KR20030037617A - Method and system for service transactions through networks - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a service transaction method and a system through a communication network.

According to the present invention, a user who wants to provide a service or a user who wants to receive a service can be contacted through a communication condition and a service condition including a kind of a service, a condition for providing a service, or a condition of using a service. Inputting information about a contact, and if there are already entered service conditions meeting the entered service conditions, displaying data including information on the contacts corresponding to the already entered service conditions to the user who entered the service conditions. And connecting the user's connection through the communication network to a place corresponding to the selected contact information when the user selects the displayed contact information. You do not have to accept the service transaction It can be easily implemented in real time, greatly improving the service transaction environment, and users can extend the time they use the network voluntarily, thus expanding the environment using the network.

Description

Method and system for service transactions through networks

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the field of using a communication network, and more particularly, to a method and a system for trading services such as manpower, goods, and the like through a communication network.

Conventionally, when a service is traded through a communication network such as the Internet, for example, when obtaining a manpower, information about manpower required on a manpower distribution bulletin board established on the Internet is waited until a person seeking a job sees and contacts him. Follow the procedure. If there are a lot of records to find workforce on these boards, a lot of time is needed to find the information required by the person who came to this board to find a job. You may have to spend money or not find the information you need.

Or, in the case of the conventional method of connecting a relevant job-seeker by receiving an application for a job / job for a fixed fee online or offline, there is a inconvenience of having to go through the agency to connect to the job-seeker. There is a problem of not being able to make a quick decision, and there is a problem of paying a considerable fee for the service.

The same is true of trading a commodity, a service. If you want to sell or buy goods or used goods that are hard to advertise on a large scale, you can trade online or offline through a separate sales plan or used goods trading brokerage site. Even in this case, it is difficult to make a decision on merchandise trading by quickly agreeing with the buyer-buyer as in the case of the job / job described above, and in addition to the cost of purchasing or purchasing the goods brokerage service There is a problem to bear.

Technical problem to be solved by the present invention, in order to solve the above problems, a service transaction method through a communication network that enables the immediate trading of the necessary services without a separate fee between the parties to provide and use the service and To provide that system.

Figure 1 illustrates the flow of a method for trading services over a communication network in accordance with the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system for trading services through a communication network according to the present invention.

3 shows an example of a user's input turn for job openings.

4 shows an example of a user's input turn for job search.

5A illustrates an example of executing a service according to the present invention on a screen of a portable telephone.

FIG. 5B illustrates an example of a screen displayed after selecting a menu on the screen of FIG. 5A.

According to the present invention for solving the technical problem, in a method for trading services through a communication network, (a) a user who wants to provide a service or a user who wants to receive a service to provide the type of service through the communication network, Inputting information about a service condition including a condition or a condition of using a service and a contact number which can be contacted through the communication network; (b) displaying data including information on contact information corresponding to the already inputted service condition to the user who has entered the service condition if there is already inputted service condition corresponding to the inputted service condition; And (c) when the user selects the displayed contact, connecting the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information through the communication network.

At this time, when the user's access to the place corresponding to the contact information is completed in step (c), it is preferable to further include reconnecting the user's connection to the original connection.

In the system for trading services through a communication network according to the present invention for solving the other technical problem, when a user who wants to provide a service or a user who wants to receive services through the communication network can enter the information Displaying the screen and the information to be notified to the user to the user through the communication network, receiving the user's selection of the displayed contact, and including the type of service, the condition for providing the service or the condition for using the service. A communication network interface for receiving information on service conditions and contact information that can be contacted through the communication network; A database unit for storing a database including service conditions and contact information received through the communication network interface as fields; If the service condition inputted to the database part meets the service condition already stored in the database part, the data including contact information corresponding to the service condition already entered is supplied to the user who inputs the service condition through the communication network interface. Displaying a transaction control unit; And a connection switching unit for connecting the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information when the user selects the contact information displayed by the transaction control unit through the communication network interface.

The system preferably further includes an advertisement sending unit for displaying a predetermined advertisement on a part of the screen for displaying information to the user, including an information input screen displayed to the user.

