TW202338709A - Operating method for electronic apparatus for providing item information and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, a method for providing item information by an electronic apparatus comprises: identifying inventory information of a first item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user; identifying stocking information of the first item when the first item is determined as being out of stock based on the inventory information; and providing information on the first item including first information indicating that sequential delivery according to scheduled stocking of the first item is possible when the first item is determined to be stocked within a predetermined period of time based on the stocking information.

Description

The operating method of electronic equipment that provides item information and the electronic equipment that supports the method

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing item information, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing information indicating that sequential delivery is possible for items matching keywords obtained from a user. Method and electronic equipment thereof.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a part of shopping. Customers can purchase products online without going directly to a mall or market, and the products purchased online are delivered to the delivery address requested by the customer.

In the case of e-commerce, since providing detailed and accurate information about products has a significant impact on service satisfaction, various methods for providing more detailed and accurate information are being discussed.

In this regard, reference may be made to documents in the related art, such as KR101756594B1 or KR101500849B1.

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According to the method of the present invention, when an item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user is out of stock, an electronic device can provide information indicating that sequential delivery is possible based on a stocking schedule of the item.

The technical objectives to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical objectives mentioned above, and those skilled in the art will clearly understand other technical objectives not mentioned from the following description. [Technical solutions]

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

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a method for providing item information through an electronic device may include: identifying inventory information corresponding to a first item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user; when based on the inventory information When the first item is determined to be out of stock, identify the stocking information of the first item; and determine that the first item is stocked within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, and provide information about the first item, including the instruction basis The sequential delivery of the stocking schedule of the first item is the first possible information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include when it is determined based on the stocking information that the first item is not stocked within the predetermined period, providing information about the first item, including instructing the first Secondary information that the item is out of stock.

In an exemplary embodiment, the identification of the stocking information may include: identifying characteristic information of the first item; identifying whether the first item corresponds to an item that can be delivered sequentially based on the characteristic information; and based on the third item An item corresponds to the item that can be delivered sequentially. When the first item is determined to be out of stock, the stocking information is identified.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information further includes providing information about the first item when the first item is determined to be out of stock based on the fact that the first item does not correspond to the item that can be delivered sequentially. Information including second information indicating that the first item is out of stock.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include, for the first item, when the first item is out of stock, setting flag information for indicating identification of the stocking information, and identifying the stocking information. The information may include identifying the stocking information based on the flag information.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the first item is out of stock and the flag information is deactivated, information about the first item may be set to include second information indicating that the first item is out of stock.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the first item is out of stock and the flag information is activated, the stocking information is identified based on the flag information, and when the first item is determined to be stocked within the predetermined period , the information about the first item may be set to include the first information.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: obtaining delivery schedule information about the first item from a supplier of the first item; identifying information regarding delivery of the first item based on the delivery schedule information. Information on the scheduled quantity and scheduled time of an item; and setting the stocking information based on the scheduled quantity and the scheduled time.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: responding to a first input of the user searching for the keyword, providing a search result page including the information about the first item; responding Provide a detail page for the first item upon a second input obtained by the user for the information about the first item in the search results page; and respond to the user purchasing the first item on the detail page. A third input for an item provides information about the first information and an expected delivery schedule for the first item.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: based on the information about the first item including the first information, identifying a third item including the first item corresponding to an item for exclusive delivery. three information; and identifying, based on the third information, fourth information including that the first item can only be purchased on one of the detailed pages of the first item.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: obtaining a fourth input of the user adding the first item to an item list selected by the user; and based on the first item Included in the item list, the fourth information is provided on an item list page containing the item list and the fifth information is included that it is not possible to purchase the first item through the item list page.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include obtaining order completion information for the user, including an order requesting sequential delivery of the first item.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: responding to the order completion information, identifying a first distribution center capable of sequentially delivering the first item to the user; and based on the order completion information and the user's information provides delivery management information of the first item, including information indicating that sequential delivery of the first item has been requested, to a server of the first distribution center.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: obtaining a request sequence from the server of the first distribution center based on a plurality of order completion information of a plurality of users related to the first item. First quantity information of the first item delivered to the first distribution center; identifying a first delivery schedule quantity of the first item to be delivered to the first distribution center from a supplier of the first item information; and determining the delivery management information of the first item in the first distribution center based on the first quantity information and the information on the first delivery schedule quantity.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: identifying a second distribution center capable of sequentially delivering the first item; based on the plurality of order completion information, from one of the second distribution centers to a server The server obtains second quantity information of the first item requested to be delivered sequentially to the second distribution center; and based on the first quantity information and the second quantity information, the adjustment is determined to be delivered from the supplier to the second distribution center. The first delivery schedule quantity and the second delivery schedule quantity of the first item in the center.

In an exemplary embodiment, the operation of adjusting the first delivery schedule quantity and the second delivery schedule quantity may include when a ratio of the first delivery schedule quantity to the first quantity information is less than a predetermined ratio When, the first delivery schedule quantity and the second delivery schedule quantity are adjusted based on a ratio between the second delivery schedule quantity and the second quantity information being greater than or equal to the predetermined ratio, so that the second delivery schedule Deliver at least part of the trip quantity to the first distribution center.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include: instructing to deliver to the first delivery a quantity obtained by adding the at least a portion of the quantity from the first delivery schedule quantity. The center's first order information and instructions will be provided to the supplier by delivering a quantity of second order information to the second distribution center obtained by subtracting the at least part of the quantity from the second delivery schedule quantity.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include when the first distribution center receives the first item from the supplier and ships the first item to a first distribution center. When the third distribution center receives the first item, it provides the delivery management information to a server of the third distribution center.

