WO2003067493A1

WO2003067493A1 - System and method for ordering goods using mobile terminal

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Publication number: WO2003067493A1
Application number: PCT/KR2003/000272
Authority: WO
Inventors: Moon-Soon Kang; Hyun-Jin Kang; Byung-Kyoo Shin
Original assignee: Ktfreetel Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2002-02-09
Filing date: 2003-02-07
Publication date: 2003-08-14
Also published as: AU2003208034A1; CN101427271A; KR100568470B1; KR20030067984A; JP2005517247A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for ordering goods by mobile terminal. The system according to the present invention comprises a proxy server and an address connection server such that the proxy server receives a GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE including the goods code from the mobile terminal, and requests a URL corresponding to the goods code from the address connection server; the address connection server provides the URL to the proxy server; and the mobile terminal accesses the goods for sale website by the use of the URL. According to the method and the system, since the user is not required to manually search the goods selling website by the use of the mobile terminal, the time for searching can be reduced. Also the web browser is initiated after the input of the goods code and the goods for sale website is displayed according to the present invention, so the service charge for the use of Internet is reduced because the time of using Internet is less than that of the conventional procedure when the user initially accesses the wireless Internet and purchases goods.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDERING GOODS USING MOBILE

TERMINAL

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a system and methods for ordering goods using

a mobile terminal, and more particularly, a system and method for accessing the goods

for sale website on the wireless Internet and ordering the goods by the use of the mobile

terminal directly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Along with activation of mobile communication service and Internet service

and in addition to the conventional method for accessing Internet by wire, the mobile

terminal has been developed that can access a website on Internet by the use of IP

address and receive data. In particular, IMT-2000 that transmits a large volume of data

such as motion picture at high speed has been prepared to provide such service. In fact,

in all probability quite soon most users will frequently access Internet by this mobile

terminal.

The method for using Internet services by the mobile terminal will be explained

in detail. The mobile terminal has a self-contained wireless web browser, and when

the user wants to access an Internet website he firstly initiates the web browser to access Internet and secondly inputs the URL of the website or numbers corresponding to the

URL to access the website. E-commerce via the mobile terminal frequently occurs

much more frequently these days, but in order to do so the user must start by initiating

the web browser and thereafter inputting the URL of the website to purchase the goods.

However, in general inputting a URL that is composed of a complex combination of

characters with the keypad of the mobile terminal can be difficult and inconvenient. As

a result excessive time is required to purchase goods by the mobile terminal, which in

turn increases the communication charge of a private communication service provider.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

To resolve the aforementioned problems of the conventional method for

purchasing goods by the mobile terminal, the primary object of the present invention is

to provide a method and a system for reducing the time required to purchase goods by

the mobile terminal when accessing the wireless Internet.

Secondly, another object of the present invention is to provide a method and a

system, which allows the user of the mobile terminal to have direct access to the goods

for sale website by inputting a goods code designated for each of the goods, for ordering

goods by the mobile terminal.

Thirdly, still another object of the present invention is to provide a method and

a system for ordering goods by the mobile terminal, which method and system can reduce the communication charge by initiating the web browser immediately upon

inputting of the goods code. In more detail, the web browser can be initiated by an

Internet access button or a goods purchase button that is additionally mounted on the

mobile terminal.

To achieve aforementioned objects, according to the present invention there is

provided a system for ordering goods from an Internet site through a mobile terminal,

said system comprising: a proxy server that upon receiving a GOODS PURCHASE

MESSAGE including a goods code inputted by a user from the mobile terminal,

produces an ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting a URL

specifying the location of a website that sells goods corresponding to the goods code;

and an address connection server that upon receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION

REQUEST MESSAGE from said proxy server, searches the URL corresponding to the

goods code from a database coupled to said address connection server, and transmits an

ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE including the URL to said proxy

server, wherein said proxy server provides website data including the URL, which is

included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE, to the mobile

terminal.

The system further comprises: a goods management server that upon receiving

a GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST for a specific URL of a seller from a

seller terminal coupled to said goods management server, produces a GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST MESSAGE and transmits the result to the seller terminal;

and an address registration server that upon receiving the GOODS CODE

GENERATION REQUEST MESSAGE from said goods management server, produces

the goods code corresponding to the specific URL of the seller and transmits a GOODS

CODE GENERATION RESPONSE MESSAGE comprising the produced goods code

to said goods management server.

The s goods code generation occurs due to the request of said goods

management server, said address registration server transmits an ADDRESS

REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting the registration of the

produced goods code in the database to said address connection server and said address

connection server registers the goods code in the database.

