TW202322023A - Method and apparatus for providing page including information on item - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for providing information of a service server, including obtaining a first input of a first user for requesting a first page related to an item, if the item is a predetermined type of item, providing a second page including information on a plurality of other users associated with the first user in response to the first input, obtaining a second input from the first user to select one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page, transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users, obtaining third inputs received based on the link from a predetermined number of second users among the one or more second users, and providing the first page to the first user in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing a page containing item information

The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for providing information to provide a page. In particular, example embodiments relate to a method and an apparatus for providing another page for inviting other users to receive a page providing item information based on characteristics of an item.

As the use of the Internet becomes common, the e-commerce market is expanding. Specifically, with the spread of infectious diseases, the proportion of people visiting offline stores to purchase products is decreasing; however, the proportion of people purchasing products through e-commerce using computers or smartphones is rapidly increasing.

E-commerce service providers may sell exclusive items that are not provided by third-party services as items related to a performer's content. Further, if all users have access to a page that sells exclusive items, the value of the exclusive items may decrease, and there may be a risk that the exclusive items will sell out quickly. Therefore, it is necessary to add marketing elements and increase the entry barrier for purchasing exclusive items by setting the entry conditions of the page so that the page selling exclusive items is only provided to users who meet specific conditions instead of all users.

Korean Published Patent Application No. 2020-0003660 is related to a method and apparatus for providing a page containing information about an item. The prior art discloses a feature in which a member or a group is selected to be invited to open a gashapon machine in a game. However, prior art fails to disclose the feature of transmitting an invitation message related to a service to other users to enter a specific page, and also fails to disclose the feature of providing a user in response to an input from the user receiving the message. One of the characteristics of a particular page.

[Technical target] An aspect provides a method comprising: in response to an input by a first user for selecting one or more second users among a plurality of other users on a second page, including a link A message is transmitted to one or more second users, and a first page is provided to the first user in response to obtaining third input received from the specified number of second users based on the link.

[Technical solution] According to an aspect, there is provided a method for providing information of a service server, which includes: obtaining a first input from a first user for requesting a first page related to an item; if the item is an item of a predetermined type, providing in response to the first input a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user; obtained from the first user for use in the A second input of selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page; transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users; from A predetermined number of the one or more second users obtain third inputs received based on the link; and in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs, providing the first page to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the first page may display information of a plurality of items including the item.

According to an example embodiment, the invitation message may include at least one of the information of the first user and the information of the item.

According to an example embodiment, the first page may only be provided to the first user who meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition may include obtaining the third inputs from the predetermined number of second users.

According to an example embodiment, the link may include a link to a third page for membership subscriptions, and the third inputs may include an input for the membership subscriptions corresponding to the third page.

According to an example embodiment, the information of the plurality of other users may include first identification information of the plurality of other users obtained from a terminal of the first user, and the third inputs may include the second identification information of a second user, and providing the first page may include: comparing the first identification information with the second identification information, identifying based on the comparison that the third inputs were obtained from the second users , and if it is identified that the third inputs were obtained from the predetermined number of second users, providing the first page to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the method may further include storing mapping information between the first user and the one or more second users in a database, wherein the mapping information may include information corresponding to the one or more One or more identifiers for each of the plurality of second users, and wherein the link transmitted to the one or more second users may further include the one or more identifiers.

According to an example embodiment, providing the first page may include determining, based on the mapping information and the one or more identifiers, that the third inputs are obtained from the predetermined number of second users, and based on the determination, the third input A page is provided to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the predetermined number may be determined based on the items associated with the first page.

According to an example embodiment, the predetermined number may be determined according to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the second page may provide a notification to the first user in response to the predetermined number of third inputs.

According to an example embodiment, the method may further comprise, after obtaining a third input from a second user of the one or more second users, updating information about the one or more second users on the second page. The information of the author.

According to an example embodiment, the method may further include, if at least some of the predetermined number of second users purchase an item through a service provided by the service server, providing a benefit to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the method may further comprise, if a response from at least one second user of the selected one or more second users is not received within a predetermined period of time, sending a notification provided to the first user.

According to an example embodiment, the method may further include identifying content related to the item, and playing the content on the first page.

According to an example embodiment, the content may be played on the first page in an area positioned above an area displaying a name of the item, and the content may include a video related to a performer.

According to another aspect, there is provided a service server for providing information, which includes: a transceiver configured to transmit information to and receive information from another device; and a processor, It is configured to: control the transceiver; obtain a first input from a first user requesting a first page associated with an item; if the item is an item of a predetermined type, respond to the A first input provides a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user; obtained from the first user for use on the second page to identify the plurality of other users on the second page A second input from which one or more second users is selected; an invitation message including a link is transmitted to the selected one or more second users; from among the one or more second users A predetermined number of second users obtain third inputs received based on the link; and the first page is provided to the first user in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs.

According to another aspect, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium is provided, comprising: a medium configured to store computer-readable instructions, wherein if the computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor, The processor executes a method for providing information of a service server, wherein the method includes: obtaining a first input from a first user for requesting a first page related to an item; if the item is an item of a predetermined type, providing in response to the first input a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user; obtained from the first user for use in the A second input of selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page; transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users; from A predetermined number of the one or more second users obtain third inputs received based on the link; and in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs, providing the first page to the first user.

