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METHOD FOR SEARCHING FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION
CERTIFICATE, AND ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION TERMINAL
Technical Field
[1] The present invention relates to the field of Internet, and more
particularly to a method of searching
the electronic transaction and an electronic transaction terminal.
Background Technology
[2] E-commerce refers to the activities related to transaction or service as
an electronic transaction
method on the Internet based on the information network technology. It made
every part of the
conventional commerce activities electronically and network-based. In the open
Internet, e-
commerce is applied on basis of the browser/server and can achieve the
activities related to online
shopping for consumers, online transaction between merchants, online payment
and so on.
[3] In the current E-commerce system, the product or service is considered as
the transaction object,
which is shown as pictures, texts, audios and videos in the third-party E-
commerce trade platform.
Users usually can acquire the product information from search engine or search
unit of the third-
party e-commerce trade platform. But the product information includes the
basic information only
on basis of the current search technology, such as the product name and
product provider or an URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) link address of trade platform websites. If users
would like to know
more in details or purchase the product, they can click this URL link address
and browser the web
page of product provider or login the third-party e-commerce trade platform.
Besides, they need click
other buttons for purchasing after they are browsing the webpage of product
provider. That means
that the product information acquired from current search method includes
extremely limited
information due to its simple data structure based on current technology so
that users cannot order a
product and make a payment directly through the product information acquired
from current search
method.
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Technical Problem
[4] The example of the present invention provides a method for searching
the electronic transaction
certificate. The problem to be solved by this method is that the product
information acquired from
current search method includes extremely limited information due to its simple
data structure. For
users, they cannot order the product and make a payment directly through the
product information
acquired from the current search method.
Solutions of Problem
Technical Solutions
[5] For achieving the example of this present invention, which is a method
to search the electronic
transaction certificate. This method includes steps as below:
[6] Receiving the keywords searched by the user;
[7] Querying and output the corresponding information of the electronic
transaction terminal to
searched keywords;
[8] Receiving the request of foregoing information of the electronic
transaction terminal selected by
the user;
[9] Showing the corresponding electronic transaction certificate to the
information of the electronic
transaction terminal to the user;
[10] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate configures the link
including a webpage of the
order generation. The user can click this link to access to the webpage of the
order directly;
[11] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate configures that the
keywords is available for
search and query. One electronic transaction certificate corresponds to one
transaction object or
that of the same category.
[12] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate includes information
related to attributes,
transaction rules and settlement accounts of the transaction object at least.
[13] The foregoing electronic transaction terminal includes its identified
tag, the keywords of the
electronic transaction certificate, the link address of the showing interface
related to the product
wherein the foregoing electronic transaction terminal.
[14] The example of the present invention provides an electronic transaction
terminal. This terminal
comprises the following parts:
[15] Search keywords receiving unit is used to receive the keywords searched
by the user;
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[16] Query and output unit is used to query and output the corresponding
information of the
electronic transaction terminal to searched keywords;
[17] Switch unit is used to the request of foregoing information of the
electronic transaction terminal
selected by the user and load the showing interface of product wherein the
foregoing electronic
transaction terminal from the current operational interface.
[18] Output the electronic transaction certificate unit is used to show the
corresponding electronic
transaction certificate to the information of the electronic transaction
terminal to the user;
[19] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate configures the link
including a webpage of the
order generation. The user can click this link to access to the webpage of the
order directly;
[20] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate configures that the
keywords is available for
search and query. One electronic transaction certificate corresponds to one
transaction object or
that of the same category.
[21] The foregoing electronic transaction certificate includes information
related to attributes,
transaction rules and settlement accounts of the transaction object at least.
[22] The foregoing electronic transaction terminal includes its identified
tag, the keywords of the
electronic transaction certificate, the link address of the showing interface
related to the product
wherein the foregoing electronic transaction terminal.