The proxy server comprises: a code analysis module for classifying the type of

the received message; a message transmission module for producing and transmitting a

message for processing the received message to the corresponding server; a menu

providing module for providing the corresponding menu on receiving a message for

requesting a wireless Internet access; and a connection maintenance module for

maintaining the connection between the mobile terminal and the proxy server.

The address connection server comprises: a code analysis module for

classifying the type of the received message; a mapping module for mapping the goods

code included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE to the URL by searching the database on receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION

REQUEST MESSAGE from said proxy server; a database management module for

storing and searching the goods code and the URL included within the ADDRESS

REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE in the database on receiving the ADDRESS

REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE from said address registration server; and a

message transmission module for producing and transmitting the ADDRESS

REGISTRATION RESPONSE MESSAGE in response to the ADDRESS

CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE and ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST

MESSAGE to said proxy server and said address registration server.

The goods management server comprises: a web page management module for

providing a web page for the seller to request the goods code corresponding to the URL

of the website where the seller sells the goods; a goods data management module for

managing goods data inputted by the seller; a code data providing module for providing

the code data, which is produced as a response to GOODS CODE GENERATION

MESSAGE from said address registration server, to the seller; and a message

transmission module for producing and transmitting the GOODS CODE

GENERATION MESSAGE for requesting the generation of the goods code to said

address registration server.

The GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE comprises: a purchase code for

identifying goods order; a goods code; and a user index for identifying the user who orders.

The ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises: an

identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE; a

goods code that is included within the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE; and a user

index for identifying the user who orders.

The ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE comprises: an

identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE; a

URL corresponding to the goods code included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION

REQUEST MESSAGE; and a user index for identifying the user who orders.

The ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises: an

identifier for identifying the ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE; a

URL that the seller inputs to said goods management server; a goods code that is

produced in response to the URL that the seller inputs to said goods management server;

and a seller index for identifying the seller.

The GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises: an

identifier for identifying the GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST MESSAGE; a

URL that the seller inputs; and a seller index for identifying the seller.

The GOODS CODE GENERATION RESPONSE MESSAGE comprises: an

identifier for identifying the GOODS CODE GENERATION RESPONSE MESSAGE;

a goods code that said address registration server produces; and a seller index for identifying the seller.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is

provided a method in a system for ordering goods from an Internet site through a mobile

terminal, wherein the system comprises a proxy server for delivering information

between a mobile terminal and a website and an address connection server coupled to

the proxy server, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE including a goods code inputted by a user from the mobile

terminal; transmitting an ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for

requesting URL corresponding to the goods code to the address connection server; on

receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE from the proxy server,

mapping the goods code included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST

MESSAGE to the URL by searching a database coupled to the address connection

server and transmitting an ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE

including the URL to the proxy server, and transmitting website data including the URL,

which is included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE, to

the mobile terminal.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there

is provided a mobile terminal for providing a mobile Internet service by accessing

wireless Internet, said mobile terminal comprising: means for producing and

transmitting a GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE comprising a purchase code, a goods code, and a user index to a proxy server in wireless Internet when a user orders goods

by inputting the goods code to a mobile terminal; and means for displaying information

received from the proxy server by executing a web browser upon detecting the goods

purchase request of the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for ordering goods according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the proxy server according to the preferred

embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the address connection server according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the goods management server according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows the packet structure of GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE to be

transmitted from the mobile terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the

present invention.

FIG. 6 shows the packet structure of ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST

MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows the packet structure of ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows the packet structure of ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST

MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows the packet structure of ADDRESS REGISTRATION RESPONSE

MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 shows the packet structure of GOODS CODE GENERATION

REQUEST MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 shows the packet structure of GOODS CODE GENERATION

RESPONSE MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present

invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the method for ordering goods using a mobile

terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the mobile terminal

according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the proxy server according

to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the address connection

server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the address registration

server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be

described with the accompanying drawings. Though the present invention may be

applied to any communication network having an entire or partial wireless section for

voice or data communication, the present invention will be described by implementing

the present day commercialized mobile network (i.e., PCS/cellular network) for the

convenience of brief description. However, it is apparent that those who skilled in the

art can apply the present invention to various kinds of wireless network. Also, although

the object for purchase is described as goods for sale in this specification, it is apparent

that intangible items (i.e., fee-charging stock information, a cyber character, a moving

picture, etc,.) as well as tangible goods can be the object for purchase.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for ordering goods according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system for

