TWI469074B - Method of immediately updating position information for trading location during a trading period and communication system thereof - Google Patents

Description

Method and communication system for instantly updating the location information of a transaction location during the validity period of the transaction

The present invention relates to a method for providing a location message during a transaction period, and more particularly to a method and communication system for instantly updating a location message of a transaction location during a transaction validity period.

In the traditional delivery transaction process, the consumer usually informs the store of the location when ordering the delivery goods, and the delivery person can deliver the goods to the consumer according to the location information during a transaction period. Although this type of delivery service has been widely circulated in today's consumer market, consumers must leave a specific location after ordering the goods, until the delivery person delivers the goods and completes the transaction before leaving the service. The specific location, so that the consumer's actions are constrained during the transaction, so it is easy to reduce the consumer's willingness to consume, so how to improve the aforementioned shortcomings, so that consumers can freely move while waiting for the delivery goods, that is, It is an important topic that has been heatedly debated today.

The present invention provides a method and communication system for instantly updating a location message of a transaction location during a transaction validity period to solve the above problems.

The patent application scope of the present invention discloses a method for instantly updating a location information of a transaction location during a transaction validity period, which includes a buyer connecting to a server by using a first portable electronic device, and the buyer transmits the server through the server. Presenting a transaction in which the buyer agrees to continuously update its own location message to the server during a valid period of time, and the seller receives the first portable type from the server using a second portable electronic device The latest location information of the electronic device to obtain a corresponding one of the transaction locations, and the seller uses the transaction location provided by the server to execute the transaction with the buyer.

The method of the present invention further discloses that the method further includes the seller automatically updating the location information of the user to the server by using the second portable electronic device, and the buyer queries the seller through the server. The second portable electronic device emits one of the instant positioning messages.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the method further includes the buyer or the seller transmitting a confirmation message to the server, and ending the transaction according to the reply of the confirmation message.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the method further includes executing a prompt message in the process of executing the transaction by using a short message notification or a telephone notification or an email notification.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the prompt message is sent by the buyer to the seller through the server or sent by the seller to the buyer through the server.

The application of the present invention further discloses that the server sends the prompt message according to the relative positional relationship between the location information of the first portable electronic device and the location information of the second portable electronic device.

The scope of the patent application of the present invention further discloses that the prompt message sent by the server by means of a short message notification or a telephone notification includes the prompt message sent by the server with a special ringtone or image information of the buyer or the seller to the buyer.

The patent application scope of the present invention further discloses a communication system for instantly updating a location information of a transaction location during a transaction validity period, comprising a server, a first portable electronic device and a second portable electronic device. The first portable electronic device is configured to be connected to the server, and the first portable electronic device is further configured to initiate a transaction when connecting to the server, and The location information of the first portable electronic device is continuously updated to the server. The second portable electronic device is configured to be connected to the server, and the second portable electronic device is further configured to receive the update of the first portable electronic device to the servo when the server is connected to the server The latest positioning information of the device, in order to obtain a corresponding trading position to execute the transaction.

The communication system and method of the present invention provide a function for the consumer and the delivery person to query the location information of the other party, so as to track the progress of the transaction at any time and quickly find out the location of the other party to execute the transaction. In addition, the present invention allows the consumer to move freely after the transaction is proposed, without waiting for a delivery person at a specific location, thereby improving the disadvantages of the prior art to increase the consumer's willingness to consume.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a communication system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The communication system 10 can be used to instantly update the location information of the transaction positions of the buyer and the seller during the validity period of the transaction, so as to improve the quality of the delivery service. In general, communication system 10 is applicable to transactions for delivery services. The communication system 10 includes a server 12, a first portable electronic device 14, and a second portable electronic device 16. The server 12 can be a server of a logistics service center or a mobile communication server, and the first portable electronic device 14 can be a communication device held by a buyer (consumer), and the second portable electronic device The 16 series can be a communication device held by the seller (the delivery person). For example, the first portable electronic device 14 and the second portable electronic device 16 can each be a global positioning system (Global Positioning). System) mobile phone or mobile internet device. The consumer uses the first portable electronic device 14 to connect to the server 12 to propose a transaction, and the first portable electronic device 14 can utilize the global positioning system to continuously locate the message during a transaction effective period. The server 12 is updated to the server 12 for the location reference when searching for the transaction location; relatively speaking, the delivery person uses the second portable electronic device 16 to connect to the server 12 through the global positioning system function. Receiving the latest positioning information of the first portable electronic device 14 to the server 14 for instant update, for example, receiving the latest positioning information by receiving the mobile phone short message, so as to obtain a corresponding one of the transaction positions (ie, the consumer Location) to execute the transaction.

