JP2005517247A - Product ordering system and method using mobile communication terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for ordering a product at a mobile communication terminal, and the system according to the present invention includes a proxy server and an address connection server, and includes a product code transmitted from the mobile communication terminal. The proxy server receives the purchase message, the proxy server requests the URL corresponding to the product code to the address connection server, the address connection server provides the URL information to the proxy server, and the mobile communication terminal uses the product code. Connect to a website that sells the product. According to the method and system of the present invention, since it is not necessary for the user to manually search the merchandise sales website through the mobile communication terminal, the user's website search time can be reduced, and the web browser after inputting the merchandise code. Since the product sales site is displayed by being driven, the Internet usage time is shorter than in the conventional case of purchasing the product after connecting to the wireless Internet, so that the mobile communication usage fee can be reduced.

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise ordering method and system using a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, to connect to a merchandise sales site on a wireless Internet and directly order the merchandise using a mobile communication terminal. The present invention relates to a system and method.

  As mobile communication services and Internet services are activated, mobile communication terminals that can receive information by connecting to sites existing on the Internet via IP addresses have been developed in addition to the existing methods of connecting to the Internet via wires. ing. In particular, in recent years, IMT-2000, which transmits a large amount of data such as a moving image at high speed, is preparing to provide such a service. In fact, it is expected that the majority of users will frequently connect to the Internet network through such mobile communication terminals.

  The method of using the Internet service through the mobile communication terminal is as follows. The mobile communication terminal is equipped with a wireless web browser, and when attempting to connect to an Internet site, after driving the web browser and connecting to the Internet, the URL of the corresponding site is input or the URL is supported. Enter a number to connect to the site. In many cases, the e-commerce service is used via a mobile communication terminal. In this case, too, in order to purchase a product, the user first drives a web browser and then inputs the URL of the corresponding site. I had to. However, it is difficult and inconvenient to input complicated character combinations such as URLs using the keypad of the mobile communication terminal. For this reason, too much time is required for purchasing the product, and a lot of communication usage fees are imposed.

  In order to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, an object of the present invention is to propose a method and system that can save time for purchasing products by connecting to a wireless Internet network through a mobile communication terminal. There is.

  Another object of the present invention is to order a product using a mobile communication terminal that can be directly connected to a product sales site corresponding to the product code by inputting the product code designated for each product with a mobile communication terminal. Propose method and system.

  Another object of the present invention is to propose a merchandise ordering method and system using a mobile communication terminal that can reduce the usage fee of the mobile communication terminal by driving a web browser immediately after entering the merchandise code. More specifically, the web browser is activated by pressing an internet connection button or a separate product purchase button provided in the mobile communication terminal.

  In order to achieve the above object, a product ordering system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention receives a product purchase message including product code information input by a user from the mobile communication terminal and receives the product code. Corresponds to the product code from a proxy server that generates an address connection request message for requesting URL address information of a site that sells products corresponding to the URL, and a database that is coupled by receiving the address connection request message from the proxy server An address connection server that searches URL information to be transmitted and transmits a search result to the proxy server through an address connection response message, and the proxy server moves the website information having the URL included in the address connection response message. It is transmitted to the communication terminal.

  The system is coupled with a seller terminal, receives a product code generation request information for a specific URL of the seller, generates a product code generation request message, and transmits the result to the seller, Address registration for receiving a product code generation request message from the product management server, generating a product code corresponding to the URL entered by the seller, and sending a product code generation response message including the generated product code to the product management server Further includes a server.

  The address registration server, when generating a product code in response to a request from the product management server, transmits an address registration request message requesting registration of the generated product code to the database to the address connection server, and the address connection The server registers the generated product code in the database.

  The proxy server includes a code analysis module that classifies the type of the received message, a message transmission module that generates a message for processing the received message and transmits the message to the corresponding server, and a message that requests a wireless Internet connection Is received, a menu providing module for providing a corresponding menu, and a connection maintaining module for maintaining a connection state between the mobile communication terminal and the proxy server are included.