[Effect] According to an example embodiment, a service server may set certain conditions that a first user must satisfy in order to provide a first page to the first user, provided by the service server for allowing the first user to A message containing a link is transmitted to one or more other users to a second page that satisfies the specified condition, the first user can easily determine one or more of the plurality of other users to The message is transmitted, and the service server may allow the first user to conveniently transmit the message to one or more selected second users. Further, a service provided by the service server may be promoted to one or more second users who have received the message.

Further, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, the content associated with the item may include music, videos, albums, performances, movies, etc. of the artist associated with the item. The service server can emphasize to the user that the item is related to the content by playing the content on the first page, induce the user to pay attention to the item, and can continuously promote the item. Further, in particular, if the content related to an item is content related to a performer, the item may be advertised and a user who is a fan of the performer may be expected to make a purchase.

Further, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, when the service server obtains a third input from one of the one or more second users, the service server may update information about one user on the second page. information, and the service server can allow the first user to easily identify whether a second user responds.

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

In describing example embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well-known in the technical field to which the present disclosure pertains and that are not directly related to the present disclosure will be omitted. This is to convey the gist of the disclosure more clearly by omitting unnecessary descriptions without causing ambiguity to the gist of the disclosure.

For the same reason, some elements are enlarged, omitted or schematically illustrated in the drawings. In addition, the size of each element does not entirely reflect an actual size. In each figure, identical or corresponding elements are assigned the same element symbols.

The advantages and features of the present disclosure and a method for achieving the advantages and the features will be apparent with reference to the example embodiments described in detail below and the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the example embodiments disclosed below, and may be implemented in various forms. These exemplary embodiments are provided only to complete the present disclosure and to fully inform those skilled in the relevant technologies of the present disclosure about the scope of the present disclosure. This disclosure is only defined by the scope of the claimed patent scope. Throughout, like reference numerals refer to like elements.

In this case, it will be understood that each block of a flowchart illustration, and a combination of flowchart illustrations, can be implemented by computer program instructions. Computer program instructions may be embodied in a processor of a general purpose computer or a special purpose computer, or may be embodied in a processor of other programmable data processing equipment. Thus, instructions executed by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing equipment produce a means for performing the functions set forth in the flowchart blocks. Computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer usable or computer readable memory that directs a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to perform a function in a particular way. Accordingly, instructions stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory can be produced as an article of manufacture containing a portion of the instructions for performing the functions set forth in the flowchart blocks. Computer program instructions may be embodied in a computer or other programmable data processing device. Accordingly, a series of operations can be performed in a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executable program, and the computer or other programmable data processing equipment can be provided for performing the functions set forth in the flowchart blocks the steps.

Additionally, each block may represent a module, a segment, or a portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for performing a 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 sequence may be executed substantially at the same time, or sometimes the blocks may be executed in reverse order according to a corresponding function.

In this case, the term "~ component" used in example embodiments refers to a software component or a hardware component and performs a predetermined function, such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). However, the term "~ component" is not limited to either software or hardware. A "~ component" may be formed for storage in an addressable storage medium or for reproducing one or more processors. Thus, "~component" includes, as an example, components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, as well as procedures, functions, properties, program steps, subroutines, sections of a code, drivers Programs, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. Functionality provided in components and "~components" may be combined into a smaller number of components and "~components", or may be further divided into additional components and "~components". In addition, components and "~means" can be implemented to reproduce one or more central processing units (CPUs) in a device or a secure multimedia card.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system for providing information, the information providing a page, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a system for providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure may include a user terminal 110 of a first user, a service server 120 and one or more users of a second user Terminal 130.

E-commerce users can use the user terminals 110 and 130 to access the service server 120 . The user terminals 110 and 130 are installed with an e-commerce application program and can access the service server 120 under the control of the application program, and the user terminals 110 and 130 can use electronic commerce based on information exchange with the service server 120. business. The user terminals 110 and 130 can be mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablet PCs, or static devices, such as desktop PCs. Any device capable of installing and executing an e-commerce application can be used as the user terminal 110 or the user terminal 130 without limitation.

The service server 120 can communicate with the user terminals 110 and 130 and provide information related to e-commerce to the user terminals 110 and 130 . The service server 120 may provide a list of items as a database search result or provide detailed information for each item stored in the database. In the case of direct delivery of items from an e-commerce company, an entity associated with a service operated by the service server 120 may purchase a product and manage the delivery. If an item is delivered by another delivery company, the purchase information and delivery address information of a user purchasing the item can be transmitted to a server of another delivery service provider.

A first user using an e-commerce service may transmit a message to one or more second users via the service server 120, and the message may include, for example, a subscription request message for a membership offered by the service. The first user may provide the service server 120 with an input for selecting one or more second users among a plurality of other users through the user terminal 110 . The service server 120 may transmit a message including a link to the user terminal 130 selecting one or more second users based on input obtained from the first user. The link may include a link to a page for a second user's membership subscription. One or more second users who have received the message may provide an input to the service server 120 through his/her user terminal 130 based on the link. The service server 120 may provide a page to the user terminal 110 of the first user in response to a received input. Therefore, the service server 120 can mediate information exchange between a first user and one or more second users. The information exchange of each component of the system for providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure will be explained in detail with reference to FIG. 2 . In FIG. 1, three user terminals 130 of the second user are illustrated, but this is an example. It should be noted that one or more user terminals 130 may be included.

FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating information exchange and corresponding operations of each node related to a method for providing information by which a page is provided according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a mechanism for exchanging information between a user terminal of a first user, a service server, and one or more user terminals of a second user, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. A method and operation in each node.

In operation 205, the service server may receive a request for a first page related to an item from a user terminal of the first user. In an example embodiment, the first page may be a page displaying detailed information of an item, or may be a page displaying information of a plurality of items including the item.

In an example embodiment, the first page may include a page providing content related to a performer. The service server may identify an item related to the content from the content related to the performer (e.g., the artist's song, album, performance video, etc.), and may display detailed information about the item related to the content for information on Sell on one page. Items can include, for example, a performer's song title or food included in the lyrics. The service server can induce the user to pay attention to the item and obtain the effect of promoting the item by associating the item with the performer.

In an example embodiment, the service server can identify content related to an item and play the content on the first page. The content associated with the item may include music, videos, albums, shows, movies, etc. of the artist associated with the item. The service server can emphasize to the user that the item is related to the content by playing the content on the first page, induce the user to pay attention to the item, and can continuously promote the item. Further, in particular, if the content related to an item is content related to a performer, the item may be advertised and a user who is a fan of the performer may be expected to make a purchase.

In an example embodiment, an area for playing content may be positioned above an area for displaying a name of an item on the first page. If the first page is a page showing details of an item, unlike existing services where an area showing an image of an item is usually at the top of an area showing a name of an item, according to an example of the present disclosure In one embodiment, item-related content can be played in an area above an area displaying one of the names of the items, and thus the item-related content can be emphasized, the user's attention can be drawn and one of the played content can be favored The user has a positive impression of the item.

In an example embodiment, the first page may be a page displaying information of a plurality of items including the item. For example, the plurality of items may include a first item associated with a first performer's content, and a second item associated with a second performer's content. A user can enter a page displaying detailed information of the first item by clicking an area corresponding to the first item on the first page. If the first page is one that displays information about multiple items, content related to each item (e.g., an artist's song, an album, a performance video, etc.) Play at the top of the area. Through this, the user can view content related to each of a plurality of items on the first page, can click on an item related to a desired content to enter a page displaying detailed information of the item, and decide to purchase thing.

In operation 210, if the item is a specific type of item, the service server may generate a second page including information of a plurality of other users associated with the first user in response to a first input. If an item is a specific type of item, the service server may set an entry condition for a first page related to the item, and may include exclusive thing. In an example embodiment, the entry condition of the first page may be set such that a user attempting to enter the first page sends an invitation message to one or more other users, the invitation message including instructions leading to the membership subscription page A link, and a specified number (eg, two) of one or more other users receiving the invitation message respond to the invitation and complete membership subscriptions through the link included in the message. Thus, by setting an entry condition for a page related to items related to a performer's content, the service server can differentiate an item related to a performer's content from other items, and the service server can facilitate purchases related to the performer's content. One user of an item related to the content of the latter motivates other users to sign up for membership, and thus, the number of membership subscribers can increase. In an example embodiment, if the item is not a specific type of item, the service server may directly provide the first page related to the item to the first user without generating a second page.

The service server may generate a second page including information of a plurality of other users associated with the first user in response to the first input. In an example embodiment, as a condition for entering the first page, it can be set that the first user sends an invitation message to one or more other users. The service server may generate a second page displaying a list of a plurality of other users so that the first user may select a user to receive an invitation message. In an example embodiment, the information of the plurality of users may be retrieved from a phonebook stored in the user terminal of the first user. In an example embodiment, the plurality of other users may include users with whom the first user has a special relationship in a particular online service (e.g., users who are added as friends, have a follower/followed relationship) users, etc.). The second page may contain information including names, photos, and phone numbers of a plurality of other users and objects corresponding to each of the plurality of other users, and the first user may select an object by selecting an object (for example, An "Invite" button) to transmit a message (eg, an invitation message including a link to a membership subscription page) to a user corresponding to the object. A specific example of the second page will be set forth later in conjunction with the description of Figures 3b and 3c.

In operation 215, the service server may provide the generated second page to a user terminal of the first user. The first user can view the second page received from the service server through the display of the user terminal, and determine to select one or more second users among a plurality of other users to transmit the message.

In operation 220, the service server may receive a request for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users from the user terminal of the first user. The first user may provide a second input for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of users on the second page through the user terminal. In an example embodiment, the second page may include objects corresponding to each of a plurality of different users, and in response to an input corresponding to an object, the first user may provide a second input such that The serving server transmits a message (eg, an invitation message including a link to a membership subscription page) to the user corresponding to the object. In an example embodiment, an input may include a touch input for an object.

