KR102609905B1 - Promotion information management method and electronic apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Confirming promotion setting information including item identification information of the present invention; And a promotion information management method including the step of transmitting a promotion creation request including promotion setting information to a server, wherein promotion information corresponding to the promotion creation request is created and an item detail page corresponding to item identification information is provided. can do.

Description

Promotion information management method and its electronic device {PROMOTION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THEREOF}

The present disclosure relates to a promotional information management method and an electronic device thereof, and more specifically, to a promotional information management method and electronic device in which an item detail page containing promotional information generated by an electronic device transmitting a promotion creation request to a server is provided. It's about devices.

With the development of electronic technology, e-commerce has become a field of shopping. In the case of e-commerce, the provision of detailed and accurate promotional information about products has a significant impact on service satisfaction, so various methods to provide more detailed and accurate promotional information are being discussed.

Meanwhile, as shopping through e-commerce becomes more common, the creation cycle of promotions provided on e-commerce services is shortened, and the amount of information on promotions is becoming increasingly vast. As a result, the need to manage promotions in real time is increasing, and accordingly, various conditions are increasing. There is a growing need to propose efficient methods for creating and managing promotions that take into account.

In relation to this, prior literature such as KR102403286 or KR101730235 may be referred to.

The purpose of the embodiments of this specification is to provide a promotional information management method and an electronic device therefor. More specifically, the purpose of the embodiment of the present specification is to provide a promotion information management method and electronic device for searching for promotions that satisfy various conditions, and creating and managing promotions when relevant promotions do not exist.

The technical problem to be achieved by this embodiment is not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. There will be.

A method for managing promotion information in an electronic device according to an embodiment, comprising: checking promotion setting information including item identification information; and transmitting a promotion creation request including promotion setting information to the server, wherein promotion information corresponding to the promotion creation request is generated, and an item detail page corresponding to item identification information including the promotion information is provided. A method for managing promotional information may be provided.

In a method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, promotion setting information includes at least one of information about the type of promotion, information about the discount type, and information about the scope of promotion application, and the promotion information includes, A method of managing promotion information provided on at least part of an item detail page may be provided based on promotion setting information.

In a method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, the promotion setting information further includes information about the validity period of the promotion, and whether activation of the promotion information is determined based on whether the validity period has expired is displayed at least on the item detail page. A method for managing promotional information provided for some awards may be provided.

As a method of managing promotional information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, an item detail page may be provided based on predetermined flag information included in the user's access information.

As a method of managing promotional information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, an item detail page may be provided based on the user's account identification information included in the user's access information.

As a method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, the promotion setting information further includes information about a promotion setting target, and the information about the promotion setting target includes identification information that identifies the account of the user to whom the promotion is to be applied. A promotion information management method may be provided in which the user to whom the promotion is to be applied is determined based on the user's purchase history.

A method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the checking step includes searching for a promotion corresponding to promotion setting information, and the transmitting step includes determining whether a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists. Based on this, a promotion information management method may be provided including the step of transmitting a promotion creation request to a server.

A method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the promotion setting information further includes information about limiting conditions for the promotion, and the limiting conditions include conditions regarding the number of times the promotion can be used, and conditions regarding the standard amount of the promotion. , Promotion information management that includes at least one of a condition regarding the quantity of the item, and a condition regarding the user's membership subscription, and provides on at least a portion of the item detail page whether or not the promotional information is activated based on whether the restriction condition is satisfied. A method may be provided.

A method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the checking step includes checking setting information related to the first promotion and the second promotion, and the transmitting step includes checking the setting information for the first promotion and the second promotion. A promotion information management method may be provided including the step of transmitting a promotion creation request including related setting information to a server.

A method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the promotion information includes information about an immediate discount, information about a coupon, and a payment method in response to the type of promotion identified based on promotion setting information. A promotion information management method provided to include at least some of the information regarding discounts may be provided.

A promotional information management method for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the promotional information includes at least a portion of a discount price and a discount rate in response to a discount type identified based on promotion setting information. It can be.

A method of managing promotion information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein, when a promotion corresponding to promotion setting information exists, a promotion management page including search results related to the promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information is provided, and promotion information is managed. The method may provide a promotion information management method that further includes the step of deactivating at least some of the promotions included in the search results based on the user's input received through the promotion management page.

A promotional information management method for an electronic device according to an embodiment, wherein the promotion setting information further includes information about the type of payment method, and the discount corresponding to the payment method is applied based on the type of the payment method. A method may be provided.

As a promotion information management method for an electronic device according to an embodiment, the promotion information management method may be provided in which the promotion setting information further includes tag information for promotion management, and search results related to the promotion are sorted based on the tag information. You can.

A method of managing promotional information for an electronic device according to an embodiment, further comprising the step of checking whether a promotion deactivated due to expiration of the expiration date exists among the promotions included in the search results, wherein the step of transmitting the promotional information deactivated due to expiration of the expiration date If a promotion exists, a promotion information management method may be provided that includes transmitting to the server a promotion creation request corresponding to a promotion that has been deactivated due to expiration of its validity period.

An electronic device for managing promotion information according to an embodiment, comprising: a memory storing at least one program; and a processor, by executing at least one program, to check promotion setting information including item identification information, and transmitting to the server a promotion creation request including promotion setting information, wherein promotion information corresponding to the promotion creation request is provided. An electronic device in which an item detail page corresponding to item identification information and including promotional information is provided may be provided.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium may be provided that records a program for executing the promotion information management method according to an embodiment on a computer.