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

Figure 1 illustrates the flow of a method for trading services over a communication network in accordance with the present invention. This method provides information about service conditions and contacts that can be contacted through the network, including those who want to provide the service or those who want to receive the service, including the type of service, the conditions under which the service can be provided, or the conditions under which the service is used. After entering the information (step 100), if there is already a service condition that meets the entered service condition, data including information on the contact corresponding to the already entered service condition is displayed to the user who entered the service condition. If the user selects the displayed contact (step 110), the user's connection is connected to the place corresponding to the selected contact information through the communication network (step 120).

Thereafter, when the user's connection to the place corresponding to the contact information is completed, the user's connection is reconnected to the original connection (step 130).

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a system for trading services through a communication network according to the present invention.

When the user who wants to provide a service or the user who wants to receive a service connects through the communication network, the system displays a screen through which the user can input information and information to notify the user through the communication network, and the user A network interface 200 for receiving a selection of a displayed contact and receiving information on a service condition including a type of a service, a condition for providing a service, or a condition for using a service, and information on contacts that can be contacted through the communication network. ), A database unit 210 including a service condition and contact information received through the communication network interface 200 as a field and storing it as a database, and a service condition input to the database unit 210 has already been entered into the database unit 210. If it meets the service condition stored in the The communication network interface 200 in which the user selects the contact information displayed in the transaction control unit 220 and the transaction control unit 220 to display the data including the contact information to the user who entered the service condition through the communication network interface 200. When received through the connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information includes a connection switching unit 200 for connecting the user's connection through the communication network.

The system further includes an advertisement sending unit 240 for displaying a predetermined advertisement on a part of the screen for displaying information to the user, including an information input screen displayed to the user.

Hereinafter, with reference to the method of Figure 1 and the configuration of Figure 2 will be described in detail the operation and embodiment of the present invention.

There is no restriction on the environment of the communication network in which the present invention is implemented. Even in a communication network such as the Internet, a wired telephone network, a wireless telephone network, or a future service network such as IMT2000, the basic idea of the present invention can be applied and executed without change.

In the following description, the present invention is mainly carried out using the terminal device in a wireless telephone network or a wireless communication network such as a cellular or PCS mobile phone. Where necessary, examples of other communication networks will also be described.

It is preferable that the type of service of the service condition input by the user in step 100 includes job / job search and product transaction. The following description will be given by taking an example where the service provided through the present invention is a job / job.

A user seeking a job or looking for a job dials a predetermined phone number that can provide the present invention and inputs his / her job / job condition and contact information (step 100).

At this time, the communication network is a wired / wireless telephone communication network, and it is preferable that a user inputs a service condition and a contact through a telephone information service such as 700 service, 080 service, or 1588 service. Even if the user using the service does not charge a separate fee for using the service, it is for billing that can raise a minimum income required for operation to the side providing the service according to the present invention.

Charge service charges proportional to usage time (700 phone information service), pay the call charge at the receiving party (080 service), or pay only local call charges even if the user makes a long distance call (1588 service) To do that. This will be described later.

3 shows an example of a user's input turn for job openings.

When the screen for inputting the job / job condition provided by the communication network interface 200 is displayed on the screen of the user's telephone connected through the communication network, the user selects a job menu (step 300), and the person who works Select the area where the job listings for finding the job are located (step 310). Then, the detailed region for the region is selected again (step 320). At this point, the region may be national, for example.

Such a menu about an area may be selected by the user by exemplifying a place name in text on the screen of the phone, or a map indicating an area on the screen may be selected and the area selected from the map.

In the present invention, the service condition input by the user preferably includes information on a region to provide a service or to receive a service. The reason for this is that a service that sells / purchases goods can be delivered by courier. Therefore, when selecting a service, there is a small possibility that the locality will be reflected, but even in this case, when there is a strong desire to see and trade the goods directly, You will need information about the location of the seller or buyer (especially in the trade of used goods). Also, in the case of job search and job search, local information about the place of work will be a big factor in selecting services because of commuting problems.

The job seeker selects the type of business of the job offerer (step 330), and enters or selects working conditions including the company name and salary (step 340).

