KR102524940B1 - Method for providing in-vehicle ordering service and server performing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

This disclosure relates to a method of providing an in-vehicle ordering service and a server performing the method. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may receive an order request message for a product from a vehicle terminal. Additionally, the method may determine a predetermined seller based on an order request message. Additionally, the method may transmit an order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to a predetermined seller. Additionally, the method may receive an order acceptance message accepting the order request from the seller terminal.

Description

In-vehicle order service providing method and server performing the method {METHOD FOR PROVIDING IN-VEHICLE ORDERING SERVICE AND SERVER PERFORMING THE METHOD}

The present disclosure provides a method and server for providing an in-vehicle ordering service.

With the recent development of IT technology, infotainment is emerging as a big issue in everyday life. Infotainment is a compound word of information and entertainment, and refers to a phenomenon or strategy that fuses information and fun.

These infotainment functions include not only in-vehicle navigation, audio and video, and Internet combination, but also mobile office, smart navigation and vehicle tracking, gesture recognition, and vehicle tracking according to the recent popularization of smartphones and tablet PCs and the development of information technology (IT). It is expanding its scope to intercommunication (V2V) and cloud access.

The foregoing background art is technical information that the inventor possessed for derivation of the present invention or acquired during the derivation process of the present invention, and cannot necessarily be said to be known art disclosed to the general public prior to filing the present invention.

One object of the present invention is to maximize user convenience by organically providing vehicle-related services such as ordering, moving, and reservation to passengers through a rear-seat infotainment (RSI) device.

In addition, the convenience of service provision can be improved by enabling the seller to transmit and receive order-related information.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems and advantages of the present invention that are not mentioned can be understood by the following description and more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will be. In addition, it will be appreciated that the problems and advantages to be solved by the present invention can be realized by the means and combinations indicated in the claims.

As a technical means for achieving the above-described technical problem, a first aspect of the present disclosure includes receiving an order request message for a product from a vehicle terminal; determining a predetermined seller based on the order request message; transmitting the order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to the predetermined seller; and receiving an order acceptance message accepting the order request from the seller terminal.

A second aspect of the present disclosure is a server for providing an in-vehicle ordering service, comprising: a memory for storing at least one program; A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal; and at least one processor that provides an in-vehicle ordering service by executing the at least one program, wherein the at least one processor receives an order request message for a product from a vehicle terminal through the communication unit, and Determining a predetermined seller based on the order request message, transmitting the order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to the determined predetermined seller through the communication unit, and accepting the order request from the seller terminal through the communication unit It is possible to provide a server that receives an order acceptance message.

A third aspect of the present disclosure may provide a computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method according to the first aspect on a computer.

In addition to this, another method for implementing the present invention, another system, and a computer readable recording medium storing a computer program for executing the method may be further provided.

Other aspects, features and advantages other than those described above will become apparent from the following drawings, claims and detailed description of the invention.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present disclosure, it is possible to maximize user convenience by organically providing vehicle-related services such as ordering, moving, and reservation to passengers.

According to one of the other problem solving means of the present disclosure, it is possible to improve the convenience of service provision by allowing the seller to transmit and receive order-related information.

1 is a diagram for explaining an autonomous driving method according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a block diagram illustrating hardware included in an autonomous driving device according to an exemplary embodiment.
3 is an exemplary view of an in-vehicle order service providing environment according to an embodiment.
4 is a flowchart illustrating that an in-vehicle ordering service is provided between a vehicle terminal, a server, and a seller terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.
5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an embodiment in which a server transmits an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment.
6 is an exemplary implementation diagram of an embodiment in which a server updates a driving route of a vehicle according to an embodiment.
7 is an exemplary implementation diagram of a seller terminal according to an embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating that provision of an in-vehicle reservation order service is performed between a vehicle terminal, a server, and a seller terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an in-vehicle ordering service according to an exemplary embodiment.
10 is a block diagram of an in-vehicle order service providing server according to an exemplary embodiment.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will become clear with reference to the detailed description of embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments presented below, but may be implemented in a variety of different forms, and includes all conversions, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. . The embodiments presented below are provided to complete the disclosure of the present invention and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the scope of the invention to which the present invention belongs. In describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technologies may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure may be represented as functional block structures and various processing steps. Some or all of these functional blocks may be implemented as a varying number of hardware and/or software components that perform specific functions. For example, functional blocks of the present disclosure may be implemented by one or more microprocessors or circuit configurations for a predetermined function. Also, for example, the functional blocks of this disclosure may be implemented in various programming or scripting languages. Functional blocks may be implemented as an algorithm running on one or more processors. In addition, the present disclosure may employ prior art for electronic environment setting, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as "mechanism", "element", "means" and "component" may be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components.