According to the present disclosure, the electronic device can quickly generate promotion information and check the application results of the generated promotion by providing an item detail page containing the generated promotion information by requesting the creation of an individual promotion or requesting the creation of a combined promotion. .

The electronic device searches for a promotion that meets the conditions, and when the corresponding promotion does not exist, work efficiency can be improved by providing an item detail page containing promotion information generated according to the search option.

When performing a promotion test, the electronic device can perform the promotion test without affecting the actual service by providing an item detail page based on predetermined flag information included in the access traffic.

The effect of the invention is not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system in which a method of managing promotion information by an electronic device can be implemented according to various embodiments.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an electronic device and a server according to various embodiments.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an operation method between an electronic device and a server according to an embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating promotion setting information included in an individual promotion creation request according to an embodiment.
Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an item detail page including promotional information provided according to an embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an electronic device that generates a promotion based on a promotion search result according to an embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating search results of promotion information corresponding to promotion setting information according to an embodiment.
Figure 8 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of deactivating a promotion on a promotion management page.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating promotion setting information for creating a plurality of promotions according to an embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of operating an electronic device that performs a placement task, according to an embodiment.
11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining the system structures of various embodiments for implementing the promotion information management method of the present disclosure.

The terms used in the embodiments are general terms that are currently widely used as much as possible while considering the functions in the present disclosure, but this may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person working in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning will be described in detail in the relevant description. Therefore, the terms used in this disclosure should be defined based on the meaning of the term and the overall content of this disclosure, rather than simply the name of the term.

When it is said that a part "includes" a certain element throughout the specification, this means that it does not exclude other elements, but may further include other elements, unless specifically stated to the contrary. In addition, terms such as “..unit” and “..module” used in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented as hardware or software, or as a combination of hardware and software. there is.

The expression “at least one of a, b, and c” used throughout the specification means ‘a alone’, ‘b alone’, ‘c alone’, ‘a and b’, ‘a and c’, ‘b and c ', or 'all a, b, c'.

Below, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

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

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a system 100 in which a method of managing promotion information by an electronic device according to various embodiments can be implemented.

Referring to FIG. 1, system 100 according to various embodiments may include various types of devices. For example, system 100 may be implemented in electronic device 101 and server 102. In other words, the electronic device 101 and the server 102 may perform operations according to various embodiments of the present disclosure based on the system 100 implemented in each device. Meanwhile, the system 100 according to various embodiments is not limited to what is shown in FIG. 1, and may be implemented in a wider variety of electronic devices and servers. The electronic device 101 according to various embodiments can check and generate various information. For example, the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information. Meanwhile, the electronic device 101 according to various embodiments may provide various information through information exchange with the server 102. For example, the electronic device 101 may provide a service page including promotional information through information exchange with the server 102.

The electronic device 101 according to various embodiments may be a device that can be used by an individual user, such as a desktop PC, tablet PC, or mobile terminal. In addition, electronic devices that perform similar functions may be used as the electronic device 101.

The server 102 according to various embodiments may be a device that performs wireless and wired communication with one or more electronic devices 101 and includes a memory with a large storage capacity. For example, the server 102 may be a cloud device connected to one or more electronic devices 101.

System 100 according to various embodiments may include various modules for operation. The modules included in the system 100 are computer codes or modules implemented to enable a physical device (e.g., electronic device 101) on which the system 100 is implemented (or included in the physical device) to perform a specified operation. It may be the above instructions. In other words, the physical device on which the system 100 is implemented stores a plurality of modules in memory in the form of computer code, and when the plurality of modules stored in the memory are executed, the plurality of modules are generated by the physical device corresponding to the plurality of modules. You can have it perform specified actions.

Depending on the embodiment, the system 100 may further include a network that supports information transmission and reception between at least some of the electronic device 101, the server 102, a database (not shown), and other external devices.

The electronic device 101 and the server 102 of the system 100 may each include a transceiver, memory (storage), and a processor. The database may include at least one of a transceiver, memory, and processor. Additionally, the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the database each refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Meanwhile, throughout the embodiment, the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the database are referred to as separate devices and servers, but this may be a logically divided structure and may be implemented by separate functions in one device or server. You can. For example, at least some of the server 102 and the database may be implemented and included in the electronic device 101. However, even in this case, a series of promotion information management methods performed by data transmission and reception between the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the data table can be performed similarly. In the case of a device included in or integrated with the electronic device 101, communication with the electronic device 101 may occur within the device and between its components (e.g., the processor of the electronic device 101). Wow) It can be understood as a process of exchanging data.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, embodiments in which the server 102 and the database exist as devices or servers separate from the electronic device 101 will be described. However, the following description explains that at least some of the server 102 and the database are used in the electronic device 101. It can also be applied mutatis mutandis when it is included in (101) or combined with the electronic device (101) and configured as an integrated unit.

According to one embodiment, the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the database may include a plurality of computer systems or computer software implemented as network servers. For example, at least some of the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the database are connected to subordinate devices capable of communicating with other network servers through a computer network such as an intranet or the Internet to receive requests to perform tasks; It can refer to computer systems and computer software that perform operations on them and provide performance results. In addition, at least some of the electronic device 101, the server 102, and the database can be understood as a broad concept that includes a series of application programs that can operate on a network server and various databases built therein. . For example, at least some of the electronic device 101, server 102, and database are installed on operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, or MacOS. It can be implemented using various network server programs provided accordingly.

