Method for providing option picker screen and device therefor

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for providing an option picker screen for a product to be purchased, and a computing device to which the method is applied. The method for providing an option picker screen, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: receiving information related to a first selection item selected by a buyer from among multiple selection items selectable for a first product; acquiring information related to at least one second selection item different from the first selection item; comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the at least one second selection item; and displaying a comparison information display badge on the basis of the comparison result of the price information. Here, the comparison information display badge may indicate the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item.

Description

Method for providing an option picker screen and device thereof

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a method for providing an option picker screen for a product to be purchased, and to a computing device to which the method is applied. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a method for providing, along with an option picker screen, comparative information regarding the unit price corresponding to a purchase option selected by a buyer from among multiple purchase options and the unit prices corresponding to the remaining purchase options, and to a computing device to which the method is applied.

[0002] The process of purchasing a product through online commerce includes selecting a product, displaying a product details page including an option picker screen for specifying purchase options such as quantity and size based on the properties of the selected product, specifying selection items through the option picker screen, and entering delivery address and payment information.

[0003] Even within the same product, as attributes become more diverse, buyers may face a variety of options to choose from. This process often leads to buyers experiencing significant deliberation, and in some cases, they abandon the process without actually making a purchase. Even if buyers don't abandon the process, they still have to invest significant time in selecting options. Therefore, improving this inefficiency is essential.

[0004] Accordingly, a method is known for providing information to support a buyer's option selection on an option picker screen. For example, a method is known for displaying a badge indicating the lowest unit price for a selection option among multiple purchase options displayed on an option picker screen.

[0005] While these conventional methods can easily determine which option offers the lowest unit price among multiple options displayed on the option picker screen, they present difficulties in intuitively recognizing the relative differences in unit prices offered by each option. In particular, they present difficulties in comparing unit prices offered by options currently displayed on the option picker screen with unit prices offered by options not currently displayed on the option picker screen.

[0006] Accordingly, a method is required to more conveniently compare and check price information provided by multiple purchasing options.

[0007] A technical problem to be solved through one embodiment of the present disclosure is to provide a method for providing an option picker screen accompanied by a display of comparison information so that unit prices provided by multiple selection items can be easily compared, and a computing device to which the method is applied.

[0008] A technical problem to be solved through one embodiment of the present disclosure is to provide a method for providing an option picker screen that displays comparison information on selection items included in a selection item list of different tabs, and a computing device to which the method is applied.

[0009] The technical problems of the present disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art of the present disclosure from the description below.

[0010] A method for providing an option picker screen according to embodiments of the present disclosure for solving the above-described technical problem may include a step of receiving information on a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selectable selection items for a first product, a step of obtaining information on at least one second selection item different from the first selection item, a step of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the at least one second selection item, and a step of displaying a comparison information display badge based on a comparison result of the price information. Here, the comparison information display badge may indicate a relative difference between a unit price corresponding to the first selection item and a unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item.

[0011] In some embodiments, the step of displaying the comparison information display badge may include the step of determining whether a preset display condition is satisfied based on a comparison result for the price information, and the step of calculating a relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and a selection item that satisfies the display condition among the at least one second selection item.

[0012] In some embodiments, the step of determining whether the preset display condition is met may include the step of determining whether a unit price lower than the unit price corresponding to the first selection item is presented.

[0013] In some embodiments, the step of displaying the comparison information display badge may include the step of displaying the comparison information display badge in a portion adjacent to a unit price display area of ​​the at least one second selection item.

[0014] In some embodiments, the first selection item and the at least one second selection item may be included in a list of selection items of the first tab.

[0015] In some embodiments, the method may further include a step of rearranging the at least one second selection item based on a comparison result of the price information. Here, the step of rearranging may include a step of arranging, among the at least one second selection item, a selection item having a largest relative difference from the unit price corresponding to the first selection item in a position adjacent to the first selection item.

[0016] A method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure for solving the above-described technical problem may include the steps of: receiving information on a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selectable selection items for a first product, wherein the first selection item is included in a list of selection items of a first tab; obtaining information on a plurality of selection items included in a list of selection items of a second tab different from the first tab; comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items; and displaying a comparison information display badge based on a comparison result of the price information.

