ONLINE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OFFLINE, AND APPARATUSES APPLIED TO THE SAME

• US 20100049630A1
• Filed: 09/10/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tae Sung Chung
• Original Assignee: ComPePrice LLC
• Inventors: CHUNG, Tae Sung
• Granted Patent: US 8,626,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering

Abstract

This invention relates to an online shopping system and method for use offline, and apparatuses applied to the same. More particularly, this invention relates to the integration of an online shopping system into offline stores through the conversion of online shopping to offline shopping, using communication networks such as the Internet, to create a new shopping concept based on using the combined advantages of online and offline environments such as that of online price competitiveness and offline customer relationships, while effectively providing users with freedom of detailed product knowledge and product purchases at online prices.

Claims

1. A system for online shopping in offline stores, comprising:

(a) a service management component means for granting authorization to at least one of various online shopping business components selling products online to sell said products offline, and

(b) a service user-interface component means for displaying product information for said products of said authorized online shopping business components on a display terminal and retrieving user orders for said products.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said service management component further includes a product information provider component means for receiving said product information from said various online shopping business components through communication linkage thereby establishing said authorized online shopping business components based on substantial business selection criteria and sending said business selection information to said service user-interface component.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said service management component further includes a product sales component means for receiving the product purchase information from said service user-interface component based on said user orders thereby creating an order form, and sending said order form to said authorized online shopping business components.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein said product information provider component further includes means for processing in real-time or in a predetermined timeframe for granting the authorization.

5. The system of claim 2 wherein said product information provider component further includes means for establishing single or multiple authorized online shopping business components.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein if multiple said authorized online shopping business components are established, thereby said service user-interface component further includes means for selecting any single business by users.

7. The system of claim 2 wherein said product information provider component further includes means for including lowest price and stock for said products as said business selection criteria.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein if said authorized online shopping business components have no stock available of said products, thereby said product information provider component further includes means for granting authorization to said online shopping business components next in rank based on said business selection criteria.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein said service management component further includes means for granting authorization to at least one of said various online shopping business components or granting said authorization to at least one of the offline shopping business components that sell said products through offline methods.

10. A system for a service user-interface component whereby online shopping business components that sell products online are authorized to sell said products offline comprising:

(a) a display component means for displaying product information for said products on a display terminal

(b) a user-input component means for processing user purchase options for said products

(c) a payment component means for processing payments for said products based on said purchase options

(d) a statement formation component means for creating product purchase information compiled with an order statement and payment statement from said purchase options and said payments respectively.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said user-interface component further includes means for receiving said product information through a network connection and sending said product information through the network connection.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein said user-interface component further includes means for using a button-input method or touch-input method with said display component.

13. A method for online shopping in offline stores comprising:

(a) a product information acceptance stage means for receiving product information from various online shopping business components selling said products online,

(b) a business selection stage means for granting authorization to at least one of said various online shopping components to sell said products,

(c) a product information guide stage means for displaying said product information for said products of said authorized online shopping components with said products in offline stores,

(d) a product purchase stage means for processing a user order and payments for said products, and

(e) an order completion stage means for creating order forms based on product purchase information which includes said orders and said payments, and sending said order forms to said authorized online shopping business components.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein said online shopping in offline stores further includes a delivery stage means for said authorized online shopping business components to deliver said products to users.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein said business selection stage further includes means for receiving product information of said products through said network connection from said various online shopping business components and selecting said authorized online shopping business components after comparing said product information based on predetermined business selection criteria.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said business selection stage further includes means for granting said authorization in real-time or predetermined timeframe, and including the lowest price and total stock of said products for said business selection criteria.