TW202531085A - Operating method for providing store information and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of providing store information in an electronic apparatus, the method including identifying one or more stores related to a delivery mediating service provided by the electronic apparatus, acquiring representative image information including representative store image information on a first store included in the one or more stores and representative item image information on an item sold in the first store, and providing information on the first store including the representative image information.

Description

Operation method for providing store information and electronic equipment supporting the operation method

The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing store information, and more particularly, to a method for providing store information including an image of a representative menu item of a store and an electronic apparatus used in the method.

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

In the context of e-commerce, providing detailed and accurate information about an item has a significant impact on customer satisfaction with a service. Therefore, various methods for providing more detailed and accurate information to customers are discussed.

In this regard, relevant documents such as KR101756594B1, KR101500849B1 and the like are incorporated by reference.

[Technical Objective] According to one aspect, an electronic device can provide store information including an image of a representative menu item of a store.

The technical objectives to be achieved in this disclosure are not limited to the technical objectives described above, and those skilled in the art will clearly understand other technical objectives not mentioned herein based on the following description.

[Technical Solution] Various exemplary embodiments may provide a method for operating an electronic device for providing store information and an electronic device for supporting the method.

According to various exemplary embodiments, a method for providing store information in an electronic device is provided, the method comprising: identifying one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service provided by the electronic device, obtaining representative image information comprising representative store image information of a first store included in the one or more stores and representative item image information of an item sold in the first store, and providing information of the first store comprising the representative image information.

Obtaining the representative image information may include: obtaining order count information of a plurality of items sold in the first store and item rating information of the plurality of items, determining representative items including a first item and a second item of the plurality of items that include the representative item image information based on the order count information and the item rating information, and obtaining the representative item image information including first image information of the first item and second image information of the second item.

The first image information may be identified based on image information of the first item contained in a first item detail page of the first item on a store detail page of the first store.

An area representing the first object may be identified in the image information of the first object, and the first image information may be obtained by cropping the image information of the first object to remove an area other than the identified area.

The image information of the first item can be obtained from a terminal in the first store.

When the image information of the first object is not identified in the first object details page, the first object may be excluded when determining the representative objects.

The method may further include transmitting image request information of the first item to a terminal in the first store.

Determining the representative items may include: identifying one or more items among the plurality of items for which first display information indicating that a first condition corresponding to the order count information is satisfied or second display information indicating that a second condition corresponding to the item rating information is satisfied, and determining the first item and the second item among the one or more items.

The determining of the first item and the second item may include: identifying a portion of the one or more items for which the first display information and the second display information are set; and when a number of the portion of items is two or more, determining the first item and the second item among the portion of items.

The determining of the first item and the second item may include: when the partial items are one item, determining the one item to be the first item; and determining an item having a largest order quantity among the one or more items except the one item to be the second item.

The determining the first item and the second item may include: in response to not identifying the part of the items, determining the first item and the second item among the one or more items based on a first priority associated with the first condition and a second priority associated with the second condition, and the first priority may be higher than the second priority.

The method may further include obtaining a first input from a user regarding the first image information included in the representative image information in the provided information about the first store, and providing a store details page for the first store in response to the first input. The information about the first item displayed on the store details page may include information indicating that the first item is an item corresponding to the first image information obtained in the first input.

The representative image information may be set based on a predetermined layout for configuring the representative store image information, the first image information, and the second image information.

The layout may include a main image display area and a plurality of additional image display areas, and a main image display area may be larger in size than an additional image display area.

The method may further include: setting the representative store image information to be located in the one main image display area, and setting the first image information and the second image information to be located in the plurality of additional image display areas.

The method may further include: obtaining information of one or more keywords used by a plurality of users to search for the first store in the service; setting the first image information to be located in the one main image display area when a first search frequency of at least one first keyword corresponding to a name of the first item among the one or more keywords is greater than or equal to a threshold count; and setting the representative store image information and the second image information to be located in the plurality of additional image display areas.

The method may further include: when the first search frequency and a second search frequency are greater than or equal to the threshold value count, setting an image information segment corresponding to an item with a larger order number among the first item and the second item to be located in the one main image display area, the second search frequency being based on at least one second keyword corresponding to a name of the second item among the one or more keywords; and setting the representative store image information and the remaining image information of the first image information and the second image information except the one image information segment to be located in the multiple additional image display areas.

The information about the first store may further include attribute information about the first store. The attribute information about the first store may include a name of the first store, information about a plurality of user reviews of the first store in the service, information about a distance between the first store and a user, information about a discount coupon for the first store to be provided to the user in the service, information indicating whether the first store corresponds to a takeout store, and information about a delivery fee and an estimated delivery time from the first store to the user.

According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic device for providing store information is provided, the electronic device comprising: a processor; and one or more memories storing one or more instructions, wherein when executed, the one or more instructions control the processor to: identify one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service provided by the electronic device, obtain representative image information comprising representative store image information of a first store included in the one or more stores and representative item image information of an item sold in the first store, and provide information of the first store comprising the representative image information.

The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure described above are only some exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various exemplary embodiments reflecting the technical features of the various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be derived based on the following detailed description.

