Patent Application
20250182189
The present invention relates to a device and method for identifying or detecting in real time an actual location and height of a product that is being sold online or offline, generating meta-space-time coordinates in which time (or period) information is integrated into the detected information, and assigning the generated meta-space coordinates to the corresponding products to search for and access the product online according to the meta-space-time coordinates and trade the product, and more particularly, to a device and method for identifying or detecting a specific product in real time (through artificial intelligence, etc.) through image information, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), a barcode, sound, smell, pressure, specific code information, etc., and assigning the meta-space-time coordinates to the identified or detected product to search for and access the product assigned the meta-space coordinates online, thereby allowing netizens, who are third parties, rather than an original seller of the product, to trade the products and sharing a certain amount of revenue with the corresponding netizens.
As well as being the reason why the current Internet exists, the fundamental system that constitutes the Internet is data search. This means that it is as if data that does not need to be searched by anyone or data that cannot be retrieved did not exist.
The Internet is a computer network communication network that is connected worldwide based on the Internet protocol suite (transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP)). Since a search is based on the existence of data, a search in the existing Internet system has a structure in which, when a user inputs schedule information on a web page as search terms, a server that stores the web page related to the schedule information responds to the search terms and allows the user to view the corresponding web page or related information of result values on a screen via the Internet network.
In the meantime, countless different Internet services have been launched worldwide. In these services, the existing search method and the advertising market are directly connected, which means that users' search terms are used for commercial purposes.
In other terms, as the number of users has increased exponentially, the number of search terms input by users has also increased dramatically, and therefore search terms input by users are used as a means for large portal sites with large web pages to benefit economically.
There are many different types of advertising products related to search terms. These advertising products may mainly display advertisements when search terms related to users' personal information (various search terms input by users, actual locations of user terminals, etc.) are entered from the user terminals or when there is a search using search functions related to the personal information of users (matching or including, mismatching, not including, etc., personal information).
As an example of the existing advertisements using the personal information, there may be a case where a user A searches the term “fan” on a search site to find out the price of a fan, and then banner advertisements that allow the user A to purchase fans at each site that the user A visits appear on the user A's screen.
As another example of the existing advertising, similarly, there may be a case where, when a user B searches posts (or products) related to the term “fan” to find out the price of a fan, posts with advertisements related to fans first appear at the top of a page where the search results appear, or banner advertisements related to fans appear at a certain location on the page.
In this way, existing online advertisements have generally used a method of displaying advertisements on screens of user terminals where search terms related to search terms set by advertisers are input to dispose advertisements or use related search functions (matching, including, mismatching, not including, etc., personal information), or when actual user terminals are at locations set in advance by advertisers to dispose advertisements, displaying the advertisements on the corresponding terminals to induce purchase.
Recently, Apple has introduced “app tracking transparency” as a privacy policy. Conventionally, companies such as Facebook have been selling advertising products that may be displayed as targeted advertisements by tracking and collecting large portions of users' personal information (search terms that users search, actual location information of user terminals, etc.). However, according to Apple's policy, an era has arrived in which advertisers cannot track personal information of users using Apple devices without the consent of the users.
In other terms, an era has arrived in which technologies that enable data search on the Internet by new methods are needed, rather than the existing methods where personal information is the main search medium.
Recently, in the case of products or services sold in online shopping malls among various services for e-commerce, the lowest selling price is mostly disclosed through major portal sites, and the information on the lowest selling price is provided to people as a universal service so that anyone can know the lowest selling price.
Due to this environment, competition between companies is becoming increasingly fierce, and naturally, even if advertising expenses are spent, a margin due to advertising expenses is decreasing.
In recent years, most online e-commerce sales methods have involved having product sellers spend money and time to take photos of products to be sold one by one, edit the photos, and upload the photos onto a server on the Internet along with related information, etc., after which the advertised products are purchased from portals with large numbers of web pages and visitors, etc., and corresponding advertisements are displayed to induce users to purchase the products.
Recently, various online platforms have been launched. For example, Amazon in the US has opened its database and services to the outside in the form of an open application program interface (API). This allows other websites to pick up and upload information such as prices and product details from Amazon's product database (DB) and use Amazon's payment system and shopping cart.
This means that an era has arrived in which even ordinary netizens who do not actually have products can benefit economically from activities that affect online sales on the Internet.
As discussed above, since it is becoming increasingly difficult for advertisers to secure users' personal information (such as search terms input by users or actual location information of user terminals) as a means of displaying advertisements, a new search method is required, and a new product trading method is required accordingly.