  The address connection server includes a code analysis module for classifying the received message type, and a product code included in the address connection request message by searching a database when receiving the address connection request message from the proxy server; A mapping module for mapping a URL; a database management module for storing a product code and a URL included in the address registration server in the database when receiving the address registration request message from the address registration server; and the address connection And a message transmission module for generating an address registration response message for the response message and the address registration request message and transmitting the response message to the proxy server and the address registration server.

  The product management server includes a web page management module that provides a web page to the seller so that the seller can request a product code corresponding to URL information of a website that sells the product, and a product input from the seller A product information management module for managing information, a code information providing module for receiving the product code generation response message from the address registration server and providing the generated code information to the seller, and a product for requesting the generation of the product code And a message transmission module for generating a code generation request message and transmitting it to the address registration server.

  The product purchase message includes an order code that makes it possible to identify a product order by inputting a product code, a product code entered by a user, and a user index for identifying the user who placed the order.

  The address connection request message includes an identifier for classifying an address connection request message, a product code included in the product purchase message, and a user index for identifying a user who has placed an order.

  The address connection response message is an identifier for classifying that it is an address connection response message, a URL corresponding to a product code included in the address connection request message, and a user index for identifying the user who placed the order. including.

  The address registration request message corresponds to an identifier for classifying an address registration request message, a URL input by the seller to the product management server, and a URL input by the seller at the address registration server. A merchandise code generated and a merchant index for identifying the merchant are included.

  The product code generation request message includes an identifier for classifying the product code generation request message, a URL input by the seller, and a seller index for identifying the seller.

  The product code generation response message includes an identifier for classifying the product code generation response message, a product code generated by the address registration server, and an index for identifying a seller.

  In addition, a product ordering method using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention includes a proxy server for transmitting information between the mobile communication terminal and a website, and an address connection server coupled to the proxy server. Receiving a product purchase message including product code information entered by a user via a mobile communication terminal in a method of ordering a product through a mobile communication terminal using a system that is connected to the product code; Transmitting an address connection request message requesting corresponding URL information to the address connection server; and when receiving the address connection request message, the address connection server searches a database and is included in the address connection request message. The URL information corresponding to the product code is mapped and the URL information is addressed. A proxy message that is included in a response message and transmitted to the proxy server; and the proxy server that has received the address connection response message transmits website information corresponding to the URL included in the address connection response message to the mobile communication terminal. A stage of performing.

  The present invention also provides a mobile communication terminal that provides a wireless Internet service by connecting to a wireless Internet network. The mobile communication terminal generates a product purchase message including an order code, a product code, and a user index when a user inputs a product code into the mobile communication terminal and requests a product order. Means for transmitting to the proxy server, and means for driving the web browser to display the information received from the proxy server when detecting a product order request by the user entering a product code.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a method and system for ordering products using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention can be applied to a communication network including all or a part of a radio section for transmitting and receiving voice or data. However, in this specification, for the convenience of explanation, a mobile communication network currently commercialized (for example, PCS and cellular communication network) will be described as an example. However, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can naturally apply the present invention to various forms of wireless communication networks. In addition, in this specification, the purchase target is expressed as a product, but not only products that are tangible goods but also intangible content (for example, paid stock information, cyber characters, moving images, etc.) Of course.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a product ordering system using a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a product ordering system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a base station 102, a base station controller 104, a mobile communication switch 106, and an Internet network that are provided in a mobile communication network. Network matching device 108 existing between the Internet network and the mobile communication network, and the proxy server 110, the address connection server 112, the address database 114, the address registration server 116, the product management server 118, and the domain name server 120 (DNS). including.

