TW202347197A - Operating method for providing packing information and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, there is disclosed a method for providing packing information about an item by an electronic apparatus, the method including: obtaining information about a sample item available to be provided to a user of a service associated with the electronic apparatus; identifying order information including identification information about the user on the service and information about one or more items ordered by the user; determining whether or not to provide the sample item to the user, based on at least some information in the order information and the information about the sample item; and providing, to a server of a first fulfillment center, packing information of at least one item in the one or more items including first information that instructs packing of the sample item for delivery of the at least one item, when the sample item is determined to be provided to the user.

Description

Provides the operating method of packaging information and the electronic equipment that supports the method

The present invention relates to a method and device for providing packaging information, and more particularly, to a method and electronic device for providing packaging information to a fulfillment center for delivery of an item ordered by a user.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a shopping field. Customers can purchase items online without having to physically visit a mall or market. Items purchased online are delivered to the delivery destination requested by the customer.

One of the fulfillment information management systems used in this e-commerce service can operate multiple fulfillment centers to provide more efficient services. For example, when there is an order request for a product from a buyer, the fulfillment information management system may consider characteristics of the respective order (e.g., destination, inventory status of the fulfillment center, and the like) to determine which fulfillment center to process the order. and allocate (assign) each order to the determined fulfillment center.

In this regard, relevant technical documents such as KR 100932262 B1 and the like may be incorporated by reference.

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One aspect provides an electronic device for providing packaging information that includes information instructing the packaging of a sample item to be performed together for delivery of an item ordered by a user.

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

Example embodiments may provide a method of operating an electronic device for providing packaging information and an electronic device for supporting the method.

According to one aspect, a method of providing packaging information about an item through an electronic device is provided, the method comprising: obtaining information about a sample item that can be used to provide a user of a service associated with the electronic device. Information; identifying order information that includes identifying information about the user on the Service and information about one or more items ordered by the user; based on at least some of the order information and the information about the sample items information to determine whether to provide the sample item to the user; and when the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, provide information on at least one of the one or more items to a server of a first fulfillment center Packaging information including first information indicating packaging of the sample item for delivery of the at least one item.

In one aspect, the information about the sample item may include information about a supplier that supplies the sample item, information about a supply quantity of the sample item, and information about a target customer to whom the sample item will be provided. information.

In one aspect, the information about the target customer may be included in a plurality of user characteristic information configured by the provider to determine the target customer for classifying users using the service. First user characteristics information.

In one aspect, the determining whether to provide the sample item may include: identifying a plurality of user lists corresponding to each of the plurality of user characteristic information; identifying a user list configured for use in the plurality of user lists. First list identification information corresponding to a first user list of the first user characteristic information; determining whether the identification information corresponds to the first list identification information; and when the identification information corresponds to the first list identification information When, it is determined that the sample item will be provided to the user.

In one aspect, the plurality of user characteristic information may be determined based on age information used to classify the plurality of users.

In one aspect, the plurality of user characteristic information may be determined based on gender information used to classify the plurality of users.

In one aspect, the information about the target customer may be included in a plurality of item characteristic information configured by the supplier to determine the target customer for classifying items sold in the service. First item property information.

In one aspect, the determining whether to provide the sample item may include: determining whether an item included in the one or more items is an item corresponding to the first item characteristic information; and when included in the one or more items, When the item among the plurality of items is determined to be the item corresponding to the first item characteristic information, it is determined that the sample item will be provided to the user.

In one aspect, the plurality of item property information may be determined based on item classification information used to classify the plurality of items, and the first item property information may correspond to the first item property information by which the sample item is classified. First item category information.

In an example embodiment, the first fulfillment center may be a fulfillment center among one or more fulfillment centers identified for the user that is determined for delivery of the at least one item, and may be based on the sample The inventory of items in the first fulfillment center and whether the sample items are in each of one or more packaging stations equipped in the first fulfillment center are determined based on the first information in the first fulfillment center. The packaging of the sample item in the center.

In one aspect, a first packaging station among the one or more packaging stations that is determined to be suitable for the packaging of the at least one item may be identified, and a packer in the first packaging station may be provided with information based on The packaging information in the server of the first fulfillment center is for the packaging management information of the at least one item generated by the delivery of the at least one item, and the packaging management information may include instructions to the packer when packaging the at least one item. The sample item is packaged together with the flag information for the delivery of the at least one item.

In one aspect, the method may further include: receiving from the server of the first fulfillment center corresponding to the inventory based on the identification of the sample item by the packer in the first packaging station based on the flag information. Second information generated by performing a packaging processing operation, and the second information may include information indicating completion of the packaging of the sample item for the delivery of the at least one item.

In one aspect, based on the second information, the identification information can be reconfigured to include information indicating that the user corresponds to a user to whom the sample item has been provided.

In one aspect, the method may further include: identifying information about the user's activity history on the service based on the reconfigured identification information; and based on the information about the activity history, providing the A supplier of sample items provides feedback information including a history of changes to a purchase pattern of the user after processing the delivery of the at least one item.

In one aspect, the method may further include receiving from the server of the first fulfillment center a packaging process corresponding to the packaging process performed by the packer based on the inventory not identifying the sample item in the first packaging station. Third information generated by the operation, and the third information includes information indicating that the packaging of the sample item for the delivery of the at least one item may be omitted.

In one aspect, the method may further include, among identifying one or more fulfillment centers for the user, identifying the first fulfillment center determined to be used for the delivery of the at least one item and the first fulfillment center determined to be used for the delivery of the at least one item. A second fulfillment center for delivery of the remainder of the one or more items except for the at least one item; and when the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center are different and the sample item is determined to be provided When given to the user, determine a fulfillment center among the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center for packaging of the sample item.

In one aspect, a fulfillment center may be determined based on the ability to package the sample items in each fulfillment center.

In one aspect, information indicating the packaging of the sample item may be configured to be provided to only one of the fulfillment center servers.

According to another aspect, an electronic device for providing packaging information about an item is provided. The electronic device includes a processor and one or more memories that store one or more instructions, and the one or more instructions When executed, the processor may be controlled to: obtain information about a sample item available for provision to a user of a service associated with the electronic device; identify an identification including an identification of the user on the service; Order information and information about one or more items ordered by the user; determine whether to provide the sample item to the user based on at least some of the order information and the information about the sample item; and when When the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, the packaging information for at least one item of the one or more items is provided to a server of a first fulfillment center, the packaging information including an indication of the sample item. First information packaged for delivery of the at least one item.

The various exemplary embodiments of the present invention described above are only some preferred exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that exemplary embodiments reflecting the technical features of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be derived based on the following detailed description. [Effect]

The present invention has the effect of providing packaging information by presenting an electronic device using packaging information containing information indicating that an item ordered by a user is to be packaged together with a sample item for delivery of the item. Methods to facilitate the provision of sample items to users.

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

The following example embodiments are obtained by combining the constituent elements and features of each example embodiment in a predetermined form. Each constituent element or feature may be considered optional unless expressly stated otherwise. Each constituent element or feature may be defined in a manner that is not coupled to another constituent element or feature. Additionally, some constituent elements and features may be combined with each other to implement various example embodiments. The order of operations to be described in various example embodiments may be changed. Some constituent elements or features of any example embodiment may be included in other example embodiments, or may be replaced with corresponding constituent elements or features of other example embodiments.

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

When, throughout this specification, a component "includes or includes" a constituent element, this means that the component may further include other constituent elements but not exclude other constituent elements unless stated otherwise. Additionally, terms such as "component," "computer," "module," and the like as used herein may refer to performing at least one function or operation, may be implemented as hardware or software, or It can be implemented as a unit that is a combination of hardware and software. In addition, the words "a or an", "an", "the" and similar words may be used to include the singular or the plural unless describing the content of various example embodiments (specifically, the invention application within the scope of the patent) is clearly otherwise indicated.

