Item transaction system and method capable of checking item transaction

Abstract

The present invention relates to an item trading system and an item trading method capable of verifying trading availability, wherein, when trading game items on a webpage, a connection is attempted to immediately verify trading availability with a seller who has registered an item they wish to sell or a buyer who has registered an item they wish to buy, thereby enabling the trading of the desired game item to be carried out immediately without waiting for a transaction or time delay.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an item trading system and an item trading method capable of verifying the availability of trading. More specifically, when trading game items on a webpage, the invention attempts to immediately verify the availability of trading to a seller who has registered an item they wish to sell or a buyer who has registered an item they wish to buy, thereby enabling the trading of the desired game item to be carried out immediately without waiting for a transaction or time delay. Background Technology

[0003] Generally, in the case of games used by a large number of users online, such as online games and mobile games, an item trading service is provided that allows users to trade game items through an external item trading platform in addition to the item trading platform provided within the game.

[0004] In the case of conventional item trading services, when a buyer clicks the purchase request button to buy an item registered by a seller, the item trading server sends a notification signal to the seller's terminal via a dedicated app or website notification to inform them that a purchase request has been received.

[0005] However, if the seller has turned off dedicated app or website notifications on their device or is not logged into the website, they cannot detect in real-time that a purchase request has been received. Consequently, there is a problem where the buyer must wait indefinitely after placing the purchase request until the seller confirms it.

[0006] Similarly, in the opposite case, since buyers cannot perceive in real-time that a sales request has been received when they have turned off dedicated app or website notifications on their devices or are not connected to the website, sellers must also wait indefinitely until the buyer confirms the request. Therefore, there is a need for the development of technology that enables sellers or buyers wishing to trade game items to immediately sell or purchase the desired items without waiting or time delays. Prior art literature

[0008] Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0153232 The problem to be solved

[0009] The present invention aims to solve the above problems by providing an item trading system and an item trading method capable of checking trading availability, which attempts to immediately confirm trading availability to a seller who has registered an item they wish to sell or a buyer who has registered an item they wish to buy when trading game items on a webpage, thereby enabling the trading of the desired game item to be carried out immediately without waiting for a transaction or time delay. means of solving the problem

[0011] An item trading system (100) capable of verifying the transaction availability according to one embodiment of the present invention may include: an item information registration unit (110) that collects item information regarding an item desired for sale from a seller terminal and registers it on a webpage, or collects item information regarding an item desired for purchase from a buyer terminal and registers it on a webpage; a transaction request receiving unit (120) that receives a purchase request for an item desired for sale that has already been registered from a buyer terminal, or receives a sales request for the item desired for purchase from a seller terminal that owns the item desired for purchase; a transaction availability verification unit (130) that attempts to connect to a seller terminal or a buyer terminal to verify whether an immediate transaction is possible and verifies whether an immediate transaction is possible; and an item transaction progress unit (140) that allows an item transaction to proceed between a seller terminal or a buyer terminal whose transaction availability has been verified.

[0012] In one embodiment, the item information registration unit (110) may be provided to enable viewing and inquiry of item information regarding a previously registered item of purchase or item information regarding a previously registered item of sale through a seller terminal or a buyer terminal.

[0013] In one embodiment, when the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item for sale from a buyer terminal, it may provide item information and seller information regarding the previously registered item for sale to the buyer terminal, and when the seller terminal receives a sales request for a previously registered item for purchase from a seller terminal, it may provide item information and buyer information regarding the previously registered item for purchase to the seller terminal.

[0014] In one embodiment, when the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item for sale from a buyer terminal or a sales request for a previously registered item for purchase from a seller terminal, it may provide the buyer terminal or seller terminal with an item for confirming whether to attempt a connection to verify whether immediate transaction is possible.

[0015] In one embodiment, the transaction availability verification unit (130) may attempt to connect to a seller terminal corresponding to a previously registered item of desired sale to verify whether immediate sale is possible when an item attempting to connect to verify whether immediate purchase is possible through a buyer terminal is selected, and may attempt to connect to a buyer terminal corresponding to a previously registered item of desired purchase to verify whether immediate purchase is possible when an item attempting to connect to verify whether immediate purchase is possible through a seller terminal is selected.

