REAL-TIME AND LOCALIZED MATCHING METHOD, PLATFORM AND SYSTEM FOR GROUP PURCHASE

• US 20110078007A1
• Filed: 05/24/2010
• Published: 03/31/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: National Central University
• Original Assignee: National Central University
• Inventors: CHOU, Li-Der, LIN, Yu-Hong, DENG, Bo-Teng
• Application Number:
  US12/786,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20110078007A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.23
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0222 During e-commerce, i.e. online transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

A real-time and localized matching method for group purchase includes the following steps: a group purchase database, which stores information of several present group purchase activities, is provided. A present position of a client is received. Nearby group purchase activities held near the client are sifted from the present group purchase activities and provided to the client. A selection message, which includes information of a group purchase activity selected from the nearby group purchase, is received from the client. The client'"'"'s shopping list for the selected group purchase activity is obtained from the client to register the client'"'"'s shopping list to the shopping list of the selected group purchase activity in the group purchase database. The contact information of the selected group purchase activity is transmitted to the client if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity.

Claims

1. A real-time and localized matching method for group purchase, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by a real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase comprises:

providing a group purchase database, wherein the group purchase database stores information of a plurality of present group purchase activities, the information of the present group purchase activities comprises positions, discount conditions, shopping lists and contact information of the present group purchase activities;

receiving a present position of a client;

sifting a plurality of nearby group purchase activities held near the present position of the client from the present group purchase activities according to the positions of the present group purchase activities;

providing the nearby group purchase activities to the client;

receiving a selection message from the client, wherein the selection message comprises information of a selected group purchase activity selected from the nearby group purchase activities;

obtaining the client'"'"'s shopping list for the selected group purchase activity from the client;

registering the client'"'"'s shopping list to the shopping list of the selected group purchase activity stored in the group purchase database;

determining if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity; and

transmitting the contact information of the selected group purchase activity to the client if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase.

2. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of to claim 1, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase further comprises:

receiving an adding signal to add a new present group purchase activity from the client;

is obtaining information of the new present group purchase activity from the client; and

storing the information of the new present group purchase activity into the group purchase database.

3. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 2, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase further comprises:

providing a discount activity database, wherein the discount activity database stores information of a plurality of discount activities, the information of the discount activities includes positions and discount conditions of the discount activities;

sifting a plurality of nearby discount activities held near the present position of the client from the discount activities according to the positions of the discount activities; and

providing the nearby discount activities to the client, such that the client selects the new present group purchase activity from the nearby discount activities.

4. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 1, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises blacklists of the present group purchase activities, and steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase further comprises:

determining if the client is listed in the blacklists of the nearby group purchase activities; and

if the client is listed in at least one of the blacklists of the nearby group purchase activities, removing at least one group purchase activity, in blacklist of which the client is listed, from the nearby group purchase activities.

5. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 1, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises member lists of the present group purchase activities, and steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase further comprises:

obtaining at least a blacklist member of the client;

determining if the blacklist member of the client is listed in the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities; and

if the blacklist member of the client is listed in at least one of the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities, removing at least one group purchase activity, in the member list of which the blacklist member of the client is listed, from the nearby group purchase activities.

6. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 1, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises member lists of the present group purchase activities, and steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase further comprises:

obtaining at least a whitelist member of the client;

determining if the whitelist member of the client is listed in the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities; and

if the whitelist member of the client is listed in at least one of the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities, marking at least one of the nearby group purchase activities, in the member list of which the whitelist member of the client is listed.

7. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 1, wherein steps of receiving the present position of the client, providing the nearby group purchase activities to the client, obtaining the client'"'"'s shopping list and transmitting the contact information of the selected group purchase activity are executed through a wireless communication protocol.

8. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 1, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the client comprises:

transmitting the present position of the client to obtain the nearby group purchase activities held near the present position of the client;

selecting the selected group purchase activity from the nearby group purchase activities;

generating the selection message according to the selected group purchase activity and transmitting the selection message; and

receiving the contact information of the selected group purchase activity.

9. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 8, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the client further comprises:

generating an adding signal to add a new present group purchase activity; and

transmitting information of the new present group purchase activity.

10. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 9, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the client further comprises:

receiving a plurality of nearby discount activities held near the present position of the client; and

selecting the new present group purchase activity from the nearby discount activities.

11. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 8, wherein steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the client further comprises:

obtaining the present position of the client utilizing a Global Positioning System (GPS).

12. The real-time and localized matching method for group purchase of claim 8, wherein the client comprise an input device, and steps of the real-time and localized matching method for group purchase executed by the client further comprises:

obtaining the present position of the client input through the input device.