In addition, connecting lines or connecting members between components shown in the drawings are only examples of functional connections and/or physical or circuit connections. In an actual device, connections between components may be represented by various functional connections, physical connections, or circuit connections that can be replaced or added.

Hereinafter, 'vehicle' may refer to all types of transportation means such as a car, bus, motorcycle, kickboard, or truck that are used to move people or objects with engines.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram for explaining an autonomous driving method according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1 , an autonomous driving device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be mounted on a vehicle to implement an autonomous vehicle 10 . An autonomous driving device mounted on the autonomous vehicle 10 may include various sensors for collecting surrounding situation information. As an example, the autonomous driving device may detect the movement of the preceding vehicle 20 running in front through an image sensor and/or an event sensor mounted on the front of the autonomous vehicle 10 . The self-driving device may further include sensors for detecting the front side of the self-driving vehicle 10, another driving vehicle 30 operating in a side road, and pedestrians around the self-driving vehicle 10.

At least one of the sensors for collecting situational information around the self-driving vehicle may have a predetermined field of view (FoV) as shown in FIG. 1 . For example, when a sensor mounted on the front of the autonomous vehicle 10 has an angle of view (FoV) as shown in FIG. 1 , information detected in the center of the sensor may have a relatively high importance. This may be because most of the information corresponding to the motion of the preceding vehicle 20 is included in the information detected from the center of the sensor.

The self-driving device controls the movement of the self-driving vehicle 10 by processing information collected by sensors of the self-driving vehicle 10 in real time, while storing at least some of the information collected by the sensors in a memory device. .

2 is a block diagram illustrating hardware included in an autonomous driving device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2 , an autonomous driving device 40 may include a sensor unit 41 , a processor 46 , a memory system 47 , a vehicle body control module 48 , and the like. The sensor unit 41 includes a plurality of sensors 42-45, and the plurality of sensors 42-45 may include an image sensor, an event sensor, an illuminance sensor, a GPS device, an acceleration sensor, and the like.

Data collected by sensors 42-45 may be passed to processor 46. The processor 46 stores the data collected by the sensors 42-45 in the memory system 47, and controls the body control module 48 based on the data collected by the sensors 42-45 to control the vehicle movement can be determined. The memory system 47 may include two or more memory devices and a system controller for controlling the memory devices. Each of the memory devices may be provided as a single semiconductor chip.

In addition to the system controller of the memory system 47, each of the memory devices included in the memory system 47 may include a memory controller, and the memory controller may include an artificial intelligence (AI) operation circuit such as a neural network. The memory controller may generate calculation data by assigning a predetermined weight to data received from the sensors 42 to 45 or the processor 46 and store the calculation data in a memory chip.

3 is an exemplary view of an in-vehicle order service providing environment according to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 3 , an in-vehicle order service providing environment may include an electronic device 310 , a seller terminal 320 and a server 330 .

The electronic device 310 may be a device that provides an in-vehicle ordering service according to the present embodiment. The electronic device 310 may be provided in a rear seat of a vehicle to provide an in-vehicle ordering service to a customer riding in the rear seat of the vehicle. A customer sitting in the back seat of a vehicle may receive various in-vehicle ordering services by manipulating the electronic device 310 .

Here, the in-vehicle ordering service may include a service for providing information related to a passenger's itinerary to a destination, a service related to an in-vehicle order for a passenger, a service for providing information on changing an itinerary according to an order, and a service related to a reservation order. can

As an example, the electronic device 310 may be a device that has mobility and is temporarily fixed in a vehicle. For example, the electronic device 310 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC (personal computer), a laptop computer, or a USB device that can be fixed or attached through a connector embedded in a vehicle. It may be any one of computer program products having a (universal serial bus) port.