In operation 225, the service server may transmit an invitation message including a link to user terminals of one or more selected second users. The service server may transmit an invitation message including a link to a user terminal that selects one or more second users based on a second input from the first user. For example, the link may include a link to a third page for membership subscriptions. After receiving the link, a second user may click on the link to enter a third page, and may provide a third input for membership subscription on the third page.

In an example embodiment, the service server may transmit an invitation message including a link to user terminals of one or more selected second users, and the invitation message may include information about content related to the item Information. For example, an invitation message may include not only a link to a membership subscription page, but also information about the content of an item associated with the first page (such as artist information, photos, music, videos) and the first page information. Thus, the service server can increase the incentive for a second user receiving the invitation message to subscribe to membership by including information about the content related to the item in the invitation message. Further, the first page that only certain users are allowed to enter is not easily known by other users, and therefore by including the information of the first page in the invitation message, the first page can be promoted to one of the recipients of the invitation message second user.

In operation 230, the service server may receive a subscription request corresponding to a link from user terminals of a specific number of second users among the one or more second users. In an example embodiment, a second user may provide a third input corresponding to the link through the user terminal, and the third input may include a membership subscription request according to the link. The service server may identify that the subscription request corresponding to the link was received from a predetermined number of second users among the one or more second users who received the message from the first user. In example embodiments, a subscription request corresponding to a link is described, but it is not limited thereto and may include any action corresponding to a second user of the link.

In an example embodiment, a specific number may be determined based on items associated with the first page. For example, a first page may be a page related to an item, the item is an item related to a performer's content, and the item may be a limited edition item, with a limited number of items for sale. In this case, the serving server needs to raise the entry barrier to one of the first pages related to the item. The service server may set the specified number (i.e., the number of second users who should provide the third input among the one or more second users who received a link from the first user) high so that the second A user enters the first page (for example, 7 people). On the other hand, as another example, the first page may be a page related to an item, and the item may be an item related to the content of a new performer that is not yet known. In this case, the service server needs to lower the entry barrier to the first page related to the item, allow many users to enter the first page, and increase the publicity effect of the performer, and the service server can send a specific number (i.e. , the number of second users who should provide a third input among one or more second users who received a link from the first user to enter the first page) is set to a low level (eg, 1 person) . Thus, the number of second users to provide the third input can be adaptively determined relative to the prominence of the content of the item associated with the first page or the performer associated with an item, and thus, the accuracy of the first page can be improved. One of the pages user experience. In an example embodiment, the prominence of a performer's content may be determined based on sales of one or more items related to the performer.

In an example embodiment, the specific number may be determined based on a first user. For example, there may be a situation where a first user has sent an invitation message containing a link to one or more other users, and the first user has a predetermined amount of money or more to purchase and a specific performance Or related to a history of an item of a situation. In either case, a benefit may be provided that reduces the number of second users who need to provide a third page among one or more second users who receive a link from the first user to access the first page. Thus, since the specified number is determined relative to the history of the first user wishing to enter the first page, the service satisfaction of the first user may be increased, and thus, the user experience may be improved.

In operation 235, the service server may provide the first page to the user terminal of the first user terminal of the first user in response to the specified number of third inputs. In an example embodiment, a third input may include a membership subscription request corresponding to the link. In an example embodiment, the first page may only be provided to a first user who satisfies a certain condition, and the certain condition may include obtaining the third input from a certain number of second users. The service server can determine that a specific number of third inputs has been obtained from a specific number of second users, can determine that one of the providing conditions of the first page is satisfied, and can provide the first page to the user terminal of the first user . Thus, by setting certain conditions that a first user must satisfy in order to provide a first page to the first user and by providing the first user with a second page to send a message to one or more other If the user meets the specified condition, the service server can easily determine one or more second users among a plurality of other users to which the first user sends the message, and the service server can enable the first user to The message is conveniently transmitted to one or more selected second users. Further, the service server may promote a service provided by the service server to one or more second users who have received the message.

In an example embodiment, the service server may transmit an invitation message including a link to one or more second users selected by the first user, and the invitation message may include information about the first user . In an example embodiment, the link may comprise a URL containing information such as an identifier of the first user. After receiving the link, a second user can click on the link and request a page from the service server at an address corresponding to the link, and the service server can pass information about the first user contained in the link It is determined that the link was transmitted from the first user, and based on this, the information of the first user can be updated. For example, a first user may transmit a link containing information about the first user as an invitation message to one or more second users, and if the link is received one or more second users When one of them clicks on the link, the service server can display an indicator to the first user, which instructs one of the second users to accept the first user's invitation.

The serving server needs to determine whether the first user sent the link to the same user who provided the input based on the link. In an example embodiment for determining the identity of two users, the information of the plurality of other users may include first identification information of the plurality of other users obtained from the first user, and the third input may Contains the second identification information of the second user. Further, the service server may compare the first identification information with the second identification information, the service server may identify based on the comparison that a third input is obtained from the second user, and the service server may recognize that the third input is from the second user. The first page is provided to the first user when a certain number of second users obtain it. The service server may compare the identification information of the two users to determine whether a user to whom the first user transmits the link is the same as the user who provided input based on the link, and the identification information may include one of the two users' phone numbers Number. Therefore, the service server can identify that the third input is an input from the second user by comparing the first identification information of the plurality of other users with the second identification information of the second user obtained through the third input, And the service server can deliver the information to the first user.

