WO2025150675A1 - Electronic device for providing item search page, and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method by which an electronic device provides an item search page, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: acquiring a keyword from a user terminal; identifying one or more items corresponding to the keyword; and providing an item search page including information about the one or more items, wherein the step of providing an item search page includes the steps of: checking whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition; and, if the keyword satisfies the preset condition, providing, to a shopping cart, the item search page which includes an icon for adding a first item from among the one or more items.

Description

Electronic device for providing an item search page and method of operation thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device for providing an item search page and an operating method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to an electronic device for providing an item search page including a function for allowing an item searched on an item search page to be added to a shopping cart or purchased directly without entering an item detail page, and an operating method thereof.

As the use of the Internet becomes more widespread, the e-commerce market is expanding. In particular, as infectious diseases spread, the proportion of people visiting offline stores to purchase items is decreasing, while the proportion of people purchasing items through e-commerce using computers or smartphones is rapidly increasing.

As the e-commerce market expands, e-commerce service users are seeking a simpler and faster purchasing experience. In general, when purchasing an item or adding it to a shopping cart, users must enter the item detail page to check the detailed information of the item. However, for items in a specific category such as groceries or items that users have already purchased, users can quickly make a purchasing decision without checking the detailed information about the item. In such cases, still requiring users to enter the item detail page to purchase an item can be inconvenient for users and degrade the user experience.

Therefore, e-commerce service providers want to improve user experience by providing users with accurate information about the items they want to purchase, as well as enabling users to purchase the items they want more easily and quickly.

In this regard, reference may be made to prior literature such as KR 10-2392533 B1 and KR 10-1671895 B1.

The present invention relates to a method for providing an item search page, and aims to increase user convenience by allowing a service user to add a desired item to a shopping cart directly on the item search page without entering the item detail page.

The technical problems to be achieved in the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the technical field to which the present invention belongs from the description below.

A method for providing an item search page in an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: obtaining a keyword from a user terminal; confirming one or more items corresponding to the keyword; and providing an item search page including information on the one or more items, wherein the step of providing the item search page comprises: confirming whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition; and providing the item search page including an icon for adding a first item among the one or more items to a shopping cart if the keyword satisfies the preset condition.

In one embodiment, the icon is characterized in that it is displayed at the bottom of an area displaying information about the first item on the item search page.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the step of adding one first item to a shopping cart in response to a first input of the user corresponding to the icon.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the steps of: receiving a second input from a user for increasing or decreasing a quantity of the first item; and adjusting the quantity of the first item in response to the second input.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: displaying a first widget for entering a quantity of the first item in response to a first input of the user; and adding the first item to a shopping cart in a quantity corresponding to the third input of the user for the first widget.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: checking the stock quantity of the first item; displaying information about the stock quantity of the first item on the first widget; and setting an input limit of the third input based on the stock quantity.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: checking the stock quantity of the first item; and providing a message regarding the stock quantity if the third input exceeds the stock quantity.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises the step of providing a message notifying that the first item has been added to the shopping cart in an amount corresponding to the third input of the user.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises: checking items in the shopping cart; and displaying a second widget including information about items in the shopping cart.

In one embodiment, the step of checking whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition is characterized by including the step of checking a category corresponding to the keyword; and the step of checking whether the category is a category within a preset category list.

In one embodiment, the step of providing the item search page comprises: a step of confirming the user's service usage history; and a step of providing the item search page including an icon for adding a second item among the one or more items to a shopping cart based on the user's service usage history.

In one embodiment, the user's service usage history is characterized by including at least one of information regarding the user's purchase of an item, information regarding the user's navigation of an item detail page, and information regarding the user's list of items of interest.

In one embodiment, the step of determining whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition is characterized by including a step of determining whether the keyword includes at least one of a name of an item or a brand name.

In one embodiment, if the user has a purchase history for the first item, the item search page is characterized by including an icon for purchasing the first item directly.

A non-transitory storage medium according to one embodiment of the present invention is characterized by being a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the above-described method on a computer.

An electronic device for providing an item search page according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a transceiver for transmitting and receiving information with another device; and a processor for obtaining a keyword from a user terminal, identifying one or more items corresponding to the keyword, and providing an item search page including information on the one or more items, wherein the processor is characterized in that it identifies whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition, and if the keyword satisfies the preset condition, provides the item search page including an icon for adding a first item among the one or more items to a shopping cart.

