KR20200064435A - Method and server for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a travel platform based on a reverse auction and a server therefor. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: receiving and registering information on a service related to travel from a purchaser or seller; determining a sale price for the service; selling the service in accordance with a determined price; and receiving review information from a platform manager, the seller or the purchaser. The service may include any one or more of accommodations, a guide, a restaurant, an airline ticket, travel insurance, a ticket/transportation pass, and a taxi. According to the present invention, a travel platform in which the price of a service may be determined with respect to a purchaser who is a subject using the service by using a reverse auction purchasing the service by selecting a purchase price or a seller by the purchaser, may be provided. Also, more realistic and detailed reviews may be provided to the purchaser by providing review information including video content.

Description

A method for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform and a server therefor {METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING A REVERSE AUCTION-BASED TRAVEL PLATFORM}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform and a server for the same, and more specifically, unlike a technology in which a conventional service seller determines the selling price and registers the price, the purchase price or the purchase price is different. The present invention relates to a method for providing a travel platform based on a reverse auction and a server for providing a method for determining a price using a reverse auction method of selecting a seller and purchasing a service.

In recent years, the demand for domestic and overseas travel has increased as the consumption tendency of young consumers represented by YOLO has increased, and accordingly, demand for various services and products related to travel has also increased rapidly.

Currently, these travel-related services mainly consist of package services centered on travel agencies. Since purchase of these package services is mainly made through large travel agencies or travel agencies, the purchase of the service is limited to services provided by small or medium-sized travel agencies or individuals. Accessibility to the situation is rather low. In addition, the conventional travel-related services and products have a disadvantage in that the selling price is determined according to the price determined by the seller, and the buyer can simply select the service for which the price is determined.

Accordingly, an integrated platform capable of providing purchase and sales information of various services related to travel is required, and at the same time, in the method for determining the price of the service, a trip that enables the price to be determined mainly by the buyer, who is the service user, not the seller. Platform is required. The present invention relates to this.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0065634 (2018.06.18)

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and a travel platform in which a price of a service can be determined centering on a purchaser who is a main user of a service using a reverse auction method in which a buyer purchases a service by selecting a purchase price or a seller It aims to provide.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a travel platform capable of providing a more realistic and detailed review to a buyer through providing review information including video content.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by a person skilled in the art from the following description.

A method of providing a reverse auction-based travel platform using a travel platform server according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above-described technical problem is inputting and registering information of a travel-related service from a buyer or a seller, and selling the service The step of determining a price, the step of proceeding with the sale of the service according to the determined price, and the step of receiving review information from a platform manager, seller, or buyer, wherein the service includes accommodation, guides, restaurants, airline tickets, travel insurance, It may include one or more of a ticket/traffic pass and a taxi.

According to one embodiment, the step of determining the selling price includes: receiving a price for a service registered by the buyer from one or more sellers, transmitting the received price to the buyer with seller information, and from the buyer It may include the step of receiving the seller selection information.

According to an embodiment, the determining of the selling price may include receiving a price for a service registered by the seller from the buyer, transmitting the received price to the seller of the service, and determining whether to sell the service from the seller. And receiving an input.

According to an embodiment, the review information may include video content.

According to an embodiment, a predetermined reward is paid to a buyer who has registered the review information, and the reward may be a product that can be used in the travel platform server.

According to an embodiment, when another buyer uses the review information registered by the buyer, a predetermined reward may be further paid to the buyer who registered the review information.

On the other hand, the reverse auction-based travel platform server for providing a method for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention is a service registration unit that receives and registers travel-related service information from a buyer or a seller, and provides the service according to the determined price. Service sales department that enables sales to be made, interface unit that displays the user interface for the purchase or sale of services on the terminal of the buyer or seller, database and platform manager that stores information about the buyer, seller, and registration service, and review information from the seller or seller It may include a review register to register input.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a travel platform in which the price of a service can be determined centering on a buyer who is a subject of the service using a reverse auction method in which a buyer purchases a service by selecting a purchase price or a seller.

