TWI854325B - Operating method for electronic apparatus for providing page information and electronic apparatus supporting thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present disclosure, an electronic apparatus may perform a page information providing operation based on an operation of receiving information requesting a pickup order of an item through a service, transmitting, when the information requesting the pickup order is received, the received information to a store selling the corresponding item, identifying whether the store accepts the pickup order of a user for the corresponding item, and transmitting a page including a variety of information associated with the pickup order.

Description

Operating methods of electronic devices that provide page information and electronic devices that support the operating methods

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing page information, and more particularly, to a method for providing a page related to a pickup order for an item in a service related to an electronic device and an electronic device used in the method.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a shopping field. Customers can buy items online without going to a shopping mall or market in person. Items purchased online are delivered to the delivery destination requested by the customer.

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

In this regard, relevant documents such as KR101756594B1, KR101500849B1 and similar ones may be incorporated by reference.

[Technical objectives]

An aspect provides technology for providing a page related to a pickup order for an item in a service.

The technical objectives to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical objectives described above, and those familiar with this technology will clearly understand other technical objectives not mentioned in this article from the following description. [Technical Solution]

Various exemplary embodiments may provide a method of operating an electronic device for providing page information and an electronic device for supporting the method.

According to various exemplary embodiments, an electronic device may perform a page information providing operation based on one of the following operations: receiving information requesting a pickup order for an item through a service; when receiving the information requesting the pickup order, transmitting the received information to a store that sells the corresponding item; identifying whether the store accepts the pickup order for the corresponding item from a user; and transmitting a page containing various information associated with the pickup order.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention described above are only part of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will understand that various exemplary embodiments reflecting the technical features of various exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be derived based on the detailed description below. [Effect]

The present invention has the following technical effects: by proposing a method for providing a page related to a pickup order for an item in a service, it is possible to achieve enhanced convenience for a user to place a pickup order for the item.

The effects to be obtained in the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and those skilled in the art will clearly understand other effects not mentioned herein from the following description.

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

In the description of the drawings, procedures or steps that may obscure the subject matter of each exemplary embodiment and the like have not been described, and procedures or steps that can be understood by those skilled in the art have not been described.

Throughout the specification, when a part "includes or includes" a constituent element, unless otherwise stated, this means that the part may further include other constituent elements rather than excluding other constituent elements. In addition, terms such as "part", "-device", "module" and the like used in this document may refer to a unit that performs at least one function or operation, and the unit may be implemented as hardware or software, or may be implemented as a combination of hardware and software. In addition, unless the content describing various exemplary embodiments (specifically, the content in the scope of the invention application) clearly stipulates otherwise, the words "a (a or an)", "one", "the" and similar words may be used to include singular or plural forms.

The following will describe various exemplary embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following detailed description disclosed in conjunction with the accompanying drawings is intended to describe examples of various exemplary embodiments and is not limited thereto.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a web page information providing system for implementing an operating method of an electronic device for providing web page information description according to various exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1 , according to various exemplary embodiments, the page information providing system can be implemented using various types of electronic devices. For example, the page information providing system can be implemented in a server device 100, a user device 200 corresponding to a user, and an administrator device 300 corresponding to a store. In other words, each of the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300 can perform operations according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention based on a page information providing system implemented in each device. However, according to various exemplary embodiments, the page information providing system is not limited to the page information providing system shown in FIG. 1 , but 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 or a plurality of manager devices 300 and includes a large capacity storage. For example, the server device 100 may be a cloud device that interlocks with a plurality of user devices 200 or a plurality of manager devices 300.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the user device 200 and the administrator device 300 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 and the administrator device 300.

According to various exemplary embodiments, the web page information providing system may include various operation modules. The modules included in the web page information providing system may be computer program codes or one or more instructions that are implemented to enable a physical device (e.g., server device 100, user device 200, and administrator device 300) that implements the web page information providing system (or is included in the physical device) to execute an operation assigned to it. In other words, in the physical device that implements the web page information providing system, a plurality of modules may be stored in a memory in the form of computer program 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.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a server device, a user device, and a manager device according to various exemplary embodiments.

2 , the server device 100 , the user device 200 , and the administrator device 300 may each include an input/output portion 210 , a communication portion 220 , a storage 230 , and a processor 240 .