[0017] In some embodiments, the step of comparing the price information may include the step of calculating an average unit price using information about unit prices corresponding to the plurality of selection items, and the step of calculating a relative difference between the average unit price and the unit price corresponding to the first selection item.

[0018] In some embodiments, the step of comparing the price information may include the step of determining a comparison target selection item from among a plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab, and the step of calculating a relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the comparison target selection item.

[0019] In some embodiments, the selection item to be compared may be any one of the selection item with the lowest unit price among the plurality of selection items, the selection item with the highest purchase ranking, and the selection item with a history of selection by the purchaser.

[0020] In some embodiments, the step of displaying the comparison information display badge may include the step of displaying the comparison information display badge in some area adjacent to the name display area of ​​the second tab.

[0021] According to further embodiments of the present disclosure for solving the above-described technical problem, a method for providing an option picker screen may include the steps of: obtaining information on a first tab including a first selection item selected by a buyer among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, wherein the information on the first tab includes information on a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of the first tab; obtaining information on a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a second tab different from the first tab; comparing price information corresponding to a selection item suggesting the lowest unit price among the plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the first tab with price information corresponding to a selection item suggesting the lowest unit price among the plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab; and displaying a comparison information display badge based on a result of the comparison of the price information.

[0022] According to further embodiments of the present disclosure for solving the above-described technical problem, a computing device includes a processor and a memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the following operations: receiving information on a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product; obtaining information on at least one second selection item different from the first selection item; comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the at least one second selection item; and displaying a comparison information display badge based on a comparison result of the price information, wherein the comparison information display badge may indicate a relative difference between a unit price corresponding to the first selection item and a unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item.

[0023] According to further embodiments of the present disclosure for solving the above-described technical problem, a computing device may include a processor and a memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform an operation of receiving information about a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, wherein the first selection item is included in a selection item list of a first tab, an operation of obtaining information about a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a second tab different from the first tab, an operation of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items, and an operation of displaying a comparison information display badge based on a comparison result of the price information.

[0024] According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the convenience of option selection by a buyer can be improved by providing an option picker screen in a form that allows the buyer to easily understand the relative difference between the unit price of an option selected by the buyer and the unit price of another option.

[0025] FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an online commerce system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining some operations of the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0028] FIG. 4 is a drawing showing an exemplary detailed information page including an option picker screen according to the method of providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0029] FIG. 5 is a drawing exemplarily showing how selection items are rearranged according to some of the operations described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0030] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are drawings for explaining some operations of the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 6.

[0032] FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 are drawings exemplifying an option picker screen according to the method of providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 6.

[0033] FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computing device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0035] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The advantages and features of the present disclosure, and methods for achieving them, will become clear with reference to the embodiments described in detail below together with the attached drawings. However, the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure is not limited to the following embodiments and may be implemented in various different forms. The following embodiments are provided only to complete the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the present disclosure of the scope of the present disclosure, and the technical idea of ​​the present disclosure is defined only by the scope of the claims.

[0036] In describing various embodiments of the present disclosure, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present disclosure, the detailed description will be omitted.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, the terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the following examples may be used with meanings commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains; however, this may vary depending on the intentions of engineers working in the relevant field, precedents, the emergence of new technologies, etc. The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure.

[0038] In the following examples, singular expressions include plural concepts unless the context clearly specifies that they are singular. Furthermore, plural expressions include singular concepts unless the context clearly specifies that they are plural.

[0039] In addition, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc. used in the following embodiments are only used to distinguish certain components from other components, and the nature, order, or sequence of the components are not limited by the terms.

[0040] Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

[0041] The configuration and operation of an online commerce system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 1. As illustrated in FIG. 1, the online commerce system according to the present embodiment may include an online shopping service server (100) and a product information management system (200).

[0042] The seller terminal (210) used by the seller can access the product information management system (200) and register product information related to the product to be sold. The product information may include detailed information content about the product and purchase option information about the product. The product information management system (200) may provide the product information registered in the online shopping service server (100) periodically / aperiodically, or may provide product information of the requested product in response to a request from the online shopping service server (100). It goes without saying that the online shopping service server (100) may refer to the product information registered in the product information management system (200) by the seller terminal (210) when generating or retrieving data necessary to display a detailed information page about a product.

