Information providing method and electronic device therefor

Abstract

An information providing method for an electronic device, according to the present disclosure, may be provided, the information providing method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a terminal of user, an item management page access request including information about the user; confirming one or more items sold by the user on the basis of the information about the user; and providing, to the terminal of the user, an item management page including delivery detail information about the one or more items and delivery progress management information about the one or more items, identified on the basis of the delivery detail information about the one or more items, wherein the item management page includes first button information for completing ordering of an item capable of providing a first delivery service associated with a service provided by the electronic device, from among the one or more items.

Description

Method of providing information and electronic devices thereof

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for providing information and an electronic device thereof, and more particularly, to a method for providing an item management page, which enables users who sell items using a service provided by an electronic device to conveniently create a waybill necessary for using a delivery service linked to a service provided by an electronic device, and to enable overall delivery management of items sold by the users, and to an electronic device thereof.

[0002] With the advancement of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a prominent part of the shopping experience. Customers can purchase items online without having to visit a physical shopping mall or market, and items purchased online are delivered to the customer's requested delivery address.

[0003] For sellers who handle multiple items and use various delivery companies to deliver items to buyers, it is difficult to check the delivery status of each item at once, which reduces the efficiency of item management and makes it difficult to track the delivery of each item.

[0004] Accordingly, there is a growing need for a method that provides users who sell items using a specific service platform with a page that allows them to manage the delivery of those items, while also allowing them to seamlessly utilize the service platform's affiliated delivery service through that page.

[0005] In this regard, reference can be made to prior literature such as KR100932262B1.

[0006] The present disclosure provides a method for providing information and an electronic device for doing so. More specifically, the present disclosure provides a method for providing an item management page, and an electronic device for providing the same, that allows users selling items using a service provided by an electronic device to conveniently create a waybill required for using a delivery service linked to the service provided by the electronic device, and enables overall delivery management of the items sold by the users.

[0007] The technical tasks to be achieved by this embodiment are not limited to the technical tasks described above, and other technical tasks can be inferred from the following embodiments.

[0008] In one embodiment, a method for providing information in an electronic device includes: receiving, from a user's terminal, a request for accessing an item management page including user information; confirming one or more items sold by the user based on the user's information; and providing, to the user's terminal, an item management page including delivery details of the one or more items and delivery progress management information regarding the one or more items confirmed based on the delivery details of the one or more items, wherein the item management page includes first button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device is possible among the one or more items.

[0009] In a method for providing information in an electronic device according to one embodiment, an information providing method may be provided in which the first delivery service includes a delivery service in which an entity operating a service provided by the electronic device processes delivery of an item.

[0010] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a method for providing information may be provided in which delivery details include at least one of order number information, item details, delivery location information, order date information, and expected delivery date information for each of one or more items, and delivery progress management information includes at least one delivery progress status information divided into at least one stage.

[0011] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, at least one step includes a payment completion step, an order confirmation completion step, a shipping step, a delivery step, and a delivery completion step, and each of the at least one pieces of delivery progress status information includes information about the number of items corresponding to each step among the one or more items.

[0012] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include: a step of obtaining a first input from a user corresponding to first button information; a step of classifying a first item for which a first delivery service can be provided among one or more items in response to the first input; and a step of providing an item management page including delivery details for the first item to a user's terminal.

[0013] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, an information providing method may be provided in which one or more items include a first type of item delivered from overseas and a second type of item delivered domestically, and whether the first type of item is classified as a first item is determined by a management server of a first delivery service.

[0014] In a method for providing information of an electronic device according to one embodiment, an item management page including delivery details for a first item may be provided, wherein the information providing method includes second button information for checking waybill information for the first item.

[0015] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include: obtaining a second input of the user corresponding to second button information; and transmitting, in response to the second input, a request for generating waybill information, the request including the user's information and delivery details for at least one first item, to a management server of a first delivery service.

[0016] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include the steps of: receiving link information corresponding to waybill information of at least one first item, generated based on a waybill information generation request, from a management server of a first delivery service; and providing an item management page including the link information to a user's terminal.

[0017] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include a step of transmitting, to a user's terminal, waybill information of at least one first item in response to a third input of the user corresponding to link information.

[0018] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a method of providing information may be provided in which waybill information of a first item includes first barcode information related to an area for temporarily loading the first item during a delivery process using a first delivery service, second barcode information related to a waybill number of the first item, information related to a delivery address corresponding to the first item, and seller and buyer information of the first item.

[0019] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a method of providing information may be provided in which the first barcode information is read by a sorting device that is placed in a camp or logistics center corresponding to the first delivery service and sorts and moves items to a loading area, and the second barcode information is read by a terminal of a delivery person of the first delivery service that delivers the first item.

[0020] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a plurality of delivery services capable of providing delivery services for one or more items include a first delivery service and a second delivery service, and an item management page further includes third button information for completing an order for a second item capable of providing the second delivery service among one or more items.

[0021] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include: obtaining a fourth input from a user corresponding to third button information; and providing a delivery service management page to a user's terminal for uploading a file necessary for generating waybill information corresponding to a second item in response to the fourth input.