The input/output portion 210 may be various interfaces, various ports, or the like that receive a user input or output information to a user. The input/output portion 210 may include an input module and an output module. The input module receives a user input from a user. The user input may have various forms of input (including key input, touch input, and voice input). Examples of input modules that receive user input may include a traditional keypad or keyboard, a mouse, and a touch sensor that senses a user's touch, a microphone that receives an audio signal, a camera that recognizes a gesture or the like through image recognition, a proximity sensor that senses the approach of a user including at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor, a motion sensor that recognizes a user's movement through an accelerometer or a gyroscope sensor, and various forms of input portions that sense or input various forms of user input, and according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the input module may include at least one of the devices listed above. Here, the touch sensor may be implemented by a piezoelectric 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 may 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 senses user input itself. In addition, the output module may output multiple pieces of information of various types. The output module may 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 various other forms of output parts. In addition, the output module can also be implemented in the form of an output interface of one of the port types connected to the above-mentioned individual output parts.

As an example, an output module in the form of a display can display a text, a static image, and a moving image. The display can 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 can have the form of a touch display configured integrally with the touch sensor of the input module.

The communication portion 220 can communicate with another device. Therefore, each of the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300 can transmit information to another device or receive information from another device via the communication portion 220. For example, the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300 can use the communication portion 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 portion 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) series communication scheme (such as Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)) or a wireless personal area network (WPAN) series communication scheme (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.

The memory 230 can store various pieces of information. The memory 230 can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, an operating system (OS) for driving the server device 100, data for hosting a website, data about a program or application for generating Braille (e.g., a web application), or the like can be stored in the memory of the server device 100. In addition, the memory can store modules in the form of computer program codes as described above.

Examples of the memory 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 memory may be provided in a built-in type or a removable type.

The processor 240 controls the overall operation of the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300. To this end, the processor 240 can perform calculations and processing of various information and control the operation of the components of the server device 100. For example, the processor 240 can execute a program or application for managing information. The processor 240 can be implemented with a computer or a device similar to the computer depending on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. The processor 240 can be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform control functions in hardware, and can be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor 240 in software. Meanwhile, unless otherwise specifically stated in the following description, it can be interpreted that the operations of the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300 are performed under the control of the processor 240. That is, when the modules implemented in the information management system described above are executed, it can be interpreted that the processor 240 controls the server device 100, the user device 200, and the administrator device 300 to perform the following operations.

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

In the case of hardware implementation, according to various exemplary embodiments, a method can 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.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, according to various exemplary embodiments, a method can be implemented in the form of a module, a program or a function that performs the functions or operations to be described below. For example, the software code can be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory can be located inside or outside the processor and can transmit data to the processor or receive data from the processor through various known devices.

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

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

Specifically, FIGS. 3 to 5 illustrate an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments, and FIGS. 6 to 8 illustrate examples of a user interface (UI)/user experience (UX) of the user device 200 based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments. The exemplary embodiments of the operation of the server device 100 and the exemplary embodiments of the UI/UX of the user device 200 may be implemented in the following manner: the user device 200 receives input information from a user and transmits the input information to the server device 100, the server device 100 provides information corresponding to the input information to the user device 200 based on the operation described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5, and then the user device 200 outputs the received information. However, the exemplary embodiments described below in association with the server device 100 and the user device 200 are not limited thereto and may be implemented in any form in which the exemplary embodiments may be implemented. For example, at least a portion of the computing operations associated with the operations described as being performed by the server device 100 may be implemented in the user device 200.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of a server device 100 for providing page information according to various exemplary embodiments.

3 , to perform an operation of providing page information, the server device 100 may receive information requesting a pickup order for an item from a user device 200 through a service associated with the server device 100 in operation 301. Upon receiving the information requesting the pickup order, in operation 303, the received information is transmitted to an administrator device 300 corresponding to a store that sells the item. In operation 305, it is identified whether the store accepts the user's pickup order for the item, and then in operation 307, a page containing various information associated with the pickup order is transmitted to the user device 200.

Hereinafter, the service associated with the server device 100 may correspond to the service for or mediating an item pickup order and delivery order between various stores registered in a service and a plurality of users using the service. In addition, an item for which a pickup order and a delivery order 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 dish, a food menu, or a meal). A store associated with the service associated with the server device 100 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 location for food items to be sold (such as a store, a shop, and a restaurant). That is, through the service for mediating item pickup orders and delivery orders provided by the server device 100, multiple users can input an order request to order an item through a store in the corresponding service, and the store can recognize the order request input through the corresponding service and prepare the ordered items in response to the order request.