  The mobile communication terminal 100 has a function of transmitting a product purchase message including product code information input by a user to the mobile communication network. The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a wireless web browser that displays information provided from a website that sells products after being connected to the Internet. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs a product order request to the mobile communication terminal 100 by inputting the product code of the product to be purchased and the order code reporting that it is a product order. Input into the machine. The mobile communication terminal generates a product purchase message using the order code and product code input by the user, and transmits this to the base station. Here, the mobile communication terminal 100 may further include an Internet connection button or a product purchase button. Therefore, when the Internet connection button is selected by the user, the product purchase message can be transmitted to the mobile communication network at the same time as the web browser is driven. In addition, when the product purchase button is selected by the user after the product code is input, the product purchase message can be directly transmitted to the mobile communication network without a separate web browser driving process.

  FIG. 5 shows a packet structure of a product purchase message generated by a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the product purchase message includes an order code 500, a product code 502, and user index information 504.

  The order code 500 is a code for requesting a direct connection to a product purchase site. The proxy server 110 recognizes that the message is related to a product purchase request from the order code 500 included in the product purchase message. The product code is a unique code assigned to each product, and the user can obtain product code information from various media such as TV, the Internet, and catalogs. The user index information 504 is information for identifying the user who transmitted the product purchase message. In one embodiment of the present invention, the telephone number of the user's mobile terminal can be used in the user index information. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other user information besides the telephone number can be utilized in the user index information.

  The base station 102 transmits the product purchase message received from the mobile communication terminal 102 to the base station controller 104, and the base station controller 104 also transmits this to the mobile communication switch 106. The mobile communication switch 106 analyzes the message packet of the received product purchase message, recognizes that the message must be transmitted to the wireless Internet network, and transmits it to the network matching device 108. The network matching device 108 is located between the wireless communication network and the Internet network and functions as a gateway for both networks. Specifically, the network matching device 108 performs protocol matching between the mobile communication protocol and the data protocol when connecting from the mobile communication network to the Internet network. The proxy server 110 has a function of analyzing a message from the mobile communication terminal 100 and transmitting it to the corresponding processing server. The message from the mobile communication terminal 100 may include a message for requesting a general wireless Internet connection, a message for requesting an e-mail, and the like in addition to a product purchase message. The proxy server 110 analyzes various received packets of messages and transmits them to related servers. When the product purchase message is received, the proxy server 110 recognizes that the message is a message for requesting product purchase through the order code included in the message. When the proxy server 110 recognizes that the message is a product purchase message, the proxy server 110 transmits an address connection request message for requesting transmission of wireless Internet address information corresponding to the product code to the address connection server 112.

  FIG. 6 shows a packet structure of an address connection request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the address connection request message includes an address connection request identifier 600, a product code 602, and user index information 604.

  The address connection request identifier 600 is a code for identifying an address connection request message, and is set by a predetermined method. The product code 602 is included in the product purchase message, and is used to specify which product code is requested for the wireless Internet address information. The user index information 604 is information for identifying the user in the same manner as the user index information included in the product purchase message, and as described above, the user telephone number can be used as the user index. .

  When receiving the address connection request message from the proxy server 110, the address connection server 112 provides the proxy server 110 with URL information corresponding to the product code included in the message. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the address connection server 112 is coupled to the address database 114, receives an address registration request message from the address registration server 116, and sends a product code and a corresponding URL for a specific product. It is stored in the address database 114. The address connection server 112 uses the product code information included in the address connection request message to search whether the corresponding product code is stored in the address database 114. If the product code is stored in the address database 114, An address connection response message including the corresponding URL information is transmitted to the proxy server 110.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a packet structure of an address connection response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the address connection response message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an address connection response identifier 700, a URL 702, and user index information 704.

  The address connection response identifier 700 is a code for identifying an address connection response message, and is set by a predetermined method. The URL 702 is URL information corresponding to the product code included in the address connection request message, and is information calculated by the database matching process of the address connection server 112. The user index information 604 is information for identifying the user in the same manner as the user index information included in the product purchase message. As described above, the user telephone number is used in the user index. it can. The proxy server 110 grasps which address connection request message is the response message based on the user index information.

