TW202248916A - A method for managing delivery of an item and an apparatus for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

According to example embodiments, a method of managing item delivery information may include at least one of acquiring order information about an item and providing invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a vendor of the item based on the order information. The item may be moved from an item storage location related to a vendor to a hub for the item delivery based on the invoice information, and the time of shipment deadline at which the item is sent from an item storage location associated with the vendor is determined based on a moving time between the item storage location associated with the vendor and a hub for an item delivery.

Description

Method for managing delivery of goods and equipment therefor

The invention relates to a method of managing a shipment of an item and a device therefor. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of managing a shipping process for an item and a method for enabling invoice information to be generated at a seller's storage location for an item when order information for an item is obtained from a buyer without self-supplying A facility that operates the method as a seller passing through a fulfillment center for an item and performing shipment to a buyer as a seller.

As technology develops and standardizes, the importance and importance of a method of operating a shipping system and fulfillment center as a system that can ship products quickly and accurately to buyers becomes more important as the number of companies producing quality products increases significantly increase. The fulfillment center performs product storage, quality control, labeling and inventory management, and is responsible for the picking, packaging and shipping procedures that must accurately receive and process the buyer's order, and finally deliver the product flawlessly to the customer.

However, certain types of merchandise are not suitable for storage in a fulfillment center, or if stored in a fulfillment center, can incur substantial costs and burdens. In addition, if the merchandise passes from the supplier through the fulfillment center, shipment, and onwards, there can be a burden in separate inventory management and the possibility of damage or loss of the merchandise, unnecessary delays in delivery to the customer, and the occurrence of complex procedures cannot be ignored.

In connection with this, there is Korean Laid-Open Patent No. 2006-0107211 (published on October 13, 2006) as a prior patent document.

[Technical target]

An aspect provides a method of managing a shipment of an item and an apparatus therefor for solving the above-mentioned problems.

More specifically, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there may be provided a method and a method capable of shipping an item ordered by a customer directly from a seller to a transshipment center without going through a warehousing process in a fulfillment center equipment used for it. [Technical solution]

According to an aspect, a method of managing item shipping information includes at least one of: obtaining order information about an item; and providing invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of the item based on the order information. For items according to example embodiments, a shipment cut-off time for an item to be sent from an item storage location associated with a seller may be determined in view of a travel time between the item storage location associated with the seller and the transit center used to ship the item .

In addition, the method of managing item shipping information according to example embodiments may further include providing packaging information of an item determined according to a classifier standard of a transshipment center to a seller.

Additionally, order information for an item according to an example embodiment may be information related to an order for which one-day shipping is performed, and may be based on the relationship between the item storage location associated with the seller and the transit center used to ship the item. Move time to determine order cut-off time for next-day shipping.

In addition, the shipping cut-off time according to the exemplary embodiment may be determined by further considering a shipping center release cut-off time corresponding to the order information from the shipping center.

Furthermore, according to example embodiments, a delivery vehicle from an item storage location associated with a seller to a transshipment center for an item shipment may be dispatched on a corresponding date based on item order information associated with the seller.

Furthermore, order information about an item according to example embodiments may include order information about an item that is not stored in a service-related item storage location.

Additionally, invoice information according to example embodiments may include shipping information from a transshipment center to the buyer of the item.

In addition, the electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment may transmit invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of an item based on a virtual private network.

Furthermore, according to an exemplary embodiment, when the order quantity of an item related to the seller is equal to or greater than a predetermined quantity, additional item information obtained from a seller or additional item information obtained from another seller may be checked.

Furthermore, according to an exemplary embodiment, an invoice for an item can be output from the terminal based on the invoice information, and the items can be sorted based on the invoice information in the transshipment center.

In addition, a transit center for item delivery according to example embodiments may be determined based on information about the item.

In addition, the method of managing item delivery information according to an exemplary embodiment may further include determining a terminal corresponding to a seller of the item based on an order date or an order field of the order information.

In addition, packaging information according to an exemplary embodiment may be determined based on a purchased quantity or purchased weight of an item included in the order information. [effect]

According to an example embodiment, an electronic device omits warehousing, display, and packaging procedures performed at a fulfillment center in the process of selling an item, and the electronic device omits warehousing at the fulfillment center by providing invoice information about the packaged item to the seller, And warehousing procedures are omitted by shipping items purchased by customers from sellers to transshipment centers for dropshipping. Therefore, unnecessary costs and delays in the procedure of selling items can be significantly reduced.

Electronic devices according to example embodiments can reduce shipping time by performing a shipment directly from a seller to a buyer via a transshipment center without going through a fulfillment center, and also enable immediate shipment of freshness-sensitive items, customers Items that you want to receive as soon as possible after the item is released or sold, items that need to be managed separately, etc. Simultaneously, according to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device moves to the seller's item storage location, generates invoice information, provides the invoice information to the seller, and ships to Transshipment centers so same day orders can start shipping from sellers and ship to customers at dawn the next day. Therefore, items such as freshness-sensitive ingredients and organisms may also be available for sale.

An electronic device according to an example embodiment may be configured to: be mobile; output invoice information from a seller's storage location for an item; execute in parallel a previously sequentially executed process (such as warehousing, displaying, picking, and packing performed at a fulfillment center), Because it is possible to generate invoice information about a packaged item at the seller's item storage location for direct shipment to a transshipment center for item delivery; and to reduce the time required for warehousing procedures in the process of selling items to reduce item delivery to customers time.

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment determines the shipment cut-off time based on at least one of the delivery cut-off time of the transit center and the travel distance of the seller to the transit center, so that the service related to the electronic device can be available within one working day ( or the morning of the next business day) to ship items purchased by the buyer.

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment can minimize movement of a mobile vehicle for generating inventory and item information by assigning the mobile vehicle or a communication terminal device according to date, shipping location, date information, and item information , making it possible to overcome the physical limitation of distance from the fulfillment center.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In describing exemplary embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention pertains and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This will more clearly convey the gist of the present invention by omitting unnecessary descriptions.

For the same reason, some constituent elements are enlarged, omitted, or schematically illustrated in the drawings. In addition, the size of each constituent element does not entirely reflect an actual size. In each drawing, the same or corresponding constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The advantages and features of the present invention and a method for achieving them will be understood with reference to the exemplary embodiments described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the exemplary embodiments to be disclosed below, but can be implemented in various forms, and these exemplary embodiments are provided so that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and informs those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains The scope of the present invention is fully informed, and the present invention is only limited by the scope of the scope of the patent application. The same element numbers refer to the same elements throughout the specification.