If a store supports both pickup orders and delivery orders, then with respect to a pickup order in which a user visits a store to take away or pick up an item based on a user's selection, the store may input item preparation completion information in a corresponding service when preparing the ordered item, and thereafter, the user may visit the store to pick up the item. Alternatively, with respect to a delivery order in which a courier delivers an item to an address of a user based on a user's selection, the store may input delivery request information in a corresponding service when preparing the ordered item. When recognizing the delivery request information, the courier may visit the store, pick up the item, and deliver the item to the user's address information. At this time, the user's pickup order or delivery order can be set separately by a tab for a pickup order or a tab for a delivery order on a store detail page of the store, so that the user can select a desired order. When a pickup order is placed, the user's address information and real-time location information can be provided to the server device 100 and managed. When a delivery order is placed, the real-time location information of the delivery person can be provided to the server device 100 and managed. As described above, by separately providing the store's pickup order and delivery order through tabs in the page, the user can conveniently purchase items from the store. In addition, when placing a pickup order and a delivery order, by providing different information based on the pickup order and the delivery order, the user can order items with greater convenience.

The following exemplary embodiment can be understood as an aspect of the server device 100 performing the operation of providing page information as described with reference to FIG. 3 , and the server device 100 can perform the operation of providing page information by comprehensively applying the exemplary embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the server device 100 in providing page information associated with an item pickup order according to various exemplary embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 4 , in operation 401, the server device 100 may obtain an input of a user requesting a pickup order for an item sold in a store through a service. Thereafter, in operation 403, the server device 100 may obtain information about whether the store accepts the pickup order in response to the user input obtained according to operation 401. When it is confirmed through operation 403 that the store accepts the pickup order, that is, in operation 405, when the pickup order is accepted, the server device 100 may provide the user device 200 with page information including identification information about the pickup order, processing status information about the pickup order, and route guidance information about the store. The operation of the server device 100 according to FIG. 4 may include various exemplary embodiments herein.

In an exemplary embodiment, input of a user's request for a pickup order for items sold in a store through the service may include various inputs required to complete payment for the pickup order for the items. That is, in a process of requesting a pickup order for items sold in a store through the service, the user may apply an input for accessing a store detail page of a store and an input for selecting an item for which a pickup order is to be placed on the connected store detail page. When a pickup order or a delivery order, or both, is available for the item, an input for selecting the pickup order from the pickup order and the delivery order may be applied. When the user completes selecting the pickup order, the user may apply an input for paying for the pickup order for the item. In addition, through the input of the user requesting a pickup order, the server device 100 can obtain various information required to process the pickup order, such as information about the user, information about the item for which the pickup order is to be placed, and/or distance information about a distance from the store to the user's address information. The server device 100 can transmit the obtained information to the manager device 300 corresponding to the store.

In an exemplary embodiment, when the server device 100 obtains an input of a user requesting a pickup order for an item according to operation 401, the server device 100 may recognize the user's address information and the location information of a store that sells the item in response to the input obtained from the user and provide viewing request information about a pickup order based on the user's address information and the location information about the store to the user device 200. This operation of the server device 100 may be an operation performed when a distance between the user's address information and the location information about the store is greater than or equal to a predetermined distance to confirm to the user whether the pickup order has been paid to the store even if the distance is not small.

In an exemplary embodiment, the server device 100 that obtains information about whether a pickup order is accepted in a store according to operation 403 may obtain information about whether a pickup order is accepted from the administrator device 300 corresponding to the store. This operation may be performed based on the server device 100 having transmitted the input of the user requesting a pickup order obtained according to operation 401 to the administrator device 300. At this time, in order to allow the store to more easily recognize details related to the order, the server device 100 may provide information associated with a name of an item ordered by the user, a quantity, a confirmation of whether the corresponding item is ordered for pickup, user requirements related to the order, or an estimated time period required for the user to visit the store. In addition, the server device 100 may also provide identification information about the pickup order.

In an exemplary embodiment, when obtaining information about whether a pickup order is accepted in a store from the manager device 300 corresponding to the store according to operation 403, the server device 100 may obtain information about an estimated time period for preparing or cooking items ordered for pickup. Based on this, the server device 100 may provide the user with information about an estimated time period to complete the preparation of the items or an expected time point for the user to visit the store.

In an exemplary embodiment, the identification information about the pickup order included in the page information provided by the server device 100 according to operation 405 can be set in various ways.

