Implementing method of mobile group-buying system

• US 10,360,552 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2015
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: USA Canal Software Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: USA Canal Software Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Yi-Chou
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Hai
• Application Number:
  US14/837,601
• Publication Number:
  US 20160239822A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 705 39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

An implementing method of mobile group-buying system includes a buying group set-up step; a group-buying information creating step; a group-buying information transmitting step; and a group-buying information recording step. The mobile group-buying system is configured to allow at least two mobile communication devices to form a group-buying group, wherein each of the mobile communication devices is individually installed a group-buying APP. Further, initiator of each group-buying group can create group-buying information through the APP, and the group-buying information is issued to each participant of the buying group. Furthermore, when the buying group is established, the invitation of new attendants from any of the group participants to join the group of the same serial number is not accepted. Thus, the present disclosure not only can enhance participation rate of group-buying but also ensure the initiator and the participants in the buying group are in a first layer.

Claims

1. An implementing method of mobile group-buying system for enhancing participation rate of group-buying and for ensuring the sponsor and the participant in a buying group are in a first layer, the method comprising the following steps:

a buying group set-up step;

a first mobile communication device having a first device identification code executes a group-buying APP, and plays a role of an initiator to send an invitation of a group-buying through a group set-up module after inputting a second device identification code of a second mobile communication device, wherein said first device identification code is a self-defined account, and said group-buying APP of said second mobile communication device will show said self-defined account of said first mobile communication device for user'"'"'s confirmation, after said second mobile communication device playing a role of a group participant accepts the invitation, said first mobile communication device forms a buying group with said second mobile communication device by said first group serial number via an internet, and after that a buying group list is thus formed by a group-buying server;

a group-buying information creating step;

after the set-up of a buying group is finished, said first mobile communication device creates a group-buying information by executing a group-buying information creating module of said group-buying APP, at least one said group-buying information is listed on said group-buying APP of said first mobile communication device;

a group-buying information transmitting step;

after said group-buying information is accomplished, said first mobile communication device sends said group-buying information to said buying group and said group-buying server by a group-buying information transmitting module of the group-buying APP via said internet, so as to allow said second mobile communication device conducting group-buying;

when said second mobile communication device being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said first group serial number plays a role of another initiator to form a second buying group with a second group serial number and create another group-buying information by inputting a third device identification code of a third mobile communication device, wherein said buying group list includes the data of said group serial numbers, said device identification code of said initiators and said device identification code of said group participants, and said second mobile communication device being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said first group serial number is not allowed to send said invitation of said buying group with said first group serial number by inputting said third device identification code of said third mobile communication device; and

a group-buying information recording step;

said group-buying server records if each of said device identification codes is said initiator or said group participant, wherein said information recorded by said group-buying server will generate a group-buying record list.

2. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said group-buying information recording step further comprises the following steps:

a group-buying information recording module of said group-buying server will record the group-buying behavior of said first mobile communication device, and a group commodity recording unit of said group-buying information recording module records a commodity launched or purchased by said first mobile communication device, and said information recorded by said group-buying information recording module will be stored in said group-buying record list.

3. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 2, further comprises one step after the completion of said group-buying information recording step:

an analyzing step;

said first mobile communication device is connected to a group-buying platform, an analyzing module of said group-buying platform will capture said first device identification code of said first mobile communication device and analyze said group-buying record list of said group-buying server;

simultaneously, said analyzing module also analyzes a commodity data list of a group-buying commodity database of said group-buying platform and generates a personalized analysis result.

4. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 3, further comprises one step after the completion of said analyzing step:

a personalized recommendation step;

after analysis is finished by said analyzing module of said group-buying platform, a personalized recommending module, according to said personalized analysis result, recommends at least one commodity stored in said group-buying commodity database for browsing by said first mobile communication device.

5. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first mobile communication device plays a role of said initiator to send said invitation of said buying group with said first group serial number by inputting other device identification codes of other mobile communication devices.

6. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second mobile communication device plays a role of said another initiator to send said invitation of said second buying group with said second group serial number by inputting other device identification codes of other mobile communication devices.

7. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 5, wherein, said group-buying information issued to said buying group with said first group serial number is the same as said group-buying information issued to said buying group with said second group serial number, wherein each of said mobile communication devices being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said first group serial number is different from each of said mobile communication devices being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said second group serial number.

8. The implementing method of mobile group-buying system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, said group-buying information issued to said buying group with said first group serial number is the same as said group-buying information issued to said buying group with said second group serial number, wherein each of said mobile communication devices being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said first group serial number is different from each of said mobile communication devices being indicated as said group participant of said buying group with said second group serial number.