[0043] The online shopping service server (100) is a server that serves as the front-end of the online shopping service, and the online shopping service server (100) can transmit data of a detailed information page displayed on a purchaser terminal (110) to the purchaser terminal (110). Specifically, when the purchaser terminal (110) requests a detailed information page of a first product, the online shopping service server (100) can generate or retrieve data necessary for displaying a detailed information page for the first product, and transmit the data to the purchaser terminal (110) as a response to the detailed information page request for the first product. The detailed information page may include a product information screen and an option picker screen. The option picker screen is a screen that includes a user interface for selecting at least some of a plurality of selection items. The initial option picker screen is typically displayed together with the product information on a detailed information page that is displayed when a specific product for sale is selected from a screen listing a plurality of products for sale.

[0044] The data on the detailed information page of the above-mentioned product for sale may be configured in the form of a web document based on HTML (HyperText Markup Language). Accordingly, the data on the detailed information page may be rendered by a web browser installed on the purchaser's terminal (110) or a browsing module embedded in an application, thereby displaying the detailed information page through the display of the purchaser's terminal (110). In other words, the data on the detailed information page is the data that is the object of rendering, and is thus referred to as rendering data. The rendering data may be any HTML-based data that can be interpreted by a web browser or a browsing module embedded in an application.

[0045] In some embodiments, the online shopping service server (100) may generate the rendering data of the option picker screen, transmit the generated rendering data to the purchaser terminal (110), and the purchaser terminal (110) may render the option picker screen using the received rendering data, thereby causing the detailed information page to be displayed on the display of the purchaser terminal (110). In this case, it will be referred to as the online shopping service server (100) generating the option picker screen.

[0046] In addition, in some other embodiments, the buyer terminal (110) may perform at least part of the operation of generating the rendering data of the option picker screen using information such as a purchase option list for a purchase target received from the online shopping service server (100), and may display the option picker screen by rendering the completed rendering data. That is, the buyer terminal (110) may generate the entire rendering data of the option picker screen, or the buyer terminal (110) may finally complete the rendering data based on the rendering data of the incomplete option picker screen received from the online shopping service server (100). In this case, it will be referred to as the buyer terminal (110) generating the option picker screen.

[0047] That is, it should be understood that the technical idea according to the present disclosure may not specify the creator of the option picker screen as either the online shopping service server (100) or the purchaser terminal (110).

[0048] In some embodiments, the online shopping service server (100) may compare price information corresponding to a first selection item selected by the buyer with price information corresponding to a second selection item different from the first selection item selected by the buyer, and display a graphic object providing the comparison information. For example, the graphic object providing the comparison information may be rendered in the form of a badge.

[0049] In some embodiments, the online shopping service server (100) can dynamically rearrange multiple selection items. For example, among at least one second selection item, the selection item with the largest relative price difference from the corresponding unit price of the first selection item can be arranged adjacent to the first selection item or at the top. In another example, if there is a popular item among the at least one second selection item, the popular item can be arranged adjacent to the first selection item or at the top. This is to facilitate rational selection by placing more economical or popular items among the second selection items in a more visually prominent location.

[0050] In some embodiments, the online shopping service server (100) may compare price information corresponding to a first selection item selected by a buyer among a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a first tab with price information corresponding to a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a second tab different from the first tab, and display a graphic object providing comparison information. For example, a graphic object providing comparison information with the average unit price of the selection items included in the second tab may be displayed. As another example, a graphic object providing comparison information with the unit price corresponding to a specific item among the selection items included in the second tab may be displayed.

[0051] Meanwhile, the components illustrated in Fig. 1 can communicate via a network. Here, the network can be implemented as any type of wired / wireless network, such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a mobile radio communication network, or Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet).

