Method and apparatus for providing page including product list

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a page including a product list. The method may comprise: receiving a product search request from a user; providing a first page including a first product list, on the basis of the product search request; receiving a search request for products similar to a first product in the first product list from the user; determining attributes of the first product; determining a second product list on the basis of attributes of the first product; providing a second page including a second product list; receiving a search request for products similar to a second product in the second product list from the user; determining at least one first common attribute between the attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product; determining a third product list on the basis of the at least one first common attribute; and providing a third page including the third product list.

Description

Method and device for providing a page containing a product list

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a technique for providing a page including a product list.

[0002] Advances in electronic technology have enabled users to search for and purchase a wide variety of products online through their electronic devices. This allows users to conveniently search for and purchase products online without having to visit a physical shopping mall or market.

[0003] However, the number of products sold online has grown exponentially, making it difficult for users to search for and purchase desired products. Even within a specific category, countless products are available online. To find only the products users desire, they must specify specific and accurate search terms. Expressing product characteristics in text is challenging, and the potential for multiple expressions of product characteristics makes it challenging for users to specify and accurately search terms. Furthermore, not all users have a specific product in mind. For example, some users abstractly desire products in a specific category and rely on product images to make their purchase decisions. In such cases, presenting users with countless products in a specific category without any specific criteria will fail to encourage purchases.

[0004] Therefore, there is a need for a technology that can provide products that users want even if they do not set specific and accurate search terms.

[0005] The technical challenge to be solved by this disclosure is to provide a product desired by a user even without the user setting a specific and accurate search term.

[0006] Another technical challenge to be addressed by this disclosure is to determine a product list based on the user's purchase history, thereby providing more suitable products to the user.

[0007] Another technical challenge to be solved by the present disclosure is to determine the attributes of products purchased by other users based on their purchase history, determine a product list based on the attributes of products purchased by other users, and provide recently popular products to the users.

[0008] Another technical challenge to be addressed by this disclosure is to provide a list of products by utilizing not only product attributes but also user context information, thereby providing users with more accurate products they want.

[0009] Another technical challenge to be addressed by the present disclosure is to provide a technique for arranging each product included in a product list according to the number of common product attributes.

[0010] The technical problems of the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by a person skilled in the art of the present disclosure from the description of the specification.

[0011] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a product desired by a user even if the user does not set a specific and accurate search term.

[0012] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a product list can be determined based on the user's purchase history, thereby providing more suitable products to the user.

[0013] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a product list can be determined based on the purchase history of other users, thereby providing users with recently popular products.

[0014] According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a product list can be provided utilizing not only product attributes but also user context information, thereby providing the user with more accurate products desired by the user.

[0015] The effects according to the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the specification.

[0016] Figures 1a to 2b are drawings for explaining a page including a product list.

[0017] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a flowchart illustrating a method performed by an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0018] FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B, and FIG. 5 are diagrams illustrating a page including a product list according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a page that does not include a product list according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] FIG. 8 illustrates an environment in which an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied.

[0022] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method comprises: receiving a product search request from a user; providing a first page including a first product list based on the product search request; receiving a product search request from the user for a product similar to a first product among the first product list; determining, in response to the product search request for a product similar to the first product, attributes of the first product; determining, based on the attributes of the first product, a second product list, wherein attributes of each product included in the second product list are common to at least one attribute of the first product; providing a second page including the second product list; receiving, from the user, a product search request for a product similar to a second product among the second product list; determining, in response to the product search request for a product similar to the second product, at least one first common attribute common between attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product; The method may include: determining a third product list based on at least one first common attribute common between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product, wherein each of the attributes of the products included in the third product list has at least one or more first common attributes common between the first product and the second product; and providing a third page including the third product list.

[0023] In one embodiment, the attributes may include at least one of a product category, a product color, a product size, a product price, a product brand, a product usage environment, a gender of a customer purchasing the product, or an age group of a customer purchasing the product.

[0024] In one embodiment, the step of determining the second product list or the third product list may include the steps of: obtaining the user's purchase history related to the product search request; determining attributes of products purchased by the user based on the user's purchase history; and determining the second product list or the third product list based on the attributes of products purchased by the user.