As another example, the electronic device 310 may be a fixed device embedded in a vehicle. For example, the electronic device 310 may be a computing device inserted into a vehicle through tuning after a production process.

The seller terminal 320 may be a device that provides some of the in-vehicle ordering services. The seller terminal 320 may be provided in a store of a seller that receives a passenger's in-vehicle order and provide information related to the in-vehicle order to the seller.

Here, the information related to the in-vehicle order may include passenger order information, reservation order information of the passenger, and scheduled arrival time information of the vehicle in which the passenger is riding.

As an example, the seller terminal 320 may be a computing device inserted into a device already installed in a seller's store.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 310 or the seller terminal 320 may be various types of devices. For example, it may include a portable communication device (eg, smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a home appliance. The electronic device according to the present embodiment is not limited to the aforementioned devices.

In this embodiment, the electronic device 310 and the seller terminal 320 may communicate with each other through a first network (not shown) (eg, short-range wireless communication). As an example, any electronic device among the electronic device 310 and the seller terminal 320 may communicate with another electronic device among the electronic device 310 and the seller terminal 320 through the server 330 .

The server 330 is connected to the electronic device 310 and the seller terminal 320 through a second network (not shown) (eg, long-distance wireless communication), and the electronic device 310 and the seller terminal 320 Information may be provided, or information may be received and stored from the electronic device 310 or the seller terminal 320 .

In this embodiment, the server 330 collects and provides information related to the in-vehicle ordering service, driving-related information of the vehicle, and information for performing electronic control to provide one or more services distinct from the in-vehicle ordering service. can do.

4 is a flowchart illustrating that an in-vehicle ordering service is provided between a vehicle terminal, a server, and a seller terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

The in-vehicle terminal 410 is a device provided in a passenger's vehicle to provide an in-vehicle ordering service, and may perform the same function as or the same function as the electronic device 310 described above with reference to FIG. 3 . In addition, the server 420 may be the same as the server 330 and the seller terminal 430 may perform the same function as the seller terminal 320 .

In step 401 , the server 420 may receive passenger identification information from the vehicle terminal 410 .

To move from the starting point to the destination, the user can call a vehicle. When the called vehicle arrives at the departure point, the user gets on the vehicle, and after getting on the vehicle, the user may be referred to as a passenger.

The in-vehicle terminal 410 provides an interface for inputting passenger identification information to determine whether a passenger corresponds to a user who called the vehicle or to acquire information for providing an in-vehicle ordering service before the vehicle starts driving from a starting point to a destination. can do.

In one embodiment, the passenger identification information is a unique identifier of the passenger, and may be the passenger's in-vehicle order service member ID or information on the back of the passenger's mobile number, but is not limited thereto.

The vehicle terminal 410 may extract customer information corresponding to the passenger identification information. The vehicle terminal 410 may request customer information corresponding to the passenger identification information from the server 420 , and the server 420 may transmit the stored customer information to the vehicle terminal 410 .

The customer information may include the order history of the in-vehicle ordering service of the corresponding passenger, taste information obtained by analyzing the order details, and order frequency.

In step 402 , the server 420 may transmit an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to the vehicle terminal 410 .

The predetermined product may be a product randomly selected from among products that can be ordered in the vehicle, an advertisement product, or a product customized to passengers.

5 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an embodiment in which a server transmits an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to a vehicle terminal according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the vehicle terminal 520 may display and provide an order suggestion message 530 for a predetermined product received from the server to a passenger 510 .

According to an embodiment, a predetermined product may be determined based on at least one of customer information corresponding to the passenger 510, seller information, order time slot, and traffic information.

For example, the server may determine a given product based on customer information. Since the customer information may include the order history of the in-vehicle ordering service of the passenger 510, the taste information obtained by analyzing the order history, and the order frequency, the server provides products with high order frequency of the passenger 510 on the driving route of the vehicle. Alternatively, if there is a product that is analyzed to be preferred by the passenger, the corresponding product may be determined as a predetermined product.