[0052] Above, the configuration and operation of the online commerce system according to the present embodiment have been described with reference to FIG. 1. The operation methods of the online shopping service server (100) and the product information management system (200) of the online commerce system of the present disclosure will be understood in more detail with reference to other embodiments described below. Furthermore, the technical concepts that can be understood through the above-described embodiments of the processing system according to the present embodiment may be reflected in other embodiments described below, even if not specifically stated.

[0053] In addition, with respect to the configuration of the online shopping service server (100) and the purchaser terminal (110) described above, reference may be made to the hardware configuration of FIG. 12, which will be described later. That is, the online shopping service server (100) and the purchaser terminal (110) may have the hardware configuration described with reference to FIG. 12. Furthermore, the technical concepts that can be understood through several embodiments of the present disclosure described below may be applied to the online commerce system described above, even without separate description.

[0054] Next, a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. 2. The method for providing an option picker screen according to the present embodiment may be performed by one or more computing systems. Furthermore, the method for providing purchase option information according to the present embodiment may have some operations performed by a first computing device, and the remaining operations performed by a second computing device. For example, some operations of the object attribute identification method according to the present embodiment may be performed by an on-premise physical server, and the remaining operations may be performed by a cloud compute instance. Hereinafter, if the performer of each operation is omitted, it will be understood that the performer is the computing device.

[0055] FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process for configuring an option picker screen included in a detailed information page for a first product among multiple sales targets registered in the above-described online commerce system.

[0056] In step S100, information regarding a first selection item selected by the buyer among multiple selectable options for the first product may be received. The first selection item may be selected by the buyer selecting the first product from a screen listing multiple products for sale via the buyer's terminal, and information regarding this may be received. Alternatively, the first selection item may be selected by the buyer selecting one of the multiple selectable options from an option picker screen displaying multiple selectable options for the first product via the buyer's terminal, and information regarding this may be received.

[0057] Next, in step S200, information about at least one second selection item different from the first selection item may be acquired. Here, the at least one second selection item may refer to a selection item displayed together with the first selection item on an option picker screen where the first selection item is displayed. That is, when the option picker screen is configured with a combination of tabs and lists, the first selection item and at least one second selection item may be included in a selection item list of the same tab. A detailed description of an option picker screen configured with a combination of tabs and lists will be described later.

[0058] Next, in step S300, the price information corresponding to the first selection item may be compared with the price information corresponding to at least one second selection item. Here, the price information may include information regarding the unit price corresponding to each selection item. That is, a comparison may be performed between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to each of the at least one second selection items.

[0059] In step S400, a comparison information display badge may be displayed based on the comparison result for the price information. Here, the comparison information display badge may indicate the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item. The comparison information display badge may include text phrases, icons, and comparison price amounts indicating the comparison information. For example, the comparison information display badge may include text phrases such as "200 won cheaper" or "-200 won."

[0060] In some embodiments, preset graphic effects may be applied to the area where the comparison information is displayed. For example, the font, font size, font boldness, font slant, and kerning of the comparison information may be set based on preset attribute information, and a shading effect based on preset attribute information may be applied to the area where the comparison information is displayed. By applying these graphic effects, the buyer's attention can be focused.

[0061] In some embodiments, the comparison information display badge may be displayed within the option picker screen. For example, the comparison information display badge may be displayed in the display area of ​​each selected item. In this case, the badge may be displayed in a location adjacent to the display area of ​​the price information corresponding to each selected item.

[0062] In some embodiments, the comparison information badge may be dynamically updated based on information about the selection selected by the buyer. That is, the relative price information included in the comparison information badge may be automatically refreshed based on information about the selection selected by the buyer.

[0063] In some embodiments, the comparison information display badge may be displayed for at least one second selection that differs from the first selection selected by the buyer. For example, the comparison information display badge may be displayed for a selection that satisfies a preset display condition among the at least one second selection. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

[0064] FIG. 3 is a drawing for explaining some operations of the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 2.

[0065] Referring to FIG. 3, first, based on the comparison result of the price information corresponding to the first selection item and the price information corresponding to at least one second selection item, it can be determined whether the preset display condition is satisfied (S410). Here, whether the preset display condition is satisfied can be determined based on whether each of the at least one second selection item presents a unit price lower than the unit price corresponding to the first selection item. Next, for the selection item that satisfies the display condition among the at least one second selection item, the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the first selection item can be calculated (S420).