At this point, it should be understood that each block of the flowchart and combinations of the flowcharts can be executed by computer instructions. These computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment are generated for execution ( several) components of the functions described in the flow diagram blocks. Since these computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory that can instruct a computer or other programmable data processing device to perform a function in a specific way, the computer-usable or computer-readable The instructions in memory can also produce an article of manufacture comprising instruction means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s). Computer program instructions can also be installed on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of calculation operations are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to generate a computer execution program, so that it is used to execute a computer or other The instructions of the programmable data processing apparatus may also provide operations for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, section, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions recited in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order according to a corresponding function.

At this time, the term "component" used in the exemplary embodiments means a software or hardware constituent element such as an FPGA or an ASIC, and the "component" plays some role. However, a "component" is not limited to software or hardware. A "component" may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium or may be configured to operate on one or more processors. Thus, as an example, "component" may include components (such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components) as well as processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines programs, code sections, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuitry, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Functionality provided in constituent elements and "parts" may be combined into fewer constituent elements and "parts" or further separated into additional constituent elements and "parts." In addition, constituent elements and "means" may be implemented to operate one or more CPUs in a device or secure multimedia card.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of internal components of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the internal components of an electronic device 100 are not limited to the illustrated components. The electronic device 100 may include at least one of a processor 110 , a transceiver 120 and a memory 130 .

The processor 110 can process a series of operations for executing a method for managing item supply information according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention. The processor 110 can control other components of the electronic device 100 . Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, commodity can be used as an item referring to a specific item, and the item can be sold to a user in a service related to the electronic device 100 .

The processor 110 may check detailed information about the first commodity in response to a request of a first page of the first commodity. The processor 110 may execute at least one program to execute a method of managing item delivery information of an electronic device related to an item sales service, which includes: obtaining order information of the item; and providing invoice information to a corresponding At one of the seller's terminals of the item. Items according to example embodiments may be moved from a seller-associated item storage location to a transshipment center for item shipment based on invoice information, and may be considered for movement between a seller-associated item storage location and the transshipment center for item delivery Time to determine the shipment cut-off time for the item to be sent from the seller's associated item storage location. The programs or computer-readable instructions executed by the processor 110 can be pre-stored in the memory 130 or received from the outside through the transceiver 120 . The processor 110 may provide the first page to a display of the electronic device 100 .

The transceiver 120 may perform a function of transmitting information stored in the memory 130 of the electronic device 100 or processed by the processor 110 to another device or receiving information from other devices to the electronic device 100 .

The memory 130 has a configuration implemented in a predetermined storage space of the electronic device 100 and may include a database in which functions such as storing, searching, deleting, editing or adding data can be freely performed. For example, memory 130 may include fields or components for handling functions such as storing, searching, deleting, editing and adding data. The memory 130 can store data related to the execution of the information providing method by the electronic device 100 . For example, the memory 130 can store instructions or data for one of the operations performed by the processor 110 . The memory 130 according to example embodiments may include a database for storing information about objects and the like.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method of moving an item from a seller to a customer and a delivery management method in a procedure of selling the item according to an exemplary embodiment.

Specifically, FIG. 2 illustrates a procedure in which an item is moved from a seller 200 to a customer according to an exemplary embodiment, and in general, a management entity associated with an electronic device providing a sales service may be in Manage in a situation where items are moved from a fulfillment center 201 to a campsite 203 . The seller 200 may send the item to the managing entity to ship the item to the managing entity and, as will be described below, store the item in the fulfillment center 201 according to procedure 201a or ship the item directly to the transshipment center according to procedure 201b. In this procedure, the seller 200 can store the item in the fulfillment center 201 with an order from the management entity, and ship the item directly to the transshipment center 202 without storing it in the fulfillment center 201 to eliminate the need for a warehousing procedure. Go directly to the item delivery process.

When an item is stored in the fulfillment center 201 , it is normally stored and not individually packaged as normal merchandise, and the fulfillment center 201 generates invoice information and performs shipping packaging according to an order for the item and the item is then transferred to the transshipment center 202 . When the item arrives at the transshipment center 202 , the terminal associated with the transshipment center can check whether the item sent from the seller 200 has arrived at the transshipment center 202 based on the invoice information of the item. In this way, items related to the invoice information can be moved from the seller 200 to the transshipment center 202, and the transshipment center 202 can check the invoice information of the received items to check whether the commodity sent from the seller 200 has arrived at the transshipment center 202, and according to the verification information, information about the status of the shipment to the customer can be updated, and the transshipment center 202 can sort the received items for shipment based on the invoice information.

Meanwhile, the electronic device according to example embodiments may manage at least a part of the delivery procedure of the items shown in FIG. 2 .

A seller 200 may represent a management entity that produces, manufactures or distributes an item.

According to the procedure 201a, the seller 200 can ship the item to the fulfillment center 201, and the fulfillment center 201 implements the process of receiving the item, and accordingly, the item sales service related to the management entity can check the received item from the inventory information, and the received item Displayed or stored in the fulfillment center 201, and thereafter, a pick and pack procedure may be performed according to a customer's order. In response to a request for shipment (or purchase) of an item from customer 204 at fulfillment center 201 , invoicing information is generated to ship the item to customer 204 . The fulfillment center 201 can combine (or attach) the generated invoice information to the corresponding packaged items. An item to which invoice information is attached (or combined) may be referred to as, for example, a package or a package. Thereafter, in the shipping process, the process of shipping items can be managed based on the invoice information.

Transshipment center 202 sorts packages containing items shipped from fulfillment center 201 in response to a request from customer 204 for shipment (or purchase) of the item. Transshipment center 202 sorts and distributes package(s) by using items shipped from fulfillment center 201 and invoice information about the items. Transshipment center 202 receives packaged items (packages) from fulfillment center 201, checks a route for shipping the item to customer 204, and distributes the item to camp 203 or the location of customer 204 for shipping the item to the route. Transit center 202 may refer to a regional base.

According to an exemplary embodiment, in the shipping process, the transshipment center 202 may be determined as one of the plurality of transshipment centers 202 based on information about a purchased item according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, when the purchased item is a freshness-sensitive item, the electronic device may determine a transit center that includes a device capable of maintaining freshness.

Furthermore, the address of the customer to which the item is to be shipped may be selected as a transshipment center capable of shipping to that address. When the judged transit center 202 exists, the delivery cut-off time of the product sent from the seller 200 can be judged in view of the time since the seller 200 moved to the transit center 202 .

