KR20090107222A - How to buy a group online - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can realize a multi-group small group purchasing system, not only to solve the burdens and worries of those involved in the group, such as parents, teachers, or representatives, but also the members belonging to the group as individual buyers In order to provide a group purchasing method online, which can purchase necessary and desired products among them, collect the purchased products for a certain period of time, and deliver them collectively so that the group purchasing can be easily managed and the logistics cost can be saved. A group purchase method online for selecting and purchasing a product by accessing a shopping mall server 30 from a computer terminal or a mobile phone terminal through a 40: A group member who purchases a part of various products specifies a group to be purchased. The group representative connects to the shopping mall server 30 to make a group purchase. A group order registration step of registering group order information including group identification information and a desired date of arrival for the collective delivery of purchased goods of group members in the information DB 32; After the group order registration step, the group members access the shopping mall server 30 to input the group identification information, and then input the member identification information and select and order the product by selecting the product; Order information registration step of registering in the order information DB (34) through the shopping mall server (30) the group and member identification information and order details selected or input in the individual product order step; Then, after the order information registration step, the group member checks the order history again from the order information DB 34 and pays the price of the ordered goods using a payment means such as a mobile phone, a cash card, a credit card, and the like. It characterized in that it comprises a payment step of adding payment information to the order information DB (34).

Description

Method of facilitating online shopping in a group}

The present invention can realize a multi-group small group purchasing system, not only to solve the burdens and worries of those involved in the group, such as parents, teachers, or representatives, but also the members belonging to the group as individual buyers The present invention relates to a group purchasing method on-line which can purchase necessary and desired products among them, collect the purchased products for a certain period of time, and deliver them collectively, thereby facilitating management of group purchasing and saving logistics costs.

Recently, as electronic commerce using the Internet communication network is becoming more and more common, various electronic commerce methods and systems have been developed and put into practical use. Typically, electronic commerce is performed by accessing a shopping mall web server, receiving product information, selecting products to be purchased, and selecting and paying a payment method. In such an e-commerce, a product to be purchased before or after payment may be checked to prevent an erroneous purchase, or a convenience may be provided to consumers by providing delivery information in various ways.

Moreover, the method which can purchase the same product collectively or jointly is also provided. Such a group or joint purchase method can be said that the main purpose is that only the same product can be purchased at a low cost. Above all, for the group order of the study preparation, the product list, the member information, and the contents of the order are managed as a database, and each school or other educational institution accesses the cyber mall through the Internet as a member, and the necessary study preparation for the group. It is suggested that the ordered goods be delivered to each school by applying for purchase and payment, thereby reducing the burden or worry of parents or teachers according to the preparations, but it is still beyond the conventional form of joint purchase or group purchase. I can't.

However, unlike the past, organizations such as schools require diversity of materials and products, such as art textbooks, and have pursued a variety of types to develop into a small quantity system of various varieties. It is a big problem that the handling or delivery is very difficult through general stationery store sales or the conventional direct bulk group order of the above-described form.

In addition, there are cases in which groups such as schools allow students or their members to make money directly, resulting in inconvenience or noise.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such a problem, to realize a multi-group small group purchasing system, not only to solve the burdens and worries of those involved in the group, such as parents, teachers or representatives, but also Each member of the company can purchase the necessary and desired products among various products as individual buyers, collect the purchased products for a certain period of time, and deliver them collectively so that group purchasing can be easily managed and logistics costs can be saved online. The purpose is to provide a group purchasing method.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a group purchasing method online that can eliminate the noise or inconvenience caused by the students or their members directly in the group, such as school.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to reduce the cost added to the sale of stationery stores, such as to reduce the price of the textbooks, and to provide a method of collective purchase on-line that can pursue a variety of products.

In order to achieve the above object, a group purchase method online in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a group purchase method online to connect to a shopping mall server from a computer terminal or a mobile terminal through a wired or wireless communication network and selectively purchase a product. In order to allow a group member to purchase some of a variety of products, the group representative can connect to the shopping mall server and arrive at the group identification information and collectively deliver the purchases of the group members to the group purchase information DB. Group order registration step of registering a group order information including; After the group order registration step, the group member members access the shopping mall server, enter the group identification information, input the member identification information and select the product to order the individual product order step; Order information registration step of registering in the order information DB the group and member identification information and order details selected or input in the individual product order step; After the order information registration step, the group member checks the order history again from the order information DB and pays the price of the ordered goods using a payment method such as a mobile phone, a cash card, or a credit card. Characterized in that it comprises a payment step of adding payment information to.