According to one embodiment, the database may be referred to as an internal database. The internal database may refer to a database that operates as a physical or functional integration with the electronic device 101. For example, the electronic device 101 may request data from an internal database and receive the requested data from the internal database, store necessary data in the internal database, or modify or change the stored data. According to one embodiment, the database may be referred to as an external database. The electronic device 101 may access an external database, request data, and receive the requested data from the external database.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of an electronic device and a server according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the electronic device 101 and the server 102 may include an input/output unit (not shown), a transceiver 210, a memory 220, and a processor 230.

The input/output unit may be various interfaces or connection ports that receive user input or output information to the user. The input/output unit may include an input module and an output module, and the input module receives user input from the user. User input can take various forms, including key input, touch input, and voice input. Examples of input modules that can receive such user input include traditional keypads, keyboards, and mice, as well as touch sensors that detect the user's touch, microphones that receive voice signals, cameras that recognize gestures through image recognition, etc. A proximity sensor including at least one of an illumination sensor or an infrared sensor that detects user approach, a motion sensor that recognizes user movement through an acceleration sensor or gyro sensor, and various other types of sensors that detect or receive user input. There is an input means, and the input module according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of the devices listed above. Here, the touch sensor may be implemented as a piezoelectric or capacitive touch sensor that detects touch through a touch panel or touch film attached to the display panel, or an optical touch sensor that detects touch by an optical method. In addition, the input module may be implemented in the form of an input interface (USB port, PS/2 port, etc.) that connects an external input device that receives user input instead of a device that detects user input itself. Additionally, the output module can output various information. The output module may include at least one of a display that outputs an image, a speaker that outputs sound, a haptic device that generates vibration, and various other types of output means. In addition, the output module may be implemented in the form of a port-type output interface that connects the individual output means described above.

As an example, a display-type output module can display text, still images, and moving images. Displays include liquid crystal display (LCD), light emitting diode (LED) display, organic light emitting diode (OLED) display, flat panel display (FPD), and transparent display. Display, curved display, flexible display, 3D display, holographic display, projector, and various other types of devices that can perform image output functions. It may include at least one of: This display may be in the form of a touch display integrated with the touch sensor of the input module.

Transceiver 210 can communicate with other devices. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 and the server 102 can transmit and receive information with other devices through the transceiver. For example, the electronic device 101 and the server 102 may communicate with each other or with other devices using a transceiver.

Here, communication, that is, transmission and reception of data, can be accomplished wired or wirelessly. To this end, the communication department includes a wired communication module that connects to the Internet, etc. through a LAN (Local Area Network), a mobile communication module that transmits and receives data by connecting to a mobile communication network through a mobile communication base station, and a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) such as Wi-Fi. A short-distance communication module using an Area Network-type communication method or a WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Network)-type communication method such as Bluetooth or Zigbee, and a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) such as a GPS (Global Positioning System) ) may be composed of a satellite communication module using a satellite communication module or a combination thereof.

The memory 220 can store various types of information. Memory can store data temporarily or semi-permanently. For example, the storage of the electronic device 101 includes an operating program (OS: Operating System) for driving the electronic device 101, a program for generating data or Braille for hosting a website, or an application (e.g. , web applications), etc. may be stored. Additionally, the memory may store modules in the form of computer code as described above.

Examples of memory 220 include hard disk drive (HDD), solid state drive (SSD), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), etc. This can be. This memory can be provided as a built-in or removable type.

The processor 230 controls the overall operation of the electronic device 101 and the server 102. To this end, the processor 230 can perform computation and processing of various information and control the operation of components of the electronic device 1010. For example, the processor 230 may execute a program or application for managing promotion information. The processor 230 may be implemented as a computer or similar device based on hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In hardware, the processor 230 may be implemented in the form of an electronic circuit that processes electrical signals to perform a control function, and in software, it may be implemented in the form of a program that drives the hardware processor 230. Meanwhile, unless otherwise specified in the following description, the operations of the electronic device 101 and the server 102 may be interpreted as being performed under the control of the processor 230. That is, when the modules implemented in the above-described promotion information management system 100 are executed, the modules can be interpreted as controlling the processor 230 to perform the following operations of the electronic device 101 and the server 102. there is.

In summary, various embodiments may be implemented through various means. For example, various embodiments may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof.

In the case of hardware implementation, methods according to various embodiments include one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), and FPGAs. It can be implemented by (field programmable gate arrays), processor, controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, etc.

In the case of implementation by firmware or software, methods according to various embodiments may be implemented in the form of modules, procedures, or functions that perform the functions or operations described below. For example, software code can be stored in memory and run by a processor. The memory may be located inside or outside the processor, and may exchange data with the processor through various known means.

Below, various embodiments will be described in more detail based on the above technical idea. The contents described above may be applied to various embodiments described below. For example, operations, functions, terms, etc. that are not defined in various embodiments described below may be performed and explained based on the contents described above.

In the following description, various embodiments are described on the premise that the electronic device 101 performs a promotion information management operation. According to various embodiments, the electronic device 101 sends information related to the promotion information management operation to a server. Can transmit and receive with (102).

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an operation method between the electronic device 101 and the server 102 according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information in step S301. In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information based on a user's input corresponding to the promotion setting information. For example, the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information including information about the promotion type based on the promotion type entered by the user. As another example, the electronic device 101 may search for promotion-related conditions stored in a database and confirm information about the searched conditions as promotion setting information. For example, the electronic device 101 may search for conditions related to the standard price of a promotion from a database and confirm the searched conditions related to the standard amount as promotion setting information. Promotion setting information may mean at least one condition for creating a promotion. In an embodiment, promotion setting information may include item identification information. In other words, item identification information may be used to identify the item to which the promotion is applied, and examples of such identification information may include vendor and item identifiers that can specify the product corresponding to the item and the vendor selling the item. there is.