In addition, the existing technologies can be used to search for products related to time information by adding the time information as a search term, but there is a problem that the existing technology can only serve to search for products related to tag information containing information on time instead of search terms, as in the case of using general search terms.
In addition, when users want to search for a product that actually corresponds to space coordinates corresponding to a specific height from a location specified by a specific latitude and longitude, even if the corresponding space coordinates are only one specific set of space coordinates, the corresponding space coordinates are all different space coordinates, which exist almost infinitely, depending on past, present, and future points in time, and a technology capable of mainly searching for and trading products according to the space-time coordinates into which countless time coordinates are integrated is required.
The existing related technologies are generally used to provide people with information on an address of a store, a price of a product, etc., to sell the product or service, and do not allow products with integrated space coordinates and time coordinates according to all the space coordinates of a boundary of an area occupied by the corresponding store within a building or the specific latitude, longitude, and height information for the products displayed within the store to be easily searched for. In addition, even if there is only one specific product, when the specific product is related to countless space-time coordinates, it is impossible to distinguish transaction conditions of the same product and trade the product according to each existing set of space-time coordinates.
However, as in the case of Amazon described above, an era has arrived in which, even if netizens do not actually have a product (or have a service), online technology capable of reselling products (or services) that are already being sold is required. For example, an overseas tourist finds a pair of shoes he/she likes at a height of 1 meter on a left shelf of a shoe store on the third floor of a shopping center while traveling. Thereafter, when the tourist wants to show the shoes to other people and encourage people to purchase the shoes for the purpose of reselling the shoes, a technology capable of allowing people to search for a product at space coordinates corresponding to the specific height from the location specified by the corresponding latitude and longitude and the products to be resold to netizens who have searched for the products is required.
Meanwhile, in the case where the space-time coordinates of the displayed shoes are likely to change, a technology capable of searching for and trading shoes according to different space-time coordinates that change in such cases is required.
The present invention is intended to solve the problems of the above-described related art, and there is a problem in that the existing data storage system stored on the Internet does not necessarily assign and store meta-space-time coordinates into which the actual location (latitude and longitude) and height information for a product (or service) that is being sold in an online or offline store, etc., and time (or period) information for a specific coordinate corresponding thereto are integrated.
Accordingly, the present invention is to identify or detect a product (or service) in real time (through artificial intelligence, etc.) through image information, VR, AR, a barcode, sound, smell, pressure, etc., in order to assign space-time coordinates to an online or offline product or service in real time, and to allow netizens, who are third parties, rather than original sellers, to search for and access the product assigned the integrated space-time coordinates online through the space-time coordinates so that the netizens can resell the product, thereby sharing a certain amount of revenue with the corresponding netizens.
The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing exemplary embodiments thereof in detail with reference to the attached drawings, in which:
A meta-space-time product trading device for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a meta-space-time product coordinate generator and a purchase interface, a geographic information database, a store information storage device, a product information storage device, a resale product information database, a trading information log database, a transaction data block, etc.
The meta-space-time product coordinate generator may be configured to include a meta-space-time product coordinate generation terminal (hereinafter referred to as a “product coordinate terminal”), and configured to include an account access interface, a product identification interface, a store setting interface, a detailed product information interface, a meta-space-time product coordinate setting interface, a resale information generation interface, a resale approval interface, a product selection interface, etc.
The account access interface may be configured to include a reseller account login module, an original seller account login module, a buyer account login module, a settlement management module, an account information input module, etc.
The product identification interface may be configured to include a product identification module archive indicator, an image information identification module, a virtual reality (VR) identification module, an augmented reality (AR) identification module, a barcode identification module, a sound detection module, a smell detection module, a pressure detection module, a product identification code information input module, a product location information identification module, a product height information identification module, etc.
The store setting interface may be configured to include a store archive indicator, a store location information identification module, a store selection information identification module, a detailed store information indicator, etc.
The detailed product information interface may be configured to include a detailed product information indicator, etc.
The meta-space-time product coordinate setting interface may be configured to include a product location coordinate setting module, a product height coordinate setting module, a product point-in-time coordinate setting module, a product period coordinate setting module, etc.
The resale information generation interface may be configured to include a resale product information registration module, a resale product block information generation module, a resale product information registration point-in-time information identification module, a resale product information reset application module, etc.
The resale approval interface may be configured to include a resale product information reset approval module, a resale approval module, etc.
The product selection interface may be configured to include a product search information input module, a product archive indicator, a product selection module, etc.