[0025] In one embodiment, the step of determining the second product list or the third product list may include the step of obtaining a purchase history of another user who has purchased a product based on the same product search request as the user; the step of determining attributes of products purchased by the other user based on the purchase history of the other user; and the step of determining the second product list or the third product list based on the attributes of products purchased by the other user.

[0026] In one embodiment, the step of determining the second product list or the third product list may include the step of obtaining context information for each product included in the first product list or the second product list, wherein the context information includes shopping cart product addition history information or information on the time the user stayed in product information; and the step of determining the second product list or the third product list based on the context information for each product included in the first product list or the second product list.

[0027] In one embodiment, the step of determining the second product list may include the step of determining, for each product included in the second product list, the number of attributes common to the attributes of the first product among the attributes of each product; and the step of arranging each product included in the second product list based on the number of common attributes.

[0028] In one embodiment, the step of determining the third product list may include the step of determining, for each product included in the third product list, the number of attributes common to the at least one first common attribute among the attributes of each product; and the step of arranging each product included in the third product list based on the number of common attributes.

[0029] In one embodiment, if there is no product included in the third product list, the method may further include providing a fourth page including guidance information indicating that there is no similar product.

[0030] In one embodiment, if there is no product included in the third product list, the method may further include: determining a fourth product list based on attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product, wherein attributes of each product included in the fourth product list are common to at least one attribute of the first product and at least one attribute of the second product; and providing a fifth page including the fourth product list.

[0031] In one embodiment, the second page includes a first user interface for moving to the first page including the first product list, the third page includes a second user interface for moving to the second page including the second product list, and in response to a selection of the first user interface, the method may further include: displaying a location where a search request for a product similar to the first product was received on the first page including the first product list; and in response to a selection of the second user interface, displaying a location where a search request for a product similar to the second product was received on the second page including the second product list.

[0032] In one embodiment, a request to search for a product similar to the first product may be received through a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed in association with a product image of the first product, and a request to search for a product similar to the second product may be received through a graphical user interface displayed in association with a product image of the second product.

[0033] In one embodiment, at least one of the second page and the third page may be provided in the form of a pop-up window or a bottom page.

[0034] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a communication interface; a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a product search request from a user; provide a first page including a first product list based on the product search request; receive a product search request from the user for a product similar to a first product among the first product list; determine, in response to the product search request for a product similar to the first product, attributes of the first product; determine, based on the attributes of the first product, a second product list, wherein attributes of each product included in the second product list are common to at least one attribute of the first product; provide a second page including the second product list; receive, from the user, a product search request for a product similar to a second product among the second product list; determine, in response to the product search request for a product similar to the second product, at least one first common attribute common between attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product; The method may be configured to perform a step of determining a third product list based on at least one first common attribute common between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product, wherein each of the attributes of the products included in the third product list has at least one or more first common attributes common between the first product and the second product; and a step of providing a third page including the third product list.

[0035] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer-readable instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors, the computer-readable instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, comprises: receiving a product search request from a user; providing a first page including a first product list based on the product search request; receiving a product search request from the user for a product similar to a first product among the first product list; determining attributes of the first product in response to the product search request similar to the first product; determining a second product list based on the attributes of the first product, wherein attributes of each product included in the second product list are common to at least one attribute of the first product; providing a second page including the second product list; receiving a product search request from the user for a product similar to the second product among the second product list; In response to a product search request similar to the second product, the method may include: determining at least one first common attribute common between attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product; determining a third product list based on the at least one first common attribute common between attributes of the first product and attributes of the second product, wherein attributes of each product included in the third product list have at least one or more common attributes with the at least one first common attribute common between the first product and the second product; and providing a third page including the third product list.

[0036] The embodiments of this disclosure are provided for the purpose of illustrating the technical concepts of this disclosure. The scope of rights under this disclosure is not limited to the embodiments presented below or the specific descriptions of these embodiments.

[0037] All technical and scientific terms used in this disclosure, unless otherwise defined, have the meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains. All terms used in this disclosure have been selected for the purpose of more clearly explaining this disclosure and are not intended to limit the scope of rights under this disclosure.

[0038] Expressions such as “including,” “comprising,” “having,” and the like used in this disclosure should be understood as open-ended terms that imply the possibility of including other embodiments, unless otherwise stated in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is included.

[0039] The singular forms described in this disclosure may include plural meanings unless otherwise stated, and the same applies to the singular forms described in the claims.