13. A real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase, comprises:

a wireless communication unit;

a storage unit, storing a group purchase database, wherein the group purchase database stores information of a plurality of present group purchase activities, the information of the present group purchase activities comprises positions, discount conditions, shopping lists and contact information of the present group purchase activities; and

a processing unit, electrically connected with the wireless communication unit and the storage unit, comprising;

a sifting module, receiving at least one present location of at least one client through the wireless communication unit, sifting a plurality of nearby group purchase activities held near the present position of the client from the present group purchase activities according to the positions of the present group purchase activities and providing the nearby group purchase activities to the client through the wireless communication unit;

a selecting module, receiving a selection message from the client through the wireless communication unit, wherein the selection message comprises information of a selected group purchase activity selected from the nearby group purchase activities;

a list-processing module, obtaining the client'"'"'s shopping list for the selected group purchase activity from the client through the wireless communication unit, registering the client'"'"'s shopping list to the shopping list of the selected group purchase activity stored in the group purchase database and determining if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity; and

a contact information module, transmitting the contact information of the selected group purchase activity to the client through the wireless communication unit if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity.

14. The real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase of claim 13, wherein the processing unit further comprising:

an adding module, receiving an adding signal to add a new present group purchase activity, obtaining information of the new present group purchase activity and storing the information of the new present group purchase activity into the group purchase database.

15. The real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase of claim 14, wherein the storage unit further stores:

a discount activity database, storing information of a plurality of discount activities, wherein the information of the discount activities includes positions and discount conditions of the discount activities,

wherein the adding module sifts a plurality of nearby discount activities held near the present position of the client from the discount activities according to the positions of the discount activities, and provides the nearby discount activities to the client, such that the client selects the new present group purchase activity from the nearby discount activities.

16. The real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase of claim 13, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises blacklists of the present group purchase activities, and the processing unit further comprises:

a blacklist module, determining if the client is listed in the blacklists of the nearby group purchase activities,

wherein the blacklist module removes at least one group purchase, in blacklist of which the client is listed, from the nearby group purchase activities if the client is listed in at least one of the blacklists of the nearby group purchase activities.

17. The real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase of claim 13, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises member lists of the present group purchase activities, and the processing unit further comprises:

a blacklist module, obtaining at least a blacklist member of the client and determining if the blacklist member of the client is listed in the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities,

wherein the blacklist module removes at least one group purchase activity, in the member list of which the blacklist member of the client is listed, from the nearby group purchase activities if the blacklist member of the client is listed in at least one of the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities.

18. The real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase of claim 13, wherein the information of the present group purchase activities further comprises member lists of the present group purchase activities, and the processing unit further comprises:

a whitelist module, obtaining at least a whitelist member of the client and determining if the whitelist member of the client is listed in the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities,

wherein the whitelist module marks at least one of the nearby group purchase activities, in the member list of which the whitelist member of the client is listed, if the whitelist member of the client is listed in at least one of the member lists of the nearby group purchase activities.

19. A real-time and localized matching system for group purchase, comprising:

at least one client, comprising;

a position-obtaining unit, obtaining a present position of the client; and

a first wireless communication unit, electrically connected with the position-obtaining unit, wherein the present position of the client is transmitted through the first wireless communication unit; and

a real-time and localized matching platform for group purchase, comprising;

a second wireless communication unit;

a storage unit, storing a group purchase database, wherein the group purchase database stores information of a plurality of present group purchase activities, the information of the present group purchase activities comprises positions, discount conditions, shopping lists and contact information of the present group purchase activities; and

a processing unit, electrically connected with the second wireless communication unit and the storage unit, comprising;

a sifting module, receiving the present location of the client through the second wireless communication unit, sifting a plurality of nearby group purchase activities held near the present position of the client from the present group purchase activities according to the positions of the present group purchase activities and providing the nearby group purchase activities to the client through the second wireless communication unit;

a selecting module, receiving a selection message from the client through the second wireless communication unit, wherein the selection message comprises information of a selected group purchase activity selected from the nearby group purchase activities;

a list-processing module, obtaining the client'"'"'s shopping list for the selected group purchase activity from the first wireless communication unit of the client through the second wireless communication unit, registering the client'"'"'s shopping list to the shopping list of the selected group purchase activity stored in the group purchase database and determining if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity; and

a contact information module, transmitting the contact information of the selected group purchase activity to the first wireless communication unit of the client through the second wireless communication unit if the registered shopping list of the selected group purchase activity satisfies the discount condition of the selected group purchase activity.

20. The real-time and localized matching system for group purchase of claim 19, wherein the client further comprises:

a GPS unit, electrically connected with the position-obtaining unit, generating the present position of the client according to a GPS signal.

21. The real-time and localized matching system for group purchase of claim 19, wherein the client further comprises:

an input unit, electrically connected with the position-obtaining unit, wherein the present position of the client is input through the input unit.