Online shopping system and method for use offline, and apparatuses applied to the same

• US 8,626,595 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2008
• Issued: 01/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tae Sung Chung
• Original Assignee: ComPePrice LLC, Tae Sung Chung
• Inventors: Chung, Tae Sung
• Primary Examiner(s): Champagne, Luna
• Application Number:
  US12/208,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20100049630A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,945 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 705/26.1
• 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, the system comprising:

(a) a service management component configured to grant authorization to at least one of various online shopping business components selling products online to sell said products offline, if product information for said products satisfies a predetermined business selection criteria; and

(b) a service user-interface component configured to display said product information for said products of said authorized online shopping business components on a display terminal and configured to retrieve user orders for said products,

wherein when said authorized online shopping business components are changed, said service user-interface component displays product information for products of said changed authorized online shopping business components on the display terminal and retrieves user orders for products of said changed authorized online shopping business components.

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

3. The system of claim 2, wherein said service management component further includes a product sales component configured to receive 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 is further configured to grant authorization in real-time or in a predetermined timeframe.

5. The system of claim 2, wherein said product information provider component is further configured to establish a 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 is further configured to allow selection by users any single business.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein said product information provider component is further configured to allow selection of said business selection criteria including at least one of lowest price and stock for said products.

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 is further configured to grant 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 is further configured to grant authorization to at least one of said various online shopping business components or to grant 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 based on a predetermined business selection criteria to sell said products offline, said system comprising:

(a) a display component configured to display product information for said products of said authorized online shopping business components on a display terminal;

(b) a user-input component configured to process user purchase options for said products;

(c) a payment component configured to process payments for said products based on said purchase options; and

(d) a statement formation component configured to create product purchase information compiled with an order statement and payment statement from said purchase options and said payments respectively,

wherein said system for the service user-interface component is operated offline, and

wherein when said authorized online shopping business components are changed, said display component displays product information for products of said changed authorized online shopping business components.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein said user-interface component is further configured to receive said product information through a network connection and to send said product information through the network connection.

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

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

receiving product information from various online shopping business components selling said products online;

granting authorization to at least one of said various online shopping components to sell said products offline, if said received product information satisfies a predetermined business selection criteria, by a service management component;

displaying said product information for said products of said authorized online shopping components with said products in offline stores by a service user-interface component;

processing a user order and payments for said products by the service user-interface component; and

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, by the service management component,

wherein when said authorized online shopping components are changed, product information for products of said changed authorized online shopping components is displayed.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising delivering said products to users.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein said granting authorization further includes:

receiving said 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 said predetermined business selection criteria.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein said granting authorization further includes:

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.