JP6297196B1 - Alternative currency management method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An alternative currency management method, a management apparatus, and a program, such as virtual currency such as points, gift certificates, coupons, bit coins, and Ethereum are provided. Based on user location information received from at least one of a user client and a store client and information related to the presence / absence of product selection, the user status determination module of the alternative currency management device A user status determination step for generating user status information, which is information relating to the presence or absence of product selection; and an evaluation criterion setting module that determines evaluation criteria for a plurality of alternative currencies that can be used by the user client based on the generated user status information. An evaluation criterion setting step to be set; and a priority calculation module generates priority information that calculates priority for a plurality of alternative currencies or weight information that calculates weights for a plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criterion A priority calculation step; [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a management method, a management device, and a program for an alternative currency such as a point, a gift certificate, a coupon, a virtual currency such as bitcoin or Ethereum.

  In the current market, in addition to currencies recognized among countries, various value transmission means (hereinafter referred to as “alternative currency”) issued for the purpose of corporate sales, sales, marketing, distribution, funding, etc. ]). Examples of alternative currencies include credit card points, airline mileage, paper gift certificates, digital gift certificates, SNS gift coupons, and virtual currencies such as bit coins and Ethereum.

  Each alternative currency is issued by a different issuer (generally a company) and managed through different systems. The user obtains alternative currency by various methods such as purchase, gift, accumulation, etc. In this case, since the system has different systems depending on the type of alternative currency, that is, the system is distributed, each issuing entity It must be queried, managed and used through various services (application clients, IC / magnetic cards, etc.) provided by. In this way, because of the dispersibility of alternative currencies, it is difficult for the user to know the alternative currency owned by the user, and to know the best efficiency in what circumstances and how to use it. The current situation requires a lot of effort.

  In particular, the initial coin offering (ICO: Initial Coin Offering) of virtual currency based on Bitcoin and Ethereum has increased rapidly, and various types of virtual currency have been issued at one time. Is excessive. Such a trend is deepening the decentralization of alternative currencies and hindering the efficient use of alternative currencies by users.

Korean Published Patent No. 10-20160-083733

  Eventually, the user has the problem of not using it properly despite the utility of the alternative currency due to excessive decentralization of the alternative currency, and the issuer has not used the issued alternative currency for a long time Therefore, it has the problem of being recorded as a liability in the financial statements. In particular, in the case of virtual currency, due to excessive decentralization of virtual currency, it is difficult to improve the circulation volume of virtual currency in the real economy, which means that the possibility of inflation for virtual currency will gradually increase. There was a problem.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide the user with the convenience of managing and using an alternative currency and transferring it to another person, and for the issuing entity / administration entity / sales entity with the user's alternative currency in his system. To provide an alternative currency management method, management apparatus, and program that provide an opportunity to withdraw.

Hereinafter, specific means for achieving the object of the present invention will be described.
An object of the present invention is to receive from at least one of the user client and the store client a user status determination module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device connected to the user client and the store client via a network. A user status determination step for generating user status information, which is information regarding whether a user has entered a store or whether a product has been selected, based on product location information to be performed and product selection information, which is information regarding whether a product has been selected; An evaluation criterion setting step in which an evaluation criterion setting module, which is a component of a management device, sets evaluation criteria for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client based on the generated user status information; Priority calculation module which is a component of currency management device A priority calculation step for generating priority information for calculating priority for the plurality of alternative currencies or weighting information for calculating weights for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criteria; A recommended alternative currency list in which a list providing module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, generates a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information or the weight information, and provides the recommendation list to the user client A plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list, wherein the clustering module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, uses the usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some of all users as a reference A clustering step of clustering a plurality of alternative currency groups; and the alternative currency management device The condition information module which is a component of the cash value, the discount rate, the discount form, the usable product, the usable store, the validity period of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency having the usage amount greater than or equal to the specific amount, And a condition information collecting step for collecting condition information including at least one of alternative currencies that can be used together; and the condition information module includes the collected condition information in the alternative currency group A condition information sending step for sending to an issuer client which is a client of an issuer who issued an alternative currency; receiving condition information for the condition information module to receive modified condition information relating to a specific alternative currency from the issuer client; And providing an alternative currency management method comprising:

  When it is determined in the user state determination step that the user has entered a specific store, the evaluation standard setting step includes the number of products that can be used in a specific alternative currency in the evaluation standard, and the priority ranking In the calculation step, the higher the number of usable products, the higher the priority or the higher weight value, and when it is determined in the user state determination step that the user has selected a specific product, the evaluation criterion setting step In the evaluation criteria, the number of usable products in a specific alternative currency is included, and in the priority calculation step, a lower priority or a lower weight value is given as the number of usable products increases. Can be a feature.