In another example, the server may determine a given product based on vendor information. Seller information includes seller awareness based on the seller's average order volume, number of reviews or number of media appearances, and the type of seller (for example, whether it is a DT (Drive-through) store where products can be picked up while riding in a vehicle). It may contain information. If there is a seller with a high average order amount, high awareness, or DT store type on the driving route of the vehicle, the server selects a product with a high average order amount, a product of a seller with high awareness, or a DT store type based on the information. The seller's product corresponding to may be determined as a predetermined product.

Alternatively, the server may receive the product production time from the seller terminal and determine a predetermined product based on the product production time. For example, when the product is food, the production time of the product may be the cooking time and packaging time of the food. The server may determine a product whose production time is shorter than the travel time to the seller's location as a predetermined product. For example, if the production time of a specific product of a specific seller is 7 minutes and the expected driving time to the corresponding seller is 10 minutes, the corresponding product may be determined as a predetermined product.

Alternatively, the server may generate information about product production time considering the arrival time of the customer and provide the information to the seller. For example, if the production time for the product requested by the customer is 10 minutes, but there are still 30 minutes left before the customer arrives, so the production time is less than the customer's estimated arrival time, the server starts producing the product with an order notification. As an optimal time for customer arrival, the seller can be provided with a time of 10 minutes before the customer arrives. In addition, the server may provide a form of notification to the seller to start production of the product at the optimal time. Accordingly, the server may generate product production time information based on the expected arrival time and the predetermined product production time, and transmit the product production time information to the seller terminal. The above-mentioned product production time may correspond to product preparation time or include product preparation time.

Meanwhile, the production time of the product may be information included in the order acceptance message received from the seller terminal 430 . A method of updating the driving route of the vehicle in consideration of the production time of the product included in the order acceptance message will be described later with reference to FIG. 6 .

In another example, the server may determine a given product based on the time of order. The server may determine, as predetermined products, a sandwich or coffee in the morning time zone, snacks such as gimbap in the lunch and dinner time zone, and dessert products in the afternoon time zone.

In another example, the server may determine a given product based on traffic information. When there is an event such as a traffic accident on the driving route, the server may not determine the seller's product on the corresponding route as a predetermined product. Alternatively, when there is severe traffic congestion on a route driving to a specific product sales place, the corresponding product may not be determined as a predetermined product.

The server may determine a predetermined product based on any one or a combination of two or more of customer information, seller information, time zone, and traffic information, and transmit an order suggestion message 530 for the predetermined product to the vehicle terminal 520. .

Accordingly, it is possible to maximize the convenience of using the vehicle for passengers through customized order suggestions through various information, rather than merely proposing product purchase for advertising purposes.

According to another embodiment, the server may acquire an order-restricted product group corresponding to a product group for which ordering is not possible.

Since the in-vehicle ordering service according to the present invention receives a product from the vehicle, it is necessary to set in advance an order-restricted product group that cannot be ordered in the vehicle due to the feature that the product is consumed inside the vehicle when it is food. For example, the order-restricted product group may correspond to liquids such as beverages or food containing soup, and food with a strong smell. For another example, if beverages including coffee do not fall under the order-restricted product group, they may be freely ordered. That is, the order-restricted product group may be set differently according to needs or companies, and the server may acquire the preset order-restricted product group and determine a predetermined product based on this.

Thereafter, the server may transmit an order suggestion message 530 for a predetermined product excluding order-restricted product groups to the vehicle terminal 520 . For example, when the server determines a predetermined product based on the above-described customer information, products belonging to the order-limited product group may be excluded.

Returning to FIG. 4 , in step 403 , the server 420 may receive a product order request message from the vehicle terminal 410 .

The order request message may be an order request message for a product selected by the customer or an order request message for a predetermined product according to the order suggestion message.

In one embodiment, the in-vehicle terminal 410 may provide an order input interface to a passenger, and the passenger may input or search for a product to be ordered and create an order request for the corresponding product. The vehicle terminal 410 may transmit the generated order request to the server in the form of an order request message.