The present invention provides a function that allows an e-commerce service user to add an item to a shopping cart without entering the item's detail page after searching for the item, thereby increasing the user's convenience in purchasing items and improving the user experience.

In addition, the present invention can provide an optimized service to a user by determining an item including an icon that can be added to a shopping cart or made an immediate purchase on an item search page by considering the characteristics of the item and the user's service usage history.

The effects that can be obtained through the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a system for providing an item search page according to various embodiments.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating operations of an electronic device performing a method for providing an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIGS. 3A to 3D are diagrams illustrating a user interface of an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a user interface of an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a drawing schematically illustrating each component of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In describing the embodiments, descriptions of technical contents that are well known in the technical field to which the present invention belongs and are not directly related to the present invention will be omitted. This is to convey the gist of the present invention more clearly without obscuring it by omitting unnecessary descriptions.

For the same reason, some components in the attached drawings are exaggerated, omitted, or schematically illustrated. In addition, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. The same or corresponding components in each drawing are given the same reference numbers.

The advantages and features of the present invention, and the methods for achieving them, will become clearer with reference to the embodiments described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and the present embodiments are provided only to make the disclosure of the present invention complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention, and the present invention is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

At this time, it will be understood that each block of the processing flow diagram and the combination of the flow diagrams can be performed by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be loaded onto a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing equipment create a means for performing the functions described in the flow diagram block(s). These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-available or computer-readable memory that can be directed to a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement the function in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-available or computer-readable memory can also produce an article of manufacture that includes a means for performing the functions described in the flow diagram block(s). The computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, so that a series of operation steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executable process, so that the instructions that perform the computer or other programmable data processing equipment can provide steps for performing the functions described in the flow diagram block(s).

Additionally, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that contains one or more executable instructions for performing a specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that in some alternative implementation examples, the functions mentioned in the blocks may occur out of order. For example, two blocks shown in succession may in fact be performed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be performed in reverse order, depending on the functionality they perform.

Here, the term '~ part' used in this embodiment means a software or hardware component such as an FPGA or ASIC, and the '~ part' performs certain roles. However, the '~ part' is not limited to software or hardware. The '~ part' may be configured to be in an addressable storage medium and may be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Thus, as an example, the '~ part' includes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functions provided in the components and '~ parts' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~ parts' or further separated into additional components and '~ parts'. In addition, the components and '~ parts' may be implemented to reproduce one or more CPUs in a device or a secure multimedia card.

The expression “at least one of a, b, and c” as used throughout the specification can encompass “a alone,” “b alone,” “c alone,” “a and b,” “a and c,” “b and c,” or “all of a, b, and c.”

The "terminal" mentioned below may be implemented as a computer or portable terminal capable of connecting to a server or other terminal via a network. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook, desktop, laptop, etc. equipped with a WEB Browser, and the portable terminal may include, for example, a wireless communication device that ensures portability and mobility, such as a communication-based terminal such as IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), and all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices such as a smartphone, tablet PC, etc.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating the configuration of a system for providing an item search page according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, an item information providing system according to various embodiments of the present invention may include an electronic device (100) and a user terminal (110). Meanwhile, the system illustrated in FIG. 1 only illustrates components related to embodiments of the present invention. Accordingly, a person skilled in the art will understand that other general components may be further included in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 1.