Camp 203 receives items from transit center 202 and sorts and distributes the received items for delivery to customer 204 locations. For example, campsite 203 may refer to a customer short-distance delivery center.

The customer 204 receives the items shipped and shipped from the campsite 203 or the transshipment center 202 .

An electronic device according to an example embodiment may execute and manage a method in which an item is shipped from a seller 200 to a customer 204 . For example, the electronic device receives order information about an item from the customer 204 . Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, management entities related to the fulfillment center 201, the transshipment center 202, and the campsite 203 can manage orders and shipments as a whole through electronic devices, and from the fulfillment center 201, the transshipment center 202, and the campground 203 One of the terminals obtains information related to an item or shipment.

When the electronic device receives order information, the electronic device may manage a process for shipping items stored in fulfillment center 201 to customer 204 via at least one of transshipment center 202 and campsite 203 . The electronic device may periodically order an item from the buyer 200 to store and replenish the item to the fulfillment center 201, and the fulfillment center 201 may receive the item from the seller 200 at 201a, and the electronic device may manage an inventory of the items received from the seller.

On the other hand, depending on the procedure of moving the item from the seller 200 through the fulfillment center 201 to the transshipment center 202 and campsite 203 and shipping it to the customer 204, it may be warehoused into the fulfillment center 201 and may thus take time to process a Inventory management procedures, etc., and one of the procedures for shipping items may become complicated. In particular, when an item needs to be shipped quickly to the customer 204 or the item has a short storage period, its sale becomes difficult because according to the procedure of receiving in the fulfillment center 201, before the item enters the inventory information of the fulfillment center 201 Over time, the product quality will deteriorate.

For example, an item can be a freshness-sensitive item (such as live abalone, live octopus, etc.), an item that a customer expects to receive immediately after it is launched or sold (such as a fashion product, a new product, a product of social concern , items with a strong fan base, items with a fixed release date, etc.), items that need to ship in bulk at a specific time, or seasonal items. Additionally, items can be, for example, items that cannot simply be displayed in a fulfillment center and require separate management (eg, a pet, an animal companion, etc.).

Therefore, the electronic device according to an example embodiment can manage the shipping process of the item, so that the item is directly shipped from the seller 200 to the transshipment center 202 without the need for storing or displaying the item in the fulfillment center, and can manage the process for sorting and distributing A procedure for items shipped directly from the seller 200 to the transshipment center 202 .

Therefore, the electronic device according to example embodiments can perform the process of selling the item through the mobile fulfillment center, so that the process of transferring the item from the seller to the transshipment center through the fulfillment center can be omitted. The process through the mobile fulfillment center may include a process in which the seller of the item according to example embodiments packs the item at the seller's item storage location, and may be implemented by combining a terminal device of the mobile fulfillment center movable by a mobile vehicle The invoice information generated in 200a and an item at the seller's item storage location generate a package, and the generated package can be moved from the seller's item storage location to the transshipment center by a transport vehicle (delivery vehicle).

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment communicates with the terminal device 200a of the mobile fulfillment center, and the mobile fulfillment center can move to move the item directly from the seller's item storage location to the transshipment center based on the procedure of selling the item through the mobile fulfillment center, so that it can Generate and print invoice information for items on the move (or at the seller's item storage location). The invoice information generated and printed at the terminal device 200a of the mobile fulfillment center can be combined with the item at the seller's item storage location and moved from a transport vehicle (delivery vehicle) to the transshipment center in the form of a package.

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment can omit the warehousing, display and packaging procedures performed in the fulfillment center in the process of selling the item, and the electronic device can provide the seller with invoice information on the packaged item, whereby it can omit the fulfillment Warehousing of the center, and the seller can ship the items purchased by the customer to the transshipment center for direct shipping, whereby it can omit the warehousing procedure so that it can significantly reduce unnecessary costs and delays in the process of selling the items.

Thereafter, it will be described how the electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment communicates with the terminal device 200a of the mobile fulfillment center to generate invoice information on the item, and the terminal device 200a of the mobile fulfillment center outputs the invoice information to directly ship the item to the transshipment center . Thereafter, the terminal device 200a of the fulfillment center will be referred to as a device or communication terminal 200a of the fulfillment center.

An electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment may obtain order information about an item. Order information for items may be received from, for example, a buyer's terminal device. After obtaining the order information, the electronic device may provide invoice information to one of the communication terminals corresponding to the seller of the item based on the order information.

The communication terminal 200a according to the exemplary embodiment may be included in a mobile vehicle. The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment can generate invoice information based on the order information and transmit the generated invoice information to the communication terminal 200a included in the mobile carrier. The communication terminal 200a according to the exemplary embodiment can check the received invoice information. A mobile vehicle according to an example embodiment may be moved to a seller's item storage location to attach invoice information to the item according to an example embodiment. Invoice information may include, for example, shipping information required for an item to be shipped from seller 200 to customer 204 . The invoice information may include the information needed for the transshipment center 202 to sort and distribute the items received directly from the seller 200. That is, a mobile vehicle according to an example embodiment may be moved to a seller's item storage location to attach invoice information to items produced and packaged by the seller.

According to an example embodiment, when an item's invoice information is combined or attached to an item at a seller's item location, an electronic device according to an example embodiment may receive inventory information indicating a combination of the invoice information and the item. The inventory information according to the exemplary embodiment may be transmitted from the communication terminal 200a in the mobile vehicle corresponding to the item.

An electronic device according to an example embodiment may identify and query the transport vehicle(s) to transport an item from a seller's item storage location to a location of a transshipment center within the seller's item storage location according to an example embodiment. Items according to example embodiments may be moved by a transport vehicle to a transshipment center for delivery of the item along with invoice information to a buyer. An electronic device according to an example embodiment may select a transport vehicle within a certain distance from or near a seller's item storage location. A method of an electronic device according to an example embodiment for recruiting and checking a transport vehicle to move the aforementioned items to a transshipment center will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

The item (package) to which the invoice information generated by the communication terminal 200a in the mobile vehicle according to the exemplary embodiment is attached can be directly moved from the seller 200 by one or more transportation vehicles and the attached invoice information and transport (201b) to the transshipment center 202. The transshipment center 202 can sort and distribute the items 201b received directly from the seller 200 .