Some example embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description to be disclosed below in connection with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe examples of various example embodiments and is not limiting thereto.

Furthermore, specific terms used in the various example embodiments are provided to facilitate an overall understanding of the various example embodiments, and the use of these specific terms may be changed to other terms without departing from the context of the various example embodiments. Technology concept.

FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a packaging information providing system capable of implementing an operating method of an electronic device for providing packaging information according to various example embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , according to various example embodiments, the packaging information providing system can be implemented with various types of electronic equipment. For example, the packaging information providing system can be implemented by a server device 100 that provides a service, a server device 200 of a fulfillment center associated with the service, and a user device 300. In other words, each of the server device 100 that provides the service, the server device 200 of the fulfillment center, and the user device 300 can perform various exemplary embodiments according to the present invention based on a packaging information providing system implemented in their respective devices. operation. However, according to various exemplary embodiments, the packaging information providing system is not limited to the packaging information providing system illustrated in FIG. 1 , but can be implemented with various other types of electronic equipment and servers.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the server device 100 that provides a service may be a device that can communicate with the service devices 200 in a plurality of fulfillment centers in a wired or wireless manner and includes a large-capacity storage. For example, the server device 100 may be a cloud device combined with the server devices 200 in a plurality of fulfillment centers.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the server device 200 of the fulfillment center may be a device that executes and provides a service to the server device 100 or wireless and wired communication for a plurality of user devices 300 and includes a large-capacity storage. For example, the server device 200 of the fulfillment center may be a cloud device that combines the server device 100 and a plurality of user devices 300 that provide a service.

According to various example embodiments, the user device 300 may be a device that can be used by an individual user or a worker in a fulfillment center, such as a desktop personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a mobile terminal, or Similar. In addition, other electronic devices that perform the same functions as above can be used as the user device 300 .

According to various example embodiments, the packaging information providing system may include various operation modules. A module included in the packaging information providing system may be an entity device implemented such that the packaging information providing system is implemented therein (for example, a server device 100 that provides a service, a server device 200 in a fulfillment center, and a user device 300) A computer code or one or more instructions that executes a specified operation. In other words, the physical equipment that implements the packaging 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 physical models A group can cause a plurality of physical devices to perform specified operations corresponding to a plurality of modules.

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

Referring to FIG. 2 , each of the server device 100 that provides a service, the service device 200 in the fulfillment center and the user device 300 may include an input/output component 210 , a transceiver 220 , a storage 230 and a processor. 240.

The input/output component 210 may be various types of interfaces, various types of connection ports, or the like that receive input from a user or output information to the user. The input/output component 210 may include an input module and an output module. The input module receives input from the user. The user's input can be in various forms of input, including key input, touch input and voice input. Examples of input modules that can receive input from the user may include a traditional keypad or keyboard, a mouse, and a touch sensor that senses a user's touch, a touch sensor that receives an audio signal, A microphone, a camera that recognizes a gesture or the like through image recognition, a proximity sensor including at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor that senses the user's approach, through an acceleration A sensor or a gyro sensor, a motion sensor that recognizes a user's movement, and various forms of input components that sense or input various forms of user input, and are implemented according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. For example, the input module may include at least one of the devices listed above. Here, the touch sensor may use a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor that senses touches through a touch panel or a touch film attached to a display panel, by an optical method Sensing the touch is implemented with one of optical touch sensors or similar. In addition, instead of sensing the user's input by itself, the input module may be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, or similar) connected to an external input device that receives the user's input. . In addition, the output module can output several pieces of various types of information. The output module may include at least one of a display for outputting an image, a speaker for outputting a sound, a tactile device for generating a vibration, and other various forms of output components. In addition, the output module can also be implemented in the form of an output interface connected to the port type of the individual output component mentioned above.

As an example, an output module in the form of a display can display text, a static image, and a moving image. The display may include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, a flat panel display (FPD), a transparent display, a curved display, a flexible At least one of a display, a three-dimensional display, a holographic display, a projector and other types of equipment capable of performing image output functions. Such a display may take the form of a touch display configured integrally with the touch sensor of the input module.

Transceiver 220 can communicate with another device. Accordingly, each of the server device 100 and the user device 200 can transmit information to or receive information from the other device via the transceiver 220 . For example, the server device 100 and the user device 200 may use the transceiver 220 to communicate with each other or with another device.

Here, communication (ie, transmission and reception of data) can be performed in a wired or wireless manner. To this end, the transceiver may include a wired communication module connected to the Internet or the like via a local area network (LAN), connected to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station for transmitting and receiving data. A mobile communication module that uses a wireless local area network (WLAN) series of communication solutions (such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)) or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) series of communication solutions (such as Bluetooth or Zigbee) A near field communication module, a satellite communication module using a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (such as a Global Positioning System), or a combination thereof.

The storage 230 can store each piece of information. Storage 230 may store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, an operating system (OS) used to drive a server device 100 that provides a service, a server device 200 in a fulfillment center, data used to host a website, a program used to generate braille Or application (eg, a web application) data or the like may be stored in the storage of the server device 100 that provides a service or the server device 200 in the fulfillment center. Additionally, the memory may store modules in the form of computer code, as described above.

Examples of storage 230 may include a hard disk (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 and the user device 200 . To this end, the processor 240 can perform calculations and processing of each piece of information and control the operation of the components of the server 100 . For example, the processor 240 may execute a program or application for managing information. The processor 240 may be implemented using a computer or a device similar thereto depending on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The processor 240 may be implemented in hardware as an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform control functions, and may be implemented in software as a program that drives the hardware processor 240 . At the same time, it can be explained that the operations of the server device 100 and the user device 200 are executed under the control of the processor 240, unless otherwise specifically stated in the following description. That is, when executed, the module implemented in the packaging information providing system described above can be interpreted as the processor 240 controlling the server device 100 and the user device 200 to perform the following operations.

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

When implemented by hardware, a method according to various example embodiments may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs) ), programmable logic device (PLD), field programmable gate array (FPGA), processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor or similar implementation.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, a method according to various example embodiments may be implemented in the form of a module, program or function that performs the functions or operations to be described below. For example, software code may be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory may be located internally or externally to the processor, and may transmit data to and receive data from the processor through a variety of known components.

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

In the following description, exemplary embodiments will be described in which the server device 100 that provides a service or the server device 100 associated with the service performs an operation for providing packaging information. According to various example embodiments, the server device 100 that provides a service can provide packaging information to the server device 200 in the fulfillment center, and the server device 200 in the fulfillment center can provide packaging information to a user device 300 of a packaging worker. The packaging management information generated based on the provided packaging information allows the user device 300 to output the packaging management information.

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

Referring to FIG. 3 , a server device 100 that provides a service provides packaging information. To perform an operation for providing packaging information, the server device 100 may obtain information about a sample item that may be provided to a user of a service provided by the server device 100 (in operation 301); identifying a sample item containing the Order information of the user's identification information on the service and information about one or more items ordered by the user (in operation 303); determining whether to provide the user with information based on the information about the sample items and the order information sample items (in operation 305); and when the sample items are determined to be provided to the user, providing packaging information of at least one item to a server device 200 of the fulfillment center, the packaging information including indicating packaging of the sample items for use. Information on delivery of at least one of one or more items (in operation 307).

According to various example embodiments, in operation 301, information about sample items available for provision to users using the service may be obtained.

For example, in operation 301, the service provided by the server device 100 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, and a plurality of items sold in the service Items may include various categories or types of items that a seller has registered to sell items, but are not limited to those categories or types of respective items.