In an exemplary embodiment, the method of providing item information may further include providing third instruction information to the third distribution center indicating direct delivery of the first item from the third distribution center to an address of the user. The server in the center.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device for providing item information includes: a processor; and one or more memories, which or the like stores one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions are executed when The processor can be controlled to perform: identify inventory information corresponding to a first item of a keyword obtained from a user; when the first item is determined to be out of stock based on the inventory information, identify the first item Stocking information of the item; and when it is determined that the first item will be stocked within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, provide information about the first item, including whether sequential delivery is possible according to the stocking schedule instructions of the first item First information.

The various embodiments of the present invention described above are only some preferred embodiments of the present invention, and various technical features that reflect the technical features of the various embodiments of the present invention can be derived and understood by those skilled in the art based on the detailed description to be described below. Example. [Effect]

The present invention provides a method for electronic disclosure of content to provide information that sequential delivery is possible according to a stocking schedule indication for an item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user when the item is out of stock, whereby It has a technical effect in promoting user convenience in item search and improving user experience in ordering items.

The effects that can be obtained in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and those skilled in the art can clearly understand other effects not mentioned from the following description.

The following embodiments combine components and features of various embodiments in a predetermined form. Each component or feature may be considered optional unless expressly stated otherwise. Each component or feature may be implemented in one form without being combined with other components or features. Additionally, various embodiments may be configured by combining some components and features. The order of operations described in various embodiments may be changed. Some components or features of one example embodiment may be included in another example embodiment, or may be replaced with corresponding components or features of another example embodiment.

In the description of the drawings, procedures or operations that may obscure the gist of various embodiments are not described, and procedures or operations that are understandable to those skilled in the art are not described.

Throughout this specification, when a component is referred to as "comprising" or "comprising" a particular component, this means that it may further include other components but not exclude them unless otherwise specified. In addition, terms such as "...portion", "...unit" and "module" described in this specification mean a unit that handles at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software or both hardware and software. a combination. Additionally, “a”, “an”, “the” and similar terms are used herein to mean in the context of describing various embodiments (specifically, in the context of the following invention claims). context) includes both the singular and the plural unless the context indicates otherwise or there is a clear contradiction.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to various embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description set forth below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe illustrative examples of various embodiments and is not intended to represent a single embodiment.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an article information providing system in which a method of operating an electronic device for providing article information according to various embodiments may be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an item information providing system according to various embodiments may be implemented in various types of electronic devices. For example, the item information providing system may be implemented in the server device 100 that provides the service, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of a distribution center related to the service. In other words, the server device 100 that provides the service, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of the distribution center related to the service can perform operations according to various embodiments of the present invention based on an item information providing system implemented in each device. . Meanwhile, the item information providing system according to various embodiments is not limited to the system shown in FIG. 1 and can be implemented in more kinds of electronic devices and servers.

A server device 100 that provides services according to various embodiments may be one of a storage device that performs wireless and wired communications with a plurality of user devices 200 or a server device 300 of a plurality of distribution centers and includes a large storage capacity. equipment. For example, the server device 100 that provides services may be a cloud device working together with a plurality of user devices 200 or a plurality of server devices 300 in distribution centers.

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

The server device 300 of a distribution center according to various embodiments may be a device that performs and provides services to wireless and wired communications of user devices 100 and includes a memory having a large storage capacity. For example, the server device 300 of the distribution center may be a cloud device working together with the user device 100 that provides services.

According to one of the various embodiments, the item information providing system may include various operating modules. A module included in the item information providing system may be computer code or one or more instructions that are implemented to cause a physical device on which the page server system is implemented (or contained in a physical device) (example: The server device 100 that provides the service, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of a distribution center can perform specified operations. In other words, the physical device that implements the item information providing system stores a plurality of modules in a memory in the form of computer codes, and when the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules can cause An entity device performs specified operations corresponding to a plurality of modules.

Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a server device and a user device according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , a server device 100 that provides a service, a user device 200 and a server device 300 in a distribution center may include an input/output part 210 , a transceiver 220 , a storage 230 and a process Device 240.

The input/output part 210 may be various interfaces or ports that receive user input or output information to the user. The input/output section 210 may include an input module and an output module, and the input module receives a user input from a user. User input can be performed in various forms, including key input, touch input, and voice input. Examples of input modules capable of receiving the user input may include a traditional keypad, keyboard, and mouse, as well as a touch sensor that detects a user's touch, a microphone that receives a voice signal, A camera for image recognition to recognize gestures, a proximity sensor for detecting the user's approach including at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor, an acceleration sensor or an infrared sensor for detecting the user's approach. A gyro sensor, a motion sensor that recognizes a user's motion, and various types of input components that detect or receive various types of user input, and input modules according to example embodiments of the present invention may include the above. At least one of the devices listed in the document. Here, the touch sensor may be implemented as a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor that detects a touch through a touch panel attached to a display panel or a touch film, through an optical Methods detect a touch with an optical touch sensor and the like. In addition, the input module can be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, etc.) connected to an external input device that receives a user input rather than a device that detects a user input by itself. In addition, the output module can output various types of information. The output module may include at least one of a display that outputs an image, a speaker that outputs sound, a tactile device that generates vibration, and other various types of output components. Additionally, the output module may be implemented in the form of a ported output interface connected to the individual output components described above.

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

Transceiver 220 can communicate with other devices. Therefore, the server device 100 that provides services, the user device 200 and the server device 300 in the distribution center can transmit and receive information with other devices through the transceiver. For example, the server device 100 that provides the service, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of the distribution center may use a transceiver to communicate with each other or with other devices.

Here, communication (ie, transmission and reception of data) can be performed wired or wirelessly. To this end, the transceiver may include a wired communication module that accesses the Internet through a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that accesses a mobile communication network through a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data. group, a short-range communication module using a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) communication method such as Wi-Fi or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, using a short-range communication module such as GPS (Global Positioning System) ) GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) satellite communication module or a combination thereof.

Storage 230 can store various types of information. Storage 230 may store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, the storage 230 of the server device 100 for providing services or the server device 300 of the distribution center may store an operating system (OS) for driving the server device 100 of providing services or the server device 300 of the distribution center. Data hosted on a website or in a program or application used to generate Braille (for example, a website application), etc. Additionally, the memory may store the module in the form of computer code, as described above.