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment can omit the warehousing, displaying and packaging procedures performed in the fulfillment center in the process of selling the item, and the electronic device can provide the seller with invoice information about the packaged item to omit the warehousing of the fulfillment center, And the seller can ship the items purchased by the customer to the transshipment center for direct shipping to omit the warehousing process, thereby significantly reducing unnecessary costs and delays in the process of selling the items.

Electronic devices according to example embodiments can reduce shipping time by performing direct shipping to a buyer without passing through a fulfillment center, and can omit shipping procedures after warehousing to the fulfillment center and enable fast shipping of freshness-sensitive items , Items that customers want to receive as soon as possible after the items are released or sold and items that need to be managed separately.

At the same time, in an example embodiment, the electronic device can check the order type and thus provide information about the shipment of the item to a node corresponding to the order type.

For example, when the order type of an item is an order associated with an item stored in a typical fulfillment center 201, the electronic device provides item order information to the fulfillment center 201 in response to the order and then performs picking and packing of the item, and The item is thus moved to the transshipment center 202 and the shipment is performed. For this normal order, since for the item received in the fulfillment center 201 , one of the sales or shipping procedures for the target item can be executed while the item is sent from the seller 200 and stored in the fulfillment center 201 .

For example, when the order type of the item is an order related to the communication terminal 200a, the electronic device can check the communication terminal 200a to provide order information. For example, the communication terminal set 200a may be assigned to the seller 200, and the communication terminal set 200a may be mobile. Therefore, it is possible to check the communication terminal 200a assigned to the seller 200 capable of processing an order for a specific item and provide the order information to the corresponding communication terminal 200a. For example, the communication terminal 200a may be placed at a different seller depending on the date, check an order for an item, check a seller who can perform shipping processing for the item, and check a communication terminal 200a assigned to the checked seller so that the item The order information can be provided to the verified communication terminal 200a, and the communication terminal 200a can generate invoice information based on the order information and provide it to the seller 200. Through this process, the electronic device can obtain order information even when the item is not stored in the fulfillment center 201 and provide the information to the seller 200 to transfer the item from the seller 200 to the transshipment center 202 without a warehousing process. In addition, the communication terminal set 200a is removably installed so that the communication terminal set 200a is adaptively placed at any one of more various sellers 200, so that various items can be sold and effectively respond to a customer's request.

3 illustrates a method of shipping an item from an item storage location associated with a seller and a method of shipping management, according to example embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 3 , an electronic device 302 according to an exemplary embodiment can communicate with a communication terminal device 301 according to an exemplary embodiment. The electronic device 302 in FIG. 3 can be an electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment described above with reference to FIG. . Meanwhile, although it has been described that the communication terminal device 301 is included in the mobile vehicle 300, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the communication terminal device 301 may be implemented in a movable and installed form. Accordingly, the communication terminal device 301 can be installed on the seller of the item to generate invoice information on a location like a fulfillment center and provide it so that it can be attached to the item for sale. Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, the mobile vehicle 300 can carry the electronic device 302 and move, and thus, it can move to the seller and act as a mobile warehouse that generates and provides invoice information at the seller's item storage location device.

The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment can communicate with the communication terminal device 301 based on the communication terminal device 301 included in the mobile vehicle 300 and a virtual private network (VPN) 302a. In this way, security can be improved by performing communication using the VPN 302a.

The electronic device 302 according to an exemplary embodiment is a device related to an item sales service, and may execute a method of managing delivery information of an item. The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment can obtain order information about an item from a terminal device of a buyer (customer). When the electronic device 302 according to an exemplary embodiment obtains order information of an item, the electronic device 302 may generate invoice information based on the order information to ship the item from the seller to the buyer. The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment can provide invoice information or order information generated based on the VPN 302a to the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment.

The communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment can provide invoice information or order information to the manager's terminal device 303 . A manager can be, for example, a person who manages the mobility vehicle 300 .

Items according to example embodiments may be packaged at, for example, a seller's item storage location according to packaging information provided by electronic device 302 . For example, when receiving order information from a buyer, the electronic device 302 according to example embodiments may check a purchased item based on the order information, and check packaging information for shipping the item based on checking information about the item. Packaging information may be information determined according to a sorter criteria of a transshipment center according to an example embodiment. For example, packaging information may include information related to a type of packaging required to ship an item (or a group of items), a size of the packaging, and points of attention during packaging. Packaging information can be determined based on the size or shape of an item (or group of items). The electronic device 302 according to an exemplary embodiment may provide the verified packaging information to the seller. That is, items according to example embodiments may be packaged by the seller based on the packaging information. The packaging information according to an exemplary embodiment may be determined based on a purchased quantity or a purchased weight of items included in the order information according to an exemplary embodiment. Also, in an exemplary embodiment, a transshipment center to which a corresponding item is shipped can be determined based on an address of a customer who has ordered an item, and the above packaging information can provide a classification corresponding to the transshipment center to be shipped Device information.

A communication terminal according to an example embodiment may be included in a mobile vehicle. An electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment may generate invoice information based on order information and transmit the generated invoice information to a communication terminal included in a mobile vehicle. The communication terminal according to the exemplary embodiment can check received invoice information. A mobile vehicle according to an example embodiment may be moved to a seller's item storage location to attach invoice information to the item according to an example embodiment. The invoice information may include, for example, the shipping information required for the item to be shipped from the seller 200 to the customer 204 . The invoice information may include the information needed for the transshipment center 202 to sort and distribute the items received directly from the seller 200. That is, mobile vehicles according to example embodiments can provide invoice information to items produced and packaged by one seller, and can be moved to a location associated with a different seller.

According to an example embodiment, when the invoice information of the item is combined or attached to the item at the seller's item location, the electronic device according to the example embodiment may receive inventory information indicating the combination of the invoice information and the item. Inventory information according to an example embodiment may be transmitted from a communication terminal in a mobile vehicle corresponding to an item.

When the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment receives order information (or information about the seller of the item, invoice information of the item) from the buyer (customer), the mobile vehicle including the communication terminal device 301 can move to the corresponding At the item storage location of the seller of the item. In addition, in an exemplary embodiment, the communication terminal device 301 can receive the corresponding real-time item order information and simultaneously move to the seller's item storage location, and accordingly provide at least one of packaging information and invoice information to the seller.

The mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment can be classified according to a delivery date. The mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment may be classified according to a delivery area or a seller's area. The mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment may correspond to an item or a category of items.