[0066] That is, a comparative information badge can be provided for at least one second choice with a lower unit price than the corresponding first choice. This is to support rational consumption by providing additional information only for more economical choices compared to the chosen choice. Furthermore, providing comparative information for all choices would consume excessive time and resources, and thus improve data processing efficiency.

[0067] The option picker screen according to the method of providing the option picker screen described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 so far will be described in more detail with reference to the example of FIG. 4.

[0068] FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary detailed information page including an option picker screen according to the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 2. The buyer terminal illustrated in the drawings below may be a mobile phone, smartphone, tablet, laptop PC, or desktop PC. However, for ease of understanding, the following description assumes that the buyer terminal is a smartphone, and the screen displaying the detailed information page for the first product is the smartphone's screen.

[0069] As illustrated in FIG. 4, a detailed information page for a first product may be displayed on the screen (40) of the purchaser's terminal, and the detailed information page for the first product may include a product information screen (41) and an option picker screen (42). Here, the product information screen (41) may include an image of the product, summary information of the product (e.g., the manufacturer of the product, purchase rating of the product, name of the product, quantity, price, and delivery information, etc.).

[0070] The option picker screen (42) may include information about purchase options for a product, and in some embodiments, the option picker screen (42) may be configured in a form combining tabs and lists. The option picker screen (42) may include a plurality of tabs, each of which may include a list of selection items. Specifically, the plurality of tabs may be arranged along a first axis in a horizontal direction, and all or part of the plurality of selection items included in the list of selection items of the currently focused tab may be arranged along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis.

[0071] Meanwhile, information regarding purchase options for a product may include multiple attributes. If the purchase options for a first product are comprised of two attributes (a first attribute and a second attribute), the tab may represent options for the first attribute, and the list of selection items on the tab may represent options for the second attribute. In other words, an option for the first attribute may be selected by selecting the tab, and an option for the second attribute may be selected by selecting one of the selection items displayed upon selection of the tab.

[0072] Fig. 4 illustrates an option picker screen (42) in which options of the 'capacity' attribute are displayed as tabs (43) and a list of selection items (24) corresponding to the tabs are displayed. As illustrated, the list of selection items (44) may display options of the 'quantity' attribute and price information corresponding to each selection item. Here, the price information may include information on the final price and unit price corresponding to each selection item. Since the vertical maximum length of the option picker screen (42) is limited to a predetermined value, if some of the selection items included in the list of selection items cannot be displayed on the initial option picker screen, the remaining selection items may be displayed by selecting the Show More Options button (45).

[0073] In FIG. 4, when '12' selection items (first selection items) are selected, among the remaining selection items ('1', '24', '48') excluding the first selection item, comparison information display badges may be displayed for selection items ('24', '48') that present a lower unit price than the unit price (315 won / 100ml) corresponding to the first selection item. Specifically, a comparison information display badge including the text phrase '91 won cheaper' may be displayed for '24' selection items, and a comparison information display badge including the text phrase '97 won cheaper' may be displayed for '48' selection items. At this time, the comparison information display badge may be displayed in a portion adjacent to an area where information on the unit price corresponding to each selection item is displayed, as illustrated.

[0074] Referring back to FIG. 2, the method for providing an option picker screen according to the present embodiment may further include a step (S500) of rearranging and displaying at least one second selection item. Specifically, among the at least one second selection item, the selection item having the largest relative difference from the unit price corresponding to the first selection item may be arranged adjacent to the first selection item or at the top. In another example, if there is a popular item among the at least one second selection item, the popular item may be arranged adjacent to the first selection item or at the top.

[0075] Fig. 5 is a drawing exemplarily showing how selection items are rearranged according to some of the operations described with reference to Fig. 2. Fig. 5 shows how some selection items are rearranged in the option picker screen described with reference to Fig. 4.

[0076] As shown in Fig. 5, in a situation where '12' selection items are selected, it can be confirmed that the arrangement of selection items has been changed so that among the remaining selection items ('1', '24', '48') excluding the '12' selection item, the '48' selection item, which has the largest relative difference with the unit price corresponding to the '12' selection item, is located directly below the '12' selection item.