Beneficial Effect
[23] In the examples of the present invention, users can acquire the
electronic transaction terminal
corresponding to the electronic transaction certificate directly via the
search engine. The electronic
transaction certificate wherein the electronic transaction terminal is
informative due to their rich
data structures, including information related to attributes, transaction
rules and settlement accounts
of the transaction object, as well as the configured link with a webpage of
order generation which
is accessed to the webpage for ordering directly by users. The problem to be
solved by this method
is that the product information acquired from current search method includes
extremely limited
information due to its simple data structure. For users, they cannot order the
product and make a
payment directly through the product information acquired from the current
search method.
Brief Description
[24] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a network environment applied by the
example of the present
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invention;
[25] Figure 2 is an implementation flow chart of the method for searching
electronic transaction
provided by an example of the present invention;
[26] Figure 3 is a structural diagram of an electronic transaction terminal
provided by an example of
the present invention;
Examples of The Present Invention
[27] For a clearer understanding of the objectives, technical solutions, and
advantages of the present
invention, the specific examples of the present invention will be described in
detail with reference
to the accompanying drawings. These specific examples described herein are
applied to explain
the present invention only but not limited to the present invention.
[28] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a network environment applied by the
example of the present
invention. For ease of description, shown here are the parts related to the
examples of the present
invention only.
[29] The electronic transaction certificate of transaction object is generated
wherein the generating
device of electronic transaction certificate 11 by a provider of transaction
object.
[30] In the examples of the present invention, the transaction object
comprises commodity or service
etc. The commodity can be physical or virtual.
[31] The provider of transaction object may be a commodity producer, a service
provider, or other
agency or individual authorized by the commodity manufacturer and service
provider, such as an
agent, a seller, and so on.
[32] The electronic transaction certificate is a kind of the electronic
identification information of the
transaction object such as product or service. It comprises information from
original source at least
to guarantee the information truly and originally. One electronic transaction
certificate corresponds
to one transaction object or that of the same category.
[33] In the example of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate is a read-write
electronic file. The user can order product or service, make a payment and
deliver directly based on
this electronic transaction certificate, no longer need to rely on traditional
methods such as
telephones, physical stores, or online stores, third-party trading platforms,
etc.
[34] In the examples of the present invention, electronic transaction
certificate can be generated
wherein the generating device of electronic transaction certificate 11 by the
provider of transaction
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object inputting transaction object information. The provider of transaction
object can send the
request of generating electronic transaction to the generating device of
electronic transaction
certificate 11 and configured the information of electronic transaction object
online according to the
configured webpage returned from the generating device of electronic
transaction certificate 11.
[35] An example of the present invention, the information of transaction
object can be input manually
into the generating device of electronic transaction certificate 11.
[36] As another example of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate can be generated
through data information system. For example, transaction object information
is imported by batch
processing in ERP system into the generating device 11 of electronic
transaction certificate.
[37] In the example of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate configures the link
including a webpage of the order generation. The user can click this link to
access to the webpage of
the order directly. This link can be bound to the purchasing button wherein
the electronic transaction
certificate.
[38] In the example of the present invention, input data should comprise
information related to
attributes, transaction rules and settlement accounts of the electronic
transaction at least.
[39] The information of attributes wherein input data should include relevant
description information
of a transaction object, such as the price, size, weight, production date,
expiry date, serial number,
manufacturer and so on.
[40] The information of settlement accounts is used to input description
information of accounts
settlement of the transaction object provider, such as bank account number,
account holder's name,
contact information and so on.
[41] The information of transaction rules wherein input data is from both
buyers and sellers, such as
payment method, refund policy, maintenance guarantee and so on.
[42] As a preferred example of the present invention, to ensure the stability,
reliability, veracity of the
electronic transaction certificate and avoid being tempered with the
electronic transaction certificate
in the network circulation, the electronic signature of transaction object
provider is written wherein
the electronic transaction certificate.
[43] To ensure the credibility of electronic transaction certificate and the
safety and convenience of
payment, as a preferred example of the present invention, the electronic
signature of payment
institution corresponding with settlement accounts is written wherein the
electronic transaction
certificate. The information of settlement accounts of the transaction object
provider from generated
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electronic transaction certificate and other related information is verified
by this electronic signature.
