SYSTEM, METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC COMMERCE

• US 20110173098A1
• Filed: 01/12/2010
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chun-Yi Lee
• Original Assignee: Chun-Yi Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Chun-Yi
• Application Number:
  US12/685,727
• Publication Number:
  US 20110173098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces

Abstract

The invention relates to a system, method, computer readable medium, and computer program product for managing electronic commerce to make users spend the least times, go to the nearest and fewest sales channel and buy the cheapest or suitable goods in order to save money, time, effort and energy. The system comprises an input module configured to receive at least one keyword request from a user client; a search module configured to search at least one goods record according to the keyword request in a database or on the Internet; a selection module configured to show the at least one goods record searched by the search module, receive an input, and perform a corresponding operation according to the input; a result module configured to show at least one shopping plan got from the correspondingly operation; a database configured to store goods records; and an order module configured to operate a shopping order.

Claims

1. A system for managing electronic commerce, said system comprising:

an input module configured to receive at least one keyword request from a user client;

a search module configured to search at least one goods record according to the keyword request in a database or on the Internet;

a selection module configured to show the at least one goods record searched by the search module, receive an input, and perform a corresponding operation according to the input, wherein the corresponding operation comprises at least one of adding, saving, store inputting, goods sorting, hierarchy transferring, field arranging, refine searching, refine calculating, goods selecting, purchase quantity inputting, price selecting, brand selecting, departure location inputting, purchase date inputting and confirming; and

a result module configured to show at least one shopping plan got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one shopping plan comprises at least one of a self-choice scheme and at last one suggested scheme, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map, and wherein the self-choice scheme is a set of records of plural goods sold in plural sales channels while the at least one shopping plan comprises only one self-choice scheme.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the database configured to store data with a table and categorize data attribute with at least one field name, wherein the at least one field name comprises at least one of a goods, a brand, a channel, a price, a place, a date, an advice, a picture, an activity and a blank block, wherein the field name of the goods comprises at least one of a goods category, a goods name, a feature, a capacity, a purchase unit and a purchase quantity, wherein the field name of the brand comprises at least one of a brand name, a brand value and a brand value rank, wherein the field name of the channel comprises at least one of a channel name, a store name, a store address, a store telephone and a store operating time, wherein the field name of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving, wherein the field name of the place comprises at least one of a departure location and a store address, wherein the field name of the date comprises at least one of a purchase date, an activity period, a good buy and a price good, wherein the field name of the advice comprises at least one of a price advice and a brand advice, wherein the field name of the activity comprises at least one of an activity summary and an activity period, and wherein the field name of the blank block comprises at least one of a goods keyword block, a goods selection block, a purchase quantity block, a price selection block, a brand selection block, a departure location block and a purchase date block.

2.1. 1. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation of the goods sorting comprises at least one of selecting sort principle and selecting record quantity, wherein the selecting sort principle configured to select a sort principle of plural searched goods records of at least one goods, wherein the sort principle comprises one of a lowest-price principle, a lowest-price-under-brand principle, a brand-value principle and a lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle, wherein the lowest-price principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the lowest-price-under-brand principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same brand name and the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order, wherein the lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order and then sort with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving, and wherein the selecting record quantity configured to select for showing a record quantity of the plural searched goods records of each goods.

2.2. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation of the hierarchy transferring configured to show relationships and field contents of hierarchies of the at least one goods record, and provide to transfer a goods hierarchy location within the hierarchies, wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the hierarchies comprises at least one of a goods category, a goods name, a feature, a capacity, a purchase unit and a brand name.

2.3. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operation of the field arranging configured to arrange a field name in order to change a show of the searched goods records, wherein the arranging comprises one of moving prioritily, adding and reducing, wherein the field name comprises at least one of a goods, a brand, a channel, a price, a place, a date, an advice, a picture, an activity and a blank block, wherein the field name of the goods comprises at least one of a goods category, a goods name, a feature, a capacity, a purchase unit and a purchase quantity, wherein the field name of the brand comprises at least one of a brand name, a brand value and a brand value rank, wherein the field name of the channel comprises at least one of a channel name, a store name, a store address, a store telephone and a store operating time, wherein the field name of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving, wherein the field name of the place comprises at least one of a departure location and a store address, wherein the field name of the date comprises at least one of a purchase date, an activity period, a good buy and a price good, wherein the field name of the advice comprises at least one of a price advice and a brand advice, wherein the field name of the activity comprises at least one of an activity summary and an activity period, and wherein the field name of the blank block comprises at least one of a goods keyword block, a goods selection block, a purchase quantity block, a price selection block, a brand selection block, a departure location block and a purchase date block.