[0040] The expressions “first,” “second,” etc. used in this disclosure are used to distinguish between multiple components, and do not limit the order or importance of the components.

[0041] As used herein, the expressions "A, B, and C," "A, B, or C," "at least one of A, B, and C," or "at least one of A, B, or C" may refer to each of the listed items or all possible combinations of the listed items. For example, "at least one of A or B" may refer to (1) at least one A, (2) at least one B, or (3) at least one A and at least one B.

[0042] The term "unit" as used herein refers to software or hardware components such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and application specific integrated circuits (ASICs). However, "units" are not limited to hardware and software. "Units" may be configured to reside on an addressable storage medium, and may be configured to execute one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, "units" include components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, as well as processors, functions, properties, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, microcode, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided within a component and "unit" may be combined into a smaller number of components and "units" or further separated into additional components and "units."

[0043] The expression "based on" as used in this disclosure is used to describe one or more factors that influence the decision, act of judgment, or action described in the phrase or sentence containing the expression, and this expression does not exclude additional factors that influence the decision, act of judgment, or action.

[0044] In this disclosure, when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that the component can be directly connected or connected to the other component, or can be connected or connected via a new other component.

[0045] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In the attached drawings, identical or corresponding components are assigned the same reference numerals. Furthermore, in the description of the embodiments below, redundant descriptions of identical or corresponding components may be omitted. However, even if a description of a component is omitted, it is not intended that such component is not included in any embodiment.

[0046] Figures 1a and 1b are drawings for explaining a page including a product list.

[0047] The first page (100) provides a first product list (120) in response to a user's product search request (110). The user's product search request (110) refers to text for searching for a specific product (illustrated as sneakers for ease of understanding), and the first product list (120) includes products searched in response to the product search request (110). A graphical user interface (GUI; 130) for similar product search requests is located within the image of each product in the first product list (120).

[0048] The second page (140) is a page displayed in response to a product search request similar to the first product (150), and includes a second product list (160). The attributes of each product (e.g., the second product (170)) included in the second product list may have at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the first product (150).

[0049] Figures 2a and 2b are diagrams illustrating a page including a product list. Specifically, Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating a page provided when a user selects the second product (170) in Figure 1.

[0050] The third page (200) includes specific product information about the second product (210). Furthermore, the third page (200) includes a graphical user interface (220) displayed within the product image of the second product (210). The electronic device can receive a product search request similar to the second product (210) through the graphical user interface (220).

[0051] The fourth page (230) is displayed in response to a product search request similar to the second product (210), and includes a third product list (240). Each product included in the third product list (240) may have at least one attribute in common with only the attributes of the second product (210). Thus, even if the user selects the second product (210) in FIG. 2 after selecting the first product (150) in FIG. 1, the electronic device only considers the attributes of the previously selected product when providing a new product list. If there are common attributes between the products selected by the user, the product with those attributes is more likely to be the product desired by the user. Therefore, providing a product list that only considers the attributes of the previously selected product cannot provide the user with more suitable products or the products desired by the user.

[0052] FIGS. 3A and 3B illustrate a flowchart illustrating a method performed by an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 3B illustrates operations that follow from FIG. 3A, and the individual operations illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B will be described in detail below.

[0053] An electronic device can receive a product search request from a user (S300). The product search request refers to a search term for searching for a specific product.

[0054] Based on a product search request, the electronic device can provide a first page including a first product list (S305). The first product list includes products searched in response to the product search request.

[0055] An electronic device may receive a user request to search for a product similar to the first product from a first product list (S310). The request to search for a product similar to the first product may be received via a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed in association with the product image of the first product. The GUI may be located within the image of the first product or beneath the image of the first product.

[0056] An electronic device may determine the attributes of the first product in response to a product search request similar to the first product (S315). A product attribute is a unique characteristic of the product and may include at least one of the following: product category, product color, product size, product price, product brand, product usage environment, the gender of the customer purchasing the product, or the age group of the customer purchasing the product. Among the product attributes, the product usage environment may refer to a suitable situation in which the product can be used. For example, products suitable for summer vacations, such as sandals and swimsuits, share the product usage environment attribute. Among the product attributes, the age group of the customer purchasing the product may refer to the age group of customers with the highest purchase rate for the product.