The contact information is then entered (step 350). In this case, enter the telephone number. In the case of using a wireless communication network such as a mobile phone, the contact number that can be contacted through the communication network input by the user at step 100 or 350 is preferably a telephone number that can be connected through the wireless communication network. The phone number will have the most direct effect on direct contact.

In addition, you may be asked to enter an introduction or words about the job listings.

4 shows an example of a user's input turn for job search. The process is almost similar to the case of FIG.

From the input menu displayed to the user, select job search (step 400), select a region and a detailed area (step 420), select a business to be searched (step 430), and input working conditions including a salary (step 440). ). Then write a contact or phone number where you can be contacted (step 450). You can then enter an introduction to yourself (step 460).

In this case, as in FIG. 3, the service condition input by the user may include information on a region to provide a service or a service to be provided. In addition, in the case of using a wireless communication network such as a mobile phone, the contact number that can be contacted through the communication network input by the user in step 100 is preferably a telephone number that can be connected through the wireless communication network.

The service conditions entered by each user and the telephone number, which is a contact number, are databased through a predetermined method through the communication network interface 200 and stored in the database unit 210. At this time, the service condition (region, subregion, business type, working condition, etc.) and contact information input from the user are included in at least the fields of the database and the database is stored in the database unit 210. A database program that performs this function can be implemented separately or a commercial program can be used.

If the user's input is through a voice, the voice input may be databased using means for converting the voice into text. Using such a method will be apparent to those skilled in the art having ordinary skill in the art, and thus, further description thereof will be omitted.

When the user inputs the service information and the contact information through the process of step 100 or the process of FIG. 3 or 4, the transaction control unit 220 displays the service condition if the service condition that matches the input service condition exists in the database unit 210. To the user, and also displays the phone number as a contact to the user (step 110).

The fact that conditions are met does not mean that there is a perfect match. It also includes service conditions within a certain predetermined range. For example, the service information for the region may also be set so that the condition is satisfied even for the input region and the region located within a predetermined range.

When the user sees the service condition displayed to the user through the communication network interface 200 by the transaction control unit 220 and the user selects a phone number which is a displayed contact with the user, it is transmitted to the connection switching unit 230 through the communication network interface 200. do. The connection switching unit 230 connects the user's telephone connection to the telephone number which is the contact information selected by the user (step 120), so that the parties can be contacted.

If the user ends the phone call, for example, by pressing the '*' pad or the '#' pad on the phone, the user reconnects the connection to the original phone connection to the original phone connection (step 130). ). In other words, the screen displayed on the screen of the user in step 110 is displayed again on the screen of the telephone of the user.

The user may select another job / job condition in addition to the phone call for job or job search, and may repeat steps 120 and 130.

When the user requests a search by inputting a predetermined search condition through a communication network, the transaction control unit 220 withdraws information on the data stored in the database unit 210 according to the search condition to the user through the communication network interface 200. If the user selects the contact information from the displayed information and is transmitted through the communication network interface 200, it is preferable to connect the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information through the communication network.

That is, the service according to the present invention when the user enters the service conditions and contact information at the first connection, and there is no place that meets the conditions, so that more service conditions and contacts are stored in the database unit 210 and then dialed in again to access the service according to the present invention. This is necessary to provide.

5A and 5B illustrate an example of executing a service according to the present invention on a screen of a portable telephone.

The data transmitted from the transaction control unit 220 to the user is displayed on the screen 500 of the portable telephone. This screen may be displayed to the user after the first time a job seeker enters his or her job search conditions and contact information, or after that, the user is re-connected to confirm that his / her data has been previously entered. This screen may be displayed by requesting to search for job companies that meet the criteria.

The name of the company and the salary conditions presented by the company are indicated. You can present a screen like this to a user who wants to find a job and choose the company you need, or if there is a next screen, you can search for the next screen and select the company you want. At this time, if you input the year number of the desired company using the number pad of the phone and indicates that the company is selected by pressing a specific key, the transaction control unit 220 displays additional information corresponding to the selected company screen 520 of FIG. To the user. There may be additional or detailed information about the company, and a phone number that is a contact for that company.