ordering goods according to the present invention may comprise a base station 102, a

base station controller 104, and a mobile switching center 106, all of which are included

within the mobile network; a proxy server 110, an address connection server 112, an

address database 114, an address registration serverllό, a goods management server 118,

and DNS (Domain Name Server), all of which are included within Internet; and IWF

(Interworking Function) 108 that exists between the mobile network and Internet. The mobile terminal 100 performs the function of transmitting a GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE including a goods code that the user inputs into the mobile

network. The mobile terminal 100 comprises a wireless web browser for displaying

information provided from a goods for sale website after access to Internet. According

to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the user inputs a goods purchase

request to the mobile terminal 100 by inputting the goods code corresponding to the

desired goods and the purchase code, and the mobile terminal produces a GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE with the inputted purchase code and goods code and then

transmits the produced message to the base station. The mobile terminal 100 further

comprises an Internet access button or a goods purchase button. Thus, when the user

selects the Internet access button, the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE may be

transmitted to the mobile network simultaneously with execution of the web browser.

Also, when the user selects the goods purchase button after inputting the goods code,

the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE may be transmitted to the mobile network

without execution of the web browser.

FIG. 5 shows the packet structure of GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

produced by the mobile terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present

invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE may comprise a

purchase code 500, a goods code 502, and a user index 504.

The purchase code 500 is for requesting direct access to the web site where the goods are for sale. The proxy server 110 can understand the message relative to the

goods purchase request by the purchase code 500 included within the GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE. The goods code is an inherent standardized code assigned to

each of the goods, so the user can acquire the goods code from various media such as

TV commercials, Internet, catalog, etc. The user index 504 is information for

identifying the user who sent the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE. According to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention, the telephone number of the user's

mobile terminal can be used as the user index. However, it is apparent for those who

skilled in the art that various types of information, as well as the telephone number, may

be used as the user index.

The base station 102 transmits the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE received

from the mobile terminal 102 to the base station controller 104, and then the base station

controller 104 transmits it to the mobile switching center 106. The mobile switching

center 106 analyzes the message packet of the received GOODS PURCHASE

MESSAGE for transmission to the wireless Internet, and then transmits the GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE to IWF 108. The IWF 108 is located between the mobile

network and Internet, and performs as a gateway to each network. More particularly, the

IWF 108 undertakes protocol matching between the mobile communication protocol

and the data protocol when data is transmitted from the mobile network to Internet. The

proxy server 110 analyzes the message from the mobile terminal 100 and then transmits the message to the corresponding server. There are many kinds of messages from the

mobile terminal including a general message for requesting wireless Internet access, a

message for requesting E-mail, etc. The proxy server 110 has a function to analyze the

packets of these messages and transmit the message to the corresponding server. On

receiving the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE, the proxy server 110 perceives that the

received message is the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE based on the purchase code

included within the message. On perceiving the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE, the

proxy server 110 transmits the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for

requesting a wireless Internet address corresponding to the goods code to the address

connection server 112.

FIG. 6 shows the packet structure of the ADDRESS CONNECTION

REQUEST MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises

an address connection request identifier 600, a goods code 602, and a user index 604.

The address connection request identifier 600 is for identifying the ADDRESS

CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE, and is selected according to the predetermined

method. The goods code 602, which is included within the GOODS PURCHASE

MESSAGE, is for indicating which wireless Internet address corresponding to the goods

code is requested. The user index 604 is for identifying the user that is the same as the

user index included within GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE, and the user telephone number may be used as the user index as described above.

On receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE from the

proxy server 110, the address connection server 112 provides the URL corresponding to

the goods code to the proxy server 110 by the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE

MESSAGE. Also, the address connection server 112, as shown in FIG. 1, is coupled to

the address database 114, and stores the goods code of specific goods and the

conesponding URL in the address database 114 on receiving the ADDRESS

REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE from the address registration server 116. The

address connection server 112 searches the corresponding goods code in the address

database 114, and if the goods code exists in the address database 114, transmits the

ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE including the corresponding URL

to the proxy server 110.

FIG. 7 shows the packet structure of the ADDRESS CONNECTION

RESPONSE MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present

invention. As shown in FIG. 7, the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE

MESSAGE comprises an address connection response identifier 700, URL 702, and a

user index 704.

The address connection response identifier 700 is for identifying the ADDRESS

CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE, and is selected according to a predetermined

method. The URL 702 corresponds to the goods code included within the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE, and is produced through the database

matching process of the address connection server 112. The user index 704 is for

identifying the user that is the same as the user index included within the GOODS

PURCHASE MESSAGE, and the user telephone number may be used as the user index

as described above. Based on the user index, the proxy server 110 can perceive which

ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE corresponds to the response

message.