According to the above problem solving means of the present invention, it is possible to realize a multi-quantity small quantity purchase system required by organizations such as art textbooks and schools, and thus it is possible to efficiently order a variety of orders, general stationery store plate in a multi-variety small quantity purchasing system It has the advantage of easy handling than ordering a batch or direct bulk group. In other words, representatives and managers (buyer representatives) enter the purchasing group's form on the homepage to create a group order form, and then individual buyers belonging to the group purchase the necessary products, collect the purchased products for a certain period, and deliver them collectively. There is an effect that the logistics cost can be saved, and the management becomes easy.

In addition, students don't have to pay their students directly at school, and they can reduce the cost of textbooks by selling margins when selling stationery stores. There are also advantages such as being able to.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiment (s) of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

In Fig. 1, an electronic commerce system for realizing a group purchasing method on-line of the present invention is a simplified schematic example, as a client, a plurality of group representative terminals 10 such as a computer, a mobile phone, a PDA, and a plurality of group affiliates. It is configured to include a shopping mall server 30 is connected to the terminal 20 and the shopping mall manager terminal 50 through a communication network 40 such as wired and wireless Internet, so that the group purchase method can be used online according to the present invention. At least the product information DB 31, the group purchasing information DB 32, the member information DB 33, the order information DB 34, the payment account DB 35, etc., accessible through the shopping mall server 30 It is preferable that a database is constructed and configured such that the terminal in charge of delivery or the carrier 60 can be connected. The electronic commerce system for realizing the collective purchase method of the present invention on-line is not limited to the above configuration, and as long as the present invention can be applied, according to the adoption of additional functions such as scale, e-mail, mobile phone message, and fax transmission, etc. Various known specific systems may be employed, and the shopping mall server 30 may be configured to perform a general electronic commerce as shown in FIG. 6 and to perform a group purchase method online according to the present invention upon a group purchase click. It may be.

The group purchasing method online of the present invention is configured to allow a group member who purchases at least some of various products to be able to purchase a specific belonging group, including a group order registration step, and FIG. 2. In Figure 4, according to an embodiment of the group purchase method online in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the group mode and individual orderer mode (for teachers, representatives and individual orderers if implemented for schools as shown in Figures 7 and 8: Configured to switch to a click), and a dunning / delivery mode, but are not necessarily limited thereto. 5 illustrates an example of a shopping mall manager mode, but this may also be variously configured.

That is, the group order registration step, which is a main feature of realizing the group purchase method online, is performed after the manager connects to the shopping mall server 30 when the group representative receives a request directly or from the group (FIG. 20). Registering the group order information including the group identification information and the arrival date for the collective delivery of the purchases of the group members in the group purchase information DB 32, in the group mode as shown in FIG. When group registration is selected in the group registration / confirmation step through the terminal 10 (step S11), as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 in steps S12 and S14 as an example, a group name, a shipping address, a contact information, a scheduled payment date, Create a group order including the desired date of arrival (configured to be created after the group representative logs in as shown in FIG. 9) and confirm it through the screen as shown in FIG. The group and representative registration step is carried out through the burr 30 (the written group order may be configured to be confirmed and stored by e-mail). Thereafter, when the registration is properly made in step S15, this is confirmed and terminated, but when correction is necessary, the correction is made directly. Such a group and representative registration step may be performed by creating a group order document by a shopping mall manager other than the group representative when receiving a request from the group representative (step S51).