Further, in example embodiments, a second user who receives a link from a first user may provide a third input through another route than through the link. For example, a first user may transmit a link corresponding to a membership subscription page to a second user and the second user may enter the membership subscription page through the received link and provide a third user for membership subscription. input, but the second user can enter the membership subscription page through another path than through the received link. In this case, according to an example embodiment, the identification of the membership user and the second user may be determined by comparing the identification information of the membership user and the identification information of the second user.

In another example embodiment for the service server to determine the identity of the user who received the link and the user who provided input based on the link, the service server may associate the first user with one or more second users The mapping information between is stored in a database, the mapping information may include one or more identifiers corresponding to one or more second users, and is transmitted to each link of one or more second users One or more identifiers may further be included along with information about the first user. The service server may generate temporary identifiers of one or more second users. In each link transmitted to one or more second users, a temporary identifier for each of the one or more second users and information for the first user may be included, and the first user's Mapping information between the information and one or more temporary identifiers of the second user may be stored in a database. When a second user provides a third input based on the received link, the service server can determine the connection between the second user who received the link and the provider through the temporary identifier included in the link and the mapping information stored in the database. The user of the third input is the same, and therefore the third input is from the second user. Accordingly, the serving server can determine based on the mapping information and the one or more identifiers that the third input was obtained from a particular number of second users, and based on the determination, the serving server can provide the first page to the first user. According to this example embodiment, the service server can determine the identity between the user who received the link and the user who provided the third input without using separate information such as a phone number.

In an example embodiment, if at least some of the specific number of second users purchase an item through the service, the service server may provide a benefit to the first user. For example, if a second user who receives an invitation message from a first user including a membership subscription link provides a third input corresponding to a membership subscription based on the link, and if the second user receives a membership subscription link through the service Purchases of items resulting in sales of services may provide a benefit to the first user by providing a reward to the first user or generating an event such as providing reserve currency, providing coupons, and increasing membership levels. Therefore, by providing a benefit to the first user when the second user invited by the first user generates service revenue, the first user can be prompted to send invitation messages to more other users.

In an example embodiment, the service server may provide a notification to the first user if no response is received from at least one of the selected one or more second users within a period of time. For example, although a first user selects three second users among a plurality of other users on the second page and transmits a link, only one of the three second users may provide a first Three inputs, and two second users may not send a response. In this case, the service server may provide a notification to the first user indicating that one of the responses from the two second users was not received, and the service server may ask the first user whether to transmit a link to the display Another user who has not sent a message among the plurality of other users on the second page. Therefore, by notifying the first user that there is a user who has not responded within a certain period of time, the service server can efficiently provide the information necessary for the first user to enter the first page, and thus , which improves the user experience.

3a-3d illustrate a first page associated with a particular type of item and a second page for obtaining input from a user for entering the first page, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. An illustrative view of the page.

Figure 3a illustrates an example page presented to a first user in a first page in response to a first input provided from a first user requesting a first page (not illustrated) related to an item 300. In the example embodiment illustrated in Figure 3a, the first page may be one that displays detailed information on an item, and the item may be "Hot Pepper Sauce" included in Performer A's song title "Chili Sauce". Sauce)". The page 300 may be a page provided when the first user clicks on the item "chili sauce" related to the song of performer A on one of the pages (not illustrated) that displays information about items related to a plurality of performers . The first page may be a page provided only to users who meet one of the entry conditions of the first page. Page 300 may include information showing that the first page may only be provided to the first user requesting the first page if certain conditions are met and the number of other users who are asked to join membership after being invited by the first user. An area 301 of information. The first user can request a second page for recommending a friend from the service server by clicking a button in the area 302 . Meanwhile, the illustration of the song title "Chili Sauce" of performer A in FIG. 3a is an example to help understand an example embodiment of the present disclosure. Other performers and content may be associated with the item.

Figure 3b illustrates an example second page 310 that includes information about a plurality of other users associated with a first user. In an example embodiment, the second page 310 may be a page provided when the service server obtains a first input from a first user requesting a first page (not illustrated) related to an item. The second page 310 may include an area 311 displaying information about a plurality of other users and an area 312 displaying objects corresponding to each of the plurality of other users. As illustrated in FIG. 3b, area 311 may display information including the names, phone numbers, and photos of a plurality of other users associated with the user, and area 312 may display information for sending a message to a plurality of other users. The "Invite" button of the user.

In the example embodiment illustrated in Figure 3b, the second page 310 may include an area 313 displaying response information from the second user to whom the first user has sent an invitation message including a link. The first user "AAA" can select two users "DDD" and "FFF" from a plurality of other users by making a second input on the second page 310, and can transmit an invitation message including a link to "DDD" and "FFF". Area 313 may contain response information about "DDD" and "FFF" invited by the first user. Through field 313, it is identified that "DDD" has not made any input in response to the received message, and "FFF" has provided a third input based on the received link. Thus, after obtaining a third input from one of the one or more second users, the service server can update information about one user on the second page 310 and allow the first user to easily identify the second 2. Whether the user responds.