In another embodiment, the vehicle terminal 410 may transmit the order request message generated through the passenger's voice to the server 420 . The vehicle terminal 410 may generate an order request by receiving a voice input of a product that a passenger wants to order. Alternatively, the in-vehicle terminal 410 receives a voice input of a product that the passenger wants to search for, provides a result display, and receives a voice input of a product selected by the passenger from the search results to generate an order request. At this time, the voice input from the passenger is converted into text within the vehicle terminal 410, and an order request message generated based on this may be transmitted to the server 420.

The order request message received from the in-vehicle terminal 410 may include a specific request, such as ordering a specific menu at a specific restaurant, but may include only a request for selecting a menu belonging to a broad category such as Korean, Chinese, and Japanese cuisine, and may include sandwiches, Requests for selecting menus belonging to subcategories such as coffee and pizza may also be included.

In another example, the vehicle terminal 410 may automatically transmit an order request message upon receiving an input accepting an order suggestion message from a passenger.

Then, in step 404, the server 420 may determine a predetermined seller based on the order request message received from the vehicle terminal 410.

In one embodiment, the predetermined seller may be one or more sellers who sell a corresponding menu when the order request message includes only a request for a specific menu. Alternatively, when the server 420 receives the order request message in the early morning or late at night, the predetermined seller may be one or more sellers currently in operation. Alternatively, the predetermined seller may be one or more sellers located on a route based on the real-time location of the vehicle terminal 410 and the driving route.

The server 420 may transmit the order request message received from the vehicle terminal 410 to the seller terminal 430 corresponding to a predetermined seller.

Then, in step 405 , the server 420 may receive an order acceptance message accepting the order request from the seller terminal 430 .

The seller terminal 430 may transmit an order acceptance message to the server 420 when accepting a corresponding order based on order-related information of the order request message received from the server 420 .

In one embodiment, the server 420 may transmit an order failure message to the vehicle terminal 410 when receiving an order rejection message from the seller terminal 430 or not receiving an order acceptance message for more than a predetermined time. For example, if the server 420 does not receive an order acceptance message within 3 minutes after sending the order request message to the seller terminal 430 corresponding to the predetermined seller, it will send an order failure message to the vehicle terminal 410. can

Thereafter, in step 406, the server 420 determines the expected arrival time of the vehicle equipped with the vehicle terminal 410 in response to receiving the order acceptance message from the seller terminal 430, and sends it to the vehicle terminal 410. And it can be transmitted to the seller terminal 430.

In determining the expected arrival time of the vehicle, the current location of the vehicle, a driving route, and traffic conditions may be reflected.

6 is an exemplary implementation diagram of an embodiment in which a server updates a driving route of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6 , the server may update the driving route of the vehicle from the first route 610 to the second route 620 based on the determined expected arrival time of the vehicle and the production time of the product received from the seller terminal. there is.

For example, when the product production time is 13 minutes, the expected arrival time of the vehicle along the first route 610 is 9 minutes later, and the expected arrival time of the vehicle along the second route 620 is 14 minutes later, the server The driving route of the vehicle may be updated to the second route 620 . When the ordered product is food, the restaurant selling the product may not be a drive-through restaurant or may not be able to park and stop, so it is necessary to change the driving route to cope with various situations. Therefore, when the expected arrival time according to the current driving route arrives earlier than the product production completion point, the server may update the detour route to the driving route so that the vehicle can arrive after the product production completion point.

Meanwhile, when the driving route is updated, the estimated time of arrival of the vehicle may be changed to the estimated time of arrival according to the changed driving route.

Alternatively, in one embodiment, when the driving route is updated, the server may calculate a fee according to the changed driving route and transmit it to the vehicle terminal. If the changed driving route is a detour route, an additional payment amount based on the additional mileage or additional time required may occur. Therefore, the server may transmit the changed fare according to the detour route to the in-vehicle terminal and inform passengers of the additional payment amount. there is.

The server may transmit the updated driving route 620 to the vehicle terminal.

7 is an exemplary implementation diagram of a seller terminal according to an embodiment.

The server may transmit the determined estimated arrival time to the seller terminal 700.

In one embodiment, although not shown in FIG. 7 , the server provides not only the expected arrival time of the vehicle to the seller terminal 700, but also the current location of the vehicle and driving route information of the vehicle within a predetermined distance from the seller terminal 700. can provide

In another embodiment, the server receives the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal 700 in response to determining that the location of the vehicle terminal has entered within a predetermined radius from the location of the seller terminal 700 within a predetermined time from the expected arrival time. A prepare request message can be sent.