[0057] The electronic device can determine a second product list based on the attributes of the first product (S320). Each product included in the second product list may have at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the first product. For example, if the attributes of the first product are "sneakers," "white," "men's," and "260mm," the attributes of each product included in the second product list may be "sneakers," "black," "men's," and "275mm."

[0058] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device can obtain a user's purchase history related to a product search request. For example, if the product search request is for sneakers, the electronic device can obtain the user's sneaker purchase history. Based on the user's purchase history, the electronic device can determine the attributes of the products purchased by the user. The electronic device can then determine a second product list based on the attributes of the products purchased by the user. For example, if the attributes of the products purchased by the user are sneakers, black, men's, and 260mm, the attributes of each product included in the second product list may be sneakers, white, men's, and 260mm. In this way, determining the second product list based on the user's purchase history allows for more suitable products (e.g., product sizes) to be provided to the user.

[0059] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device can obtain the purchase history of another user who has purchased a product based on the same product search request as the user. For example, if the product search request is for sneakers, the purchase history of another user's sneakers can be obtained. In this case, the age range and gender of the user and the other user may be the same. The electronic device can determine the attributes of the products purchased by the other user based on the purchase history of the other user. The electronic device can determine a second product list based on the attributes of the products purchased by the other user. For example, if the attributes of the products purchased by the other user are sneakers, blue, men's, and 260mm, the attributes of each product included in the second product list may be sneakers, blue, men's, and 275mm. In this way, determining the second product list based on the purchase history of another user allows the user to be provided with recently popular products.

[0060] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device can obtain context information for each product included in a first product list. The context information for a product may indicate a user's preference for the product and may include information on a shopping cart product addition history or information on the time the user spends viewing the product information. For example, if a user has a history of adding a specific product to a shopping cart, the user may be assessed as having a high preference for that product. In another example, if the user spends a certain amount of time viewing information about a specific product, the user may also be assessed as having a high preference for that product. The electronic device can determine a second product list based on the context information for each product included in the first product list. In this way, providing a product list by utilizing not only product attributes but also user context information allows for more accurate presentation of the products desired by the user.

[0061] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device may determine the number of attributes of each product included in the second product list that are common to the attributes of the first product. Furthermore, the electronic device may arrange each product included in the second product list based on the number of common attributes. For example, among the products included in the second product list, the product with the greatest number of common attributes may be arranged in the upper left corner, where it is easily recognizable by the user.

[0062] The electronic device may provide a second page including a second product list (S325). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second page may include a first user interface. In response to a selection of the first user interface to move the second page to the first page including the first product list, the electronic device may display a location where a search request for a product similar to the first product was received on the first page including the first product list. In this way, the user can return to the product location within the previous page through the first user interface, so that even if the user wishes to purchase a product within the previous page, the user can conveniently return without having to search again. In addition, the second page may be provided in the form of a pop-up window or a bottom page.

[0063] An electronic device may receive a user request to search for a product similar to the second product from a list of second products (S330). The request may be received via a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed in association with the product image of the second product. The GUI may be located within the image of the second product or beneath the image of the second product.

[0064] In response to a request to search for a product similar to the second product, the electronic device may determine at least one first common attribute between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product (S335). For example, if the attributes of the first product are "sneakers, white, men's, 260mm" and the attributes of the second product are "sneakers, black, men's, 275mm," the first common attribute may be "sneakers, men's."

[0065] The electronic device may determine a third product list based on at least one first common attribute shared between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product (S340). The attributes of each product included in the third product list may have at least one common attribute with the at least one first common attribute shared between the first and second products. For example, if the first common attribute is "sneakers, men's," the attributes of each product included in the third product list may be "sneakers, men's, white."

[0066] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device can obtain a user's purchase history related to a product search request. For example, if the product search request is for sneakers, the electronic device can obtain the user's purchase history of sneakers. Based on the user's purchase history, the electronic device can determine the attributes of the products purchased by the user. The electronic device can then determine a third product list based on the attributes of the products purchased by the user. For example, if the attributes of the products purchased by the user are sneakers, black, men's, and 260mm, the attributes of each product included in the third product list may be sneakers, white, men's, and 260mm. In this way, determining the third product list based on the user's purchase history allows for more suitable products (e.g., product sizes) to be provided to the user.