For example, the identification may include a name of the service and a number assigned to the pickup order. Here, the name of the service may include various names referring to the service, such as a formal name of the service, an abbreviation of the service, or a name of an application or program through which the service is provided. The server device 100 may set the name of the service to be included in the identification information for the store to recognize that the pickup order has been requested through the corresponding service.

In addition, the number assigned to the pickup order can be set based on a predetermined reference or can be set arbitrarily. For example, the number included in the identification information can be set to a number corresponding to the number of item orders identified by the store that sells the items ordered by the user in the service. That is, each time an order for an item is identified, the number can be incremented by 1 by counting the first order of the corresponding store on that day as a number 1. The number of item orders counted in this way can be the number included in the identification information. At this time, the number of item orders can be counted only on the same day. The next day, the number of item orders and the number included in the identification information can be initialized.

However, in the case of a store with a large number of item orders on the same day, the number included in the identification information may become larger than necessary. Therefore, when the number of item orders reaches a predetermined number, the server device 100 may initialize the number included in the identification information. In addition, the server device 100 may count a number corresponding to an item order after the predetermined number again as a number 1 and include the number in the identification information. Furthermore, the server device 100 may set the number corresponding to the item order to increase by 1 each time an item order is identified thereafter. At this time, when the number is initialized, the number included in the identification information may be small, so the user may mistakenly believe that the store has a small number of item orders. To prevent this, when the identification information includes an initialized number, the server device 100 may provide information indicating that the number of item orders for the store on that day exceeds a predetermined number together with the identification information. For example, the number included in the identification information may be assigned from 1 to 100 according to the number of item orders. In this example, when a 101st order is placed, the number included in the identification information may be initialized, and a number included in the identification information about the 101st order may be assigned to 1 again. In addition, together with the identification information about the 101st order, information indicating that the number of item orders for the store exceeds 100 orders may be provided.

In an exemplary embodiment, the server device 100 may identify the user's real-time location information and the location information of a store that sells an item and provide the administrator device 300 corresponding to the first store with the user's upcoming pickup notification information for the pickup order based on the real-time location information and the location information of the store. This operation of the server device 100 may be performed when a distance between the user's real-time location information and the store's location information is within a predetermined distance, so as to inform the store in advance that the user will be able to quickly pick up the item that the user has ordered for pickup because the distance is not far. When the upcoming pickup notification information is provided to the administrator device 300, information about the item or item list ordered for pickup, identification information about the pickup order, and the like may be provided together.

In an exemplary embodiment, the server device 100 may obtain information about one of the user's transportation options from the user and provide the user device 200 with information about whether the store provides parking or storage for the transportation option based on the obtained information about the transportation option. For example, when the user inputs information indicating that the user is walking to the store, information about whether parking or storage is available may not be provided. When the user inputs information that the user is driving to the store, the server device 100 may provide the user with information about parking available in the store. When the information about the user's transportation options is obtained, route guidance information for visiting the store may be determined differently based on the transportation options.

In an exemplary embodiment, the route guidance information for the pickup order included in the page information provided by the server device 100 according to operation 405 can be set in various ways.

For example, the route guidance information may include information about a route from the user's address information to a store. The route guidance information may also be provided based on the transportation options used by the user.

For example, the route guidance information may include map information including a route from the user to the store determined based on the user's address information and the store's location information. That is, for a user to visit a store to pick up an ordered item, the route guidance information may include information in the form of a map on which a route from the user's address information to the store's location information is marked.

For example, the route guidance information may include the straight line distance information between the user's address information and the store's location information. That is, the route guidance information may include the straight line distance information so that the user recognizes half the diameter between the user's address information and the store's location information.

For example, the route guidance information may include information about interacting with an external application or program for providing navigation information for setting a store as a destination. That is, for a user who wants to receive detailed route guidance, the server device 100 can identify an external application or program that performs a navigation function or operation and set the route guidance information to include setting information for providing navigation information to the store in conjunction with the identified application or program. Interworking with the external application or program can be performed when there is an additional input for the user to receive detailed route guidance in the route guidance information. In response to the additional input, the server device 100 can identify the external application or program that performs a navigation function or operation and provide the user with information for executing the application or program. When the user inputs an input to the user application for executing the application or program, the application or program can be executed. At this time, the server device 100 can be configured so that a navigation destination in an application or program is automatically designated as a store that sells items ordered by pickup.

