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Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method for selling products, and more particularly, to a method for selling products in relation to a specific game on the Internet electronic commerce sites.
• Electronic commerce through the Internet allows a purchaser and a vendor to eliminate the limitations on the distance and the time and has heightened the use price gradually due to the convenience in use.
• FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a general personal computer and Fig. 2 depicts the communication structure between the client computer systems and the vendor computer system on the Internet and can be utilized in the method for selling products in accordance with the present invention to be described later.
• a client (or purchaser) computer system 10 having a conventional web browser is connected to the web server of a vendor computer system 18 through the Internet communication network 16.
• a picture which is output for the purchase of products is displayed on a monitor of the client computer system 10 by executing the web browser and purchase confirmation data transmitted by a purchaser are received and processed at the web server of the vendor computer system 18, so that the purchase of products is performed depending on the purchaser's thought.
• the client computer system 10 includes an input part 11 functioning as an interface into which a necessary command or data is input.
• a microprocessor 12 is a subject matter language unit to perform a processing necessary for programs.
• a memory part 13 temporarily stores programs and data.
• An output part 14 visually displays a result processed by a program and is, for example, monitors.
• a communication part 15 is used for the communication between computer system-to- computer system or the Internet communication, and is, for example, a modem, a proprietary internal network that is not accessible to third parties, or an ISDN modem.
• a web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
• the client computer system 10 is normally connected to the web server 18, the consumers select a product for the purchase on a corresponding menu according to contents displayed on the monitor of the client computer system 10 and make a purchase request.
• the web server 18 receives the purchaser's information (credit card number, member number, account number and secret number and so on) and confirms the purchase thought and payment of purchase price.
• the conventional electronic commerce system sells products through the Internet.
• the conventional electronic commerce system has an advantage in that it is not subject to the limitations on time and space but the conventional electronic commerce system has a drawback in that it is difficult to increase sales because of more keen competition and is also not easy to attract the consumers' interest, so that selling efficiency is lowered.
• an object of the present invention to provide a method for selling products capable of attracting the interest of many consumers and enhancing the access frequency and purchase desire by selling the products at discounted prices through a game.
• a method for selling products in at discounted prices in an electronic commerce system including a plurality of client computer systems and a web server of a vendor computer system having a shopping mall site selling products and communicating with the client computer systems through the Internet, in which a potential purchaser of the client computer systems accesses to the web server, selects a product for the purchase, makes a purchase request containing a purchase price, and pays the purchase price of the selected products using an electronic payment system, thereby purchasing the products, the method comprising the steps of: receiving the purchase request containing the purchase price from the potential purchaser; transmitting a game program to the client computer system of the potential purchaser; when the potential purchaser ends the play of the game, receiving a result of the game at the web server and calculating a discounted rate depending on the received result of the game; recalculating the price of the purchase products depending on the discounted rate; displaying the recomputed purchase price on the monitor of the client computer system and waiting the payment of the recomputed products
• the step of transmitting a game program comprises the steps of: outputting a game selection picture including a variety of game programs on the monitor of the client computer system; and when the purchaser selects a desired game program on the game selection picture, receiving information of the selected game program.
• a method for selling products at discounted prices in an electronic commerce system including a plurality of client computer systems and a web server of a vendor computer system having a shopping mall site selling products and communicating with the client computer systems through the Internet, in which a potential purchaser of the client computer systems accesses to the web server, selects a product for the purchase, makes a purchase request containing a purchase price, and pays the purchase price of the selected products using an electronic payment system, thereby purchasing the products
• the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a game program to the client computer system of the potential purchaser as the potential purchaser accesses to the shopping mall site of the web server of the vendor computer system; when the potential purchaser ends the play of the game program, receiving a result of the game program at the web server and calculating and storing a discounted rate depending on the received result of the game program; receiving a purchase request including the purchase price of the products selected by the potential
• the step of transmitting a game program comprises the steps of: outputting a game selection picture including a variety of game programs on the monitor of the client computer system; and when the purchaser selects a desired game program on the game selection picture, receiving information of the selected game program.