On receiving the GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST MESSAGE from

the goods management server, the address registration server 116 produces a goods code

for the goods, and transmits the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE

to the address connection server 112 in order to register the produced goods code with

the address database 114. If the seller requests the generation of a goods code for the

goods for sale through the goods management server 118, this information is transferred

to the address registration server 116 by the GOODS CODE GENERATION REQUEST

MESSAGE. By producing the goods code corresponding to the goods and transmitting

the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE to the address connection

server, the address registration server 116 requests registration of the produced goods

code.

FIG. 8 shows the packet structure of the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON

REQUEST MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE

comprises an address registration request identifier 800, URL 802, a goods code 804, a

database identifier 806, and a seller index 808.

The address registration request identifier 800 is for identifying the ADDRESS

REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE, and can be selected according to a

predetermined method. The address connection server 112 can perceive the received

message as the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE by the address

registration request identifier 800. The URL 802 corresponds to the goods code

produced by the goods management server when the seller requests the goods code. The

goods code 804 is produced in the address registration server 116, and the address

connection server 112 stores the goods code included within the GOODS

REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE in the address database 114 corresponding to

the URL. The database index 806 is for identifying the storage location of the goods

code and the URL when they are stored in the address database 114. Because the goods

code or the URL is provided with a complicated combination of numbers or characters,

it is desirable to assign an additional index for the purpose of data search. It is also

possible to provide the database index to the seller who requests an address registration.

The seller index 808 is for identifying the seller who requests the address registration.

The address registration server 116 receives the ADDRESS REGISTRATION

RESPONSE MESSAGE corresponding to the address registration request from the address connection server 112. The ADDRESS REGISTRATION RESPONSE

MESSAGE is for confirmation of the registration of the requested address.

FIG. 9 shows the packet structure of the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON

RESPONSE MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present

invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON RESPONSE

MESSAGE comprises an address registration response identifier 900, a confirmation

code 902, and a database index 904.

The address registration response identifier 900 is for identifying the

ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE, and may be selected according

to a predetermined method. The address registration server 112 can perceive the

received message as the ADDRESS REGISTRATION RESPONSE MESSAGE by the

address registration response identifier. The confirmation code 902 indicates the result

of the address registration as success or failure, and can be selected by the operator of

the system arbitrarily.

On receiving the request for registration of goods and goods code from the

seller, the goods management server 118 transfers them to the address registration server,

and provides the goods code produced by the address registration server to the seller.

More particularly, the seller requests the registration of the goods and the generation of

goods code with the goods management server 118. Although the seller accesses the

goods management server via wired Internet in FIG. 1, it is apparent to those who skilled in the art that the seller can access the goods management server 118 by the use

of any means for accessing Internet other than a PC.

FIG. 10 shows the packet structure of the GOODS CODE GENERATION

REQUEST MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 10, the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE

comprises a goods code generation request identifier 1000, URL 1002, a database

identifier 1004, and a seller index 1006.

The goods code generation request identifier 1000 is for identifying the

GOODS CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE, and can be selected according

to a predetermined method. Based on the goods code generation request identifier 1000,

the address registration server 114 perceives that the received message is a message for

requesting the goods registration and code generation. The URL 1002 is inputted by the

seller who requests the goods registration and the code generation, and then a wireless

Internet transaction of the goods occurs at the URL 1002. The database index 1004, as

described above, is for identifying the storage location of the URL stored in the

database. The seller index 1006 is for identifying the seller who requests the goods

registration. The identification ("ID") of the seller who logs on the goods management

server can be used as the seller index, and it is apparent to those who skilled in the art

that other seller identification data such as a Social Security Number can be also used as

the seller index. On confirming the successful registration of the produced goods code and the

URL with the address database through the ADDRESS REGISTRATION RESPONSE

MESSAGE, the address registration server 116 transmits the GOODS CODE

GENERAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE to the goods management server 118 to

provide the produced goods code to the seller.

FIG. 11 shows the packet structure of the GOODS CODE GENERATION

RESPONSE MESSAGE according to the preferred embodiment of the present

invention. As shown in FIG. 11, the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON RESPONSE

MESSAGE comprises a goods code generation response identifier 1100, a goods code

1102, a database index 1104, and a seller index 1106.