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

The processor 240 controls the overall operations of the server device 100 that provides services, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of the distribution center. To this end, the processor 240 can control the operations of various components of the server device 100, the user device 200, and the server device 300 of the distribution center, which perform calculations and processing of various types of information and provide services. For example, processor 240 may execute a program or application for providing information. The processor 240 may be implemented as a computer or a similar device in terms of hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor 240 may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that performs a control function by processing electrical signals, and in terms of software, it may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the processor 240 in hardware. On the other hand, in the following description, unless otherwise mentioned, the operations of the server device 100 providing services, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of the distribution center may be interpreted as being executed under the control of the processor 240 . That is, when the modules implemented in the item information providing system described above are executed, these modules can be interpreted as controlling the server device 100, the user device 200 and the server device 300 of the distribution center, where the processor 240 provides services to perform the following operations.

In summary, various embodiments may be implemented with various components. For example, various embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of a hardware implementation, methods according to various embodiments may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic devices (PLDs) and FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors and the like are implemented.

Where implemented by firmware or software, methods according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of a module, program or function that performs the functions or operations described below. For example, software code may be stored in memory and run by a processor. The memory may be located internally or externally to the processor, and may exchange data with the processor through various means known in the art.

In the following, various embodiments will be described in more detail based on the above technical concepts. What is described above may be applied to various embodiments described below. For example, operations, functions, and terms not defined in the various embodiments described below may be performed and described based on what is described above.

In the following description, various embodiments will be described under the premise that the server device 100 that provides the service performs an item information providing operation, and according to various embodiments, the use of information about the item has been received from the server device 100 that provides the service. The server device 300 of the distribution center that outputs information about the item from the device 200 or has received the information about the item from the server device 100 that provides the service may transmit various information corresponding to the information about the item.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the server device 100 for providing item information according to various embodiments.

According to FIG. 3 , the server device 100 may provide information about an item, and in order to perform an operation of providing information about the item, inventory information 301 corresponding to an item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user is identified; when based on When the inventory information determines that the item is out of stock, identify the stocking information 303 of the item; and when it is determined that the item is stocked within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, provide information about the item, including instructions on the procedures for scheduling stocking of the item. Delivery is the first possible information 305.

For a service provided by the server device 100 or a service related to the server device 100, an operation according to FIG. 3 in which the server device 100 obtains a keyword from a user and provides information about an item may be performed. , and the service may correspond to a service in which a plurality of users using the service can order and purchase a plurality of items sold in the service. The plurality of items sold in the Service is not limited to the type or type of items, and may include various types or types of items registered by the seller to sell items.

According to various embodiments, in operation 301, the server device 100 may identify inventory information corresponding to an item corresponding to a keyword obtained from a user.

For example, the server device 100 may receive or obtain a keyword input by a user through the user device 200 . That is, the user device 200 can obtain a keyword related to an item from the user and transmit it to the server device 100 .

For example, the keyword obtained from the user by the server device 100 may be the name of an item related to the keyword, the brand of the item, the item may be classified into one of the product groups, or may indicate the item or product group. Other text.

For example, inventory information of an item identified by the server device 100 according to operation 301 may include information about whether the item is currently out of stock or whether the item is still in stock, and if the item is still in stock, information about the inventory quantity.

According to various embodiments, in operation 303, when the item is determined to be out of stock based on the inventory information, the server device 100 may identify stocking information of the item.

For example, stocking information for an item identified by server device 100 according to operation 303 may include information regarding the scheduled inventory status of the item. That is, information regarding the scheduled stocking date and/or the scheduled stocking quantity related to the time and/or quantity of items sold in the service provided by the server device 100 may be included in the stocking of the items. In the information. For example, stocking information for an item may include information about a scheduled quantity of the item to be stocked within a predetermined time period or from a current point in time until a specific date.

For example, stocking information for an item is not limited to identifying out-of-stock items as in operation 303, and the server device 100 may be configured to identify whether the item is for sale in the service at any time.

For example, if an item is out of stock, and the server device 100 identifies stocking information for the item, and identifies that the item will be stocked within a predetermined time period from the current point in time, the server device 100 may provide an indication once the item is stocked in the future. Information that can be delivered sequentially (by including it in the information about the item), even if delivery of the item is not currently possible. Conversely, if the server device 100 identifies that the item will not be stocked within a predetermined period from the current point in time by identifying the stocking information of the item when the item is out of stock, the server device 100 may indicate that the item will not be stocked by Out-of-stock information is included in the information about the item to provide information indicating that the item is out-of-stock.

For example, the operation 303 in which the server device 100 identifies the stocking information of the item may include the following operations: identifying the characteristic information of the item by the server device 100; identifying whether the item corresponds to an item that can be delivered sequentially based on the characteristic information; and when the item When out of stock, the item's stocking information is only identified if the item corresponds to one of the items that can be delivered sequentially. That is, when an item is out of stock, the operation of the server device 100 to identify the stocking information of an item may be an operation performed only for items with specific characteristics. For example, in the case of one of the items corresponding to fresh food that is preferably delivered on the same day, it may not be appropriate to set the order even when the item is out of stock. As another example, in the case of an article corresponding to an installation product that needs to be installed in a specific location or a location desired by the user, the slightest placement of the article may be done without regard to the characteristics associated with the installation of the article. It may also be inappropriate to deliver items immediately while they are back in stock. Therefore, the server device 100 considers the characteristic information of the item to determine whether the corresponding item is suitable for sequential delivery, and then, when the item is determined to be one of the items suitable for sequential delivery, when the corresponding item is out of stock, it can be set to Identify stocking information.