In addition, the present invention can provide a travel platform capable of providing more realistic and detailed reviews to buyers through providing review information including video content.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a server providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flow chart showing the order of the pricing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of a method for determining prices according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process for registering review information of a buyer and providing a reward according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will be clarified with reference to embodiments described below in detail together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments allow the publication of the present invention to be complete, and general knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the holder of the scope of the invention, and the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals refer to the same components throughout the specification.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in the present specification may be used as meanings commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. In addition, terms defined in the commonly used dictionary are not ideally or excessively interpreted unless specifically defined. The terminology used herein is for describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form also includes the plural form unless otherwise specified in the phrase.

In the drawings, parts not related to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and the same reference numerals are attached to the same or similar elements throughout the specification. And, when a part is said to “include” a certain component, this means that other components may be further included instead of excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. In addition, "part" described in the specification means a unit or block that performs a specific function.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a reverse auction-based travel platform server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the reverse auction-based travel platform server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the service registration unit 100, the service sales unit 200, the interface unit 300, the review registration unit 400, the database ( 500) and a control unit 600.

The service registration unit 100 may receive information on a travel-related service that a buyer or seller wants to purchase or sell and register it on the server.

At this time, the travel-related service registered in the service registration unit 100 may include, for example, accommodation, a guide, a restaurant, a ticket, travel insurance, a ticket/traffic pass, a taxi, etc. Of course, any type of service related to travel may be included at the option of the seller or server administrator. In addition, information on the service may include, for example, the type of service, price, etc., but this is also for illustration only, and any information may be input according to the selection of the input subject (buyer or seller), the nature of the service, etc. have.

The service sales unit 200 may allow sales of services registered in the service registration unit 100 to be made. That is, when a price between a buyer and a seller is determined for a service registered in the service registration unit 100, the service sales unit 200 may allow the service to be sold through the platform server accordingly.

The service sales unit 200 determines the price of the service registered in the service registration unit 100 and then proceeds to sell the detailed process in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 in describing a reverse auction-based travel platform providing method. .

The interface unit 300 may display a user interface for purchasing or selling a service on a user terminal provided by a platform manager, a buyer, or a seller.

More specifically, the interface unit 300 registers a service for inputting and registering a login interface for identifying user information and service information to display means (display, etc.) of a buyer terminal or a seller terminal accessing through an Internet website or application. Various user interfaces such as a review interface for registering a review of an interface or a service may be provided. This is merely an example of an interface required in describing the functions of the present invention, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and various interfaces for performing a method for providing a travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention may be provided.

Here, the user terminal provided by the platform manager, the buyer, or the seller may be a wired terminal, for example, a PC, or a wireless terminal, for example, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, or a laptop. The user terminal is an Internet access protocol, such as wireless application protocol (wireless application protocol), HTML-based MIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) using HTTP protocol, VR or Chrome capable of running 3D video, such as Firefox, Firefox, etc. You can access the server over the network using a browser for Internet access. In addition, a mobile application provided by a server is driven to the user terminal, and an interface optimized for mobile may be provided.

The review registration unit 400 may register by receiving review information from a platform manager, a seller, or a buyer.

According to one embodiment, the review information may include video content. That is, the review registration unit 400 can provide more realistic and detailed reviews by allowing review information to be registered including video content as well as text or images. The size of the video content may be limited to within a certain size according to the setting of the platform administrator in consideration of the size of the server.

According to an embodiment, the review information including the video content may provide more vivid review information including a VR (Virtual Reality) video or a 3D video content.

The review information may include various information according to the type of service. For example, in the case of review information on accommodation service, it may include information on accommodation facilities, surrounding convenience facilities or tourist attractions, and manager information, and in the case of guide service, information on guides (relevant qualifications, guide experience, etc.) ), travel schedules, and information about content included in the travel schedules. In addition, the restaurant service may include information on interiors, facilities, menus, and representative foods. However, this is for illustration only, and it is needless to say that the review information may include arbitrary information according to the author's selection.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a seller may display information on a service provided by a seller in a more effective manner by registering review information including video content for a service he or she sells in the review register 400.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the registration of the review information for the sales service may be performed by the platform manager on behalf of the seller. At this time, the platform manager may perform registration of review information including production of video content for a predetermined fee from the seller.