If a specific keypad is selected by pressing a specific keypad among telephone keypads, the user's connection is switched to the telephone number by the connection switching unit 230 to make a call. When the user informs the user that the call is over, as described above, the connection switching unit 230 reconnects the user's connection to the original connection (step 130).

Portions 510 and 530 of the screen of the phone are screens for showing the advertisement to the user. The apparatus of FIG. 2 includes an advertisement sending unit 240 and displays a predetermined advertisement on a part of a screen displaying information to the user, including an information input screen displayed to the user.

If the telephone service that the user accesses to use the service according to the present invention is a 080 service or a 1588 service, it is difficult to charge for using the service according to the present invention. To advertise on some.

If an advertisement is displayed on the user's phone screen, the size of the screen on which the user can view the information is reduced and may interfere with receiving or transmitting necessary information. Therefore, in the case of the 700 phone information service that requires the user to pay a separate fee, a user who wants to use a more convenient service by not displaying a separate advertisement allows the user to use the 700 phone information service that provides the service according to the present invention. For example, any other user who wants to minimize paying will be able to use the 080 service or the 1588 service.

The above-described examples of services are centered on job openings. However, the same service is available for other services, for example, services that buy and sell goods.

In the case of services for buying and selling goods, the above procedure can be carried out as follows. The seller or buyer selects the region in which the product is to be traded, and the seller selects the goods and services that accompany the product, such as the type of the product, the price of the goods, the terms of delivery, the function of the product, and / or the handling policy upon the occurrence of the defect. Enter the description and contact information, and the buyer can also enter the appropriate service conditions such as the item to be purchased, the purchase price, the shipping conditions, and the A / S conditions for the defects that accompany the purchase or occurred while using the product (step 100). . The contents of the database stored in the database unit 210 may also be determined according to various service conditions for the goods input as described above.

As an example of the service, it is also possible to provide a service that can make a friendship between people according to a predetermined condition. An example would be making friends like a meeting.

The person who wants to make friends enters information about himself and the conditions of the person he wants to make friends with (step 100). For example, enter the information about yourself, such as your age, gender, region of residence, height, hobbies, etc. as a service condition in step 100, and the conditions for the person you want to be friends with. You can enter things like where you live, your education, your height, your hobbies, or your purpose. For example, you can enter criteria to find a friend, such as a heterosexual friend, a friend with whom you want to chat, a friend who has the same hobbies, a friend who is of the same age and who lives in the same area, or a friend who is like you.

If there is no condition for the other party, you may not enter any condition for the other party.

The present invention is intended to be able to directly contact the other party that meets the service conditions, so the user who enters the service conditions input information about their own contacts, such as telephone numbers.

When the input is completed, if there is a counterpart in which the user's own information and the counterpart information are matched within a predetermined range among the database data, the information about the counterpart is displayed to the user (step 110). If the user who sees this information wants to contact the other party, the user's connection is automatically connected to the other party's contact (step 120).

When the user's connection is completed, the user's connection is reconnected to the original connection (step 130).

After inputting the service condition and contact information, if none of the data inputted and databased up to then meets the service condition input by the user, the user can access again later and search whether there is a partner who meets his condition. The transaction control unit 220 retrieves the information stored in the database unit 210 according to the search condition of the user and outputs the result to the user.

Examples of services in the above examples include employment / job search, product trading, and making friends.However, information about one's own type, intangible goods, and the tangible and intangible goods owned by the intended party or other party Linking itself and the other by comparing information about is within the scope of services described above. Therefore, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the scope of services is not limited to the examples described above.

In addition, although the environment of the communication network in which the present invention is implemented is exemplified as a wireless telephone communication network, the basic idea of the present invention may be implemented even when another communication network, for example, the PSTN is a wired telephone network.

In the case of using a wired telephone in the PSTN, the information required by the transaction control unit 220 may not be displayed on the user's screen, but the service may be used through a voice service.

In the case of FIG. 3, the transaction control unit 220 delivers the type of service desired by the user to the user by voice, allows the user to select one of them using the keypad of the phone, and if the selection is input, corresponds to the selection. The service process (region selection, business selection, etc.) of the voice is transmitted and the user receives input again to proceed with the service. The phone number of the other party who meets the conditions is guided and the user's phone is connected to the phone number according to the user's selection.