When a user orders and purchases an item on the service provided by the server device 100, the server device 100 that provides the service can identify and deliver the item ordered and purchased by the user, and can send a request to the server device of the fulfillment center. 200 provides information instructing the packaging and delivery of items to deliver the items to the user. Therefore, information provided from the server device 100 that provides a service to the server device 200 of the fulfillment center to instruct the packaging and delivery of items ordered and purchased by the user may include the information related to the packaging of the items described in the present invention. Packaging information.

The server device 200 of the fulfillment center that has received information instructing the packaging and delivery of items ordered and purchased by the user can generate information for processing the delivery, packaging, and delivery of the items based on the received information, and when the server device 200 in the fulfillment center 1. Workers can use the information generated when handling the packaging and delivery of items. As an example, information generated by the server device 200 of the fulfillment center to process the delivery, packaging, and delivery of items may consist of instruction information related to an item packaging operation at a packaging station provided in the fulfillment center. Packaging management information, and the packaging management information can be provided to a packer of the packaging station, so that the packer packs items based on the packaging management information.

For example, the information about the sample items obtained by the server device 100 that provides a service in operation 301 may include: 1) information about a supplier that supplies the sample items; 2) information about the supply quantity of one of the sample items; 3) Information about the target customers to whom the sample items will be provided; and/or 4) Various other information related to the sample items.

Suppliers of various brands selling various items may be launched on the service provided by the server device 100 that provides a service, and a supplier wishing to be launched on the service may be run to any customer group on the service or to a specific Customer groups provide sample items for use in advertising or promotional events. A server device 100 that provides a service may be managed to provision a specific number of sample items from a respective provider of the event or to run one of the respective providers of the event, and the provided sample items may be stored in a server associated with the service. in multiple fulfillment centers. The server device 100 that provides a service can manage a delivery process in each fulfillment center so that items and sample items associated with the items are delivered to users who have ordered and purchased items on the service. That is, when items ordered and purchased by a user on the Service are packaged in and delivered from the fulfillment center, the items may be delivered to the user while being packaged with sample items supplied from the supplier.

In this case, a supplier that supplies a sample item can be configured so that the sample item is delivered to any customer group on the service, or so that the sample item is delivered to a specific customer group that the supplier wants. In situations where a supplier wants to deliver sample items to a specific customer group, the target customer information included in the information about the sample items obtained by the server device 100 that provides a service may include information for distinguishing the specific customer group. information.

For example, the target customer information may include a plurality of user characteristic information from a plurality of users that use services provided by the server device 100 that are configured to determine the specific usage of a target customer that the provider wants. User characteristic information.

That is, when the supplier transmits information about the sample items to the server device 100 that provides a service, in addition to the information about the sample items, the supplier may also transmit information by which the supplier wants to provide sample items. Specific user profile information for a customer group. Once the specific user characteristic information is obtained, the server device 100 can select some users corresponding to the obtained specific user characteristic information from a plurality of users who use the service, and when the selected users order and purchase on the service When an item is provided, the server device 100 may manage such that the sample item is packaged and delivered together in a process of delivering the item.

Specifically, the server device 100 that provides a service can manage and identify a plurality of user lists corresponding to each of a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users using the service. In this case, a specific user list may include information about the user with user characteristic information corresponding to the specific user list and used to distinguish the users included in each of the plurality of user lists. List identification information can be assigned to each user list. That is, the list identification information of a specific user list can be assigned and identified and the list identification information of the specific user list can be included and managed in the identification information about the user, so that the server device 100 that provides a service can identify the information included in the specific user list. A user in the user list belongs to a specific user list.

In the case of obtaining specific user characteristic information set by a supplier of sample items, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify the plurality of user lists corresponding to the specific user characteristic information as described above. A specific user list, and when a user belonging to the specific user list orders and purchases an item on the service, sample items are packaged together with the item and delivered to the user. To this end, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify specific list identification information set for a specific user's list, and determine whether identification information about users who order and purchase items on the service corresponds to the specific list identification information to determine Whether to provide sample items to users.

Here, a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information for classifying a plurality of users who use the service provided by the server device 100 can be determined according to various characteristics.

As an example, a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information may be determined based on age information used to classify a plurality of users using the service. That is, a plurality of users can be sorted on the basis of age, such as some users in their teens, some users in their twenties, some users in their thirties, and some users in their forties. ,...and the like. May be based on age information used to classify a group of users in their teens, age information used to classify a group of users in their twenties, age information used to classify a group of users in their thirties Age information used to classify groups, age information used to classify a group of users over forty years old, ... and the like to determine multiple pieces of user characteristic information. When specific user characteristic information corresponding to specific age information is specified by a supplier that supplies sample items, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify users who belong to the user list corresponding to the specific user characteristic information as being The target of the sample item being provided.

As another example, a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information may be determined based on gender information used to classify a plurality of users using the service. That is, a plurality of users may be classified by gender, such as some users who are female and some users who are male. A plurality of pieces of user characteristic information may be determined based on gender information, such as gender information used to classify a female user group and gender information used to classify a male user group. When specific user characteristic information corresponding to specific gender information is specified by a supplier that supplies sample items, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify users who belong to the user list corresponding to the specific user characteristic information as being The target of the sample item being provided.

Alternatively, as another example, a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information may be determined based on purchase history information used to classify a plurality of users using the service. A plurality of users can be classified by the number of purchases or the amount of purchases corresponding to a purchase history on the service as a user with a purchase history of a small number of purchases or a low purchase amount, a user with a medium number of purchases or one of a medium purchase amount. Users with a purchase history, users with a purchase history of high number of purchases or high purchase amounts. In this case, the usage may be based on purchase history information such as purchase history information for specifying a user with a purchase history of a small number of purchases or a low purchase amount, use for specifying a purchase history of a medium number of purchases or a medium purchase amount. purchase history information of users, purchase history information of users with a purchase history of high purchase times or high purchase amounts) to determine multiple pieces of user characteristic information. When specific user profile information corresponding to specific purchase history information is specified by a supplier that supplies a sample item, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify a user belonging to a user list of the specific user profile information as The target will be provided with sample items.

Alternatively, as another example, multiple pieces of user characteristic information may be determined based on whether multiple users using a service have subscribed to a membership. That is, multiple users who use the service can be classified into users who have subscribed members and remaining users who have not subscribed to members, and based on member subscription information set to classify users who have subscribed members and set to classify users who have subscribed members. The remaining users who have not subscribed to members are classified into the unsubscribed information of members to determine multiple pieces of user characteristic information. When a provider that supplies a sample item specifies specific user profile information related to whether a user has subscribed to membership, the server device 100 that provides a service may list users belonging to the specific user profile information corresponding to the membership. The user identified is the target to whom sample items will be provided.

For example, the target customer information may include specific items set to determine a target customer that the supplier wants among a plurality of items of item characteristic information used to classify a plurality of items sold on the service provided by the server device 100. Item property information. That is, as described above, whether to provide a sample item to the user may be determined based on the user's own characteristics and the characteristics of the item purchased by the user.

When transmitting information about the sample items to the server device 100 that provides a service, in addition to the information about the sample items, the supplier may also transmit information that may be used to differentiate items that the purchasing supplier wants to provide with the sample items. Specific item property information for a buyer group. When the specific item characteristic information is obtained, the server device 100 that provides a service may select some items corresponding to the obtained specific item characteristic information from a plurality of items sold on the service, and may package the selected items together with the sample items. Deliver them to users who have ordered and purchased the respective items on the Service.