In an exemplary embodiment, the processing status information about the pickup order included in the page information provided by the server device 100 according to operation 405 may include various information. Here, the processing status information about the pickup order may be understood as information indicating a processing status of the pickup order, and may include information about whether the pickup order of the user is accepted, whether the items ordered by the pickup are being prepared, whether the preparation of the items ordered by the pickup is completed, and/or whether the items ordered by the pickup are taken away by the user.

For example, the processing status information may include first information for identifying the acceptance of the pickup order by the store and first time information about a first time point of processing the first information. For example, the first information may include a text such as "order accepted" and the first time information may include time information indicating a time point of accepting the order.

For example, the processing status information may include second information indicating that the store is preparing the items ordered by pickup and second time information about a second time point of processing the second information. For example, the second information may include a text such as "dish is being prepared" and the second time information may include time information indicating a time point when preparation of the items starts.

For example, the processing status information may include third information indicating that the preparation of the items ordered by pickup is completed and the items are ready to be picked up by the user and third time information about a third time point of processing the third information. For example, the third information may include a text such as "the dish is ready to be served" and the third time information may include time information indicating a time point of completion of the preparation of the items.

For example, the processing status information may include fourth information indicating that the user has picked up the items ordered for pickup and fourth time information about a fourth time point when the fourth information is processed. For example, the fourth information may include a text such as "Pickup completed", and the fourth time information may include time information indicating a time point when the pickup of the pickup order is completed by the user. The fourth information may be processed in the store by applying an input for confirming that the pickup of the pickup order is completed. In some cases, the fourth information may be set to be processed by the user, or may be set to be automatically processed when the fourth information is not processed within a predetermined time period. When it is confirmed that the items ordered for pickup have been picked up, the server device 100 may determine a procedure corresponding to the pickup order as completed, and manage the information associated with the pickup order accordingly.

Since the fourth time information about the fourth time point of processing the fourth information indicates the time point at which the user has picked up the item ordered for pickup, in order to request the user to review the item after the item is picked up, the server device 100 may perform an operation of providing the user with review request information for the pickup order after a predetermined time period has passed since the fourth time information. At this time, the predetermined time period starting from the fourth time information (which is a reference for providing the review request information) may be set to a fixed time or adaptively determined for each user based on the user's address information and the store's location information. That is, when a distance between the user's address information and the store's location information is relatively small, the predetermined time period may be set to be short. When the distance between the user's address information and the store's location information is relatively large, the predetermined time period may be set to be long. Alternatively, by setting a predetermined time period at intervals of a predetermined distance, a time period set by matching the distance between the user's address information and the store's location information with the corresponding distance may be set as the predetermined time period.

In an exemplary embodiment, the page information provided by the server device 100 according to operation 405 may include information associated with a name of a store, a representative image of the store, a name of an item ordered by pickup, and/or a payment amount of the pickup order. Here, the representative image of the store may include an exterior or interior view of the store or an image of a representative item of the store. By providing the image, the user can easily find the store to pick up the item when visiting the store.

In an exemplary embodiment, when a user requests a plurality of pickup orders for a plurality of stores within a predetermined time period, the server device 100 executing the operation of FIG. 4 may provide the user with page information associated with the plurality of pickup orders in a manner similar to the operation of FIG. 4 .

For example, the server device 100 may obtain an input of a user requesting a first pickup order for a first item sold in a first store. In this case, when another input of a user requesting a second pickup order for a second item sold in a second store is obtained within a predetermined time or a predetermined time period, the server device 100 may provide information to allow the user to perform the pickup of the first pickup order and the pickup of the second pickup order together.

In the above case, the server device 100 may determine a first expected pickup available time point for the first pickup order and a second expected pickup available time point for the second pickup order. When a difference between the first expected pickup available time point and the second expected pickup available time point is within a predetermined time or a predetermined time period, the server device 100 may identify the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store. At this time, when a distance between the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store is within a predetermined distance, the server device 100 may provide the user with information for selecting whether to perform joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order.

When the user chooses to perform a joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order, the server device 100 can provide the user with page information including first identification information about the first pickup order, first processing status information about the first pickup order, second identification information about the second pickup order, second processing status information about the second pickup order, and route guidance information for the joint pickup in a manner similar to the operation of Figure 4.

In an exemplary embodiment, the route guidance information for common pickup may include information about a first route that minimizes an estimated time period for executing common pickup based on a first expected pickup available time point and a second expected pickup available time point. In addition, when the first route is identified, the route guidance information for common pickup may include external application or program interworking information for providing navigation information in which a store having an earlier expected pickup available time point among the first store and the second store is set as an intermediate stop and a remaining store is set as a destination.

