TW202405718A - Method for providing promotion information of item and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of providing promotion information on an item in an electronic device, the method including acquiring first information including promotion domain information from a first server, acquiring second information including item-related information from a second server, storing the first information and the second information in a first database, generating first list information including an item list corresponding to an individual promotion based on the first information and the second information, and providing second list information obtained by sorting the first list information based on a sorting reference in response to a request for the individual promotion being acquired from a user.

Description

Method for providing item promotion information and electronic device using the method

The present invention relates to a method of providing promotional information about an item and an electronic device using the method.

With the emergence of e-commerce, e-commerce transactions between consumers continue to increase. Many online sales platforms provide promotions by identifying the needs of different users through their networks. For example, the promotion may be a discount on one of the items in a specific category.

Recently, the types of items sold through online sales platforms have increased, and user demand for items has also increased in various ways. From the perspective of a seller selling through an online sales platform, various promotions are provided for various items to encourage users to make purchases.

Items on sale can be quickly purchased by users and become out of stock, so users accessing the promotion page can receive information about out of stock items in a non-out of stock state. In order to provide more accurate information about the promotion of items, the online sales platform needs to provide users with a list of promotional application items in real time.

[Technical Target]

In first-line sales platforms, some items can be sold out quickly due to a popular promotion due to a large number of users. In this case, data about the item may not be immediately reflected, and the item may continue to be listed as available on a sale page even if the item is sold out.

Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a method for adaptively providing a list of items in response to a request from a user for a promotion by storing unfiltered information in a database regarding whether a promotion applies. Methods and apparatus for providing more accurate information regarding a list of promotional application items. [Technical solutions]

According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a method for providing promotional information about an item in an electronic device is provided. The method includes: obtaining first information including promotional domain information from a first server; The second server obtains second information including item-related information; stores the first information and the second information in a first database; and generates information corresponding to an individual promotion based on the first information and the second information. first list information for a list of items; and providing second list information obtained by sorting the first list information based on a sorting reference in response to a request obtained from a user for the individual promotion.

According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device for providing promotional information about an item is provided. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a database; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured The state is: obtain the first information including promotion domain information from a first server through the transceiver; obtain the second information including item-related information from a second server through the transceiver; combine the first information with the The second information is stored in a first database; first list information including a list of items corresponding to a particular promotion is generated by classifying the first information and the second information; and in response to a request from a user A request for the individual promotion provides second list information obtained by sorting the first list information based on a sort reference. [Effect]

According to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, promotion-related information and item-related information can be obtained, the obtained information is stored in a database, and a promotion pair is mapped according to the identification information about the item through a series of logic. Information is grouped to provide instant item list information corresponding to promotions.

In addition, according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention, information associated with a promotion and an item can be processed in a data structure format provided on a promotion page on an item sales platform, thereby more quickly providing information to A user provides information.

When considering the functions obtained according to the present invention, the terms used in the exemplary embodiments are selected from general terms currently widely used as much as possible, but based on the intentions of those skilled in the art, habits, the emergence of new technologies, or the like, such terms may Terms like may be replaced by other terms. Again, in a particular case, terminology may be used, as arbitrarily chosen by the applicant of the present invention. In this case, the meaning of these terms may be described in the corresponding description part of the present invention. Therefore, it should be noted that the terms used in this article should be interpreted based on their practical meaning and the entire content of this specification, rather than simply based on the name of the term.

Throughout this specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising" or "including" another element, it should not be construed as excluding the other elements as long as there is no specific conflicting description and the element may include at least one other element . Additionally, the terms "component" and "module" may, for example, refer to a component that performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented in hardware or software, or may be implemented by a combination of hardware and software.

The expression "at least one of A, B and C" may indicate the following meanings, including: A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B together; A and C together; B and C together; or All three A, B and C together.

In the present invention, a "terminal" may be implemented as a computer or a portable terminal capable of accessing a server or another terminal through a network. Here, computers may include, for example, a laptop equipped with a web browser, a desktop computer, and a notebook computer. The portable terminal may be a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, and includes any type of handheld wireless communication device (for example, a tablet PC, a smart phone, a communication-based terminal such as International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) and Long Term Evolution (LTE).