[0067] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device can obtain the purchase history of another user who has purchased a product based on the same product search request as the user. For example, if the product search request is for sneakers, the purchase history of another user's sneakers can be obtained. In this case, the age range and gender of the user and the other user may be the same. The electronic device can determine the attributes of the products purchased by the other user based on the purchase history of the other user. The electronic device can determine a third product list based on the attributes of the products purchased by the other user. For example, if the attributes of the products purchased by the other user are sneakers, blue, men's, and 260mm, the attributes of each product included in the third product list may be sneakers, blue, men's, and 275mm. In this way, determining the third product list based on the purchase history of another user allows the user to be provided with recently popular products.

[0068] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may obtain context information for each product included in a first product list and / or a second product list. The context information for a product may indicate a user's preference for the product and may include information on a shopping cart product addition history or information on the time the user spends viewing the product information. For example, if a user has a history of adding a specific product to a shopping cart, the user may be assessed as having a high preference for the specific product. In another example, if the user spends a certain amount of time viewing information about a specific product, the user may also be assessed as having a high preference for the specific product. The electronic device may determine a third product list based on the context information for each product included in the first product list and / or the second product list. In this way, by providing a product list that utilizes not only product attributes but also user context information, the user's desired products can be more accurately presented.

[0069] According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device may determine the number of attributes shared with at least one first common attribute among the attributes of each product included in the third product list. Furthermore, the electronic device may arrange each product included in the third product list based on the number of common attributes. For example, among the products included in the third product list, the product with the greatest number of common attributes may be arranged in the upper left corner, where it can be easily recognized by the user.

[0070] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, if there are no products included in the third product list, the electronic device may provide a fourth page including guidance information indicating that there are no similar products. That is, if the number of attributes common to the first common attribute is 0, the electronic device may provide a fourth page including guidance information indicating that there are no similar products.

[0071] In another embodiment of the present disclosure, if there are no products included in the third product list, the electronic device may determine a fourth product list based on the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product. The attributes of each product included in the fourth product list may have at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the first product and at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the second product. For example, if the attributes of the first product are sneakers, white, summer, 260mm and the attributes of the second product are sneakers, black, winter, 275mm, the attributes of each product included in the fourth product list may be shoes, white, winter, 280mm. In this way, if there are no products included in the third product list, i.e., if the number of attributes in common with the first common attribute is 0, the electronic device attempts to present a wider variety of products to the user so as to more accurately provide the product the user wants.

[0072] The electronic device may provide a third page including a third product list (S345). According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third page may include a second user interface. In response to a selection of the second user interface to move the third page to a second page including a second product list, the electronic device may display the location where a search request for a product similar to the second product was received on the second page including the second product list. In this way, the user can return to the product location within the previous page through the second user interface, thereby allowing the user to conveniently return to the previous page without having to search again if they wish to purchase a product within the previous page. Furthermore, the third page may be provided in the form of a pop-up window or a bottom page. As described above, the attributes of each product included in the third product list have at least one first common attribute and at least one common attribute between the first and second products. Therefore, even if not expressed as a specific search term, the electronic device can determine the similarity between products desired by the user while receiving multiple similar product search request inputs, thereby providing the user with the desired product more accurately.

[0073] FIG. 4A and FIG. 4B are diagrams illustrating a page including a product list according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0074] The first page (400) provides a first product list (420) in response to a user's product search request (410). The user's product search request (410) refers to text for searching for a specific product (illustrated as a dress for ease of understanding, but not limited thereto), and the first product list (420) includes products searched in response to the product search request (410). A search request for products similar to the first product may be received through a graphical user interface (430) displayed in association with a product image of the first product. The graphical user interface (430) may be positioned within the image of the first product or below the image of the first product. In addition, information (440) for guiding the graphical user interface (430), such as "Find similar products," may be displayed together. This allows the user to more easily recognize the graphical user interface (430).

[0075] The second page (450) is a page displayed in response to a request for a search for products similar to the first product, and includes a second product list (470). As described above, the attributes of each product included in the second product list may have at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the first product. In addition, the second page (450) may include a first user interface (460). In response to a selection of the first user interface (460) to move the second page (450) to the first page (400) including the first product list (420), the electronic device may display a location where a search request for products similar to the first product was received on the first page (400) including the first product list (420). The search request for products similar to the second product may be received through a graphical user interface (480) displayed in association with a product image of the second product. The graphical user interface (480) may be located within the image of the second product or below the image of the second product. Additionally, the second page (450) may be provided in the form of a pop-up window or bottom page.