That is, the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment may exist for each item or item category, each delivery area, or each delivery date (day of the week, etc.). The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment can classify and manage the mobile carrier 300 or the communication terminal device 301 by item category, delivery area or delivery date (day of the week, etc.).

For example, the electronic device 302 can generate identification information for each item category, each delivery area, or each delivery date (day of the week, etc.) in the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301, and manage the mobile vehicle by using the identification information 300 or communication terminal device 301.

For example, when the electronic device 302 receives order information about strawberries from the buyer, the electronic device 302 can check the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 corresponding to the strawberry and use the checked mobile vehicle 300 or communication terminal device 301 The invoice information is transmitted to the buyer when the strawberries are shipped.

For example, when the electronic device 302 receives order information about an item of a seller located in a specific area, the electronic device 302 can check the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 of a seller located in a specific area and pass After checking, the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 transmits the invoice information for shipping the item to the buyer.

For example, when the electronic device 302 receives the order information of the item on Friday, the electronic device 302 can check the mobile carrier 300 or the communication terminal device 301 on Friday and will use the verified mobile carrier 300 or the communication terminal device 301 to deliver the item The invoice information is transmitted to the buyer.

The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment may check the mobile carrier 300 or the communication terminal device 301 to output based on at least one of a date corresponding to the order information, a shipping location of the order information, and items included in the order information Invoice information. The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment can store identification information for identifying the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301, and further store a date, a delivery location, information of the day of the week and information corresponding to the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal An item (or item category information) and identification information of the device 301 . Afterwards, the electronic device 302 can transmit the invoice information to the verified mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 .

The electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment deploys the mobile vehicle 300 or the communication terminal device 301 according to the date, shipping location, date information, items, and the like, so that the time spent on the mobile vehicle 300 generating inventory and item invoice information can be minimized. Move, thereby overcoming the physical limitation of distance from the distribution center.

Order information according to an example embodiment may, for example, be information related to an order for which next day shipping is performed. For example, order information may include order information formed to ship a particular item (eg, strawberries, etc.) to a buyer (or customer) the next day (morning of the next day). Additionally, if the shipping service of the example embodiments is used, same day ordered items can be moved from the seller to the transshipment center so that they can be shipped to the customer at dawn the next day.

Order information according to example embodiments may include order information about an item that is not stored in a service-related item storage location. That is, order information may include order information for an item that is not currently stocked in an item storage location (eg, a location of a seller). Order information may include, for example, a pre-order for an item.

Meanwhile, in the electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment, an order quantity of an item may be greater than or equal to a quantity of the item supplied (or shipped) by a specific seller. That is, there may be a situation where the quantity ordered for an item is greater than the quantity of items supplied (or shipped) from one seller. Additional item information obtained from a corresponding seller or additional item information obtained from another seller may be checked when an order quantity of an item related to one seller according to an exemplary embodiment is equal to or greater than a certain quantity. Additional item information obtained from other sellers may be checked by, for example, the electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment or the communication terminal device 301 that has received order information from the electronic device 302 . The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment can omit the warehousing, display and packaging procedures performed in the fulfillment center in the process of selling the item, and the electronic device can provide the seller with invoice information on the packaged item to omit the warehousing of the fulfillment center, And the seller can ship the items purchased by the customer to the transshipment center for direct delivery to omit the warehousing process, thereby significantly reducing unnecessary costs and delays in the process of selling items.

That is, when the order quantity of a specific item is larger than the quantity of the item supplied by a seller supplying the corresponding item, the electronic device 302 or the communication terminal device 301 may check the information of the corresponding item which is additionally available from the corresponding seller (for example, the information which is additionally available The quantity of the corresponding item, the date when the corresponding item can be obtained separately, etc.). Alternatively, the electronic device 302 or the communication terminal device 301 may check information on a corresponding item (additional item) that is additionally available from a seller other than the corresponding seller.

For example, if the corresponding item is a fruit produced in a specific production area and the order quantity is greater than the quantity of the corresponding fruit produced by the first seller, then the electronic device 302 or the communication terminal device 301 can check that the fruit is produced by another seller in the corresponding production area. Information (such as quantity) of additional fruit produced by (the second seller).

The communication terminal device 301 according to the exemplary embodiment can output the receipt information received from the electronic device 302 . The communication terminal device 301 can print (output) the corresponding invoice information (or receive the invoice information) when the mobile vehicle 300 moves to the seller's location (ie, the seller's item storage location), or can print after arriving at the seller's location Invoice information. Output invoice information according to example embodiments may be affixed to or combined with an item purchased by a buyer (eg, an item packaged by a seller) at a location of a seller where the item is located. An item shipped by a seller and combined with invoice information may refer to a package. An item according to example embodiments may be moved along with invoice information to a transshipment center for shipping the item to a buyer. The transportation vehicle may be a transportation means other than the transportation means 300 according to the example embodiment. More specifically, the operational fulfillment center may request assignment of a shipping vehicle based on the quantity of items that need to be shipped from the seller to the transshipment center. In addition, since the electronic device can verify the quantity of items shipped from the mobile fulfillment center, a transport vehicle that will move items related to the mobile fulfillment center to the transshipment center can be assigned to the mobile fulfillment center without a request from the mobile fulfillment center .

Also, if the seller's location (seller's item storage location) is far from the transshipment center associated with the item, the transport vehicle is loaded with the item and departs earlier from the seller's item storage location to move the item to Transshipment Center, and items moved to the Transshipment Center can be shipped to the customer the next morning. However, even if the seller's location (seller's item storage location) is far away from the transshipment center associated with the item, if an item is moved to the transshipment center late by a transport vehicle, the item moved to the transshipment center cannot be delivered the next morning to the customer.

Accordingly, items according to example embodiments may be shipped from the seller's location (eg, the seller's item storage location) within the same-day shipping cut-off time. That is, the electronic device 302 can determine the deadline for shipment of the item by the transport vehicle based on the location of the seller and the transshipment center of each item. The shipment cut-off time may indicate the latest time the shipping vehicle may load or stock the item at the seller's location and send it to the transshipment center. Shipment cut-off times may be determined, for example, in view of a travel time between a transit center for item shipment and an item storage location associated with a corresponding seller (eg, a seller's location). For example, the electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment may determine the shipment deadline of the transport vehicle for the item by subtracting the travel time between the transit centers from the release deadline of the transit center.

For example, when the electronic device 302 according to the exemplary embodiment receives order information about next day shipping, the electronic device 300 may check the order cut-off time for next day shipping of the corresponding item. Order cut-off times for next day shipping may be determined, for example, based on travel times between an item storage location associated with a seller and a transit center for item delivery.