If the server device 100 recognizes the characteristic information of the item and determines that the item does not correspond to an item that can be delivered sequentially, even if the item is out of stock, the server device 100 still does not recognize the stocking information of the item, and can indicate that the corresponding item is out of stock by indicating that the item is out of stock. Product information is included in the information about the item to provide information indicating that the corresponding item is out of stock.

For example, the operation 303 in which the server device 100 identifies the stocking information of an item may be performed based on setting flag information related to the corresponding item and indicating identifying the stocking information of the item when the item is out of stock. That is, the server device 100 can set flag information for an item indicating whether to identify the stocking information of the item when the item is out of stock, and the operation 303 of the server device 100 identifying the stocking information of the item can be based on the flag set as above. information to execute.

For example, when setting flag information for an item, the server device 100 may consider activating the flag information when the item is out of stock to perform an operation of identifying the stocking information of the item. If the activation flag information is deactivated when the item is out of stock, the server device 100 may determine that the corresponding item is instructed not to recognize the stocking information. In this case, the corresponding item is considered out of stock regardless of the later scheduled stocking date or scheduled stocking quantity, and information indicating that the item is out of stock may be included and provided with the information about the item.

On the contrary, if the flag information is activated when the item is out of stock, the server device 100 may determine that the corresponding item is instructed to identify the stocking information. In this case, stocking information including the scheduled stocking date or scheduled stocking quantity of the item is identified, and if it is determined based on the stocking information that the item will be stocked within a predetermined period of time, even if the item is currently unavailable for delivery, it can still be Information indicating that sequential delivery of the item is possible once the item becomes available in the future is included in the item information and is provided. Even if the flag information is activated, if it is not determined based on the stocking information that the corresponding item will be stocked within a predetermined time period, the information indicating that the corresponding item is out of stock can still be included in the information about the item and provided together.

For example, the stocking information identified by the server device 100 in operation 303 for an item may be information set based on receiving information related to delivery of the item from a supplier that delivers the item. When the stocking of the corresponding item within a predetermined time period is determined, the display server device 100 must be executed to sequentially deliver possible information according to the later stocking schedule guidance of an out-of-stock item, otherwise, even if the service user is Notification that sequential delivery of items is possible, delivery schedules for items may still be delayed longer than originally anticipated sequential delivery schedules. Therefore, the server device 100 can receive delivery-related information from the supplier, and based on this setting and identification of the stocking information of the item, and at this time, the server device 100 can be executed as shown in FIG. 4 for setting the stocking information. specific operations.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of setting stocking information of an item by the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

First, the server device 100 may obtain delivery schedule information 401 for an item from a supplier that has been identified for the item. The delivery schedule information obtained by the server device 100 may include various information required to deliver items or place an order, such as supplier information, information about items to be delivered, scheduled delivery quantity, scheduled delivery time, and elapsed time. Scheduled delivery location and/or delivery unit price. Accordingly, the server device 100 may identify information 403 regarding the scheduled quantity and scheduled time at which the item is to be delivered based on the obtained delivery schedule information, and may based on the identified scheduled quantity and scheduled time Time to set the item's stocking information 405.

As shown in FIG. 4 , stocking information set by the server device 100 for items sold in the service may correspond to the information set by the server device 100 to easily manage external information received from external suppliers as regards items sold in the service. Insider information on items for sale.

According to various embodiments, in operation 305, when it is determined that the item is ready for stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, the server device 100 may provide information about an item, including indicating a sequential delivery system according to the scheduled stocking of the item. The first possible information.

For example, a predetermined period for identifying that an item will be stocked may be a period in which the server device 100 determines that an appropriately estimated delivery schedule can be ensured when performing sequential deliveries according to the stocking schedule.

For example, according to the various embodiments described above, if stocking information about an out-of-stock item is identified and it is determined that the corresponding item will be stocked within a predetermined time period, in operation 303, the instruction may be made according to the stocking schedule. Sequential delivery of items is the first possible information contained in information about an item.

For example, for an out-of-stock item that is determined to be available for sequential delivery, the first information indicating that sequential delivery is possible can be set to be displayed together with information about the item when it is displayed on various pages about the service, and when a user When a user wants to order a corresponding item, he or she can set a scheduled delivery date that directs the corresponding item to be delivered sequentially. For example, when a user inputs a keyword related to an item, the server device 100 provides a search result page containing information about the item, and if an out-of-stock item is determined to be available according to the embodiment described above, Sequential delivery, the information about the item included in the search results page may include first information indicating that sequential delivery of the corresponding item is possible. At this time, if the user inputs a touch or click to view information about an item on the search result page, the server device 100 provides a detailed page of the item containing information about the item, and is included in the detailed page. Information about an item may also include first information indicating that sequential delivery of the corresponding item is possible. In addition, when the user performs an input of ordering or purchasing an item on the detailed page, the server device 100 may provide first information indicating that sequential delivery of the corresponding item is possible and one of the schedules regarding the corresponding item to be sequentially delivered. Delivery date information.

For example, when the first information indicates that stocking information of an out-of-stock item is identified and the item will be stocked within a predetermined time period and sequential delivery according to the scheduled stocking of the item is possible, the corresponding item may be set for exclusive use. Deliver an item. That is, items that are judged to be available for sequential delivery even if they are currently out of stock are not delivered together with other items, and only items that are judged to be available for sequential delivery can be set to be delivered individually. Through this, the server device 100 can easily adhere to and manage the expected delivery dates of items judged to be capable of sequential delivery, regardless of the delivery of other items.

Additionally, in order to set exclusive delivery of an item, the server device 100 may set it to make it impossible to purchase the corresponding item from a page containing a list of items selected by the user (such as a shopping cart or a shopping cart), or may set it to only allow purchases from the corresponding item. Purchase an item's detail page to help prevent items identified as eligible for sequential delivery from being ordered with other items. That is, after identifying based on the stocking information that an item will be stocked within a predetermined time period, the item indicating that sequential delivery is possible first information cannot be displayed through an item list page (such as a shopping cart) that includes a list of items selected by a user. Cart or trolley) and can be configured to only purchase from one of the corresponding item's detail pages.