[Effect]

The present disclosure has the following technical effects: it is possible to improve a user's store search convenience by presenting a method of providing store information including an image of a representative menu item of a store by an electronic device.

The effects to be obtained in this disclosure are not limited to the aforementioned effects, and those skilled in the art will clearly understand other effects not mentioned herein based on the following description.

The following exemplary embodiments are obtained by combining the constituent elements and features of various exemplary embodiments in a predetermined form. Each constituent element or feature can be considered optional unless otherwise clearly stated. Each constituent element or feature can be defined in a form that is not coupled with another constituent element or feature. In addition, certain constituent elements and features can be combined with each other to implement various exemplary embodiments. The order of operations described in various exemplary embodiments can be changed. Certain constituent elements or features of any of the exemplary embodiments may be included in other exemplary embodiments, or may be replaced by corresponding constituent elements or features of other exemplary embodiments.

In the description of the drawings, procedures or steps and the like that may obscure the essence of various exemplary embodiments are not described, and procedures or steps that can be understood by those skilled in the art are also not described.

When a component is described throughout the specification as "including or comprising" a constituent element, this means that the component may further include other constituent elements, rather than excluding other constituent elements, unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "component," "device," "or," "module," and the like used herein may refer to a unit that performs at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. In addition, the words "a," "an," "one," "the," and similar words may be used to include both singular and plural forms, unless otherwise clearly stated in the context of the various exemplary embodiments (specifically, the scope of the patent application).

Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The detailed description disclosed below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is intended to illustrate examples of various exemplary embodiments and is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the terms used in the various exemplary embodiments are provided to facilitate overall understanding of the various exemplary embodiments, and the use of such specific terms may be changed to other terms without departing from the technical concepts of the various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a store information providing system for implementing an operating method of an electronic device for providing store information according to various exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , the store information providing system according to various exemplary embodiments can be implemented using various types of electronic devices. For example, the store information providing system can be implemented in a server device 100 and a user device 200. In other words, each of the server device 100 and the user device 200 can perform operations according to the various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure based on a store information providing system implemented in each device. However, the store information providing system according to the various exemplary embodiments is not limited to the store information providing system illustrated in FIG. 1 , and can be implemented using various other types of electronic devices and servers.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the server device 100 may be a device that performs wired and wireless communications with a plurality of user devices 200 and includes a large-capacity storage device. For example, the server device 100 may be a cloud device that interlocks with the plurality of user devices 200.

The user device 200 according to various exemplary embodiments may be a device that can be used by an individual user, such as a desktop personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a mobile terminal, or the like. In addition, other electronic devices that perform similar functions may be used as the user device 200.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the store information providing system may include various operation modules. The modules included in the store information providing system may be computer codes or one or more instructions that are implemented so that a physical device (e.g., the server device 100 and the user device 200) that implements the store information providing system (or included in the physical device) executes an operation assigned thereto. In other words, in the physical device that implements the store information providing system, a plurality of modules may be stored in a memory in the form of computer codes. When the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed by a computer, they may be configured so that the physical device executes the assigned operations corresponding to the plurality of modules.

FIG2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server device and a user device according to various example embodiments.

2 , the server device 100 and the user device 200 may each include an input/output component 210 , a communication component 220 , a storage device 230 , and a processor 240 .

The input/output component 210 may be a variety of interfaces, ports, or the like that receive user input or output information to the user. The input/output component 210 may include an input module and an output module. The input module receives user input from a user. User input may take various forms, including keyboard input, touch input, and voice input. Examples of input modules that receive user input may include a traditional keypad or keyboard, a mouse, a touch sensor that senses a user's touch, a microphone that receives an audio signal, a camera that recognizes a gesture through image recognition, a proximity sensor that includes at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor that senses the user's approach, a motion sensor that recognizes a user's motion through an accelerometer or a gyroscope sensor, and various input components that sense or input various forms of user input, as well as an input module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure that may include at least one of the devices listed above. Here, the touch sensor can be implemented using an electrostatic or capacitive touch sensor that senses a touch via a touch panel or a touch film attached to a display panel, an optical touch sensor that senses a touch by an optical method, or the like. In addition, the input module can be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, or the like) connected to an external input device that receives user input rather than a device that itself senses user input. In addition, the output module can output various types of information fragments. The output module can include at least one of a display for outputting an image, a speaker for outputting a sound, a tactile device for generating a vibration, and other various forms of output components. In addition, the output module can also be implemented in the form of an output interface of the port type connected to the aforementioned individual output components.

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

The communication component 220 can communicate with another device. Therefore, each of the server device 100 and the user device 200 can transmit information to or receive information from the other device via the communication component 220. For example, the server device 100 and the user device 200 can use the communication component 220 to communicate with each other or with another device.

Here, communication (i.e., transmission and reception of data) can be performed in a wired or wireless manner. For this purpose, the communication component may include a wired communication module connected to the Internet or the like via a local area network (LAN), a mobile communication module connected to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, a near field communication module using a wireless local area network (WLAN) family of communication solutions (such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)) or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) family of communication solutions (such as Bluetooth or Zigbee), a satellite communication module using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) (such as a global positioning system), or a combination thereof.

