KR101023621B1 - Trading system of mobile coupon and method of trading the mobile coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a mobile partner server for providing a mobile coupon to a receiving customer's mobile terminal through a mobile communication network at the request of a sales partner server configured to sell a target partner affiliated with the product partner in the form of a mobile coupon. Provides a server, a mobile terminal of a receiving customer for storing the mobile coupon connected and transmitted through the mobile coupon providing server and a mobile communication network, and a target product that can be exchanged with the mobile coupon and displayed on the mobile terminal of the receiving customer The present invention relates to a mobile coupon transaction system and a transaction method including a product partnership server for exchanging a mobile coupon for a target product. According to the present invention, it is possible to simply present to the receiving customer in the form of a mobile coupon for the goods that the customer wants to present, the mobile coupon is attached to the barcode authentication means can be forged and stored in the mobile terminal It is easy to carry, there is little worry of loss, and it is convenient because it can be exchanged with the actual target product at any time during the exchange period of mobile coupon.

Sales partner, product partner, mobile terminal, mobile coupon, logo display, barcode display

Description

Trading system of mobile coupon and method of trading the mobile coupon}

The present invention relates to a mobile coupon trading system and a trading method thereof, and more particularly, it is possible to simply present to a receiving customer in the form of a mobile coupon for a product that a transmitting customer wants to present. Because it is attached, it can be prevented and forged, and it is stored in the mobile terminal, so it is easy to carry, and there is no worry of loss.It can be exchanged with the actual target product at any time during the exchange period of the mobile coupon. The present invention relates to a mobile coupon trading system and a method of trading, which may transmit its own mind to a receiving customer by inputting and also present a desired image or sound source attached to the mobile coupon.

Recently, according to the spread of high speed internet network and the spread of various wired and wireless terminals, electronic commerce through the internet has been made much. The Internet is made up of computer communication networks that connect the world. It uses the protocol (TCP / IP) to enable the transfer of information between networks with a variety of technologies and devices.

Recently, with the spread of the Internet network, electronic commerce through a personal computer has been actively performed. In general, electronic commerce is an electronic method for selling, purchasing, or paying for goods and information electronically. In general, electronic commerce is performed through an encryption protocol system defined between a buyer and a seller server system, a payment system, etc. based on an electronic certificate or other authentication means through an authentication process to ensure its safety.

On the other hand, gift certificates are used for paying for money in advance, visiting retail stores that have signed chain store contracts, and paying for goods with gift certificates. Such a voucher transaction, which was mainly performed off-line, is a transaction for an electronic voucher as a means for making a payment for a product purchased through an e-commerce in an on-line electronic shopping mall.

In addition, with the development of mobile communication technology and the explosion of subscribers of mobile communication services, a service system for issuing electronic gift certificates through mobile communication systems has been researched and developed.

However, such a general electronic gift voucher is made by a seller to open a cyber commerce site through a computer communication network or a mobile communication network, and place an electronic catalog or the like on the commerce site so that a buyer can view and purchase the products of the displayed electronic catalog. As such e-commerce is operated and performed by sellers, the transactions by actual buyers are not actively performed.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention can be simply presented to the receiving customer in the form of a mobile coupon for the goods that the customer wants to present, the mobile coupon is attached to the bar code authentication means can be prevented forgery and mobile terminal Since it is stored in the mobile phone, it is easy to carry and there is little worry of loss, and it can be exchanged with the actual target product at any time during the exchange period of the mobile coupon, and it is convenient. The present invention provides a mobile coupon trading system and a method of trading the same, which can be attached to a mobile coupon and present a desired image or sound.

According to the present invention, a sales partner server configured to sell a target product affiliated with a product partner in the form of a mobile coupon, and a mobile coupon is generated at the request of the sales partner server to receive the mobile coupon through a mobile communication network. Providing a mobile coupon providing server, the mobile terminal of the receiving customer for storing the mobile coupon connected and transmitted through the mobile coupon providing server and the mobile communication network, and provides a target product that can be exchanged for the mobile coupon and receiving customers The present invention provides a mobile coupon transaction system including a product partner office server for authenticating and exchanging a mobile coupon displayed on a mobile terminal of a target product. The mobile coupon providing server includes a target product information database for storing and managing information on a target product, a customer information database for storing and managing mobile terminal information of a receiving customer, and a target received from the sales partner server. Mobile coupon generation unit for creating and managing mobile coupons by reading information about products and information required in the target product information database, and sending coupons for classifying mobile operators of mobile communication networks and sending mobile coupons to mobile terminals of receiving customers. Including a processing unit, the mobile coupon is a mobile voucher in the form of a bar code that can be exchanged with the target product provided at the product partner.