  Another object of the present invention is a product that is connected to a user client and a store client via a network and receives information about user location information and product selection received from at least one of the user client and the store client. Based on the selection information, a user status determination module that generates user status information that is information regarding whether the user has entered the store or whether the product has been selected; and based on the user status information generated by the user status determination module, An evaluation criteria setting module for setting evaluation criteria for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client; and a priority order for the plurality of alternative currencies is calculated based on the evaluation criteria set by the evaluation criteria setting module. Priority information or the plurality of alternative currencies A priority calculation module that generates weight information that calculates weight values to be generated; a recommendation list is generated based on the priority information calculated by the priority calculation module or the weight information; A list providing module for providing a recommended list; and a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommended list generated by the list providing module based on a usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some of all users A clustering module for clustering into a plurality of alternative currency groups; cash value, discount rate, discount form, usable product, usable store, validity period of the alternative currency group including an alternative currency having a usage amount greater than or less than a specific amount And condition information including at least one of the alternative currencies that can be used together A condition for sending the condition information of the alternative currency group to an issuer client, which is a client of an issuer that issues and issues an alternative currency, and receiving modified condition information on a specific alternative currency from the issuer client This can be achieved by providing an alternative currency management device including an information module.

  When the user status determination module determines that the user has entered a specific store, the evaluation criteria setting module includes the number of products that can be used in a specific alternative currency in the evaluation criteria, and the priority ranking In the calculation module, the higher the number of usable products, the higher the priority or the higher weight value, and when the user status determination module determines that the user has selected a specific product, the evaluation criterion setting module The evaluation criterion includes the number of usable products in a specific alternative currency, and the priority calculation module assigns a lower priority or a lower weight value as the number of usable products increases. Can be a feature.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a user status determination module, which is a component of an alternative currency management apparatus connected to a user client and a store client via a network, at least one of the user client and the store client. A user state determination step for generating user state information, which is information regarding presence / absence of product entry, and presence / absence of product selection, on the basis of user position information received from the product and product selection information that is information regarding product selection; An evaluation standard setting step in which an evaluation standard setting module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, sets evaluation standards for a plurality of alternative currencies that can be used by the user client, based on the generated user status information; A priority order which is a component of the alternative currency management device; A priority calculation step in which a calculation module generates, based on the evaluation criteria, priority information obtained by calculating priorities for the plurality of alternative currencies or weight information obtained by calculating weights for the plurality of alternative currencies; A recommended alternative currency list in which a list providing module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, generates a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information or the weight information, and provides the recommendation list to the user client A plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list, wherein the clustering module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, uses the usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some of all users as a reference A clustering step of clustering a plurality of alternative currency groups; The condition information module, which is a component of the management device, includes a cash value, a discount rate, a discount form, a usable product, a usable store, and a valid store of the alternate currency group including an alternate currency having a usage amount greater than or equal to a specific amount. A condition information collecting step for collecting condition information including at least one of a period and an alternative currency that can be used together; and wherein the condition information module includes the collected condition information in the alternative currency group A condition information sending step for sending to an issuer client which is a client of an issuer who issued the alternative currency; a condition for the condition information module to receive modified condition information relating to a specific alternative currency from the issuer client; A program stored in a recording medium for performing an alternative currency management method on a computer, comprising: an information receiving step; Can be achieved by providing.

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.
First, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user's alternative currency management and use are optimized, and an effect that an alternative currency that has been difficult to use can be easily accumulated and used.

  Secondly, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an effect that the issuer can re-input conditions to improve the usage amount occurs for an alternative currency with a low usage amount of the user.