Storage device 230 can store various pieces of information. Storage device 230 can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, an operating system (OS) used to drive server device 100, data used to host a website, data related to a program or application (e.g., a web application) used to generate Braille, or the like can be stored in the storage device of server device 100. Furthermore, the storage device can store modules in the form of computer program code, as explained above.

Examples of the storage device 230 may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), and the like. Such a storage device may be provided as a built-in type or a detachable type.

The processor 240 controls the overall operation of the server device 100 and the user device 200. To this end, the processor 240 can perform calculations and processing of various information and control operations for the components of the server device 100 and the user device 200. For example, the processor 240 can execute a program or application for providing store information. The processor 240 can be implemented using a computer or a similar device depending on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The processor 240 can be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit to process electrical signals to perform control functions using hardware, or it can be implemented in the form of a program to drive the hardware processor 240 using software. At the same time, it can be interpreted that the operations of server device 100 and user device 200 are performed under the control of processor 240, unless otherwise specifically stated in the following description. That is, when the modules implemented in the store information providing system described above are executed, it can be interpreted that processor 240 controls server device 100 and user device 200 to perform the following operations.

In short, example embodiments can be implemented in various ways. For example, example embodiments can be implemented in hardware, firmware, software, a combination thereof, or the like.

In the case of a hardware implementation, a method according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or the like.

When implemented using firmware or software, a method according to various exemplary embodiments may be implemented as a module, procedure, or function that performs the functions or operations described below. For example, software code may be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory may be internal or external to the processor and may transmit data to and receive data from the processor via various known devices.

The following describes exemplary embodiments in more detail based on the technical concepts described above. The contents described above can be applied to the various exemplary embodiments described below. For example, operations, functions, terms, or the like not defined in the various exemplary embodiments described below can be performed and described based on the contents described above.

In the following description, an example embodiment in which the server device 100 performs a store information providing operation will be described. According to various example embodiments, the user device 200 that has received the store information from the server device 100 can output the store information.

FIG3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of the server device 100 for providing store information according to various exemplary embodiments.

3 , the server device 100 provides store information. To perform an operation of providing store information, the server device 100 may identify one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service provided by the server device 100 in operation 301, obtain representative image information including representative store image information of a first store included in the one or more stores and representative item image information of an item sold in the first store in operation 303, and provide information about the first store including the representative image information in operation 305.

Hereinafter, the service associated with server device 100 or a delivery intermediary service provided by server device 100 according to FIG. 3 may correspond to the service for intermediating an item selection order and a delivery order between various stores registered for the service and a plurality of users using the service. Furthermore, an item for which selection orders and delivery orders are processed may correspond to a food item. A food item may be understood to have the same meaning as various other terms indicating food-related items, such as a plate of food, a food menu, or a meal. A store associated with the delivery intermediary service may correspond to a store that sells and delivers food items, and may be understood to have the same meaning as various other terms indicating a place where food items are sold, such as a store, a shop, and a restaurant.

That is, through the service for mediating item selection orders and delivery orders provided by server device 100, multiple users can enter an order request into the corresponding service to order an item from a store, and the store can recognize the order request input through the corresponding service and prepare the ordered items according to the order request. If the store supports both selection orders and delivery orders, then for selection orders in which a user visits the store to pick up or select an item based on a user's selection, the store can enter item preparation completion information into the corresponding service when the ordered item is ready, and the user can then visit the store to select the item. Alternatively, instead of a delivery order in which a delivery agent delivers an item to a user's address based on a user's selection, the store can enter delivery request information into the corresponding service when the ordered item is ready. Upon recognizing the delivery request information, the delivery agent can visit the store, select the item, and deliver the item to the user's address information.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 301, the server device 100 may identify one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service.

For example, one or more stores identified by the server device 100 in operation 301 may correspond to stores that sell and deliver food items in conjunction with the service, and may be understood to have the same meaning in the service as various terms indicating a place where a food item is sold (such as a store, a shop, a restaurant, and the like).

For example, the one or more stores identified by server device 100 in operation 301 may include a store to be recommended to a user on a homepage of a service. Stores recommended to a user may include stores recommended in various ways, such as a store recommended based on a user's search history, a store recommended based on a user's order history, or a store recommended based on a user's location. In this example, the store information provided by server device 100 in operation 305 may be information provided on the homepage of the service.

For example, the one or more stores identified by the server device 100 in operation 301 may include a store to be provided as a search result corresponding to a keyword entered by a user in a store search service, and may include a store to be provided as a search result in various ways, such as a store with a name corresponding to the keyword entered by the user, or a store that sells a food item corresponding to the keyword entered by the user. In this example, the store information provided by the server device 100 in operation 305 may be information provided through a store search page of the service.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 303, with respect to a first store included in one or more stores, the server device 100 may obtain representative image information including representative item image information of an item sold in the first store and representative store image information of the first store.

For example, the representative image information obtained by the server device 100 for the first store in operation 303 may include representative store image information representing the first store. The representative store image information representing the first store may include information of various images, such as an interior or exterior image representing the first store or an image including various menu items representing the first store.