In an embodiment, promotion setting information may include information about the type of promotion, information about the type of discount, information about the scope of application of the promotion, information about the validity period of the promotion, information about the target of the promotion setting, and information about the limiting conditions of the promotion. , information about the type of payment method, and tag information for promotion management. A description of various pieces of information that may be included in the promotion setting information will be described in detail in FIGS. 4 and 9 below.

In step S302, the electronic device 101 may request the server 102 to create a promotion. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may transmit a promotion creation request including promotion setting information to the server 102. In an embodiment, before step S302, the electronic device 101 may search for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information and may request the server 102 to create a promotion based on the search results. In other words, the electronic device 101 may request the server 102 to create a promotion based on whether a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists. For example, the electronic device 101 searches for the first promotion corresponding to the first promotion setting information, and when the first promotion is searched, the electronic device 101 does not transmit a first promotion creation request to the server 102 and If a promotion is not searched, a promotion creation request including first promotion setting information may be transmitted to the server 102. An embodiment in which the electronic device 101 searches for a promotion will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 below. In embodiments, server 102 may manage promotional information and provide promotional information related to services. For example, the server 102 may create and manage promotional information in response to a promotion creation request received from the electronic device 101, and may provide information for providing a service page containing promotional information to the electronic device ( 101). The electronic device 101 may provide a service page including promotional information based on information for providing the service page received from the server 102. In other words, the electronic device 101 may provide a service page to which a promotion is applied through information exchange with the server 102.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may request the server 102 to create multiple promotions. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may transmit a promotion creation request including first promotion setting information and second promotion setting information to the server 102. Here, the first promotion and the second promotion may be different promotions applied to the same item or a group of different items. For example, the first promotion may be a coupon applied to the first item, and the second promotion may be an immediate discount applied to the first item. As another example, the first promotion may be an immediate discount applied to the first item belonging to the first group, and the second promotion may be a coupon applied to the second item belonging to the first group. An embodiment of requesting the creation of multiple promotions will be described in detail in FIG. 9 below.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may request the server 102 to create a promotion corresponding to a deactivated promotion. Each created promotion may have a separate validity period. Promotions may be deactivated once the validity period has expired. Activating inactive promotions individually or adjusting the validity period of promotions individually may reduce work efficiency. Accordingly, the electronic device 101 can increase work efficiency by performing a batch job every set period and transmitting a promotion creation request corresponding to a deactivated promotion to the server 102.

In step S303, the server 102 may generate promotional information. Specifically, the server 102 may generate promotion information corresponding to a promotion creation request received from the electronic device 101. The generated promotional information may be stored in a database. The database may include, but is not limited to, a promotion-only database included in the electronic device 101. Server 102 may include a promotional API server. For example, the electronic device 101 requests the promotion API server 102 to create a promotion, and the promotion API server 102 provides promotion information corresponding to promotion setting information in response to the request from the electronic device 101. can be created.

In step S304, in order for the electronic device 101 to provide a service page to which a promotion is applied, the server 102 may transmit information for providing the service page. Specifically, the server 102 may generate information for providing a service page in response to the promotion creation request received in step S302, and transmit the generated information to the electronic device 101. ) can provide a service page containing promotional information through this. In an embodiment, the service page may include, but is not limited to, at least one of an item detail page and an item search list page, and may include various service pages that may indicate applied promotions to achieve the purpose of the present disclosure. The item detail page may be referred to as a single detail page (SDP), and may be referred to as an item search list page search results page (SRP). Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the electronic device 101 is described as providing an item detail page, but the item detail page may be provided through another electronic device (eg, a user terminal). For example, the electronic device 101 and other user terminals receive information in a form that can be displayed as a web page or application screen including promotional information from the server 102, and based on the received information, item An item detail page corresponding to the identification information can be displayed on the display.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating promotion setting information included in an individual promotion creation request according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, promotion setting information 400 may include information 401 about the promotion type. The promotion type may include at least one of an instant discount, a coupon, and a discount corresponding to the payment method. For example, when a creation request containing information about an immediate discount is transmitted to the server 102, promotion information generated in response may include a promotion to which an immediate discount is applied. Here, a discount type promotion corresponding to a payment method may mean a promotion that is applied only when the corresponding payment method is used. For example, the discount corresponding to the payment method may include, but is not limited to, a credit card instant discount (ccid), and may include various pay (e.g., Kakao Pay, Naver Pay, etc.). May include types of discounts using payment methods. The promotion type identified based on the information 401 about the promotion type may be provided on at least part of the item detail page. In an embodiment, when the promotion setting information 400 includes information about a discount corresponding to a payment method, the promotion setting information 400 may further include information about the type of the payment method. Promotion information generated in response to a promotion creation request including information about a discount corresponding to a payment method may be applied only to the type of payment method identified based on information about the type of payment method. For example, if the information about the discount corresponding to the payment method includes information about a credit card instant discount, and the information about the type of payment method includes information about the first card and the second card, credit card Promotion information generated in response to information about an immediate discount may only be applied when the first card and second card are used, and may not be applied when a third card is used.

In an embodiment, promotion setting information 400 may include information 402 regarding discount types. The discount type may include at least one of a fixed discount type and a percentage discount type. For example, when a creation request containing information about a fixed discount type is transmitted to the server 102, the promotion information generated accordingly may include a promotion in which a fixed discount is applied to the item price. As another example, when a creation request including information about a percentage discount type is transmitted to the server 102, the promotion information generated accordingly may include a promotion in which a percentage discount is applied to the item price. Here, the rate applied to the rate discount may be preset according to the user's needs. The discount type identified based on the information 402 about the discount type may be provided on at least a portion of the item detail page.