  When the address registration server 116 receives the product code generation request message from the product management server, the address registration server 116 generates a product code for the corresponding product and sends the address registration request message to the address database 114 in order to register the generated product code. It transmits to the address connection server 112. When the seller requests the product code generation for the product sold through the product management server 118, the corresponding information is transmitted to the address registration server 116 through the product code generation request message. The address registration server 116 generates a product code for the corresponding product, and then transmits an address registration request message to the address connection server, thereby requesting registration for the generated product code.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a packet structure of an address registration request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the address registration request message according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an address registration request identifier 800, a URL 802, a product code 804, a database index 806, and a seller index 808.

  The address registration request identifier 800 is a code for identifying an address registration request message, and is set by a predetermined method. The address connection server 112 confirms that the message received by the address registration request identifier is a message requesting address registration. The URL 802 corresponds to a product code generated by the product management server when the seller requests a product code. The product code 804 is generated by the address registration server 116, and the address connection server stores the product code in the address database 114 in association with the URL in the product registration request message. The database index 806 is an index for identifying an area in which the product code and URL are stored when the product code and URL are stored in the address database 114. Since product codes and URLs are often composed of combinations of complex numbers and characters, it is preferable to provide a separate index so that information can be easily searched. The database index can also be provided to merchants who have requested address registration. The seller index 808 is an index for identifying a seller who requests address registration.

  The address registration server 116 receives an address registration response message corresponding to the address registration request from the address connection server 112. The address registration response message is for confirming whether the requested address is registered.

  FIG. 9 shows a packet structure of an address registration response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the address registration response message includes an address registration response identifier 900, a confirmation code 902 and a database index 904.

  The address registration response identifier 900 is a code for identifying an address registration response message, and is set by a predetermined method. The address registration server 112 recognizes that the message received by the address registration response identifier is an address registration response message. The confirmation code 902 is a code indicating whether the result of address registration is success or failure, and can be arbitrarily set on the operator side.

  Upon receiving the product registration and product code request information from the seller, the product management server 118 transfers it to the address registration server, and provides the product code generated by the address registration server to the seller. Specifically, the seller requests the merchandise management server 118 to register merchandise and generate a merchandise code. Although FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the seller connects to the product management server via the wired Internet, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the seller can connect to the product management server 118 through other Internet connection means than the PC.

  FIG. 10 shows a packet structure of a product code generation request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the product code generation request message includes a product code generation request identifier 1000, a URL 1002, a database identifier 1004, and a seller index 1006.

  The product code generation request identifier 1000 is a code for identifying the product code generation request message, and is set by a predetermined method. Based on the product code generation request identifier 1000, the address registration server 114 recognizes that the received message is a message requesting product registration and code generation. The URL 1002 is a URL input by a seller who requested product registration and code generation, and the URL 1002 is used for wireless Internet transactions (transactions) of the corresponding product. As described above, the database identifier 1004 is an index for identifying the URL area stored in the database. The seller index 1006 is an index for identifying a seller who makes a product registration request. The ID of the seller who has logged on to the product management server can be used as the seller index. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other merchant identification information, such as a resident registration number, can be used as a merchant index.

  When the address registration server 116 confirms through the address registration response message that the generated code and URL have been successfully registered in the address database, the address registration server 116 transmits a product code generation response message to the product management server 118 to generate the generated code. Provide information to the seller.

  FIG. 11 shows a packet structure of a product code generation response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the product code generation response message includes a product code generation response identifier 1100, a product code 1102, a database index 1104, and a seller index 1106.

  The product code generation response identifier 1100 is a code for identifying the product code generation response message, and is set by a predetermined method. The database index 1104 and the seller index 1106 are the same as the database index 1004 and the seller index 1006 of the product code generation request message, and the product code 1102 is generated by the address registration server 116 according to the request of the product management server 118.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a proxy server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the proxy server 110 includes a code analysis module 200, a menu providing module 202, a message transmission module 204, and a connection persistence module 206.

  The code analysis module classifies the types of messages received by the proxy server 110. Since the proxy server receives various messages such as a message requesting website connection, a message requesting product purchase, and a message requesting an e-mail inquiry, the code analysis module 200 analyzes the identifier of such a message. To classify message types. In the case of a product purchase message, since the order code is in the preceding stage of the message packet, the code analysis module recognizes that the message is a message requesting connection to the site of the corresponding product based on the order code.