For example, the representative image information obtained by the server device 100 for the first store in operation 303 may include representative item image information representing an item sold in the first store. The representative item image information representing the items sold in the first store may include various types of image information, such as an image of an item identified as having high sales volume in the first store, an image of an item identified as having a high rating in the first store, or an image of an item identified as a signature item of the first store.

For example, an operation of the server device 100 obtaining representative image information for a first store according to operation 303 may include the server device 100 obtaining order count information and item rating information for a plurality of items sold in the first store, determining a representative item for representative item image information from the plurality of items based on the obtained order count information and item rating information, and obtaining representative image information configured to include image information of the determined representative item. In this example, the representative items may include two items, for example, a first item and a second item sold in the first store. In this case, the representative item image information included in the representative image information of the first store may include first image information of the first item and second image information of the second item.

That is, the server device 100 can determine that the first item and the second item are representative items of the representative item image information included in the representative image information of the first store, and obtain the first image information and the second image information of the first item and the second item included in the representative items as the representative item image information. Referring to FIG. 4 , an operation of the server device 100 obtaining representative item image information is described.

FIG4 is a diagram illustrating a method for obtaining representative item image information of an item sold in a store by the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments. An operation of the server device 100 performed according to FIG4 may be included in and executed in operation 303 in which the server device 100 obtains representative image information.

In operation 401, the server device 100 may obtain order count information and item rating information for a plurality of items sold in a store. After obtaining the order count information and item rating information for the plurality of items sold in the store, in operation 403, the server device 100 may determine, based on the obtained order count information and item rating information, representative items from the plurality of items, including a first item and a second item, which are representative item image information to be included in the representative image information. In operation 405, the server device 100 may obtain representative item image information including first image information of the first item and second image information of the second item.

For example, the first image information of a first item included in the representative items determined by the server device 100 can be identified in a service associated with the server device 100 based on the image information of the first item included in an item detail page of the first item on a store detail page of a first store. In other words, the first image information of the first item included in the representative item image information can be identified based on an image of the first item included in an item detail page of the store detail page of the first store that includes information about the first item.

In this example, in an image of a first item included in an item detail page containing information about the first item, server device 100 may identify a region of the entire image area that primarily represents the first item and crop the image of the first item, excluding the region identified as primarily representing the first item, thereby obtaining a cropped image as the first image information of the first item to be included in the representative item image information. In addition to a default image of the item, the image of the item included in the item detail page may also include other images, such as blank space or decorations and trimmings of the item. Therefore, the server device 100 can identify a portion of the representative item in the image of the item included in the item detail page and perform a cropping operation on the portion other than the identified portion, thereby identifying and obtaining only the portion of the image of the item included in the item detail page as the image information to be included in the representative item image information. In performing a cropping operation, the server device 100 can employ various techniques to identify a region corresponding to a food item in the image.

For example, an image of the first item included in an item detail page containing information about the first item may be an image captured by a terminal at a first store that sells the first item. That is, the first store may capture an image of the first item sold there and provide the image to server device 100. Server device 100 may confirm that the provided image is an image of the first item and, in the service, post the corresponding image on the item detail page of the first item included in the store detail page of the first store.

For example, when an image of the first item is not recognized on an item detail page containing information about the first item, that is, when an image of the first item is not posted on the item detail page containing information about the first item, the first item can be excluded when determining representative items to be included in representative item image information. In other words, a representative item to be included in representative item image information can be determined for an item identified as having an image included in an item detail page among a plurality of items sold in a store. When the server device 100 has identified the first item as one of the representative items to be included in the representative item image information of a first store and when an image of the first item is not recognized on the item detail page of the first item, the server device 100 can transmit image request information of the first item to the terminal of the first store and simultaneously exclude the first item from determining representative items.

For example, as described with reference to FIG. 4 , with respect to a first store included in one or more stores associated with the service, the server device 100 may obtain order count information of a plurality of items sold in the first store and item rating information of a plurality of items, and determine representative items of the first item and the second item including representative item image information to be included in the representative image information among the plurality of items based on the obtained order count information and item rating information.

In this example, an operation of the server device 100 to determine representative items including the first item and the second item for the first store may include identifying one or more items for which display information indicating that a condition corresponding to order count information is satisfied or display information indicating that a condition corresponding to item rating information is satisfied is set among a plurality of items sold in the first store, and determining that the first item and the second item are representative items among the identified one or more items.

The server device 100 can configure display information for a predetermined item that meets a condition (e.g., a condition that the number of orders is greater than or equal to a predetermined count, or a condition that the corresponding item is ranked at a predetermined rank or higher in ascending order of order count) for a plurality of items sold in the first store. For example, this display information can be configured in the form of a label or chip containing text such as "Bulk Ordered" and can also be included in and displayed with the predetermined item information on the store details page of the first store.