In this way, not only can the payment institution or other payment terminal
identify correctly this
electronic transaction certificate, but also the issue of identification
verification of the transaction
object provider is technically solved.
[44] The electronic transaction certificate generated by generating device of
electronic transaction
certificate 11 is stored wherein electronic transaction certificate database
12, and is configured with
the corresponding search keywords to be search and queried by users on the
Internet;
[45] This electronic transaction certificate configures the link including a
webpage of the order
generation. When the user purchases the transaction object from the
corresponding electronic
transaction certificate, the user can click this link to access to the webpage
of the order directly. In
the whole process, buyer can make a transaction with the transaction object
provider directly, no
longer need to login the third-party trade platform and make an order based on
the current E-
commerce schema;
[46] In an application of the present invention, there are many electronic
transaction terminal 13, not
only can these electronic transaction terminals 13 connect and communicate
each other via Internet,
but also can communicate with the search engine 14 via Internet.
[47] In the examples of the present invention, the users wherein the
electronic transaction terminals 13
can make connections each other and set up the various connection groups. So
that users wherein the
electronic transaction terminals 13 can post their own products' information
in the connection groups
and trade the products among the users wherein the electronic transaction
terminals 13. That means
every user wherein the electronic transaction terminals 13 can be considered
as a seller.
[48] As another example of the present invention, the user logs in the
electronic transaction terminals
13 (The logged electronic transaction terminals are named as the query
electronic transaction
terminals), and inputs the search keyword wherein the query electronic
transaction terminals 13. Not
only can this search keyword be the related information of transaction object,
such as the name,
functions etc., but also can be the information of the electronic transaction
object terminal, such as
the name of the electronic transaction object terminal.
[49] According to the search keywords inputted by the user, the query
electronic transaction terminals
13 can query the corresponding electronic transaction object terminal of the
transaction object on
Internet through the built-in search unit or the search engine 14. The search
engine 14 can return the
result of the corresponding electronic transaction terminal on the basis of
the search keywords
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inputted by the user from the query electronic transaction terminal 13. This
electronic transaction
terminal stores the electronic transaction certificate of the transaction
object.
[50] In this way, the user can acquire the electronic transaction certificate
of the transaction object from
the electronic transaction object terminal. This electronic transaction
certificate is used to trade
between users and provider of transaction object directly and generate the
online order, handle a
delivery of transaction object and make a payment and so on.
[51] As another example of the present invention, the user inputs the search
keywords wherein the
search engine 14 and search the corresponding electronic transaction object
terminal of the electronic
transaction certificate.
[52] The search engine 14 can output the result of the electronic transaction
object terminal
corresponding to the search keywords inputted by the user. The user can
acquire the electronic
transaction certificate corresponding to the transaction object after logging
in the query electronic
transaction terminal 13.Then, this electronic transaction certificate is used
to trade between users and
provider of transaction object directly and generate the online order, handle
a delivery of transaction
object and make a payment and so on.
[53] Figure 2 is shown an implementation flow chart of the method for
searching electronic transaction
provided by an example of the present invention, details are described as
below:
[54] In the step S201, receiving the search keywords inputted by the user;
[55] In the examples of the present invention, the search keywords are
inputted wherein the built-in
search unit of the electronic transaction terminal or the search engine 14.
[56] In the examples of the present invention, the search keywords inputted by
the user may be the
product or service name which the user tends to purchase, also may be the
product or service name
which the user does not tend to purchase.
[57] As an example of the present invention, the search engine can analyze the
purchasing intention of
users from the search keywords to optimize the search results for users.
[58] In the step S202, querying and outputting the results of the electronic
transaction object terminal
corresponding to searched keywords;
[59] The electronic transaction terminal can be a manufacturer or a dealer.
Every electronic transaction
terminal corresponds to the specific information of query keywords.
[60] In the examples of the present invention, the information of the
electronic transaction terminal is
stored wherein the database of the electronic transaction terminal from a
transaction object provider.