  The following drawings attached to the present specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention together with the detailed description of the invention. Should not be construed as being limited to the matter described in such drawings.

1 shows an alternative currency management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a mimetic diagram showing concretely an alternative currency management device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 3 shows a database connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows the alternative currency management method which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the alternative currency management method after S13 based on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the alternative currency management method after S13 based on one Embodiment of this invention.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, a preferred embodiment in which a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention can carry out the present invention will be described in detail. However, in describing the operating principle for the preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail, when it is determined that there is a possibility that specific descriptions of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  In addition, the same reference numerals are given to parts having similar functions and operations throughout the drawings. In addition, in the whole specification, a part is “connected” to another part not only when it is “directly connected” but also “indirectly” through another element in the middle. It is also included when it is connected to. In addition, “including” a certain component means that the component can be further included other than the other components unless otherwise stated.

Alternative Currency Management System FIG. 1 shows an alternative currency management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an alternative currency management system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user client 10, a store client 11, a server 12, and a server 12. An alternative currency management apparatus 13 and a database 14 may be included.

  In addition to the currency that has been recognized among countries in the current market, the alternative currency is a variety of value transmission means that are issued for the purpose of business sales, sales, marketing, distribution, funding, etc. This means that examples of alternative currencies include credit card points, airline mileage, paper gift certificates, digital gift certificates, SNS gift coupons, and virtual currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.

  The network indicates a communication path among the user client 10, the store client 11, and the server 12. In one embodiment, the network is the Internet. The network can also use a dedicated or private communication link (eg, VPN, WAN, MAN or LAN) that is not an integral part of the Internet. The network uses standard communication technologies and / or protocols.

  A user (User) is one type of user of the alternative currency management system 1. The user uses the user client 10 to store information on the best alternative currency or a product (store) that can use the alternative currency in the alternative currency management system 1 based on a series of specific parameters. Request. Subsequently, the alternative currency management system (1) provides users with a list of potential alternative currencies, products, and stores that are optimally matched with the specific parameters provided by the user.

  The user client 10 means a client (Client) such as a portable terminal used by the user, and is a component used for interaction between the user and the alternative currency management system 1. The user client 10 may be a computer such as a personal computer (PC), a desktop personal computer, a notebook personal computer, a smartphone, or the like, or a device including the computer. A computer is a device that has one or more general or special purpose processors, memory, storage, and network components (wired or wireless). The device may be an operating system such as, for example, Microsoft Windows (registered trademark) -compatible operating system (OS), Apple OS X or iOS, Linus distribution, or Google's Android OS. In some embodiments, the user client 10 may use a web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, and / or Opera as an interface for interacting with the alternative currency management system 1. it can.

  The store client 11 is a client such as a POS device installed in the store, and is a component that fulfills a role of recognizing the user and a role of having the user input a product that the user wants to purchase by the store staff.

  In connection with the user recognition of the store client 11, a short distance signal such as sound wave, RFID, BLE, Wi-Fi, Lora, Zigbee (registered trademark) is used to determine whether the user client 10 is located in the store. An output device can be included. When such a short-range signal of a specific protocol is output from the store client 11, the user client 10 senses the short-range signal, and the user client 10 identifies the specific distance included in the short-range signal output from the store client 11. Is transmitted to the alternative currency management device 13, and the alternative currency management device 13 determines whether or not the location of the user client 10 is in the store or around which store. it can. Based on another embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to determine which store the user is in by using the GPS of the user client 10 instead of the store client 11.

  In connection with the input of the purchase product information of the store client 11, a method in which the store staff inputs the product that the user desires to purchase and the user inputs the product information that the user desires to purchase directly using the user client 10. A method is given as an example.

  The server 12 is a device that transmits a Web page, Web content, or application content that forms a basic interface to the user client 10, and in the present invention, a data communication channel between the user client 10 and the alternative currency management device 13 Can mean. The user can use the user client 10 to access one or more web pages or applications and to provide data to the alternative currency management device 13.