3. A system for managing electronic commerce, said system comprising:

an input module configured to receive at least one keyword request from a user client;

a search module configured to search at least one goods record according to the keyword request, and perform a corresponding operation under the at least one goods record; and

a result module configured to show at least one suggested scheme got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map.

4. A method for managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request in a database or on the Internet;

performing a selection operation, showing the at least one goods record searched by the search operation, receive an input, and perform a corresponding operation according to the input, wherein the corresponding operation comprises at least one of adding, saving, store inputting, goods sorting, hierarchy transferring, field arranging, refine searching, refine calculating, goods selecting, purchase quantity inputting, price selecting, brand selecting, departure location inputting, purchase date inputting and confirming; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one shopping plan got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one shopping plan comprises at least one of a self-choice scheme and at last one suggested scheme, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map, and wherein the self-choice scheme is a set of records of plural goods sold in plural sales channels while the at least one shopping plan comprises only one self-choice scheme.

4.1. 1. The method of claim 4, wherein said input operation comprises:

receiving the at least one keyword request;

determining whether receiving a response or not;

still waiting for the response if the response is not received; and

receiving the keyword request and providing the keyword request as a parameter for performing the search operation if the response is received.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said search operation comprises:

searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request in the database or on the Internet;

determining whether related goods record is found according to the keyword request;

showing could not finding matches for the keyword request if the related goods record is not found; and

retrieving the related goods record and setting the related goods record as a candidate for performing the selection operation if the related goods record is found.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said selection operation comprises:

showing at least one goods record searched by the search operation;

determining whether receiving a response or not;

still waiting for the response if the response is not received;

waiting for further response after performing the corresponding operation designated by the received response if the response is received and the received response designated the corresponding operation other than the confirming operation; and

setting result obtained by performing the corresponding operation as one of candidates for performing the result operation if the response is received and the received response designated the confirming operation.

6.1. 1. The method of claim 4, wherein the operation of the goods sorting comprises at least one of selecting sort principle and selecting record quantity, wherein the selecting sort principle configured to select a sort principle of plural searched goods records of at least one goods, wherein the sort principle comprises one of a lowest-price principle, a lowest-price-under-brand principle, a brand-value principle and a lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle, wherein the lowest-price principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the lowest-price-under-brand principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same brand name and the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order, wherein the lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order and then sort with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving, and wherein the selecting record quantity configured to select for showing a record quantity of the plural searched goods records of each goods.

6.2. 2. The method of claim 4, wherein the operation of the hierarchy transferring configured to show relationships and field contents of hierarchies of the at least one goods record, and provide to transfer a goods hierarchy location within the hierarchies, wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the hierarchies comprises at least one of a goods category, a goods name, a feature, a capacity, a purchase unit and a brand name.

6.3. 3. The method of claim 4, wherein the operation of the field arranging configured to arrange a field name in order to change a show of the searched goods records, wherein the arranging comprises one of moving prioritily, adding and reducing, wherein the field name comprises at least one of a goods, a brand, a channel, a price, a place, a date, an advice, a picture, an activity and a blank block, wherein the field name of the goods comprises at least one of a goods category, a goods name, a feature, a capacity, a purchase unit and a purchase quantity, wherein the field name of the brand comprises at least one of a brand name, a brand value and a brand value rank, wherein the field name of the channel comprises at least one of a channel name, a store name, a store address, a store telephone and a store operating time, wherein the field name of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving, wherein the field name of the place comprises at least one of a departure location and a store address, wherein the field name of the date comprises at least one of a purchase date, an activity period, a good buy and a price good, wherein the field name of the advice comprises at least one of a price advice and a brand advice, wherein the field name of the activity comprises at least one of an activity summary and an activity period, and wherein the field name of the blank block comprises at least one of a goods keyword block, a goods selection block, a purchase quantity block, a price selection block, a brand selection block, a departure location block and a purchase date block.