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The search unit of the electronic transaction terminal or the search engine
sends the request of the
query keywords when the keywords is inputted by the user to the database of
the electronic
transaction terminal. After getting the results of the corresponding
electronic transaction terminal,
the information of electronic transaction terminal is outputted to the user,
then the user can make a
decision according to this information of electronic transaction terminal.
[61] In the examples of the present invention, the information of the
electronic transaction terminal
comprises at least its identified tag, the link address of the showing
interface related to the product
wherein the foregoing electronic transaction terminal, and the keywords of the
electronic
transaction certificate. The selection of the user is clicking the link
address of the showing interface
related to the product.
[62] As another example of the present invention, the database of the
electronic transaction terminal is
configured wherein the search engine.
[63] In the step S203, receiving the request of this electronic transaction
terminal to the user;
[64] After outputting this electronic transaction terminal corresponding to
the search keywords into the
user's operational interface, waiting and receiving the link address which is
selected by the user. This
is receiving the request of this electronic transaction terminal to the user.
[65] In the step S204, showing the electronic transaction certificate
corresponding to the information
of electronic transaction terminal to the user.
[66] After receiving the request of this electronic transaction terminal to
the user, acquiring the showing
interface's information of this electronic transaction terminal and the
electronic transaction
certificate corresponding to the search keywords and outputting this
electronic transaction certificate
to the users. So that the users can order the product and make a payment
directly on the basis of the
electronic transaction certificate. The completion of this step is according
to sending the query
request of the information of this electronic transaction terminal to the
electronic transaction
certificate database.
[67] In the examples of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate database is
configured wherein the transaction object provider.
[68] As an example of the present invention, the keywords of the electronic
transaction certificate
comprise at least one or two above of the commodity's name, type,
specifications, price.
[69] In the examples of the present invention, the information of the showing
interface related to the
product wherein the electronic transaction terminal and the corresponding
electronic transaction
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certificate are outputted to the user. The thing is the user must register
himself as the user of the
electronic transaction terminal in advance.
[70] In the examples of the present invention, the users wherein the
electronic transaction terminals can
make connections each other and set up the various connection groups. So that
users wherein the
electronic transaction terminals can post their own products' information in
the connection groups
and trade the products among the users wherein the electronic transaction
terminals. That means
every user wherein the electronic transaction terminals can be considered as a
seller.
[71] As an example of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate is a kind of the
electronic identification information of the transaction object such as
product or service. It
comprises information from original source at least to guarantee the
information truly and
originally. One electronic transaction certificate corresponds to one
transaction object or that of the
same category.
[72] In the examples of the present invention, receiving the search keywords
from the user, querying
the information of electronic transaction terminal corresponding to the
electronic transaction
certificate on the basis of those search keywords. After that information of
electronic transaction
terminal is selected by the user, outputting the information of electronic
transaction terminal and
corresponding electronic transaction certificate into the showing interface of
the electronic
transaction terminal. So that the user of this electronic transaction terminal
can share and acquire the
product's electronic transaction certificate quickly wherein the same user's
group. The user can trade
with the transaction object's provider directly according to the data of this
electronic transaction
certificate. Also, the delivery of transaction object and payment can be
completed by this electronic
transaction certificate.
[73] Technician in this field is able to understand and achieve all of the
foregoing examples, or parts
of them can be commanded by the program wherein the related hardware. The
program for
executing foregoing steps can be stored in a readable storage medium. In
general, the readable
storage medium comprises the computer storage medium and the communication
medium. The
computer storage medium comprises the volatile storage and nonvolatile
storage, the removable
medium and non-removable medium achieved by any storage technology and method.
The storage
technology and method include the readable command, data structure, modules of
the program or
other data. The computer storage medium includes RAM, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM,
flash
memory, or other solid state medium, as well as CD-ROM, DVD or other optical
storage medium,
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as well as tape, disk or other magnetic storage device. However, technician in
this field can apply
but not limited to the foregoing computer storage media.
[74] Technician in this field can be able to understand and achieve all of the
foregoing examples, or
parts of them can be achieved by hardware, or related hardware is commanded by
the program. The
program for executing foregoing steps can be stored in a readable storage
media, which can be a
read-only memory, flash memory, disk or CD-ROM and so on.