To this end, when the information about the item includes the first information, the server device 100 may set, identify and manage the information including the corresponding item corresponding to an item for exclusive delivery, and based on the corresponding item corresponding to the item for exclusive delivery An item can be set up, identified and managed, including the information that the corresponding item can only be purchased on the detailed page of the corresponding item.

If an item with the first information is added to an item list selected by the user (such as a shopping cart or a trolley), that is, if the user performs the process of adding the item with the first information to a shopping cart or a trolley. Once input, the server device 100 may be configured to provide information that includes items that are only available for purchase on the detail page on the item list page and information that includes items that are not available for purchase through the item list page that contains A list of items selected by the user.

For example, when a user orders an item configured with first information indicating that sequential delivery is possible because the item is identified as being in stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, the server device 100 processes an order corresponding to the order. Complete information. At this time, the order completion information processed in this manner may include information that the order included in the order completion information corresponds to an order requesting sequential delivery of the item, and through this, even in the item delivery phase after the order completion, It is still possible to continuously identify corresponding items corresponding to items requested for sequential delivery.

For example, when obtaining order completion information for an order that requests sequential delivery of items, the server device 100 may respond to the order completion information to identify a specific first distribution center that is capable of sequential delivery of items for the user, and will communicate with the request Delivery management information related to the delivery of sequentially delivered items is provided to a server 300 of the first distribution center. At this time, the delivery management information provided by the server device 100 may include information indicating that the item has been requested for sequential delivery and information about the user who ordered the item by requesting sequential delivery.

For example, when one of the first information indicating that sequential delivery is possible because an item is identified as being in stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, one of the items is one of the items that the first distribution center has not yet ensured inventory even if the user orders it. When an item is received, the server device 100 needs to manage the scheduled inventory status or the scheduled delivery process in the first distribution center for the corresponding item. Therefore, the server device 100 can obtain the delivery date of the item requested for sequential delivery from the server 300 of the first distribution center based on a plurality of order completion information in which a plurality of users order an item with the first information set on the service. Information on the first quantity of items waiting after a sequential delivery request to the first distribution center when assigned to the first distribution center. Additionally, the server device 100 may identify information regarding a first scheduled delivery quantity to be delivered by the first distribution center from the supplier of the item, and based on the obtained first quantity information and the identified first delivery schedule The quantity can be used to determine the distribution management information of a corresponding item in order to manage the scheduled inventory status or scheduled distribution process of the corresponding item in the first distribution center.

On the other hand, for items that are set to be in stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information and indicating that sequential delivery is the first possible information, when it is determined that the quantity of items requested for sequential delivery is greater than that of a specific distribution center. When stocking the quantity of an item, the server device 100 may be configured to adjust the quantity to be delivered during the step of delivering the corresponding item by the supplier to a particular distribution center.

That is, based on a plurality of order completion information in which a plurality of users order items with first information set in the service, the server device 100 can identify the number of orders assigned to sequentially deliver the corresponding items in a specific distribution center, and It is also possible to identify the number of items waiting after requesting sequential delivery to a particular distribution center. At this time, when the number of items thus waiting after sequential delivery requested to a specific distribution center corresponds to a large number when considering the scheduled quantity of items to be delivered to a specific distribution center and it is therefore determined that the inventory will be later When insufficient, the server device 100 may set a portion of the scheduled quantity of items to be delivered to other distribution centers that are judged to have sufficient inventory to be delivered to the specific distribution center.

Regarding the first distribution center and the second distribution center, in which it is determined based on the stocking information that the items will be received within a predetermined period of time and it is determined that the items can be delivered sequentially, in which the first information indicating that sequential delivery is possible is set, the server device 100 can use The scheduled quantity of items to be delivered to each distribution center is adjusted by identifying and comparing the quantity of items waiting after sequential delivery requested to each distribution center with the scheduled quantity of items to be delivered to each distribution center, and may A specific operation is performed as shown in Figure 5. Here, a distribution center determined to be able to deliver items sequentially may refer to a distribution center that can deliver items sequentially to the orderer in the future because the items are scheduled to be delivered to the corresponding distribution center.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of adjusting the delivery schedule quantity of items to a distribution center by the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

First, the server device 100 can identify an item that is out of stock but is determined to be in stock within a predetermined time period, so that it can be delivered sequentially 501, and can identify a first distribution center that can deliver the determined item sequentially. A second distribution center 503.

Based on the plurality of order completion information identified by the plurality of users' item orders on the service, the server device 100 may identify the first quantity information of the items requesting sequential delivery to the first distribution center and request sequential delivery to the second distribution center. The second quantity information of the item is 505. Based on the identified first quantity information and the second quantity information, the server device 100 may adjust the first scheduled delivery quantity of the item determined to be delivered from the supplier of the item to the first distribution center and determined to be delivered from the first distribution center. The second scheduled delivery quantity of the item delivered by the distribution center from the supplier of the item is 507.

At this time, the server device 100 may adjust the scheduled delivery quantity of each distribution center according to operation 507 in the following form: considering the quantity of items to be delivered to a specific distribution center, if there are too many items Waiting for requests to be delivered sequentially to that specific distribution center, receiving a portion of the scheduled delivery quantity from other distribution centers, or taking into account the quantity of items to be delivered to a specific distribution center, if requesting delivery to that specific distribution center If the quantity of the item is too small, part of the scheduled delivery quantity from that specific distribution center will be transferred to another distribution center.

For example, in FIG. 5 , based on the ratio of quantity information requested for sequential delivery to the distribution center and the scheduled delivery quantity determined to be received by the distribution center, the server device 100 may determine the scheduled inventory of the item corresponding to the distribution center. Whether the status or scheduled delivery process is properly managed, and this ratio can also be considered to perform adjustments to scheduled delivery quantities with other distribution centers.