At this time, the group order registration step is set to allow the deposit through the bank account as a payment method, the account set by the group representative in the free account to set the account to be settled by the member of the organization, or automatically assigns an arbitrary account to the tied account It may comprise a step (step S13). In this case, the method further includes an account release step of releasing the tied account and returning it to a free account at the time of the scheduled payment date in steps S33 and S35 or S55 of FIG. 4 or 5. In addition, the shopping mall manager includes an account management step in the manager mode to directly manage an account as shown in FIG. 5 through FIG. 28 in step S52 of FIG. The account management step for notifying the manager when the level is lower may be additionally included in a mode (eg, a reminder / delivery mode) that is automatically performed at a certain time every day. In addition, the manager mode of FIG. 5 displays the order management and group order status as shown in FIG. 21 in step S53, and when the member of the corresponding group selects the deposit through the account as shown in FIGS. When the deposit is received by checking whether or not the deposit is due, the payment information (finish) processing step (step S54) is further included in the payment information is processed as payment is completed. In addition, electronic payment services (virtual accounts, etc.) of financial institutions can be used to automate the payment confirmation processing step.

As such, after the group order registration step, members of the group can perform individual product ordering step, order information registration step and payment step. As shown in FIG. 3, the group members access the shopping mall server 30 to perform the individual orderer mode of the group member, and then enter the group identification information and the member identification information through the order / confirmation selection step (step S21) ( Step S22), after searching / selecting the goods, confirming the order (step S23), and after paying for the goods ordered in steps S24 and S25, the individual product ordering step is performed again by checking the order payment details. Can be configured to Thereafter, the group member checks the order history again from the order information DB 34 and pays the price of the ordered goods using a payment method such as a mobile phone, a cash card, or a credit card, and then the order information DB 34. By adding the payment information to the payment step is completed.

An example of a screen configuration for purchasing stages of such group members is illustrated in FIGS. 13 to 17. After entering the group identification information and member identification information as shown in FIG. 13 and logging in, enter and search a brand name as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, and then select the searched products or the products displayed under the search column ('delete' By clicking 'Send Selected Items by Click' and clicking 'Send to Group Order', the products to be ordered appear as shown in FIG. 16. After confirming this and registering the order, the payment method is selected in the payment screen as shown in FIG. After that, the payment step is completed by confirming and making a payment as in the prior art. At this time, it is also preferable to check the personal information by sending the order history text to the mobile phone so that the member can check later. In addition, in order to confirm the products individually applied by the group member, click the "View items I have applied" button on the individual orderer screen of Figure 7, and log in as shown in Figure 13 in step S26, member individual orders in step S27 By sending the information, you can check the ordered goods as shown in Figure 18, it may be configured to enable the modification of the order on this screen.

In addition, the group purchase method online of the present invention, as described above, the member or group representative or manager checks and corrects the products that ordered the product in the registered group belonging to the members of the group, or print out or deposit the necessary list or It may be desirable to include a confirmation and management step that enables related management, such as reminding of an order, or enabling delivery by the coordinator or delivery company.

In the confirmation management step, the group representative in the group mode of FIG. 2 selects confirmation in step S11 (in FIG. 8, click on 'View product ordered'), and then selects or inputs a group in step S16 and transmits it (in FIG. 9). Log), and confirms the group order information by transmitting the group order information on the group order detail list and the group order information as shown in FIG. 19 from the shopping mall server 30 to the group representative terminal 10 for display. It is also possible to remind the US character, non-depositor, etc., or to modify the group information if it is registered through the manager or if it is found later.

In addition, the group purchase method online of the present invention is automatically checked every day in step S34 and step S35 of FIG. 4 or by the manager as in step S54 and step S55 of FIG. If not, as well as the payment reminding step to prompt the deposit by sending an SMS, as shown in Figure 25, and when the deposit is not even when the deposit is due to pass as shown in Figure 22 further includes an order cancellation step to notify the notification Can be configured.

On the other hand, for delivery, check the delivery preparation date after subtracting the delivery preparation period from the desired date of arrival, and the group order as shown in FIGS. 24 and 26 to the manager and the delivery person (company) automatically in step S37 of FIG. The delivery statement is sent or printed out the statement, the order statement for each product and / or the order statement for each orderer, and the delivery completion process is received by receiving a delivery completion notification from the delivery person (company) in step S38. At this time, the delivery completion notification may be sent to the manager, group representative, or members. Thereafter, in steps S38 and S39, the respective steps of the payment reminder / delivery mode are re-executed for all parties, and the process ends when the payment reminder / delivery mode is completed for all parties. The delivery preparation period may be configured to be set for each region / product of the group if necessary.