In an embodiment, the promotion setting information 400 may include information 403 about the promotion application range. The promotion application range may include at least one of an item unit and a group unit. An item unit may refer to a unit of an individual item, and a group unit may refer to a unit of a group including a plurality of items. For example, when a creation request including information on the item unit range is transmitted to the server 102, promotion information generated in response may include a promotion applied to each individual item. As another example, when a creation request including information on a group-based range is transmitted to the server 102, promotion information generated correspondingly may include a promotion applied to a group including a plurality of items. The promotion application range confirmed based on the promotion application range information 403 may be provided on at least a portion of the item detail page.

In an embodiment, the promotion setting information 400 may include information 404 regarding the promotion setting target. Information about the promotion setting target may include identification information that identifies the user's account to which the promotion will be applied. Here, the user to whom the promotion will be applied may be determined based on the user's purchase history. For example, users to whom a promotion will be applied may include users who have purchased more than a preset amount over the past month. As another example, the user to whom the promotion will be applied may be determined based on whether the user has signed up for membership. As another example, users to whom promotions will be applied may include users who will perform promotion testing (QA developers, etc.). When the electronic device 101 transmits a creation request containing information about the promotion setting target to the server 102, the promotional information generated in response is a promotion that can only be applied by users included in the promotion setting target. may include.

In an embodiment, the promotion setting information 400 may include information regarding restriction conditions for the promotion. The limiting conditions of the promotion may include at least one of a condition regarding the quantity of the item to which the promotion is applied (405), a condition regarding the standard amount of the promotion (408), and a condition regarding the number of times the promotion can be used. Promotion information generated in response to the condition 405 regarding the quantity of an item may include a promotion that is applied only when a preset quantity or more is purchased. Promotion information generated in response to the condition 408 regarding the standard price of the promotion may include a promotion that can be applied according to a comparison of the standard price and the price of the corresponding item. For example, the first promotion information generated in response to the condition 408 regarding the standard price is a promotion that can be applied only when the standard price is more than the price of the item and the total amount is more than the standard amount through the purchase of other items. may include. As another example, the second promotion information generated in response to the condition 408 regarding the standard price may include a promotion that can be applied immediately when the standard price is less than the price of the corresponding item. Promotion information generated in response to conditions regarding the number of times a promotion can be used may include a promotion that can only be applied to a preset number of times it can be used. In an embodiment, whether promotion information is activated may be provided on at least a portion of the item detail page based on whether the restriction conditions of the promotion are satisfied. For example, if the restriction conditions are not met, promotional information may be displayed as deactivated (displayed in colorless color) on the item detail page. As another example, if a restriction condition is satisfied, promotional information may be displayed as activated (displayed in colored colors) on the item detail page.

In an embodiment, the promotion settings information 400 may include information 406 regarding the validity period. When the electronic device 101 transmits a creation request including information 406 regarding the validity period to the server 102, the promotional information generated in response may include a promotion that is deactivated as the validity period expires. there is. The validity period may be set based on a user's input or may be set according to a preset validity period. In an embodiment, whether promotional information is activated may be provided on at least a portion of the item detail page based on whether the expiration date has expired. For example, if the expiration date has expired, promotional information may be displayed as deactivated on the item detail page, and if the expiration date has not expired, promotional information may be displayed as deactivated on the item detail page.

In an embodiment, promotion setting information 400 may include information 407 regarding discount prices. When the electronic device 101 transmits a creation request including information 407 about the discount price to the server 102, the promotion information generated in response to this generates a promotion that applies a discount of that price to the price of the item. It can be included. In an embodiment, when the discount type confirmed based on the discount type information 402 is a fixed discount, the discount price information 407 may include information about a specific amount. As another example, if the discount type identified based on the discount type information 402 is a percentage discount, the discount price information 407 may include information about a specific ratio.

In an embodiment, promotion setting information 400 may include tag information 409. The tag information 409 may be information used for promotion management on the promotion management page rather than the item detail page. An embodiment of performing promotion management using tag information 409 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8 below.

In an embodiment, promotion setting information 400 may include item identification information 410. Item identification information 410 may include identification information for identifying at least one item to which a promotion is applied. For example, when the electronic device 101 transmits a creation request containing identification information about the first item to the server 102, the promotion information generated in response may include a promotion applied to the first item. You can. In an embodiment, when the promotion application range confirmed based on the information about the promotion application range 403 is group-wise, the item identification information 410 may include identification information of a plurality of items. When the electronic device 101 transmits a promotion creation request containing identification information of a plurality of items to the server 102, an item detail page for each of the plurality of item identification information containing promotional information generated in response thereto is displayed. can be provided.

Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an item detail page including promotional information provided according to an embodiment. Identification number 501 may indicate a user's account to which a promotion can be applied, and identification number 502 may indicate promotion information.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information including item identification information. For example, the item identification information may include identification information for identifying plain yogurt powder. The promotion setting information may include at least one of information about the promotion type, information about the discount type, information about the discount price, information about the promotion application range, and information about the promotion setting target. For example, the promotion type may include a coupon type, the discount type may include a fixed discount type, the discount price may include 200 won, the promotion coverage may include a per-item range, and , The promotion setting target may include identification information that identifies the first user's account. The electronic device 101 may transmit a promotion creation request including promotion setting information to the server 102, and the server 102 may generate promotion information 502 in response. Promotion information 502 may be provided on at least a portion of the item detail page 500 based on promotion setting information. Referring to FIG. 5 , an item detail page 500 containing coupon information 502 for a fixed discount of 200 won applied only to plain yogurt powder items can be confirmed. At this time, since the first user 501 is included in the promotion setting target, the promotion can be applied using the coupon information 502, but other users not included in the promotion setting target can use the coupon information 502. Promotions may not be applied.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating an electronic device that generates a promotion based on a promotion search result according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step S601, the electronic device 101 can check promotion setting information. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may check the promotion conditions required for testing or the promotion conditions required for the user as promotion setting information. In other words, the electronic device 101 may determine promotion setting information needed to create or search for a promotion.