The meta-space-time product search and access device for implementing the present invention may be installed in a product coordinate terminal and can be configured including a meta-space-time product search interface, a meta-space-time product access interface, etc.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of generating meta-space-time product coordinates using an identification or detection method is a method of identifying or detecting a product or service through a schedule identification or detection means installed in a product coordinate terminal, generating the meta-space-time product coordinates to assign the generated meta-space-time product coordinates to the identified product or service. The method includes: logging in to each account login module of at least one of a reseller account, an original seller account, and a buyer account; identifying or detecting a product by at least one of a product identification interface image information identification module, a virtual reality (VR) identification module, an augmented reality (AR) identification module, a barcode identification module, a sound detection module, a smell detection module, a pressure detection module, and a product identification code information input module of a product identification interface; outputting a store list of products identified (or detected) by the product identification interface or a store list identified by a store location information identification module through a store archive indicator; selecting at least one store from among stores in the store list output from the store archive indicator; identifying at least one of latitude and longitude and height information from at least one of a product location coordinate setting module and a product height coordinate setting module; identifying or setting at least one of information on a point in time and a period from at least one of a product point-in-time coordinate setting module and a product period coordinate setting module; approving a resale of a product to which resale product information is assigned by a resale approval module according to a schedule protocol; assigning at least one of information on latitude and longitude, height, point in time, and period identified or set by at least one of a product location coordinate setting module, a product height coordinate setting module, a product point-in-time coordinate setting module, and a product period coordinate setting module to the comprehensive product information stored in a product information storage device; and generating resale product information for recording resale product information in a resale product information database synchronized with comprehensive product information stored in the product information storage device, and recording the generated resale product information in the database.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method of generating meta-space-time product coordinates of a selection method is a method of selecting a product or service through a product selection module, generating meta-space-time product coordinates, and assigning the generated meta-space-time product coordinates to the selected product or service. The method includes: logging in to each account login module of at least one of a reseller account, an original seller account, and a buyer account; selecting the product through the product selection module; outputting a store list of products selected through the product selection module through a store archive indicator; identifying or setting at least one of information on a point in time and a period from at least one of a product point-in-time coordinate setting module and a product period coordinate setting module; approving a resale of a product to which resale product information is assigned by a resale approval module according to a schedule protocol; assigning at least one of information on latitude and longitude, height, point in time, and period identified or set by at least one of a product location coordinate setting module, a product height coordinate setting module, a product point-in-time coordinate setting module, and a product period coordinate setting module to the comprehensive product information stored in a product information storage device; and generating resale product information for assigning resale product information to the comprehensive product information stored in a product information storage device, and assigning the generated resale product information to the corresponding comprehensive product information.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a meta-space-time-based product trading method is a method for trading a product assigned meta space-time coordinates online. The method includes: inputting at least one of information of latitude and longitude, height, point in time, and period of a product to be searched to input information for searching a product assigned resale product information through a meta-space-time product information input module; outputting a list of products assigned the resale product information on a screen of a product coordinate terminal through a meta-space-time product search result archive indicator; accessing a meta-space-time product access module to access comprehensive product information of one of the products among the list of products output on the screen of the product coordinate terminal; executing a function of purchasing the product assigned the resale product information accessed through the meta-space-time product access module; and storing trading-related information for a resale product in a trading information log database.
As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to assign the coordinates corresponding to the actual latitude and longitude of the product and the actual height information (or floor of the building, etc.) for the product to the product (service) sold in the online or offline store, etc.
According to the present invention, it is possible to assign the space-time coordinates in which the actual latitude and longitude of the product and the actual height information (or floor of the building, etc.) for the product and the specific time (or period) information are integrated to the product (or service) that is being sold in the online or offline store, etc.
According to the present invention, it is possible to identify or detect the product (or service) that is being sold in an online or offline store in real time (through artificial intelligence, etc.) using visual information, VR, AR, a barcode, sound, smell, pressure, specific code information, etc., identify the actual latitude and longitude of the product (or service) identified or detected in real time and the actual height information (or which floor of the building the product is on) in real time, search for and access the assigned product or service online through the space-time coordinates by assigning the space-time coordinates in which information on a certain point in time and period is integrated with the identified information, thereby allowing the third party, rather than the original seller of the product, to resell the product online and sharing a certain amount of revenue with the third party.
A meta-space-time product trading device 1 for implementing the present invention is disclosed.
A meta-space-time product trading device 1 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a meta-space-time product coordinate generator 110 and a purchase interface 130, a geographic information database 170, a store information storage device 140, a product information storage device 150, a resale product information database 120, a trading information log database 180, a transaction data block 160, etc.