In the example embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3b, the first user may request the first page (not illustrated) by clicking the "Buy Exclusive Products" button displayed in a region 314 of the second page 310 , but since there is currently a second user joining the membership in response to the first user's invitation, the button displayed in area 314 is inactive because the entry condition is less than two people.

Figure 3c illustrates an exemplary second page 310 that includes information about a plurality of other users associated with a first user. In the example embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3c, through the information displayed in area 313, the second user "DDD" completes the membership subscription, a button for requesting the first page is activated in area 314 , and a notification 315 is displayed indicating that all second users invited by the first user have registered for membership. Therefore, the service server can efficiently and quickly provide information to the first user by providing a notification to the first user on the second page 310 in response to the specified number of third inputs. Since the first user satisfies the entry condition of the first page, he/she can request the first page related to the item from the service server by clicking the activated button of the area 314 .

Figure 3d illustrates an exemplary first page 320 displaying detailed information for an item. In the example embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3d, the first page 320 may include an area 321 for playing content of an artist associated with an item, an area 322 for displaying the name of the item, and In an area 323 that displays the sale price and delivery information of the item. The area 321 for playing content related to the item may be located above the area 322 for displaying the name of the item. Area 321 may include an area for playing a song, such as Performer A's song titled "Chili Sauce" or a music video of Performer A's song titled "Chili Sauce". Therefore, the service server can arouse the user's attention to the item and induce purchase of the item by identifying the content of the performer related to the item and playing the content on the first page 320 . Meanwhile, the illustration of the song title "Chili Sauce" of performer A in FIG. 3d is an example to help understand an example embodiment of the present disclosure. Other performers and content may be associated with the item.

4a-4c are diagrams illustrating a first page displaying information for a plurality of items including items of a particular type and for obtaining from a user to access one of the first pages, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure An exemplary schema for a second page of one of the inputs.

Figure 4a illustrates an exemplary page provided to the first user instead of the first page if the first user provides a first input requesting a first page (not illustrated) of information displaying a plurality of items 400. Similar to page 300 illustrated in FIG. 3a, page 400 may display a description that the first page may be provided to the first user requesting the first page only if certain conditions are met and upon invitation by the first user. Information about the number of other users who have since been asked to join the membership. Meanwhile, the illustration of performer A's song title "Chili Sauce" in FIG. 4a is an example to help understand an example embodiment of the present disclosure. Other performers and content may be associated with the item.

FIG. 4b illustrates an exemplary second page 410 that includes information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user. In an example embodiment, the second page 410 may be one provided upon the service server obtaining a first input from a first user requesting a first page (not illustrated) displaying information on a plurality of items page. Similar to the second page 310 illustrated in Figure 3b, the second page 410 may include an area displaying information about a plurality of other users, displaying one of the objects corresponding to each of the plurality of different users An area, an area showing the response information of the second user who sent the invitation message, and an area containing a button for requesting the first page.

Figure 4c illustrates a first page 420 displaying information for a plurality of items including items of a first user-specified type. Certain types of items may include exclusive items related to a performer's content, and multiple items may include items related to multiple content for multiple performers. An area 421 of the first page 420 can display information about items related to each of a plurality of performers (e.g., performer A, performer B, performer C, etc.), and the user can click Selecting an area corresponding to each item accesses a page displaying detailed information about an item. In an example embodiment, in area 421 of the first page 420, the content of each of the plurality of performers may be played. Meanwhile, the illustration of the song title "Chili Sauce" of Performer A in FIG. 4c is an example to help understand an example embodiment of the present disclosure. Other performers and content may be associated with the item.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method of providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing a page with information.

In operation S510, the service server may obtain a first input from a first user for requesting a first page related to an item. In an example embodiment, the first page may be a page displaying detailed information of an item or a page displaying information of a plurality of items including the item.

In operation S520, if the item is a specific type of item, the service server may provide a second page including information of a plurality of other users associated with the first user in response to the first input. If the item is a specific type of item, the service server may set an entry condition for the first page related to the item, and may include exclusive items not provided by the third party service as items related to the performer's content. In an example embodiment, the condition for entering the first page can be set such that a user wishing to enter the first page can transmit an invitation message to one or more other users, the invitation message can include a subscription to the membership page One link, and in response to receiving the invitation message a specified number (eg, two) of the other users of one or more other users respond to the invitation to complete the membership subscription through the link included in the message. Thus, the service server can distinguish an item related to a performer's content from other items by setting an entry condition for a page related to items related to a performer's content, and the service server can prompt those wishing to purchase One user of an item associated with a performer's content motivates other users to subscribe to membership. Therefore, it is possible to increase the number of membership subscribers.

In operation S530, the service server may obtain from the first user a second input corresponding to a second page for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users. In an example embodiment, the second page may contain objects corresponding to each of a plurality of different users, and the first user may provide an object by clicking or tapping on the object (e.g., an "Invite" button) A second input causes the service server to transmit a message (eg, an invitation message with a link to a membership subscription page) to a user corresponding to an object.