In one embodiment, a user of an e-commerce service may communicate with a service server including an electronic device (100) by using a user terminal (110). The user terminal (110) may have an application for providing an e-commerce service installed, may access the electronic device (100) under the control of the application, and may use the e-commerce service based on information exchange with the electronic device (100). The e-commerce application may include an application for a buyer, an application for a seller, an application for a delivery person, etc., depending on who the user of the application is. That is, the user terminal (110) may be used by various users, including a customer who purchases an item through the service, a seller who sells an item through the service, and a delivery person who delivers the purchased item from the seller to the customer. The user terminal (110) may be a mobile device such as a smartphone and a tablet PC, or a static device such as a desktop PC, and any device on which an e-commerce or delivery brokerage service application is installed and executed may be used as the user terminal (110) without limitation.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may communicate with a user terminal (110) and provide information related to an e-commerce service to the user terminal (110), and may be included in a service server that provides the e-commerce service. The electronic device (100) may provide a list of items or stores as a search result of a database. In addition, the electronic device (100) may provide information related to delivery and payment of items purchased by the customer through the service to at least one of the customer, the seller, and the delivery person. In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may provide the user terminal (110) with an item search page that includes a function of directly adding an item to be purchased to a shopping cart on an item search page that displays a list of items related to a keyword entered by the user when the user searches for an item through e-commerce.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may obtain a keyword from the user terminal (110), check one or more items corresponding to the keyword from a database, and provide an item search page including information on one or more items to the user terminal (110). In addition, the electronic device (100) may provide an icon on the item search page for adding a specific item among one or more items included in the item search page to a shopping cart, and may add the item to the shopping cart in response to a user's input for the item. A method for the electronic device (100) to generate and provide an item search page in this manner will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2 below.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are flowcharts illustrating operations of an electronic device performing a method for providing an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 2A, in step S210, the electronic device (100) can obtain a keyword from the user terminal (110). For example, the electronic device (100) can receive or obtain a keyword that a user using an e-commerce service inputs through the user terminal (110). That is, the user terminal (110) can obtain a keyword related to an item from the user and transmit it to the electronic device (100). For example, the keyword that the electronic device (100) obtains from the user terminal (110) can be a text for any information related to an item that an e-commerce service user wants to search for through the e-commerce service, including a text for the name of an item related to the keyword, a text for an item category into which an item can be classified, or a text for the name of a brand corresponding to the item.

Next, in step S220, the electronic device (100) can check one or more items corresponding to the keyword acquired through step S210. In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can check an item corresponding to the keyword among the items stored in the database. The electronic device (100) can analyze the type of the acquired keyword to determine the user's intention and check an item related to the keyword. For example, if the acquired keyword is a keyword related to an item name or a brand name, an item including the item name or brand name can be checked. In addition, if the acquired keyword is a keyword related to a category, an item classified into the category among the items stored in the database can be checked. In addition, an item including item information related to the keyword can be checked based on information included in the acquired keyword.

In one embodiment, when there are more than one keyword acquired, the electronic device (100) can set priorities for the more than one keyword and check some items among the items stored in the database according to the priorities. The priorities for the more than one keyword may be determined according to preset conditions or may be determined according to the keyword input order of the user through the user terminal (110). In addition, the electronic device (100) can check only items that include all of the more than one keyword for the more than one keyword, or can check items that include some of the more than one keyword.

In step S230, the electronic device (100) may provide an item search page including information on one or more items identified in step S220.

In one embodiment, the item search page may include information about one or more items. For example, the item search page may include any information that a user might consider when considering purchasing an item, including the item's name, brand information, price, guaranteed delivery period, discount information, and inventory quantity for one or more items.

In one embodiment, one or more items included in the item search page can be sorted by priority. For example, the priority can be set by considering at least one of the degree of matching with the user's search keyword, the sales rank of the item, and the price. Additionally, the user can set the priority according to his or her personal preference. In this way, the user experience can be improved by sorting the order of one or more items included in the item search page according to the preference or filter set by the user.

A user can select an item that he or she wants to purchase or is interested in based on information about one or more items included in an item search page, and can then enter a page where he or she can check detailed information about the item in response to his or her selection. The item detail page allows the user to view detailed information about the item along with various images of the item, and the page provides options to add the item to a shopping cart or purchase it immediately.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2b, the electronic device (100) may perform step S225 of checking whether a keyword acquired from the user terminal (110) satisfies a preset condition after step S220. If the keyword acquired from the user terminal (110) does not satisfy the preset condition, an item search page including information on one or more items may be provided to the user terminal (110) according to step S230 described above. If the keyword acquired from the user terminal (110) satisfies the preset condition, an icon for adding a first item among one or more items included in the item search page to a shopping cart may be displayed according to step S240 described below.