The goods code generation response identifier 1100 is for identifying the

GOODS CODE GENERAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE, and can be selected

according to a predetermined method. The database index 1104 and the seller index

1106 are the same as the database index 1004 and the seller index 1006 of the GOODS

CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE, and the goods code 1102 is produced

by the address registration server 116 according to the request from the goods

management server 118.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the proxy server according to the preferred

embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the proxy server 110

comprises a code analysis module 200, a menu providing module 202, a message transmission module 204, and a connection maintenance module 206.

The code analysis module classifies the type of the message received by the

proxy server 110. Because many messages such as a request message for accessing the

goods for sale website, a goods purchase message, a request message for inquiring E-

mail, etc., reach the proxy server, the code analysis module 200 analyzes the identifiers

of these messages to classify the type of message. Regarding the GOODS PURCHASE

MESSAGE, the purchase code is located in the pre-part of the message packet, so the

code analysis module can perceive the message requests to access the goods for sale

website based on the purchase code.

The menu providing module 202 provides the menu corresponding to when the

user does not request the goods for sale website, but requests a wireless Internet access.

Thus, the menu providing module does not relate to the present invention directly,

however, it is an indispensable module for the general operation of the proxy server.

The menu providing module 202 operates only when the code analysis module confirms

that the received message is the general message for accessing wireless Internet.

Otherwise, the menu providing module 202 does not operate.

The message transmission module 204 produces a message for processing the

received message and transmits it to the corresponding server. When the code analysis

module 200 confirms that the received message is the GOODS PURCHASE

MESSAGE, the message transmission module 204 produces the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE and transmits the produced message to the

address connection server 112. Also, when the user requests access to the general

website by inputting URL, the message transmission module 204 transmits a request

message for mapping the URL to IP address with the DNS 120. The connection

maintenance module 206 maintains the connection between the mobile terminal 100 and

the proxy server 110.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the address connection server according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the address

connection server comprises a message transmission module 300, a mapping module

302, a database management module 304, and a code analysis module 306.

The code analysis module 306 classifies the type of message received by the

address connection server 112. Similarly to the code analysis module of the proxy server,

the code analysis module 306 analyzes the identifiers of messages to classify the type of

message. The messages received by the address connection server 112 are the

ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE from the proxy server 110 and the

ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE from the address registration

server 116.

The mapping module 302 performs the goods code-to-URL mapping by the use

of the database upon receiving the address connection request message including URL

within it from said proxy server 110. The database management module 304 updates data stored in the address

database 114 coupled to the address connection server 112. On receiving the ADDRESS

REGISTRAΗON MESSAGE from the address registration server, the database

management module 304 stores the corresponding address in the address database 114.

The message transmission module 300 produces a message for processing or

responding to the requested message and transmits it to the corresponding server. More

particularly, when the ADDRESS CONNECΗON REQUEST MESSAGE is received

from the proxy server, the message transmission module 300 transmits the ADDRESS

CONNECΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE to the proxy server 110 according to the result

of the mapping module. Also, when the GOODS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST

MESSAGE is received from the address registration server 116, the message

transmission module 300 produces and transmits the GOODS REGISTRATION

RESPONSE MESSAGE to the address registration server 116 upon confirmation that

the requested data is stored in the database.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the goods management server according to the

preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the goods

management server 118 comprises a web page management module 400, a goods data

management module 402, a code data providing module 404, and a message

transmission module 406. The web page management module 400 provides a web page to the seller when the seller accesses the goods management server to request the goods

code generation and registration. The goods data management module 402 stores goods

data or seller data inputted by the user who accesses the goods management server in

the internal database and manages that data.

The code data providing module 404 checks that the GOODS CODE

GENERAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE is received from the address registration

server 116, and provides the code data to the seller. The code data providing module 404

perceives the received message by the use of the identifier in the message, and provides

code data included within the message to the seller. It is possible to provide code data

not only by displaying it on the seller terminal having access to the goods selling

website but also by transmitting it via E-mail, Short Message Service, or an additional

program module.

The message transmission module 406 produces and transmits the GOODS CODE

GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE to the address registration server 116 when the

seller requests code generation.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the method for ordering goods using a mobile

terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

At step S1200, when the user inputs the goods code corresponding to the goods

that the user wants to purchase and the purchase code for directly accessing the

corresponding goods for sale website to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal 100 produces and transmits the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE to the proxy server 110.

At step S1202, the proxy server perceives that the received message is the

GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE including the purchase code, and transmits the

ADDRESS CONNECΗON REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting the URL

corresponding to the goods code with the address connection server.