  The menu providing module 202 provides a corresponding menu when a user requests a general wireless Internet connection, not when a user requests a product purchase site connection. Therefore, the menu providing module 202 is not directly related to the present invention, but is a module necessary for the operation of a general proxy server. The menu providing module 202 operates only when the code analysis module confirms that the received message is a message requesting a general wireless Internet connection, and otherwise, the menu providing module 202 does not operate.

  The message transmission module 204 generates a message for processing the received message and transmits it to the corresponding server. When the code analysis module 200 confirms that the received message is a product purchase message, the message transmission module 204 generates an address connection request message and transmits it to the address connection server 112. When the user inputs a URL and requests connection to a general website, the message transmission module 204 transmits a message requesting mapping of an IP address to the URL to the DNS 120. The connection persistence module 206 maintains the connection state between the user's mobile communication terminal 100 and the proxy server 110.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an address connection server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the address connection server includes a message transmission module 300, a mapping module 302, a database management module 304, and a code analysis module 306.

  The code analysis module 306 classifies the message packet received by the address connection server 112. Similar to the code analysis module of the proxy server, the code analysis module 306 analyzes the received message packet identifier and classifies the message type. The message received by the address connection server 112 includes an address connection request message from the proxy server 110 and an address registration request message from the address registration server 116.

  When the mapping module 302 receives an address connection request message including a URL from the proxy server 110, the mapping module 302 performs a product code to URL mapping (goods code-to-URL mapping) using a database.

  The database management module 304 updates information stored in the address database 114 coupled with the address connection server 112. When the address registration request message is received from the address registration server, the database management module 304 stores the corresponding address in the address database 114.

  The message transmission module 300 generates a message for processing or responding to the requested message and transmits it to the corresponding server. Specifically, when the address connection request message is received from the proxy server, the message transmission module 300 transmits an address connection response message to the proxy server 110 according to the mapping result of the mapping module. When the product registration request message is received from the address registration server 116, the message transmission module 300 generates a product registration response message and confirms that the requested information is stored in the database, thereby generating an address registration server. 116.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a product management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the product management server 118 includes a web page management module 400, a product information management module 402, a code information providing module 404, and a message transmission module 406. The web page management module 400 transmits web page information to the seller when the seller connects to the product management server and requests code generation and registration. The merchandise information management module 402 stores merchandise information and seller information input by a user connected to the merchandise management server in an internal database and manages it.

  The code information providing module 404 checks whether a product code generation response message is received from the address registration server 116 and provides the code information to the seller. The code information providing module 404 uses the identifier in the received message to grasp the message, and provides the seller with the code information included in the message. In addition to displaying the code information on the terminal of the seller connected to the website, the code information can also be provided by e-mail, short message service (SMS), or a separate program module.

When the seller requests code generation, the message transmission module 406 generates a product code generation request message and transmits it to the address registration server 116.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a product ordering method using a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

  When a user inputs a product code of a product to be purchased and an order code for requesting direct connection to the corresponding product site to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal 100 generates a product purchase message and sends it to the proxy server. 110 (S1200).

  The proxy server 110 recognizes that the received message is a product purchase message including an order code, and transmits an address connection request message for requesting URL information corresponding to the product code to the address connection server (S1202).

  The address connection server 112 searches for a URL corresponding to the product code through communication with the address registration server, and transmits the URL to the proxy server 110 through an address connection response message (S1204).

  The proxy server 110 transmits the URL of the product purchase site received from the address connection server to the DNS 120, and requests an actual IP address corresponding to the URL (S1206).

  When the IP address corresponding to the URL is acquired, the proxy server connects the product purchase site corresponding to the product code and the user's mobile communication terminal, and the product purchase site is connected by the web browser of the mobile communication terminal. It is displayed (S1208).

