A joint shopping system

Abstract

The invention is a shopping system (10) that has been developed especially to facilitate online joint shopping, comprising the following: • a main user interface (30); • a main basket (31) provided in said main user interface (30) and in which a supplier database (20) or at least one product selected from external suppliers is added through the product adding section (311); • at least one sub-user interface (40) associated with the main user interface (30).

Description

[0001] A JOINT SHOPPING SYSTEM

[0002] TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The invention relates to an online and joint shopping system.

[0004] BACKGROUND

[0005] Today, joint shopping cart solutions are available for users to make joint purchases from multiple devices. These solutions allow users to combine the products in their carts on a single platform and share them among all users.

[0006] There are currently joint shopping carts. In particular, products in a joint cart used by influencers or large company organizations are purchased by users on a piece-by-piece basis and in the amount they want. Meanwhile, it is not the initiative of the main user to check out how much of which product. In the current system, the main user creates a suggestion cart, and when the sub-users put these products in the cart to purchase, the shopping cart no longer becomes a shared cart but their own shopping carts.

[0007] However, in case of joint shopping, it is possible to purchase the entire product preferred in the current art. This makes it especially difficult to purchase high-volume products.

[0008] In the patent with the publication number GB2362243A, a computer-implemented method for e-commerce over the internet is discussed. In the method, it is possible for two or more remote users to access the shopping cart. Users can each be assigned one or more hierarchically different authorizations so that they can change the status of the shopping cart, allowing users to view the status of the shopping cart at the same time and affect the status of the shopping cart in turn. This ensures that the various actions in the procurement process are performed by different people. The powers to influence the status of the cart include providing users with various predetermined levels of access to the cart, that is, preventing unauthorized purchases. All the problems mentioned above have made it necessary to make an innovation in the relevant technical field as a result.

[0009] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0010] The present invention relates to a joint shopping system in order to eliminate the above- mentioned disadvantages and to bring new advantages to the related technical field.

[0011] The main object of the invention is to provide a shopping system in which a product can be partially paid for.

[0012] Another object of the invention is to provide a shopping basket that can transfer money between carts.

[0013] Another object of the invention is to provide a shopping basket that can be controlled by the main user.

[0014] In order to realize all the objects that will emerge from the abovementioned and the following detailed description, the present invention is a shopping system that has been developed especially to facilitate joint shopping online, comprising:

[0015] • a main user interface;

[0016] • a main basket provided in said main user interface, into which at least one product selected from a supplier database, or external suppliers is added by means of a product adding section;

[0017] • at least one sub-user interface associated with the main user interface.

[0018] Accordingly, the invention in question is characterised in that it comprises a payment part whereby the products predefined in the main basket can only be paid, at least partially, for their purchase price via said sub-user interface.

[0019] A preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a payment section for the same product, which can be paid for via multiple independent sub-user interfaces. A further preferred embodiment of the invention comprises an collected price section, in which the total amounts of the payments made over the payment section can be seen cumulatively for each product.

[0020] A further preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a recipient information section provided in the sub-user interface and a recipient list provided in the main user interface in relation to the recipient information section.

[0021] A further preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a sub-user identification section provided in the main user interface to enable the main basket to be shared.

[0022] A further preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a QR code section provided in the main user interface to enable the main basket to be shared.

[0023] A further preferred embodiment of the invention comprises a product price transfer button which allows at least part or all of the price in the collected price section of each product to be transferred to the collected price section of another product.

[0024] In order to realize all the objects that will emerge from the abovementioned and the following detailed description, the present invention is a method carried out through the shopping system, especially in a shopping system developed to facilitate joint shopping online. The invention mainly comprises the following steps: i. A main user logging into the shopping system, ii. Adding at least one product from a supplier database and / or external databases to a main basket of said main user, iii.Main user opening main basket to access for sub-users, iv. The sub-users accessing the main basket and paying, in whole or at least in part, for at least one product of their choice through a payment section, v. With the expiration of the predefined shopping period, the main user transferring at least part or all of the price in at least one product to another product via a product transfer display with the product price transfer button. vi. The main user completing the payment and entering the delivery address information into the system. Another preferred embodiment of the invention is that the main user opens the main basket to the sub-users via a link and / or a QR code and / or by entering the user information in a subuser identification section.

[0025] Another preferred embodiment of the invention is that each payment made via the payment section in the sub-user interface is cumulatively defined in the collected price section of the relevant product in the main user interface.

[0026] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE

[0027] Figure 1 shows representative view of the shopping system.

[0028] Figure 2 shows representative view of the main user interface.

[0029] Figure 3 shows representative view of the recipient list button.

[0030] Figure 4 shows representative view of the sub-user interface.