The sales partner server may include: a customer information database for storing and managing information of a transmitting customer, and storing and managing information for a receiving customer; a target product information database and transmitting for storing and managing information about a target product. It includes a coupon information processing unit for storing information about the image, text or sound input from the terminal of the customer and transmits the information to the mobile coupon providing server, and provides a list of a number of target products in cooperation with the product partner do.

The mobile coupon is authenticated when exchanging the target product image display unit for displaying the image of the target product that can be exchanged for the mobile coupon, the target product information display unit for displaying the product information, exchange destination and expiration date, and the mobile coupon for the target product. It includes a bar code display unit for displaying the means for.

The mobile coupon further includes at least one selected from a logo display unit, an image input unit, and a text input unit, wherein the logo display unit is an area displaying a logo of a sales partner, a mobile coupon provider, or a product partner, and the image input unit is transmitted. The image stored in the terminal of the transmitting customer may be input by the customer's selection, and the text input unit may be an area in which desired text is input by the transmitting customer.

The mobile coupon further includes a sound source input unit which is an area to which a sound source is attached by a transmission customer, and the sound source may be configured to be converted into a sound source extension capable of mobile transmission.

In addition, the present invention, (a) the terminal of the transmitting customer is connected to the sales partner server through the Internet network or mobile communication network, and (b) the purchase of the mobile coupon by the terminal of the transmitting customer is selected a plurality of targets Selecting a target product from a product list, inputting information of a receiving customer, (c) transmitting information on the selected target product and receiving customer information to the mobile coupon providing server by the sales partner server; (d) generating, by the mobile coupon providing server, a mobile coupon in the form of a bar code that can be exchanged with the target product provided by the product partner based on the information of the target product and the receiving customer, and (e) the mobile coupon; Process the mobile coupon code by SMS or MMS by the provision server, and the generated mobile coupon through the mobile communication network of the receiving customer's mobile terminal (F) receiving the mobile coupon by the receiving customer's mobile terminal; and (g) displaying the mobile coupon by the receiving customer's mobile terminal and requesting an exchange for the target product. The server reads the barcode display part information of the mobile coupon displayed on the mobile terminal of the receiving customer, compares it with the information stored in the authentication information database, and checks the target product matching the authenticated information from the target product information database to be the target product. It provides a mobile coupon transaction method comprising the step of allowing the exchange.

The mobile coupon providing server stores and manages information about a target product through a target product information database, stores and manages mobile terminal information of a receiving customer through a customer information database, and sells the mobile coupon through a mobile coupon generation unit. The mobile coupon is generated and managed by reading the information on the target product received from the partner server and the necessary information from the target product information database, and classifying the carriers of the mobile communication network through the coupon transmission processing unit. The mobile coupon is a bar code-type mobile exchange ticket that can be exchanged with the target product provided by the commodity partner.

The sales partner server stores and manages information of a transmitting customer through a customer information database, stores and manages information on a receiving customer, and stores and manages information on a target product through a target product information database. The coupon information processing unit stores the information on the image, text or sound input from the terminal of the transmitting customer and transmits the information about this to the mobile coupon providing server, and provides a list of a number of target products affiliated with the product partner do.

When the mobile coupon providing server exchanges the target product image display unit for displaying an image of the target product that can be exchanged for a mobile coupon, the target product information display unit for displaying the product information, the exchange destination and the expiration date, and the mobile coupon for the target product Create a mobile coupon comprising a bar code display to indicate the means for authentication.

The mobile coupon providing server generates a mobile coupon further comprising at least one selected from a logo, an image, and text, wherein the logo is a logo of a sales partner, a mobile coupon provider, or a product partner, and the image of the sending customer An image is inputted through the terminal of the transmitting customer by selection and transmitted by the sales partner server, and the text is a desired text inputted through the terminal of the transmitting customer by the selection of the transmitting customer and transmitted by the sales partner server. It may be text.