In step S602, the electronic device 101 may search for a promotion. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may search for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information using a database in which the promotion information generated by the server 102 is stored and proceed to step S603.

In step S603, the electronic device 101 may check whether a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists. The electronic device 101 may proceed to S605 if a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists, and may proceed to S604 if a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information does not exist.

In step S604, the electronic device 101 may request creation of a promotion. Specifically, when the electronic device 101 fails to retrieve a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information from the database, it may transmit a creation request including the promotion setting information to the server 102. The server 102 may generate promotional information and transmit information for providing an item detail page to the electronic device 101, and the electronic device 101 may create an item detail page including promotional information based on the received information. can be provided.

In step S605, the electronic device 101 may provide a promotion management page. Specifically, if promotion information corresponding to promotion setting information exists, the electronic device 101 prevents unnecessary promotion creation requests to the server 102 by providing a promotion management page including search results, thereby improving work efficiency. You can. In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may manage at least some of the promotions included in the search results using a promotion management page. An embodiment of managing a promotion using a promotion management page will be described in detail in FIGS. 7 and 8 below.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating search results of promotion information corresponding to promotion setting information according to an embodiment. Identification number 701 may represent promotion setting information, identification number 702 may represent information about promotion type, identification number 703 may represent information about promotion setting target, and identification number 704 may represent information about base amount conditions. Information may be indicated, identification number 705 may indicate information regarding quantity conditions, and identification number 706 may indicate searched promotional information.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the electronic device 101 can check promotion setting information 701. Promotion setting information 701 includes information about the item type, information about the discount type, information about the scope of promotion application, information about the promotion type (702), information about the promotion setting target (703), and information about the standard price conditions. It may include information 704 and information 705 regarding quantity conditions. In Figure 7, the OT (Over Threshold) condition may mean a condition that can be applied only when the standard price is more than the price of the item, and the total amount is more than the standard amount through the purchase of other items, and the UT (Under Threshold) condition This may mean a condition that can be applied immediately if the standard amount is less than the price of the item. The electronic device 101 may search for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information 701 from the database. For example, the electronic device 101 may search for two OT coupons that include all item types, all discount types, and all promotion application ranges according to the promotion setting information 701. In an embodiment, if a promotion corresponding to promotion setting information exists, search results related to the promotion may be provided. For example, when the electronic device 101 searches for two OT coupons, it can be confirmed that a search result 706 related to promotions for the two OT coupons is provided. In an embodiment, a promotion management page containing search results related to promotions may be provided. An embodiment of managing a promotion using a promotion management page will be described in detail in FIG. 8 below.

Figure 8 is a diagram for explaining an embodiment of deactivating a promotion on a promotion management page.

Referring to FIG. 8, the electronic device 101 can search for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information, and if a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists, it includes search results related to the promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information. A promotion management page 800 may be provided. The promotion management page 800 includes information 801 indicating the index of promotion search results, information 802 indicating the summary name of the promotion, information 803 indicating the type of promotion, and information 804 indicating the standard price conditions of the promotion. ), information indicating the discount type 805, information indicating the discount price 806, item identification information 807, information regarding the activation status of the promotion 808, UI 809 for selecting whether to activate the promotion. , information 810 indicating the creation date of the promotion, and information 811 indicating the expiration date of the promotion. Each piece of information 801 to 811 can be confirmed based on promotion setting information.

In an embodiment, the promotion setting information may further include tag information for promotion management. Information 801 indicating the index of the promotion can be confirmed based on tag information. That is, on the promotion management page 800, each promotion can be sorted based on tag information. For example, when tag information includes information about numbers assigned according to a preset rule, each promotion may be sorted in ascending or descending order based on information about numbers. The electronic device 101 can improve work efficiency by collectively managing promotion information based on tag information.

In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may disable at least some of the promotions. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may deactivate at least some of the promotions included in the search results based on the user's input received through the promotion management page. For example, the electronic device 101 may receive a request for deactivating a promotion from a user through the UI 809 for selecting whether to activate a promotion, and deactivate the corresponding promotion accordingly. When a promotion is deactivated, information 808 about the activation status of the corresponding promotion may be changed to unavailable. In an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may perform a batch job requesting the creation of a promotion corresponding to a deactivated promotion every preset period. An embodiment in which the electronic device 101 performs a placement operation will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 10 below.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating promotion setting information for creating a plurality of promotions according to an embodiment. Since at least some of the information included in the promotion setting information of FIG. 9 is included in the promotion setting information of FIG. 4, description of parts that overlap with FIG. 4 will be omitted. Identification number 901 may refer to information regarding the promotion type, identification number 902 may refer to information regarding the discount type, identification number 903 may refer to information regarding the scope of promotion coverage, and identification number 904 may refer to information regarding the promotion type. It may mean information about the type of payment method, identification number 905 may mean information about the discount price, identification number 906 may mean information about the standard amount conditions, and identification number 907 may mean item identification. It can mean information.