For example, in FIG. 5 , if the ratio of the first scheduled delivery quantity determined to be delivered to the first distribution center and the first quantity information requested to be delivered sequentially to the first distribution center is less than a predetermined ratio, the server device 100 It can be determined that the scheduled inventory status of the items in the first distribution center is insufficient, and some scheduled delivery quantities from other distribution centers can be set to be delivered to the first distribution center. That is, in the above situation, if it is determined that the ratio of the second delivery schedule quantity determined to be delivered to the second distribution center and the second quantity information requested to be delivered sequentially to the second distribution center is greater than or equal to the predetermined ratio, the server The device 100 may determine that the scheduled inventory status of the items in the second distribution center is sufficient, and may adjust the first scheduled delivery quantity and the second scheduled delivery quantity such that the second scheduled delivery quantity may be At least a portion of the quantity is delivered to the first distribution center.

At this time, the server device 100 may provide the first instruction information and the instruction to deliver to a first distribution center a quantity obtained by adding at least a portion of the quantity from the first scheduled delivery quantity. A quantity obtained by subtracting at least part of the quantity from the second scheduled delivery quantity is delivered to a second distribution center and the second order information is provided to the supplier so that the supplier of the item can adjust the scheduled delivery quantity according to the quantity Deliver items to the first distribution center and the second distribution center. The supplier can deliver the same number of items as the adjusted quantity to each distribution center based on the first order information and the second order information provided to it.

The above operation in which the server device 100 instructs the supplier to adjust the scheduled delivery quantity of the items for each distribution center can be extended to be performed for a plurality of suppliers and a plurality of distribution centers. Even for the same item sold in the Service, multiple suppliers of the item can be identified, and each of the multiple suppliers delivers a delivery quantity of the contract item related to the Service to the contracted distribution center. That is, the first supplier included in the plurality of suppliers delivering an item delivers the item to some of all distribution centers associated with the service.

For an item that is out of stock but is determined to be in stock within a predetermined time period and can be delivered sequentially, the server device 100 can identify the first supplier included in the plurality of suppliers that deliver the item and the corresponding first supplier. Deliver the corresponding items to multiple distribution centers at their destinations. At this point, the server device 100 may group the plurality of distribution centers according to location in order to facilitate the adjustment of scheduled delivery quantities between distribution centers, and thus the plurality of distribution centers may be divided into groups that include what may be considered to be located at A distribution center group unit of one or more distribution centers within a specific area. As an example, a plurality of distribution centers from which a first supplier delivers items may be divided into: distribution center group A, which includes one or more distribution centers located in area range A; distribution center group B , which includes one or more other distribution centers located within area range B; distribution center group C, which includes one or more other distribution centers located within area range C; and the like, which may correspond to The server device 100 classifies a plurality of area ranges to identify a plurality of distribution center groups.

At this time, since one or more distribution centers included in a distribution center group are located within an area, and the distance between them is not far, the first supplier can easily adjust to each other and transfer the items. Scheduled delivery quantities are delivered to one or more distribution centers included in a distribution center group. Therefore, the operation of the server device 100 instructing the supplier to adjust the scheduled delivery quantity of the item for each distribution center can be configured to be included in one or more of the distribution center groups classified by the server device 100 according to the regional scope. The distribution center is targeted for execution.

Specifically, the server device 100 may identify, for each distribution center included in one of the plurality of distribution center groups corresponding to the first supplier, a route determined to be delivered by the first supplier to each distribution center. The ratio of the scheduled delivery quantity to the quantity of items waiting for requests to be delivered sequentially to each distribution center, and the first supplier can be instructed to deliver some scheduled delivery quantities of the distribution center that is determined to have a high ratio to the distribution center that is determined to have a high ratio. A low-ratio distribution center. For example, if the ratio in distribution center a is high, but the ratio in distribution center b and distribution center c is low, then the ratio of distribution center a, distribution center b, and distribution center c included in distribution center group A has been identified The server device 100 may instruct the first supplier to change the quantity of some scheduled delivery quantities from distribution center a to distribution center b and distribution center c respectively, and deliver them.

The server device 100 can perform the above operations with respect to a plurality of suppliers that deliver items, and through this, delivery schedule quantity control and inventory management of items to the distribution center can be easily handled while promoting convenience for the suppliers.

On the other hand, when a particular distribution center receives delivery of items from another distribution center that is used to receive items from one supplier and ship them to the particular distribution center instead of receiving items directly from a supplier, the server The server device 100 may facilitate smooth delivery management of items by providing delivery management information related to the delivery of items that is requested to the server 300 of a specific distribution center for sequential delivery to another distribution center.

For example, when the user's order completion information for an item that is out of stock but determined to be in stock within a predetermined time period makes sequential delivery possible, the first distribution center that can sequentially deliver the items to the user may correspond to A distribution center that receives items from suppliers and delivers them to the first distribution center. A third distribution center is a distribution center that receives items indirectly, rather than directly from suppliers. In this case, the server device 100 may provide information indicating that the item has been requested for sequential delivery and delivery management information including information about the user who ordered the item by requesting sequential delivery to the server 300 of the first distribution center. And a server 300 is provided to a third distribution center to deliver the items to the first distribution center.

Through the operation of the server device 100 as described above, smooth inventory management of items requesting sequential delivery in the distribution center can be facilitated, and if necessary, faster delivery can be facilitated by changing the delivery or shipping routes of the items requesting sequential delivery. user. For example, when it is determined that the items delivered from the supplier to the third distribution center will take more than a certain amount of time to be delivered to the user sequentially through the first distribution center, the server device 100 may provide an instruction to the server 300 of the third distribution center to Instruction information for an item to be delivered directly from a third distribution center to the user's address.

Obviously, each piece of information provided during the server device 100 executing the operation method for providing item information according to FIGS. 3 to 5 can be combined and provided in various forms.