[0031] REFERENCE NUMBERS IN THE FIGURES

[0032] 10 Shopping system

[0033] 20 Supplier database

[0034] 30 Main user interface

[0035] 31 Main basket

[0036] 311 Product adding section

[0037] 312 Product price section

[0038] 313 Product price transfer button

[0039] 314 Recipient list button

[0040] 3141 Open status button

[0041] 3142 Closed status button

[0042] 3143 Recipient list

[0043] 315 Sub-user identification section 316 Collected price section

[0044] 317 Purchase button

[0045] 318 QR code section

[0046] 40 Sub-user interface

[0047] 41 Product selection section

[0048] 42 Payment section

[0049] 43 Recipient information section

[0050] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0051] The shopping system (10) of the invention is explained with examples that do not have any limiting effect only for a better understanding of the subject in this detailed description.

[0052] Today, people can receive various gifts on their own initiative when there is an opening, wedding, birth, celebration parties, housewarming gift or a charity event. However, people / organizations and recipients of gifts may not always have the same preferences. In this context, the shopping system (10) subject to the invention has been developed in order to make it easier for both the person who purchases the gift or the gift recipient / organization to choose and to meet the real needs of the person in need.

[0053] Referring to figure 1, the shopping system (10) of the invention comprises a supplier database (20), a main user interface (30) associated with said supplier database (20) online, and a subuser interface (40) that can be activated by the main user interface (30).

[0054] The main user interface (30) comprises a main basket (31). The main basket (31) can be controlled through said main user interface (30). There is also at least one product adding section (311) on the main user interface (30), preferably, but not limited to, at least one product price section (312) located on the side of the product adding section (311). In addition, there is at least one product price transfer button (313) located on the main user interface (30), preferably, but not limited to, on the side of the product price section (312). It comprises at least one recipient list button (315) and at least one sub-user identification section (315) located on the main user interface (30), preferably, but not limited to, on the side of the product price transfer button (313). There is a collected price section (316) in the main user interface (30) where the payment totals can be tracked separately for each product.

[0055] The sub-user interface (40) comprises at least one product selection section (41), preferably, but not limited to, at least one payment section (42) located below the product selection section (41) and at least one recipient information section (43).

[0056] The access to the shopping system (10) is configured online. Through said main user interface (30), the products determined from the suppliers or external suppliers registered in the database of the shopping system (10) can be selected and added to the main basket (31). In order for the main basket (31) to be shared, the sub-user information can be defined in the system from the sub-user identification section (315). The sub-user information may be the user names and / or e-mail addresses and / or official personal information of the persons using the shopping system (10). Access to the main basket (31) may be by persons identified from the sub-user identification section (315) and / or by persons not identified. The shopping system (10) can be configured to be accessible via an access link or a QR code section (318) defined on the main user interface (30). Thus, undefined persons can also be sub-users when the main user shares the QR code configured in this link or QR code section (318).

[0057] The main basket (31) is created by clicking on the product adding section (31) and selecting the products in the existing supplier database (20) or that can be obtained from external suppliers. A plurality of products can be added to the main basket (31). While the product can be machinery, clothing, chemicals, etc., it can also be precious metal or foreign currency such as gold and silver. After the product adding process is completed, the price of the relevant product can be automatically or manually added to the product price section (312).

[0058] Through the sub-user interface (40), the main basket (31) can be entered with the e-mail address, name-surname, identity number and / or various verification codes. However, the main basket (31) can be reached by sharing the link of the main basket (31) or a QR code created. Through the sub-user interface (40), access to the main basket (31) is possible by the use of at least one of the above-mentioned methods, but not limited to.

[0059] The control of the main basket (31) is completely carried out through the main user interface (30). To product on the main basket (31), via the sub-user interface (40) can be only payment. In the sub-user interface (40), the products selected in the main basket (31) can be seen. When it is desired to make a payment for at least one of the products in the main basket (31), the relevant product is selected through the product selection section (41) and the relevant payment is made through the payment section (42). The entire product selected over the payment section (42) can be paid, but the entire product does not have to be paid, at least part of the selected product can also be paid. Thus, one can pay for the same product through multiple sub-user interfaces (40). Each of the payments made to the relevant products is cumulatively added to the collected price section (316) for the relevant product in the main user interface (30). The payment process is not completed in the sub-user interface (40) in the preferred embodiment of the invention. Only the interim transaction is carried out or the total price is contributed. The payment process can be completed in the sub-user interface (40) in another alternative embodiment of the invention. How much payment is made via which subuser interface (40) through the payment section (42) defined for each product is recorded in the relevant recipient information section (43). All the recipient data entered in the recipient information section (43) for the relevant product is recorded in a recipient list (3143) defined in the main user interface (30). The user can access the recipient list (3143) by pressing the recipient list button (315). In the shopping system (10), the payment process is not limited but may also be carried out with a debit card or a credit card or in different ways known in the art.

[0060] The main basket (31) can be controlled through the main user interface (30) and kept active for a certain period of time. At the end of the usage period, the payments made by the subuser interfaces (40) to the product carts can be seen as a breakdown in the recipient list (3143) accessed by pressing the recipient list button (315). The payment process can be completed in the main user interface (30). Before the shopping system (10) completes the payment process, at least part or all of the price collected in the collected price part (316) of each product is configured to be transferred to another product using the product price transfer button (313). Thus, in cases where sufficient payments are not made for all of the products in the main basket (31) through the sub-user interfaces (40), the product that is a priority for the main user can be purchased.