In the step (b), the sound source selected by the transmitting customer is input by the terminal of the transmitting customer, and the input sound source is transmitted to the mobile coupon providing server by the sales partner server, and the mobile coupon generating unit is transmitted. Based on the sound source information, the sound source input unit of the mobile coupon is formed to generate a mobile coupon further including a sound source, and the sound source may be configured to be converted into a sound source extension capable of mobile transmission.

According to the present invention, a company that issues a mobile coupon while operating a mobile coupon providing server may receive a certain fee for sending a mobile coupon and purchasing a target product from a sales partner, and a predetermined fee for selling a target product from a product partner. As a result, new revenue models can be created.

The transmitting customer has the advantage of being able to present the product to the receiving customer simply through the communication network in the form of a mobile coupon for the product to be connected to the sales partner server.

In addition, the transmitting customer has the advantage of being able to transfer his mind to the receiving customer by inputting the desired text in the mobile coupon, and has the advantage of presenting the desired image or sound source attached to the mobile coupon.

Since the mobile coupon is attached with a barcode authentication means, it can be prevented from counterfeiting. Since it is stored in the mobile terminal, it is easy to carry, and there is little worry of loss, and it can be exchanged with the actual target product at any time during the exchange period of the mobile coupon. This is planned.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the following embodiments are provided to those skilled in the art to fully understand the present invention, and may be modified in various forms, and the scope of the present invention is limited to the embodiments described below. It doesn't happen. Like numbers refer to like elements in the figures.

Mobile coupon transaction system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention allows a user to send a mobile coupon related to the target product to the person or others via wired or wireless Internet or mobile communication network, and the person who receives the mobile coupon to the sales partner office within the effective period Refers to a service system that allows the receipt of a target product by presentation. Here, the service system refers to hardware, software, and its operating system necessary for service operation.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mobile coupon transaction system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a diagram illustrating a mobile coupon providing server in more detail. 3A illustrates an example of a list of target products provided by a sales partner server, and FIG. 3B illustrates a detailed information input unit for inputting information on a terminal number of a receiving customer and the quantity of the target product when the target product is selected. An example is shown. 4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the mobile coupon illustrated in FIG. 4A is actually applied. 5A is a diagram illustrating another example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of actually applying the mobile coupon illustrated in FIG. 5A. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating another example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of actually applying the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 6A. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmitting a mobile coupon in the form of a URL SMS. 8A to 8E illustrate a process of accessing a swap page from a terminal of a receiving customer who has received a URL SMS, receiving a mobile coupon, and storing the received mobile coupon.

1 to 8E, the mobile coupon transaction system 100 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a sales partner server 110 that sells a target product affiliated with a product partner in the form of a mobile coupon 200 ), The mobile coupon providing server 120 for providing the mobile coupon 200 to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer through the mobile communication network at the request of the sales partner server 110, the mobile coupon providing server 120 and The mobile coupon displayed on the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer to provide a target product to configure the product to the mobile terminal 130 and the mobile coupon 200 of the receiving customer for storing the mobile coupon connected through the mobile communication network And a product partner server 140 for authenticating the 200 and exchanging the target product.

The sales partner server 110 refers to a membership-based online site that sells a target product affiliated with a product partner in the form of a mobile coupon 200. Companies that request mass shipment of mobile coupons 200 to their customers for marketing purposes also belong to sales partners. The product partnership means an affiliate that provides a product in order to construct a product by the mobile coupon 200. The target product refers to a product that can be received by the receiving customer in the form of a mobile coupon 200 at the request of the transmitting customer and can be exchanged for a real product at a sales partner.

The sales partner server 110 provides a plurality of target product lists 310 as shown in FIG. 3A to sell and configure the target product affiliated with the product partner in the form of a mobile coupon 200, and the terminal of the transmitting customer. When the target product is selected by the user 150, information on the terminal number of the receiving customer, the quantity of the target product, etc. is displayed through the detailed information input unit 320 as shown in FIG. 3B. The sales partner server 110 is connected to the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer through an internet network or a mobile communication network, and stores and manages the information of the transmitting customer and stores and manages the information on the receiving customer. base (DB) 112, a target product information database (DB) 114 for storing and managing information on the target product, and for storing and managing payment information required for purchase of the mobile coupon 200; Coupon information processing unit 118 for storing information about the image, text or sound input from the payment information database 116 and the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer and transmits the information to the mobile coupon providing server 120 Includes.