[0076] FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a page including a product list according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 5 illustrates a third page (500) being provided in response to a search request for a product similar to the second product received through a graphical user interface (480) displayed in association with the product image of the second product of FIG. 4.

[0077] The third page (500) is a page displayed in response to a request for a search for a product similar to the second product, and includes a third product list (530). As described above, the attributes of each product included in the third product list (530) may have at least one first common attribute and at least one or more attributes common to the first and second products. In addition, the third page (500) may include a second user interface (510). In response to a selection of the second user interface (510) to move the third page (500) to a second page (see 450 of FIG. 4) including the second product list, the electronic device may display a location where a request for a search for a product similar to the second product was received on the second page including the second product list. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the third page (500) may include a third user interface (520). In response to a selection of the third user interface (520) to move the third page (500) to the first page (see 400 of FIG. 4) containing the first product list, the electronic device may display a location where a search request for a product similar to the first product has been received on the first page containing the first product list. The search request for a product similar to the third product may be received through a graphical user interface (540) displayed in association with a product image of the third product. The graphical user interface (540) may be located within the image of the third product or below the image of the third product. Additionally, the third page (500) may be provided in the form of a pop-up window or a bottom page.

[0078] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a page that does not include a product list, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 6 illustrates a fourth page (600) being provided in response to a search request for a product similar to the second product received through a graphical user interface (480) displayed in association with the product image of the second product of FIG. 4.

[0079] As described above, a third product list may be determined based on at least one first common attribute shared between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product. At this time, the attributes of each product included in the third product list may have at least one first common attribute shared between the first product and the second product. If there is no product included in the third product list, i.e., if the number of attributes shared with the first common attribute is 0, a fourth page (600) including guidance information (630) indicating that there are no similar products may be provided. The fourth page (600) may include a fourth user interface (610). In response to a selection of the fourth user interface (610) to move the fourth page (600) to a second page (see 450 of FIG. 4) including the second product list, the electronic device may display a location where a search request for a product similar to the second product was received on the second page including the second product list. Additionally, the fourth page (600) may include a fifth user interface (620). In response to a selection of the fifth user interface (620) to move the fourth page (600) to the first page (400) containing the first product list, the electronic device may display a location where a product search request similar to the first product was received on the first page (see 400 of FIG. 4) containing the first product list.

[0080] FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0081] The electronic device (700) may include one or more processors (710), one or more memories (720), or a communication interface (730). In one embodiment, some components may be deleted from the electronic device (700), or other components (e.g., a display, an input device, etc.) may be added to the electronic device (700). Additionally or alternatively, some components may be implemented in an integrated manner, or implemented as a single or multiple entities. In the present disclosure, one or more processors (710) may be referred to as a processor (710). The term “processor (710)” may mean a set of one or more processors, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present disclosure, one or more memories (720) may be referred to as a memory (720). The term “memory (720)” may mean a set of one or more memories, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0082] Below, each component illustrated in Fig. 7 is described in more detail.

[0083] The processor (710) may perform calculations or information processing related to control or communication of each component of the electronic device (700). Specifically, the processor (710) may control at least one component of the electronic device (700) connected to the processor (710) by executing software (or a computer program) received from another component. As an example, the processor (710) may load a command (e.g., an instruction, a code, a code segment, etc.) or information into the memory (720), process the command or information stored in the memory (720), and store result information according to the processing in the memory (720). In addition, the processor (710) may be operatively connected to the components of the electronic device (700) to perform various operations such as calculations, processing, generation, or processing related to the present disclosure.

[0084] The memory (720) can store various information. The information stored in the memory (720) is information acquired, processed, or used by at least one component of the electronic device (700), and may include software. The software may include one or more commands that cause the processor (710) to perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure when loaded into the memory (720). That is, the processor (710) may perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure by executing the one or more commands described above. The memory (720) may include, for example, volatile or non-volatile memory. In one embodiment, the program is software stored in the memory (720), and may include an operating system for controlling the resources of the electronic device (700), an application, or middleware that provides various functions to the application so that the application can utilize the resources of the electronic device (700).