At the same time, if the item arrives at the transshipment center but arrives after the delivery deadline of the transshipment center, the corresponding item cannot be shipped to the customer's location immediately. That is, when the item arrives at the transshipment center after the delivery cut-off time of the transshipment center, the item will be shipped on the next day, so it cannot be delivered to the customer on the next day (or the next morning). Therefore, the shipment cut-off time for an item according to an example embodiment may be calculated in view of the transit center release cut-off time and also corresponds to the order information at the transit center through which the item arrives and passes. For example, if the item's storage location (such as a seller's location) is located within a short distance from the transshipment center and the travel time is short, but the transshipment center's release deadline is earlier than usual, the item's shipment deadline can be determined earlier . Conversely, if the storage location of the item (such as a seller's location) is located far away from the transshipment center and takes a long time to move, but the delivery deadline of the transshipment center is later than usual, it can be determined that the shipment deadline of the item is longer than usual.

An item according to example embodiments may be moved to a transshipment center along with invoice information for shipment of the item to a buyer by a transport vehicle.

At the same time, the electronic device 302 according to an example embodiment may check and query the transport vehicle(s) according to an example embodiment to move the item from the seller's location to the location of the transshipment center according to an example embodiment. An electronic device according to an example embodiment may select a transport vehicle within a certain distance from or near the seller's location.

For example, the electronic device 302 according to an example embodiment may check a location of a seller of an item, and may check the delivery vehicle(s) that exist within a certain distance (or travel time) from the seller's location. The electronic device 302 may match (select) at least one transport vehicle among the checked transport vehicle(s) to transport the corresponding item.

The electronic device 302 according to an exemplary embodiment may be based on the category of the item, information related to the transportation of the item (such as a determination about whether the facilities required for the delivery of the item are equipped or whether one or more conditions for the delivery of the item are satisfied) One of the determinations), at least one transport vehicle is selected by identifying a movement distance between the transport vehicle and the location of the seller of the item.

The electronic device 302 according to an example embodiment may select at least one of the transport vehicles in view of the latest time the item should be loaded at the seller's location and moved to the transshipment center (ie, the shipment cut-off time). For example, the electronic device 302 may select among the shipping vehicle(s) the shipping vehicle(s) that can arrive at the seller's location by the shipping cutoff time.

The electronic device according to the exemplary embodiment determines the shipment cut-off time based on the release cut-off time of the transshipment center or the moving distance from the seller to the transshipment center, so that it can be guaranteed to be shipped by the buyer on the next day (or next morning) of the purchase date. thing.

Items according to example embodiments may be sorted by a sorter to ship the item in the transshipment center after it arrives and is unloaded at the aforementioned transshipment center. The sorter can sort the items based on, for example, the sorter specifications in the transit center (eg, size of the item, packaging type of the item, etc.) and the shipping destination location of the item.

Electronic devices according to example embodiments may be configured to: be removable; output invoice information at a seller's item storage location; generate invoice information for a packaged item at the seller's item storage location and send it directly to the user In a transshipment center for the delivery of items, it is possible to simultaneously perform the procedures previously performed continuously, such as warehousing, display, picking and packaging performed at the fulfillment center; and to reduce the time required for warehousing procedures in the process of selling items to reduce items The time of shipment from the seller to the customer.

4 illustrates an example of an electronic device, a communication method and a configuration corresponding to a terminal of a seller and a terminal of a manager according to an exemplary embodiment.

An electronic device 401 according to an exemplary embodiment may include at least one of an order information obtaining component 401a and an invoice information providing component 401b.

The order information acquisition part 401a may contain order information of items from the terminal device of the buyer (customer). Order information may include, for example, information about an item paid for or purchased by a buyer, information about the buyer, information indicating a purchase record, and information indicating a shipping destination for the buyer. Order information may, for example, be information related to an order for which daily shipping is performed. Information related to an order for which next day shipping is performed may include, for example, order information requesting that a delivery be completed on the day after (or the morning of) the purchase date when a corresponding item is purchased. The order information obtaining component 401a can send the received order information to the invoice information providing component 401b.

The invoice information providing part 401b according to the exemplary embodiment receives the order information received from the order information obtaining part 401a, generates invoice information to ship the item to the shipping location of the buyer, and transmits the generated invoice information to the invoice information according to the exemplary embodiment. Terminal device 400c. The electronic device 401 according to the exemplary embodiment can transmit the generated invoice information to the terminal device 400c according to the exemplary embodiment based on a VPN.

The electronic device 401 according to the exemplary embodiment may further include a packaging information providing component. The packing information providing part may, for example, receive the order information according to the exemplary embodiment from the order information obtaining part 401a and generate packing information for packing an item to be shipped. Packaging information according to example embodiments may include information required by a seller of the item to package the item. The packaging information providing component can generate packaging information and provide it to the seller.

The terminal device 400c according to the exemplary embodiment can access a VPN operated by the electronic device 401 according to the exemplary embodiment to receive the receipt information according to the exemplary embodiment. Terminal device 400c may include, for example, the communication terminal devices shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 . The terminal device 400c can receive and verify order information or invoice information, and can transmit the order information or invoice information to the manager's terminal device 402 .

The terminal device 400c according to the exemplary embodiment may be included or installed in the mobile vehicle 400 according to the exemplary embodiment. The terminal device 400c can communicate with the manager's terminal device 402 and the electronic device 401 based on a long-term evolution (LTE) communication method, a fifth generation (5G) communication method, a Wi-Fi communication method, or the like. The mobile vehicle 400 according to the exemplary embodiment may further include a terminal device 400c, a power supply 400a for supplying electric power to the terminal device 400c, and an output part 400b for outputting (printing) receipt information received from the terminal device 400c . The power supply 400a may include a battery included in a mobility vehicle (eg, a vehicle), an auxiliary battery, an inverter, and the like.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method of managing a shipment of an item according to an example embodiment.

A method of managing a shipment of an item according to example embodiments may include at least one of operations 500 and 501 . The method of managing a shipment of an item according to an exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5 may be performed by at least one of the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 302 of FIG. 3 , and the electronic device 401 of FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 5, in operation 500, a method of managing a shipment of an item may obtain order information for an item according to an example embodiment. In operation 501, the method may provide invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of an item based on the order information.