The terminal 150 of the transmitting customer may access the internet or mobile communication network to check a plurality of target product lists 310 and select a target product. The transmitting customer refers to a person who wants to transmit the mobile coupon 200 to himself or another person using a mobile coupon transaction system. The terminal 150 of the transmitting customer may be connected to the sales partner server 110 through the Internet network or the mobile communication network to request the transmission of the mobile coupon 200. The terminal 150 of the transmitting customer is a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA) terminal, a mobile phone, and a wireless device that can communicate with the sales partner server 110. It may be a telephone and the like, and may include all wired and wireless devices capable of connecting to the Internet network or the mobile communication network 140 by wired or wireless.

The sales partner server 110 stores subscriber information of the transmitting customer inputted from the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer. The sales partner server 110 has a database (DB) of a plurality of target products requested to be registered from the product partner, and the sales partner server 110 selects one from the plurality of target product information. The target product list 310 is provided to the terminal 150 of the customer. When a predetermined target product is selected by the transmitting customer's terminal 150 and the receiving customer's information (phone number of the mobile terminal) is input, the sales partner server 110 sends the selected coupon to the mobile coupon. It transmits to the providing server 120. In addition, the sales partner server 110 stores information on the image, text or sound input from the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer and transmits the information to the mobile coupon providing server 120.

The mobile coupon providing server 120 provides the mobile coupon 200 to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer, and corresponds to a server operated by a mobile coupon provider that issues the mobile coupon 200. The mobile coupon providing server 120 stores and manages a target product information database (DB) 122 for storing and managing information on the target product, and the mobile terminal 130 information (phone number) of the receiving customer. Read the customer information database 124, information about the image, text or sound source received from the sales partner server 110 and the necessary information in the target product information database 122 to generate a mobile coupon 200 and Mobile coupon generation unit 126 for managing, and a coupon transmission processing unit 128 for classifying a carrier (for example, SKT, KTF, LGT) and sends the mobile coupon to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer. The receiving customer refers to a person who receives the mobile coupon 200 at the request of the transmitting customer.

The mobile coupon providing server 120 may be divided into a mobile coupon authentication server 120a, a mobile coupon sending server 120b, and a mobile coupon settlement server 120c according to its function and role. The mobile coupon authentication server 120a plays a role in managing the creation, inquiry, modification, authentication, and expiration of the mobile coupon. Mobile coupon sending server (120b) is responsible for the management of barcode generation, data conversion, carrier classification, etc. of the mobile coupon. Mobile coupon settlement server (120c) is responsible for the processing of the mobile coupon authentication history inquiry, mobile coupon shipment history inquiry, settlement history inquiry.

The mobile coupon authentication server 120a serves to generate a mobile coupon number according to a product, a product partner, and a sales partner prior to being exchanged before the mobile coupon is sent, and the information about the mobile coupon generated in advance. (Mobile coupon number, target products for each mobile coupon number, merchandise affiliate or sales partner information to be exchanged for the corresponding mobile coupon number, expiration date for each mobile coupon, etc.) and the information on the generated mobile coupon It also plays a role in making corrections when they need to be changed. In addition, the mobile coupon authentication server (120a) serves to match the product code so that the generated mobile coupon number can be authenticated at the exchange partner, and manages the validity period that the generated mobile coupon can be exchanged for the target product It plays a role. The target product information database (DB) 122, the customer information database 124, and the mobile coupon generation unit 126 are managed by the mobile coupon authentication server 120a. The information on which the mobile coupon is authenticated or exchanged with the target product at each point of sales (POS) of the product partnering company connected to the product partnering server 140 may be transmitted to the mobile coupon authentication server 120a. The authentication server 120a manages information on this.

The mobile coupon sending server 120b generates a unique barcode for each mobile coupon with respect to the generated mobile coupon and sends it to the mobile terminal 130 of a receiving customer through a mobile communication network, and encrypts and converts the mobile coupon to be sent. It plays a role of sending and managing it, and manages the sending history according to each telecommunication carrier such as SKT, KTF, LGT. Coupon transmission processing unit 128 is managed in the mobile coupon sending server 120b.