In the following description, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily practice the present invention. The invention may be embodied in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

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

In describing exemplary embodiments, description of technical contents that are well known in the field to which the present invention belongs and are not directly related to the present specification will be omitted. This is to convey more clearly without obscuring the subject matter of this specification by omitting unnecessary description.

For the same reason, some components are exaggerated, omitted or schematically illustrated in the accompanying drawings. In addition, the size of each component does not fully reflect the actual size. The same or corresponding components in the various drawings are given the same reference symbols.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will be apparent from the following exemplary embodiments, which will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, it should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following exemplary embodiments, and may be implemented in various forms. Accordingly, illustrative embodiments are provided solely for the purpose of disclosing the invention and enabling those skilled in the art to appreciate the nature of the invention. In the drawings, embodiments of the invention are not limited to the specific examples provided herein and are exaggerated for clarity. Throughout this specification, the same symbol or the same reference designator represents the same element.

At this time, it should be understood that the various blocks of the flowchart illustrations, and combinations of the flowchart illustrations, can be executed by computer program instructions. Because these computer program instructions can be installed on a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing facility, the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing facility can form A means for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s). Such computer program instructions may be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory, which may be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing facility to perform functionality in a particular manner and, therefore, the computer may use or computer readable memory. The instructions stored therein may also produce an article containing instruction components for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s). Computer program instructions may also be installed on a computer or other programmable data processing facility so that a series of operating steps can be performed on the computer or other programmable data processing facility to form a computer or other programmable data processing facility. A computer implementation program. Instructions for executing the processing facilities may also provide steps for performing the functions described in the flowchart block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, a fragment, or a portion of a program code that contains one or more executable instructions for performing a specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the blocks may occur out of the order. For example, two blocks shown in sequence may in fact execute substantially simultaneously, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending on the corresponding functionality.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a promotional information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a promotional information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments may include an electronic device 100 , a server 200 and a network.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 (eg, a management server) may process various programs for comprehensively managing promotional information. For example, the electronic device 100 may perform management in response to a new promotion information generation request from a first server, new item information obtained from a second server, and item inventory status information updated by the second server. Therefore, the electronic device 100 can process and manage all information related to various promotions conducted on an item sales service platform (eg, an e-commerce service platform). In the overall exemplary embodiment, a server may be a physically separate device or logically identified function, and may refer to a functionally distinct configuration within the same electronic device or cloud system.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may include a plurality of computer systems or computer software implemented as a web server and may configure various information to be provided as a web page.

As an example, the electronic device 100 may refer to a lower-level device connected to a lower-level device capable of communicating with another network server through a computer network (such as an intranet or the Internet) to receive and perform a task. A computer system and computer software that requests, performs the task and provides one of the results of the task.

As another example, electronic device 100 may be understood as a broad concept that includes a series of applications that may operate on a network server and various databases built therein. The electronic device 100 may be implemented using a network server program provided in various ways based on an operating system (eg, such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, or MacOS).

According to exemplary embodiments, a network may be used to connect the electronic device 100 and the server 200 . For example, the network may provide an access path for the server 200 to connect with the electronic device 100 to transmit and receive packet data.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the operation of the promotional information providing system may be implemented through the electronic device 100 . The server 200 can be connected to the promotional information providing system through the network. The electronic device 100 can store the information received from the server 200 in a database or provide the information stored in the database to the server 200 . In addition, the promotional information providing system can be implemented in the server 200. For example, a user can install and use the promotional information providing system in the form of an application program in the server 200 through the network.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the server 200 may be provided as a plurality of servers. The server 200 can provide data and information required for an item sales service to the electronic device 100 through the electronic device 100 . The server 200 can store various data and information in a cloud or a separate database (eg, storage).

According to an exemplary embodiment, the promotional information providing system may be implemented by a single physical device. According to another exemplary embodiment, the promotional information providing system may be implemented by a plurality of physical devices that are organically combined. Some components included in the promotional information providing system may be implemented by one physical device, and the remaining components included in the promotional information providing system may be implemented by another physical device.

