the information about whether the company is included in the predefined list of companies. The method of claim 6, wherein when the company is included in the preset company list, the one or more available time slots include one or more available time slots pre-assigned to the preset company list groove. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: the information about the one or more available time slots includes information about the type of time slot determined based on the usage of the time slot, the information about the item to be received includes information about the type of delivery of the item to be received, and The one or more available time slots include one or more time slots that can be allocated to the company among the time slot types corresponding to the delivery type. The method of claim 8, wherein: The slot type includes a specific slot type corresponding to an item sent from the fulfillment center to another fulfillment center, and A storage location for the item corresponding to the particular slot type is different than a storage location for an item corresponding to another slot type. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: the information about the company includes information about the type of company, and The information about the set of one or more time slots is identified from time slots within a time range determined based on the type of the company. The method of claim 10, wherein the type of the company used to determine the time range is related to the characteristics of the item to be received. The method of claim 10, wherein the time range includes one or more adjacent unit time intervals. The method as claimed in item 1, wherein: the information about the unit time interval includes information about the length of one or more configurable unit time intervals, and A length of the unit time interval of the one or more sets of time slots is one of the lengths of the one or more configurable unit time intervals. An electronic device for managing item receiving information, the electronic device includes: a processor; and One or more memories, which or the like store one or more instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform the following steps: Identify information about a company associated with the receipt of an item, information about a fulfillment center associated with the receipt of the item, and information about an item to be received; identifying information about one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center based on the information about the fulfillment center; identifying information about a set of one or more time slots among the one or more available time slots that can be allocated to the company based on the information about the item to be received; and provide information about the set of one or more time slots, and Wherein the one or more available time slots are determined based on information about a loading dock and information about unit time intervals corresponding to the fulfillment center. A user equipment for outputting item receipt information, the user equipment includes: a processor; and One or more memories, which or the like store one or more instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to perform the following steps: Transmitting information obtained from a user about a company associated with the receipt of an item, information about a fulfillment center associated with the receipt of the item, and information about an item to be received to a server facility; receiving from the server facility information about one or more time slots available in the fulfillment center and information about a set of one or more time slots among the one or more available time slots that can be allocated to the company; and output information about the set of one or more time slots, and Wherein the one or more available time slots are determined based on information about a loading dock and information about unit time intervals corresponding to the fulfillment center.

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