[0022] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may further include: receiving a file from a user's terminal through a delivery service management page; and providing a request for generating waybill information for a second item including the file to a management server of a second delivery service.

[0023] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, the information providing method may include: obtaining form information corresponding to a file from a management server of a second delivery service; generating a file based on the form information and delivery details of a second item; and providing a request for generating waybill information for a second item including the file to the management server of the second delivery service.

[0024] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, a second delivery service may include a plurality of delivery services, and a delivery service management page may further include information for selecting a delivery service for delivery of a second item from among the plurality of delivery services.

[0025] In an information providing method of an electronic device according to one embodiment, an information providing method may be provided, further comprising: receiving link information corresponding to waybill information of a second item, generated based on a waybill information generation request, from a management server of a second delivery service; and providing an item management page including the link information.

[0026] An electronic device for providing information according to one embodiment, comprising: a memory storing at least one program; and a processor for receiving, from a user's terminal, a request for accessing an item management page including user information by executing at least one program, and confirming one or more items sold by the user based on the user's information, and providing an item management page including delivery details of the one or more items and delivery progress management information regarding one or more items confirmed based on the delivery details of the one or more items, wherein the electronic device may be provided with the item management page including first button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device is possible among one or more items.

[0027] A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method for providing information according to an embodiment of the present invention on a computer may be provided.

[0028] According to the present disclosure, an electronic device can provide an item management page including delivery details and delivery progress management information for an item sold by a seller through a service provided by the electronic device.

[0029] Additionally, the electronic device may provide tracking information corresponding to items sold by the seller for which a delivery service linked to the service provided by the electronic device is available.

[0030] Furthermore, the electronic device may generate and provide a file conforming to the format required by the management server of the delivery service that delivers the items, in order to generate tracking information corresponding to items sold by the seller for which it is difficult to provide a delivery service linked to the service provided by the electronic device.

[0031] The effects of the invention 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 claims.

[0032] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an information providing system in which an operating method of an electronic device for providing information according to various embodiments can be implemented.

[0033] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a user's terminal (100), an electronic device (200), a first delivery service management server (300), and a second delivery service management server (310) according to various embodiments.

[0034] FIG. 3 is a drawing illustrating an operation method of an electronic device (200) according to various embodiments.

[0035] FIG. 4 is a drawing for explaining an item management page according to one embodiment.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a drawing for explaining inquiry information provided to a user according to a user input corresponding to first button information according to one embodiment.

[0037] FIG. 6 is a drawing for explaining an item management page provided according to a user input corresponding to first button information according to one embodiment.

[0038] FIG. 7 is a drawing for explaining an operation method of an electronic device (200) that provides waybill information through information exchange with a first service management server (300) according to one embodiment.

[0039] FIG. 8 is a drawing for explaining a page provided according to a user's input corresponding to third button information according to one embodiment.

[0040] FIG. 9 is a drawing for explaining an operation method of an electronic device (200) that provides waybill information through information exchange with a second service management server (310) according to one embodiment.

[0041] Figure 10 is a drawing for explaining waybill information according to one embodiment.

[0042] The terms used in the embodiments have been selected from widely used and common terms, taking into account the functions of the present disclosure. However, these terms may vary depending on the intentions of those skilled in the art, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. Furthermore, in certain cases, terms may be arbitrarily selected by the applicant, in which case their meanings will be described in detail in the relevant description. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should not be defined simply as names of terms, but rather based on the meanings of the terms and the overall content of the present disclosure.

[0043] When a part of the specification is said to "include" a component, this does not exclude other components, but rather implies the inclusion of other components, unless otherwise specifically stated. Furthermore, terms such as "part" and "module" used in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

[0044] The expression "at least one of a, b, and c" described throughout the specification may encompass 'a alone', 'b alone', 'c alone', 'a and b', 'a and c', 'b and c', or 'all of a, b, and c'.

[0045] Below, embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present disclosure. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

[0046] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0047] FIG. 1 is a drawing for explaining an information providing system (10) in which an operation method of an electronic device for providing information according to various embodiments can be implemented.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 1, the information providing system (10) according to various embodiments may be implemented in various types of devices. For example, the information providing system (10) may be implemented in a user's terminal (100), an electronic device (200), a first delivery service management server (300), and a second delivery service management server (310). In other words, the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310) may perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure based on the information providing system (10) implemented in each device. For example, in various embodiments according to the present disclosure, the electronic device (200) may provide an item management page including delivery details and delivery progress management information of an item sold by the user, and the user's terminal (100) may receive and output various related information and / or result information generated during the process of providing the item management page of the electronic device (200). Meanwhile, the information provision system (10) according to various embodiments is not limited to that illustrated in FIG. 1, and may be implemented in more diverse devices and servers.

[0049] The user's terminal (100) according to various embodiments may be a device that can be used by individual users, such as a desktop PC, tablet PC, or mobile terminal. In addition, other devices that perform similar functions may be used as the user's terminal (100).

[0050] The electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310) according to various embodiments may be devices that perform wireless and wired communication with various devices included in the information provision system (10) and include a memory with a large storage capacity. For example, the electronic device (200) may be a cloud device that is linked with multiple user terminals (100).