According to an exemplary embodiment, one physical device may be implemented as part of electronic device 100 . Another physical device may be implemented as part of server 200. In some cases, components included in the promotional information providing system may be distributed and configured in different physical devices. The distributed components can be organically combined to perform the functions and operations of the promotional information providing system.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments may include at least one of a processor 110 , a transceiver 120 , and a database 130 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the processor 110 may control components of the electronic device 100 and may process a series of operations for performing an order information transmission method.

The processor 110 can generate and provide item list information corresponding to a particular promotion based on a plurality of logics. The plurality of logics may include a first logic and a second logic. The plurality of logic may include logic (e.g., a first logic) for mapping the first information and the second information integrally stored through a first database using the item-specific identification information and for using the identification information and attribute information to pair All items are grouped into one logic (for example, the second logic).

According to an exemplary embodiment, data related to all items associated with promotional information input to the promotional information providing system may be processed by the processor 110 . The promotion information may include information associated with a promotion applied on an item sales service platform operated by the electronic device 100 . In other words, the promotion information may include all information about a promotion to be applied on the item sales service platform based on a cycle, an item type (eg, item category), a promotion target (eg, female users), and the like.

The transceiver 120 may be used to transmit information previously stored in the database 130 of the electronic device 100 to another device or to receive predetermined information from another device to the electronic device 100 . For example, the transceiver 120 may receive the first information from a server (eg, server 200 of FIG. 2 ).

The database 130 is a data structure implemented in a predetermined storage space of the electronic device 100 and can freely perform functions such as storing, retrieving, deleting, editing or adding data. For example, database 130 may include a first database, a server storage, a backup database, and the like.

The database 130 may store data associated with various functions of the electronic device 100 . For example, the database 130 may store various promotion-related information and store instructions or data for performing operations of the processor 110 . In an exemplary embodiment, database 130 may include information corresponding to an individual promotion. In addition, through the processing of the database 130, item list information corresponding to individual promotional information can be managed.

According to exemplary embodiments, electronic device 100 may include a distributed communications system. A distributed messaging system may include a system for performing distributed processing associated with general data processing. For example, a distributed messaging system may include Kafka.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing promotional information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

In operation S310, an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) may obtain first information from a first server. The first information may include promotional domain information. For example, the promotion domain information may include at least one of promotion identification information, promotion start time point information, promotion end time point information, promotion validity information, promotion item information, and promotion title information.

In operation S320, the electronic device may obtain second information from a second server. The second information may include information associated with an item currently being sold on an item sales service platform. For example, the second information may include at least one of item identification information, attribute information corresponding to the item identification information, supplier identification information, and index information. Specifically, the item identification information may include at least one piece of attribute information, and the attribute information may include at least one piece of supplier identification information. Also, index information may include information about a sorting reference.

In operation S330, the electronic device may store the first information and the second information in the first database. For example, the first database may include a source storage. The electronic device can store the first information obtained from the first server and the second information obtained from the second server in the first database and can update the first information and the second information stored in advance. Therefore, the electronic device can store and update the first information and the second information in the first database.

In operation S340, the electronic device may generate first list information. The first list information may include item list information obtained by classifying the first information and the second information to correspond to an individual promotion. The electronic device may obtain promotion information including a request for a promotion from the first server and generate information using a list including items corresponding to the promotion information as a first list.

In operation S350, the electronic device may provide second list information. The second manifest information may include manifest information obtained by sorting the first manifest information based on a predetermined ordering reference. When receiving a request for a specific promotion from a user using the item sales service platform, the electronic device may provide the second list information to the user in response to the request for the specific promotion.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the second list information may include list information corresponding to an item in a promotion currently running on the item sales service platform. As an example, a first item may be included only among items corresponding to a first promotion. As another example, the first item may be an item corresponding to one of a first promotion and a second promotion. The electronic device can identify an item corresponding to the individual promotion in the first list information and provide the second list information based on the individual promotion requested by the user.