  In this specification, “data” is understood to include information about the user, information about alternative currencies, information about products, or information about stores. For example, information about the user can include personal identification information, current location information, schedule information, alternative currency usage patterns, merchandise purchase patterns, store visit patterns, and the like. Information about alternative currencies includes cash value rate, product compatibility, currency compatibility, user preference, mass preference, validity period, availability of events, proximity, value relative to the base currency, interchangeable The degree of freedom of dealing with virtual currency, cash or basic currency, currency value variability, and the like can be included. Information about a product may include a product category, a price, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, a discount form, a sales store, and the like. Information about a store can include a store service category, a product group, a price range, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, and the like.

  The alternative currency management device 13 is based on conditions such as whether or not the user client 10 has entered the store and whether or not the user has selected a product desired to be purchased. It is a component that determines whether or not to recommend a combination of alternative currencies and provides such recommendation information to the user client 10. The alternative currency management device 13 may include an alternative currency combination module, a priority order calculation module, a user state determination module, an evaluation standard setting module, and the like.

  The database 14 is a component that stores information about users, alternative currencies, stores, products, lists, calendars, evaluation criteria, and the like and provides the information to the alternative currency management apparatus 13.

  The issuer client (Publisher Client) 15 means a client of a main body that issues an alternative currency. The issuer client 15 can input conditions for the alternative currency.

  The alternative currency management system 1 enables an alternative currency issuing entity or a used entity to publish an optimal alternative currency, product, and store list, and allows a user to search for and use the alternative currency, product, and store. The alternative currency management system 1 includes further components and modules described below.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram specifically showing an alternative currency management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the alternative currency management apparatus 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an alternative currency combination module 131, a priority calculation module 132, a user status determination module 132. A status determination module 133, an evaluation criteria setting module 134, a list providing module, a clustering module 135, and a condition information module 136 may be included. The database 14 includes a user account DB (User Account DB) 141, an alternative currency DB (Alternative Currency DB, 142), a store DB (Store DB) 143, a product DB (Product DB) 144, and a list DB (List DB) 145. , Calendar DB (Calendar DB) 146, evaluation criteria DB (Evaluation Criteria DB) 147.

  Those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that the alternative currency management system 1 can include other modules not described herein. Note that conventional components such as a firewall, an authentication system, a payment processing system, a network management tool, and a load balancer are not shown because they are not important in the present invention. The alternative currency management system 1 can be realized using a network of computers including a realization of a cloud-based computer or a single computer. The computer is preferably a server class computer that includes one or more high-performance CPUs and 1G or more main memory and drives an operating system such as LINUX® or a variant thereof. The operation of the alternative currency management system 1 described herein is controllable via a computer program provided in hardware or non-transitory computer storage and is described herein. It can be executed by the processor for performing the function. The various databases can be implemented using a storage device readable on a non-transitory computer readable medium and a suitable database management system for data access and retrieval. The alternative currency management system 1 includes other hardware components essential for the operation described herein, including network interfaces and protocols, input devices for data input, and displays, prints or data Includes output devices for other representations.

The components of the alternative currency management device 13 can be configured as follows.
The alternative currency combination module 131 is a module that recommends to the user client 10 a combination of a plurality of alternative currencies held by the user based on specific conditions.

  The user status determination module 133 communicates with the user client 10 and the store client 11 to determine what state the user is currently in, that is, whether the user is entering the store or whether a product is selected at the store. It is a module that determines user status information such as.

  The evaluation standard setting module 134 is a module that determines which evaluation standard is used to set a combination of alternative currencies or a priority / weighted value based on the user status information.

  The priority order calculation module 132 is a module that sets priorities by assigning weight values to a plurality of alternative currencies, combinations of alternative currencies, stores, products, and the like held by the user. According to the priority order, an alternative currency, a store, or a product is recommended to the user client 10. The criterion of the priority order can be set by the evaluation criterion setting module.