[0051] The information providing system (10) according to various embodiments may include various modules for the operation of the system. The modules included in the information providing system (10) may be computer codes or one or more instructions implemented so that a physical device (e.g., a user's terminal (100), an electronic device (200), a first delivery service management server (300), and a second delivery service management server (310)) in which the information providing system is implemented (or included in a physical device) may perform a designated operation. In other words, the physical device in which the information providing system is implemented may store a plurality of modules in a memory in the form of computer codes, and when the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules may cause the physical device to perform designated operations corresponding to the plurality of modules.

[0052] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a user's terminal (100), an electronic device (200), a first delivery service management server (300), and a second delivery service management server (310) according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 2, the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310) may include a memory (210) and a processor (220). Only components related to the present embodiments are illustrated in the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310) illustrated in FIG. 2. Therefore, it will be apparent to a person skilled in the art that the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310) may further include other general components in addition to the components illustrated in FIG. 2. For example, the user's terminal (100), electronic device (200), first delivery service management server (300), and second delivery service management server (310) may further include a transceiver.

[0053] The memory (210) is hardware that stores various data processed within the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310). The memory (210) can store data processed and data to be processed in the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310). In addition, the memory (210) can store data to be driven by the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310). The memory (210) can include a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a CD-ROM, a Blu-ray or other optical disk storage, a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), or a flash memory.

[0054] The processor (220) controls the overall operations of the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310). To this end, the processor (220) may perform calculations and processing of various types of information and control the operations of the components of the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200), the first delivery service management server (300), and the second delivery service management server (310). For example, the processor (220) may execute a program for an information providing method. The processor (220) may be implemented as a computer or a similar device according to hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In terms of hardware, the processor (220) may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform a control function, and in terms of software, it may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor (220). Meanwhile, unless otherwise specified in the following description, the operations of the user's terminal (100), electronic device (200), first delivery service management server (300), and second delivery service management server (310) may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor (220). That is, when the modules implemented in the above-described information provision system (10) are executed, the modules may be interpreted as controlling the processor (220) to perform the following operations of the user's terminal (100), electronic device (200), first delivery service management server (300), and second delivery service management server (310).

[0055] The transceiver can communicate with other devices. Accordingly, the user's terminal (100), electronic device (200), first delivery service management server (300), and second delivery service management server (310) can transmit and receive information with other devices through the transceiver. Here, communication, i.e., data transmission and reception, can be performed by wire or wirelessly. To this end, the transceiver may include a wired communication module that connects to the Internet or the like through a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that connects to a mobile communication network via a mobile communication base station to transmit and receive data, a short-range communication module that uses a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) series communication method such as Wi-Fi or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network) series communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, a satellite communication module that uses a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as a GPS (Global Positioning System), or a combination thereof.

[0056] In summary, the various embodiments may be implemented through various means. For example, the various embodiments may be implemented through hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

[0057] In the case of hardware implementation, the application initialization method according to various embodiments may be implemented by one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, etc.

[0058] When implemented via firmware or software, the application initialization methods according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of modules, procedures, or functions that perform the functions or operations described below. For example, software code may be stored in memory and executed by a processor. The memory may be located within or external to the processor and may exchange data with the processor via various known means.

[0059] Below, various embodiments are described in more detail based on the above technical concepts. The previously described concepts may be applied to the various embodiments described below. For example, operations, functions, terms, etc. not defined in the various embodiments described below may be performed and explained based on the previously described concepts.

[0060] FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an operating method of an electronic device (200) according to various embodiments. Referring to FIG. 3 , in step S310, the electronic device (200) may receive a request for access to an item management page including user information from the user's terminal (100). Here, the user may include a user who utilizes a service provided by the electronic device (200). For example, the user may be a seller who sells items through a service provided by the electronic device (200). According to one embodiment, the service provided by the electronic device (200) may include, but is not limited to, an item sales brokerage service. The user's information may include information for accessing the item management page. For example, the user's information may include the user's account identification information. In summary, in response to a user's input regarding information such as the user's account through the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200) may receive information for accessing the item management page corresponding to the corresponding user, including the user's account information, from the user's terminal (100).

[0061] In step S330, the electronic device (200) can verify one or more items sold by the user. More specifically, the electronic device (200) can verify one or more items sold by the user based on the user information received from the user's terminal (100).

[0062] In step S350, the electronic device (200) may provide an item management page including delivery details and delivery progress management information of an item sold by the user to the user's terminal (100). According to one embodiment, the delivery details of the item may include various types of information necessary for delivery of the item, such as the order number of the item, item details, delivery address, order date and time, and expected delivery date and time. According to one embodiment, the delivery progress management information may include at least one delivery progress status information divided into at least one stage. Here, the at least one stage may include, but is not limited to, a payment completion stage, an order confirmation completion stage, a delivery stage, a delivery in progress stage, and a delivery completion stage, and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that appropriate stages necessary for managing the delivery status of the item may be added or removed. According to one embodiment, the delivery progress status information may include information regarding the number of items corresponding to each stage among the items sold by the user. For example, if among 10 items sold by a user, 3 items have been paid for, 4 items have been confirmed to be ordered, and 3 items are being shipped, the shipping progress status information may include information indicating that 3 items are in the payment stage, 4 items have been confirmed to be ordered, and 3 items are in the shipping stage. Each piece of shipping progress status information may be included in an item management page, and the electronic device (200) may provide this item management page to the user's terminal (100). Shipping details, shipping progress management information, and the item management page including this information will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 6 below.