In some exemplary embodiments, the electronic device may map the second information obtained from the second server to each of the item identification information, attribute information, and supplier identification information. In this case, the electronic device can map the second information according to a first logic. Additionally, the electronic device may classify the mapped items to correspond to individual promotions based on the first information obtained from the first server. In this case, the electronic device can group the first information according to a second logic. The electronic device can obtain information from the first server and the second server and update the obtained information in real time. Through this, even when the first server or the second server is damaged or functions improperly, the electronic device can still provide promotion-related information to the user. In addition, the electronic device can configure the first information and the second information in a format based on the first list information and the second list information configured in advance by the first logic and the second logic, thereby providing promotion-related information to a user. It has nothing to do with the inventory status of one of the items (for example, the item is sold out) or the failure of one of the servers (for example, the first server, the second server).

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a data flow of a promotional information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , the electronic device 100 may include a logical processing node 111 , a first database 131 , a server storage 132 , a backup database 133 and a distributed communication system 140 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain the first information from a first server 210 and store the first information through the distributed messaging system 140 . The distributed messaging system 140 can provide the first information to the first database 131 and the backup database 133 . For example, the same piece of first information can be stored and updated in the first database 131 and the backup database 133 . That is, the backup database 133 may correspond to a database for backup of the first information stored in the first database 131 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may obtain the second information from a second server 220 and store the obtained second information in the first database 131 . The electronic device 100 can obtain original data from the second server 220 based on a data storage structure of the first database 131 . The original data may be unprocessed secondary information. The electronic device can identify the data storage structure of the first database 131, process the second information identically or similarly to the corresponding data storage structure, and store the processed second information in the first database 131. This can be a process for easily providing item listing information corresponding to individual promotions to the user. In other words, when acquiring and storing the second information, the electronic device 100 can set a data storage structure format for the list information corresponding to a promotion to be provided to the user, process the second information based on the data storage structure format, and will be processed The second information is stored in the first database 131 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may create a backup of the second information based on a predetermined cycle through the backup database 133, and then update the second information through the distributed messaging system 140. This may correspond to performing a backfill process through the backup database 133 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the first server 210 may include a plurality of domains. A domain may include a seller, a business management system (CMS), a network promotion system (NPS), or the like. The business management system can provide unfiltered promotional information, and the online promotion system can provide unfiltered Vendor Funding Page (VFP) information. Here, the information provided by the seller, the business management system or the online promotion system may correspond to the first information. That is, the first server 210 can generate basic information associated with a promotion and transmit the generated basic information to the electronic device 100 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the second server 220 may include a consumer directed service (CDS) system and an indexing system. The consumer-oriented service can manage identification information of an item sold in an item sales service, attribute information corresponding to the identification information of the item, and supplier identification information. The indexing system may contain information about a reference used to rank items for sale in the item sales service. An index may contain an indicator for sorting items. An indexing system may manage information used to group a list of items, information about a score (eg, ranking) used to rank items, or information used for category mapping.

According to an exemplary embodiment, server storage 132 may store first list information. This may correspond to ordering information obtained by mapping and grouping the first information and the second information based on a predetermined logic through the logical processing node 111. The electronic device 100 may identify item price information based on the individual promotion and ranking reference information and provide the user with second list information corresponding to one of the items in the individual promotion among the items included in the first list information. That is, the server storage 132 may correspond to a predetermined storage storing first manifest information to be used as a basis for generating second manifest information to be provided to the user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the logic processing node 111 may process the first logic and the second logic based on the first information and the second information. The first information may include supplier identification information associated with a promotion on the item sales service, such as promotion identification information, promotion start time point information, promotion end time point information, promotion validity information, promotion item information, promotion title information and similar. The second information may include various identification information associated with an item on the item sales service, such as item identification information, attribute information corresponding to individual item identification information, supplier identification information, group identification information, item list identification information, and Similar. That is, the second information may include comprehensive management information of items used to perform the item sales service through the electronic device 100 .