Specifically, the server device 100 that provides a service can classify a plurality of items sold on the service corresponding to each of a plurality of items of item characteristic information. When a supplier of sample items obtains set specific item characteristic information, the server device 100 that provides a service may be configured such that when an item corresponding to the specific item characteristic information is ordered and purchased by a user, Provide sample items to users who have ordered and purchased the items. In one of the situations where a user orders one or more items on a service, when an item is included in one or more items based on specific item characteristic information classification set by the supplier, the server that provides the service The device 100 may package the items together with sample items for delivery to the user. To this end, the server device 100 that provides the service may determine whether the items included in one or more items ordered by the user correspond to specific item characteristic information, and based on whether the items included in the one or more items correspond to Specific item property information is used to determine whether to provide sample items to users.

Here, a plurality of pieces of item characteristic information for classifying a plurality of items sold on the service provided by the server device 100 can be determined based on various characteristics.

As an example, a plurality of pieces of item characteristic information may be determined based on item category information used to classify a plurality of items sold on a service. Each item sold on the Service may be categorized according to a superordinate item category to which each item belongs, and a plurality of items sold on the Service may be categorized according to a plurality of item categories. That is, a plurality of items can be classified by various item categories, such as items corresponding to a cosmetic category, items corresponding to a clothing category, items corresponding to a food category, ... and the like, and can be based on the cosmetic category The item category information of the clothing category, the item category information of the food category, ... and the like are used to determine multiple items of item characteristic information. When specific item property information corresponding to a specific item category information is set by a supplier that supplies a sample item, the service device 100 that provides a service can identify the user who orders and purchases the item corresponding to the specific item property information as The target will be provided with sample items. As a simple example, a supplier that supplies sample items may set item characteristic information corresponding to the first item category information into which the sample item is classified, and users who order and purchase items corresponding to the first item category information may be determined A target to which sample items will be provided.

According to various example embodiments, in operation 303, the server device 100 may identify order information including user identification information about a user on the service and information about one or more items ordered by the user.

For example, user identification information included in the order information identified by the server device 100 that provides a service in operation 303 may include pieces of information by which the user can be identified on the service. As an example, user identification information may include information such as a user identifier (ID), ordering and payment options for users on the Service, and/or destinations for users registered on the Service.

In addition, the user identification information may further include one or more corresponding to the user belonging to a plurality of user lists corresponding to a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users using a service. One or more user lists identifying information. The server device 100 that provides a service can identify whether specific list identification information corresponding to a specific user list is included in the user identification information, and can determine whether to provide sample items based on the identification results as described above.

For example, the information about one or more items included in the order information identified by the server device 100 that provides a service in operation 303 may include information about the user ordering and paying for one or more items at one time. That is, a user may add one or more items on the Service to a particular user-selected list (such as a shopping basket), and a payment is included in one or more items in the user-selected list, and thus Making a payment may generate order information containing information about one or more items.

For example, when a user orders and pays for one or more items and the server device 100 that provides a service identifies order information that includes user identification information and information about one or more items, the server device 100 may determine that for Deliver one or more items to one of the user's fulfillment centers.

In this case, one or more fulfillment centers may be identified for the user based on the user's destination included in the user identification information, and all may be prepared therein at a particular one of the one or more fulfillment centers. In the case where one or more items are available and can be delivered to a user, the particular fulfillment center may be determined to be a fulfillment center for delivering one or more items to the user. Subsequently, the server device 100 that provides a service may provide packaging information about one or more items to the server device 200 of the determined fulfillment center in operation 307 to be described below.

Additionally, when one of the one or more fulfillment centers that is capable of preparing all one or more items is not identified, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify two or more fulfillment centers for delivery of one or more items. More fulfillment centers. That is, the server device 100 may determine a specific fulfillment center for delivery of at least one item of one or more items ordered by the user, and further determine a specific fulfillment center for delivery of one or more items excluding the at least one item. Another fulfillment center for delivery of items. As an example, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine a first fulfillment center for delivery of at least one item of one or more items ordered by a user, and determine a first fulfillment center for the exclusion of one or more items. The remainder of the at least one item is delivered to a second fulfillment center.

When the server device 100 that provides a service obtains information about a sample item, a fulfillment center that arranges for delivery of an item may store a sample item supplied from a supplier that supplies the sample item. That is, a specific number of sample items included in the information about the sample items obtained by the server device 100 that provides a service can be stored separately in each of a plurality of fulfillment centers associated with the server device 100 that provides a service. middle. In addition to items for a target customer, each fulfillment center may also package stored sample items.

Accordingly, packaging of sample items at each fulfillment center may be performed depending on the inventory status of the sample items stored in each fulfillment center. As an example, in a fulfillment center where sample items are not in stock, even if a user who has ordered an item is determined to be provided with a sample item, packaging of the sample item may be omitted when packaging the respective item.

Additionally, packaging of sample items at each fulfillment center is performed depending on the inventory of sample items stored at each fulfillment center in one or more packaging stations that are provided for packing the items. Here, a packing station may refer to a place that is equipped in a fulfillment center and performs a process of packaging items for delivery of the items, and a packer of the packing station may scan label information attached to items arriving at the packing station and Packaging items. In this case, when the user who has ordered the item is identified as one of the targets to be provided with the sample item, the packer may be instructed to further scan the label information attached to the sample item. After scanning the label information attached to the sample items, the packer can package the sample items with the goods. A packing station may store sample items to be packed with items for its inventory, and at a packing station where sample items are out of stock, even if a user who has ordered an item is determined to be provided with a sample item, during the process of packing the item It is still possible to omit the packaging of sample items.

Additionally, in the event that one of the packaging stations has one or more packaging slots for handling packages of an item, the processing of sample items at each fulfillment center may be performed depending on the inventory of sample items stored in each packaging slot. packaging. Here, the packaging chute may refer to a lower level location that is provided in the packaging station and handles the packaging process during the delivery process of the items, and the packer at the packaging chute of the packaging station can scan the tag attached to the items arriving at the packaging chute. Label information or similar to package the item. In this case, when the user who has ordered the respective items is identified as one of the targets to be provided with sample items, the packer may be instructed to further scan the label information or the like attached to the sample items and after scanning the sample items attached to After labeling the information, packers can pack the sample items along with the items. A packing station may store sample items to be packed with items for its inventory, and at a packing station where sample items are out of stock, even if a user who has ordered an item is determined to be provided with a sample item, during the process of packing the item It is still possible to omit the packaging of sample items.

Furthermore, in a situation where two or more packaging troughs are provided in a packaging station adjacent to each other so that the packer can easily access the inventory of respective sample items arranged in each packaging trough, it is possible to manage the inventory arranged in each packaging trough. The inventory of the respective sample items in each packaging chute is simultaneously consolidated with the inventory of sample items of a packaging station containing the packaging chute. Therefore, in this case, the inventory of sample items stored in the packing station may be considered to determine whether to pack the sample items at the fulfillment center.

According to various example embodiments, in operation 305, the server device 100 may determine whether to provide the sample item to the user based on the information about the sample item and the order information.

For example, as described above, a determination may be made as to whether to provide a sample item to a user based on whether the user corresponds to a target customer of a supplier that supplies the sample item. Based on the information about the target customers included in the information about the sample items, the following may be considered to determine whether to provide the sample items to the user: (1) Based on the user identification information included in the order information, whether the user corresponds to to the target customer, or (2) whether the user corresponds to the target customer based on information about one or more items contained in the order information. Therefore, operation 305 in which the server device 100 that provides a service determines whether to provide sample items to the user can be performed based on at least several pieces of information included in the order information and information about the sample items.

For example, (1) In a case where a supplier supplying a sample item determines a target customer based on user characteristic information, it may be considered whether the user corresponds to the target customer based on the user identification information included in the order information. That is, whether the user identification information can correspond to a set of user characteristics information set by the provider to determine a desired target customer among a plurality of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users using a service provided by the server device 100 specific user characteristics information.