When the product purchase site is displayed, the user transmits order information such as the number of orders to the website through key input (S1210).
Subsequent to the transmission of the order information, delivery information and settlement information are transmitted to the website (S1212).

  Delivery information is (a) manual input, (b) selected from personal information management system (PIMS), (c) selected from pre-registered orderer information, (c) selected from historical information processed in order, (d ) It can be input by various methods such as a method of inputting detailed information after extracting approximate address information based on the current position.

  Settlement includes (a) credit card, (b) postpaid small payment (integrated billing to mobile communication charges), (c) payment through a phone number based on a virtual account, (d) electronic money available on the network (D) It can be made by various methods such as electronic money that can be used in the terminal network.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, since the user requests the purchase of the product with the order code and the product code, the call charge required for ordering the product is lower than the conventional transaction in which the user visits the corresponding site after surfing the Internet (surfing) Few. The present invention can also be applied to a general wireless Internet connection system using MSMB (Microsoft Mobile Browser) and WAP.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile communication terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13, the mobile communication terminal receives an order code and a product code from the user (S1300). The order code and the product code can be implemented using a certain number system. For example, the order code can be “00” and the product code can be “56789”.

  In other embodiments, the order code may consist of a numeric domain and a segment code. For example, when the order code is “016 *”, “016” is a numeric domain assigned to a KT freetel (Korea Telecom Freetel), and “*” can be a classification code. Here, the classification code indicates that a product code is included following the 016 domain, and is a combination of letters, numbers, and special symbols, for example, “##, @ 99,...”.

  The business operator classification code can be used together with the product code. The business operator classification code is to give a code to a specific business, for example, to give a separate code of “39” to a CJ39 TV home shopping business (Cheil Jedang Corporation branch office). When the message includes “39” as the provider classification code, the proxy server recognizes that the message requests the CJ39 television home shopping provider to purchase the product. The user can input the product purchase request information by inputting both the order code, the product code, and the connection request signal, for example, “0056789”.

  According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the mobile communication terminal is provided with a separate product purchase button, only the product code is input (for example, “56789”) and the product is simply pressed. Purchase request information can also be entered. In the case of a PDA, the corresponding product purchase button can be embodied as an icon.

  Upon receiving the user's order code and product code input information, the mobile communication terminal generates a product purchase message including the order code, product code, and user index information, and transmits it to the proxy server 110 ( S1302).

  The product purchase message is transmitted when the wireless web browser mounted on the mobile communication terminal is driven and activated (S1304). That is, in this invention, the user does not purchase the product after driving the web browser of the mobile communication terminal and connecting to the wireless Internet network, but first inputs the product code and the order code, and then goes to the website. Request connection.

  When the URL address corresponding to the product code is acquired, the proxy server 110 sets up a connection between the website and the mobile communication terminal, whereby the mobile communication terminal has a product sales site corresponding to the input product code. It is displayed (S1306).

When the user inputs the order quantity, delivery information, and settlement information to the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal transmits these information to the website (S1308).
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the proxy server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 shows only the case where the proxy server receives the product purchase message and performs the procedure according to the present invention, and does not show other general operations of the proxy server. As shown in FIG. 14, first, the proxy server 110 receives a product purchase message transmitted from the mobile communication terminal (S1400). The proxy server analyzes the identifier included in the message and determines whether or not the order code is included in the message (S1402). If an identifier other than the order code is included, the proxy server performs another Internet connection procedure corresponding to the received message (S1404).

  If the received message includes the order code, the proxy server 110 finds the product code included in the product purchase message and transmits an address connection request message for requesting a URL corresponding to the product code (S1406). . The proxy server 110 receives the address connection response message from the address connection server 112, analyzes the message packet, and finds a URL corresponding to the product code (S1408). When the URL is found, the proxy server 110 requests the DNS 120 to map the IP address corresponding to the URL (S1410). When the DNS 120 maps the IP address to the URL, the proxy server 110 sets up a connection between the user mobile communication terminal and the website, and a product purchase procedure is started by the user's key input (S1412).