According to an exemplary embodiment, the first logic may include logic for extracting a common feature from the item identification information and mapping group identification information, item list identification information, or the like to the common feature of the item identification information. For example, the first logic may include extracting "first bottled water" that is a common feature using the item identification information, and mapping the common feature to "500 ml" and "1000 ml" corresponding to the "capacity unit" of the group identification information. ", "2000 ml" or similar, or "quantity unit" of "6 packs", "12 packs" or similar, and a logic that maps common characteristics to supplier identification information. That is, the first logic may include logic for real-time application of the second information updated in the first database 131 through the business management system. Therefore, the logic processing node 111 can process the first logic.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the second logic may include logic for generating a list of items corresponding to individual promotion identification information based on the mapping data processed by the first logic. For example, the second logic may include logic for classifying and grouping item identification information included in individual promotion identification information based on vendor identification information. In the second logic, grouping may be performed based on vendor identification information corresponding to promotion identification information, and as another example, grouping may be performed based on item identification information corresponding to promotion identification information. The second logic may be logic for reducing noise by grouping the second list information to be provided to the user, and this is just one example.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 generates the first list information by processing the first logic and the second logic through the logical processing node 111 in order to more clearly provide the second list information to be provided to the user. If, after obtaining a request for an individual promotion from the user, the electronic device 100 provides the user with the information corresponding to the individual promotion based not on the first list information stored in the server memory 132 but on the information of mixing the first information and the second information. Promotional information can provide different attributes (for example, capacity unit, quantity unit) of the same item (for example, first bottled water) for the second list information. In other words, by identifying items corresponding to individual promotions through the logical processing node 111 and grouping the items according to the individual promotions to correspond to the identification information of a superordinate category corresponding to the supplier identification information, the electronic device 100 can be less noisy Provide item inventory information (for example, secondary inventory information) to the user. Users can receive item lists corresponding to individual promotions of the same item from different suppliers by grouping items with the same item type and different suppliers or by grouping items with different item types and the same supplier information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may generate the second list information by filtering the first list information through an external application programming interface (API) or the like. The second list information may be information generated by processing the first list information in response to a request for an individual promotion obtained from the user. The electronic device 100 may add information about a price of an individual promotional application item, a discount coupon related to the promotion, a reference for sorting the list of promotional application items, and the like to the first list through an external API. information and process the second list information. This may correspond to the electronic device 100 processing the second list information in real time by updating and storing the first list information in the server memory 132 . Additionally, separate data for processing the second list information from the first list information may be obtained through feedback from users of the item sales service. Therefore, the electronic device 100 can update how to present the second list information based on the user experience of the user using the item sales service.

Specifically, the electronic device 100 may obtain first information corresponding to unfiltered information based on individual promotions from the first server 210, obtain unfiltered second information from the second server 220, and combine the first information with The second information is stored in the first database 131 . The electronic device 100 may generate the first manifest information by mapping and grouping the data stored in the first database 131 and storing the generated first manifest information in the server storage 132 . Additionally, in response to a request from a user for an individual promotion, the electronic device 100 may provide second list information to the user by filtering the first list information stored in the server memory 132 to match the individual promotion. Here, the second listing information may include item listing information provided on an individual promotion page, a flash deal page, a supplier promotion page, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of providing inventory information according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the electronic device 100 may obtain the first information from the first server 210 and perform a backup and an update of the first information in operation 510. In addition, the electronic device 100 may obtain the second information from the second server 220 and perform a backup and an update of the second information in operation 520.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may map information based on an individual promotion in operation 530 . The electronic device 100 may map the item identification information, attribute information corresponding to the item identification information, and supplier identification information to promotion identification information based on individual promotion configurations. Promotion identification information based on individual promotion configurations may be divided into first promotion identification information, second promotion identification information, nth promotion identification information, and the like.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may classify an item list corresponding to an individual promotion in operation 540. The electronic device 100 may classify item lists corresponding to individual promotions according to the item identification information based on the mapped vendor identification information. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may classify the item list corresponding to the individual promotion based on the information mapped to match the individual promotion in operation 530 using the vendor identification information as a reference. This will be described in more detail based on respective pen identification information according to the examples of Figures 6A to 6E.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may store the first list information in a server memory in operation 550 . The first listing information may correspond to listings classified by mapping listing information corresponding to individual promotions and may correspond to listing information before the second listing information is provided to the user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may identify item price information based on individual promotions and information about a ranking reference in operation 560 . The information regarding the sorting reference may correspond to a reference used to sort the second list information. Item price information based on individual promotions can be identified in the electronic device 100 through an external API. In other words, the second list information finally provided to the user may be the information obtained by adding the sorting reference and price information to the first list information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device 100 may identify information about the sorting reference through a single enumeration API. The listing API may include information regarding a sorted reference used to construct a second list of information filtered from the first list of information obtained from the server storage. The sorting reference listing the API may be the same as or similar to the index information included in the second information, and may be customized by an administrator of the electronic device 100 . Additionally, the ranking reference of the listing API may be updated to increase visibility of secondary listing information to be provided to users or to aggregate feedback from users using an item sales service. Also, the second list information may indicate information obtained by filtering the first list information based on individual promotions. The second listing information may include listing information regarding one of the items corresponding to the individual promotion. The electronic device 100 may provide the second list information to the user in operation 570 .