For example, when the server receives the real-time locations of the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal and determines that the real-time location of the vehicle terminal enters within a radius of 200 m from the real-time location of the seller terminal 700 within 5 minutes from the expected arrival time of the vehicle, the server for the vehicle By transmitting a reception preparation request message to the terminal and the seller terminal 700, the passenger may have a product reception preparation time, and the seller may have a product delivery preparation time.

In another embodiment, in response to receiving at least one message from among a message confirming receipt of a product from the vehicle terminal and a message confirming product delivery from the seller terminal 700, the server sends the vehicle terminal or seller terminal 700 You can send a transaction completion message to

For example, the server may determine that the in-vehicle ordering service has ended and transmit a transaction completion message to the in-vehicle terminal or seller terminal 700 when the passenger receives the product and receives confirmation of receipt of the product entered into the in-vehicle terminal. .

Alternatively, the server may determine that the in-vehicle order service has ended and transmit a transaction completion message to the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal 700 when the seller delivers the product and receives confirmation of product delivery entered into the seller terminal 700. there is. In this case, the server may not determine that the in-vehicle ordering service is terminated even when product delivery confirmation is received, but may determine that the in-vehicle ordering service is terminated by receiving product receipt confirmation from the vehicle terminal.

Alternatively, when the payment for the passenger's product is completed, the server may determine that the in-vehicle ordering service has ended and transmit a transaction completion message to the vehicle terminal or seller terminal 700 . When the server receives a payment completion message for the passenger's product from the vehicle terminal or seller terminal 700 , the server may transmit a transaction completion message to the vehicle terminal or seller terminal 700 .

Meanwhile, payment for products may correspond to payment using an in-app payment provided by a vehicle terminal, or may correspond to payment through a restaurant application linked to a vehicle terminal. The server may provide an interface for in-app payment to the in-vehicle terminal or an interface for executing a restaurant application to pay for a product.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating that provision of an in-vehicle reservation order service is performed between a vehicle terminal, a server, and a seller terminal according to an exemplary embodiment.

Descriptions of the vehicle terminal 810, the server 820, and the seller terminal 830 may be the same as those described above for the vehicle terminal 410, the server 420, and the seller terminal 430 of FIG. 4 . Also, descriptions of steps 801, 802, 805, and 806 may be the same as those described above with respect to steps 401, 402, 404, and 405 of FIG. 4 .

Referring to FIG. 8 , in step 803, the server 820 may receive a pre-order request message. In one embodiment, the order request message may include a pre-order request message. The reservation order request message may include the re-boarding time together with the information included in the order request message. When the received order request message includes the re-boarding time, the server 820 may determine the message as a reservation order request message. The re-boarding time will be described later.

The server 820 may receive a re-boarding time from the vehicle terminal 810 in response to receiving the reservation order request message. The re-boarding time may be information included in the reservation order request message, and may be received by the server 820 additionally providing a re-boarding time input interface to the vehicle terminal 810 .

The server 820 may determine an expected arrival time of the vehicle based on the re-boarding time and transmit it to the seller terminal.

In one embodiment, a vehicle equipped with the vehicle terminal 810 may be an autonomous vehicle. The server 820 may determine an estimated arrival time corresponding to the product pick-up time based on the distance between the passenger's re-boarding location and the seller terminal 830 . In determining the expected arrival time, traffic information of the time zone to which the reboarding time belongs may be considered.

In addition, the self-driving vehicle may receive the ordered product at the expected arrival time (for example, open a window to deliver the product to the car seat) and arrive at the boarding location at the re-boarding time input by the passenger. Through this embodiment, through the in-vehicle ordering service using the vehicle terminal 810, there is an effect that not only provides a means of transportation to a desired place at a desired time for a passenger, but also provides a pre-ordered product together.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an in-vehicle ordering service according to an exemplary embodiment.

In step 910, the server may receive a product order request message from the vehicle terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may transmit an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to the vehicle terminal. The server may receive an order request message for a predetermined product.