In an exemplary embodiment, the route guidance information for the common pickup may include information about a second route that minimizes an estimated travel distance for the common pickup based on the user's address information, the location information of the first store, and the location information of the second store. In addition, when the second route is identified, the route guidance information for the common pickup may include external application or program interworking information for providing navigation information in which a store closer to the address information among the first store and the second store is set as an intermediate stop and a remaining store is set as a destination.

Here, the exemplary embodiment described with reference to FIG. 4 may be applied to setting external application or program interaction information.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an operation of the server device 100 in providing page information associated with a plurality of item pickup orders according to various exemplary embodiments.

In Figure 5, in operation 501, when a second input of a second pickup order for a second item sold in a second store requested by a user is obtained through a service within a first time period starting from a time point of obtaining a first input of a first pickup order for a first item sold in a first store requested by the user, the server device 100 can determine a first expected pickup available time point for a first pickup order and a second expected pickup available time point for a second pickup order.

In addition, in operation 503, when a difference between a first expected pickup available time point of the first pickup order and a second expected pickup available time point of the second pickup order is within a second time period, the server device 100 may identify the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store. In operation 505, when the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store are within a predetermined distance, the server device 100 may provide information for selecting whether to perform joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order.

In operation 507, when the user chooses to perform a joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order, the server device 100 may provide page information including identification information about the first pickup order, processing status information about the first pickup order, identification information about the second pickup order, processing status information about the second pickup order, and route guidance information for the joint pickup.

6 to 8 are diagrams showing an example of a user device 200 outputting page information associated with an item pickup order based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a user device 200 outputting a page related to an item pickup order based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

In the example of FIG. 6 , a page output by the user device 200 may include route guidance information of a store provided in the form of a map for a user who has placed a pickup order, as indicated by element symbol 601. According to the exemplary embodiment described above, the route guidance information may include the user's address information, the store's location information, and information about a route determined based on the user's address information and the store's location information, and may also include the user's real-time location information, or information about a transportation option for the user and an estimated travel time. When an input is applied to "view route details" of element symbol 601, detailed navigation information may be provided to the user through an external navigation application.

6 may include processing status information for notifying the user who has placed the pickup order of a processing status of the pickup order, as indicated by element symbol 603. According to the exemplary embodiment described above, the processing status information may include first information for identifying the acceptance of the first pickup order by the first store and first time information about a first time point of processing the first information. In addition, the processing status information may include second information indicating that the store is preparing items ordered via pickup, second time information about a second time point for processing the second information, third information indicating that preparation of items ordered via pickup is completed and a user's pickup is available, third time information about a third time point for processing the third information, fourth information indicating that the user's pickup of the item pickup order is completed, and fourth time information about a fourth time point for processing the fourth information. In this case, in the processing status information, a completion mark (such as a check mark) may be provided for information corresponding to a completed processing status, and a dark color may be used to indicate information corresponding to a processing status currently in progress. As can be seen from FIG. 6, the store accepts a user's pickup order at 12:30 p.m. and the store is preparing an item at the current time of 13:00 p.m.

The page output by the user device 200 in the example of FIG. 6 may include identification information about the pickup order of the user who has placed the pickup order, as indicated by element symbol 605. According to the exemplary embodiment described above, the identification information may include a name of the service and a number assigned to the pickup order. The name of the service may include various names referring to the service, such as a formal name of the service, an abbreviation of the service, or a name of an application or program through which the service is provided. The number assigned to the pickup order may be set to a number corresponding to an item order count for a store identification for selling the items ordered by the user, arbitrarily set, or set based on the various exemplary embodiments described above.

In addition to the identification information, a name, a price and the like of the item ordered for pickup can also be additionally displayed below the element symbol 605 indicating the identification information. By additionally displaying this information, a store manager can easily find the item that the user has ordered for pickup when the user arrives at the store.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another example of the user device 200 outputting a page related to an item pickup order based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

A page output by the user device 200 in the example of FIG. 7 may be similar to the page output by the user device in the example of FIG. 6 . The page of FIG. 6 may include information indicating that the store accepts the user's pickup order at 12:30 p.m. and the store begins to prepare the items. In contrast, it can be seen from the page of FIG. 7 that the store completes the preparation of the items at 13:10 p.m. and the user's pickup for the pickup order is available at 13:15 p.m., as indicated by element symbol 701.