In the case where the user's communication network is the Internet, it will be apparent that the present invention can be implemented.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in descriptive sense only and not for purposes of limitation. Examples included in the above description are introduced for the understanding of the present invention, and these examples do not limit the spirit and scope of the present invention. In addition to the above examples, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various embodiments of the present invention are possible. The scope of the present invention is shown not in the above description but in the claims, and all differences within the scope will be construed as being included in the present invention.

In addition, it can be easily understood by those skilled in the art that each of the above steps according to the present invention can be variously implemented in software or hardware using a general programming technique.

And some steps of the invention may also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, CD-RW, magnetic tape, floppy disks, HDDs, optical disks, magneto-optical storage devices, and carrier wave (eg, Internet It also includes the implementation in the form of). The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

According to the present invention, a user who wants to provide a service or a user who wants to receive a service can be contacted through a communication condition and a service condition including a kind of a service, a condition for providing a service, or a condition of using a service. Inputting information about a contact, and if there are already entered service conditions meeting the entered service conditions, displaying data including information on the contacts corresponding to the already entered service conditions to the user who entered the service conditions. And connecting the user's connection through the communication network to a place corresponding to the selected contact information when the user selects the displayed contact information. You do not have to accept the service transaction It can be easily implemented in real time, greatly improving the service transaction environment, and users can extend the time they use the network voluntarily, thus expanding the environment using the network.

Claims (9)

In the method of trading services through a communication network, (a) the terms of service, including the types of services, conditions under which a user intends to provide services, or a user who is intended to receive services, the conditions under which the services may be provided, or the conditions under which the services are used, and the contacts to be contacted through the networks; Inputting information about the; (b) displaying data including information on contact information corresponding to the already inputted service condition to the user who has entered the service condition if there is already inputted service condition corresponding to the inputted service condition; And (c) if the user selects the displayed contact, connecting the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information through the communication network. The method of claim 1, and (d) reconnecting the user's connection to the original connection when the user's access to the place corresponding to the contact information is completed in step (c). The method of claim 1, wherein in step (a), The service condition entered by the user is a service transaction method through a communication network, characterized in that it includes information about the area to provide the service or to receive the service. The method of claim 1 or 3, wherein in step (a), The type of service of the service condition input by the user is a service transaction method through a communication network, characterized in that it includes a job / job search and product transactions. The method of claim 1, The communication network is a wireless telephone communication network, Contact method that can be contacted through the communication network input by the user in the step (a) is a service transaction method through a communication network, characterized in that the telephone number that can be connected through the wireless telephone communication network. The method of claim 1, The communication network is a wired / wireless telephone communication network, A service transaction method through a communication network, characterized in that a user inputs a service condition and a contact through a telephone information service, a 080 service, or a 1588 service. In a system for trading services through a communication network, When a user who wants to provide a service or a user who wants to receive a service connects through the communication network, the user can input a screen and display information to be informed to the user through the communication network, and the user selects the displayed contact. A communication network interface for receiving information about a service condition including a type of service, a condition for providing a service, or a condition for using the service, and contact information for contacting through the communication network; A database unit for storing a database including service conditions and contact information received through the communication network interface as fields; If the service condition inputted to the database part meets the service condition already stored in the database part, the data including contact information corresponding to the service condition already entered is supplied to the user who inputs the service condition through the communication network interface. Displaying a transaction control unit; And And a connection switching unit for connecting the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information when the user selects the contact information displayed by the transaction control unit through the communication network interface. Service trading system. The method of claim 7, wherein When the user requests a search by inputting a predetermined search condition through a communication network, the transaction control unit fetches information on the data stored in the database unit according to the search condition and displays the information to the user through the communication network interface. And receiving the user's selection of contact information from the displayed information through the communication network interface, thereby connecting the user's connection to the place corresponding to the selected contact information through the communication network. The method according to claim 7 or 8, The service transaction system through a communication network, characterized in that it further comprises an advertisement sending unit for displaying a predetermined advertisement on a portion of the screen for displaying information to the user, including an information input screen displayed to the user.