In order to respect the consumer's will to protect their privacy, when the consumer connects to the server 12 using the first portable electronic device 14, the consumer can choose whether or not to agree to update his own positioning message to the server 12 in real time. If the consumer confirms "disagree" during the validity period of the transaction, the location information of the first portable electronic device 14 is instantly updated to the server 12, and the delivery person receives the second portable electronic device 16 The initial location information of the first portable electronic device 14 (eg, the location message when the transaction is made) is executed to execute the transaction. If the consumer confirms the "agree" to update the location information of the first portable electronic device 14 to the server 12 during the validity period of the transaction, the delivery person can obtain the first using the second portable electronic device 16. The latest positioning message among the plurality of positioning messages of the portable electronic device 14 means that the transaction location of the consumer of the transaction is obtained, thereby executing the transaction.

On the other hand, the first portable electronic device 14 can use the first portable electronic device 14 to query the instant location information sent by the second portable electronic device 16 through the server 12, so as to grasp the location of the delivery person to track the transaction. Execution progress. Therefore, the consumer can freely move within a certain range without waiting at a specific place to wait for the delivery person. In order to speed up the transaction process, the consumer can also stop the mobile or actively find the delivery person after the location message of the deliveryman is about to approach his position, so that the buyer and the seller can conduct the transaction. The delivery person can also choose whether or not to agree to continuously update their own location information to the server 12 in real time. The process is as described in the previous embodiment of the consumer who chooses whether to agree to update the location message in real time, so the details are not detailed here. Said.

In addition, the server 12 can be used to send a prompt message to the buyer according to the location information of the first portable electronic device 14 and the location information of the second portable electronic device 16 during the execution of the transaction. (consumer) or seller (delivery) immediate transaction progress. The prompt message may be sent by the first portable electronic device 14 of the buyer through the server 12 to the second portable electronic device 16 of the seller, or may be sent by the second portable electronic device 16 of the seller to the second portable electronic device 16 through the server 12. The buyer's first portable electronic device 14. For example, when the server 12 determines that the location of the second portable electronic device 16 has moved to a range close to the location of the first portable electronic device 14, for example, within one kilometer, the server 12 can actively Sending the prompt message to the first portable electronic device 14 by means of a short message notification, a telephone notification, or a ringing notification, and the prompt message may include an estimated arrival time of the seller (a delivery person), and the seller (a delivery person) The current location and the distance between the current location and the location of the buyer (consumer), or even the image information of the seller (deliverer), to provide easy identification of the holder (consumer) of the first portable electronic device 14 The deliveryman is ready to execute the transaction. In addition to the manner in which the prompt message is automatically sent by the server 12 to the buyer (consumer), the seller (the deliveryman) may actively control the server 12 to issue the prompt message to the buyer according to whether the proximity to the agreed place is determined. (consumer). The server 12 can also send a prompt message containing the image information of the buyer (consumer) to the second portable electronic device 16, or send a prompt message with a special ringtone to the first portable electronic device 14, so as to facilitate The seller (the deliveryman) can quickly find the buyer (consumer) according to the method of image recognition or voice recognition, and the flow is as described in the previous embodiment, and therefore will not be described in detail herein.

In addition, the consumer and the delivery person can separately transmit a confirmation message to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14 and the second portable electronic device 16 to confirm the execution result of the transaction to implement. Corresponding process. For example, if the consumer transmits the confirmation message confirming the successful execution of the transaction to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14, the first portable electronic device 14 can stop updating the positioning according to the confirmation message. The message is sent to the server 12, or the server 12 stops receiving the location information updated by the first portable electronic device 14 to end the transaction. On the other hand, if the consumer cancels the transaction during the validity period of the transaction and transmits the confirmation message confirming the failure of the transaction to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14, the first portable electronic device 14 may stop updating the location information to the server 12 according to the confirmation message, or the server 12 stops receiving the location information updated by the first portable electronic device 14 to end the transaction.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flow chart of the location information of the transaction location being updated in real time during the validity period of the transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes the following steps:

Step 100: The buyer connects to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14.

Step 102: The buyer uses the first portable electronic device 14 to submit a transaction through the server 12.

Step 104: The buyer uses the first portable electronic device 14 (or the seller to use the second portable electronic device 16) to confirm whether the positioning message is updated to the server 12 in real time during the validity period of the transaction.

Step 106: The first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16) continuously updates its own positioning message to the server 12 in real time during the validity period of the transaction.

Step 108: The buyer (the first portable electronic device 14) queries the server 12 for the location information of the seller (the second portable electronic device 16) of the transaction.