In one embodiment, when an icon for adding a first item to a shopping cart is provided on an item search page, the icon may be displayed at the bottom of an area displaying information about a specific item. At this time, by displaying the icon, some information about the item provided on the item search page may be omitted and the icon may be displayed, or the area displaying information about the specific item may be expanded to secure an area where the icon is displayed. In this way, when an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart is provided on an item search page, the information about the item provided on the item search page may be reduced or the number of items provided on the item search page may be reduced. Accordingly, providing an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart on an item search page for items that users tend to purchase after entering the item detail page and searching for detailed information about the item may cause inconvenience to the user and deteriorate the user experience. In consideration of this, a service provider needs to appropriately select items for which an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart is provided on an item search page.

In step S240, the electronic device (100) may provide an item search page including an icon for adding a first item among one or more items to a shopping cart if a keyword obtained from the user terminal (110) satisfies a preset condition.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can check a category corresponding to a keyword acquired from a user terminal (110), and if the category is included in a preset category list, can provide an item search page including an icon for adding one or more items included in the item search page to a shopping cart.

For example, users of e-commerce services may tend to carefully review the content posted on the item detail page for items in the clothing or electronics category, whereas they may tend to quickly purchase items in the groceries or daily necessities category without reviewing the content posted on the item detail page. In such a case, for items in the groceries or daily necessities category, an icon for adding the item to the shopping cart may be displayed on the item search page so that the item can be added to the shopping cart without having to enter the item detail page. In this way, by allowing the item to be added to the shopping cart on the item search page, the convenience of the user's purchase can be increased and the user experience can be improved.

In one embodiment, the preset category list may be a category list set by an e-commerce service provider. In addition, the preset category list may be determined by considering the e-commerce service usage history of users using the e-commerce service. For example, the e-commerce service provider may determine the time that users stay on an item detail page before purchasing an item or the items frequently purchased by users based on the service usage history of users, and may determine a category list including popular items or categories that users are likely to purchase without checking the content posted on the item detail page in detail based on this. In cases where categories are subdivided into large, medium, and small categories within the service, the preset category list may be determined based on category information corresponding to any subdivision level desired by the service provider.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may provide an icon on the item search page that allows adding some or all of one or more items included in the item search page to a shopping cart if a category corresponding to a search keyword is included in a preset category list. For example, the electronic device (100) may provide an icon that allows adding to a shopping cart only for items that have been purchased a certain number of times or more by service users among one or more items included in the item search page, or may provide an icon that allows adding to a shopping cart only for items that users have purchased.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can check the user's service usage history related to the service, and provide an item search page including an icon for adding a second item among one or more items to a shopping cart based on the user's service usage history. In one embodiment, the user's service usage history related to the service can include at least one of information regarding the user's purchase of an item, information regarding the user's navigation of an item detail page, and information regarding the user's list of items of interest.

For example, the electronic device (100) may verify the user's purchase history for one or more items confirmed in step S220, and provide an item search page including an icon for adding to a shopping cart for items for which the user's purchase history is confirmed. As another example, the electronic device (100) may verify information about the time the user stays on an item detail page, and if the time the user stays on the item detail page is less than a certain time, provide an item search page including an icon for adding to a shopping cart. At this time, the information about the time the user stays on the item detail page may be determined as an average value for all items provided by the service, and if the value is less than a certain time, an item search page including an icon for adding to a shopping cart for all items displayed on the item search page provided to the user may be provided. In addition, the information about the time the user stays on the item detail page may be determined as an average value for items belonging to each category by category, and it may also be determined whether to display an icon for adding to a shopping cart for each category of items displayed on the item search page. As another example, the electronic device (100) may check whether the user has set one or more items confirmed in step S220 as items of interest, and may provide an item search page including an icon for adding to a shopping cart for items set by the user as items of interest. The present invention is not limited to the examples described above, and if it is determined that it is advantageous to display an icon for adding to a shopping cart on the item search page in consideration of any characteristic related to the item and/or any characteristic related to the user, an item search page including an icon for adding to a shopping cart may be provided.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) can check whether a keyword acquired from the user terminal (110) includes at least one of the name of an item or a brand name, and if the keyword includes at least one of the name of an item or a brand name, can provide an item search page including an icon for adding the corresponding item to a shopping cart. If a user searches for an item using a keyword including the name of an item or a brand name, it can be expected that the user intends to purchase a specific item. Therefore, in this case, providing an icon for adding the item directly to a shopping cart within the item detail page can be an effective way to improve user experience.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart only when all of the above-described factors are satisfied, or may display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart when only some of the above-described factors are satisfied. The electronic device (100) may determine whether to display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart by considering the priorities of the factors considered in determining whether to display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart on the item search page. For example, if a condition regarding the user's service usage history has a higher priority than a condition regarding the keyword's category, and even if the keyword satisfies the condition regarding the category, if the user's service usage history does not satisfy the condition regarding the service usage history, it may be determined not to display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart on the item search page. Conversely, if a condition regarding the keyword's category has a higher priority than a condition regarding the user's service usage history, if the keyword satisfies the condition regarding the category, it may be determined to display an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart on the item search page even when the user's service usage history does not satisfy the condition regarding the service usage history. Alternatively, an icon for adding to a shopping cart may be displayed only for items that satisfy both a condition regarding the keyword category and a condition regarding the user's service usage history. In one embodiment, the priority of factors considered for determining whether to display an icon for adding to a shopping cart for an item on an item detail page may be determined by the service provider or by the user.