At step S1204, the address connection server 112 searches the URL

corresponding to the goods code by the communication with the address registration

server, and transmits the URL to the proxy server 110 by the ADDRESS

CONNECΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE.

At step S1206, the proxy server 110 requests the real IP address corresponding

to the URL of the goods for sale website, which is received from the address connection

server, from the DNS 120.

At step S1208, when the IP address corresponding to the URL is acquired, the

proxy server sets up the connection between the goods for sale website and the mobile

terminal, and the web page of the goods for sale website is displayed on the mobile

terminal by the web browser.

At step S1210, after the web pages of the goods for sale website is displayed,

then order data such as quantity, etc., which the user inputs by several keys, is

transmitted to the goods for sale website.

At step S1212, subsequently to the transmission of the order data, the delivery data and settlement data are transmitted to the goods selling website.

Delivery data may be inputted by various methods as follows: a) input manually,

b) selection from personal information management system (PIMS), c) selection from

pre-registered orderer, d) selection from historical data of previous orders, and e) input

detailed address information after roughly extracting address information based on the

current location.

Settlement can be executed by various means or methods as follows: a) credit

cards, b) deferred payment (unified billing to the mobile subscription charge), c)

payment through telephone number based on a virtual account, d) electronic money

available on a network, and e) electronic money available on a mobile communication

network.

Thus, since the user requests the goods with the purchase code and the goods

code in the present invention, the communication charge required to order the goods is

less than that of a conventional transaction when a user requests the goods after

accessing Internet and surfing the website. Also, the present invention can be applicable

to the general method for accessing wireless Internet using MSMB (Microsoft Mobile

Browser) and WAP.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the mobile terminal

according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 13,

the mobile terminal receives the purchase code and the goods code from the user (S1300). The purchase code and the goods code may be made according to a certain

numerical system. For example, the purchase code can be '00', and the goods code can

be '56789'.

In another embodiment, the purchase code may be provided with a numerical

domain and a separation code. For example, if the purchase code is '016*', then '016' is

the numerical domain assigned to KTFreetel (Korea Telecom Freetel), and '*' is the

separation code. The separation code, which indicates that the goods code and follows

016 domain, can be a combination of characters, numbers and special symbols, for

example, '##, @99, and etc.'.

The Business proprietor code can be used together with the goods code. The

Business proprietor code is assigned to a specific proprietor, for example, '39' for CJ39

TV Home Shopping Company (Cheil Jedang Corporation affiliate). The proxy server

perceives that if the message includes '39' as the Business proprietor code, the message

requests the goods from CJ39 TV Home Shopping Company. The user may input a

goods purchase request data, for example, '0056789' by inputting the purchase code and

the goods code together with the access request signal.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, if the

mobile terminal has an additional goods purchase button, the user can input the goods

purchase request information by inputting only the goods code (for example, '56789')

and clicking the goods purchase button. Regarding PDA, the purchase goods purchase button can be embodied in an icon.

On receiving the purchase code and the goods code, the mobile terminal

produces the GOODS PURCHASE CODE that comprises the purchase code, the goods

code, and the user index, and then transmits it to the proxy server 110 (S1302).

The transmission of the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE is performed when

the web browser of the mobile terminal is initiated (S1304). That is, according to the

present invention, the user requests the website access after inputting the goods code

and the purchase code, instead of purchasing goods after initiating the web browser and

accessing the website.

When the proxy server acquires the URL corresponding to the goods code, the

proxy server 110 sets up the connection between the website and the mobile terminal,

and as a result, the goods for sale website corresponding to the goods code is displayed

on the mobile terminal (S1306).

When the user inputs the quantity of purchase, delivery information, and

settlement information with the mobile terminal, then the mobile terminal transmits all

this information to the goods for sale website (S1308).

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the proxy server according

to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 14 shows when the proxy

server performs the steps related to the present invention, but the general steps of the

proxy server are not shown in FIG 14. As shown in FIG. 14, the proxy server 110 receives the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE from the mobile terminal (S1400). The

proxy server analyzes the identifier included within the message to determine whether

or not the message includes the purchase code (S1402). If other identifiers other than

the purchase code are included within the message, then the proxy server performs

another access step for accessing Internet corresponding to the received message

(S1404).

If the purchase code is included within the message, the proxy server 110 finds

the goods code included within the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE, and transmits the

ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting the URL

corresponding to the goods code with the address connection server (S1406). The proxy

server 110 receives the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE from the

address connection server 112, and finds the URL corresponding to the goods code by

analyzing the message packet (S1408). On finding the URL, the proxy server 110

requests IP address mapping to the URL from the DNS 120 (S1410). When the DNS

120 finishes the IP address mapping of the URL, the proxy server sets up the connection

between the mobile terminal and the website, and the goods purchase step is initiated by

key inputting of the user (S1412).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the address connection

server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The address

connection server 112 receives the ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE from the address registration server (S1500). As described above, the

ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises the URL inputted by

the seller and the goods code corresponding to the URL.