  For example, the priority calculation module 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention calculates a probability of availability (PA) for a predetermined alternative currency / product / store for a predetermined date or period. . The embodiment of the priority calculation module 132 uses a machine learning predictive model. In one embodiment, a supervised machine learning algorithm such as a support vector machine or an unsupervised machine learning algorithm such as clustering is used to construct the prediction model. machine learning algorithms), or semi-supervised machine learning algorithms that combine deep learning and reinforcement learning can be used. In other embodiments, other machine learning algorithms such as a neural network, a random forest, or other supervised machine learning algorithms can be used to create a predictive model. The priority calculation module 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention may check the availability of each current list (alternative currency, product, store) for a future day in a specific cycle (for example, once a day). Probability can be calculated and the calendar information can be updated with the predicted availability probability information. For example, assuming that the predicted availability probability information for a particular alternative currency is meaningful in a particular future schedule, the priority calculation module 132 may provide for each such future date. And determining the probability that the alternative currency is available and storing this value in the predicted calendar information.

  Such predicted availability information can be used by the search module as a ranking factor when the ranking list responds to the search query. Typically, the search module ranks lists with high availability probabilities (alternate currencies, merchandise, stores) higher during the requested period and ranks lower lists with lower availability probabilities. In some embodiments, the information provided by the priority calculation module 132 can be used as a ranking factor only when requested by the user. In another embodiment, the information provided from the priority calculation module 132 may be set to be used by default unless otherwise specified by the user. In one embodiment, the alternative currency management system 1 indicates that the alternative currency / product / store cannot be used if the probability of availability is less than a predetermined threshold (Cut Off Value). can do. In other embodiments, the user can be allowed to specify the threshold directly.

  The list providing module is a module that generates a recommendation list based on the calculated priority order information or weighted value information and provides the recommendation list to the user client.

  The clustering module 135 is a module that clusters each alternative currency based on the usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some users. In the clustering module 135, each alternative currency can be clustered into a low usage group that is a low usage group and a high usage group that is a high usage group.

  The condition information module 136 can be used together with the cash value, discount rate, discount form, usable product, usable store, validity period of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency having the usage amount of the specified amount or less. An issuer client that collects condition information including at least one of an alternative currency and an issuer, and uses the collected condition information as a client of an issuer who issued an alternative currency included in the alternative currency group 15 is a module that receives the modified condition information of the alternative currency from the issuer client 15.

The components of the database 14 are as follows.
The user account DB 141 is a means for continuously storing and using data describing a user who has requested a recommendation for an alternative currency in the alternative currency management system 1.

  The alternative currency DB 142 is a means for storing and using attributes for each of a plurality of alternative currencies in the alternative currency management system 1. Attribute information about alternative currency includes cash value, value relative to the base currency, compatible products, compatible currency, freedom of dealing with cash or base currency, currency value variability, validity period, existence of events, etc. Can be included.

  The store DB 143 is means for storing and using attributes for each of a plurality of stores in the alternative currency management system 1.

  The product DB 144 is a means for storing and using attributes for each of a plurality of products in the alternative currency management system 1.

  The list DB 145 is a means for storing and using a list of alternative currencies, alternative currency combinations, stores, or products for recommendation to the user.

  The calendar DB 146 is a means for storing and using calendar information in order to use user schedule information.

  The evaluation standard DB (147) is a means for storing and using a standard for evaluating the priority of alternative currency, alternative currency combination, store or product. Information about the user as an evaluation criterion can include personal identification information, current location information, schedule information, alternative currency usage patterns, product purchase patterns, store visit patterns, and the like. Information on alternative currencies as evaluation criteria includes cash value rate, value relative to basic currency, product compatibility, currency compatibility, user preference, mass preference, validity period, presence of events, proximity, currency Value variability, freedom of trading with key currencies, etc. can be included. Information about a product as an evaluation criterion may include a product category, a price, a promotion effective period, a discount rate, a discount form, a sales store, and the like. Information about a store as an evaluation criterion may include a store service category, a sales product group, a price range, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, and the like.

  FIG. 3 shows a database connection relationship according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the store DB 143, the user account DB 141, the alternative currency DB 142, and the product DB 144 are a store table (Store Table) 301, a user account table (User Account Table) 303, an alternative currency table (Alternative Currency Table) 305, A product table 307 can be included, and each can be connected in a many-to-many manner.