When the information is identified, the user can visit the store and pick up the ordered items. When picking up the items, the user can provide the identification information about the pickup order indicated by element symbol 703, so that the store confirms that the user has correctly picked up the items of the pickup order.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the user device 200 outputting external application interaction information for providing navigation information based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

In the example of FIG. 8 , the information output by the user device 200 may be information output when the user application corresponds to an input corresponding to “view route details” indicated by the element symbol 601 of FIG. 6 . The output information may be set differently based on a navigation application installed in the user device 200. That is, “navigation application A” or “navigation application B” indicated by the element symbol 801 may be navigation selection information provided on the premise that the corresponding application has been installed in the user device 200. When “navigation application A” or “navigation application B” is not installed in the user device 200, and when the user application corresponds to an input corresponding to “start route guidance” indicated by the element symbol 803, an application installation page of “navigation application A” or “navigation application B” may be displayed first. When the user selects one of "Navigation Application A" or "Navigation Application B" and the application corresponds to the input of "Start Route Guidance" indicated by element symbol 803, "Navigation Application A" or "Navigation Application B" may be executed to provide navigation information. At this time, even if the user does not separately set a destination, a destination of the provided navigation information may be input and automatically set as a pickup order store.

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the drawings are only specific examples disclosed to easily illustrate the technical content of the present invention and further promote the overall understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, those skilled in the art will understand that other changes based on the technical concept of the present invention can be made. In addition, the respective exemplary embodiments described above can be implemented in combination with each other as needed. For example, all exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be partially combined and implemented by a system.

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

As described above, from a particular perspective, various exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be implemented using computer-readable program code in 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 may include a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and a carrier wave (such as data transmission via the Internet). In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed throughout network-connected computer systems. Therefore, the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, the functional programs, program codes and code snippets for implementing the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention can be easily explained by a person skilled in the art of the field to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, it will be understood that the apparatus and methods according to various exemplary embodiments of the present invention are 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, such as a ROM, or a memory such as a RAM, a memory chip, a device or an integrated circuit), or (for example) an optical or magnetic recordable storage medium or a machine (for example, a computer) readable storage medium (such as a compact disc (CD), a digital versatile disc (DVD), a disk or a tape) without a removable or rewritable function. It will be understood that the methods according to the various exemplary embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by a computer comprising a controller and a memory, a tool comprising such a memory or computer, or the like. The memory is an example of a storage medium readable by a machine that is suitable for storing one or more programs comprising instructions for implementing the exemplary embodiments of the present invention or a stored program.

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

Although various exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed in this specification and the drawings are only specific examples disclosed to easily explain the technical content of the present invention and further promote the overall understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. In addition, the above exemplary embodiments of the present invention are only examples, and those skilled in the art will understand that other changes and equivalent exemplary embodiments can be made. Therefore, the true technical scope of the present invention should be defined by the following invention application scope.

100: Server device 200: User device 210: Input/output section 220: Communication section 230: Memory 240: Processor/hardware processor 300: Administrator device 301: Operation 303: Operation 305: Operation 307: Operation 401: Operation 403: Operation 405: Operation 501: Operation 503: Operation 505: Operation 507: Operation 601: Route guidance information 603: Processing status information 605: Identification information 701: Information 703: Identification information 801: "Navigation application A" or "Navigation application B" 803: "Start route guidance"

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a page information providing system for implementing an operation method of an electronic device for providing page information according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a server device, a user device, and an administrator device according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation method of a server device 100 for providing page information according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation of a server device 100 for providing page information associated with an item pickup order according to various exemplary embodiments. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation of a server device 100 for providing page information associated with a plurality of item pickup orders according to various exemplary embodiments. Figures 6 to 8 are diagrams showing an example of a user device 200 outputting page information associated with an item pickup order based on an operation of the server device 100 according to various exemplary embodiments.

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Claims (19)