[0061] The recipient list in the main user interface (30) can be made visible in the sub-user interface (40) by using an open status button (3141) located around the recipient list button (315) of each product, or it can be made invisible in the sub-user interface (40) by using an closed status button (3142). The shopping system (10) is structured in such a way that the total amount of money accumulated in the main baskets (31) can be transferred to a foreign currency or precious metal product, and the total amount can be deposited into the bank account defined in the shopping system (10). After all the products to be purchased from the main basket (31) are finalised, the purchase process is completed via a purchase button (317) defined on the main user interface (30).

[0062] The purchased products are forwarded to the addresses or bank account defined in the main user interface (30). Payment and transactions are provided with known methods in the art.

[0063] The steps of the operation of the shopping system (10) of the invention mainly include the following steps: i. A main user logging into the shopping system (10), ii. Adding at least one product from a supplier database (20) and / or external databases to a main basket (31) of said main user, iii. Main user opening main basket (31) to access for sub-users, iv. The sub-users accessing the main basket (31) and paying, in whole or at least in part, for at least one product of their choice through a payment section (42), v. With the expiration of the predefined shopping period, the main user transferring at least part or all of the price in at least one product to another product with the product price transfer button (313), vi. The main user completing the payment and entering the delivery address information into the system.

[0064] The operating steps of the shopping system (10) of the invention preferably include the following steps: i. A main user logging into the shopping system (10), ii. Adding at least one product from a supplier database (20) and / or external databases to a main basket (31) of said main user, iii. Entering the prices of the products automatically from the relevant database or manually by the main user in a product price section (312), iv. The main user opening main basket (31) by entering a link and / or a QR code and / or user information to sub-users in sub-user identification section (315), v. The sub-users accessing the main basket (31) and paying, in whole or at least in part, for at least one product of their choice through a payment section (42), vi. Defining each payment made cumulatively in the collected price section (316) of the relevant product, vii. Entering the sub-user's own information through the recipient information section (43) after payment and transferring this information to the recipient list (3143) in the main user interface (30) viii. With the product price transfer button (313), the main user transferring at least part or all of the price in at least one product to another product, ix. The main user completing the payment and entering the delivery address information into the system.

[0065] The scope of protection of the invention is specified in the attached claims and cannot be limited to those explained for sampling purposes in this detailed description. It is evident that a person skilled in the art may exhibit similar embodiments in light of above-mentioned facts without drifting apart from the main theme of the invention.

Claims

CLAIMS1. The invention is a shopping system (10) that has been developed especially to facilitate online joint shopping, comprising the following:• a main user interface (30);• a main basket (31) provided in said main user interface (30), into which at least one product selected from a supplier database (20), or external suppliers is added by means of a product adding section (311);• at least one sub-user interface (40) associated with the main user interface (30); characterized in that it comprises a payment section (42) whereby the products predefined in the main basket (31) can only be paid, at least partially, for their purchase price via said sub-user interface (40).

2. A shopping system (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that, comprises a payment section (42) through which payment for the same product can be made via multiple independent sub-user interfaces (40).

3. A shopping system (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an collected price section (316) in which the total amount of payments made via the payment section (42) can be viewed cumulatively for each product.

4. A shopping system (10) according to claim 1, characterised in that it comprises a recipient information section (43) provided in the sub-user interface (40) and a recipient list (3143) provided in the main user interface (30) in relation to said recipient information section (43).

5. A shopping system (10) according to any preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a sub-user identification section (315) provided in the main user interface (30) to enable the main basket (31) to be shared.

6. A shopping system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a QR code portion (318) provided in the enable main user interface (30) to enable the main basket (31) to be shared.

7. A shopping system (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a product price transfer button (313) which allows at least part or all of the price in the collected price section (316) of each product to be transferred to the collected price section (316) of another product.

8. The invention is a method realized by means of said shopping system (10), in particular a shopping system (10) developed to facilitate online joint shopping and characterized in that it mainly comprises the following steps: i. A main user logging into the shopping system (10), ii. Adding at least one product from a supplier database (20) and / or external databases to a main basket (31) of said main user, iii. Main user opening main basket (31) to access for sub-users, iv. The sub-users accessing the main basket (31) and paying, in whole or at least in part, for at least one product of their choice through a payment section (42), v. Upon expiration of the predefined shopping period, the main user transferring at least part or all of the price in at least one product to another product via a product transfer display (3131) via a product price transfer button (313). vi. The main user completing the payment and entering the delivery address information into the system.

9. A method according to claim 8, characterised in that the main user opens the main basket (31) to the sub-users via a link and / or a QR code and / or by entering user information in a sub-user identification section (315).

10. A method according to claim 8, characterised in that each payment made via the payment section (42) in the sub-user interface (40) is cumulatively defined in the collected price section (316) of the relevant product in the main user interface (30).

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