In one embodiment, the server may receive passenger identification information input to the vehicle terminal from the vehicle terminal, and extract customer information corresponding to the passenger identification information. The server may determine a predetermined product based on at least one of customer information, seller information, time zone, and traffic information. The server may transmit an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to the vehicle terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may acquire order-restricted product groups corresponding to product groups for which ordering is not possible, and transmit an order proposal message for predetermined products excluding order-restricted product groups to the vehicle terminal.

In step 920, the server may determine a predetermined seller based on the order request message.

In step 930, the server may transmit an order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to a predetermined seller.

In one embodiment, the order request message may include a pre-order request message. The server may receive a re-boarding time from the vehicle terminal in response to receiving the reservation order request message from the vehicle terminal.

In step 940, the server may receive an order acceptance message accepting the order request from the seller terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may determine the expected arrival time of the vehicle based on the re-boarding time and transmit it to the seller terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may determine the expected arrival time of the vehicle in response to receiving the order acceptance message from the seller terminal. The server may transmit the estimated time of arrival to the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may receive the production time of the product from the seller terminal. The server may update the driving route of the vehicle based on the production time and the expected arrival time of the product, and transmit the updated driving route to the vehicle terminal.

In one embodiment, the server may transmit a transaction completion message to the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal in response to receiving at least one message of a message confirming product receipt from the vehicle terminal and a message confirming product delivery from the seller terminal. there is.

In one embodiment, the server may transmit a reception preparation request message to the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal in response to determining that the location of the vehicle terminal has entered within a predetermined radius from the location of the seller terminal within a predetermined time from the expected arrival time. .

10 is a block diagram of an in-vehicle order service providing server according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10 , an in-vehicle order service providing server 1000 may include a communication unit 1010, a processor 1020, and a DB 1030. In the in-vehicle order service providing server 1000 of FIG. 10 , only components related to the embodiment are shown. Accordingly, those skilled in the art can understand that other general-purpose components may be further included in addition to the components shown in FIG. 10 .

The communication unit 1010 may include one or more components that enable wired/wireless communication between the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal. For example, the communication unit 1010 may include at least one of a short-range communication unit (not shown), a mobile communication unit (not shown), and a broadcast reception unit (not shown).

The DB 1030 is hardware for storing various data processed in the in-vehicle order service providing server 1000, and may store programs for processing and controlling the processor 1020. The DB 1030 may store various types of data required to provide an in-vehicle ordering service.

The DB 1030 includes random access memory (RAM) such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and CD-ROM. ROM, Blu-ray or other optical disk storage, hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), or flash memory.

The processor 1020 controls overall operations of the in-vehicle order service providing server 1000 . For example, the processor 1020 may generally control an input unit (not shown), a display (not shown), a communication unit 1010, and the DB 1030 by executing programs stored in the DB 1030. The processor 1020 may control the operation of the in-vehicle order service providing server 1000 by executing programs stored in the DB 1030 .

The processor 1020 includes application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, and microcontrollers. It may be implemented using at least one of micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing other functions.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of a computer program that can be executed on a computer through various components, and such a computer program may be recorded on a computer-readable medium. At this time, the medium is a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, an optical recording medium such as a CD-ROM and a DVD, a magneto-optical medium such as a floptical disk, and a ROM hardware devices specially configured to store and execute program instructions, such as RAM, flash memory, and the like.

Meanwhile, the computer program may be specially designed and configured for the present invention, or may be known and usable to those skilled in the art of computer software. An example of a computer program may include not only machine language code generated by a compiler but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

According to one embodiment, the method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. Computer program products may be traded between sellers and buyers as commodities. A computer program product is distributed in the form of a device-readable storage medium (eg compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)), or through an application store (eg Play Store™) or between two user devices. It can be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly or online. In the case of online distribution, at least part of the computer program product may be temporarily stored or temporarily created in a device-readable storage medium such as a manufacturer's server, an application store server, or a relay server's memory.