[0077] So far, in the embodiments described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, a process for providing an option picker screen including a comparative information display badge when a first selection item and a second selection item are included in the selection item list of the same tab has been described. Below, a method for providing comparative information for selection items included in the selection item list of a different tab from the first selection item will be described.

[0078] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0079] First, in step S110, information about a first selection item selected by the buyer among a plurality of selectable selection items for the first product may be received. At this time, the first selection item may be included in the selection item list of the first tab.

[0080] Next, in step S210, information about a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a second tab different from the first tab can be acquired. The first and second tabs can be distinguished based on the options of the first attribute of the first product, and the selection items displayed on the option picker screen can vary depending on the selection for each tab. That is, when the first tab is selected and the selection items included in the selection item list of the first tab are displayed, information about the selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab cannot be confirmed on the option picker screen.

[0081] Next, in step S310, the price information corresponding to the first selection item may be compared with the price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items. Here, the price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items may refer to the average of the unit prices corresponding to the plurality of selection items. Alternatively, the price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items may refer to the unit price corresponding to a specific selection item among the plurality of selection items. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

[0082] FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 are drawings for explaining some operations of the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 6.

[0083] Figure 7 illustrates an example of operations related to price information corresponding to multiple selection items, wherein the price information represents the average of the unit prices corresponding to the multiple selection items. First, an average unit price for the multiple selection items can be calculated using information about the multiple selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab, specifically, information about the unit prices corresponding to the multiple selection items (S311). Next, the relative difference between the average unit price and the unit price corresponding to the first selection item can be calculated (S312).

[0084] Figure 8 illustrates an example of an operation related to price information corresponding to multiple selection items, wherein the unit price corresponding to a specific selection item among the multiple selection items is represented. First, a comparison target selection item may be determined from among the multiple selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab (S313). At this time, the comparison target selection item may be determined according to preset conditions, and may be, for example, any one of the selection items with the lowest unit price among the multiple selection items, the selection item with the highest purchase ranking, and the selection item with a history of selection by the purchaser.

[0085] Next, the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the comparison target selection item can be calculated (S341). That is, the difference between the unit price corresponding to the comparison target selection item and the unit price corresponding to the first selection item can be calculated.

[0086] Thereafter, in step S400, a comparison information display badge may be displayed based on the comparison results for the price information. The examples described in the previous embodiments may be applied to this. However, the location where the comparison information display badge is displayed may differ from the previous embodiments. The present embodiment provides comparison information for selected items included in different tabs, and thus, the comparison information display badge may be displayed in a portion of the area adjacent to the title display area of ​​each tab.

[0087] The option picker screen according to the method of providing the option picker screen described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 so far will be described in more detail through examples of FIGS. 9 and 10.

[0088] FIGS. 9 and 10 are diagrams exemplifying an option picker screen according to the method for providing an option picker screen described with reference to FIG. 6. The option picker screens in FIGS. 9 and 10 are configured in a form combining tabs and lists, and show an example including three tabs ('330 ml', '500 ml', '1 L') of options for the 'capacity' attribute of the first product.

[0089] Referring to FIG. 9, the '330ml' tab is selected, and the selection items included in the selection list of the '330ml' tab are displayed, and among them, it can be confirmed that '12' selection items are selected. In this case, the average of the unit prices corresponding to the multiple selection items included in the selection list of the '330ml' tab and other tabs ('500ml', '1L') including the '12' selection items can be calculated, and a comparison information badge including relative price information of the average unit price of each tab and the unit price corresponding to the selected '12' selection items can be displayed adjacent to the name display area of ​​each tab.

[0090] Referring to Fig. 10, as in the example of Fig. 9, the '330ml' tab is selected, and selection items included in the selection list of the '330ml' tab are displayed, and among them, it can be confirmed that the '12' selection item is selected. In this case, among the multiple selection items included in the selection list of tabs ('500ml', '1L') different from the '330ml' tab including the '12' selection item, the selection item providing the lowest unit price can be determined as the selection item to be compared, and a comparison information badge including relative price information of the unit price corresponding to the comparison selection item and the unit price corresponding to the selected '12' selection items can be displayed adjacent to the name display area of ​​each tab.