  The store table 301 can include store service categories, sales merchandise groups, price ranges, promotion validity periods, discount rates, and the like as information about stores. More specifically, store location information 311 that is information related to the location of the store, remaining days information 313 that is information related to ongoing promotions in the store, and promotion value information (Promotion Value Information). ) 315, discount rate information (Discount Rate Information) 317, and the like. In addition, user preference information (User Preferences Information) 318, public preference information 319, and the like, which are preference information about individual users or users of a specific segment, can be included.

  The user account table 303 includes alternative currency information (Alternative Currency Information) 331 that is information about an alternative currency possessed as information about each user, user location information (User Location Information) 333 that is information about the user's location, User status information (User Status Information) 335, which is information related to the status of whether or not a store has been entered or whether or not a product has been selected, schedule information (Schedule Information) 337, which is information related to a user's schedule, a store, product or alternative currency preferred by the user Including preference level information (Preference Information) 339 be able to.

  The alternative currency table 305 is information regarding each alternative currency. For example, validity term information (Validity Information) 351 that is information about the validity period, cash value information (Cash Value Information) 353 that is information about the cash value of the alternative currency, and use condition information that is information about the usage condition of the alternative currency (Terms of use) 355, issuer information (Publisher Information) 357, which is information related to an issuer of alternative currency, compatibility information (Compatibility Information) 359, which is information related to compatibility of alternative currency, and the like. The compatibility information indicates the compatibility of the products that can be exchanged using the alternative currency and the types of stores that can be used, and the switching related to the replacement of the alternative currency in which the alternative currency can be exchanged for another alternative currency. Compatibility can be included. In particular, when the alternative currency is a virtual currency such as Ethereum, book information can be further included. In certain cases, it may further include currency value fluctuations.

  The product table 307 is information about the product, the remaining days information (Remaining Days Information) 371 that is the remaining promotion period, the promotion cash value information (Promotion Cash Value Information) 373 that is information about the cash value being promoted, Discount rate information (Discount Rate Information) 375, which is information related to the discount rate, user preference information (User Preferences Information) 377, which is preference information about individual users or users of a specific segment, and public preference information (Public) Reference Information) 379.

Alternative Currency Management Method In relation to the alternative currency management method, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative currency management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the alternative currency management method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user state determination step (S10), an evaluation standard setting step (S11), a priority order calculation step (S12), and a recommended alternative currency list provision. Step (S13) may be included.

  In the user state determination step (S10), the user state determination module 133 of the alternative currency management device 13 receives the user position information 333 from the user client 10 and the store client 11, or receives information on the presence / absence of product selection from the store client 11. This is a step of receiving and generating user status information 335 that is information relating to the status of whether the user has entered the store or whether the product has been selected. For example, in S10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, information about whether the user is before entering the store, after entering the store, or after selecting a product at the store is generated. be able to.

  The evaluation criterion setting step (S11) is a step in which the evaluation criterion setting module 134 of the alternative currency management device 13 sets an evaluation criterion for calculating the priority based on the generated user status information 335. Evaluation criteria can be classified into evaluation criteria for the alternative currency itself and evaluation criteria for products and stores, and can be set differently depending on the state of the user determined in S10. For example, according to S11 which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, if the state of a user has not yet entered into a store, it can set as an evaluation standard in which goods and a store can be listed. When it is determined that the state of the user is a state in which a product is selected, it can be set as an evaluation standard that allows listing of alternative currencies.

  In addition, for example, according to S11 according to another embodiment of the present invention, if the user is just before entering the store and selecting a product for settlement, the cash value information 353 is high in an alternative currency having a high cash value. A priority or a high weight value can be given, and a high priority or a high weight value can be given to an alternative currency with low usage compatibility or switching compatibility in the compatibility information 359. On the other hand, if the user has entered the store but before selecting a product, the product preference information 377, the promotion cash value information 373, and the discount rate information 375 have a high priority or high weight value. In the case of an alternative currency, a high priority or a high weight value can be given to an alternative currency having high usage compatibility or switching compatibility in the compatibility information 359.