[0016] In one embodiment, the item transaction progress unit (140) outputs a webpage to allow the transaction of a previously registered item to be sold to each of the buyer terminal and the seller terminal when feedback indicating immediate sale availability is received from the seller terminal that received the connection for checking immediate sale availability, and when feedback indicating immediate sale availability is received from the seller terminal that received the connection for checking immediate sale availability, or when feedback indicating immediate sale availability is not received within a preset time, it may provide a notification that the transaction is not possible to the buyer terminal.

[0017] In one embodiment, the item transaction progress unit (140) provides a transaction non-transaction notification to the buyer terminal, and can select and recommend items to the buyer terminal that are registered through other seller terminals based on the item information of the item to be sold.

[0018] In one embodiment, the item transaction progress unit (140) outputs a webpage to allow the transaction of a previously registered item of interest to proceed to each of the buyer terminal and seller terminal when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is received from the buyer terminal that received the connection to check immediate purchase availability, and when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is received from the buyer terminal that received the connection to check immediate purchase availability, or when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is not received within a preset time, it may provide a notification that the transaction is not possible to the seller terminal.

[0019] In one embodiment, the item transaction progress unit (140) provides a transaction unavailable notification to the seller terminal, and can select and recommend items to the seller terminal that are registered through other buyer terminals based on the item information of the item desired for purchase.

[0021] An item trading method capable of verifying the availability of a transaction according to another embodiment of the present invention may include: a step of collecting item information regarding an item desired for sale from a seller terminal and registering it on a webpage in an item information registration unit, or collecting item information regarding an item desired for purchase from a buyer terminal and registering it on a webpage; a step of receiving a purchase request for an item desired for sale from a buyer terminal that has already been registered, or receiving a sales request for the item desired for purchase from a seller terminal that owns the item desired for purchase in a transaction request receiving unit; a step of attempting a connection to verify the availability of an immediate transaction to a seller terminal or a buyer terminal and verifying the availability of an immediate transaction in a transaction availability verification unit; and a step of allowing an item transaction to proceed between a seller terminal or a buyer terminal whose availability of a transaction has been verified in an item transaction progressing unit. Effects of the invention

[0023] According to one aspect of the present invention, a connection is attempted to immediately verify the availability of a transaction with a seller who has registered an item they wish to sell or a buyer who has registered an item they wish to buy, thereby providing the advantage of enabling the seller or buyer to immediately trade the game item they desire without waiting or time delay. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0025] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an item trading system (100) capable of verifying whether trading is possible according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a diagram showing a web page screen where item information regarding an item to be sold or an item to be purchased is viewed through a seller's terminal or a buyer's terminal. Figure 3 is a diagram showing a web page screen that is displayed when a previously registered item desired for sale is selected through a buyer's terminal. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a webpage screen in which a Rocket Purchase Request item is displayed to attempt a connection to verify whether an immediate transaction is possible to the seller terminal when the purchase request item shown in FIG. 3 is selected. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a status guidance screen that attempts to connect to the seller terminal to check whether immediate sale is possible when the rocket purchase application item shown in FIG. 4 is selected. Figure 6 is a diagram showing a transaction-unavailable notification screen that is displayed when feedback indicating immediate sale is not received from the seller or when feedback indicating immediate sale is not received within a preset time. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the entire process of checking the trading availability and proceeding with the transaction when trading an item through an item trading system (100) capable of checking the trading availability according to one embodiment of the present invention in a series of sequences. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0026] Preferred embodiments are presented below to aid in understanding the present invention. However, the following embodiments are provided merely to facilitate a better understanding of the invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited by these embodiments.

[0028] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an item trading system (100) capable of verifying whether trading is possible according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 1, an item trading system (100) capable of verifying trading availability according to one embodiment of the present invention is largely composed of an item information registration unit (110), a trading request receiving unit (120), a trading availability verification unit (130), and an item trading progress unit (140).

[0030] Here, the item trading system (100) capable of verifying the trading availability according to the present invention may refer to a type of server that provides a game item trading service. Accordingly, the item information registration unit (110), the trading request receiving unit (120), the trading availability verification unit (130), and the item trading progress unit (140) described below can be interpreted as physical configurations representing the functions performed through such a server.

[0032] First, the item information registration unit (110) collects item information about items desired for sale from a seller's terminal and registers it on a webpage, or collects item information about items desired for purchase from a buyer's terminal and registers it on a webpage.

[0033] In addition, the item information register (110) can be provided to allow viewing and inquiry of item information regarding previously registered items desired for purchase or items desired for sale through a seller terminal or a buyer terminal. This is described as follows.