The delivery instruction and the delivery completion process may be made by the manager in the manager mode of FIG. 5 (steps S56 and S57). Completed group information is preferably managed as necessary as a history.

The information input in all the above steps may be configured to be selected at each subsequent step when inputted in advance or when collectively DBized. For example, the group identification information input in the group order registration step may be provided for selection in the individual product ordering step, and the group order registration step for the member to select member identification information in the individual product ordering step. You can also register all member identification information at. In this case, an automatic order reminder for an American character would also be possible.

If necessary, group representatives or managers can register order restriction information that restricts product types and quantities at the stage of group order registration.In addition, product information for a specific group can be transmitted and limited selection and ordering of the products can be made. It is also preferably configured to be.

As described above, according to the online group purchase method according to the present invention, after having a group order registration step, representatives, managers (buyer representatives) enter the purchase group form on the homepage to form a group order form, Individual buyers belonging to the group can purchase the necessary products, collect the purchased products for a certain period of time, and deliver them collectively, thereby realizing a small quantity purchase system of various kinds required by schools and other groups. Efficient ordering is possible even in small quantities, and it is more convenient to handle than general stationery store sales or bulk group orders. Logistics can be saved. Representatives and managers can manage the order details and deposit details for each group. There is an effect that becomes easy.

In addition, students do not have to make money directly from the school, and they can reduce the cost of textbooks by reducing the additional expenses such as sales margin when selling stationery shops, and pursue a variety of products that are not easy with the offline sales system. There are also advantages such as being able to.

1 is a schematic block diagram of an example of an electronic commerce system for realizing a collective purchase method online of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a group mode according to an embodiment of a group purchase method online of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of an individual orderer mode according to an embodiment of the collective purchase method online of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a deposit reminder and a delivery mode according to an embodiment of a group purchase method online of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart of an administrator mode according to an exemplary embodiment of the collective purchase method online of the present invention.

6 to 28 are examples of detailed screen diagrams according to an embodiment of the present invention.

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10: group representative terminal 20: group member terminal

30: shopping mall server 31: product information DB

32: group purchasing information DB 33: member information DB

34: Order Information DB 35: Payment Account DB

40: communication network 50: administrator terminal

60: shipping terminal

Claims (5)

In a group purchasing method online for selecting and purchasing a product by connecting to a shopping mall server from a computer terminal or a mobile terminal through a wired / wireless communication network: Group order information including group identification information and arrival dates for collective delivery of purchased items of group members by accessing the shopping mall server so that group members who purchase some of the various products can purchase the specific group. Group order registration step of registering; After the group order registration step, the group member members access the shopping mall server, enter the group identification information, input the member identification information and select the product to order the individual product order step; Order information registration step of transmitting the selected information and the group and member identification information and order details selected in the individual product ordering step to the shopping mall server to register in the order information DB; And, After the order information registration step, the group member checks the order history again from the order information DB and pays for the ordered goods using a payment method such as a mobile phone, a cash card or a credit card, and then pays the order information DB. Group purchasing method on-line characterized in that it comprises a payment step of adding information. The method of claim 1, wherein the member identification information, order history information and payment information registered in the order information registration step and the payment step are corrected by checking a group representative, a group member or a shopping mall manager or a delivery person (company) for each group or individual. Or a confirmation management step for performing related management or delivery, such as output or dunning of a required list. The group order registration step of claim 1, wherein the group order registration step allows the group member to select an account to be settled by a member of the group from a free account or by automatically allocating an arbitrary account. And an account setting step of setting an account, and further comprising an account canceling step of releasing the tied account and returning it to a free account when the expected date of deposit is elapsed. The method of claim 3, further comprising an account management step in which an administrator directly manages an account so that sufficient free accounts are always available, or notifies the manager when the number of free accounts is less than a predetermined level. In the case of selecting the deposit through the account, the group purchase method on-line characterized in that it further comprises a deposit confirmation processing step of checking whether or not the deposit into the corresponding account when the deposit is completed in the payment information. [4] The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of prompting the deposit when the deposit is not made to the account within the expected deposit date, and canceling the order when the deposit is not made even when the deposit is due. Group buying method online, characterized in that.

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