Furthermore, the server device 100 may configure display information for a predetermined item that satisfies a condition (e.g., a condition that an item review score is greater than or equal to a predetermined score, or a condition that the corresponding item is ranked at a predetermined rank or higher in ascending order of the number of item reviews) among a plurality of items sold in the first store. For example, this display information may be configured in the form of a label or chip containing text such as "Best in Reviews" and may be included and displayed in the information about the predetermined item on the store details page of the first store.

Relative to the first store, the server device 100 can determine a representative item corresponding to a target of representative item image information to be included in the representative image information among one or more items among the plurality of items sold in the first store, and set display information indicating that a condition corresponding to the order count information is satisfied or display information indicating that a condition corresponding to the item rating information is satisfied for the one or more items.

When the server device 100 determines that the first item and the second item are representative items among one or more items for which display information indicating that a condition corresponding to order count information is satisfied or display information indicating that a condition corresponding to item rating information is satisfied is set among a plurality of items sold in a first store, a method for determining that the first item and the second item are representative items may vary based on the number of items for which each display information is set.

Among one or more items for which display information is set, a portion of items for which display information indicating that conditions corresponding to order count information are satisfied and display information indicating that conditions corresponding to item rating information are satisfied can be identified. The number of corresponding items may be two or more. In this case, server device 100 may select a first item and a second item from the identified portion of items and determine the first and second items as representative items. Server device 100 may limit the number of items for which all display information segments are set to less than or equal to a predetermined number to prevent an excessive increase in the number of items for which all display information segments are set, which could make it difficult to select a representative item or result in an excessive amount of information being provided to the user.

Among one or more items for which each display information is set, a portion of items for which display information indicating that conditions corresponding to order count information are satisfied and display information indicating that conditions corresponding to item rating information are satisfied can be identified. The number of corresponding items may be one. In this case, server device 100 may select one identified item for which all display information segments are set as the first item and determine the selected item as the representative item. Alternatively, server device 100 may select an item with the largest order count from the remaining items among the one or more items, excluding the one identified item, as the second item and determine the selected item as the representative item. Specifically, if the number of items for all displayed information snippets is set to one, the corresponding item can be determined as a representative item, and among other items for which only one display information snippet is set, the item with the largest number of orders can be determined as another representative item. In other words, among items for which only one display information snippet is set, the conditions corresponding to order count information can have a higher priority than the conditions corresponding to item rating information. In this example, the item identified as having the largest number of orders can have the highest priority and be determined as the representative item.

Among one or more items for which each display information is set, some items for which both display information indicating that the condition corresponding to the order count information is satisfied and display information indicating that the condition corresponding to the item rating information is satisfied may not be identified. In other words, an item for which both display information segments are set may not exist. In this case, the server device 100 may select a first item and a second item from the one or more identified items for which display information is set, based on a priority associated with the condition corresponding to the order count information and a priority associated with the condition corresponding to the item rating information, and determine that the selected first and second items are representative items. The server device 100 may determine, based on the priority, a representative item including the first item and the second item from among the one or more identified items for which a display information segment is set. In this example, the priority associated with the condition corresponding to the order count information can be set higher than the priority associated with the condition corresponding to the item rating information, so that the item for which the display information indicating that the condition corresponding to the order count information is satisfied is set can be prioritized to be determined as a representative item.

According to various exemplary embodiments, in operation 305, the server device 100 may provide information of a first store including representative image information.

For example, the information about the first store provided by the server device 100 in accordance with operation 305 may include attribute information about the first store and image information about the first store. In this example, the attribute information about the first store provided as the information about the first store may include various information, such as the name of the first store, information about a plurality of user reviews of the first store in the service, information about a distance between the first store and a user, information about a discount coupon for the first store to be provided to the user in the service, information indicating whether the first store corresponds to a takeout store, and/or information about a delivery fee and an estimated delivery time from the first store to the user.

For example, when a user input corresponding to the information of the first store provided by the server device 100 according to operation 305 is obtained, the server device 100 may perform an operation of providing a store details page of the first store in response to the obtained user input.

Specifically, when a user input corresponding to image information of a representative item in the representative image information included in the information of the first store provided by the server device 100 according to operation 305 is obtained, the server device 100 can be set to respond to the obtained user input and be used to recognize that the user has applied an input to the information of the representative item on the provided store details page while performing an operation of providing the store details page of the first store.

For example, when a user input corresponding to first image information of a first item included in representative image information of a first store is received and a store details page is provided, server device 100 may include information indicating that the first item is an item corresponding to the first image information received through user input as the first item information displayed on the store details page. This included information may correspond to information for highlighting the first item on the store details page, information for causing the first item to flash on the store details page, or the like. That is, when a user clicks on the first image information of the first item included as representative image information in the first store information, the first item information may be highlighted or caused to flash on the store details page provided in response.

As another example, when receiving user input corresponding to first image information of a first item included in representative image information of a first store and providing a store details page, server device 100 may configure information indicating information about the first item to be displayed on a predetermined portion of a screen of user device 200 on the store details page. That is, when a user clicks on the first image information of the first item included as representative image information in the first store information, a store details page configured to display the information about the first item on a predetermined portion of the screen of user device 200 may be provided. The predetermined portion of the screen of user device 200 displaying the information about the first item may include a portion similar to an upper portion of the screen, where it is determined that the user can immediately view the information about the first item on the screen of the user device.