Specifically, the server device 100 that provides a service can manage and identify a plurality of user lists corresponding to each of a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users using the service. In this case, a specific user list may include users with user characteristic information corresponding to the specific user list and list identification information used to identify each user included in each of the plurality of user lists. Can be assigned to various user lists. That is, the list identification information of a specific user list can be assigned and identified, and the list identification information of the user list can be included and managed in the user identification information, so that the server device 100 that provides a service can identify the list of users included in the user list. The fact that the user in is included in the user list.

When obtaining the specific user characteristic information set by the supplier of a sample item, the server device 100 that provides a service can identify a specific use corresponding to the specific user characteristic information among the plurality of user lists as above. user list, and when a user included in a specific user list orders and purchases an item on the Service, the item is packaged with sample items so that they are delivered to the user. To this end, the server device 100 that provides a service may identify specific list identification information set for a specific user's list, and determine whether identification information about users who have ordered and purchased items on the service corresponds to the specific list identification information so that Determine whether to provide sample items to users.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation method for the server device 100 to determine whether to provide a sample item based on user characteristic information according to various exemplary embodiments.

The server device 100 that provides a service may identify a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users who use the service (in operation 401), and identify a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information corresponding to the plurality of pieces of user characteristic information. A user list and a plurality of list identification information set for the plurality of user lists (in operation 403).

When the server device 100 that provides a service obtains the first user characteristic information set by a supplier that supplies a sample item, the server device 100 that provides a service can identify the user corresponding to the first user list among the plurality of user lists. First list identification information of a first user list setting of user characteristic information (in operation 405). Subsequently, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine whether the identification information about the user who has ordered one or more items on the service corresponds to the first list identification information (in operation 407), and when the identification information about the user is When the identification information is determined to correspond to the first list identification information, it may be determined that the sample item will be provided to the user (in operation 409).

The operation described with reference to FIG. 4 in which the server device 100 providing a service determines whether to provide sample items to the user based on the user characteristic information may be performed according to the following further example embodiments.

As an example, a supplier that provides a sample item can set two or more pieces of user characteristic information among a plurality of pieces of user characteristic information to determine a target customer, and the server device 100 that provides a service can determine a target customer. One of the identification information corresponding to all the two or more pieces of user characteristic information is provided by the user as a sample item. As an example, a supplier that provides a sample article may determine "female customers in their forties" as a target customer and, to this end, may set user characteristic information corresponding to "women in their forties" and user characteristics information corresponding to "women ” user characteristic information, and one user having identification information corresponding to all two or more pieces of user characteristic information so set can be determined as a target to be provided with sample items. In this case, a separate user list corresponding to two or more pieces of user characteristic information set by a supplier supplying a sample item to determine target customers may be generated and managed by the server device 100 . In addition, users may be included in a separate user list generated as above so that identification information corresponding to two or more pieces of user characteristic information may be reflected and included in the corresponding user characteristic information. Manage each user's list.

As another example, in a situation where there are a plurality of suppliers that want to supply a sample item to the server device 100 that provides a service, that is, in which each of the plurality of suppliers supplies the server device 100 In the case of a sample article, the server device 100 may correspond or map the user characteristic information for setting a target customer determined by each supplier and a user list corresponding to the user characteristic information to the Manage each of a plurality of sample items supplied by a plurality of suppliers. As an example, in a situation where a first supplier supplies a first sample item and a second supplier supplies a second sample item, the server device 100 may manage the first sample item correspondingly. First user characteristic information set by the first supplier to determine a target customer and a first user list corresponding to the first user characteristic information, and can be managed correspondingly to the second sample item. The second supplier is configured to determine second user characteristic information of a target customer and a second user list corresponding to the second user characteristic information.

When a user is included in both the first user list and the second user list, the user may be provided with both the first sample item and the second sample item, or the user may be provided with a selection from A sample item of the first sample item and the second sample item may provide the user with a sample of the first sample item and the second sample item that is determined to be more suitable based on the user's purchase history or the like. thing.

As another example, in addition to the first supplier and the second supplier as described above, a plurality of sample items and corresponding corresponding items of a plurality of suppliers who want to provide respective sample items to the server device 100 may be further identified. A plurality of user lists, such as a third sample item provided by a third supplier and a third user list corresponding to the third sample item, a fourth sample item provided by a fourth supplier and a fourth user list corresponding to the fourth sample article, ... and the like. In this case, multiple pieces of user characteristic information set by multiple suppliers that supply multiple sample items are identical to each other, so that several sample items can correspond to the same user list and the list identification information of the same user list. As an example, the first to fourth sample items supplied by the first to fourth suppliers are all set for the target customers of "more than 40 years old" and include a user group of "more than 40 years old" A user list and a piece of list identification information set for the list may also correspond to the first to fourth sample items. In addition, the fifth to sixth sample items supplied by the fifth to sixth suppliers are all set for the target customer of "female", and contain a user list of the "female" user group and a user list for that use. A piece of list identification information set in the list can also correspond to the fifth to sixth sample items. In this case, a user corresponding to "a woman in her forties" was determined to be one of the targets to be provided with all the first to sixth sample items, but in order to prevent this user from being unnecessarily provided with too many samples Items may provide the user with a sample item corresponding to each list identification information. That is, two sample items including one of the first to fourth sample items and one of the fifth to sixth sample items may be provided to respective users. However, in order to be provided two sample items, the two sample items need to be packaged in different fulfillment centers, and therefore, the user can order twice and be provided two sample items through different delivery procedures.

The server device 100 that provides a service can manage each piece of information related to the provision of a plurality of sample items in an exemplary manner as shown in Table 1. [Table 1] sample code Sample name target customers List identification information Whether to provide samples Correction/Deletion A0001 first sample over 40 years old 880 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete A0004 second sample over 40 years old 880 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete B0012 third sample over 40 years old 880 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete B0027 The fourth sample over 40 years old 880 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete C0014 fifth sample female 520 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete D0002 Sixth sample female 520 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete E0075 The seventh sample teenager 147 ●Provide○Distribute correction delete

As shown in Table 1 above, the server device 100 that provides a service can manage multiple pieces of information, such as a code of each sample item, a name, a target customer, list identification information corresponding to the target customer, whether to provide A sample (whether to start Circle), whether to correct/delete content and similar.

In addition, based on each piece of information related to the provision of sample items received from the server device 100 that provides a service as shown in Table 1, the server device 200 of the fulfillment center may be as shown in Table 2 An exemplary manner manages each piece of information related to the packaging of a plurality of sample items. [Table 2] fulfillment center Packing station groove sample code sample items Stock quantity 1 PKS100012137 1 A Second sample item (A0004) 128 1 PKS100012137 2 B The third sample item (B0012) 284 1 PKS100012138 1 B The fourth sample item (B0027) 336 1 PKS100012139 1 C The fifth sample item (C0014) 51 1 PKS100012139 2 D The sixth sample item (D0002) 127 1 PKS100012155 1 A First sample item (A0001) 211 1 PKS100012156 2 B The fourth sample item (B0027) 26

As shown in Table 2 above, the server device 200 of the fulfillment center can manage information such as the packaging stations and slots provided in the fulfillment center, the codes of sample items managed at each packaging station, and the maintenance of codes that match the sample items. Sample items and their quantities at each packaging station.

The manner in which the server device 100 that provides a service manages each piece of information related to the provision of a plurality of sample items, or the manner in which the server device 200 in the fulfillment center manages each piece of information related to the packaging of a plurality of sample items is not limited to As illustrated in Table 1 or Table 2 above, and various management methods may be utilized.