[75] Figure 3 is a structural diagram of an electronic transaction terminal
provided by an example of
the present invention. For ease of description, shown here are the parts
related to the examples of
the present invention only.
[76] For ease of description, as these two examples of the electronic
transaction terminal 13a,13b.
The structures of 13a and 13b are the totally same. If it is assuming the
electronic transaction
terminal 13a as the query electronic transaction terminal, querying the
keywords inputted by the
user, then 13b can be considered as the electronic transaction terminal.
[77] The database of electronic transaction certificate 12 stores the
electronic transaction certificate of
the transaction object, every electronic transaction certificate is configured
the corresponding
information of search keywords. The user can acquire the electronic
transaction terminal
corresponding to the search keywords, then acquire the electronic transaction
certificate
corresponding to the electronic transaction terminal.
[78] The database of electronic transaction certificate 12 stores the
configured electronic transaction
certificate corresponding to the search keywords so that the users can search
and query easily.
[79] The search keywords receiving unit 132a,132b is configured the port of
the search engine
respectively. They make the communication among the electronic transaction
terminal 13a, 13b
and the search engine 14.
[80] As an example of the present invention, the user can login the electronic
transaction terminal
13a, and input the search keywords wherein the search keywords receiving unit
132a.
[81] As another example of the present invention, the user can input the
search keywords wherein the
search engine 14. The search engine can query and acquire the keywords of the
corresponding
electronic transaction certificate wherein the database of the electronic
transaction terminal 15
through Internet, then acquire the information of the electronic transaction
terminal corresponding
to the keywords of this electronic transaction certificate. For example, it
can be operated to next
step after the user must login and query the information of the electronic
transaction terminal 13b
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wherein the query electronic transaction terminal 13a.
[82] In the examples of the present invention, the information of electronic
transaction terminal is
stored wherein the electronic transaction terminal database from transaction
object provider. Then
the information of electronic transaction terminal comprises at least its
identified tag, the link
address of the showing interface related to the product wherein the foregoing
electronic transaction
terminal, and the keywords of the electronic transaction certificate.
[83] As another example of the present invention, the database of the
electronic transaction terminal
is configured wherein the search engine.
[84] In the examples of the present invention, the query output unit 133a
acquires the information of
electronic transaction terminal and output it to the user, then that
information is ready to be selected
by the user, such as the user has selected the electronic transaction terminal
13b. The switch unit
134a switches the current operational interface to showing interface of
product wherein the
electronic transaction terminal 13b when the switch unit 134a has received the
command related to
the electronic transaction terminal 13b.
[85] The user can acquire the corresponding electronic transaction certificate
after the user has
received the electronic transaction terminal.
[86] The electronic transaction certificate output unit 135b acquires the
electronic transaction certificate
wherein the electronic transaction terminal from the database of electronic
transaction certificate 12
and outputs it to the showing interface of the electronic transaction terminal
13b wherein the query
electronic transaction terminal 13a. The electronic transaction certificate is
configured the link
address with a webpage of order generation ,the user can trade with the
transaction object's provider
directly according to the data or the link of this electronic transaction
certificate. Also, the delivery
of transaction object and payment can be completed by this electronic
transaction certificate.
[87] In the examples of the present invention, the electronic transaction
certificate database is
configured wherein the transaction object provider.
[88] The examples of the present invention show the method of searching the
electronic transaction
certificate and the electronic transaction terminal. So that users can acquire
the electronic transaction
certificate directly via specific electronic transaction terminal on the basis
of the search engine. The
electronic transaction certificate is informative due to their rich data
structures, including information
related to attributes, transaction rules and settlement accounts of the
transaction object. The
electronic transaction certificate is also configured the link address with a
webpage of order
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generation ,the user can trade with the transaction object's provider directly
according to the data or
the link of this electronic transaction certificate. Also, the delivery of
transaction object and payment
can be completed by this electronic transaction certificate.
[89] The foregoing descriptions are merely preferred examples of the present
invention but not
limited to the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement,
and improvement
made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be
included in the protection of
the present invention.
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