Referring to FIGS. 7 and 9 , the electronic device 101 searches for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information 701 using a database, and when there is no promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information 701 as a result of the search, , a creation request including promotion setting information 900 may be transmitted to the server 102. At this time, various information included in the promotion setting information 701 used for promotion search may be included in the promotion setting information 900 included in the promotion creation request. For example, since the information 701 about the promotion type used in the search includes information about the first coupon type and information about the second coupon type, the information 901 about the promotion type included in the creation request also It can be confirmed that information about the first coupon type and information about the second coupon type are included. Depending on the embodiment, when the information 901 about the promotion type includes information about a discount corresponding to the payment method, the promotion setting information 900 may include information 904 about the type of the payment method. . Promotion information created in response to a promotion creation request including information about a discount corresponding to a payment method may be applied only to the type of payment method confirmed based on the information 904 about the type of payment method. The electronic device 101 transmits a promotion creation request including promotion setting information 900 to the server 102, and stores the promotion information generated in response to the promotion setting information 900 in the database to enable efficient promotion search in the future. It may be possible. In addition, the electronic device 101 automatically includes the information included in the promotion setting information for searching for a promotion in the promotion setting information for creating a promotion, thereby reducing the load and increasing work efficiency by preventing duplicate work. .

FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a method of operating an electronic device that performs a placement task, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10, in step S1000, the electronic device 101 may search for a promotion corresponding to promotion setting information. The electronic device 101 may check the activation status of a promotion on a promotion management page that includes search results related to the promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information.

In step S1010, the electronic device 101 may check whether a deactivated promotion exists. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may check whether there is a promotion that has been deactivated due to expiration of its validity period. In other words, the electronic device 101 may check whether there is a promotion that has been automatically deactivated because the validity period of the promotion has elapsed among the promotions that have not been deactivated based on the user's input. If there is no promotion that has been deactivated due to expiration of the validity period, the electronic device 101 may proceed to step S1020. If there is a deactivated promotion, the electronic device 101 may proceed to step S1030.

In step S1020, the electronic device 101 may repeatedly check for the existence of a promotion that has been deactivated due to the expiration of the validity period at each set period. The set period can be adjusted so as not to affect the service provided by the electronic device 101. For example, the electronic device 101 may check every day whether there is a promotion that has been deactivated due to an expiration of its validity period.

In step S1030, the electronic device 101 may request creation of a promotion corresponding to the deactivated promotion. Specifically, the electronic device 101 may check promotion setting information corresponding to a deactivated promotion and transmit a promotion creation request including the confirmed promotion setting information to the server 102. In other words, the electronic device 101 may request the server 102 to create a promotion with the same conditions as the deactivated promotion. The electronic device 101 periodically performs a batch operation to maintain a validity period longer than the set validity period of the promotion itself, thereby effectively performing promotion-related QA procedures or testing during the development process.

11A and 11B are diagrams for explaining the system structure of various embodiments for implementing the promotion information management method of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 11A and 11B, the application (App) can access the service through a mobile service gateway, and the web (Web) can access the service through a web service (e.g. coupang web). . Each service may include pre-purchase service, purchase service, post-purchase service, and production service. The pre-purchase service can provide at least one service among Home, Product List Page (PLP), Search Results Page (SRP), and Single Detail Page (SDP). there is. The purchase service may provide at least one of cart and checkout services. After purchase, the service may provide an order service. Production services may provide payment-related services, delivery-related services, etc. Each service can be implemented by a front-related server that compiles and provides data from back-end servers. This front-related server may be referred to as Interstellar.

Referring to FIG. 11A, an item detail page may be provided based on whether the account belongs to a specific user. That is, the electronic device 101 confirms the information about the promotion setting target included in the promotion setting information, and the item detail page is based on the account identification information of the user to whom the promotion is to be applied included in the information about the confirmed promotion setting target. It can be provided. In an embodiment, the user to whom a promotion will be applied may be determined based on the user's purchase history. As another example, users to apply a promotion may include users to perform promotion testing. The electronic device 101 manages promotions on an account basis, allowing users to apply promotions through various terminals with one account, thereby increasing user convenience.

Referring to FIG. 11B, an item detail page may be provided based on predetermined flag information 1101 and 1102. Specifically, the electronic device 101 checks the user's access information, selects a database based on whether the user's access information includes predetermined flag information, obtains promotional information from the selected database, and opens an item detail page. can be provided. Here, the database may include, but is not limited to, a production database and a promotion-only database (not shown) and may include various types of databases to achieve the purpose of the present disclosure. For example, if the user's access information includes flag information, the electronic device 101 may provide an item detail page through a promotion-only database, and if the user's access information does not include flag information, the electronic device 101 Device 101 may provide an item detail page through a production database.

If the flag information is not used in the embodiment shown in FIG. 11B, whether to apply the promotion can only be decided based on the user's account identification information, which may affect the actual service when the service is built in a test environment. By introducing the concept of such flag information, the electronic device 101 provides an item page containing promotion information corresponding to the test based on the flag information included in the traffic, so that when performing a promotion-related test, the actual service is used. The impact can be minimized.

The electronic device according to the above-described embodiments includes a processor, a memory for storing and executing program data, a permanent storage such as a disk drive, a communication port for communicating with an external device, a touch panel, a key, It may include user interface devices such as buttons, etc. Methods implemented as software modules or algorithms may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium as computer-readable codes or program instructions executable on the processor. Here, computer-readable recording media include magnetic storage media (e.g., ROM (read-only memory), RAM (random-access memory), floppy disk, hard disk, etc.) and optical read media (e.g., CD-ROM). ), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc. The computer-readable recording medium is distributed among computer systems connected to a network, so that computer-readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner. The media may be readable by a computer, stored in memory, and executed by a processor.