For example, the representative image information included in the information about the first store provided by the server device 100 in operation 305 may be configured based on a predetermined layout for configuring the representative store image information of the first store, the first image information of a first item determined to be a representative item, and the second image information of a second item determined to be a representative item. In other words, a layout designed to appropriately configure the image information of the aforementioned three items may be applied to the representative image information. In this example, the layout used for the representative image information may include a colored boundary or inner boundary between images, allowing identification of the respective image information segments to be included in the representative image information corresponding to different image information segments.

For example, the layout for the representative image information included in the information about the first store provided by the server device 100 in operation 305 may include various image display areas for arranging the representative store image information of the first store, first image information of a first item determined to be a representative item, and second image information of a second item determined to be a representative item. As an example, the layout may include a main image display area and a plurality of additional image display areas, and the main image display area may be set to be larger than the additional image display areas.

For example, the server device 100 may set the representative image information by placing an image to be emphasized in a main image display area and placing images to be added in a plurality of additional image display areas.

As an example, the server device 100 may place representative store image information of a first store in a primary image display area, and place first image information of a first item determined to be a representative item and second image information of a second item determined to be a representative item in a plurality of additional image display areas. In this example, the representative store image information may be placed as a large image for emphasis, while the image information of each representative item may be placed as a relatively small image for additional emphasis.

As another example, when an item to be highlighted is identified among the representative items, the server device 100 may be configured to place the image information of the item in the primary image display area. Therefore, the item to be highlighted among the representative items determined by the server device 100 may be identified based on the search frequency of a keyword corresponding to the item.

Specifically, when the server device 100 obtains information about one or more keywords used by multiple users to search for a first store on the service, and in response to a search frequency count of at least one keyword corresponding to a name of the first item among the one or more obtained keywords being greater than or equal to a threshold value, the server device 100 may be configured to place first image information of the first item in a primary image display area. If the name of the first item is well-known and multiple users of the service frequently search for the first item to access the store details page of the first store, it may be desirable to emphasize the corresponding item. When the search frequency based on at least one keyword corresponding to the name of the first item is greater than or equal to a threshold count, the server device 100 may be configured to place the first image information of the first item in a primary image display area and to place the second image information of a second item (which is the remaining representative item) and the representative store image information of the first store in a plurality of additional image display areas. This operation of the server device will be further described with reference to FIG. 5 .

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method for the server device 100 to set representative image information so that an image information segment of a representative object is located in a main image display area according to various exemplary embodiments.

In operation 501, the server device 100 may identify a first item and a second item included in representative items determined for representative image information of a first store. In operation 503, the server device 100 may obtain information regarding one or more keywords used by multiple users to search for the first store within a service. If a first search frequency for at least one first keyword corresponding to a name of the first item among the obtained one or more keywords is greater than or equal to a threshold count, the server device 100 may, in operation 505, set the first image information of the first item to be located in a primary image display area. When the first image information of the first item is located in the main image display area, the server device 100 may set the second image information of the second item corresponding to one of the remaining representative items and the representative store image information of the first store to be located in the plurality of additional image display areas in operation 507 .

When the first item and the second item included in the representative items meet the conditions described above, for example, when a search frequency based on at least one keyword corresponding to the name of the first item among one or more keywords obtained by the server device 100 and a search frequency based on at least another keyword corresponding to a name of the second item are greater than or equal to a threshold value count, the server device 100 may set the image information corresponding to the item with a larger order number among the first item and the second item to be located in the main image display area.

When the search frequency based on at least one keyword corresponding to the name of the first item and the search frequency based on at least another keyword corresponding to the name of the second item are greater than a threshold count, the server device 100 can identify the order quantity of each item, set an image information segment corresponding to the item with a larger order quantity between the first item and the second item to be located in a main image display area, and set the remaining image information of the representative store image information of the first store and the image information of the representative items except the one image information segment to be located in a plurality of additional image display areas.

For example, the store information provided by the server device 100 according to operation 305 may be information provided by applying the various example embodiments described above.

Obviously, the information fragments associated with the store information provided by the server device 100 performing the operations of FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 according to the exemplary embodiment described above can be provided in various forms through their combination.

Figures 6 and 7 illustrate examples of a user interface (UI)/user experience (UX) for providing an item classification page according to various exemplary embodiments. For example, the examples in Figures 6 and 7 may be associated with the UI/UX of a user device 200 according to the exemplary embodiments described with reference to Figures 3 through 5 . The following exemplary embodiments described with reference to the accompanying figures may be implemented based on the operation of the server device 100 described with reference to Figures 3 through 5 .

Specifically, the example embodiments described below regarding the UI/UX of user device 200 can be implemented as follows: user device 200 receives input information from a user and transmits the input information to server device 100. Server device 100 provides information corresponding to the input information to user device 200 based on the operations described with reference to Figures 3 to 5 . User device 200 then outputs the received information. However, the example embodiments described below regarding the UI/UX are not limited thereto and can be implemented in any form that can implement the example embodiments of the UI/UX.