6A-6E are diagrams illustrating examples of data in accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 6A shows an example 610 of the first information. Referring to Figure 6A, "id" represents promotion identification information, "startAt" represents promotion start time point information, "endAt" represents promotion end time point information, "status" represents promotion validity information, "item" represents promotional item information, and "Title" represents promotion title information. An electronic device (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 ) can obtain first information from a first server and store the obtained first information in the first database. In this example, the first information may be constructed and stored in the form of a table as shown in Figure 6A, and updated based on a predetermined period (eg, instantaneously).

FIG. 6B shows an example 620 of the item identification information in the second information. Referring to FIG. 6B, "product_id" represents item identification information, "division_type" represents an item type, and "internal_display_category_codes" represents item category identification information. In addition to the item identification information shown in FIG. 6B , information used to identify an item may also be included in the item identification information. The item identification information may be constructed and stored in the form of a table as shown in Figure 6B, and updated based on a predetermined period. The electronic device can update information about items currently sold through an item sales service.

FIG. 6C shows an example 630 of attribute information in the second information. Referring to Figure 6C, "product_id" represents item identification information, "buybox_winners" represents winning supplier item attribute information, and "reconciled_attributes" represents grouping attribute information. In addition to the attribute information shown in Figure 6C, several pieces of attribute information corresponding to the item identification information may also be included in the attribute information. The attribute information may be constructed and stored in the form of a table as shown in Figure 6C, and updated based on a predetermined period.

FIG. 6D shows an example 640 of the supplier identification information in the second information. Referring to Figure 6D, "product_id" represents item identification information, "vendor_id" represents supplier identification information, "vendor_item_id" represents supplier item identification information, "sale_started_at" represents sales start time point information, and "sale_ended_at" represents sales end time point information. , and "sold_out" represents the supplier's item inventory status information. In addition to the supplier identification information shown in Figure 6D, other information may also be included. The supplier identification information may be constructed and stored in the form of a table as shown in Figure 6D, and updated based on a predetermined period.

Figure 6E shows an example 650 of index information in the second information. Referring to FIG. 6E, "InternalcategoryId" and "externalCategoryId" represent information used for category mapping, and "mappinId" represents identification information used for mapping. In addition to the index information shown in Figure 6E, other information may also be included. The index information may be constructed and stored in the form of a table as shown in Figure 6E, and updated based on a predetermined period.