In operation S540, the service server may transmit an invitation message including a link to the one or more selected second users. The service server may transmit a message including a link to a user terminal that selects one or more second users based on a second input from the first user. For example, the link may include a link to a third page for membership subscriptions. After receiving the link, a second user can enter a third page by clicking on the link, and the second user can provide a third input for membership subscription on the third page.

In operation S550, the service server may obtain a third input based on receipt of a specific number of second users from among the one or more second users. The service server may determine that the first user obtains the third input from a predetermined number of second users among the one or more users who received the link. The specific number can be determined based on items associated with the first page or based on the first user.

In operation S560, the service server may provide the first page to the first user in response to a specific number of third inputs. In an example embodiment, the first page may only be provided to a first user who meets a certain condition, and the certain condition may include obtaining the third input from a certain number of second users. The service server can determine that a specific number of third inputs has been obtained from a specific number of second users, can determine that a condition for providing the first page is satisfied, and can provide the first page to the user terminal of the first user . Thus, by setting certain conditions that a first user must satisfy in order to provide a first page to the first user and by providing the first user with a second page to send a message to one or more other If the user meets the specified condition, the service server can easily determine one or more second users among a plurality of other users to which the first user sends the message, and the service server can enable the first user to The message is conveniently transmitted to one or more selected second users. Further, the service server may promote a service provided by the service server to one or more second users who have received the message.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating certain components of a system for providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a system for providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, and the system includes a user terminal 610 and a service server 620 in communication with each other.

An e-commerce client program or a food delivery client program can be executed in the user terminal 610 , and the user terminal 610 can include a transceiver 612 , a controller 614 , an input unit 616 and a display 618 .

Transceiver 612 may transmit information to and receive information from other nodes including service server 620 . The transceiver 612 may communicate with various types of external devices according to various types of communication methods. The transceiver 612 may include at least one of a Wi-Fi chip, a Bluetooth chip, a wireless communication chip, and a near field communication (NFC) chip. The Wi-Fi chip and the Bluetooth chip can perform communication using a Wi-Fi method and a Bluetooth method, respectively. In the case of using a Wi-Fi chip or a Bluetooth chip, various types of connection information such as an SSID and a session key are first transmitted and received, and then after the communication connection, various types of information can be connected using the communication to transmit and receive. A wireless communication chip refers to a chip that performs communication according to various communication standards such as IEEE, Zigbee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Long Term Evolution (LTE). The NFC chip refers to a chip that operates in an NFC method using the 13.56 MHz frequency band, one of various RF-ID frequency bands such as 135 kHz, 13.56 MHz, 433 MHz, 860 MHz to 960 MHz, and 2.45 GHz.

The input component 616 can receive an input from the user, and can include a touch screen, a microphone and a button. The input unit 616 can receive various instructions from the user. The input part 616 can be embodied in various ways, such as a key, a touch panel, and the like. The key may include various types of keys such as mechanical buttons and wheels formed in various areas such as the front, side, and rear of the main body of the user terminal 610 . The touch panel can detect a user's touch input and output a touch event value corresponding to a sensed touch signal. When the touch panel is combined with the display panel to form a touch screen, the touch screen can be implemented with various types of touch sensors such as a capacitive type, a pressure sensitive type, and a piezoelectric type. The capacitive type is a kind of electric current that is generated by sensing the micro-electricity generated by the user's body when a part of the user's body is touched on the surface of the touch screen using a dielectric material coated on the surface of the touch screen. Method for calculating touch coordinates. The pressure-sensitive type includes two electrode plates built into the touch screen, and when the user touches the screen, the touch coordinates are calculated by detecting the contact between the upper plate and the lower plate of the touch point and the current flow . Even a touch that occurs in a touch screen may be primarily generated by a human finger, but also by an object made of a conductive material capable of exerting a capacitance change.

The display 618 can display information related to the operation of the user terminal 610 and can display a page including the information set forth in the example embodiments. In an example embodiment, display 618 may include various types of components, such as a liquid crystal display (LCD), organic light emitting diodes (OLED), and the like. According to an example embodiment, the display 618 may be configured to be connected to internal components of the user terminal 610 by wires, and may be configured to pass through a component such as a transceiver included in the user terminal 610 612) Connect wirelessly.

The controller 614 can perform control to perform the operations of the user terminal 610 described in the example embodiments. Further, the controller 614 may include at least one processor configured to perform an operation of the user terminal 610 .

The processor may include at least one of a RAM, a ROM, a CPU, a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a bus. RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, etc. can be connected to each other via a bus. The CPU accesses the memory and performs booting using the O/S stored in the memory. Further, the processor uses various programs, contents, data, etc. stored in the memory to perform various operations. ROM stores a set of instructions for booting the system and the like. For example, when an ON command is input and power is supplied to the user terminal 610, the CPU can copy the OS stored in the memory to the RAM according to the command stored in the ROM, and make the system boot. When booting is completed, the CPU copies various programs stored in the memory to RAM, and executes the programs copied to RAM to perform various operations. Upon completion of booting of the user terminal 610 , the GPU displays a UI screen in the area of the display 618 . Specifically, the GPU can generate a screen on which an electronic document (including various objects such as content, icons, and menus) is displayed. GPU calculation will display the coordinate value of each object and attribute value (such as shape value, size value, color, etc.) according to the layout of the screen. Further, the GPU can generate screens including various layouts of objects based on the calculated property values. Screens generated by the GPU may be provided to and displayed in each area of the display 618 .