[0091] In the embodiments described so far, it has been described that comparison information with price information corresponding to the first selection item selected by the buyer is provided, but it would also be possible to display comparison information between a specific selection item in a tab including the first selection item and specific selection items in another tab.

[0092] FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a method for providing an option picker screen according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0093] In step S120, information regarding a first tab, which includes a first selection item selected by the buyer among a plurality of selectable selection items for the first product, may be acquired. In this case, the information regarding the first tab may include information regarding a plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the first tab.

[0094] Next, in step S220, information about a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of a second tab different from the first tab can be obtained.

[0095] Next, in step S320, a process may be performed in which price information corresponding to a selection item presenting the lowest unit price among a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of the first tab is compared with price information corresponding to a selection item presenting the lowest unit price among a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of the second tab. In other words, a comparison may be performed between the lowest unit prices presented in each tab.

[0096] In step S400, a comparison information display badge may be displayed based on the comparison results for the above price information. Since this has been described in detail in the previous embodiment, a detailed description thereof will be omitted here.

[0097] In this way, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the convenience of option selection by the buyer can be improved by providing an option picker screen in a form that allows the buyer to easily understand the relative difference between the unit price of the selected item and the unit price of other selected items.

[0098] FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computing device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0099] FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram of a computing device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The computing device (1000) of FIG. 12 may include one or more processors (1100), a system bus (1600), a communication interface (1200), a memory (1400) for loading a computer program (1500) executed by the processor (1100), and a storage (1300) for storing the computer program (1500).

[0100] The processor (1100) controls the overall operation of each component of the computing device (1000). The processor (1100) can perform operations for at least one application or program for executing methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The memory (1400) stores various data, commands, and / or information. The memory (1400) can load one or more computer programs (1500) from the storage (1300) to execute methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. The storage (1300) can non-temporarily store one or more computer programs (1500).

[0101] The computer program (1500) may include one or more instructions implementing methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. When the computer program (1500) is loaded into the memory (1400), the processor (1100) may execute the one or more instructions to perform the methods / operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0102] For example, the computing device of FIG. 12 may be the online shopping service server described with reference to FIG. 1. At this time, the computing system described with reference to FIG. 12 may be configured using one or more physical servers included in a server farm based on cloud technology such as a virtual machine. In this case, at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 12, such as the processor (1100), memory (1400), and storage (1300), may be virtual hardware, and the communication interface (1200) may also be configured with a virtualized networking element such as a virtual switch.

[0103] For example, the computer program (1500) may include instructions for performing an operation of receiving information on a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, an operation of obtaining information on at least one second selection item different from the first selection item, an operation of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the at least one second selection item, and an operation of displaying a comparison information display badge based on a result of the comparison of the price information. In this case, the comparison information display badge may indicate a relative difference between a unit price corresponding to the first selection item and a unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item.

[0104] Various embodiments of the present disclosure and effects according to the embodiments have been described with reference to FIGS. 1 through 12. The effects according to the technical concept of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects described above, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

[0105] Furthermore, even though the above embodiments have described multiple components as being combined or operating in combination, the technical concept of the present disclosure is not necessarily limited to these embodiments. That is, within the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, all of the components may be selectively combined and operated one or more times.

[0106] The technical concepts of the present disclosure described so far can be implemented as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer program recorded on the computer-readable recording medium can be transmitted to another computing device via a network such as the Internet, installed on the device, and used therein.

[0107] Although the operations are depicted in a specific order in the drawings, it should not be understood that the operations must be performed in the specific order depicted, or in a sequential order, or that all depicted operations must be performed to achieve the desired result. In certain circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Although various embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains will understand that the technical concepts of the present disclosure can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical concepts or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of protection of the present disclosure should be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical ideas within a scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the technical ideas defined by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. In a method performed on a computing device, A step of receiving information about a first selection item selected by a buyer among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product; A step of obtaining information about at least one second selection item that is different from the first selection item; A step of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to at least one second selection item; and Including a step of displaying a comparison information display badge based on the comparison result for the above price information, The above comparison information display badge indicates the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item. How to provide an option picker screen.