[0063] According to one embodiment, the item management page may include first button information. The first button information may be button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device (200) is available among the items sold by the user. In other words, a user selling an item through a service provided by the electronic device (200) may complete an order for an item for which a first delivery service is available by entering a corresponding first button information on an item management page provided by the electronic device (200) and displayed on the user's terminal (100). Items sold by the user may be delivered through multiple delivery services. According to one embodiment, the multiple delivery services may include a first delivery service and a second delivery service. The first delivery service may be a delivery service in which an entity operating a service provided by the electronic device (200) handles delivery of items. The second delivery service may be a delivery service not linked to a service provided by the electronic device (200). An embodiment in which a user completes an order for an item for which the first delivery service can be provided through input corresponding to the first button information will be described in detail in FIGS. 4 to 7 below.

[0064] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an item management page according to one embodiment. Referring to FIG. 4, the item management page may include delivery progress management information (410) regarding one or more items sold by a user, delivery details information (430) regarding one or more items sold by the user, first button information (451), and second button information (450).

[0065] According to one embodiment, the delivery progress management information (410) may include at least one delivery progress status information (411, 413, 415, 417, 419) divided into at least one stage. Each piece of delivery progress status information may include information regarding the number of items corresponding to each stage among the items sold by the user. For example, referring to FIG. 4, among a total of eight items sold by the user, it can be confirmed through 411 that there is one item in the payment completion stage, through 413 that there are three items in the order confirmation completion stage, through 415 that there are three items in the delivery stage, and through 419 that there is one item in the delivery completion stage. According to one embodiment, the electronic device (200) may check the processing status of the items sold by the user and change the delivery progress status information of each item based on the processing status. For example, when a user confirms an order for items to be delivered through the first delivery service through an input corresponding to the first button information (451), the electronic device (200) can change the delivery progress status of the corresponding items from the payment completion stage to the order confirmation completion stage. As another example, the electronic device (200) can generate waybill information for items sold by the user in response to the user's input, or, after obtaining it from the second delivery service management server, change the delivery progress status of items for which waybill information is confirmed from the order confirmation completion stage to the delivery in progress stage. As another example, the electronic device (200) can confirm the shipment of items through information exchange with the first delivery service management server or the second delivery service management server, and then change the delivery progress status of items for which shipment is confirmed from the delivery in progress stage to the shipment stage.Furthermore, the electronic device (200) can change the delivery progress status of items confirmed to have arrived at the delivery location from the shipping stage to the delivery completion stage after confirming that the items have arrived at the delivery location through information exchange with the first delivery service management server or the second delivery service management server. At this time, the first delivery service management server or the second delivery service management server can confirm the delivery status of the items through information exchange with the delivery person's terminal. For example, when the delivery person reads the barcode of the waybill after completing delivery of the items to the delivery location, the first delivery service management server or the second delivery service management server can confirm that the barcode of the waybill has been read by the delivery person's terminal, and based on this, can confirm that the delivery of the items has been completed, and can transmit information indicating that the delivery of the items has been completed to the electronic device (200).

[0066] According to one embodiment, the item's delivery details (430) may include order number information, delivery type information, delivery service information, waybill number information, expected delivery date and time information, item details (vendor information, option information, order quantity, etc.), buyer information, delivery address information, delivery status information, and order date and time information. However, the information included in the item's delivery details (430) described above is only an example, and it is obvious to a person skilled in the art that information necessary for a user selling an item to manage the delivery status of the item he or she is selling may be additionally included in the item's delivery details (430).

[0067] According to one embodiment, the item management page provided by the electronic device (200) to the user's terminal (100) may include first button information (451). The first button information (451) may be button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device (200) is available among the items sold by the user. The user may complete the order for an item for which a first delivery service is available by entering the first button information (451) on the item management page displayed on the user's terminal (100). According to one embodiment, in response to the user's first input corresponding to the first button information (451), the electronic device (200) may classify a first item for which a first delivery service is available among the items sold by the user. In other words, the electronic device (200) can identify one or more items that can be used for a delivery service (i.e., the first delivery service) linked to the service provided by the electronic device (200) based on the user's input corresponding to the first button information (451). According to one embodiment, the electronic device (200) can provide information that ultimately asks the user whether to confirm orders for only products delivered through the first delivery service. The information that asks the user whether to confirm orders for only products delivered through the first delivery service will be described in detail in FIG. 5 below.