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the address connection server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The address connection server 112 receives an address registration request message from the address registration server (S1500). As described above, the address registration request message includes the URL input by the seller and the product code information corresponding to the URL.

  When receiving the address registration request message, the address connection server stores the URL, the product code, and the database index information in the combined address database 114 (S1502). As described above, the database is controlled by the database management module.

  When the address connection request message is received from the proxy server 110, the address connection server 112 extracts a product code from the address connection request message (S1504). The address connection server 112 searches the database for URL information corresponding to the product code (S1506). When the URL is found, the address connection server 112 generates an address connection response message and transmits it to the proxy server (S1508).

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the operation of the address registration server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 16, first, the address registration server 116 receives a product code generation request message from the product registration server 118 (S1600). When the product code generation request message is received, the address registration server 116 generates a product code corresponding to the URL included in the product code generation request message according to a method defined in the code generation module. As described above, the product code can be made of a combination of numbers such as “56789”, and can also be a combination of numbers and characters.

  When the product code is generated, the address registration server 116 transmits an address registration request message including the URL provided by the seller and the product code generated so as to correspond to the URL to the address connection server 112 (S1604). Thereafter, the address registration server 116 receives an address registration response message for confirming the URL and product code registration result from the address connection server (S1606).

  As a result of receiving the address registration response message, when registration is successful, the address registration server 118 transmits the generated code information to the merchandise management server 118 (S1608). Thereafter, the merchandise management server 118 provides the generated code information not only to the seller but also to the operator of this system. The seller publishes the generated code in a catalog or broadcast so that the user can connect to the site selling the product only by inputting the product code and the order code at the mobile communication terminal.

  While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described, the spirit and scope of the invention is determined based on the appended claims. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above embodiments may be improved or modified within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

  As described above, according to the product ordering system and method of the present invention, it is not necessary for the user to manually search the product sales website via the mobile communication terminal, and the user's website search time is reduced. Can be reduced.

  In addition, according to the present invention, since the web browser is started after entering the product code and the product sales site is displayed, the Internet usage time is shorter than in the conventional case of purchasing the product after connecting to the wireless Internet. Can reduce the service charge for the use of.