[0034] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a web page screen in which item information regarding an item to be sold or an item to be purchased is viewed through a seller terminal or a buyer terminal, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a web page screen that is displayed when a previously registered item to be sold is selected through a buyer terminal.

[0035] Looking at FIGS. 2 and 3, the item information registration unit (110) can be used to view items desired for purchase registered by multiple buyers through their buyer terminals via the seller terminal, or to view items desired for sale registered by multiple sellers through their seller terminals via the buyer terminal.

[0036] At this time, the term "item desired for purchase" may refer to a type of item requested for purchase that buyers wish to buy, and the term "item desired for sale" may refer to a type of item requested for sale that sellers wish to sell.

[0037] That is, buyers register item information in the item information register (110) as items they wish to purchase regarding game items they wish to buy, and sellers register item information in the item information register (110) as items they wish to sell regarding game items they wish to sell.

[0038] If a buyer selects the 'For Sale' item in the search area through their buyer terminal and searches for a game name, server name, or game item name for a game they wish to purchase, the item information register (110) may provide the game name, server name, or game item searched by the buyer as a list as shown in FIG. 2.

[0039] The item information provided at this time is item information for items that multiple sellers have previously registered in the item information register (110), and the item information register (110) provides search results for items that correspond to the game name, server name, or game item name searched through the buyer's terminal among the multiple items that have already been registered.

[0040] Conversely, when a seller searches for a game name, server name, or game item name for a game they wish to sell after selecting the 'Buy' item in the search area through their seller terminal, the item information register (110) may provide the game name, server name, or game item searched by the seller as a list as shown in FIG. 2.

[0041] The item information provided at this time is item information for items that multiple buyers have previously registered in the item information register (110), and the item information register (110) provides search results for items that are desired for purchase corresponding to the game name, server name, or game item name searched through the seller terminal among the multiple items that are already registered.

[0043] The transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item of interest from a buyer terminal, or receives a sales request for the item of interest from a seller terminal that owns the item of interest. The transaction availability checking unit (130) attempts to establish a connection with the seller terminal or buyer terminal to confirm whether an immediate transaction is possible, thereby confirming whether an immediate transaction is possible. This is described as follows.

[0045] Referring to FIG. 3, when the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item of interest from a buyer terminal, it provides item information and seller information regarding the previously registered item of interest to the buyer terminal as shown in FIG. 3. Alternatively, when the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a sales request for a previously registered item of interest from a seller terminal, it provides item information and buyer information regarding the previously registered item of interest to the seller terminal.

[0046] Additionally, when a purchase request for a previously registered item for sale is received from a buyer terminal or a sales request for a previously registered item for purchase is received from a seller terminal, the transaction request receiving unit (120) may provide an item to the buyer terminal or seller terminal to confirm whether to attempt a connection to verify whether immediate transaction is possible. This is described as follows.

[0047] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a web page screen in which a Rocket Purchase Application item is displayed to attempt a connection to check whether immediate transaction is possible to the seller terminal when the purchase application item shown in FIG. 3 is selected; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a status guide screen in which a connection is attempted to check whether immediate sale is possible to the seller terminal when the Rocket Purchase Application item shown in FIG. 4 is selected; and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a transaction unavailable notification screen displayed when feedback indicating immediate sale is unavailable is received from the seller terminal or when feedback indicating immediate sale is available is not received within a preset time.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 4, when the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item of interest from a buyer terminal, it may provide a 'Rocket Purchase Request Item' in addition to the 'Purchase Request Item' and 'Purchase Cancellation Item' as shown in FIG. 4. Here, the 'Rocket Purchase Request Item' refers to an item that attempts to establish a connection to the seller terminal to verify whether an immediate transaction is possible.

[0049] For example, when a ‘Rocket purchase request item’ is selected through a buyer terminal, the transaction availability check unit (130) attempts to make a phone call to a seller terminal that has registered the item to be sold, as shown in FIG. 5, to check whether the item to be sold immediately is available for sale.

[0050] If immediate sale availability feedback is received from a seller terminal that has received a connection to check immediate sale availability, the item transaction processing unit (140) outputs a webpage to each of the buyer terminal and seller terminal to allow the transaction of the previously registered item to proceed, thereby allowing the item transaction to proceed between the seller terminal or buyer terminal whose transaction availability has been confirmed.