For example, in a situation where a supplier supplying a sample item has determined the target customer based on the item characteristic information, one may consider (2) whether the user corresponds to the user based on the information about one or more items included in the order information. target customers. That is, when determining whether to provide sample items to the user, the settings set by the supplier among the plurality of item characteristic information used to classify the plurality of items sold on the service provided by the server device 100 may be considered. To determine whether an item with specific item characteristic information for the target customer desired by the supplier is included in one or more items purchased by the user.

Specifically, the server device 100 that provides a service can classify a plurality of items sold on the service corresponding to each of a plurality of items of item characteristic information. In a case where specific item characteristic information set by a supplier that supplies a sample item is obtained, the server device 100 that provides a service when an item corresponding to the specific item characteristic information is ordered and purchased by a user Can be configured so that the sample item is provided to users who have ordered and purchased the item. In one case where a user orders one or more items on the Service, a server that provides a service when items classified according to specific item characteristic information set by the supplier are included in the one or more items. Device 100 packages the item along with sample items for delivery to the user. To this end, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine whether an item included in one or more items ordered by a user corresponds to specific characteristic information. The determination of whether to provide sample items to the user may be based on whether items included in one or more items correspond to specific characteristic information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation method for the server device 100 to determine whether to provide a sample item based on item characteristic information according to various exemplary embodiments.

The server device 100 that provides a service may identify a plurality of items of item characteristic information used to classify a plurality of items sold in the service (in operation 501), and identify among the plurality of items of item characteristic information provided by the same The first item characteristic information set by a supplier of this item (in operation 503).

Subsequently, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine whether an item included in one or more items ordered by the user on the service is an item corresponding to the first item characteristic information (in operation 505), and When an item included in one or more items ordered by the user is determined to correspond to the first item characteristic information, it may be determined that a sample item will be provided to the user (in operation 507).

For example, the server device 100 that provides a service can be managed so that when determining whether to provide sample items to the user, the number of times a sample item is provided to a user is set to a specific number of times within a specific valid period. Although a user is one of the persons eligible to be provided with a plurality of sample items from a plurality of suppliers, if sample items are continuously provided to the user each time the user places an order, the large number of sample items may be unnecessarily large. is provided to the user, and in order to solve this problem, the server device 100 can specify a specific valid period and the number of times to provide a sample item to the user within the specific valid period. As an example, the server device 100 can provide sample items once during a valid period of a month. Therefore, even if the user places N orders during a month, the server device 100 can still respond to one of the N orders. The sample items are provided once, and when the validity period of one month passes and the next month comes, the server device 100 can provide the sample items to the respective users again.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 307, when it is determined that a sample item is provided to the user, the server device 100 may provide packaging information of at least one item to the server device 200 of the fulfillment center, including an instruction to package the sample item. Information for delivery of at least one of one or more items.

For example, at least one item set in the packaging information in operation 307 may include an item among one or more items ordered by the user through one payment round that is identified as being able to be prepared and activated at the same fulfillment center. That is, at least one item may correspond to an item prepared and activated for the user at the same fulfillment center.

For example, the fulfillment center provided with the packaging information in operation 307 may correspond to one or more fulfillment centers identified for the user by the server device 100 that provides a service determined to be included in one or more items. A fulfillment center (eg, a first fulfillment center) to which at least one item is delivered.

In addition, in the first fulfillment center, the sample item is packaged together with the at least one item according to the information instructing the packaging of the sample item during the delivery of the at least one item, and at this time, the sample item may be packaged based on the sample item stored in the first fulfillment center Packaging of the sample items is determined by an inventory status of the sample items stored in one or more packaging stations provided in the first fulfillment center. That is, when the sample items are in stock at the first fulfillment center or at each packing station provided in the first fulfillment center, the sample items may be packed together with at least one item, but when the sample items are out of stock, the sample items may be omitted. Packaging and can individually pack at least one item.

In a first fulfillment center identified for delivery of at least one item contained in one or more items to a user, one or more packaging stations identified for packaging may be identified and provided in the first fulfillment center At least one item from one of the first packing stations. In this case, based on the packaging information of at least one item provided from the server device 100 that provides a service in operation 307, the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center may generate packaging management information about the at least one item to store it. Provided to the packer at one of the first packing stations.

That is, the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center can provide packaging management information to the packer of the first packaging station, so that the packer can perform a smooth packaging process for at least one item. The packaging management information may include information for packaging at least one item, and flag information for instructing a packer to pack sample items in parallel with packaging of at least one item. As an example, when at least one item is moved to the first packaging station for packaging, instructions may be provided regarding the at least one item or each of the at least one items in the form of a label or barcode to include instructions for placing the sample item together with the at least one item. Packaging flag information packaging management information. When the packer scans information in the form of a label or barcode to pack at least one item, the packer may be provided with information instructing the packaging of the sample item with the at least one item and various other information used to package the sample item.

When it is identified that the sample item is in stock at the first packaging station that packs at least one item, in response to the flag information instructing the sample item to be packed together with the at least one item, the packer may perform the process of packaging the sample item together with the at least one item. One packaging operation. When completing this packaging process, the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center can generate instructions to complete the delivery of at least one item prepared by the first fulfillment center among the one or more items ordered by the user. Packaging information of sample items, and the generated information can be transmitted to the server device 100 that provides a service. That is, when the packaging process of packaging the sample item together with at least one item is completed, the server device 100 that provides a service may receive an instruction from the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center for the delivery of the sample item of at least one item. Packaging completion information.

When the server device 100 that provides a service receives information indicating that packaging of sample items has been completed for delivery of at least one of one or more items to a user who has ordered one or more items, the server device 100 that provides a service The server device 100 may reset the user identification information so that information indicating that the user is the user to whom the sample item is provided is included in the above packaging information. That is, when a sample item has been provided to the user upon completion of delivery of at least one item to the user, information indicating that the user is the user to whom the sample item has been provided may be included in the user of the respective user managed on the service. Identifying information.

When the user identification information is reconfigured to include information indicating that the user corresponds to the user to whom the sample item has been provided, the server device 100 that provides a service may track the point in time after identifying the time when the sample item was provided to the user. , that is, whether there is a change in the user's purchasing pattern attributable to the sample item after a time point in which delivery of at least one item packaged with the sample item is completed. That is, the server device 100 that provides a service can identify information about the activity history of a user with reset identification information on the service, and can track the time at which sample items are provided to the user based on the identified activity history. After clicking, whether there is a change history for the user's purchase model. In addition, when identifying the change history of the user's purchase pattern, the server device 100 that provides a service may provide feedback information including the change history of the user's purchase pattern to a supplier that supplies a sample item, so that the supplier Can effectively manage customers or items.

When it is identified that the sample item is out of stock at the first packaging station that packs at least one item, the packer may not pack the sample item with the at least one item even if there is flag information instructing the sample item to be packed with the at least one item, And therefore, the packer can perform one of the packaging operations of individually packaging at least one item. Upon completion of this packaging process, an instruction may be generated by the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center to omit the delivery of at least one item prepared by the first fulfillment center among the one or more items ordered by the user. Packaging information of sample items, and the generated information can be transmitted to the server device 100 that provides a service. That is, when the packaging process except for the sample items is completed, the server device 100 that provides a service may receive information from the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center indicating that packaging of the sample items for delivery of at least one item is omitted. .

Where at least one item is some of the one or more items ordered by a user and the remainder of the one or more items other than the at least one item is packaged at a second fulfillment center that is different from the first fulfillment center In one case, even if the identification instructions omit information on packaging of sample items for delivery of at least one item to be prepared at the first fulfillment center, when packaging of the remaining items to be prepared at the second fulfillment center is not in progress , the server device 100 that provides a service can still provide packaging information about the remaining items to the server device 200 of the second fulfillment center, including an indication of the remaining items in the packaging according to whether the packaging of the sample items at the second fulfillment center is possible. Information about sample items is packaged together with the items.