FIG6 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the user device 200 outputs store information based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

6 , the store information output by the user device 200 may correspond to the information outputted through a home page of a service. Alternatively, store information may similarly be outputted through a store search page corresponding to a predetermined keyword searched by a user in the service.

In the example of FIG6 , the store information output may include store information 601 of a burger restaurant and store information 603 of a Chinese restaurant. The burger restaurant store information 601 and the Chinese restaurant store information 603 may each include representative image information of each store, information about the name of each store, information about a rating of each store obtained from multiple users in the service, information about the distance between each store and a user, information about a discount coupon for each store to be provided to a user in the service, and/or information about a delivery fee and an estimated delivery time for each store to a user.

In this example, the store information 601 of a burger restaurant may include representative image information of the burger restaurant. The representative image information may include representative store image information 605 and representative item image information. The representative item image information includes image information 607 of one of the representative items of the burger restaurant and image information 609 of another of the representative items of the burger restaurant.

The representative store image information 605 of the burger restaurant may include information including various images including an image representing the interior or exterior of a store of the burger restaurant or including an image representing various menu items of the burger restaurant.

In addition, like image information 607 or 609, the representative item image information of the burger restaurant may include information of various images, such as an image of an item identified as having high sales volume in the burger restaurant, an image of an item identified as having a high rating in the burger restaurant, or an image of an item identified as a signature item of the burger restaurant.

FIG7 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the user device 200 outputs a store details page based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

In the example of FIG. 7 , a store details page output by the user device 200 may correspond to a store details page of a burger restaurant provided in response to a user input corresponding to the store information 601 of the burger restaurant in FIG. 6 .

The store details page output in the example of FIG7 may include information about multiple items sold at the burger restaurant in FIG6 . In this example, the information for the item "BBQ Burger Combo" in component symbol 701 may include a label "Bulk Ordered" indicating that a condition corresponding to the order count information has been met. The information for the item "Cheese Bar" in component symbol 703 may include a label "Bulk Ordered" indicating that a condition corresponding to the order count information has been met, and a label "Best Reviewed" indicating that a condition corresponding to the item rating information has been met.

The item "grilled burger set" with element symbol 701 and the item "cheese sticks" with element symbol 703 can be identified as representative items of the burger restaurant in FIG. 6 according to the exemplary embodiment described above. Therefore, the items can be selected as representative items, and the image information of the corresponding items can be included in the representative image information included in the store information 601 of the burger restaurant in FIG. 6 , which is displayed by the image information 607 and 609 according to the exemplary embodiment described above.

The UI/UX and operations of user device 200 described with reference to Figures 6 and 7 can be performed in conjunction with the operations of server device 100 described with reference to Figures 3 to 5. The examples of the UI/UX in Figures 6 and 7 are merely examples for implementing the present disclosure. The various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are not limited to the examples of the UI/UX in Figures 6 and 7 and can be applied to any form that can implement the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.

The exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure disclosed in the specification and figures are merely specific examples to facilitate explanation of the technical content of the present disclosure and further promote a comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure. They are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. That is, those skilled in the art will appreciate that other variations based on the technical concepts of the present disclosure are possible. Furthermore, the individual exemplary embodiments described above can be implemented in combination with one another, if necessary. For example, all exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as a system and in combination with various components.

In addition, the method or the like executed by the system according to the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of program instructions, which may be executed by various computer devices and recorded on a computer-readable medium.

As described above, from a specific perspective, various embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented using computer-readable program code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium is any data storage device capable of storing data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage devices, and carrier waves (e.g., for data transmission via the Internet). Furthermore, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed among network-connected computer systems. Therefore, the computer readable program code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, the functional programs, program codes and code segments for implementing the various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can be easily interpreted by a person skilled in the art in the field to which the present disclosure is applicable.

Furthermore, it should be understood that the apparatus and methods according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The software may be stored in a volatile or non-volatile storage device, such as a storage device (e.g., a ROM), or a memory (e.g., a RAM), a memory chip, a device, or an integrated circuit, or an optically or magnetically recordable storage medium, or a machine (e.g., a computer) readable storage medium (e.g., a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a magnetic disk, or a magnetic tape), whether removable or rewritable. It should be understood that methods according to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by a computer including a controller and a memory, a carrier including such a memory or computer, or the like. Memory is an example of a storage medium readable by a machine for storing a program or programs containing instructions for implementing exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure or storing programs.

Therefore, the present disclosure covers a program including program code for implementing an apparatus or method defined in the scope of the patent application of this invention and a machine (a computer or the like) readable storage medium storing such a program. In addition, such a program may be transmitted electronically via any medium (such as a communication signal transmitted in a wired or wireless connection), and the present disclosure may appropriately cover equivalents thereof.

While various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, the exemplary embodiments disclosed in the specification and figures are merely specific examples for the purpose of easily explaining the technical content of the present disclosure and further promoting a comprehensive understanding of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, the exemplary embodiments described above are merely examples, and those skilled in the art will appreciate that other equivalent variations and exemplary embodiments may be devised. Therefore, the true technical scope of the present disclosure should be defined by the following patent claims.