A method for providing page information associated with a pickup order for an item in an electronic device, the method comprising: obtaining a first input from a user requesting a first pickup order for a first item sold in a first store through a service provided by the electronic device; obtaining information about whether the first pickup order is accepted in the first store in response to the first input; and when the first pickup order is accepted, providing first page information including first identification information about the first pickup order, first processing status information about the first pickup order, and first route guidance information about the first store for the user to a terminal of the user, wherein the first identification information includes a name of the service and a number assigned to the first pickup order. The method of claim 1, wherein the first input includes: an input for accessing a store detail page of the first store in the service; an input for selecting the first item on the store detail page; an input for selecting the first pickup order from a delivery order for the first item and the first pickup order; and an input for paying for the first pickup order. The method of claim 1 further includes: in response to the first input, identifying a user's address information and location information about the first store; and providing the user's terminal with viewing request information about the first pickup order based on the address information and the location information of the first store. The method of claim 1, wherein the number corresponds to the number of orders for an item identified in the service for the first store. The method of claim 4, wherein when the number of orders for the item reaches a predetermined number, the number is initialized, and when the first identification information includes an initialized number, information indicating that the number of orders for the item exceeds the predetermined number is provided together with the first identification information. The method of claim 1 further includes: identifying the user's real-time location information and the location information of the first store; and providing the user's upcoming pickup notification information for the first pickup order to a manager terminal of the first store based on the real-time location information and the location information of the first store. The method of claim 1 further comprises: obtaining information about a transportation option of the user from the user; and providing information about whether the first store provides parking for the transportation option to the terminal of the user based on the information about the transportation option, wherein the first route guidance information is determined based on the transportation option. The method of claim 1, wherein the first route guidance information includes: map information of a route from the user to the first store determined based on the user's address information and the location information of the first store; and straight-line distance information between the address information and the location information of the first store. The method of claim 1, wherein the first route guidance information includes external application interaction information for providing first navigation information in which the first store is set as a destination. The method of claim 1, wherein the first processing status information includes: first information for identifying the first store's acceptance of the first pickup order and first time information about a first time point for processing the first information; second information indicating a preparation of the first item and second time information about a second time point for processing the second information; third information indicating that the preparation of the first item is completed and pickup of the first pickup order is available and third time information about a third time point for processing the third information; and fourth information indicating that the pickup of the first pickup order is completed and fourth time information about a fourth time point for processing the fourth information. The method of claim 10 further includes: providing the review request information of the first pickup order to the user's terminal after a predetermined time period has passed since the fourth time information, wherein the predetermined time period is determined based on the user's address information and the location information of the first store. The method of claim 1 further includes: when obtaining a second input of a second pickup order of a second item sold in a second store by the user through the service within a first time period starting from a time point of obtaining the first input, determining a first expected pickup available time point corresponding to the first pickup order and a second expected pickup available time point corresponding to the second pickup order; when a difference between the first expected pickup available time point and the second expected pickup available time point is within a second time period, identifying the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store; and when the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store are within a predetermined distance, providing the user's terminal with information for selecting whether to perform a joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order. The method of claim 12 further includes: when the user chooses to perform the joint pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order, providing the user's terminal with second page information including the first identification information, the first processing status information, the second identification information about the second pickup order, the second processing status information about the second pickup order, and the second route guidance information for the joint pickup. The method of claim 13, wherein the second route guidance information includes information about a first route that minimizes an estimated time period for performing the joint pickup based on the first expected pickup available time point and the second expected pickup available time point. The method of claim 14, wherein based on the first route, the second route guidance information includes external application interaction information for providing second navigation information, in which a store having an earlier expected pickup available time point among the first store and the second store is set as an intermediate stop, and a remaining store is set as a destination. The method of claim 13, wherein the second route guidance information includes information about a second route that minimizes an estimated travel distance for performing the joint pickup based on the user's address information, the location information of the first store, and the location information of the second store. The method of claim 16, wherein based on the second route, the second route guidance information includes external application interaction information for providing third navigation information, in which a store closer to the address information among the first store and the second store is set as an intermediate stop, and a remaining store is set as a destination. The method of claim 12 further includes: identifying the first common pickup condition based on whether the difference between the first expected pickup available time point and the second expected pickup available time point is within the second time period; identifying the second common pickup condition based on whether the location information of the first store and the location information of the second store are within the predetermined distance; when the user selects the common pickup of the first pickup order and the second pickup order based on the first common pickup condition and the second common pickup condition being met, identifying information about the user's means of transportation; and providing the user's terminal with common pickup route guidance information determined based on the information about the means of transportation for the common pickup. An electronic device for providing page information associated with a pickup order for an item, 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 execute: obtaining a first input of a user requesting a first pickup order for a first item sold in a first store through a service provided by the electronic device; obtaining, in response to the first input, Information about whether the first pickup order is accepted in the first store; and when the first pickup order is accepted, providing a terminal of the user with first page information including first identification information about the first pickup order, first processing status information about the first pickup order, and first route guidance information about the first store for the user, wherein the first identification information includes a name of the service and a number assigned to the first pickup order.