[0068] According to one embodiment, the items sold by the user may include multiple types of items. For example, the items sold by the user may include a first type of item shipped from overseas and a second type of item shipped domestically. According to one embodiment, upon confirming an input corresponding to the user's first button information (451), the electronic device (200) may determine whether to classify whether the first delivery service is available for the item based on the type of the item sold by the user. For example, the electronic device (200) may not classify whether the first delivery service is available for the first type of item, but may provide the first delivery service management server (300) with delivery details for the first type of item. The first delivery service management server (300) determines whether the first delivery service can be provided based on the delivery details for the first type of items, and if the first delivery service cannot be provided, it provides message information regarding the unavailability of the first delivery service to the electronic device (200), or provides the delivery details for the first type of items to the second delivery service management server (310), so that the first type of delivery can proceed without a hitch. As another example, the electronic device (200) can classify whether the first delivery service can be provided for the second type of items. That is, the electronic device (200) can determine whether the first delivery service can be provided for the second type of items, and then provide an item management page containing only the delivery details for items for which the first delivery service can be provided to the user's terminal (100).

[0069] FIG. 5 is a drawing for explaining inquiry information provided to a user according to a user input corresponding to first button information according to one embodiment.

[0070] The inquiry information of FIG. 5 may be information provided based on a user's input corresponding to the first button information (451) on the item management page of FIG. 4. According to one embodiment, the inquiry information may include message information regarding whether or not to confirm the first delivery service and final confirmation button information (501). By providing the inquiry information of FIG. 5 to the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200) can receive final confirmation from the user as to whether or not to process order confirmation for only products delivered through the first delivery service. When the user provides an input corresponding to the final confirmation button information (501) through the user's terminal (100), the electronic device (200) can classify first items eligible for the first delivery service among the items sold by the user, and provide an item management page including delivery details for the first item to the user's terminal (100). Subsequently, the user can obtain waybill information for the first item through the item management page including delivery details for the first item. The item management page including delivery details for the first item provided by the electronic device (200) will be described in detail in FIG. 6 below.

[0071] FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an item management page provided according to a user input corresponding to first button information (651) according to one embodiment. The information included in the item management page of FIG. 6 may be identical to the item management page of FIG. 4, except for the button information, and therefore, descriptions of content overlapping with FIG. 4 will be omitted.

[0072] According to one embodiment, the item management page of FIG. 6 may include delivery details for the first item, second button information (601), and fourth button information (603). Here, the first item may include an item for which a delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device (200) is possible. That is, in response to a user's request to complete an order confirmation process for the first item for which the first delivery service is possible, the electronic device (200) may provide an item management page including delivery details for the first item to the user's terminal (100). Here, the second button information (601) may be button information for checking waybill information for the first item, and the fourth button information (603) may be button information for checking Excel file information for the first item. That is, the user can obtain waybill information for the first item and Excel file information for the first item by inputting the second button information (601) and the fourth button information (603) on the item management page of FIG. 8 displayed on the user's terminal (100). The Excel file information for the first item may be file information in which a list including detailed information of the first item is stored in Excel format. An embodiment in which the user receives waybill information for the first item from the electronic device (200) by inputting corresponding to the second button information (601) will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 7 and 10.

[0073] FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an operation method of an electronic device (200) for providing waybill information according to one embodiment. Since the user's terminal, electronic device, and first delivery service management server of FIG. 7 may each be included in the user's terminal, electronic device, and first delivery service management server of FIGS. 1 to 3, descriptions of overlapping content with FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted.

[0074] Referring to FIG. 7, in step S701, the electronic device (200) may obtain an input corresponding to second button information from the user's terminal (100). Here, the second button information may include the second button information (601) included in the item management page of FIG. 6, and may be button information for checking the waybill information for the first item.

[0075] In step S703, the electronic device (200) may request the first delivery service management server (300) to generate waybill information based on the input corresponding to the user's second button information. The first delivery service management server (300) may be a server that manages a linked delivery service provided by the electronic device (200), and may be a server of a delivery service in which the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device (200) processes delivery of items. According to one embodiment, the waybill information generation request may include user information corresponding to the user's terminal (100) and delivery details for the first item.

[0076] In steps S705, S707, S709, and S711, the first delivery service management server (300) can obtain waybill number information, waybill form information, sorting code information, and route-related information through information exchange with the first server (710), the second server (730), the third server (750), and the fourth server (770). More specifically, the first delivery service management server (300) can transmit user information and delivery details for the first item to the first server (710), the second server (730), the third server (750), and the fourth server (770), respectively, and obtain waybill number information generated from the first server (710), waybill form information generated from the second server (730), sorting code information generated from the third server (750), and route-related information generated from the fourth server (770). Here, the first server (710) may be a server that manages and generates waybill numbers for items related to the first delivery service, the second server (730) may be a server that manages a waybill format corresponding to the first delivery service, the third server (750) may be a server that manages and generates a classification code related to a zone where items are temporarily loaded during a delivery process using the first delivery service, and the fourth server (770) may be a server that manages a delivery route when delivering items using the first delivery service.

[0077] In step S713, the first delivery service management server (300) may generate link information corresponding to the waybill information of the first item based on the waybill number information, waybill form information, classification code information, and route-related information obtained from each of the first server (710), the second server (730), the third server (750), and the fourth server (770), and may transmit the generated link information to the electronic device (200).

[0078] In step S715, the electronic device (200) may provide an item management page including link information corresponding to the waybill information of the first item received from the first delivery service management server (300) to the user's terminal (100), and when the user inputs corresponding to the link information through the user's terminal (100), the waybill information of the first item may be transmitted to the user's terminal (100). According to one embodiment, the waybill information of the first item may include first barcode information related to an area for temporarily loading the first item during a delivery process using the first delivery service, second barcode information related to the waybill number of the first item, information related to a delivery address corresponding to the first item, and seller and buyer information of the first item. The waybill information of the first item will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 10 below.