[0051] Here, the term "immediate sale availability feedback" can be interpreted as meaning that the seller terminal, upon receiving a call to confirm whether immediate sale is possible, selects keypad 1 to convey the intention that the item can be sold immediately. In this case, the item transaction progress unit (140) causes a screen indicating that the item transaction is proceeding to be displayed on the respective screens of the buyer terminal and the seller terminal.

[0052] If, if feedback indicating that immediate sale is not possible is received from the seller terminal that received the connection to check whether immediate sale is possible, or if feedback indicating immediate sale is not received within a preset time (e.g., 60 seconds) (if the phone connection is not established), the item transaction progress unit (140) provides a notification that the transaction is not possible to the buyer terminal as shown in FIG. 6.

[0053] Here, the "immediate sale unavailable feedback" can be interpreted as the seller terminal receiving a call to check whether immediate sale is possible selecting keypad number 2 to convey the intention that the item cannot be sold immediately. In this case, the item transaction processing unit (140) can recommend to the buyer terminal a registered item for sale through another seller terminal based on the item information of the item for sale, along with a transaction unavailable notification on the buyer terminal screen stating that the item cannot be purchased.

[0054] Meanwhile, in one embodiment, the item transaction processing unit (140) may provide a connection attempt failure notification to the buyer terminal that, for an item that is not available for immediate transaction and has received a transaction failure notification that the item is not available for purchase, if a request to purchase the item is received again through the same buyer terminal, that connection attempt to check whether the item is available for immediate transaction is not possible for a preset time (e.g., 10 minutes).

[0055] In addition, in one embodiment, the transaction availability check unit (130) may, when a purchase request is simultaneously received from two or more buyer terminals for a specific item desired for sale, allow the buyer terminal that first requested the purchase request to select the 'Rocket Purchase Request Item' first, or attempt to first connect to the seller for the 'Rocket Purchase Request Item' of the buyer terminal that first requested the purchase request first, and provide a notification to the next buyer terminal that the seller terminal is currently busy and that they should re-select the 'Rocket Purchase Request Item' after a certain amount of time has passed.

[0056] Meanwhile, although the cases of FIGS. 3 to 6 describe examples of selecting an item to be sold through a buyer's terminal, a detailed explanation will be omitted because the process can proceed in a corresponding manner when selecting an item to be purchased through a seller's terminal.

[0058] Next, we will examine the entire process of checking the trading availability and proceeding with the transaction when trading an item through the item trading system (100) that allows checking the trading availability, as seen above.

[0059] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the entire process of checking the trading availability and proceeding with the transaction when trading an item through an item trading system (100) capable of checking the trading availability according to one embodiment of the present invention in a series of sequences.

[0060] Looking at Fig. 7, first, the item information register collects item information regarding an item desired for sale from a seller's terminal and registers it on a webpage, or collects item information regarding an item desired for purchase from a buyer's terminal and registers it on a webpage (S701). At this time, the item information register can provide access to and inquiry regarding item information regarding an item desired for purchase or item information regarding an item desired for sale that has already been registered, through the seller's terminal or the buyer's terminal.

[0061] Next, the transaction request receiving unit (120) receives a purchase request for a previously registered item of interest from a buyer terminal or receives a sales request for the item of interest from a seller terminal that owns the item of interest, and then provides item information and seller information regarding the previously registered item of interest to the buyer terminal, or if a sales request for a previously registered item of interest is received from a seller terminal, provides item information and buyer information regarding the previously registered item of interest to the seller terminal (S702).

[0062] Next, the transaction availability verification unit (130) attempts to make a connection to verify whether immediate transaction is possible to the seller terminal or the buyer terminal to verify whether immediate transaction is possible (S703). When feedback indicating immediate sale is received from the seller terminal that received the connection to verify immediate sale availability, or feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is received from the buyer terminal that received the connection to verify immediate purchase availability, the item transaction progress unit (140) allows the item transaction to proceed between the seller terminal or the buyer terminal whose transaction availability has been verified (S704).