  In addition, when the user has not yet entered the store, the store stored in the store location information 311 can be given a high priority or a high weight value to a store close to the user location. Remaining days information (Remaining Days Information) 313, promotion value information (Promotion Value Information) 315, discount rate information (Discount Rate Information) 317, etc., which are information related to ongoing promotions at each store, can be set as priority standards. it can.

  In the priority order calculation step (S12), the priority order calculation module 132 of the alternative currency management device 13 calculates the priority order for the alternative currency / product / store based on the criteria set based on the state of the user in S11. This is a step of generating priority order information or weight information. Further, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the probability of availability (PA) as described above can be used.

  In the recommended alternative currency list providing step (S13), based on the priority order information / weighted value information calculated by the alternative currency management device 13, the recommendation list providing module as one component of the alternative currency management device 13 Step 10 provides a recommended alternative currency list / recommended product list / recommended store list.

  5 and 6 are flowcharts showing alternative currency management methods after S13 based on one embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, a method for increasing the availability of alternative currencies with low usage can be proposed after S13.

  The clustering step (S14) is a step in which the clustering module 135 clusters the alternative currency based on the usage amount. In S14, a plurality of alternative currencies can be clustered into a low usage group that is a low usage amount group and a high usage group that is a high usage amount group. For example, the alternative currencies A, B, C,... X are clustered into at least two groups including a low usage group and a high usage group.

  The condition information collection step (S15, S15 ′) includes condition information (conditions such as cash value, usable product / store, validity period, etc.) of the low-use group or the high-use group of the alternative currency clustered in S14. This is the step that module 136 collects. For example, when the alternative currencies A, B, and C are clustered into the low usage group and the alternative currencies D, E, and F are clustered into the high usage group, the condition information of the low usage group and the high usage group (for example, how long is the validity period) For example, what is left over or what is available. That is, the condition information module can be used together with the cash value, discount rate, discount form, usable product, usable store, validity period of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency having the usage amount greater than or equal to the specific amount. Collect condition information including at least one of the alternative currency and issuer.

  In the condition information transmission step (S16, S16 '), the condition information module 136 transmits the condition information of the low use group or the high use group collected in S15 to the issuer client 15 of the low use group.

  The condition information receiving step (S17) is a step of re-receiving the alternative currency condition information corrected by the issuer client 15. By modifying the condition information of the low usage group based on S17, an effect of improving the usage amount of the alternative currency whose usage amount is niche occurs. For example, this is a step in which condition information of new contents is received from the issuer client (15) of A which is one of the alternative currencies of the low-use group.

  As described above, a normal engineer in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can be easily implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical idea and essential features of the present invention. Should understand. Accordingly, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not limiting. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the detailed description but by the following claims, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts are within the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted as being included.

  The features and advantages described herein are not all-inclusive, and many additional features and advantages will occur to those skilled in the art, especially in light of the drawings, specification, and claims. Will become clear. Further, note that the language used herein is selected primarily for readability and teaching purposes and may not be selected to describe or limit the subject matter of the present invention. Should.

  The above description of embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration. This disclosure is not intended to limit or cover the invention to the precise form disclosed. It is not intended to be entangled or entangled. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that numerous modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.

  Part of this description describes embodiments of the invention relating to symbolic representations and algorithms for informational operations. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are generally used by those skilled in the data processing arts to efficiently communicate the core of their work to others skilled in the art. These operations are functionally, arithmetically, or logically described, but are understood to be realized by a computer, an equivalent electric circuit, microcode, or the like. Furthermore, this also proves convenient, sometimes without loss of generality, to show the sequence of such operations as a module. The described operations and associated modules may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof.

  Any steps, operations, or processes described herein may be performed or implemented alone or in combination with other devices with one or more hardware or software modules. In one embodiment, a software module is implemented with a computer program product that is comprised of a computer-readable medium that includes computer program code, which performs any or all of the described steps, steps, or actions. Can be executed by a processor of a computer for.

  Also, embodiments of the present invention can be associated with an apparatus for performing the operations herein. These devices include general purpose computing devices that are specially manufactured and / or selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored in the computer for the required purpose. be able to. Such a computer program can be stored on a tangible computer readable storage medium or any tangible medium suitable for storing electronic instructions and can be coupled to a computer system bus. Further, any computing system referred to herein can include a single processor or can take a structure that employs a multiprocessor design for enhanced computing power.