• the step of transmitting a game program is performed before said step of receiving the information of the selected game program.
• Fig. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a general personal computer
• Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a connection status between the client computer systems and the web server of the vendor computer system on the Internet;
• Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing the method for selling products in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 4 through Fig. 7 are simplified views of pictures displayed on the monitor of the client computer system in accordance with the methods of the present invention.
• Fig. 8 is a flow chart showing the method for selling products in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
• Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for selling products in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention and Fig. 4 through Fig. 7 are simplified views of pictures displayed on the monitor of the client computer system in accordance with the methods of the present invention.
• a potential purchaser hereinafter referred to as
• “purchaser”) accesses to a shopping mall web site of the vendor computer system 18 through the client computer system 10, (SI) retrieves a desired product, (S2) selects the desired product, decides to purchase the desired product, (S3) makes a purchase request and transmits the purchase request to the web server of the vendor computer system 18. (S4)
• the web server of the vendor computer system 18 confirms whether the input contents of the purchase request are correct. When it is confirmed that the input contents of the purchase request are correct, the web server of the vendor computer system 18 receives the purchase request and at the same time outputs a game selection picture. (S5)
• the purchaser selects any one game of several game programs shown on the game selection picture 10a. As shown in Fig. 4, there are shown a question such of "Do you wish to select a game?" and answering buttons for the mouse click of "Yes" and
• the transmitted game program is automatically played. During the play of the game, a game point is computed depending on the purchaser's game result and is displayed on the monitor of the client computer system 10.
• a final point of the played game stored in the client computer system 10 is transmitted to the web server of the vendor computer system 18.
• the web server of the vendor computer system 18 receives the final point of the game and then computes a discounted rate according to the final point of the game.
• S8 As one example, when the final point is between 100 and 200 points, the discounted rate is 3% or when the final point is between 200 and 300 points, the discounted rate is 5%, and so on. Like this, the discounted rate is decided according to the preset rate. Then, the decided discounted rate is stored in the database of the web server of the vendor computer system 18.
• the purchase price of a product is again designated depending on the discounted rate by a control program of the web server of the vendor computer system 18, i.e., the purchase price is discounted by the decided discounted rate.
• the discounted rate for example, 3% of discounted rate when the final point is 150
• the discounted purchase price is computed. Thereafter, this newly computed purchase price is transmitted to the client computer system 10.
• the purchaser confirms the newly provided purchase price transmitted from the web server of the vendor computer system 18 and transmits a signal authenticating the payment to the web server of the vendor computer system
• Fig. 6 shows that the discounted rate is not applied while Fig. 7 shows that the discounted rate is applied according to the game result.
• Fig. 8 is a flow chart illustrating a method for selling products in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
• a purchaser accesses to a shopping mall site of electronic commerce system and then plays a game.
• the discounted rate is fixed depending on the game results.
• the purchaser selects a product on a product selection menu.
• a price of the selected product is fixed according to the discounted rate.
• the purchase pays the discounted price and completes the purchase.
• the purchaser may abandon the discounted rate obtained by the game result to elevate the discounted rate by again playing the game.
• the selling time may be delayed.
• the game point obtained by the play of the game is stored at the purchaser database of the web server of the vendor computer system. The game point is used to fix the discounted rate of a purchase product when the purchaser purchases the product later. While the above described methods for selling products in accordance with the present invention, describe that the game is transmitted after confirming whether the purchaser accessed to the web server of the shopping mall site is subject to the application of the discounted rate through the play of the game, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and substitutions can be made thereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
• the game programs are programmed in advance such that the game results are transmitted to the web server of the shopping mall site when the play of the game is ended. Since this programming technique can be accomplished by the conventional art, its description is intentionally omitted.
• the present invention allows a purchaser to play a game before or after the purchase of products and to be subject to the application of a discounted rate for the purchase products.
• the present invention induces the interest of purchasers and allows the purchaser to enjoy the game additionally, thereby it is anticipated that the present invention is effectively used in selling products using electronic commerce systems.

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