In one embodiment, the electronic device (100) may provide an item search page including an icon for directly purchasing an item for some or all of one or more items corresponding to a keyword, taking into account the various factors described above. In one embodiment, the icon for directly purchasing an item may be displayed together with an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart, or may be displayed instead of an icon for adding an item to a shopping cart. For example, if a category corresponding to a keyword is a category within a preset category list, and is an item for which the user has a purchase history, or is an item set as an item of interest by the user, an icon for directly purchasing the item may be provided on the item search page for the corresponding item.

In step S250, the electronic device (100) can receive a first input corresponding to an icon for adding a first item to a shopping cart from a user terminal (110), and can add the first item to the shopping cart in response to the first input.

The user interface related to the item search page provided to the user terminal (110) and the operation of the user terminal (110) corresponding to the user's input will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3a to 4b.

FIGS. 3A to 3D are diagrams illustrating a user interface of an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3A, an item search page (300) according to one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The item search page (300) may include an area (310) for receiving input of a keyword for searching for an item, an area (320) including an icon for moving to a page where items currently added to a shopping cart can be checked, and an area (330) for displaying an item list including information about one or more items checked based on an input keyword.

In the area (310), a keyword that the user wants to search for can be displayed. The user can input a new keyword that the user wants to search for in the area (310) through the user terminal (110), and the user terminal (110) can transmit the input keyword to the electronic device (100). The electronic device (100) can check one or more items corresponding to the new keyword according to the examples described above, and can provide an item search page (300) that includes information on one or more items.

The icon displayed in area (320) can display information about the quantity of items currently included in the user's shopping cart.

The area (330) may include information about one or more items identified by the method described above in relation to step S220 of FIG. 2. The information about the items may include any information that a user may consider in relation to purchasing the items, including the name of the items, the price of the items, the brand name of the items, the rating of the items, information related to shipping of the items, and discount information about the items. In addition, an icon (331) for adding the corresponding items to a shopping cart may be provided at the bottom of the area where the information about the items displayed in the area (330) is displayed. In this example, an example in which the icon (331) is provided at the bottom of the area where the information about the items is displayed is disclosed, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the icon (331) may be provided at any location within the area where the information about the items is displayed.

As described above, the icon (331) may be displayed for all of one or more items included in the item search page (300), or may be displayed for only some of one or more items. In the case where it is displayed for only some of one or more items, the item for which the icon (331) is to be displayed may be determined by considering at least one of the characteristics of the search keyword entered by the user, the characteristics of the item, and the characteristics of the user.

If there is a user input for the icon (331) of Fig. 3a, the corresponding item can be added to the shopping cart. In response to the user input, one item can be added to the shopping cart, and accordingly, the icon (331) of Fig. 3a can be changed into the form of the icon (332) of Fig. 3b. The icon (332) can include information about the quantity of items included in the shopping cart, an icon for increasing the quantity of items, and an icon for deleting the corresponding item from the shopping cart, and the quantity of items included in the shopping cart can be adjusted in response to the user input for each icon. If the quantity of items included in the shopping cart is two or more, an icon for decreasing the quantity of items can be included instead of an icon for deleting the item from the shopping cart. In addition, as one item is added to the shopping cart in response to the user input, a message indicating that the item has been added to the shopping cart can be displayed in the area (340).