  Accordingly, the scope of the invention is not limited by the detailed description, but is limited by any claim of an application based thereon. Accordingly, the disclosure of the embodiments of the invention is illustrative and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as recited in the following claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alternative currency management system 10 User client 11 Store client 12 Server 13 Alternative currency management apparatus 14 Database 15 Issuer client 131 Alternative currency combination module 132 Priority calculation module 133 User state determination module 134 Evaluation criteria setting module 135 Clustering module 136 Condition information Module 141 User account DB
142 Alternative Currency DB
143 Store DB
144 Product DB
145 List DB
146 Calendar DB
147 Evaluation DB
301 Store table 303 User account table 305 Alternative currency table 307 Product table

Claims (2)

User position information and product received from at least one of the user client and the store client by the user status determination module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device connected to the user client and the store client via the network A user state determination step for generating user state information, which is information relating to the presence / absence of a user entering a store and the presence / absence of a product selection, based on product selection information which is information relating to the presence / absence of selection;
An evaluation standard setting step in which an evaluation standard setting module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, sets evaluation standards for a plurality of alternative currencies that can be used by the user client, based on the generated user status information; ;
The priority calculation module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, calculates priority information for calculating the priority for the plurality of alternative currencies or a weight value for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criteria. A priority calculation step for generating weight information;
A list providing module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, generates a recommended list based on the calculated priority information or weight information, and provides the recommended alternative currency to the user client A list providing step;
A clustering module, which is a component of the alternative currency management apparatus, replaces a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list with reference to the usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some of all users. A clustering step of clustering into currency groups;
The condition information module, which is a component of the alternative currency management device, includes a cash value, a discount rate, a discount form, a usable product, and a usable item of the alternative currency group including an alternative currency having a usage amount that is greater than or less than a specific amount. A condition information collecting step for collecting condition information including at least one of a store, a validity period, and an alternative currency that can be used together;
A condition information transmission step in which the condition information module transmits the condition information of the alternative currency group to an issuer client that is a client of an issuer that issues an alternative currency;
A condition information receiving step in which the condition information module receives the modified condition information for a specific alternative currency from the issuer client;
Including
When the user status determination step, the evaluation criteria setting step, the priority order calculating step, and the recommended alternative currency list providing step optimize management and use of the user alternative currency according to the user status At the same time, by the clustering step, the condition information collecting step, the condition information transmitting step, and the condition information receiving step, the issuer of each alternative currency updates the condition information to improve the usage amount of each alternative currency. Characterized by being able to
Alternative currency management method. Based on product location information and product selection information which is information on presence / absence of product selection received from at least one of the user client and the store client, connected to the user client and the store client via the network. A user status determination module that generates user status information, which is information related to whether or not a store has been entered and whether or not a product has been selected;
An evaluation criteria setting module for setting evaluation criteria for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client based on the user status information generated by the user status determination module;
Priorities for generating priority information for calculating priorities for the plurality of alternative currencies or weight information for calculating weights for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criteria set by the evaluation standard setting module With a calculation module;
A list providing module that generates a recommendation list based on the priority information or the weight information calculated by the priority calculation module and provides the recommendation list to the user client;
A clustering module that clusters a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommended list generated by the list providing module into a plurality of alternative currency groups based on the usage amount of the alternative currency of at least some of all users. When;
Of the alternative currency group including an alternative currency having a usage amount greater than or less than a specific amount, among the cash value, discount rate, discount form, usable product, usable store, validity period, and alternative currency that can be used together Collecting condition information including at least one, sending the condition information of the alternative currency group to an issuer client that is an issuer client that issues an alternative currency, and correcting the specific alternative currency from the issuer client A condition information module for receiving the received condition information;
Including
According to the user status, the user status determination module, the evaluation criteria setting module, the priority calculation module, and the list providing module optimize management and use of the user's alternative currency, A clustering module and the condition information module allow an issuer of each alternative currency to update the condition information in order to improve the usage amount of each alternative currency.
Alternative currency management device.