The meta-space-time product coordinate generator 110 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a meta-space-time product coordinate generation terminal (hereinafter referred to as a product coordinate terminal). Such a terminal may be implemented in the form of a tablet, a personal computer (PC), a smartphone, etc., in which a browser, etc., which may access a database, an interface, etc., for the present invention through the Internet, is installed.
The meta-space-time product coordinate generation device for implementing the present invention may be configured to include an account access interface 111, a product identification interface 112, a store setting interface 113, a detailed product information interface 114, a meta-space-time product coordinate setting interface, a resale information generation interface 116, a resale approval interface, a product selection interface 118, etc.
The account access interface 111 may be configured to include
The product identification interface 112 may be configured to include
Each module in the product identification interface 112 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The product location information identification module 1151 may include a GPS receiver for basic location determination, and may further incorporate additional hardware components and technical configurations for enhanced precision.
The GPS receiver may be coupled with a signal processing unit for basic coordinate calculation, and may be supplemented with additional positioning technologies for indoor environments where GPS signals may be compromised or unavailable. The indoor positioning system may include a multi-antenna array that may perform continuous real-time triangulation using signals received from strategically placed indoor positioning beacons throughout the facility. This system may work in conjunction with inertial measurement units that may contain integrated accelerometers, gyroscopes, and magnetometers to provide uninterrupted positioning data even when transitioning between different areas of the facility.
The module, while maintaining its core GPS functionality, may further enhance its positioning capabilities through ultra-wideband transceivers that may precisely measure distances to fixed reference points within the facility. These measurements may be complemented by Wi-Fi signal strength analysis, which may process signals from multiple access points to provide additional position verification and refinement.
To achieve optimal accuracy, the module may include a processor for GPS signal processing, and may further incorporate a dedicated signal processing unit that may implement sophisticated sensor fusion algorithms. This processing unit may continuously integrate GPS data with information from other available positioning systems, enabling the module to maintain precise position determination even during transitions between outdoor and indoor environments. Through this integrated approach, the system may achieve positioning accuracy within a certain centimeters under optimal conditions.
The height determination system may utilize the GPS receiver's altitude measurement capabilities, and may additionally employ an advanced barometric pressure sensor array that may be continuously calibrated against fixed reference points within the facility. This barometric system may work in tandem with the inertial measurement unit's accelerometers and gyroscopes to provide accurate height measurements even in complex multi-story environments where GPS-based altitude measurements alone might prove unreliable.
The store setting interface 113 may be configured to include
Each module in the store setting interface 113 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The detailed product information interface 114 may be configured to include (e.g., a function of outputting information such as a photo, a price, a sales time, a sales period, and a resale commission of a product identified in the product identification interface 112 or selected in the product selection interface 118)
The meta-space-time product coordinate setting interface may be configured to include
*The point in time is a specific date (year, month, day, etc.) and time (hour, minute, second, etc.).
Each module in the meta-space-time product coordinate setting interface may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The resale information creation interface may be configured to include
The transaction data block generation module implements several technological improvements to ensure secure and efficient processing of spatial-temporal coordinates. The system employs a specialized consensus mechanism specifically designed for validating spatial-temporal coordinates within the distributed network. This is accomplished through custom-designed smart contract protocols that verify the authenticity and accuracy of meta-space-time coordinates. The underlying distributed ledger architecture has been optimized for processing and storing spatial-temporal coordinate data, incorporating advanced cryptographic protocols that ensure coordinate authenticity while maintaining system performance.
The resale approval interface may be configured to include
Each module in the resale approval interface may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The product selection interface 118 may be configured to include
The purchase interface 130 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include
Each module in the product selection interface 118 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The geographic information database 170 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a product location information identification module 1151 for storing the latitude and longitude information and identifying the latitude and longitude of the product coordinate terminal at the time of the product identification through the product identification module archive indicator, and a function of transmitting and receiving the schedule information by the schedule protocol, etc.
Each module in the geographic information database 170 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The product position coordinate setting module 1151 incorporates advanced technical solutions for precise coordinate determination through a sophisticated sensor integration system. The module processes GPS data through a proprietary algorithm, achieving positioning accuracy within 10 centimeters in real-world environments. This precise positioning is accomplished by integrating data streams from multiple sources, including Wi-Fi positioning systems and indoor positioning beacons. The system actively compensates for signal interference through dynamic error correction mechanisms and continuously adjusts coordinate calculations based on real-time sensor fusion algorithms that process data from multiple input sources.