Mobile coupon settlement server (120c) is to look up and manage the mobile coupon history (transmission customer, receiving customer, date of shipment, sales partner, target product, product partnership where mobile coupon exchange is made, etc.) sent by the sales partner. And the mobile coupon sent to the product partner to check the coupon authentication details (exchange date, exchange information of the partner company, etc.) whether the exchange was made to the target product after the barcode or mobile coupon number verification, and serves to manage It searches and manages the settlement details of the amount and fee of goods sold or exchanged by each company such as sales partners or product partners.

The mobile coupon providing server 120 processes a mobile coupon 200 provided through a mobile communication network in real time, and processes a code for transmitting the mobile coupon 200 as a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS). In order to control the overall information, the customer information database 124, coupon transmission processing unit 128 and the like. The customer information database 124 contains the mobile terminal number information of the receiving customer, and the necessary information is read by the mobile coupon providing server 120. Coupon transmission processing unit 128 serves to process and transmit the mobile coupon code information to be sent to the receiving customer under the control of the mobile coupon providing server 120 by SMS or MMS. SMS or MMS processing the code that the receiving customer can receive the target product can be provided to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer through the mobile communication network. Receiving customer's mobile terminal 130 may be a terminal that does not support MMS in this case, rather than transmitting in the form of mobile coupon 200, URL (Uniform Resource Locator) SMS as shown in Figures 7 and 8a It can be sent in the form of an SMS or in the form of an SMS. The mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer who has received the URL SMS may access the WAP page of the mobile communication company to download and store the mobile coupon 200. 8A to 8E illustrate a process of accessing a swap page from a terminal 130 of a receiving customer who receives a URL SMS, receiving a mobile coupon, and storing the received mobile coupon in the terminal.

4A is a diagram illustrating an example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 4B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 4A is actually applied. FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating another example of a mobile coupon. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example in which the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 5A is actually applied. FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating another example of the mobile coupon. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 6A is actually applied.

4A to 8E, the mobile coupon 200 refers to a mobile coupon in the form of a bar code that can be exchanged with the actual target product of the product partner. This includes a voucher for 1: 1 exchange of goods and a voucher for 1: 1 exchange of vouchers in the form of amounts in which the goods can be purchased. The mobile coupon 200 includes a target product image display unit 210, a target product information display unit 220, and a barcode display unit 230, a logo display unit 240, an image input unit 250, a text input unit 260, a coupon The apparatus may further include at least one selected from the usage guide information display unit 270 and a sound source input unit (not shown). The target product image display unit 210 is an area for displaying an image of the target product that can be exchanged with the mobile coupon 200. The target product information display unit 220 is an area for displaying product information (eg, a product name), an exchange destination, an expiration date, and the like. The barcode display unit 230 is an area for displaying a barcode as a means for authenticating when the mobile coupon 200 is replaced with a target product. The logo display unit 240 is an area for displaying a logo of a sales partner, a mobile coupon provider, a merchandise partner, and the like, so that mobile marketing is possible through the mobile coupon 200, so that the image of the company is notified to users who are subject to marketing. There is an advantage that can maximize the advertising effect. The image input unit 250 is an area in which an image stored in the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer can be input by selection of the transmitting customer, and is an area in which an image such as a photo having an extension such as jpg or bmp can be attached. The text input unit 260 is an area for inputting desired text by selection of a transfer customer, and is an area capable of displaying text within a predetermined byte (for example, 50 bytes). The coupon use guide information display unit 270 is an area for displaying information of a guide for using a mobile coupon. The sound source input unit is an area that can be attached or designated according to the selection of the transmitting customer or to which the sound source stored in the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer can be attached. When the information about the sound source selected by the transmitting customer's terminal 150 is transmitted from the sales partner server 110, the mobile coupon transmission server 120 converts the sound coupon extension that can be transmitted by mobile through the mobile coupon generation unit 126 ( After converting) is configured and attached to the sound input unit to transmit to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer.

The mobile coupon 200 provided by the mobile coupon providing server 120 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer through the mobile communication network. The mobile communication network may include a mobile switching center (MSC) system, a base station transceiver system (BTS), and a base station controller (BSC). The mobile switching center system controls the mobile coupon 200 received from the mobile coupon providing server 120 to be transmitted to the base station controller through the base station transmission system, and the base station controller controls the mobile coupon to the connected mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer. Send 200. The base station controller BSC performs a vocoding function for the sound source and transmits the sound source information attached to the mobile coupon 200 to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer.