The present embodiment can be represented by functional block configurations and various processing steps. These functional blocks may be implemented in various numbers of hardware or/and software configurations that execute specific functions. For example, embodiments may include integrated circuit configurations such as memory, processing, logic, look-up tables, etc., capable of executing various functions under the control of one or more microprocessors or other control devices. can be hired. Similar to how the components can be implemented as software programming or software elements, the present embodiments include various algorithms implemented as combinations of data structures, processes, routines or other programming constructs, such as C, C++, Java ( It can be implemented in a programming or scripting language such as Java), assembler, etc. Functional aspects may be implemented as algorithms running on one or more processors. Additionally, this embodiment may employ conventional technologies for electronic environment settings, signal processing, and/or data processing. Terms such as “mechanism,” “element,” “means,” and “composition” can be used broadly and are not limited to mechanical and physical components. The term may include the meaning of a series of software routines in connection with a processor, etc.

The above-described embodiments are merely examples and other embodiments may be implemented within the scope of the claims described below.

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In a method of managing promotional information for an electronic device,
Confirming promotion setting information including item identification information;
Searching for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information; and
If there is no promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information, transmitting a promotion creation request including the promotion setting information to the server,
First promotion information corresponding to the promotion creation request is generated,
A first item detail page corresponding to the item identification information, including the first promotion information, is provided,
If a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists, a promotion management page containing search results related to the promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information is provided,
The above promotional information management method is:
Further comprising deactivating at least some of the promotions included in the search results based on user input received through the promotion management page,
A method of managing promotion information, wherein a second item detail page is provided, including second promotion information corresponding to a promotion included in the search results, and displaying activated promotions and deactivated promotions differently. According to paragraph 1,
The above promotion setting information is:
Contains at least one of information about the type of promotion, information about the type of discount, and information about the scope of application of the promotion,
The first promotion information and the second promotion information are,
A promotion information management method provided on at least a portion of each of the first item detail page and the second item detail page based on the promotion setting information. According to paragraph 1,
The above promotion setting information is:
Include further information regarding the validity period of the promotion,
Promotion information management wherein whether each of the first promotion information and the second promotion information is activated is provided on at least a portion of each of the first item detail page and the second item detail page based on whether the validity period has expired. method. According to paragraph 1,
The second item detail page is,
A promotion information management method provided based on predetermined flag information included in the user's access information. According to paragraph 1,
The second item detail page is,
A method of managing promotional information provided based on identification information that identifies the user's account. According to paragraph 1,
The above promotion setting information is:
Include further information about who the promotion is set up for,
For information regarding the target of the above promotion settings,
Contains identifying information that identifies the user's account to whom the promotion will apply;
A promotion information management method wherein the user to whom the promotion is to be applied is determined based on the user's purchase history. delete According to paragraph 1,
The above promotion setting information is:
contain further information regarding the restrictions and conditions of the promotion;
The above limiting conditions are:
Includes at least one of a condition regarding the number of times the promotion can be used, a condition regarding the standard amount of the promotion, and a condition regarding the quantity of the item,
Promotion information, based on whether the first promotion information and the second promotion information are activated, are provided on at least a portion of each of the first item detail page and the second item detail page, based on whether the restriction condition is satisfied. How to manage. According to paragraph 1,
The above confirmation steps are:
Including the step of checking setting information regarding the third promotion and fourth promotion,
The transmitting step is,
A promotion information management method comprising transmitting a promotion creation request including setting information regarding the third promotion and the fourth promotion to a server. According to paragraph 2,
Each of the first promotion information and the second promotion information,
A promotion information management method provided to include at least some of information about an immediate discount, information about a coupon, and information about a discount corresponding to a payment method, in response to the type of promotion confirmed based on the promotion setting information. . According to paragraph 2,
Each of the first promotion information and the second promotion information,
A promotion information management method provided to include at least a portion of a discount price and a discount rate in response to a discount type confirmed based on the promotion setting information. delete According to clause 10,
The above promotion setting information is:
Contain further information regarding the type of payment method,
Discounts corresponding to the above payment methods are:
Promotion information management method applied based on the type of payment method. According to paragraph 1,
The above promotion setting information is:
Contains more tag information for promotion management,
A method of managing promotion information, wherein search results related to the promotion are sorted based on the tag information. According to paragraph 1,
Checking whether any of the promotions included in the search results are deactivated due to expiration of their expiration date; and
If there is a promotion deactivated due to expiration of the validity period, a promotion information management method further comprising transmitting a request for creating a promotion corresponding to the promotion deactivated due to expiration of the validity period to the server. An electronic device for managing promotional information, comprising:
a memory in which at least one program is stored; and
By executing the at least one program, confirm promotion setting information including item identification information,
Search for a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information, and
If there is no promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information, a processor that transmits a promotion creation request including the promotion setting information to the server,
First promotion information corresponding to the promotion creation request is generated,
A first item detail page corresponding to the item identification information, including the first promotion information, is provided,
If a promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information exists, a promotion management page containing search results related to the promotion corresponding to the promotion setting information is provided,
The processor,
Deactivating at least some of the promotions included in the search results based on user input received through the promotion management page,
An electronic device, wherein a second item detail page is provided, including second promotion information corresponding to a promotion included in the search results, and displaying activated promotions and deactivated promotions differently. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program for executing the promotional information management method of paragraph 1 on a computer.

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