The steps constituting the method according to the present invention may be performed in any suitable order unless an order is explicitly stated or stated to the contrary. The present invention is not necessarily limited according to the order of description of the steps. The use of all examples or exemplary terms (eg, etc.) in the present invention is simply to explain the present invention in detail, and the scope of the present invention is limited due to the examples or exemplary terms unless limited by the claims. it is not going to be In addition, those skilled in the art can appreciate that various modifications, combinations and changes can be made according to design conditions and factors within the scope of the appended claims or equivalents thereof.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments and should not be determined, and all scopes equivalent to or equivalently changed from the claims as well as the claims described below are within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. will be said to belong to

Claims (13)

In the method of providing an in-vehicle ordering service,
Receiving a reservation order request message for a product from a vehicle terminal by a service providing server;
receiving, by the service providing server, a re-boarding time from the vehicle terminal;
determining, by the service providing server, a predetermined seller based on the reservation order request message;
transmitting, by the service providing server, the reservation order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to the predetermined seller;
receiving, by the service providing server, an order acceptance message accepting the reservation order request from the seller terminal;
determining, by the service providing server, an expected arrival time of the vehicle based on the re-boarding time; and
Transmitting, by the service providing server, the estimated time of arrival to the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal;
The method, characterized in that the vehicle equipped with the vehicle terminal is an autonomous vehicle. According to claim 1,
The method,
The service providing server transmits an order suggestion message for a predetermined product to the vehicle terminal; further comprising,
Receiving a pre-order request message for the product,
Receiving, by the service providing server, a pre-order request message for the predetermined product; method comprising: According to claim 2,
The method,
The service providing server receives passenger identification information input to the vehicle terminal from the vehicle terminal, and extracts customer information corresponding to the passenger identification information; further comprising,
Transmitting the order suggestion message,
determining, by the service providing server, the predetermined product based on at least one of the customer information, seller information, time zone, traffic information, and production time of the product; and
Transmitting, by the service providing server, an order suggestion message for the predetermined product to the vehicle terminal. According to claim 2,
Transmitting the order suggestion message,
obtaining, by the service providing server, an order-restricted product group corresponding to a product group for which ordering is not possible; and
and transmitting, by the service providing server, an order suggestion message for the predetermined product excluding the order-restricted product group to the vehicle terminal. According to claim 1,
Receiving the reservation order request message,
receiving, by the service providing server, a passenger's voice input to the vehicle terminal; and
and receiving, by the service providing server, the reservation order request message generated based on the passenger's voice. delete According to claim 1,
The method,
receiving, by the service providing server, a production time of the product from the seller terminal;
updating, by the service providing server, a driving route of the vehicle based on the production time and the expected arrival time of the product; and
and transmitting, by the service providing server, the updated driving route to the vehicle terminal. delete According to claim 1,
The method,
The service providing server receives at least one of a message confirming product receipt from the vehicle terminal, a message confirming product delivery from the seller terminal, and a message confirming that payment has been completed from the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal. In response to the above, transmitting a transaction completion message to the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal. According to claim 1,
The method,
The service providing server sends a reception preparation request message to the vehicle terminal or the seller terminal in response to determining that the location of the vehicle terminal has entered within a preset radius from the location of the seller terminal within a predetermined time from the estimated time of arrival. Transmitting; Including, the method. According to claim 1,
The method,
generating, by the service providing server, product production time information based on the expected arrival time and a predetermined product production time; and
The method further comprising: transmitting, by the service providing server, the product production time information to the seller terminal. In a server providing an in-vehicle order service,
a memory for storing at least one program;
A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal; and
At least one processor providing an in-vehicle order service by executing the at least one program; includes,
The at least one processor,
Receiving a reservation order request message for a product from the vehicle terminal through the communication unit,
Receiving a re-boarding time from the vehicle terminal through the communication unit;
Determine a predetermined seller based on the reservation order request message;
Transmitting the reservation order request message to a seller terminal corresponding to the predetermined seller through the communication unit;
Receiving an order acceptance message accepting the reservation order request from the seller terminal through the communication unit;
Determine an expected arrival time of the vehicle based on the re-boarding time;
Transmitting the estimated arrival time to the vehicle terminal and the seller terminal through the communication unit;
Characterized in that the vehicle equipped with the vehicle terminal is an autonomous vehicle, the server. A computer-readable recording medium recording a program for executing the method of claim 1 on a computer.

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