Electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless network environments

• US 20060271445A1
• Filed: 05/26/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seyfarth Shaw
• Original Assignee: Healthpia America Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Houn-Su, Lee, Min-Hwa
• Application Number:
  US11/441,444
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0609 Buyer or seller confidence or verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0635 Processing of requisition or of purchase orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/10 relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks and, more particularly, a shopping mall operating system accessible over the wireline and wireless Internet. The electronic commerce method in accordance with the present invention allows a user to purchase healthcare goods conveniently and constantly. In addition, the electronic commerce method in accordance with the present invention allows a user to conveniently purchase consumables, which are to be frequently purchased, upon accessing a mobile communication network by making it possible to set the consumables to be purchased over the wireless network in advance upon accessing the wireline network. Accordingly, the user can conveniently purchase goods anytime and anywhere through the wireline Internet and the mobile communication network.

Claims

1. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented both in a wireline shopping mall system on a wireline Internet and in a wireless shopping mall system which is linked with the wireline shopping mall system and is accessible over a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

authenticating a user accessing a wireline shopping mall by the wireline shopping mall system;

allowing the wireline shopping mall system to offer goods information to the user and to receive selection information from the user and adding the selection information to a list of goods to be purchased through a wireless shopping mall;

allowing the wireless shopping mall system to process a connection with a mobile communication terminal;

allowing the wireless shopping mall system to transmit the list of goods to be purchased through the wireless shopping mall to the mobile communication terminal; and

performing a purchasing process of selected goods by the wireless shopping mall system.

2. The electronic commerce method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the wireline shopping mall system to receive membership information including a phone number of the mobile communication terminal and to perform a membership admission procedure.

3. The electronic commerce method of claim 2, wherein the step of allowing the wireless shopping mall system to process a connection comprises identifying a member from a phone number of an accessing mobile communication terminal.

4. The electronic commerce method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the wireline shopping mall system to offer the user a list of payment means to be used in purchasing goods in the wireless shopping mall, to receive selection information from the user, and to store the selection information as payment means to be used in purchasing goods in the wireless shopping mall.

5. The electronic commerce method of claim 1, wherein the step of performing a purchasing process comprises displaying purchase information including ordered goods and delivery destination to the mobile communication terminal so that the user can recognize the purchase information.

6. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented both in a personal computer accessible to a wireline shopping mall system and in a mobile communication terminal accessible to a wireless shopping mall system, the method comprising the steps of:

allowing the personal computer to access the wireline shopping mall system;

offering a user goods information received from the wireline shopping mall system, and transmitting selection information inputted by the user to the wireline shopping mall system as selection information for goods to be purchased in a wireless shopping mall;

allowing the mobile communication terminal to access the wireless shopping mall system;

allowing the mobile communication terminal to receive the list of goods to be purchased in the wireless shopping mall from the wireless shopping mall system and to display the list of goods; and

transmitting purchase order information for goods selected from among the displayed list of goods by the user to the wireless shopping mall system.

7. The electronic commerce method of claim 6, further comprising allowing the personal computer to receive membership information including a phone number of the mobile communication terminal from the user and to transmit it to the wireline shopping mall system as membership admission information.

8. The electronic commerce method of claim 6, further comprising allowing the personal computer to receive a list of payment means to be used in purchasing goods in the wireless shopping mall from the wireline shopping mall system, to display the list of payment means so that the user can view it, to receive selection information from the user, and to transmit the selection information to the wireline shopping mall system.

9. The electronic commerce method of claim 6, further comprising allowing the mobile communication terminal to receive purchase information including ordered goods and delivery destination from the wireless shopping mall system and to display the purchase information so that the user can recognize it.

10. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented in a shopping mall accessible over both a wireline Internet and a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

offering a web page for user authentication to a computer of a user accessing over the wireline Internet and performing an authentication process with reference to information inputted;

offering a web page including goods information to the user, receiving selection information from the user, and adding it to a list of goods to be purchased through the wireless network;

performing an access to a mobile communication terminal of the user over the wireless network;

transmitting the list of goods to be purchased through the wireless network to the mobile communication terminal; and

performing a purchasing process of selected goods in response to the user'"'"'s purchase order.

11. The electronic commerce method of claim 10, further comprising receiving membership information including a phone number of the mobile communication terminal over the wireline network and performing a membership admission procedure.

12. The electronic commerce method of claim 11, wherein the step of performing an access comprises identifying a member from a phone number of an accessing mobile communication terminal.

13. The electronic commerce method of claim 10, further comprising offering the user accessing over the wireline network a list of payment means to be use in purchasing goods through the wireless network, receiving selection information from the user, and storing the selection information as payment means to be used in purchasing goods over the wireless network.

14. The electronic commerce method of claim 10, wherein the step of performing a purchasing process comprises displaying purchase information including ordered goods and delivery destination to the mobile communication terminal so that the user can recognize the purchase information.

17. The electronic commerce method of claim 14, further comprising allowing the personal computer to receive a list of payment means to be used in purchasing goods over the wireless network from the shopping mall system, to display the list of payment means so that the user can view it, to receive selection information from the user, and to transmit the selection information to the shopping mall system.

18. The electronic commerce method of claim 14, further comprising allowing the mobile communication terminal to receive purchase information including ordered goods and delivery destination from the shopping mall system and to display the purchase information so that the user can recognize it.

15. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented both in a personal computer accessible to a shopping mall system over a wireline Internet and in a mobile communication terminal accessible to the shopping mall system over a mobile communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

allowing the personal computer of a user to access the shopping mall system over a wireline network;

allowing the personal computer to offering goods information received from the shopping mall system to the user, and transmitting selection information inputted by the user to the shopping mall system as selection information for goods to be purchased in the wireless shopping mall;

allowing the mobile communication terminal to access the shopping mall system over a wireless network;

allowing the mobile communication terminal to receive a list of goods to be purchased in the wireless shopping mall from the shopping mall system and to display the list of goods; and

transmitting purchase order information for goods selected from among the displayed list of goods by the user to the shopping mall system.

16. The electronic commerce method of claim 15, further comprising allowing the personal computer to receive membership information including a phone number of the mobile communication terminal from the user and to transmit it to the shopping mall system as membership admission information.

19. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented on a shopping mall server, the method comprising the steps of:

estimating the amount of stock of each user from goods usage amount information offered by a healthcare server;

transmitting a signal to induce a corresponding member to purchase corresponding goods to a mobile communication terminal of the member; and

selling the goods using stored personal information upon receipt of a corresponding reply signal from the mobile communication terminal.

20. The electronic commerce method of claim 19, wherein the goods are healthcare consumables.

21. The electronic commerce method of claim 20, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from the corresponding member'"'"'s terminal to the healthcare server and is obtained from a signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables.

22. The electronic commerce method of claim 20, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from the healthcare server to the corresponding member'"'"'s terminal and is obtained from a usage instruction signal to use the healthcare consumables.

23. The electronic commerce method of claim 21, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

24. The electronic commerce method of claim 22, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

25. The electronic commerce method of claim 20, the goods usage amount information is obtained from the usage cycle of the healthcare consumables.

26. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the step of estimating the amount of stock makes reference to the user'"'"'s purchase information.

27. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the step of estimating the amount of stock makes reference to statistics of the amount of stock upon ordering goods by each member.

28. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the personal information is payment information and delivery information predetermined by a corresponding member.

29. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a biometric data report signal generated from the member'"'"'s terminal.

30. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a treatment instruction signal generated from the healthcare server.

31. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the healthcare consumables are blood sugar test strips.

32. The electronic commerce method of claim 23, wherein the healthcare consumables are insulin.

33. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks which can be implemented on a shopping mall server and a healthcare server, the method comprising the steps of:

estimating the amount of stock of each member from goods usage amount information;

transmitting a signal to induce a corresponding member to purchase corresponding goods to the member'"'"'s mobile communication terminal; and

selling the goods using stored membership information upon receipt of a corresponding reply signal from the mobile communication terminal.

34. The electronic commerce method of claim 33, wherein the goods are healthcare consumables.

35. The electronic commerce method of claim 34, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from the corresponding member'"'"'s terminal to the healthcare server and is obtained from a signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables.

36. The electronic commerce method of claim 34, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from the healthcare server to the corresponding member'"'"'s terminal and is obtained from a usage instruction signal to use the healthcare consumables.

37. The electronic commerce method of claim 35, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

38. The electronic commerce method of claim 36, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

39. The electronic commerce method of claim 34, the goods usage amount information is obtained from the usage cycle of the healthcare consumables.

40. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the step of estimating the amount of stock makes reference to the user'"'"'s purchase information.

41. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the step of estimating the amount of stock makes reference to statistics of the amount of stock upon ordering goods by each member.

42. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the personal information is payment information and delivery information predetermined by a corresponding member.

43. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the signal, generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a biometric data report signal generated from the member'"'"'s terminal.

44. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a treatment instruction signal generated from the healthcare server.

45. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the healthcare consumables are blood sugar test strips.

46. The electronic commerce method of claim 37, wherein the healthcare consumables are insulin.

47. An electronic commerce method over wireline/wireless networks using a mobile communication terminal which can communicate with a shopping mall server, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving from the shopping mall server a signal to induce a member to purchase corresponding goods on the basis of the amount of stock of each member estimated from goods usage amount information and displaying the signal on a display; and

transmitting a reply signal corresponding to the member'"'"'s selection and purchasing the goods using membership information stored in the shopping mall server.

48. The electronic commerce method of claim 47, wherein the goods are healthcare consumables.

49. The electronic commerce method of claim 48, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from a corresponding member'"'"'s terminal to the healthcare server and is obtained from a signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables.

50. The electronic commerce method of claim 48, wherein the goods usage amount information is transmitted from the healthcare server to the corresponding member'"'"'s terminal and is obtained from a usage instruction signal to use the healthcare consumables.

51. The electronic commerce method of claim 49, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

52. The electronic commerce method of claim 50, wherein the member'"'"'s terminal is a mobile communication terminal.

53. The electronic commerce method of claim 48, the goods usage amount information is obtained from the usage cycle of the healthcare consumables.

54. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein estimating the amount of stock of each member is achieved by referring to the member'"'"'s purchase information.

55. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein estimating the amount of stock of each member is achieved by referring to statistics of the amount of stock upon ordering goods by each member.

56. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein the membership information is payment information and delivery information predetermined by a corresponding member.

57. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein the signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a biometric data report signal generated from the member'"'"'s terminal.

58. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein the signal generated by consuming the healthcare consumables is a treatment instruction signal generated from the healthcare server.

59. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein the healthcare consumables are blood sugar test strips.

60. The electronic commerce method of claim 51, wherein the healthcare consumables are insulin.