According to an exemplary embodiment, in the second information, the item identification information, attribute information, and supplier identification information may correspond to the top-down concept in sequence. The electronic device can map attribute information and supplier identification information based on the item identification information. For example, the electronic device may map all items sold on the item sales service based on respective identification information, and map items included in the item sales service based on the supplier identification information corresponding to a lowermost concept based on the item identification information corresponding to a uppermost concept. A category of item lists for individual promotions in a message.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device may generate the first list information according to the first logic and the second logic, store the generated first list information in the server storage, and based on the stored first list information and, for example, based on the corresponding promotion An item price, an item image, an item inventory status, an item sorting reference and similar information generate second list information. The electronic device can provide the second list information to the user by filtering on a predetermined page. The booking page can be an individual promotion, a flash deal page, a supplier promotion page and the like. Therefore, the electronic device can provide the user with real-time item inventory information associated with a promotion on the item sales service.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of providing item list information corresponding to a specific promotion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

In operation S710, an electronic device (eg, the electronic device 100 of FIG. 1) may identify an inventory corresponding to an item of a particular promotion. The electronic device can instantly identify the inventory status of one of the items corresponding to the promotion. This can be accomplished by updating the second information approximately instantaneously on a cycle-by-cycle basis. If the inventory status of items is recognized instantly, when listing information is provided in a corresponding page in response to a request from a user for a promotion, the inventory status of items included in the listing information may be displayed with increased clarity. For example, when an inventory of a first item corresponding to a first promotion is sold out to zero, the electronic device may respond to a request from the user for the first promotion and include the information in a first promotion page. The first item in the second listing information is shown as being considered sold out.

In operation S720, the electronic device may provide second list information by sorting an out-of-stock item with a last priority. A reference used to sort out-of-stock items with last priority can be set based on index information. In addition, the electronic device can position out-of-stock items as the last priority in the second list information, thereby providing a meaningful shopping experience to the user.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device may determine the validity of one of the individual promotions. The effectiveness of individual promotions can be identified based on promotion end time information. If a user makes a request for a promotion later than a promotion end time (eg, at a predetermined time), the promotion may be inactive. The electronic device can update the promotion validity information from valid to invalid, and can perform a promotion validity determination based on the promotion end time point information while considering an update cycle of the first information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device may provide individual promotion end information in response to a request for the individual promotion. As an example, when the promotion validity information indicates an invalid status, the electronic device may provide promotion end information in response to a request for a promotion. As another example, when the promotion validity information indicates a valid status, and when a time for making a request for a promotion is later than a promotion end time point, the electronic device may determine that the promotion is invalid or the promotion validity information is not updated. , and provide users with promotion end information.

According to an exemplary embodiment, promotion end information may indicate information provided in response to a request from a user for a promotion. The request for a promotion from the user may be, for example, a request for a page related to the first promotion. That is, by requesting a page in which items corresponding to the first promotion are listed, the user may receive the second listing information. In this example, if the first promotion has ended, the user may receive information indicating that the first promotion has ended. The end of the first promotion may be indicated by providing a first promotion end message rather than a page associated with the first promotion. As another example, the end of the first promotion may be indicated by providing a message in the form of a nudge on a page associated with the first promotion indicating that the first promotion has ended.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an individual promotional information providing page according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Figure 8 illustrates an example 800 of a promotional information providing page. Referring to Figure 8, the promotional information providing page may correspond to a lightning transaction page. The page in Figure 8 may be a page displaying second list information corresponding to a “derma + mask pack” promotion. The example shown in Figure 8 should not be considered limiting.

Referring to FIG. 8 , an out-of-stock item among items included in the second list information may be listed as a last priority. An electronic device (eg, electronic device 100 of FIG. 1 ) may identify information on the page of FIG. 8 based on the point in time when a request for an individual promotion is received. That is, the electronic device can generate the second list information and provide the generated second list information to the user by adding additional information to the first list information at the point in time of receiving the request for the individual promotion. The second list information provided to the user may correspond to the example 800 of the promotional information providing page of FIG. 8 .

The present specification and drawings have been described in relation to exemplary embodiments of the invention. Although specific terms are used, they are used in a general sense only to simply explain the technical content of the present invention and to help understand the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the specification. Those skilled in the art will understand that, in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein, other modifications based on the technical spirit of the present invention can also be implemented.