6-9 are diagrams illustrating examples of user interface/user experience (UI/UX) for providing a page, according to various embodiments. For example, the examples of FIGS. 6 to 9 may be a user interface/user experience (UI/UX) of the user device 200 and may be based on the operation of the server device 100 described above with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 Each of the embodiments described in the following drawings is performed.

Specifically, in each example embodiment of the UI/UX of the user device 200 described in the following figures, when the user device 200 receives input information from the user and transmits it to the server device 100, the server device 100 The device device 100 may provide information corresponding to the input information to the user device 200 based on the operations described above in FIGS. 3-5, and the user device 200 may then output the information. However, the example embodiments of UI/UX described in the following drawings are not limited to this form, and may be implemented in all forms in which embodiments of UI/UX can be implemented.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs to a user a search results page containing information indicating that sequential delivery based on a scheduled stocking of an item is possible, according to various embodiments.

A user can enter a keyword for searching for a desired item on the service (such as 601), and can output information about a certain item through a search results page (such as 603) as a search corresponding to the keyword result.

At this time, the information about the item displayed at 603 may include information about the item's name, price, delivery guarantee period, and/or the user's rating of the item, and in this case, may include an indication that the item may be stored based on the inventory of the item. , stocking information and/or characteristics of the item to deliver the item information sequentially, as shown in 605. The item displayed in 603 may correspond to an item that is currently out of stock and is determined to be in stock within a predetermined time period based on the item's stocking information, and in order to notify the user of this, a sequence of indicating items may be provided as in 605 Delivery information is available.

7-8 illustrate an example in which the user device 200 outputs to a user a detail page of an item containing information indicating that sequential delivery is possible based on a scheduled stocking of the item, according to various embodiments. picture.

FIG. 7 may correspond to a detail page for an item provided by a user inputting information, such as touching or clicking information about an item as indicated in 603 of FIG. 6 . On the details page of FIG. 7 , information about the name, price, guaranteed delivery period and/or user's rating of the item related to the sale of the item may be provided, as shown in 701 . In addition, as shown in 703 on the details page of Figure 7, information indicating that sequential delivery is possible for an item may be provided to notify the user that the item selected by the user is currently out of stock and is determined to be on a predetermined basis based on the item's stocking information. Stock up within the time period.

At this time, when a user enters an input to purchase an item through the "Buy" button of 705, the item that the user wants to purchase can be provided in the form of 801 displayed on the detailed page of Figure 8. The item that the user wants to purchase will be stocked later. Sequential delivery information and information about the expected delivery schedule when ordering items.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the user device 200 outputs to a user an item list page containing items determined to be available for sequential delivery according to a stocking schedule, according to various embodiments.

In the case of an item that is currently out of stock and is determined to be in stock within a predetermined period based on the stocking information of an item, in order to prevent it from being ordered together with other items for smooth delivery management, it can be set to correspond to the item for exclusive delivery an item, and relevant information can be provided in the form of Figure 9 on the user's item list page.

That is, even if the item is added to the shopping cart or cart, information may still be displayed as 901 indicating that the item cannot be purchased in the item list page containing the shopping cart or cart and that the item can only be purchased through the item details page.

The UI/UX of the user device 200 of Figures 6-9 and the operations of the user device 200 may be performed in association with the operations of the server device 100 described above in Figures 3-5, Figures 6-9 The UI/UX examples are examples for illustrating the present invention, and the various embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the UI/UX forms of Figures 6 to 9, and they can be based on all types of implementations of various embodiments of the present invention. UI/UX to execute.

The embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are only presented as specific examples to easily illustrate the technical content of the present invention and to help understand the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, those skilled in the art will understand that other modified examples based on the technical concept of the present invention can be implemented. Additionally, each of the above embodiments may be operated in combination with each other as necessary. For example, all embodiments of the invention may be implemented in a system, parts of which are combined with each other.

In addition, methods according to the system according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions executable by various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable medium.

In this manner, from a particular perspective, various embodiments of the invention may be implemented as computer-readable program code in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device that can store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media may include read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage devices and carrier waves (such as Data transmission via the Internet). The computer-readable recording medium can also be distributed over network-coupled computer systems so that the computer-readable program code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, the functional programs, program codes, and program code fragments used to implement various embodiments of the present invention can be easily interpreted by programmers familiar with the field of application of the present invention.

It will also be appreciated that apparatuses and methods according to various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The software may be stored (whether or not erasable or rewritable) in, for example, a volatile or non-volatile storage device (such as ROM) or memory (such as RAM, memory chip, device or integrated circuit) or For example, in a compact disc (CD), digital audio and video disc (DVD), magnetic disk or tape (such as a storage medium that can be recorded optically or magnetically and is also machine (eg, computer) readable). Methods according to various embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a computer including a control portion and a memory or by a tool including such a memory or computer, and it will be understood that such a memory system contains means for implementing embodiments of the present invention. A program of instructions or an instance of a machine-readable storage medium suitable for storing a program.

Accordingly, the present invention includes a program containing code for implementing the apparatus or method described in the claims of this specification and a storage medium that stores the program and is readable by a machine, such as a computer. Additionally, such a program may be transmitted electronically through any medium, such as a communications signal transmitted through a wired or wireless connection, and the invention appropriately encompasses equivalents thereof.

Although the above has been described with reference to the embodiments of the present invention, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are only presented as specific examples to easily illustrate the technical contents of the present invention and to help understand the present invention, and their It is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. In addition, the embodiments according to the present invention described above are illustrative only, and those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and embodiments within the scope of equivalents are possible. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention needs to be defined by the following invention patent application scope.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an article information providing system in which a method of operating an electronic device for providing article information according to various embodiments may be implemented.

Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a server device and a user device according to various embodiments.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the server device 100 for providing item information according to various embodiments.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of setting stocking information of an item by the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of adjusting the delivery schedule quantity of items to a distribution center by the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a user device 200 outputs to a user a search results page containing information indicating that sequential delivery based on a scheduled stocking of an item is possible, according to various embodiments.