Step 110: The seller (second portable electronic device 16) uses the latest positioning information of the first portable electronic device 14 received by the server 12 to obtain the corresponding transaction location.

Step 112: During the execution of the transaction, the server 12 sends the prompt message to the first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16).

Step 114: The buyer and the seller execute the transaction according to the transaction position.

Step 116: The buyer transmits the confirmation message to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14 (or the seller uses the second portable electronic device 16), and ends the transaction according to the reply of the confirmation message.

The above process is described in detail herein. To initiate the transaction process, the buyer (consumer) first connects to the server 12 using the first portable electronic device 14 to present the transaction. The transaction can be an outbound service, such as delivery pizza or mail delivery. Next, the server 12 can send the confirmation message to the first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16), or the buyer utilizes the first portable electronic device 14 (or the seller utilizes the second The portable electronic device 16) sends the confirmation message during the validity period of the transaction to confirm whether the consumer (or the delivery person) agrees to immediately update its own location information to the server 12 via the global positioning system. If the consumer (or the delivery person) does not agree to update the location information of the user to the server 12, the first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16) does not locate the message. Immediately transmitted to the server 12; if the consumer (or the delivery person) agrees to instantly update its own location message to the server 12, the first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16) During the period of validity of the transaction, the location information will be continuously updated to the server 12 for query by the global positioning system, so that both the buyer and the seller of the transaction can connect to the server 12 to obtain the latest positioning information of the other party. In order to speed up the transaction process.

During the validity period of the transaction, the consumer can use the first portable electronic device 14 to connect to the server 12 to query the location information of the delivery person (ie, query the plurality of uploaded by the second portable electronic device 16). The location information in the location message is used to obtain the location information of the delivery person of the transaction, so that the transaction progress can be grasped at any time (for example, the time when the item is about to arrive). Similarly, the second portable electronic device 16 can use the second portable electronic device 16 to query the latest positioning information of the plurality of positioning messages uploaded by the first portable electronic device 14 to the server 12, so as to obtain the consumption of the transaction. This corresponds to the location of the transaction so that the delivery person can quickly find out where the consumer is located to execute the transaction.

In addition, the server 12 can selectively send the prompt message to the first location by determining the relative distance between the received location information of the first portable electronic device 14 and the location information of the second portable electronic device 16. A portable electronic device 14 or a second portable electronic device 16 is used to prompt the consumer to trade the upcoming message with the delivery person. The prompt message may include the estimated arrival time of the seller (the delivery person), or the current location of the seller (the delivery person) and the distance between the current location and the location of the buyer (consumer). For example, the server 12 can send the prompt message to the first portable electronic device 14 or the second portable electronic device 16 by using a short message notification, a telephone notification, an email notification, or a ringing notification, and the prompt message It may contain image information of the consumer or the delivery person, or contain a special ringtone to facilitate mutual recognition between the buyer and the seller in preparation for execution of the transaction. In addition to the manner in which the prompt message is automatically sent by the server 12 to the buyer (consumer), the seller (the deliveryman) may actively control the server 12 to issue the prompt message to the buyer according to whether the proximity to the agreed place is determined. (consumer).

On the other hand, the first portable electronic device 14 and the second portable electronic device 16 can display an information page when the prompt message transmitted by the server 12 is received, and the information page can be used to expose the prompt. Information about the message. Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic diagram of the information page displayed on the first portable electronic device 14 or the second portable electronic device 16 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the information page may include a map on which a mark representing the buyer (consumer) is displayed, such as a triangle mark, and a mark indicating the seller (a delivery person), for example, A round sign. The first portable electronic device 14 (or the second portable electronic device 16) can be connected to the server 12 by using the global positioning system, and the server 12 can obtain the positioning information of the local station and the opposite station, and utilize both sides. The location information analyzes the distance between the two (buyer and seller), or calculates the scheduled time between the two (buyer and seller), so that the consumer and the delivery person can more accurately determine the transaction location and possible transactions. time.

Moreover, after the transaction is executed, the buyer and the seller can respectively transmit the confirmation message to the server 12 by using the first portable electronic device 14 and the second portable electronic device 16, and the reply according to the confirmation message ends. The transaction. Generally, the confirmation message may be a message for confirming that the transaction is successful or confirming that the transaction has failed. When the first portable electronic device 14 transmits the confirmation message to the server 12, the first portable type The electronic device 14 may stop updating its positioning message to the server 12, or the server 12 may stop receiving the positioning information updated by the first portable electronic device 14 to end the transaction; or when the second After the portable electronic device 16 transmits the confirmation message to the server 12, the second portable electronic device 16 can stop updating its positioning message to the server 12, or the server 12 can stop receiving the second portable type. The location information updated by the electronic device 16 is immediately updated to end the transaction.