[0079] According to one embodiment, steps S703 and S713 may be performed in real time. As will be described later in the description of FIG. 9 below, in the case of information exchange with the second delivery service management server (310) that is not linked to the service provided by the electronic device (200), this may be performed at preset intervals. That is, it is difficult to organically exchange information between the second delivery service management server (310) and the electronic device (200), and for this reason, a predetermined information exchange cycle may be set in consideration of the traffic between the second delivery service management server (310) and the electronic device (200), and information may be exchanged based on the cycle. On the other hand, since the first delivery service management server (300) and the electronic device (200), which provide a delivery service linked to the service provided by the electronic device (200), can organically exchange information, there is no need to set a separate information exchange cycle, and accordingly, the efficiency of information processing may be improved and the information processing speed may be accelerated. In addition, the electronic device (200) continuously tracks the delivery status of the items sold by the user and reflects the tracking in the delivery progress status information included in the item management page, and for this tracking, continuous information exchange with the first delivery service management server (300) and the second delivery service management server (310) may be essential. Even in this case, the electronic device (200) can exchange information in real time with the first delivery service management server (300) to enable one-to-one tracking of items, thereby quickly providing the user with information on the delivery status of items in real time. However, it can only exchange information in bundles according to a preset cycle with the second delivery service management server (300), so that the reflection of the real-time delivery status of items may be relatively delayed.

[0080] Referring back to FIG. 4, according to one embodiment, the item management page that the electronic device (200) provides to the user's terminal (100) may include third button information (450). The third button information (450) may be button information for completing an order for an item that is eligible for a second delivery service that is not linked to a service provided by the electronic device (200) among the items sold by the user. That is, the user may select a delivery service provider for items that are not eligible for the first delivery service through an input corresponding to the third button information (450), and the electronic device (200) may request the management server of the corresponding delivery service (e.g., the second delivery service management server (310)) to generate waybill information. An embodiment in which the user requests the second delivery service management server (310) to generate waybill information through an input corresponding to the third button information (450) will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9 below.

[0081] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a delivery service management page provided according to a user's input corresponding to third button information according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 8, an electronic device (200) may confirm an input corresponding to the user's third button information, and, in response to the input corresponding to the third button information, may provide a delivery service management page to the user's terminal (100). The delivery service management page may include a first area (801) for selecting a delivery service for an item that cannot be used with the first delivery service, a second area (803) for describing a reason for selecting the delivery service, and a fifth button information (805) for requesting the creation of waybill information from a management server of the delivery service.

[0082] According to one embodiment, a user may select a delivery service for delivering an item by entering the first area (801) via the user's terminal (100). In this case, the list of delivery services provided to the user may be a list of multiple delivery services not linked to the electronic device (200).

[0083] According to one embodiment, a user may input a reason for selecting a desired delivery service in the second area (803) through the user's terminal (100). The electronic device (200) may transmit information regarding the reason entered by the user to the first delivery service management server (300), and the first delivery service management server (300) may transmit the information to the terminal of the manager of the first delivery service so that the manager of the first delivery service can supplement and improve the first delivery service based on the information.

[0084] According to one embodiment, the electronic device (200) may request the second delivery service management server (310) to generate waybill information in response to the user's input of the fifth button information (805). More specifically, when the user inputs the fifth button information (805), the electronic device (200) may request the user's terminal (100) for a file necessary for generating waybill information, and may transmit a waybill information generation request including the file from the user's terminal (100) to the second delivery service management server (310). According to one embodiment, the file necessary for generating waybill information may differ for each delivery service. For example, the formats of the first file for generating waybill information corresponding to the 2-1 delivery service and the second file for generating waybill information corresponding to the 2-2 delivery service may differ. In one embodiment, the electronic device (200) may automatically request the creation of waybill information without receiving the file from the user's terminal (100) by pre-storing form information corresponding to a file from the management server (310) of the second delivery service and generating a file based on the form information and the delivery details of the item the user wishes to deliver via the second delivery service. An embodiment in which the electronic device (200) provides waybill information through information exchange with the management server (310) of the second delivery service will be described in detail below with reference to FIG. 9.

[0085] FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an operation method of an electronic device (200) for providing waybill information according to another embodiment. Since the user's terminal, electronic device, and second delivery service management server of FIG. 9 may each be included in the user's terminal, electronic device, and second delivery service management server of FIGS. 1 to 3, descriptions of overlapping content with FIGS. 1 to 3 will be omitted.