The meta-space-time product trading device 1 incorporates several technological innovations that enhance system reliability and performance. The system utilizes a sophisticated distributed database architecture that enables real-time coordinate processing across multiple nodes while maintaining data consistency. Advanced load balancing mechanisms automatically optimize system performance during peak trading periods by dynamically allocating resources across the network. The system implements an intelligent caching system for frequently accessed coordinate data, significantly reducing response times. These technical components work in concert with fault-tolerant data synchronization protocols that ensure system reliability while maintaining high performance standards.
The store information storage device 140 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a function of storing comprehensive information for a store, such as a name, a photo, and a location of the store, etc.
The product information storage device 150 (a function of storing comprehensive product information for sales, such as a name, a photo, a price, and a resale commission of a product, etc.) may be configured to include
Each module in the store information storage device 140 and the product information storage device 150 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The resale product information database 120 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include the product information storage device 150, a function of recording related information of the product including the resale product information or the resale approval information, synchronized by the comprehensive product information and the schedule protocol, etc.
The trading information log database 180 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a function of storing the trading record information, etc.
The transaction data block 160 for implementing the present invention may be configured to include a function of recording certain tag information or hash, proof of work, version, previous block hash, Merkle root, time, difficulty target, mining information, nonce, header, body, information related to a transaction, and related trading record information, etc., in the form of a blockchain, an NFT, etc., for identifying or accessing a certain commission amount or commission rate information for resale, an original seller account, a reseller account, account information, comprehensive product information (latitude, longitude, height, point in time, period, etc.).
Each module in the resale product information database 120, the trading information log database 180, and the transaction data block 160 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
The meta-space-time product search and access device 2 for implementing the present invention may be installed in a product coordinate terminal and may be configured to include a meta-space-time product search interface 210, a meta-space-time product access interface 220, etc.
Each module in the meta-space-time product search and access device 2 may be implemented with computer program codes for performing the respective functionality.
As an example, there is a painter who has 3 million followers and paints pictures of the future. This painter has uploaded many his/her paintings based on 0:00 on Dec. 24, 2030, on social media.
When this painter tries to resell the shoes online, the most advantageous search keyword is not shoes, but 0:00 on Dec. 24, 2030.
Even if the purpose is to sell the shoes, but the actual shoes and this date are completely unrelated, due to the nature of the Internet, pages with high user traffic are more advantageous for selling products or services compared to pages with low user traffic.
According to the present invention, in such cases, as the search, advertisement, and distribution markets change due to problems with personal information collection, etc., the corresponding shoes may be searched for through a search centered on the space-time coordinates into which the space coordinates (latitude and longitude that are 1D location information of the shoes displayed on the store shelf, and 3D height information) of the products displayed in the shoe store are integrated and the time coordinates of 0:00 on Dec. 24, 2030, are integrated, and the shoes may be traded by netizens through the search.
As another example, high school student Kim Cheol-su tries to identify products in an offline store by capturing the products with a camera to resell the products. In this case, when the products are captured, the artificial intelligence immediately identifies what kind of product it is in real time, and the identified product is assigned the integrated space-time coordinates in real time, and the search (or access) and trading for the products may be performed.
As another example,
Middle school student Kim Young-hee tries to resell products (or services) that are being sold online. However, the existing technology may search for and resell products or services into which the space-time coordinates are integrated only in the environment where the products or services mainly exist on the Internet, and may not search for and resell products for which this is not the case. However, according to the present invention, in such cases, the coordinates based on the latitude and longitude, and the height information of the actual products (or services) are identified in real time, and the space-time coordinates in which the certain point-in-time (or period) information is integrated are assigned to the identified coordinates, and netizens can search for (or access) and trade the products or services, and as a result, middle school student Kim Young-hee may share a certain amount of revenue with the original seller of the product.
Meanwhile, according to the present invention, in addition to the case where the artificial intelligence identifies images captured with a camera, etc., to identify products (or services), the space-time coordinates are integrated and assigned in real time to products (or services) that are identified online or offline through the VR, the AR, etc., using desk top VR, projected VR, immerse VR using a head mounted display (HMD), a computer assisted virtual environment (CAVE), and other devices (smart glasses, a device for detecting Braille or pressure, a device for detecting sound, a device for detecting smell, etc.), and the search (or access) and trade for the products or services can be performed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2022-0100989 | Aug 2022 | KR | national |
This application is a continuation-in-part application of International Application No. PCT/KR2023/011929, filed Aug. 11, 2023, which claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2022-0100989, filed Aug. 11, 2022, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| Parent | PCT/KR2023/011929 | Aug 2023 | WO |
| Child | 19051129 | US |