The electronic device or terminal according to the above embodiments may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage (such as a disk drive), a communication port for communicating with an external device, and A user interface device (such as a touch panel, a key, and a button). Methods implemented by software modules or algorithms may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable program codes or program commands executable by a processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium may be a magnetic storage medium (for example, a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a floppy disk or a hard disk) or an optical read medium (For example, a CD-ROM or a digital versatile disc (DVD)). The computer-readable recording medium can be distributed to computer systems connected through a network so that the computer-readable program code can be stored and executed in a distributed fashion. Media can be read by a computer, stored in a memory and executed by a processor.

This embodiment can be represented by functional blocks and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented by various numbers of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, this embodiment may employ a direct circuit configuration (such as a memory, a processor, a logic circuit, and a lookup table) that can perform various functions by controlling one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similar to how components may be executed by software programming or software components, embodiments may be executed by programming or scripting languages that include various algorithms implemented by combinations of data structures, procedures, routines, or other programming configurations. (such as C, C++, Java and assembler) implementation. Functional aspects may be implemented by algorithms executed by one or more processors. In addition, for example, this embodiment may adopt related technologies of electronic environment setting, signal processing and/or data processing. The terms "mechanism," "element," "member," and "configuration" may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. These terms may include, for example, the meaning of a series of software routines associated with a processor.

The above embodiments are only examples and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the following invention claims.

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FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a promotional information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing promotional information in an electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a data flow of a promotional information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of providing inventory information according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

6A-6E are diagrams illustrating examples of data in accordance with various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of providing item list information corresponding to a specific promotion according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an individual promotional information providing page according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

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Claims (12)

A method of providing promotional information about an item in an electronic device, the method includes: Obtain first information including promotional domain information from a first server; Obtain second information including item-related information from a second server; store the first information and the second information in a first database; Generate first list information including a list of items corresponding to a particular promotion based on the first information and the second information; and Second list information obtained by sorting the first list information based on a sort reference is provided in response to a request obtained from a user for the individual promotion. For example, request the method of item 1, wherein the promotion domain information includes at least one of promotion identification information, promotion start time point information, promotion end time point information, promotion validity information, promotion item information, and promotion title information. If the method of item 1 is requested, the item-related information includes at least one of item identification information, attribute information corresponding to the item identification information, supplier identification information and index information, The item identification information contains at least one attribute information, The attribute information contains at least one piece of the supplier identification information, and The index information contains information about the sort reference. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the first list information includes: Map item identification information, attribute information corresponding to the item identification information, and supplier identification information to promotion identification information based on the individual promotion configuration; and The item listing corresponding to the individual promotion is classified according to the item identification information based on the mapped supplier identification information. For example, the method of request item 1 includes: The first information is provided to the first database and a backup database through a distributed messaging system. For example, the method of claim 5 includes: Based on a predetermined cycle, the second information is updated through the distributed messaging system after backing up the second information through the backup database. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the second information includes obtaining the second information by processing raw data received from the second server based on a data storage structure of the first database. For example, the method of request item 1, wherein the second list information provided includes: store the first list information in a server memory; Identify item price information based on the individual promotion and information about the ranking reference; and The second list information is provided corresponding to one of the items included in the individual promotion among the items included in the first list information. For example, the method of claim 8 includes: Information indicating the end of an individual promotion is provided in response to a request for the individual promotion when the individual promotion is valid and when the request for the individual promotion is later than a promotion end time point. The method of claim 1, wherein the second list information includes information about the item list corresponding to the individual promotion, and Providing the second list information includes based on a sort order of one of the unstocked items included in the list of items corresponding to the individual promotion being a last priority in the list of items corresponding to the individual promotion A sorting reference provides the second list information. An electronic device used to provide promotional information about an item. The electronic device includes: a transceiver; a database; and a processor, where the processor is configured to: Obtaining first information including promotional domain information from a first server through the transceiver; Obtain second information including item-related information from a second server through the transceiver; store the first information and the second information in a first database; Generating first list information including a list of items corresponding to a respective promotion by classifying the first information and the second information; and Second list information obtained by sorting the first list information based on a sort reference is provided in response to a request from a user for the individual promotion. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium including a computer program for executing the method of claim 1.