On receiving the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE, the

address connection server stores the URL, the goods code, and the database index in the

address database coupled 114 to the address connection server (S1502). As described

above, the control of the database is performed by the database management module.

On receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE from the

proxy server 110, the address connection server 112 extracts the goods code from the

ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE (S1504). The address connection

server 112 searches the URL corresponding to the goods code in the database (S1506).

When the address connection server 112 finds the URL, the address connection server

112 produces the ADDRESS CONNECΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE and transmits

the produced message to the proxy server (S1508).

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for showing the operation of the address registration

server according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG.

16, the address registration server 116 receives the GOODS CODE GENERATION

REQUEST MESSAGE from the goods registration server 118 (S1600).

On receiving the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE, the

address registration server 116 produces the goods code corresponding to the URL included within the message according to the method predetermined by the code

generation module. As described above, the goods code may be the combination of

numbers such as '56789', and also the combination of numbers and characters.

When the goods code is produced, the address registration server 116 transmits

the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE including the URL provided

by the seller and the corresponding goods code to the address connection server 112

(S1604). Then the address registration server 116 receives the ADDRESS

REGISTRAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE that conforms the result of the registration

of the URL and the goods code from the address connection server (S1606).

According to the receipt of the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON RESPONSE

MESSAGE, if the registration is successfully completed, the address registration server

118 transmits the goods code to the goods management server 118 (S1608). Then the

goods management server 118 provides the goods code to not only the seller but also the

manager of the system. The seller publicizes the goods code to the public by a catalog

or broadcasting, so that the users can access the goods selling website just by inputting

the goods code and the purchase code to the mobile terminal.

Although the present invention has been described with respect to the preferred

embodiment, the spirit and scope of the present invention will only be determined based

on the following claims. Also, it will be apparent for those skilled in the art that they

may modify or amend the aforementioned embodiment within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above according to a system and method for ordering goods of the

present invention, the user is not required to manually search the goods for sale website

by use of the mobile terminal, so that the time for searching can be reduced.

Also the web browser is initiated after input of the goods code, and the goods

for sale website is displayed according to the present invention so the service charge for

the use of Internet is reduced because the corresponding time of using Internet is less

than that of the conventional procedure when the user initially accesses the wireless

Internet and then purchases the goods.

Claims

1. A system for ordering goods from an Internet site through a mobile terminal, said

system comprising:

a proxy server that upon receiving a GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

including a goods code inputted by a user from the mobile terminal, produces an

ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting a URL specifying

the location of a website that sells goods corresponding to the goods code; and

an address connection server that upon receiving the ADDRESS

CONNECΗON REQUEST MESSAGE from said proxy server, searches the URL

corresponding to the goods code from a database coupled to said address connection

server, and transmits an ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE including

the URL to said proxy server,

wherein said proxy server provides website data including the URL, which is

included within the ADDRESS CONNECΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE, to the mobile

terminal.

2. The system as stated in claim 1 further comprising:

a goods management server that upon receiving a GOODS CODE

GENERATION REQUEST for a specific URL of a seller from a seller terminal coupled

to said goods management server, produces a GOODS CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE and transmits the result to the seller terminal; and

an address registration server that upon receiving the GOODS CODE

GENERAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE from said goods management server, produces

CODE GENERAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE comprising the produced goods code

to said goods management server.

3. The system as stated in claim 2, wherein when the goods code generation occurs due

to the request of said goods management server, said address registration server

transmits an ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE for requesting the

registration of the produced goods code in the database to said address connection

server and said address connection server registers the goods code in the database.

4. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein said proxy server comprises:

a code analysis module for classifying the type of the received message;

a message transmission module for producing and transmitting a message for

processing the received message to the corresponding server;

a menu providing module for providing the corresponding menu on receiving a

message for requesting a wireless Internet access; and

a connection maintenance module for maintaining the connection between the mobile terminal and the proxy server.