At the same time, in a case where at least one item is ordered by the user as some of the one or more items and the remainder of the one or more items except for the at least one item is packaged at another second fulfillment center , the server device 100 that provides a service can be configured so that the packaging process of sample items is only performed at one fulfillment center from the beginning.

In one or more fulfillment centers identified for a user by the server device 100 that provides a service, one of the first identified as determined for delivery of at least one of the one or more items ordered by the user The fulfillment center and a second fulfillment center identified as being determined for delivery of all but at least one of the one or more items may be different from each other. In this case, when the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine one of the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center to package the sample item, so that if the sample item is determined accordingly, A fulfillment center performs the packaging process for sample items.

The fulfillment center used to package the sample item can be determined by first identifying whether each fulfillment center can package a sample item, and excluding one (several) fulfillment centers identified as being unable to package the sample item. Additionally, by identifying and comparing the inventory of sample items at each fulfillment center and at least one packaging station provided in each fulfillment center, one of the fulfillment centers determined to have more adequate inventory for storing the sample items may be determined to be used for packaging the sample items. fulfillment center. As an example, a fulfillment center in which the inventory of the sample items is less than a threshold quantity may be excluded from the determination of a fulfillment center where the inventory of the sample items is less than a threshold quantity, and a fulfillment center in which the inventory of the sample items is greater than or equal to the threshold quantity may be excluded. Can be configured to be included in the determination of a fulfillment center for packaging of sample items.

As described above, two or more fulfillment centers are identified for delivery of one or more items ordered by the user and packaging of the sample items is programmed to occur at the two or more fulfillment centers In the event that one is executed, information instructing the sample items to be packaged together may be configured to be transmitted to the server device 200 of the one fulfillment center. That is, when the first fulfillment center that handles the delivery of at least one item of one or more items ordered by the user is determined to be the fulfillment center that performs the packaging process of the sample items, information indicating that the sample items are packaged together may be included in Packaging information on at least one item to be sent to the server device 200 of the first fulfillment center. However, for a second fulfillment center that handles delivery of one or more items other than at least one item, information indicating that sample items are packaged together may not be included in the information to be sent to the server device 200 of the second fulfillment center. Packaging information for other items.

Alternatively, in a situation where two or more fulfillment centers are identified for delivery of one or more items ordered by a user, a flag may be used to initiate or deactivate an instruction to initiate packaging of sample items. The tag information included in the packaging information sets the packaging information in a form that is provided to each fulfillment center, and therefore, instructions to package sample items can be set up to only activate in specific packaging information to be provided to a fulfillment center.

As an example, packaging information for at least one first item provided to a first fulfillment center to process delivery of at least one of one or more items ordered by a user may include instructions to combine a sample item with the at least one first item. The first flag information for an item packaged together. Additionally, packaging information regarding the at least one second item provided to the second fulfillment center for processing delivery of the at least one second item that is different from the at least one first item of the one or more items ordered by the user may include Second flag information instructing the sample item to be packaged together with the at least one second item. Likewise, a third fulfillment center is provided to process delivery of at least a first item of one or more items ordered by a user and at least a third item that is different from the at least one second item with respect to the at least third item. The packaging information may include third flag information indicating that the sample item is packaged together with the at least one third item.

In the above manner, flag information indicating packaging of sample items may be included in each piece of packaging information to be provided in each fulfillment center, and in this case, the server device 100 that provides a service may be configured such that, when set to Among multiple flags contained in packaging information provided to several fulfillment centers, activate specific flag information contained in a specific packaging information provided in a fulfillment center determined to be packaging sample items, and deactivate the activation Multiple remaining flag messages. To this end, the server device 100 that provides a service can set and manage interlock information indicating whether to activate or deactivate multiple flag messages.

When the sample items have not been packaged with at least one item (such as a lack of inventory of the sample items at the first fulfillment center that has been instructed to package the sample items together), packaging of the sample items for the respective user may be omitted and alternatively, when the respective Users can package sample items together when ordering another item in the future.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of one of the server devices 100 providing packaging information to a server in a fulfillment center determined to be used to package a sample item, according to various example embodiments.

The server device 100 that provides a service may identify one or more fulfillment centers for the user based on a destination of the user ordering one or more items (in operation 601 ). Server device 100 that provides a service may determine a first fulfillment center among one or more fulfillment centers as identified above for delivery of at least one item of one or more items (in operation 603 ), and A second fulfillment center among the one or more fulfillment centers as identified above is determined for delivery of the remaining items excluding at least one item from the one or more items (in operation 605).

Subsequently, when the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center are different from each other and the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, the server device 100 that provides a service may determine one of the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center to package. The sample item (in operation 607), and packaging information including information indicating packaging of the sample item may be provided to the server device 200 of a fulfillment center as determined above (in operation 609).

According to the example embodiments described above, the server device 100 that provides a service may combine and provide various pieces of other information to be provided in association with the packaging information.

7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating examples of a user interface (UI)/user experience (UX) for providing item-related information according to various example embodiments. For example, according to the example embodiments described above with reference to Figures 3-6, the examples illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 may be the UI/UX of the user device 300 of the packer, and the items described with reference to the Figures Example embodiments may be implemented in response to the operation of the server device 100 providing a service and the server device 200 in the fulfillment center as described with reference to FIGS. 3-6.

Specifically, various example embodiments associated with the UI/UX of the user device 300 described with reference to the figures may be implemented in the following manner: the server device 200 in the fulfillment center provides specific information to the user device 300 and uses The device 300 outputs information based on the above operations described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 . However, various example embodiments associated with UI/UX described with reference to the figures are not limited thereto and may be implemented in any form as long as they can implement UI/UX.

7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating an example of a user device 300 outputting packaging management information for packaging of a sample article to a user, according to various example embodiments.

The output information described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 may be information output by the packer through the user device 300 for the packaging process, and flag information about the items provided to the packer along with instructions for packaging the sample items. Information output when packaging management information is included.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the user device 300 may output information for identifying and scanning items in the process of packaging items as a packaging target as packaging management information. As shown in an area 701, information may be output instructing the packer to scan a barcode of an item targeted for packaging. When the packer scans the barcode of an item as a packaging target based on the scan command information, information indicating completion of the scan may be output as shown in an area 703. In this case, as illustrated in a region 705, information about the item that is a packaging target may be included in a region 703 in which information indicating completion of the scan is output.

In a case where a user ordering an item as a packaging target is determined to be one of the targets who will be provided with sample items, when scanning the barcode of the item as a packaging target, additional information may be displayed as shown in FIG. 8 Output information used to identify and scan the packaging of sample items.

Referring to FIG. 8 , the user device 300 may output information for identifying and scanning sample items to be additionally packaged in the process of packaging an item as a packaging target as packaging management information. The packer may be provided with information regarding the sample item as an additional packaging target and information directed to scan the barcode of the sample item as illustrated in an area 801, and in response thereto, when the packer scans the sample item as an additional packaging target When scanning the barcode of an item, information indicating the completion of scanning can be output as shown in an area 803.

Upon identifying information indicating completion of the scan of the sample item, the packer packages the item shown in Figure 7 together with the sample item shown in Figure 8 and stores the item shown in Figure 7 therein An inventory quantity of sample items packaged with the sample items illustrated in Figure 8 at a packing station and a fulfillment center equipped with the packing station can reduce the number of sample items packaged, and thus can be provided by providing a service The server device 100 and the server device 200 of the fulfillment center manage information about the inventory quantity of the changed sample items.