According to another embodiment, the platform administrator may set a service grade through an own review of a service registered in the service registration unit 100 to input review information and register the review registration unit 400. The rating can be set by various criteria according to the platform manager's choice, and the buyer can select the purchasing service by referring to the rating set by the seller.

According to an embodiment, a buyer may input review information on a service purchased by himself and register it in the review registration unit 400.

According to an embodiment, a preset reward may be paid to a buyer who has registered review information. Here, the preset reward means a kind of point, and may be a product used to use content or service in the reverse auction-based travel platform server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this way, by providing a predetermined reward to the buyer who inputs the review information, it is possible to induce the buyer to register the review for the purchased service.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, compensation may be differentially paid according to content included in the review information registered by the buyer. More specifically, compared to the case where the buyer uploaded a general video review, more rewards can be provided when uploading review information including a VR video or 3D video that can provide a more vivid review. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a corresponding service is purchased by another buyer using the review information registered by the buyer, a predetermined compensation may be additionally paid to the buyer who registered the review information. At this time, after the other buyers have used the review information registered by the buyer, additional compensation may be paid for all cases of using the service, or only when the other buyer has verified that the review information was used when purchasing the service. It is also possible to provide additional compensation. In addition, after using the review information, a predetermined reward may be paid to the other purchaser who purchased the service according to a certain ratio.

According to an embodiment, when the review information by the buyer is registered according to an illegal method or purpose, the compensation paid to the buyer who registered the review information may be recovered, or a preset compensation may be deducted. At this time, the illegal method or purpose may include a case in which a buyer is entered for the purpose of deceiving another buyer by collating with the seller, or a false statement is made solely for the purpose of compensation paid when registering review information. Of course, a specific example of this can be set or determined in various ways by the platform manager.

The interface unit 300 may provide a user interface for registering review information as described above to the platform manager, seller, or buyer terminal, and match the review information registered in the review registration unit 400 with the corresponding service to be displayed on the user terminal. have.

The database 500 may store user information including buyers and sellers, information about services registered in the service registration unit 100, and review information registered in the review registration unit 400.

The database 500 according to an embodiment may include a user information DB, a purchase service information DB, a sales service information DB, and a review information DB.

The controller 600 may control the overall operation of the reverse auction-based travel platform server 10.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a reverse auction based travel platform using the travel platform server 10 described above with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 will be described.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a method for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: receiving and registering information of a travel-related service from a buyer or seller (S210), to determine a sale price for the service Step (S220), may include the step of proceeding to the sale of the service according to the determined price (S230).

First, the buyer or the seller registers information on the service related to the trip he or she intends to purchase or sell in the service register 100 (S210).

At this time, the type of service related to travel registered in the service registration unit 100 may include, for example, accommodation, a guide, a restaurant, a ticket, travel insurance, a ticket/traffic pass, a taxi, etc., but this is for illustration purposes only. Of course, any service related to travel may be included depending on the manager's or seller's choice. In addition, information about the service may include the type of service, price, etc., but this is also for illustration only, and arbitrary information may be input according to the nature of the service, selection of the seller, and the like.

After the service information is registered in the service registration unit 100 by the buyer or seller, the buyer or seller determines a purchase or sale price for the registered service (S220).

The step S220 of determining a selling price according to an embodiment may be performed by a buyer proposing a price for a service registered by the seller to the seller, and the seller deciding whether to sell according to the price suggested by the buyer.

3 is a flow chart showing the order of the pricing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3 in more detail, the step of determining a price according to an embodiment of the present invention (S220) includes: receiving a price for a service registered by a seller from the buyer (S310); It may include the step of transmitting to the seller of the service (S320) and the step of receiving whether to sell the service from the seller (S330).