5. The system as stated in claim 2, wherein said address connection server comprises:

a code analysis module for classifying the type of the received message;

a mapping module for mapping the goods code included within the ADDRESS

CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE to the URL by searching the database on

receiving the ADDRESS CONNECΗON REQUEST MESSAGE from said proxy

server;

a database management module for storing and searching the goods code and

the URL included within the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST MESSAGE in

the database on receiving the ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE

from said address registration server; and

a message transmission module for producing and transmitting the ADDRESS

REGISTRAΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE in response to the ADDRESS

CONNECΗON RESPONSE MESSAGE and ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST

MESSAGE to said proxy server and said address registration server.

6. The system as stated in claim 2, wherein said goods management server comprises:

a web page management module for providing a web page for the seller to

request the goods code corresponding to the URL of the website where the seller sells the goods;

a goods data management module for managing goods data inputted by the

seller;

a code data providing module for providing the code data, which is produced as

a response to GOODS CODE GENERAΗON MESSAGE from said address

registration server, to the seller; and

a message transmission module for producing and transmitting the GOODS

CODE GENERAΗON MESSAGE for requesting the generation of the goods code to

said address registration server.

7. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

comprises:

a purchase code for identifying goods order;

a goods code; and

a user index for identifying the user who orders.

8. The system as stated in claim 7, wherein the goods code is a numeric domain.

9. The system as stated in claim 8, wherein the goods code comprises the numeric

domain and a separation code.

10. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein the goods are either a real thing offline or

some content online.

11. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein the ADDRESS CONNECΗON

REQUEST MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST

MESSAGE;

a goods code that is included within the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE; and

a user index for identifying the user who orders.

12. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein the ADDRESS CONNECΗON

RESPONSE MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE

MESSAGE;

a URL corresponding to the goods code included within the ADDRESS

CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE; and

a user index for identifying the user who orders.

13. The system as stated in claim 3, wherein the ADDRESS REGISTRATION REQUEST MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the ADDRESS REGISTRAΗON REQUEST

MESSAGE;

a URL that the seller inputs to said goods management server;

a goods code that is produced in response to the URL that the seller inputs to

said goods management server; and

a seller index for identifying the seller.

14. The system as stated in claim 2, wherein the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON

REQUEST MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON REQUEST

MESSAGE;

a URL that the seller inputs; and

a seller index for identifying the seller.

15. The system as stated in claim 2, wherein the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON

RESPONSE MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the GOODS CODE GENERAΗON RESPONSE

MESSAGE;

16. The system as stated in claim 1, wherein the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

further comprises a Business proprietor code for identifying the business proprietor.

17. A method in a system for ordering goods from an Internet site through a mobile

the proxy server, said method comprising the steps of:

receiving a GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE including a goods code inputted

by a user from the mobile terminal;

transmitting an ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE for

requesting URL corresponding to the goods code to the address connection server;

on receiving the ADDRESS CONNECTION REQUEST MESSAGE from the

proxy server, mapping the goods code included within the ADDRESS CONNECΗON

REQUEST MESSAGE to the URL by searching a database coupled to the address

connection server and transmitting an ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE

MESSAGE including the URL to the proxy server, and

transmitting website data including the URL, which is included within the

ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE, to the mobile terminal.

18. The method as stated in claim 17, wherein the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

comprises:

a purchase code for identifying a goods order;

a goods code; and

a user index for identifying the user who orders.

19. The method as stated in claim 17, wherein the ADDRESS CONNECTION

REQUEST MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECΗON REQUEST

MESSAGE;

a goods code that is included within the GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE; and

a user index for identifying the user who orders.

20. The method as stated in claim 17, wherein the ADDRESS CONNECTION

RESPONSE MESSAGE comprises:

an identifier for identifying the ADDRESS CONNECTION RESPONSE

MESSAGE;

a URL corresponding to the goods code included within the ADDRESS

CONNECTION RESPONSE MESSAGE; and a user index for identifying the user who orders.

21. A mobile terminal for providing a mobile Internet service by accessing wireless

Internet, said mobile terminal comprising:

means for producing and transmitting a GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE

comprising a purchase code, a goods code, and a user index to a proxy server in wireless

Internet when a user orders goods by inputting the goods code to a mobile terminal; and

means for displaying information received from the proxy server by executing a

web browser upon detecting the goods purchase request of the user.

22. The mobile terminal as stated in claim 21, wherein said means for producing and

transmitting is provided with a goods purchase button, such that when the user inputs

the goods code and clicks said goods purchase button, even though the user does not

input the purchase code, said means for producing and transmitting produces the

GOODS PURCHASE MESSAGE including the purchase code.

23. The mobile terminal as stated in claim 21, wherein when said mobile terminal is

PDA, said goods purchase button is an icon displayed on the screen of said mobile

terminal.