100: Server device 200: User device 210: Input/output component 220: Communication component 230: Storage device 240: Processor/hardware processor 301: Operation 303: Operation 305: Operation 401: Operation 403: Operation 405: Operation 501: Operation 503: Operation 505: Operation 507: Operation 601: Store information 603: Store information 605: Representative store image information 607: Image information 609: Image information 701: Item 703: Item

FIG1 is a diagram illustrating a store information providing system for implementing an operating method of an electronic device for providing store information according to various example embodiments. FIG2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a server device and a user device according to various example embodiments. FIG3 is a diagram illustrating an operating method of a server device 100 for providing store information according to various example embodiments. FIG4 is a diagram illustrating a method for obtaining representative item image information of an item sold in a store by the server device 100 according to various example embodiments. FIG5 is a diagram illustrating a method for setting representative image information by the server device 100 so that an image information segment of the representative item is located in a main image display area according to various example embodiments. Figure 6 illustrates an example of a user device 200 outputting store information based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various embodiments. Figure 7 illustrates an example of a user device 200 outputting a store details page based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various embodiments.

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Claims (17)

A method for providing store information in an electronic device, the method comprising: identifying one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service provided by the electronic device; obtaining representative image information including representative store image information of a first store included in the one or more stores and representative item image information of an item sold in the first store; and providing information of the first store including the representative image information; wherein a store details page of the first store is managed to provide in response to an image selection input for image information of a specific item among the items included in the representative item image information, and wherein the store details page is configured so that at least one of a striking display and a flashing display for the specific item corresponding to the image selection input is displayed in the information about the specific item. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the representative image information includes: obtaining order count information of a plurality of items sold in the first store and item rating information of the plurality of items; determining representative items including a first item and a second item of the plurality of items that include the representative item image information based on the order count information and the item rating information; and obtaining the representative item image information including first image information of the first item and second image information of the second item. The method of claim 2, wherein the first image information is identified based on image information of the first item contained in a first item detail page of the first item on the store detail page of the first store. The method of claim 3, wherein an area representing the first object is identified in the image information of the first object, and the first image information is obtained by cropping the image information of the first object to remove an area other than the identified area. The method of claim 3, wherein the image information of the first item is obtained from a terminal in the first store. The method of claim 3, wherein when the image information of the first object is not identified in the first object details page, the first object is excluded when determining the representative objects. The method of claim 6 further comprises: transmitting the image request information of the first item to a terminal of the first store. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the representative items includes: identifying one or more items among the plurality of items for which first display information indicating that a first condition corresponding to the order count information is satisfied or second display information indicating that a second condition corresponding to the item rating information is satisfied; and determining the first item and the second item among the one or more items. A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein determining the first item and the second item includes: identifying a portion of items among the one or more items for which the first display information and the second display information are set; and when a number of the portion of items is two or more, determining the first item and the second item among the portion of items. A method as claimed in claim 9, wherein determining the first item and the second item includes: when the part of the items is one item, determining that the one item is the first item; and determining that one of the remaining items other than the one item has a largest order quantity as the second item. The method of claim 9, wherein the determining the first item and the second item includes: in response to not identifying the portion of the items, determining the first item and the second item among the one or more items based on a first priority associated with the first condition and a second priority associated with the second condition, and the first priority is higher than the second priority. The method of claim 2, wherein the representative image information is set based on a predetermined layout for configuring the representative store image information, the first image information, and the second image information. The method of claim 12, wherein the layout includes a main image display area and a plurality of additional image display areas, and a main image display area is larger in size than an additional image display area. The method of claim 13 further includes: setting the representative store image information to be located in the one main image display area; and setting the first image information and the second image information to be located in the plurality of additional image display areas. The method of claim 14 further includes: obtaining information of one or more keywords used by multiple users to search for the first store in the service; setting the first image information to be located in the one main image display area when a first search frequency of at least one first keyword corresponding to a name of the first item among the one or more keywords is greater than or equal to a threshold count; and setting the representative store image information and the second image information to be located in the multiple additional image display areas. The method of claim 15 further includes: when the first search frequency and a second search frequency are greater than or equal to the threshold value count, setting an image information segment corresponding to an item with a larger order number among the first item and the second item to be located in the one main image display area, and the second search frequency is based on at least one second keyword corresponding to a name of the second item among the one or more keywords; and setting the representative store image information and the remaining image information of the first image information and the second image information except the one image information segment to be located in the multiple additional image display areas. An electronic device for providing store information, the electronic device comprising: a processor; and one or more memories storing one or more instructions, wherein when executed, the one or more instructions control the processor to perform the following operations: identifying one or more stores associated with a delivery intermediary service provided by the electronic device; obtaining a representative image of a first store included in the one or more stores and representative image of an item sold in the first store; representative image information; and providing information about the first store including the representative image information, wherein a store details page of the first store is managed to provide information in response to an image selection input of image information of a specific item among the items included in the representative item image information, and wherein the store details page is configured so that at least one of a striking display and a flashing display for the specific item corresponding to the image selection input is displayed in the information about the specific item.