Granted Patent B2

US 12,555,144 · App. 18/023,362 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventor: Jae Suk Lee (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: Cafe24 Corp.

G06Q30/0282

Abstract

Claims (80)

1 . A method for evaluating a product review, the method being performed by a server and including:

connecting the server to each of a plurality of different shopping malls of varying platforms;

displaying a search box through which a review of a product is searched by accessing the connected plurality of different shopping malls, respectively, the search box displayed on a buyer terminal;

receiving, from the buyer terminal, a keyword that is input via the search box;

extracting product review information as a search result corresponding to the input keyword, the extracted product review information including shopping mall identification information for identifying a shopping mall of the plurality of different shopping malls which sold a product corresponding to the product review information and at least one piece of product review information from each of the plurality of different shopping malls;

displaying the extracted product review information on the buyer terminal;

inputting, from the buyer terminal, a review evaluation corresponding to the product review;

updating a database of product reviews based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal; and

storing the review evaluation in the database in association with the product review,

wherein the database includes a previous review evaluation corresponding to the product review, the previous review evaluation updated when a purchase decision is made in one of the plurality of shopping malls based on the at least one piece of product review information displayed on the buyer terminal,

wherein the product review information is extracted from each of the plurality of different shopping malls and indicates a specific shopping mall for each of the plurality of different shopping malls,

wherein the displayed product review information is arranged on a display of the buyer terminal according to the plurality of different shopping malls, and

wherein the displayed product review information includes the product review, the updated review evaluation, reviewer information of the product review, and a universal resource locator (URL) linking to at least one of a page of the product review of the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information and a page for purchasing the product from the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the review evaluation is a score; and

the review evaluation is displayed on the buyer terminal as at least one of a grade, a number, and a star rating.

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the product review information extracted from the respective shopping malls further includes at least one of:

order identification information corresponding to the product review information; and

product identification information for identifying the product corresponding to the product review information.

4 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the reviewer information includes a hash value based on a user name and user phone number, and

wherein the hash value uniquely identifies a same reviewer using different IDs in the plurality of different shopping malls.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the product review information further includes a writer evaluation corresponding to the reviewer information.

6 . The method of claim 5 , further including:

updating the writer evaluation based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal; and

storing the updated writer evaluation in a database in association with the reviewer information.

7 . A device for evaluating a product review, the device including:

a server that connects to each of a plurality of different shopping malls of varying platforms;

a search box display portion for displaying a search box through which a review of a product is searched by accessing the connected plurality of different shopping malls, respectively, the search box displayed on a buyer terminal;

a search processing portion for

receiving, from the buyer terminal, a keyword that is input via the search box,

extracting product review information as a search result corresponding to the input keyword, the extracted product review information including shopping mall identification information for identifying a shopping mall of the plurality of different shopping malls which sold a product corresponding to the product review information and at least one piece of product review information from each of the plurality of different shopping malls, and

displaying the extracted product review information on the buyer terminal; and

an evaluation processing portion for

inputting, from the buyer terminal, a review evaluation corresponding to the product review,

updating a database of product reviews based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal, and

storing the review evaluation in the database in association with the product review,

wherein the database includes a previous review evaluation corresponding to the product review, the previous review evaluation updated when a purchase decision is made in one of the plurality of shopping malls based on the at least one piece of product review information displayed on the buyer terminal,

wherein the product review information is extracted from each of the plurality of different shopping malls and indicates a specific shopping mall for each of the plurality of different shopping malls,

wherein the displayed product review information is arranged on a display of the buyer terminal according to the plurality of different shopping malls, and

wherein the displayed product review information includes the product review, the updated review evaluation, reviewer information of the product review, and a universal resource locator (URL) linking to at least one of a page of the product review of the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information and a page for purchasing the product from the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information.

8 . The device of claim 7 , wherein:

the review evaluation is a score; and

the review evaluation is displayed on the buyer terminal as at least one of a grade, a number, and a star rating.

9 . The device of claim 7 ,

wherein the product review information extracted from the respective shopping malls further includes at least one of:

order identification information corresponding to the product review information; and

product identification information for identifying the product corresponding to the product review information.

10 . The device of claim 7 ,

wherein the reviewer information includes a hash value based on a user name and user phone number, and

wherein the hash value uniquely identifies a same reviewer using different IDs in the plurality of different shopping malls.

11 . The device of claim 7 , wherein the product review information further includes a writer evaluation corresponding to the reviewer information.

12 . The device of claim 11 , wherein the evaluation processing portion updates the writer evaluation based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal, and stores the updated writer evaluation in a database in association with the reviewer information.

13 . A system for evaluating a product review, the system including:

a buyer terminal; and

a server that connects to each of a plurality of different shopping malls of varying platforms, the server including a control server for

displaying a search box through which a review of a product is searched by accessing the connected plurality of different shopping malls, respectively, the search box displayed on the buyer terminal;

receiving, from the buyer terminal, a keyword that is input via the search box,

extracting product review information as a search result corresponding to the input keyword, the extracted product review information including shopping mall identification information for identifying a shopping mall of the plurality of different shopping malls which sold a product corresponding to the product review information and at least one piece of product review information from each of the plurality of different shopping malls,

displaying the extracted product review information on the buyer terminal,

inputting, from the buyer terminal, a review evaluation corresponding to the product review,

updating a database of product reviews based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal, and

storing the review evaluation in the database in association with the product review,

wherein the database includes a previous review evaluation corresponding to the product review, the previous review evaluation updated when a purchase decision is made in one of the plurality of shopping malls based on the at least one piece of product review information displayed on the buyer terminal,

wherein the product review information is extracted from each of the plurality of different shopping malls and indicates a specific shopping mall for each of the plurality of different shopping malls,

wherein the displayed product review information is arranged on a display of the buyer terminal according to the plurality of different shopping malls, and

wherein the displayed product review information includes the product review, the updated review evaluation, reviewer information of the product review, and a universal resource locator (URL) linking to at least one of a page of the product review of the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information and a page for purchasing the product from the shopping mall identified by the shopping mall identification information.

14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein:

the review evaluation is a score; and

the review evaluation is displayed on the buyer terminal as at least one of a grade, a number, and a star rating.

15 . The system of claim 13 ,

wherein the product review information extracted from the respective shopping malls further includes at least one of:

order identification information corresponding to the product review information; and

product identification information for identifying the product corresponding to the product review information.

16 . The system of claim 13 ,

wherein the reviewer information includes a hash value based on a user name and user phone number, and

wherein the hash value uniquely identifies a same reviewer using different IDs in the plurality of different shopping malls.

17 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the product review information further includes a writer evaluation corresponding to the reviewer information.

18 . The system of claim 17 , wherein the control server updates the writer evaluation based on the review evaluation input from the buyer terminal, and stores the updated writer evaluation in a database in association with the reviewer information.

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