Further, the user terminal 610 may further include a speaker for outputting an event, and may further include a speaker for storing at least some of the information transmitted and received through the transceiver 612 and for the user terminal 610 A storage device (not illustrated) for operational information.

The service server 620 is a device in which an e-commerce server program or a food delivery service program runs, and may include a transceiver 622 , a controller 624 and a storage device 626 .

Transceiver 622 may transmit information to and receive information from other nodes including user terminal 610 .

The controller 624 can control to perform the operations of the service server 620 described in the example embodiments. Further, the controller 624 may include at least one processor.

Further, the service server 620 may include a storage device 626 for storing at least some of the information transmitted and received through the transceiver 622 and information used for the operation of the service server 620 .

Also, in the present disclosure and drawings, several example embodiments are disclosed and specific terms are used. However, the terms are only used in a general sense in order to easily explain the technical content of the present disclosure and help the understanding of the present disclosure, but not to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In addition to the example embodiments disclosed herein, other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present disclosure can also be implemented, which is obvious to those skilled in the technologies related to the present disclosure.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of a system for providing information, the information providing a page, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating information exchange and corresponding operations of each node related to a method for providing information by which a page is provided according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. 3a-3d illustrate a first page associated with a particular type of item and a second page for obtaining input from a user for entering the first page, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure. An illustrative view of the page. 4a-4c are diagrams illustrating a first page displaying information for a plurality of items including items of a particular type and for obtaining from a user to access one of the first pages, according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure An exemplary schema for a second page of one of the inputs. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of a method of providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure, by providing a page with information. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating certain components of a system for providing information according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure.

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A method for providing information of a service server, the method comprising: obtaining a first input from a first user requesting a first page related to an item; providing, in response to the first input, a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user if the item is an item of a predetermined type; obtaining a second input from the first user for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page; transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users; obtaining third input received based on the link from a predetermined number of the one or more second users; and The first page is provided to the first user in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first page displays information of a plurality of items including the item. The method according to claim 1, wherein the invitation message includes at least one of the first user's information and the item's information. The method of claim 1, wherein the first page is only provided to the first user who meets a predetermined condition, Wherein the predetermined condition includes obtaining the third inputs from the predetermined number of second users. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the link comprises a link to a third page for membership subscription, and Wherein the third inputs include an input for the membership subscription corresponding to the third page. The method of claim 1, wherein the information of the plurality of other users includes first identification information of the plurality of other users obtained from a terminal of the first user, wherein the third inputs include the second identification information of the second users, and Where provided this first page contains: comparing the first identification information with the second identification information; identifying, based on the comparison, that the third inputs were obtained from the second users; and If it is identified that the third inputs are obtained from the predetermined number of second users, the first page is provided to the first user. The method of claim 3, further comprising: storing mapping information between the first user and the one or more second users in a database, wherein the mapping information includes one or more identifiers corresponding to each of the one or more second users, and Wherein the link transmitted to the one or more second users further includes the one or more identifiers. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the first page includes: determining, based on the mapping information and the one or more identifiers, that the third inputs were obtained from the predetermined number of second users; and The first page is provided to the first user according to the determination. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined number is determined based on the items related to the first page. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined number is determined according to the first user. The method of claim 1, wherein the second page provides a notification to the first user in response to the predetermined number of third inputs. The method of claim 1, further comprising, after obtaining a third input from a second user of the one or more second users, updating information about the one second user on the second page information. The method of claim 1, further comprising, if at least some of the predetermined number of second users purchase an item through a service provided by the service server, providing a benefit to the first user. The method of claim 1, further comprising, if a response from at least one second user of the selected one or more second users is not received within a predetermined period of time, providing a notification to the first user. The method of claim 1, further comprising: Identify the content associated with the item; and Play the content on the first page. The method of claim 15, wherein the content is played on the first page in an area positioned above an area displaying a name of the item, and The content includes a video related to a performer. A service server for providing information, including: a transceiver configured to transmit information to and receive information from another device; and a processor configured to: control the transceiver; obtaining a first input from a first user requesting a first page related to an item; providing, in response to the first input, a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user if the item is an item of a predetermined type; obtaining a second input from the first user for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page; transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users; obtaining third input received based on the link from a predetermined number of the one or more second users; and The first page is provided to the first user in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising: a medium configured to store computer readable instructions, wherein if the computer readable instructions are executed by a processor, the processor executes a method for providing information to a service server, Where the method includes: obtaining a first input from a first user requesting a first page related to an item; providing, in response to the first input, a second page containing information about a plurality of other users associated with the first user if the item is an item of a predetermined type; obtaining a second input from the first user for selecting one or more second users among the plurality of other users on the second page; transmitting an invitation message including a link to the selected one or more second users; obtaining third input received based on the link from a predetermined number of the one or more second users; and The first page is provided to the first user in response to the predetermined number of the third inputs.

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