[0085] The communication interface (730) can establish a wired or wireless communication channel with another device and transmit and receive various information with the other device. In one embodiment, the communication interface (730) may include at least one port for connecting to another device via a wired cable in order to communicate with the other device via a wire. In this case, the communication interface (730) can communicate with another device connected via a wired connection through the at least one port. In one embodiment, the communication interface (730) may be configured to include a cellular communication module and be connected to a cellular network (e.g., 3G, LTE, 5G, Wibro, Wimax, etc.). In one embodiment, the communication interface (730) may include a short-range communication module and transmit and receive information with another device using short-range communication (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), UWB, etc.). In one embodiment, the communication interface (730) may include a non-contact communication module for non-contact communication. Contactless communication may include at least one non-contact proximity communication technology, such as Near Field Communication (NFC), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), or Magnetic Secure Transmission (MST). In addition to the various examples described above, the electronic device (700) may be implemented in various known ways for communicating with other devices, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited by the examples described above.

[0086] In one embodiment, the electronic device (700) may include a display. The display may display various screens (e.g., pages) based on the control of the processor (710). To display screens with various interfaces applied thereto, for example, a web browser or a dedicated application may be installed on the electronic device (700). In addition, the display may be a component capable of interacting with a user and may receive user input from the user. This display may be implemented in the form of a touch sensor panel (TSP) capable of recognizing contact or proximity of various external objects (e.g., a user's finger, a stylus, etc.).

[0087] In one embodiment, the electronic device (700) may include an input device (e.g., a mouse, a keyboard, etc.). The input device may receive information to be used in components of the electronic device (700) from an external source of the electronic device (700) (e.g., a user).

[0088] The processor (710), memory (720), and communication interface (730) illustrated in FIG. 7 are connected to each other through a bus, GPIO (General Purpose Input / Output), SPI (Serial Peripheral Interface), or MIPI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface), and can send or receive information or signals.

[0089] Figure 8 illustrates an environment in which an electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied. A first electronic device (810) and a second electronic device (820) are connected via a network and can communicate with each other. For example, the first electronic device (810) may be a user terminal, and the second electronic device (820) may be a server or a different user terminal from the first electronic device (810).

[0090] The first electronic device (810) may be implemented as a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various information to and from the second electronic device (820) via a network. For example, the first electronic device (810) may be one of a computer, a laptop, a portable communication terminal (such as a smartphone), a portable multimedia device, a wearable device, or an HMD. However, the type of the first electronic device (810) is not limited thereto, and the first electronic device (810) may be any device that includes an input / output interface capable of receiving information from a user or outputting information to a user, and that can communicate with the second electronic device (820) or other devices via a network. The first electronic device (810) may provide information received from the second electronic device (820) to the user, and may receive an input from the user and transmit it to the second electronic device (820). Input obtained from a user may include various forms of input, such as clicking using a mouse, touching using a touchpad or touchscreen, voice recognition, or other electronic input.

[0091] The network may serve to connect the first electronic device (810) and the second electronic device (820) or other external devices. For example, the network may provide a connection path so that the first electronic device (810) can be connected to the second electronic device (820) and transmit and receive packet data with the second electronic device (820). The network may be implemented as any type of wired or wireless network, such as a Local Area Network (LAN), a Wide Area Network (WAN), a Mobile Radio Communication Network, or Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet).

[0092] In the flowcharts of this disclosure, the operations of the method or algorithm are described in a sequential order, but may also be performed in any order that can be arbitrarily combined. The description of the flowcharts of this disclosure does not exclude variations or modifications to the method or algorithm, and does not imply that any operation is essential or desirable. In one embodiment, at least some of the operations may be performed in parallel, iteratively, or heuristically. In another embodiment, at least some of the operations may be omitted, or other operations may be added.

[0093] Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as software on a machine-readable storage medium (MRSM) that can be read by an electronic device. The software may be software for implementing various embodiments of the present disclosure. The software may be inferred from various embodiments of the present disclosure by programmers skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. For example, the software may be a computer program including instructions that can be read by an electronic device. An electronic device is a device capable of operating according to instructions called from a storage medium, and may be referred to interchangeably with, for example, an electronic device. In one embodiment, a processor of the electronic device may execute the called instructions, causing components of the electronic device to perform functions corresponding to the instructions. A storage medium may refer to any type of recording medium that stores information that can be read by a device. The storage medium may include, for example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, or optical information storage devices. In one embodiment, the storage medium may be implemented in a distributed form, such as in a network-connected computer system. In this case, the software may be distributed, stored, and executed in the computer system. In another embodiment, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium. A non-transitory storage medium refers to a medium that exists regardless of whether information is stored semi-permanently or temporarily, and does not contain signals that are propagated transitorily.