1 is a block diagram of a product order system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram of a proxy server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an address connection server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a product management server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a packet structure of a product purchase message transmitted from a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet structure of an address connection request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet structure of an address connection response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet structure of an address registration request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet configuration of an address registration response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet structure of a product code generation request message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 shows a packet configuration of a product code generation response message according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a product ordering method using a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a mobile communication terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the proxy server based on the preferable Example of this invention. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the address connection server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation of an address registration server according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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In a system for ordering products from an Internet site using a mobile communication terminal,
A product purchase message including a product code input by a user is received from the mobile communication terminal, and an address connection request message is generated to request a URL for specifying a location of a website selling products corresponding to the product code. A proxy server,
An address connection server that receives the address connection request message from the proxy server, retrieves a URL corresponding to the product code from a combined database, and transmits an address connection response message including the URL to the proxy server; Prepared,
The proxy server provides the mobile communication terminal with website information having a URL included in the address connection response message. A product that receives product code generation request information for a specific URL of a seller from a seller terminal combined with the product management server, generates a product code generation request message, and transmits the result to the seller terminal A management server,
The product code generation request message is received from the product management server, a product code corresponding to the specific URL of the seller is generated, and a product code generation response message including the generated product code is transmitted to the product management server The system according to claim 1, further comprising an address registration server that performs the processing.   When the product code is generated in response to a request from the product management server, the address registration server transmits an address registration request message requesting to register the generated product code in the database to the address connection server. The system according to claim 2, wherein the address connection server registers the generated product code in the database. The proxy server is
A code analysis module that classifies the types of messages received;
A message transmission module for generating a message for processing the received message and transmitting it to the corresponding server;
A menu providing module that provides a corresponding menu when a message requesting a wireless Internet connection is received;
The product ordering system using a mobile communication terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a connection sustaining module for maintaining a connection state between the mobile communication terminal and the proxy server. The address connection server is:
A code analysis module that classifies the types of messages received;
When receiving the address connection request message from the proxy server, a mapping module that searches a database and maps a product code and URL included in the address connection request message;
When receiving the address registration request message from the address registration server, a database management module that stores the product code and URL included in the address registration server in the database;
The message transmission module according to claim 2, further comprising a message transmission module that generates an address registration response message in response to the address connection response message and the address registration request message and transmits the address registration response message to the proxy server and the address registration server. System. The product management server includes:
A web page management module that provides the merchant with a web page so that the merchant can request a product code corresponding to the URL of the website that sells the product;
A product management module for managing product information input from the seller;
A code information providing module that provides the seller with code information generated by receiving a product code generation response message from the address registration server;
The system according to claim 2, further comprising: a message transmission module that generates a product code generation request message for requesting generation of a product code and transmits the message to the address registration server.   The system according to claim 1, wherein the product purchase message includes an order code for identifying a product order, a product code, and a user index for identifying a user who has placed the order. .   The system of claim 7, wherein the order code is a numeric domain.   The system of claim 8, wherein the order code includes a numeric domain and a segment code.   The system according to claim 1, wherein the product is one of an article and a content. The address connection request message is:
An identifier for identifying an address connection request message, a product code included in the product purchase message, and a user index for identifying a user who has placed an order. The system according to 1. The address connection response message is:
An identifier for identifying an address connection response message; a URL corresponding to a product code included in the address connection request message; and a user index for identifying a user who has placed an order. The system according to claim 1. The address registration request message is:
An identifier for identifying an address registration request message, a URL input by the seller to the product management server, a product code generated in response to the URL input by the seller at the address registration server, and sales 4. The system of claim 3, including a merchant index for identifying a merchant. The product code generation request message is:
3. The system according to claim 2, further comprising an identifier for identifying a product code generation request message, a URL input by the seller, and a seller index for identifying the seller. The product code generation response message is:
The system according to claim 2, further comprising an identifier for identifying a product code generation response message, a product code generated by the address registration server, and an index for identifying a seller. The product purchase message is:
The system according to claim 1, further comprising a business operator classification code for specifying a specific business operator. Ordering products from an Internet site using a mobile communication terminal in a system including a proxy server for transmitting information between the mobile communication terminal and a website and an address connection server coupled to the proxy server In the way to
Receiving a product purchase message including a product code that a user enters into a mobile communication terminal;
Transmitting an address connection request message requesting a URL corresponding to the product code to the address connection server;
When the address connection request message is received from the proxy server, a database associated with the address connection server is searched and a URL corresponding to the product code included in the address connection request message is mapped and the URL is included. Sending an address connection response message to the proxy server;
Transmitting the website information including the URL included in the address connection response message to the mobile communication terminal.   18. The product purchase message includes an order code for identifying a product order, a product code input by a user, and a user index for identifying a user who has placed an order. The method described in 1. The address connection request message is:
An identifier for classifying the address connection request message, a product code included in the product purchase message, and a user index for identifying a user who has placed an order. 18. The method according to 17. The address connection response message is:
An identifier for classifying the address connection response message, a URL corresponding to a product code included in the address connection response message, and a user index for identifying the user who placed the order The method according to claim 16. In a mobile communication terminal that provides wireless Internet service by connecting to the wireless Internet,
Means for generating a product purchase message including an order code, a product code, and a user index and transmitting the product code to a wireless Internet proxy server when a user enters a product code in a mobile communication terminal and orders a product
A mobile communication terminal comprising: means for detecting a user's product order request and driving a web browser to display information received from the proxy server.   The means for generating and transmitting the message includes a product purchase button, and when the user inputs a product code and presses the product purchase button, the user does not need to input the order code. The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein the means for generating and transmitting a message generates the product purchase message including the order code.   The mobile communication terminal of claim 21, wherein when the mobile terminal is a PDA, the product purchase button is an icon displayed on a screen of the mobile communication terminal.

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