Also, referring to FIG. 3c, the user can directly input the desired quantity in the area that displays information about the quantity of items included in the shopping cart on the icon (332). At this time, the quantity of items that can be added to the shopping cart may be limited depending on the stock quantity of the items. If the user inputs a quantity greater than the stock quantity, a message including information about the maximum purchasable quantity of the items may be displayed in the area (340).

Also, referring to FIG. 3d, a widget (350) for entering a quantity of items may be displayed on an item search page (330) in response to a user input for an icon (332) of FIG. 3b or FIG. 3c. The widget (350) may include information about a selected item and may include an icon for allowing a user to adjust the quantity of the item. As described above, the user may adjust the quantity of items by inputting an input corresponding to an icon for increasing or decreasing the quantity of items, and may also adjust the quantity of items by directly inputting a desired quantity. When the user adjusts the quantity of items or inputs the quantity of items, a message may be displayed notifying that the corresponding quantity of items has been added to the shopping cart.

The electronic device (100) can check the stock quantity of an item, display information about the stock quantity of the item in an area (351) within a widget (350), and set a quantity input limit for the user based on the stock quantity. If the user attempts to adjust or input a quantity exceeding the input limit, a message including information about the stock quantity can be displayed.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating a user interface of an item search page according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, an item search page (400) according to one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The item search page (400) may include information about one or more items corresponding to a keyword entered by a user, and may include an icon (431) for purchasing some of the one or more items immediately, and an icon (432) for adding some of the one or more items to a shopping cart.

When there is a user input corresponding to the icon (431) or the icon (432), a widget (410) including information about items in the user's shopping cart may be displayed as illustrated in FIG. 4B. The widget (460) may include an area (461) including an icon for adjusting the quantity of items in the shopping cart, an area (462) including an icon for deleting an item from the shopping cart, and an area (463) including an icon for purchasing an item in the shopping cart. The user may adjust the quantity of items, delete an item from the shopping cart, or purchase an item in the shopping cart through input to the area (461), the area (462), or the area (463).

FIG. 5 is a drawing schematically illustrating each component of an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the electronic device (500) may include a transceiver (510), a processor (520), and a memory (530). Only components related to the present embodiments are illustrated in the electronic device (500) illustrated in FIG. 5. Therefore, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the electronic device (500) may further include other general components in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 5. Since the electronic device (500) of FIG. 5 may be included in the electronic device (100) of FIG. 1, descriptions of overlapping content with FIGS. 1 to 4B will be omitted.

The transceiver (510) can communicate with other devices. Accordingly, the electronic device (500) can transmit and receive information with other devices through the transceiver. For example, the electronic device (500) can communicate with a user terminal (110) through the transceiver, or communicate with other devices (e.g., a server of FIG. 2).

Here, communication, i.e., transmission and reception of data, can be performed wired or wirelessly. To this end, the transceiver (510) may include a wired communication module that connects to the Internet, etc., via a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that connects to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, a short-distance communication module that uses a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) series communication method such as Wi-Fi or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) series communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, a satellite communication module that uses a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as a GPS (Global Positioning System), or a combination thereof.

The processor (520) controls the overall operation of the electronic device (500). To this end, the processor (520) may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operation of components of the electronic device (500). For example, the processor (520) may execute programs or applications for user interface tests. The processor (520) may be implemented as a computer or a similar device according to hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor (520) may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform control functions, and in terms of software, the processor (520) may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor (520). Meanwhile, unless otherwise specifically mentioned in the above description, the operation of the electronic device may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor (520). That is, when modules implemented in the system for providing the above-described item search page are executed, the modules may be interpreted as controlling the processor (520) to perform the above-described operations of the electronic device.

The memory (530) can store various types of information. The memory (530) can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, the memory (530) of the electronic device (500) can store an operating program (OS: Operating System) for operating the electronic device (500), data for hosting a website, a program for generating Braille, or data regarding an application (e.g., a web application). In addition, the memory (530) can store modules in the form of computer codes as described above.

Examples of memory (530) may include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), etc. Such memory (530) may be provided as a built-in type or a detachable type.