[0094] While the technical concepts of the present disclosure have been described through various embodiments, the technical concepts of the present disclosure encompass various substitutions, modifications, and variations that can be made within the scope understandable to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure pertains. Furthermore, it should be understood that such substitutions, modifications, and variations are encompassed within the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. In a method performed by an electronic device, A step of receiving a product search request from a user; A step of providing a first page including a first product list based on the product search request; A step of receiving a search request for a product similar to the first product among the first product list from the user; In response to a request for searching for a product similar to the first product, a step of determining attributes of the first product; A step of determining a second product list based on the attributes of the first product, wherein each of the attributes of the products included in the second product list has at least one attribute in common with the attributes of the first product; A step of providing a second page including the second product list; A step of receiving a search request for a product similar to the second product among the second product list from the user; In response to a request for searching for a product similar to the second product, determining at least one first common attribute common between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product; A step of determining a third product list based on at least one first common attribute common between the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product, wherein each of the attributes of the products included in the third product list has at least one common attribute common to at least one first common attribute common between the first product and the second product; and A step of providing a third page including the third product list A method comprising:

2. In paragraph 1, A method wherein the above attributes include at least one of product category, product color, product size, product price, product brand, product usage environment, gender of customer purchasing the product, or age group of customer purchasing the product.

3. In paragraph 1, The step of determining the second product list or the third product list is: A step of obtaining the purchase history of the user related to the above product search request; A step of determining the attributes of products purchased by the user based on the purchase history of the user; and A method comprising a step of determining the second product list or the third product list based on the attributes of the products purchased by the user.

4. In paragraph 1, The step of determining the second product list or the third product list is: A step of acquiring the purchase history of another user who has purchased a product based on the same product search request as the user; A step of determining the attributes of products purchased by the other user based on the purchase history of the other user; and A method comprising a step of determining the second product list or the third product list based on the attributes of products purchased by the other user.

5. In paragraph 1, The step of determining the second product list or the third product list is: A step of obtaining context information for each product included in the first product list or the second product list, wherein the context information includes shopping cart product addition history information or information on the time the user stayed in the product information; and A method comprising a step of determining the second product list or the third product list based on context information for each product included in the first product list or the second product list.

6. In paragraph 1, The step of determining the second product list is: A step of determining the number of attributes common to the attributes of the first product among the attributes of each product included in the second product list; and A step of arranging each product included in the second product list based on the number of common attributes. A method comprising:

7. In paragraph 1, The step of determining the above third product list is: A step of determining the number of attributes common to at least one first common attribute among the attributes of each product included in the third product list; and A step of arranging each product included in the third product list based on the number of common attributes. A method comprising:

8. In paragraph 1, If there is no product included in the above third product list, a step of providing a fourth page containing information indicating that there is no similar product. A method further comprising:

9. In paragraph 1, If there is no product included in the third product list, a step of determining a fourth product list based on the attributes of the first product and the attributes of the second product, wherein the attributes of each product included in the fourth product list have at least one or more in common with the attributes of the first product and at least one or more in common with the attributes of the second product; and A step of providing a fifth page including the fourth product list A method further comprising:

10. In paragraph 1, The second page includes a first user interface for moving to the first page including the first product list, The third page includes a second user interface for moving to the second page including the second product list, The above method, In response to a selection of the first user interface, a step of displaying a location where a search request for a product similar to the first product is received on the first page including the first product list; and A method further comprising, in response to a selection of the second user interface, displaying a location where a search request for a product similar to the second product was received on the second page including the second product list.

11. In paragraph 1, A request for searching for a product similar to the first product is received through a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed in association with a product image of the first product, A method wherein a request for searching for a product similar to the second product is received through a graphical user interface displayed in association with a product image of the second product.

12. In paragraph 1, A method wherein at least one of the second page and the third page is provided in the form of a pop-up window or a bottom page.

13. In electronic devices, communication interface; memory; and Contains a processor, An electronic device, wherein the processor is configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more computer-readable instructions configured to be executed by one or more processors, A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having the computer-readable instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 12.

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