The UI/UX of the user device 300 in FIGS. 7 and 8 and the operations of the user device 300 may be performed in association with the operations of the server device 100 described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6 . The examples of UI/UX diagrams in Figures 7 and 8 are only examples for implementing the present invention, and the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the examples of UI/UX illustrated in Figures 7 and 8 . Other instances of UI/UX are applicable so long as they can implement the example embodiments of the present invention.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the drawings are only specific examples disclosed to easily illustrate the technical content of the present invention and further promote the overall understanding of 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 changes based on the technical concept of the present invention can be made. In addition, the respective exemplary embodiments described above may be implemented in combination with each other as necessary. For example, all example embodiments of the invention may be implemented by a system combined with components.

Furthermore, methods executed by systems or the like according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer components and recorded on a computer-readable medium.

As described above, from a particular perspective, example embodiments of the present invention can be implemented using 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 a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and a carrier wave (such as data transmission via the Internet). Furthermore, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed throughout network-connected computer systems. Therefore, computer-readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, the functional procedures, code and code fragments used to implement various example embodiments of the present invention can be easily interpreted by those skilled in the field to which the present invention is applied.

Furthermore, it will be understood that apparatuses and methods according to various example embodiments of the present invention are implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The software may be stored in a volatile or non-volatile storage device such as a storage device such as a ROM or a memory such as a RAM, a memory chip, a device or an integrated circuit or e.g. An optical or magnetic recording storage medium or a machine (e.g., a computer) readable storage medium (such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a magnetic disk, or a tape) that is not related to a Swapping or rewritable functionality. It will be appreciated that methods according to example embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a computer including a controller and a memory, a tool including such a memory or computer, or the like. The memory system may be an example of a machine-readable storage medium suitable for storing a program or programs, including instructions for implementing example embodiments of the invention or storing the programs.

Accordingly, the present invention covers: a program comprising code for implementing an apparatus or method defined in the scope of the invention claimed in this specification; and a machine (a computer or similar) readable storage medium that stores This program. Additionally, such a process may be electronically transmitted via any medium, such as a communications signal delivered over a wired or wireless connection, and the invention may suitably cover equivalents thereof.

Although various exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the drawings are only disclosed to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and to further promote the present invention. Specific examples are to be understood in their entirety and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the above-described exemplary embodiments of the present invention are merely examples, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other changes and exemplary embodiments equivalent thereto may be made. Therefore, the true technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following invention patent application scope.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a packaging information providing system capable of implementing an operating method of an electronic device for providing packaging information according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a server device and a user device according to various example embodiments. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the server device 100 for providing packaging information according to various example embodiments. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation method for the server device 100 to determine whether to provide a sample item based on user characteristic information according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation method for the server device 100 to determine whether to provide a sample item based on item characteristic information according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of one of the server devices 100 providing packaging information to a server in a fulfillment center determined to be used to package a sample item, according to various example embodiments. 7 and 8 are diagrams illustrating an example of a user device 300 outputting packaging management information for packaging of a sample article to a user, according to various example embodiments.

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Claims (19)

A method of providing packaging information about an item through an electronic device. The method includes: Obtain information about a sample item that may be provided to a user of a service associated with the electronic device; Identifies order information that includes identifying information about the user on the Service and information about one or more items ordered by the user; Determine whether to provide the sample item to the user based on at least some of the order information and the information about the sample item; and When the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, providing packaging information of at least one of the one or more items to a server of a first fulfillment center, the packaging information including indicating the packaging of the sample item First information for delivery of the at least one item. The method of claim 1, wherein the information about the sample item includes information about a supplier that supplies the sample item, information about a supply quantity of the sample item, and information about a target to which the sample item will be provided. Customer information. Such as the method of claim 2, wherein the information about the target customer is included in a plurality of user characteristic information used to classify a plurality of users using the service configured by the supplier to determine the target customer The first user characteristic information. For example, the method of request item 3, wherein the determination of whether to provide the sample item includes: identifying a plurality of user lists corresponding to each of the plurality of user characteristic information; identifying first list identification information configured for a first user list of the plurality of user lists corresponding to the first user characteristic information; Determine whether the identification information corresponds to the first list identification information; and When the identification information corresponds to the first list identification information, it is determined that the sample item will be provided to the user. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of user characteristic information is determined based on age information used to classify the plurality of users. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of user characteristic information is determined based on gender information used to classify the plurality of users. The method of claim 2, wherein the information about the target customer is included in a plurality of item characteristic information used to classify a plurality of items sold in the service and is configured by the supplier to determine the target customer. The first item characteristic information. For example, the method of claim 7, wherein the determination of whether to provide the sample item includes: Determine whether an item included in the one or more items is an item corresponding to the first item characteristic information; and When the item included in the one or more items is determined to be the item corresponding to the first item characteristic information, it is determined that the sample item will be provided to the user. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of item characteristic information is determined based on item classification information used to classify the plurality of items, and The first item characteristic information corresponds to the first item category information by which the sample item is classified. The method of claim 1, wherein the first fulfillment center is one of the one or more fulfillment centers identified for the user that is determined to be used for delivery of the at least one item, and wherein the determination based on the first information is based on an inventory of the sample items stored in the first fulfillment center and an inventory of the sample items in each of one or more packaging stations located in the first fulfillment center the packaging of the sample items in the first fulfillment center. The method of claim 10, wherein a first packaging station among the one or more packaging stations determined to be used for the packaging of the at least one article is identified, wherein packaging management information for the at least one item generated for the delivery of the at least one item based on the packaging information in the server of the first fulfillment center is provided to a packer in the first packaging station, and The packaging management information includes flag information instructing the packer to package the sample item together with the at least one item for the delivery of the at least one item. The method of claim 11 further includes: Receive from the server of the first fulfillment center second information corresponding to a packaging processing operation performed by the packer based on the flag information based on identifying the inventory of the sample item in the first packaging station. , wherein the second information includes information indicating completion of packaging of the sample item for the delivery of the at least one item. The method of claim 12, wherein based on the second information, the identification information is reconfigured to include information indicating that the user corresponds to a user to whom the sample item has been provided. The method of claim 13 further includes: Identify information about the user's activity history on the Service based on the reconfigured identification information; and Based on the information about the activity history, feedback information is provided to a supplier that has supplied the sample item that includes a history of changes in a purchase pattern of the user after processing the delivery of the at least one item. The method of claim 11 further includes: receiving third information from the server of the first fulfillment center corresponding to a packaging processing operation performed by the packer based on the inventory of the sample item not identified in the first packaging station, wherein the third information includes information indicating omitting the packaging of the sample item for the delivery of the at least one item. The method of claim 1 further includes: Among the one or more fulfillment centers identified for the user, identify the first fulfillment center determined to be used for the delivery of the at least one item and the first fulfillment center determined to be used for the one or more items except the at least one A second fulfillment center for delivery of remaining items beyond the items; and When the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center are different and the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, the packaging for the sample item is determined between the first fulfillment center and the second fulfillment center. a fulfillment center. The method of claim 16, wherein the one fulfillment center is determined based on being able to package the sample item in each fulfillment center. The method of claim 16, wherein the information indicating the packaging of the sample item is configured to be provided to only one of the fulfillment center servers. An electronic device used to provide packaging information about an item, which includes: a processor; and one or more memories storing one or more instructions, The one or more instructions, when executed, control the processor to: Obtain information about a sample item that may be provided to a user of a service associated with the electronic device; Identifies order information that includes identifying information about the user on the Service and information about one or more items ordered by the user; Determine whether to provide the sample item to the user based on at least some of the order information and the information about the sample item; and When the sample item is determined to be provided to the user, providing the packaging information for at least one item of the one or more items to a server of a first fulfillment center, the packaging information including an indication of the sample item First information on packaging for delivery of the at least one item.