In summary, the various embodiments may be implemented by various means. For example, the various embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

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

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, the method according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of a module, procedure, or function that performs the functions or operations described above. For example, software code may be stored in a memory and driven by a processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor by various means already known.

The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface device such as a touch panel, a key, an icon, etc. The methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program commands executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., a read-only memory (ROM), a random-access memory (RAM), a floppy disk, a hard disk, etc.) and an optical reading medium (e.g., a CD-ROM, a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to computer systems connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

The present embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented by various numbers of hardware and/or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment may employ direct circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., which may perform various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similarly to the fact that the components may be implemented as software programming or software elements, the present embodiment may be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as C, C++, Java, assembler, etc., including various algorithms implemented as a combination of data structures, processes, routines, or other programming configurations. The functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms that are executed on one or more processors. In addition, the present embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism,” “element,” “means,” and “configuration” can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical configurations. The terms can also include the meaning of a series of software processes (routines) in connection with a processor, etc.

The above-described embodiments are only examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims set forth herein.

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In a method for an electronic device to provide an item search page, A step of obtaining a keyword from a user terminal; a step of checking one or more items corresponding to the above keyword; and A step of providing an item search page containing information about one or more of the above items. Including, The steps for providing the above item search page are: A step of checking whether the above keyword satisfies a preset condition; and A step of providing an item search page including an icon for adding a first item among the one or more items to a shopping cart when the above keyword satisfies a preset condition. A method of providing an item search page, comprising: In the first paragraph, A method for providing an item search page, wherein the above icon is displayed at the bottom of an area displaying information about the first item on the above item search page. In the first paragraph, A method for providing an item search page, further comprising the step of adding one first item to a shopping cart in response to a first input of the user corresponding to the icon. In the third paragraph, A step of receiving a second input from the user for increasing or decreasing the quantity of the first item; and A step of adjusting the quantity of the first item in response to the second input. A method of providing an item search page, which further includes: In the first paragraph, A step of displaying a first widget for entering a quantity of the first item in response to the first input of the user; and In response to a user's third input for the first widget, a step of adding the first item to the shopping cart in an amount corresponding to the third input A method of providing an item search page, which further includes: In paragraph 5, A step of checking the stock quantity of the first item; A step of displaying information about the stock quantity of the first item in the first widget; and Step for setting the input limit of the third input based on the above inventory quantity A method of providing an item search page, which further includes: In paragraph 5, A step of checking the stock quantity of the first item; and Step of providing a message regarding the stock quantity when the third input exceeds the stock quantity A method of providing an item search page, which further includes: In paragraph 5, A method for providing an item search page, further comprising the step of providing a message notifying that the first item has been added to the shopping cart in an amount corresponding to the third input of the user. In the first paragraph, Step of checking the items in the above shopping cart; and A step for displaying a second widget containing information about items in the above shopping cart. A method of providing an item search page, which further includes: In the first paragraph, The step of checking whether the above keyword satisfies the preset conditions is: Step of checking the category corresponding to the above keyword; and Step to check whether the above category is a category within the preset category list A method of providing an item search page, comprising: In the first paragraph, The steps for providing the above item search page are: Step for checking the service usage history of the above user; and A step of providing an item search page including an icon for adding a second item among the one or more items to a shopping cart based on the service usage history of the user. A method of providing an item search page, comprising: In Article 11, A method for providing an item search page, wherein the service usage history of the user includes at least one of information regarding the user's purchase of an item, information regarding the user's navigation of an item detail page, and information regarding the user's list of items of interest. In the first paragraph, The step of checking whether the above keyword satisfies the preset conditions is: A step for checking whether the above keyword includes at least one of the item name or brand name. A method of providing an item search page, comprising: In the first paragraph, A method for providing an item search page, wherein if the user has a purchase history for the first item, the item search page includes an icon for directly purchasing the first item. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 1 on a computer. As an electronic device for providing an item search page, A transceiver for transmitting and receiving information with other devices; and A processor comprising: a processor for obtaining a keyword from a user terminal, identifying one or more items corresponding to the keyword, and providing an item search page including information about the one or more items; An electronic device wherein the processor determines whether the keyword satisfies a preset condition, and if the keyword satisfies the preset condition, provides an item search page including an icon for adding a first item among the one or more items to a shopping cart.