[0086] Referring to FIG. 9, in step S901, the user's terminal (100) may transmit a predetermined file to the electronic device (200) based on an input corresponding to the user's third button information. Here, the third button information may include the third button information (450) illustrated in FIG. 4, and the predetermined file may be a file required to generate waybill information corresponding to items sold by the user that cannot use the first delivery service linked to the service provided by the electronic device (200). For example, the predetermined file may include a file in which delivery details of items sold by the user that can be delivered through the second delivery service are saved in an Excel file according to a preset format. In this case, the preset format may correspond to the second delivery service management server (310). That is, when the second delivery service management server (310) includes multiple second delivery service management servers, the format of the file required by each management server may be different. For example, the first file required for generating waybill information on the 2-1 delivery service management server and the second file required for generating waybill information on the 2-2 delivery service management server may be different. In another embodiment, the electronic device (200) may check the file format required for generating waybill information on the 2-2 delivery service management server (310) and generate the corresponding file in response to the user's input of the third button. In this case, the electronic device (200) may not request the corresponding file from the user's terminal (100).

[0087] In step S903, the electronic device (200) may request the second delivery service management server (310) to create waybill information. More specifically, the electronic device (200) may transmit a waybill information creation request including a file received from the user's terminal (100) or a file created by the electronic device (200) to the second delivery service management server (310).

[0088] In step S905, the second delivery service management server (310) may receive waybill-related information through information exchange with at least one external server (910). The at least one external server (910) may receive a file for generating waybill information from the second delivery service management server (310), and may generate a waybill number and the like based on the file and transmit the same to the second delivery service management server (310).

[0089] In step S907, the second delivery service management server (310) may generate waybill information for an item subject to the second delivery service based on waybill-related information provided from at least one external server (910), and transmit link information corresponding to the waybill information to the electronic device (200).

[0090] In step S909, the electronic device (200) can transmit an item management page including link information received from the second delivery service management server (310) to the user's terminal (100), and the user can receive waybill information through an input corresponding to the link information displayed on the user's terminal (100).

[0091] According to one embodiment, steps S903 and S907 may be performed at preset intervals. The electronic device (200) may check traffic information between the second delivery service management server (310) and the electronic device (200), set a predetermined interval based on the traffic information, and then exchange information with the second delivery service management server (310) at each interval. For example, the electronic device (200) may set a long interval during times of excessive traffic and exchange information with the second delivery service management server (310) at each long interval, thereby preventing the system from being overloaded. In addition, the electronic device (200) may set a short interval during times of moderate traffic and exchange information with the second delivery service management server (310) at each short interval, thereby quickly providing necessary information to the user.

[0092] Fig. 10 is a diagram illustrating waybill information for a first delivery service according to one embodiment. The waybill information in Fig. 10 may be generated by a first delivery service management server (300) in a format corresponding to the first delivery service and provided to a user's terminal (100) by an electronic device (200). It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that waybill information generated by a second delivery service management server (310) may differ from this.

[0093] Referring to FIG. 10, the waybill information may include first barcode information (1001), first route information (1003), second route information (1005), number-related information of a delivery item (1007), second barcode information (1009), buyer-related information (1011), delivery location information (1013), item-related summary information (1015), and seller-related information (1017). The information included in the waybill information of FIG. 10 may be arranged in a format required for delivery through the first delivery service. The first barcode information (1001) may be barcode information related to an area for temporarily loading the first item (i.e., the user's item delivered through the first delivery service) during the delivery process using the first delivery service. According to one embodiment, a camp or logistics center corresponding to the first delivery service may be equipped with a sorting device that sorts items into loading areas and moves them thereto, and this sorting device may read the first barcode information (1001) to sort the first item and move it to a specific area. The first route information (1003) and the second route information (1005) may be information related to a route for delivering the first item. Here, the first route information (1003) may include information about a higher route than the second route information (1005). For example, a delivery person may check a rough delivery route through the first route information (1003) and check detailed route information through the second route information (1005). The number-related information (1007) of the delivery item may include order number information of the first item and waybill number information of the first item. The second barcode information (1009) may be barcode information related to the waybill number of the first item. According to one embodiment, a delivery person of the first delivery service delivering the first item can transmit information such as start of delivery, completion of delivery, etc. of the first item to the first delivery service management server (300) by reading the second barcode information (1009) using the delivery person's terminal.The first delivery service management server (300) may transmit information related to the delivery status of the first item to the electronic device (200) based on information received from the delivery person's terminal, and the electronic device (200) may change the delivery progress status information of the first item based on the information provided by the first delivery service management server (300) and provide an item management page including the changed delivery progress status information to the user's terminal (100). The buyer-related information (1011) may include information about the buyer's personal information and the buyer's delivery-related requirements. The delivery address information (1013) may include information about the delivery address entered by the buyer for delivery of the first item. The item-related summary information (1015) may include information about the type, quantity, options, etc. of the first item. The seller-related information (1017) may include information about the seller's personal information and the seller's address, etc.

[0094] The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments may include a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a user interface device such as a touch panel, a key, a button, etc. The methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, the computer-readable recording medium includes a magnetic storage medium (e.g., read-only memory (ROM), random-access memory (RAM), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and an optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM, DVD: Digital Versatile Disc)). The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed to computer systems connected to a network, so that the computer-readable code may be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The medium may be readable by a computer, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor.

[0095] The present embodiment may be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented by various hardware and / or software configurations that perform specific functions. For example, the embodiment may employ direct circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., which may perform various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. Similarly, the present embodiment may be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as C, C++, Java, assembler, etc., including various algorithms implemented as a combination of data structures, processes, routines, or other programming configurations. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms that execute on one or more processors. Furthermore, the present embodiment may employ conventional techniques for electronic configuration, signal processing, and / or data processing. Terms like "mechanism," "element," "means," and "composition" can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical or physical components. These terms can also encompass a series of software routines, such as those associated with a processor.