7-8 illustrate an example in which the user device 200 outputs to a user a detail page of an item containing information indicating that sequential delivery is possible based on a scheduled stocking of the item, according to various embodiments. picture.

9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the user device 200 outputs to a user an item list page containing items determined to be available for sequential delivery according to a stocking schedule, according to various embodiments.

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Claims (20)

A method for providing item information through an electronic device, the method includes: identifying inventory information corresponding to a first item of a keyword obtained from a user; When the first item is determined to be out of stock based on the inventory information, identifying the stocking information of the first item; and When it is determined that the first item is in stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, information about the first item is provided, including first information indicating that sequential delivery according to the scheduled stocking of the first item is possible. The method of claim 1 further includes: When it is determined based on the stocking information that the first item is not stocked within the predetermined time period, information about the first item is provided, including second information indicating that the first item is out of stock. If the method of request item 1 is used, The information identifying the stocking includes: Identify the characteristic information of the first item; Identify whether the first item corresponds to an item that can be delivered sequentially based on the characteristic information; and Based on the fact that the first item corresponds to the item that can be delivered sequentially, when the first item is determined to be out of stock, the stocking information is identified. The method of claim 3 further includes: Based on the fact that the first item does not correspond to the item that can be delivered sequentially, when the first item is determined to be out of stock, information about the first item is provided, including second information indicating that the first item is out of stock. The method of claim 1 further includes: For the first item, when the first item is out of stock, set flag information indicating the identification of the stocking information, The identifying the stocking information includes identifying the stocking information based on the flag information. If the method of request item 5 is used, When the first item is out of stock and the flag information is deactivated, the information about the first item is set to include second information indicating that the first item is out of stock. If the method of request item 5 is used, When the first item is out of stock and the flag information is activated, Identify the stocking information based on the flag information, and When the first item is determined to be in stock within the predetermined period, the information about the first item is set to include the first information. The method of claim 1 further includes: Obtain delivery schedule information about the first item from one of the suppliers of the first item; Identify information regarding the scheduled quantity and scheduled time for delivery of the first item based on the delivery schedule information; and The stocking information is set based on the scheduled quantity and the scheduled time. The method of claim 1 further includes: In response to the user's first input of searching for the keyword, provide a search results page containing the information about the first item; In response to a second input obtained by the user for the information about the first item in the search results page, provide a detailed page for the first item; and In response to a third input of the first item purchased by the user on the detail page, the first information and information about an expected delivery schedule of the first item are provided. The method of claim 1 further includes: Based on the information about the first item including the first information, identifying third information including the first item that corresponds to an item for exclusive delivery; and Fourth information including that the first item can only be purchased on a detail page of the first item is identified based on the third information. The method of claim 10 further includes: Obtain a fourth input from the user to add the first item to a list of items selected by the user; and Based on the first item being included in the item list, the fourth information is provided in an item list page including the item list and the fifth information including that it is impossible to purchase the first item through the item list page. The method of claim 1 further includes: Obtain the user's order completion information, including an order requesting sequential delivery of the first item. The method of claim 12 further includes: In response to the order completion information, identify a first distribution center capable of sequentially delivering the first item to the user; and Delivery management information of the first item, including information indicating that sequential delivery of the first item has been requested, is provided to a server of the first distribution center based on the order completion information and the user's information. The method of claim 13 further includes: Obtaining from the server of the first distribution center first quantity information of the first item requesting sequential delivery to the first distribution center based on the order completion information of the plurality of users related to the first item; identifying information regarding a first scheduled delivery quantity of the first item to be delivered from a supplier of the first item to the first distribution center; and Distribution management information for the first item in the first distribution center is determined based on the first quantity information and the information about the first scheduled delivery quantity. The method of claim 14 further includes: Identify a second distribution center capable of sequential delivery of the first item; Based on the plurality of order completion information, obtain second quantity information of the first item requesting sequential delivery to the second distribution center from a server of the second distribution center; and Based on the first quantity information and the second quantity information, adjust the first scheduled delivery quantity and the second scheduled delivery quantity of the first item determined to be delivered from the supplier to the second distribution center . Such as the method of request item 15, Wherein the adjusting the first scheduled delivery quantity and the second scheduled delivery quantity includes when a ratio of the first scheduled delivery quantity and the first quantity information is less than a predetermined ratio, based on the second scheduled delivery quantity A ratio of the scheduled delivery quantity and the second quantity information is equal to or greater than the predetermined ratio to adjust the first scheduled delivery quantity and the second scheduled delivery quantity such that the second scheduled delivery quantity is Deliver at least partially to the first distribution center. The method of claim 16 further includes: First order information and instructions instructing delivery to the first distribution center of a quantity obtained by adding at least a portion of the quantity from the first scheduled delivery quantity to be delivered from the second scheduled delivery center The second order information for delivering a quantity to the second distribution center obtained by subtracting the at least part of the quantity from the process delivery quantity is provided to the supplier. The method of claim 14 further includes: The delivery management information is provided when the first distribution center receives the first item by receiving the first item from the supplier and transporting the first item to a third distribution center of the first distribution center. to one of the servers in the third distribution center. The method of claim 18 further includes: Third instruction information instructing direct delivery of the first item from the third distribution center to an address of the user is provided to the server of the third distribution center. An electronic device used to provide item information, which includes: a processor; and one or more memories, which or the like are used to store one or more instructions, wherein the one or more instructions, when executed, control the processor to execute: identifying inventory information corresponding to a first item of a keyword obtained from a user; When the first item is determined to be out of stock based on the inventory information, identifying the stocking information of the first item; and When it is determined that the first item is in stock within a predetermined time period based on the stocking information, information about the first item is provided, including first information indicating that sequential delivery according to the scheduled stocking of the first item is possible.