Meanwhile, in an exemplary embodiment, when the order information is an order for an item received in a fulfillment center, the electronic device may provide order-related information to the corresponding fulfillment center based on the order information and thus may pick up and pack the item and Move the packaged item to the next procedure for shipping.

In addition, when the order information is order information related to a terminal that is movable and located at a seller, the electronic device can check a seller-related terminal corresponding to the order information and provide the order-related information to the corresponding terminal. As described above, in an exemplary embodiment, the terminal may be mounted to be mobile, and may receive order information while moving as needed between item storage locations associated with different sellers, and thus may provide invoice information to seller. Therefore, when obtaining an order for an item associated with a corresponding seller, the electronic device can identify a terminal assigned to the seller and provide this order information to the identified terminal.

Simultaneously, items according to example embodiments are moved from an item storage location associated with a seller to a transit center for item delivery based on the invoice information. A shipment cut-off time for an item to be sent from an item storage location associated with a seller according to example embodiments may allow for a movement between a transshipment center for item shipment and an item storage location associated with a seller time to judge. The shipping cut-off time according to an example embodiment may be determined in view of the shipping center release cut-off time corresponding to the order information and at the corresponding shipping center.

Order information according to an example embodiment may include information related to an order in which next day shipping of purchased items is performed for a buyer. According to example embodiments, an order cut-off time for next day shipping may be determined based on a travel time between a transit center for item shipment and an item storage location associated with a seller.

The method for managing item shipping information according to an exemplary embodiment may further include providing the packaging information of the corresponding item determined according to the classifier standard of the transshipment center to the seller of the corresponding item.

6 illustrates a method of managing the shipment of an item to move an item from a seller's item storage location to a transshipment center, according to an example embodiment.

A method of managing a shipment of items according to an example embodiment may perform at least one of operations 600 to 603 of FIG. 6 . Some or all of the operations depicted in FIG. 6 (operations 600-603) may be performed by an electronic device according to example embodiments.

Referring to operation 600 of FIG. 6 , the electronic device may obtain order information about an item from a terminal device of a user.

Referring to operation 601 of FIG. 6 , the electronic device can check a moving time from an item storage location of a seller of an item purchased by a buyer to a transshipment center and a release deadline of the corresponding transshipment center. The electronic device can check whether the items purchased by the buyer can be delivered to the buyer on the same day or the morning of the next day by checking the release cut-off time of the corresponding transshipment center. For example, when the buyer's order time is after the release cut-off time of the corresponding transshipment center, the electronic device according to example embodiments may refuse to generate invoice information for the corresponding item or may refuse to select a transport vehicle to deliver the item from the seller's item storage location Operation 602 of moving to a transit center.

If the buyer's order time is before the delivery deadline of the corresponding transshipment center, the electronic device according to example embodiments may determine whether the item can be moved from the seller's item storage location to the transshipment center before the delivery deadline of the transshipment center. For example, the electronic device may check the movement time from the transit center where the item is stored by the seller, and check whether the said movement time (i.e., the expected arrival time of the item to the transit center) has elapsed from the current time (order time) at the transit center after the deadline for distribution. For example, an electronic device according to example embodiments may refuse to generate invoice information for a corresponding item or may refuse to select a transport vehicle to move the item from the seller's item storage location to Operation 602 of the transit center.

Referring to operation 602 of FIG. 6 , when the expected arrival time is before the delivery cut-off time of the transshipment center, the electronic device may check and select a transport vehicle to deliver the item (i.e., a package packaged by a seller and combined with the invoice information) from the seller The storage location of the items will be moved to the transshipment center. When the item is packaged at the item storage location of the seller and the invoice information generated and output by the communication terminal according to the exemplary embodiment is combined at the item storage location of the seller, the invoice information and its combined item (i.e., a package) are obtained by The selected transport vehicle is transported to a transshipment center according to an example embodiment. Packages moved to the transshipment center are sorted and distributed based on the operation of the sorters in the transshipment center and shipped to the buyer.

Meanwhile, the electronic device 302 according to an example embodiment may select at least one of the transport vehicles in consideration of the latest time (ie, shipment cut-off time) that the item should be loaded at the seller's item storage location and moved to the transshipment center. For example, the electronic device 302 may select among the shipping vehicle(s) the shipping vehicle(s) that can arrive at the seller's item storage location by the shipping cutoff time.

Referring to operation 603 of FIG. 6 , the electronic device may check and update a transport status of the selected transport vehicle. For example, the electronic device can check and update the location of the selected transport vehicle, whether the transport vehicle has received the item, whether the transport vehicle has unloaded the item at the transshipment center, and can provide the information to the user's terminal device.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a mobile vehicle including a communication device performs an operation related to a mobile fulfillment center while moving between sellers.

Referring to FIG. 7 , it is shown that when a mobile vehicle 701 including a communication terminal moves between a plurality of sellers 702, 703 and 704, order information about an item of a corresponding seller is provided to the seller, and the corresponding seller is obtained. Related order information and a method of transmitting this information to the seller.

In an exemplary embodiment, the plurality of sellers 702, 703, and 704 may be items (such as food) that need to be shipped quickly from a seller to a customer, but the invention is not limited thereto. In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile vehicle 701 can transmit information to and receive information from an electronic device including a communication terminal, obtain order information from the electronic device, and provide invoice information to the seller.

Additionally, in an example embodiment, the mobile vehicle 701 can act as a mobile fulfillment center while moving between the plurality of sellers 702 , 703 , and 704 . More specifically, the mobile vehicle 701 itself may not store items, but may store items by using item storage locations of a plurality of sellers 702, 703, 704, and when receiving an order, generate invoice information based on corresponding item information, The item and invoice information are associated with each other, and the item associated with the invoice information can be moved to the transshipment center and shipped to the customer.

Here, the program of generating invoice information and associating the generated invoice information with items can be understood as including a virtual warehouse program. By generating invoice information in this way, corresponding items can be managed as an inventory of one of the operating entities for services related to mobility vehicle 701, and then shipping-related information can be managed based on the invoice information.

Furthermore, according to an exemplary embodiment, the mobile vehicle 701 can be installed to a seller assigned by the electronic device. The electronic device can check the mapping relationship between the identification information of the mobile vehicle 701 and the seller, and when obtaining an order for an item from a specific seller from a customer, check the mobile vehicle 701 corresponding to the specific seller and the specific seller's A shipping procedure for an item can be performed in the future based on the order information by providing the order information to the checked mobile carrier 701 to associate the invoice information with an item of a particular seller, and the shipment can be made by electronic device or mobile carrier. A transport vehicle assigned by the request of 701 is started.