7. A method for managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request, and perform a corresponding operation under the at least one goods record; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one suggested scheme got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said search operation comprises:

searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request;

determining whether related goods record is found according to the keyword request;

showing could not finding matches for the keyword request if the related goods record is not found; and

retrieving the related goods record and setting the related goods record as one of candidates for performing the result operation if the related goods record is found.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said input operation comprises:

receiving the at least one keyword request;

determining whether receiving a response or not;

still waiting for the response if the response is not received; and

receiving the keyword request and providing the keyword request as a parameter for performing the search operation if the response is received.

10. A computer-readable medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request in a database or on the Internet;

performing a selection operation, showing the at least one goods record searched by the search operation, receive an input, and perform a corresponding operation according to the input, wherein the corresponding operation comprises at least one of adding, saving, store inputting, goods sorting, hierarchy transferring, field arranging, refine searching, refine calculating, goods selecting, purchase quantity inputting, price selecting, brand selecting, departure location inputting, purchase date inputting and confirming; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one shopping plan got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one shopping plan comprises at least one of a self-choice scheme and at last one suggested scheme, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map, and wherein the self-choice scheme is a set of records of plural goods sold in plural sales channels while the at least one shopping plan comprises only one self-choice scheme.

11. A computer-readable medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform a method of managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request, and perform a corresponding operation under the at least one goods record; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one suggested scheme got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map.

12. A computer program product for managing electronic commerce, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising computer usable program code configured to;

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request in a database or on the Internet;

performing a selection operation, showing the at least one goods record searched by the search operation, receive an input, and perform a corresponding operation according to the input, wherein the corresponding operation comprises at least one of adding, saving, store inputting, goods sorting, hierarchy transferring, field arranging, refine searching, refine calculating, goods selecting, purchase quantity inputting, price selecting, brand selecting, departure location inputting, purchase date inputting and confirming; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one shopping plan got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one shopping plan comprises at least one of a self-choice scheme and at last one suggested scheme, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map, and wherein the self-choice scheme is a set of records of plural goods sold in plural sales channels while the at least one shopping plan comprises only one self-choice scheme.

13. A computer program product for managing electronic commerce, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising computer usable program code configured to;

performing an input operation, receiving at least one keyword request;

performing a search operation, searching at least one goods record according to the keyword request, and perform a corresponding operation under the at least one goods record; and

performing a result operation, showing at least one suggested scheme got from the correspondingly operation, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of an one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map.

13.1. 1. A computer program product for managing electronic commerce, said computer program product comprising:

a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising computer usable program code configured to;

selecting a sort principle of plural searched goods records of at least one goods, wherein the sort principle comprises one of a lowest-price principle, a lowest-price-under-brand principle, a brand-value principle and a lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle, wherein the lowest-price principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the lowest-price-under-brand principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same brand name and the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order, wherein the lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order and then sort with field contents of the price in ascending order, and wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving.

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18. A method for managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

selecting a sort principle of plural searched goods records of at least one goods, wherein the sort principle comprises one of a lowest-price principle, a lowest-price-under-brand principle, a brand-value principle and a lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle, wherein the lowest-price principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the lowest-price-under-brand principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same brand name and the same goods name with field contents of the price in ascending order, wherein the brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order, wherein the lowest-price-with-highest-brand-value principle sorts the plural searched goods records having the same goods name with field contents of the brand value in descending order and then sort with field contents of the price in ascending order, and wherein a field name corresponding to the field contents of the price comprises at least one of a regular price, a special price, a club price, a price gap, a lowest price/smallest unit, a sum, a total, an unit price, a saving and a scheme saving.

19. A method for managing electronic commerce, said method comprising:

showing at least one suggested scheme, wherein the at least one suggested scheme comprises at least one of a one-store scheme, a lowest-price scheme, a best-brand-value scheme, a fewest-and-nearest-plural-stores scheme and a store map.