[0096] The above-described embodiments are merely examples, and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. In the method of providing information of an electronic device, A step of receiving a request for access to an item management page containing the user's information from the user's terminal; A step of identifying one or more items sold by the user based on the user's information; and Including a step of providing an item management page to the user's terminal, which includes delivery details of the one or more items and delivery progress management information regarding the one or more items confirmed based on the delivery details of the one or more items, An information providing method, wherein the above item management page includes first button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device is possible among the one or more items.

2. In paragraph 1, A method for providing information, wherein the first delivery service includes a delivery service in which the entity operating the service provided by the electronic device handles delivery of the item.

3. In paragraph 1, The above delivery details include at least one of order number information, item details, delivery address information, order date information, and expected delivery date information for each of the one or more items, An information providing method, wherein the above delivery progress management information includes at least one delivery progress status information divided into at least one step.

4. In paragraph 3, At least one of the above steps includes a payment completion step, an order confirmation completion step, a shipping step, a delivery step, and a delivery completion step, An information providing method, wherein each of the at least one piece of delivery progress status information includes information about the number of items corresponding to each stage among the one or more items.

5. In paragraph 1, The method of providing the above information is: A step of obtaining the first input of the user corresponding to the first button information; In response to the first input, a step of classifying a first item for which the first delivery service can be provided among the one or more items; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing an item management page including delivery details for the first item to the user's terminal.

6. In paragraph 5, The above one or more items include a first type of item shipped from overseas and a second type of item shipped from domestically, An information provision method in which whether the above first type of item is classified as the above first item is determined by the management server of the above first delivery service.

7. In paragraph 5, An information providing method, wherein the item management page including delivery details for the first item includes second button information for checking waybill information for the first item.

8. In paragraph 7, The method of providing the above information is: A step of obtaining a second input of the user corresponding to the second button information; and An information providing method further comprising the step of transmitting, in response to the second input, a request for generating waybill information, the request including the user's information and delivery details for at least one first item, to the management server of the first delivery service.

9. In paragraph 8, The method of providing the above information is: A step of receiving link information corresponding to the waybill information of the at least one first item, generated based on the waybill information generation request, from the management server of the first delivery service; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing the item management page including the link information to the user's terminal.

10. In paragraph 9, The method of providing the above information is: An information providing method further comprising a step of transmitting the waybill information of the at least one first item to the user's terminal in response to a third input of the user corresponding to the link information.

11. In paragraph 10, The waybill information for the above first item is: An information providing method comprising first barcode information related to an area for temporarily loading the first item during a delivery process using the first delivery service, second barcode information related to a waybill number of the first item, information related to a delivery address corresponding to the first item, and seller and buyer information of the first item.

12. In paragraph 11, The above first barcode information is read by a sorting device that is placed in a camp or logistics center corresponding to the first delivery service and sorts and moves items to a loading area. An information provision method in which the second barcode information is read by a terminal of a delivery person of the first delivery service delivering the first item.

13. In paragraph 1, The multiple delivery services that can provide delivery service for the above one or more items include the first delivery service and the second delivery service, An information providing method, wherein the above item management page further includes third button information for completing an order for a second item for which the second delivery service can be provided among the one or more items.

14. In paragraph 13, The method of providing the above information is: A step of obtaining the user's fourth input corresponding to the third button information; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing a delivery service management page to the user's terminal for uploading a file necessary for generating waybill information corresponding to the second item in response to the fourth input.

15. In paragraph 14, The method of providing the above information is: A step of receiving the file from the user's terminal through the delivery service management page; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing a request for generating waybill information for the second item including the file to the management server of the second delivery service.

16. In paragraph 14, The method of providing the above information is: A step of obtaining form information corresponding to the file from the management server of the second delivery service; A step of generating the file based on the above form information and the delivery details of the second item; and An information providing method comprising the step of providing a request for generating waybill information for the second item including the above file to the management server of the second delivery service.

17. In paragraph 14, The above second delivery service includes multiple delivery services, An information providing method, wherein the above delivery service management page further includes information for selecting a delivery service for delivery of the second item from among the plurality of delivery services.

18. In paragraph 15, A step of receiving link information corresponding to the waybill information of the second item, generated based on the waybill information generation request, from the management server of the second delivery service; and An information providing method further comprising the step of providing an item management page including the link information.

19. As an electronic device for providing information, memory in which at least one program is stored; and By executing at least one program, a request for access to an item management page containing the user's information is received from the user's terminal, Based on the user's information, identify one or more items sold by the user, and Including a processor that provides an item management page to the user's terminal, including delivery details of the one or more items, and delivery progress management information regarding the one or more items confirmed based on the delivery details of the one or more items, An electronic device, wherein the above item management page includes first button information for completing an order for an item for which a first delivery service linked to a service provided by the electronic device is possible among the one or more items.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium containing a program for executing the information provision method of paragraph 1 on a computer.

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