According to this embodiment, first, the buyer confirms the service information registered by the seller in the service registration unit 100, and then determines the desired price for the service desired to purchase and inputs it to the travel platform server 10 (S310). The travel platform server 10 transmits the price input from the buyer to the seller, informs the seller that there is a buyer who wants to purchase at the received price (S320), and the seller responds to the corresponding price or not. It is determined and input to the travel platform server 10 (S330).

When the seller decides to sell, the travel platform server 10 determines the selling price according to the price suggested by the buyer, and proceeds to sell the service according to the determined price (S230).

Determining the selling price according to another embodiment (S220), one or more sellers may be made by proposing a price for a service registered by the buyer to the buyer, and the buyer deciding whether to purchase according to the price suggested by the seller .

4 is a flowchart illustrating a sequence of a method for determining prices according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail with reference to FIG. 4, the step of determining a price according to another embodiment of the present invention (S220) includes receiving a price for a service registered by the buyer from one or more sellers (S410 ), It may include the step of transmitting the input price with the seller information to the buyer (S420) and receiving seller selection information from the buyer (S430).

According to this embodiment, first, one or more sellers check the service information registered by the buyer in the service registration unit 100, and then input the information and price of the service to be sold to the travel platform server 10 (S410). The travel platform server 10 transmits all service information and prices received from the one or more sellers to the buyer, informing the buyer that there is a seller who wants to sell at the received price (S420), and the buyer inputs from the one or more sellers After checking the received service information and price, a seller selling a service desired to be purchased is selected and the seller selection information is input to the travel platform server 10 (S430).

When the buyer selects the seller, the travel platform server 10 determines the selling price according to the price suggested by the seller, and proceeds to sell the service proposed by the seller according to the determined price (S230).

According to the above-described two embodiments, according to the present invention, unlike the method in which the service price was determined mainly by the seller by determining and registering the sale price, the price of the service is determined mainly by the purchaser who is the service use subject. It is possible to provide a travel platform server using a reverse auction method.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the step of determining the selling price (S220), the step of transmitting and receiving a message between a buyer or a seller (not shown) may be further included.

If the seller wants to adjust the amount suggested by the buyer, or if the buyer wants to adjust the amount suggested by the seller, they can exchange messages with each other through a message and then adjust the price of the service. When the agreement between the purchaser and the seller regarding the adjustment of the service price by sending and receiving a message is made, the buyer or the seller may enter the adjusted price again into the platform server 10 so that the transaction can be made according to the same procedure as described above. have.

Meanwhile, the method for providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment may further include receiving and registering review information from a platform manager, a seller, or a buyer.

According to one embodiment, the review information may include video content. That is, the review registration unit 400 can provide more realistic and detailed reviews by allowing review information to be registered including video content as well as text or images. The size of the video content may be limited to within a certain size according to the setting of the platform administrator in consideration of the size of the server.

The detailed example of the review information has been described above in the description of the review registration unit 400, and thus will be omitted.

According to one embodiment, in the step of receiving and registering the review information, the review information about the service that the seller sells is input from the seller, or the platform manager reviews the production including the production of video content for the service sold by the seller. Information can be entered. When the platform manager enters review information for a service sold by the seller, a predetermined fee may be received from the seller.

According to another embodiment, in the step of receiving and registering the review information, the platform administrator may input the review information by setting the rating of the service through its own review of the service registered in the service registration unit 100. The rating can be set by various criteria according to the platform manager's choice, and the buyer can select the purchasing service by referring to the rating set by the seller.

According to another embodiment, in the step of receiving and registering the review information, as shown in FIG. 5, the buyer may input review information about the service he or she purchased.

That is, when the sale price is determined according to the above-described embodiment with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the seller provides the service to the buyer, and the buyer uses the corresponding service provided by the seller and reviews information about the travel platform server (10).