[0064] Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and changes can be made to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the following claims. Explanation of the symbols

[0066] 100: Item trading system that allows checking tradability 110: Item Information Register 120: Transaction Request Receiver 130: Transaction Availability Check 140: Item Trading Process

Claims

Claim 1 Item information registration unit (110) that collects item information regarding an item desired for sale from a seller terminal and registers it on a webpage, or collects item information regarding an item desired for purchase from a buyer terminal and registers it on a webpage; wherein, the item information regarding an item desired for purchase that has been previously registered or item information regarding an item desired for sale that has been previously registered is provided to be viewable and searchable through the seller terminal or the buyer terminal, and the item information is configured such that the game name, server name, and game item name are listed as a list, and a transaction request receiving unit (120) that receives a purchase request for an item desired for sale that has been previously registered from a buyer terminal, or receives a sales request for the item desired for purchase from a seller terminal that owns the item desired for purchase; wherein, the transaction request receiving unit (120), when a purchase request for an item desired for sale that has been previously registered is received from a buyer terminal, provides item information and seller information regarding the item desired for sale that has been previously registered to the buyer terminal, and when a sales request for an item desired for purchase that has been previously registered is received from a seller terminal, provides the item information and seller information regarding the item desired for sale that has been previously registered to the seller terminal It is configured to provide item information and buyer information regarding the item, and the transaction request receiving unit (120) provides an item to confirm whether to attempt a connection to check whether immediate transaction is possible to the said buyer terminal or seller terminal when a purchase request for a previously registered item for sale is received from a buyer terminal or a sales request for a previously registered item for purchase is received from a seller terminal, and attempts a connection to check whether immediate transaction is possible to the seller terminal or buyer terminal to check whether immediate transaction is possible, and the transaction availability checking unit (130);And, wherein the above-mentioned transaction availability verification unit (130) is configured such that when an item attempting a connection to verify immediate sale availability is selected through a buyer terminal, it attempts a connection to a seller terminal corresponding to a previously registered desired item for sale to verify immediate sale availability, and when an item attempting a connection to verify immediate purchase availability is selected through a seller terminal, it attempts a connection to a buyer terminal corresponding to a previously registered desired item for purchase to verify immediate purchase availability, and includes an item transaction progress unit (140) that allows item trading to proceed between a seller terminal or a buyer terminal for which transaction availability has been verified; wherein the above-mentioned item transaction progress unit (140) outputs a webpage to allow trading of the previously registered desired item for sale to proceed to each of the buyer terminal and seller terminal when feedback indicating immediate sale availability is returned from a seller terminal that received a connection to verify immediate sale availability, and when feedback indicating immediate sale is not returned from a seller terminal that received a connection to verify immediate sale availability, or when feedback indicating immediate sale availability is not returned within a pre-set time, it provides a notification of transaction unavailable to the buyer terminal, and the above-mentioned item trading A transaction-enabled item trading system capable of verifying transaction availability, characterized in that when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is received from a buyer terminal that has received a connection for verifying immediate purchase availability, a webpage is displayed to each of the buyer terminal and seller terminal to allow the transaction of a previously registered item of interest to proceed, and when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is received from the buyer terminal that has received a connection for verifying immediate purchase availability, or when feedback indicating immediate purchase availability is not received within a preset time, a transaction-unavailable notification is provided to the seller terminal. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete Claim 4 delete Claim 5 delete Claim 6 delete Claim 7 An item trading system capable of verifying trading availability, wherein the item trading progress unit (140) provides a notification of non-transaction to the buyer terminal, and selects and recommends to the buyer terminal items registered through other seller terminals based on the item information of the item desired for sale. Claim 8 delete Claim 9 An item trading system capable of verifying trading availability, wherein the item trading progress unit (140) provides a notification of non-transaction to the seller terminal, and selects and recommends to the seller terminal items registered through other buyer terminals based on the item information of the item desired for purchase. Claim 10 A method for trading items capable of verifying trading availability, utilizing an item trading system capable of verifying trading availability according to claim 1, comprising: a step of, in an item information registration unit, collecting item information regarding an item desired for sale from a seller terminal and registering it on a webpage, or collecting item information regarding an item desired for purchase from a buyer terminal and registering it on a webpage; a step of, in a transaction request receiving unit, receiving a purchase request for an item desired for sale that has already been registered from a buyer terminal, or receiving a sales request for the item desired for purchase from a seller terminal that owns the item desired for purchase; a step of, in a transaction availability verification unit, attempting a connection to verify immediate trading availability with a seller terminal or a buyer terminal and verifying immediate trading availability; and a step of, in an item transaction progressing unit, allowing an item transaction to proceed between a seller terminal or a buyer terminal for which trading availability has been verified; characterized by comprising:

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