Additionally, the mobile vehicle 701 can function at least in part as a mobile fulfillment center while moving between the plurality of sellers 702, 703, and 704 according to a schedule assigned by the electronic device. As described above, the display, pick and pack procedures performed in the mobile fulfillment center can be performed by a seller, and shipping can be performed by associating the invoice information provided by the electronic device 701 with the packaged items. In addition, the mobile fulfillment center can omit the warehousing and display procedures during the operation of the fulfillment center, perform them virtually, or obtain information on the results performed by the seller.

Meanwhile, preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described in the specification and drawings, and although specific terms are used, these are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and help understand the present invention, It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains should understand that, in addition to the exemplary embodiments described herein, other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can also be implemented.

The electronic device or terminal according to the above exemplary embodiments includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication device for communicating with an external device Ports, user interface devices such as a touch panel, a key, buttons and the like. The methods implemented as software modules or algorithms can be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on a processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may include a magnetic storage medium (such as a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc.), an optical read-out medium (such as an optical disk read-only memory (CD-ROM)) or a digital versatile disc (DVD). The computer readable recording medium can be distributed among network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. The media can be read by a computer, stored in a memory and executed on a processor.

This example embodiment can be represented by a configuration of functional blocks and various processing operations. These functional blocks can be implemented in various hardware and/or software configurations to perform specified functions. For example, an exemplary embodiment may employ an integrated circuit configuration capable of performing various functions, such as a memory, processing, a logic, a look-up table, etc., by controlling one or more microprocessors or other control devices . Similar to how components can be implemented as software programming or software components, the exemplary embodiments can be embodied in data structures, programs, routines, or in a programming or instruction language such as C, C++, Java, assembly language, etc. Algorithms implemented in a combination of other programmatic configurations implemented in a code language. Functional aspects may be implemented in an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present example embodiment may employ prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing and/or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism", "element", "member" and "configuration" are used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The term may include the meaning of a series of software routines associated with a processor or the like.

The above-described exemplary embodiments are merely examples, and other exemplary embodiments may be implemented within the scope of claims to be described later.

At the same time, preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed in the specification and drawings, and although specific terms are used, these are only used in a general sense to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and help understand the present invention, It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art of the present invention should understand that, in addition to the exemplary embodiments disclosed herein, other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can also be implemented.

100: Electronic equipment 110: Processor 120: Transceiver 130: memory 200:Seller 200a: terminal device/communication terminal 201: Fulfillment Center 201a: Procedures 201b: Procedures 202: Transshipment Center 203: Camp 204: customer 300: Mobile Vehicle/Transportation 301: communication terminal device 302: Electronic equipment 302a: Virtual Private Network (VPN) 303: terminal device 400: Action Vehicle 400a: Power supply 400b: output component 400c: terminal device 401: Electronic equipment 401a: order information acquisition component 401b: Invoice feed component 402: terminal device 500: operation 501: Operation 600: operation 601: Operation 602: Operation 603: Operation 701: Mobile Vehicles/Electronic Equipment 702:Seller 703:Seller 704:Seller

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of internal components of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 2 illustrates a method of moving an item from a seller to a customer and a shipping management method in a procedure of selling the item according to example embodiments.

3 illustrates a method of shipping an item from an item storage location associated with a seller and a method of shipping management, according to example embodiments.

4 illustrates an example of an electronic device, a communication method and a configuration corresponding to a terminal of a seller and a terminal of a manager according to an exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 5 illustrates a method of managing a shipment of an item according to an example embodiment.

6 illustrates a method of managing the shipment of an item to move the item from a seller's item storage location to a transshipment center, according to an example embodiment.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a mobile vehicle including a communication device performs an operation related to a mobile fulfillment center while moving between sellers.

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Claims (16)

A method for managing item delivery information of an electronic device related to an item sales service, the method comprising: obtain order information for an item; and based on the order information, providing invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of the item, Wherein a shipment cut-off time for sending the item from an item storage location associated with the seller is determined based on a travel time between the item storage location associated with the seller and a transit center for item shipment. The method of claim 1, further comprising: providing to the seller packaging information for the item as determined according to a sorter standard of the transit center. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the order information for the item is information related to an order for which one-day shipping is performed, and An order cutoff time for the next day shipping is determined based on a travel time between a transit center for an item shipment and an item storage location associated with the seller. The method according to claim 1, wherein the shipment deadline is further determined based on a delivery deadline of a transit center corresponding to the order information at the transit center. The method of claim 1, wherein a delivery vehicle from an item storage location associated with the seller to a transshipment center for delivery of the item is based on an item order information associated with the seller on a corresponding date assign. The method of claim 1, wherein the order information of the item includes order information about an item that is not stored in an item storage location associated with a service. The method of claim 1, further comprising; receiving confirmation from the terminal associated with the transshipment center for the item shipped from the item storage location associated with the seller to the transshipment center based on the invoice information, The invoice information includes shipping information from the transshipment center to the buyer of the item. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device transmits the invoice information to a terminal of the seller corresponding to the item based on a virtual private network. The method of claim 7, wherein when an order quantity of the item related to the seller is greater than or equal to a predetermined quantity, checking additional item information obtained from the seller or additional item information obtained from another seller. The method of claim 8, wherein an invoice for the item is output at the terminal based on the invoice information, and the item is sorted at the transshipment center based on the invoice information. The method of claim 1, wherein the transshipment center for delivery of the item is determined based on the information about the item. The method of claim 1, further comprising; A terminal of the seller corresponding to the item is determined based on an order date or an order field of the order information. The method of claim 2, wherein the packaging information is determined based on a purchase quantity or purchase weight of the item included in the order information. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal is configured to move between a plurality of sellers and is assigned to a seller corresponding to the item based on allocation information provided by the electronic device. An electronic device associated with an item sales service, the electronic device comprising: a capture component configured to capture order information for an item; and an invoice information providing component configured to provide invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of the item based on the order information, wherein a shipment cut-off time for sending the item from an item storage location associated with the seller is determined based on a travel time between the item storage location associated with the seller and a transit center for shipment of an item . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising: a medium configured to store computer readable instructions, wherein when the computer readable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor is configured to perform: obtain order information for an item; and based on the order information, providing invoice information to a terminal corresponding to a seller of the item, and A shipment cut-off time for sending the item from an item storage location associated with the seller is determined based on a travel time between the item storage location associated with the seller and a transit center for shipment of an item.

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