METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING SHOPPING SERVICE BY USING MAP INFORMATION

• US 20100257056A1
• Filed: 07/11/2008
• Published: 10/07/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SK Planet Co., Ltd. (SK Telecom Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: SK Telecom Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Mina, Yeon, Daejoong, Lee, Woonduk
• Application Number:
  US12/739,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20100257056A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.510
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0253 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and a server for providing shopping service by using map information. The server includes a server controlling unit for controlling a server communicating unit so as to provide the user'"'"'s terminal with entire map information, transmitting district category information corresponding to a specific district selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific district selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting detailed map information corresponding to a district category selection signal if the district category selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting shop information corresponding to a specific building selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific building selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting item list information corresponding to a shop information selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the shop information selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, and controlling to perform an electronic settlement if a settlement request signal corresponding to the specific item in the item list information is received from the user'"'"'s terminal.

Claims

1. A server for providing shopping service using map information in which the server is connected with a wire/wireless communication network so as to provide a user'"'"'s terminal with contents related to shopping, the server comprising:

a server communicating unit connected with the user'"'"'s terminal;

a server controlling unit for controlling the server communicating unit so as to provide the user'"'"'s terminal with entire map information, transmitting district category information corresponding to a specific district selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific district selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting detailed map information corresponding to a district category selection signal if the district category selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting shop information corresponding to a specific building selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific building selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting item list information corresponding to a shop information selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the shop information selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, and controlling to perform an electronic settlement if a settlement request signal corresponding to the specific item in the item list information is received from the user'"'"'s terminal; and

a server storing unit for storing the contents, the district category information, the entire map information, the detailed map information, and the shop information.

2. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the district category information comprises a district name.

3. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server controlling unit outputs a predetermined number of hot item icons for the hot item randomly extracted for each specific district information dividing the entire map information.

4. The server as claimed in claim 3, wherein the server controlling unit outputs a hot item speech bubble information including an item image, an item name, and price information corresponding to the hot item icon on every specific district information.

5. The server as claimed in claim 1, wherein the server controlling unit outputs an advertisement corresponding to the district category information in the form of a banner on the detailed map information for a predetermined time period.

6. A method for providing shopping service using map information in which a shopping service providing server provides a user'"'"'s terminal with contents related to shopping via a wire/wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing the user'"'"'s terminal with entire map information;

(b) transmitting district category information corresponding to a specific district selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific district selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(c) transmitting detailed map information corresponding to a district category selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the district category selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(d) transmitting shop information corresponding to a specific building selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific building selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(e) transmitting item list information corresponding to a shop information selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the shop information selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal; and

(f) performing an electronic settlement if a settlement request signal corresponding to a specific item in the item list information is received from the user'"'"'s terminal.

7. A server for providing shopping service in which purchase review matches map information, the server being connected with a wire/wireless communication network so as to provide a user'"'"'s terminal with contents related to shopping, the server comprising:

a server communicating unit connected with the user'"'"'s terminal;

a server controlling unit for controlling the server communicating unit so as to provide the user'"'"'s terminal with entire map information, purchase satisfaction icon, and purchase review information, transmitting district category information corresponding to a specific district selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific district selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting detailed map information corresponding to a district category selection signal if the district category selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting shop information and purchase review information corresponding to a specific building selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific building selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, transmitting item list information corresponding to a shop information selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the shop information selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal, and controlling to perform an electronic settlement if a settlement request signal corresponding to a specific item in the item list information is received from the user'"'"'s terminal; and

a server storing unit for storing the contents, the entire map information, the detailed map information, the purchase satisfaction icon, and the purchase review information.

8. The server as claimed in claim 7, wherein the server controlling unit randomly extracts one purchase review information among the most recently registered purchase reviews for each district category information.

9. A method for providing shopping service including purchase review matching map information in which a shopping service providing server provides a user'"'"'s terminal with contents related to shopping via a wire/wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) providing the user'"'"'s terminal with entire map information, purchase satisfaction icon, and purchase review information;

(b) transmitting district category information corresponding to a specific district selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific district selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(c) transmitting detailed map information corresponding to a district category selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the district category selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(d) transmitting shop information and purchase review information corresponding to a specific building selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the specific building selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal;

(e) transmitting item list information corresponding to a shop information selection signal to the user'"'"'s terminal if the shop information selection signal is received from the user'"'"'s terminal; and

(f) performing an electronic settlement if a settlement request signal corresponding to a specific item in the item list information is received from the user'"'"'s terminal.