In this case, a preset reward may be paid to a buyer who has registered review information. Here, the preset reward means a kind of point, and may be a product used to use content or service in the reverse auction-based travel platform server 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described above, it is possible to induce a purchaser to register a review for a service purchased by providing a predetermined reward to a buyer who inputs review information.

According to an embodiment, the reward may be differentially paid according to the content included in the review information registered by the buyer. More specifically, compared to the case where a buyer uploads a general video review, more rewards can be provided when uploading review information including a VR video or 3D video that can provide a more vivid review. .

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, when a corresponding service is purchased by another buyer using the review information registered by the buyer, a predetermined compensation may be additionally paid to the buyer who registered the review information. At this time, a predetermined compensation may be additionally paid for all cases of using the service after another purchaser uses the review information registered by the buyer, or only when the other buyer has verified that the review information was used when purchasing the service. It is also possible to provide additional compensation. In addition, after using the review information, a predetermined reward may be paid to the other purchaser who purchased the service according to a certain ratio.

According to an embodiment, when the review information by the buyer is registered according to an illegal method or purpose, the compensation paid to the buyer who registered the review information may be recovered, or a preset compensation may be deducted. At this time, the illegal method or purpose may include a case in which a buyer is entered for the purpose of deceiving another buyer by collating with the seller, or a false statement is made solely for the purpose of compensation paid when registering review information. Of course, a specific example of this can be set or determined in various ways by the platform manager.

The method of providing a reverse auction-based travel platform according to an embodiment of the present invention and a server therefor have been described. According to the present invention, by using a reverse auction method in which a buyer purchases a service by selecting a purchase price or a seller, it is possible to provide a travel platform that can determine the price of the service centered on the buyer who is the main user of the service, and provide video content. By providing included review information, it is possible to provide a travel platform that can provide more realistic and detailed reviews to buyers.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are disclosed for purposes of illustration, and the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention can make various modifications and changes within the spirit and scope of the present invention, and such modifications and changes should be regarded as belonging to the scope of the present invention.

10: Travel platform server
100: service register 200: service sales department
300: interface 400: review register
500: database 600: control unit

Claims (7)

In the method of providing a travel platform based on auction using a travel plot form server,
Receiving and registering information of a travel-related service from a buyer or seller;
Determining a selling price for the service;
Proceeding to sell the service according to the determined price; And
Including the step of receiving the review information from the platform manager, seller or buyer; including,
The service is a reverse auction-based travel platform providing method, characterized in that it includes any one or more of accommodation, guides, restaurants, tickets, travel insurance, ticket / transportation pass and taxi.
According to claim 1,
Determining the sale price,
Receiving a price for a service registered by the buyer from one or more sellers;
Transmitting the received price together with seller information to the buyer; And
Receiving seller selection information from the buyer;
Reverse auction-based travel platform providing method comprising a.
According to claim 1,
Determining the sale price,
Receiving a price for a service registered by the seller from the buyer;
Transmitting the received price to the seller of the service; And
Receiving whether to sell a service from the seller;
Reverse auction-based travel platform providing method comprising a.
According to claim 1,
The review information, reverse auction-based travel platform providing method comprising the video content.
According to claim 1,
A predetermined reward is paid to the buyer who has registered the review information,
The reward is a reverse auction-based travel platform providing method, characterized in that the goods available within the travel platform server.
The method of claim 5,
When another buyer uses the review information registered by the buyer,
A method of providing a reverse auction-based travel platform, characterized in that a predetermined reward is further paid to a buyer who has registered the review information.
A service register that receives and registers travel-related service information from a buyer or seller;
A service sales unit that enables sales of the service according to the determined price;
An interface unit displaying a user interface for purchasing or selling a service on a terminal of a buyer or seller;
A database that stores information about buyers, sellers, and registered services; And
Includes a review register that receives and registers review information from a platform manager, seller, or purchaser.
The service is a reverse auction-based travel platform server, characterized in that it includes any one or more of accommodation, guides, restaurants, airline tickets, travel insurance, ticket/traffic pass and taxi.

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