2. In paragraph 1, The step of displaying the above comparison information display badge is: A step of determining whether the preset display conditions are met based on the comparison results for the above price information; and Comprising a step of calculating a relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the selection item that satisfies the display condition among the at least one second selection item, How to provide an option picker screen.

3. In paragraph 2, The step of determining whether the above-mentioned display conditions are met is: Including a step of determining whether a unit price lower than the unit price corresponding to the first selection item is presented. How to provide an option picker screen.

4. In paragraph 1, The step of displaying the above comparison information display badge is: comprising the step of displaying the comparative information display badge in a portion of an area adjacent to the unit price display area of ​​the at least one second selection item; How to provide an option picker screen.

5. In paragraph 1, The first selection item and the at least one second selection item are included in the selection item list of the first tab, How to provide an option picker screen.

6. In paragraph 1, Further comprising a step of rearranging the at least one second selection item based on the comparison result for the above price information. How to provide an option picker screen.

7. In paragraph 6, The above rearrangement step is, A step of arranging, among the at least one second selection item, the selection item having the largest relative difference with the unit price corresponding to the first selection item at a position adjacent to the first selection item, How to provide an option picker screen.

8. In a method performed on a computing device, A step of receiving information about a first selection item selected by a buyer among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, wherein the first selection item is included in a list of selection items of a first tab; A step of obtaining information about a plurality of selection items included in a list of selection items of a second tab different from the first tab; A step of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items; and A step of displaying a comparison information display badge based on the comparison result for the above price information, How to provide an option picker screen.

9. In paragraph 8, The steps to compare the above price information are: A step of calculating an average unit price using information on unit prices corresponding to the above multiple selection items, Comprising a step of calculating the relative difference between the average unit price and the unit price corresponding to the first selection item, How to provide an option picker screen.

10. In paragraph 8, The steps to compare the above price information are: A step of determining a comparison target selection item among a plurality of selection items included in the selection list of the second tab; and Comprising a step of calculating a relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the selected comparison item. How to provide an option picker screen.

11. In paragraph 10, The above comparison target selection item is one of the selection items with the lowest unit price among the multiple selection items, the selection item with the highest purchase ranking, and the selection item with a history of selection by the purchaser. How to provide an option picker screen.

12. In paragraph 8, The step of displaying the above comparison information display badge is: Including a step of displaying the above comparison information display badge in a portion of an area adjacent to the name display area of ​​the second tab, How to provide an option picker screen.

13. In a method performed on a computing device, A step of obtaining information about a first tab including a first selection item selected by a buyer among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, wherein the information about the first tab includes information about a plurality of selection items included in a selection item list of the first tab; A step of obtaining information about a plurality of selection items included in a list of selection items of a second tab different from the first tab; A step of comparing price information corresponding to a selection item that presents the lowest unit price among a plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the first tab with price information corresponding to a selection item that presents the lowest unit price among a plurality of selection items included in the selection item list of the second tab; and A step of displaying a comparison information display badge based on the comparison result for the above price information, How to provide an option picker screen.

14. Processor; and Contains memory that stores instructions, The above instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: An action of receiving information about a first selection item selected by a buyer among multiple selection items selectable for a first product; An operation of obtaining information about at least one second selection item that is different from the first selection item; An operation of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to at least one second selection item; and To perform an action of displaying a comparison information display badge based on the comparison result for the above price information, The above comparison information display badge indicates the relative difference between the unit price corresponding to the first selection item and the unit price corresponding to the at least one second selection item. Computing device.

15. Processor; and Contains memory that stores instructions, The above instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: An operation for receiving information about a first selection item selected by a buyer from among a plurality of selection items selectable for a first product, wherein the first selection item is included in a list of selection items of a first tab; An operation of obtaining information about a plurality of selection items included in a list of selection items of a second tab different from the first tab; An operation of comparing price information corresponding to the first selection item with price information corresponding to the plurality of selection items; and To perform an action of displaying a comparison information display badge based on the comparison result for the above price information. Computing device.

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