Compared with the prior art, the communication system and method of the present invention have the function of instantly updating the location information of the portable electronic device. The second portable electronic device can instantly transmit its latest location information to the server, so that the buyer (consumer) holding the first portable electronic device can query the seller who holds the second portable electronic device at any time. The latest location information (shipman) to track the progress of the transaction. Similarly, the first portable electronic device can instantly transmit its latest positioning information to the server, so that the seller (the delivery person) holding the second portable electronic device can effectively grasp the first portable type. The buyer (consumer) of the electronic device is located to quickly find out the immediate location of the consumer and execute the transaction. Therefore, the communication system and method of the present invention allows the consumer to move freely after the transaction is proposed, without waiting for a delivery person at a specific place, thereby improving the disadvantages of the prior art to increase the consumer's willingness to consume.

The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and all changes and modifications made to the scope of the present invention should be within the scope of the present invention.

10‧‧‧Communication system

12‧‧‧Server

14‧‧‧First portable electronic device

16‧‧‧Second portable electronic device

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1 is a functional block diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the location information of the transaction location being updated in real time during the validity period of the transaction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the information page displayed on the first portable electronic device or the second portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10. . . Communication system

12. . . server

14. . . First portable electronic device

16. . . Second portable electronic device

Claims (18)

A method for instantly updating a location message of a transaction location during a transaction validity period, comprising: a buyer connecting to a server by using a first portable electronic device; the buyer submitting a transaction through the server; During the period of validity of the transaction, the buyer agrees to continually update its own location message to the server; a seller uses a second portable electronic device to instantly update the first portability from the server during the validity period of the transaction. The latest location information of the electronic device to obtain a corresponding one of the transaction locations; and the seller executes the transaction with the buyer using the transaction location provided by the server during the validity period of the transaction. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the seller continuously updating the location information of the user to the server by using the second portable electronic device; and the buyer queries the seller through the server Instantly locate the message. The method of claim 1, further comprising: the buyer or the seller transmitting a confirmation message to the server, and according to the confirmation message, the reply of the interest ends the transaction. The method of claim 3, wherein the confirmation message is to confirm that the transaction was executed successfully or failed. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in the process of executing the transaction, the server sends a prompt message by using a short message notification or a telephone notification or an email notification. The method of claim 5, wherein the prompt message is sent by the buyer to the seller via the server or sent by the seller to the buyer via the server. The method of claim 5, wherein the server sends the prompt message according to a relative positional relationship between the location information of the first portable electronic device and the location information of the second portable electronic device. The method of claim 5, wherein the server sends the prompt message by means of a short message notification or a telephone notification to the server to send a prompt message with a special ringtone to the buyer. The method of claim 5, wherein the prompt message includes image information of the buyer or the seller of the transaction. A communication system for instantly updating a location message of a transaction location during a transaction validity period, comprising: a server; a first portable electronic device for connecting to the server, the first portable electronic device is further configured to initiate a transaction when connecting to the server, and The location information of the first portable electronic device is continuously updated to the server in a timely manner during the transaction; and a second portable electronic device is connected to the server, the second The portable electronic device is further configured to update the latest positioning information updated by the first portable electronic device to the server when the server is connected to the server, so as to obtain a corresponding transaction position to execute The transaction. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the second portable electronic device is configured to receive the positioning information that is immediately updated by the first portable electronic device to the server, so that one of the sellers of the transaction The transaction location of one of the buyers of the transaction is obtained by using the latest positioning message received by the second portable electronic device. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the first portable electronic device is further configured to query the one of the second portable electronic devices for instant location information through the server. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the first portable electronic device is further configured to transmit a confirmation message to the server, and terminate the transaction according to the reply of the confirmation message. The communication system of claim 13, wherein the confirmation message is to confirm that the transaction was successful or failed to execute. The communication system of claim 10, wherein the server is configured to issue a prompt message by means of a short message notification or a telephone notification during the execution of the transaction. The communication system of claim 15, wherein the first portable electronic device transmits the prompt message to the second portable electronic device through the server, or the second portable electronic device transmits the servo The device sends the prompt message to the first portable electronic device. The communication system of claim 15, wherein the server sends the prompt message according to a relative relationship between the location information of the first portable electronic device and the location information of the second portable electronic device. The communication system of claim 15, wherein the prompt message comprises a special ringtone or image information of a buyer or a seller.