The receiving customer's mobile terminal 130 stores the transmitted mobile coupon 200, and displays the mobile coupon 200 according to the selection of the receiving customer to exchange the target product using the mobile coupon 200 at the product partner It is configured to be. The receiving customer's mobile terminal 130 may be the same as the transmitting customer's terminal 150.

The product partner is a company that provides the target product to configure the product with the mobile coupon 200, the product partner server 140 is an authentication for authenticating the mobile coupon 200 displayed on the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer And a target product information database (not shown) that stores information for exchanging the target product according to the information database (not shown) and the authentication information database.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile coupon transaction method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9, the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer accesses the sales partner server 110 through the Internet network or the mobile communication network (S410). The sales partner server 110 provides a plurality of target product lists 310 as shown in FIG. 2A in order to configure and sell a target product affiliated with the product partner in the form of a mobile coupon 200, and a terminal of a transmitting customer. When the target product is selected by the user through the detailed information input unit 320 as shown in Figure 2b is displayed so that information about the terminal number of the receiving customer, the quantity of the target product, and the like.

The sales partner server 110 stores subscriber information of the transmitting customer inputted from the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer. The terminal 150 of the transmitting customer is connected to the sales partner server 110 via the Internet network or the mobile communication network 150 (S410), and the transmitting customer registers as a member. The sales partner server 110, when predetermined member information is input through the transmitting customer's terminal 150, stores the member information in the customer information database 112 and transmits a message indicating that the member registration was successful. It transmits to the terminal 150. The sales partner server 110 stores and manages the member information subscribed to the member in the customer information database 112. The customer information may be an ID, a password, a transfer customer's name, a social security number, a phone number, an address, an e-mail address, a gender, and the like in the case of an individual member. For corporate members, this could be an ID and password, a business registration number, a business type, a representative, a phone number, a fax number, an e-mail address, or a contact name.

When the member registration is completed, the member authentication information including the ID and password is input by the transmitting customer terminal 150, the input member authentication information is authenticated through the sales partner server 110. The sales partner server 110 queries the input member authentication information in the customer information database and determines whether the member is a member, and allows or rejects the login according to the determination result. If the member is not registered in the customer information database 112, the login may be rejected and a member may be requested to register. If it is determined that the membership registration process is not necessary, the sales partner server 110 may allow the purchase procedure of the mobile coupon 200 to proceed in a non-login manner.

The terminal 150 of the transmitting customer selects the target product from the target product list 310 (S415), and inputs the receiving customer's information (phone number of the mobile terminal) (S420). Mobile coupon configuration information for at least one selected from the image input unit 250, the text input unit 260, and the sound source input unit as shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B may be input from the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer (S425). ). The image input unit 250 is attached to the image input unit 250 by the transmitting customer's terminal 150 as an image stored in the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer, and an image such as a picture having an extension such as jpg or bmp is attached (S430), and the text input unit 260 is provided. ), The desired text is input by the delivery customer's selection (S435), and the sound source input unit receives the sound source provided by the sales partner server 110 or the sound source stored in the delivery customer's terminal 150 by the delivery customer's selection. (S440).

When the purchase of the mobile coupon 200 is selected from the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer, the sales partner server 110 requests a payment for the mobile coupon 200 (S445). When the purchase of the mobile coupon 200 is selected through the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer, the sales partner server 110 transmits a fee and a payment method for the purchase of the mobile coupon 200 to the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer. do. To this end, the sales partner server 110 may allow a payment method to be selected in the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer. In response to the payment request, payment information for the payment means is input by the transmitting customer's terminal 150 (S450). Payment for the purchase of the mobile coupon 200 may be made through various payment methods selected by the transmitting customer. The payment means may include cash payment, credit card payment, bank transfer payment, reserve payment, gift voucher payment, discount coupon payment. In addition, it may be made in the form of a complex payment, for example, may be made of a complex payment form using credit card payment and reserve payment. If the payment is a transfer customer is a corporate customer, it may not be necessary at this stage because after payment may be made.

When the payment is confirmed or the payment is not necessary, the sales partner server 110 transmits the information of the selected target product and the receiving customer to the mobile coupon providing server 120 (S455). In addition, the sales partner server 110 transmits the information on the image, text or sound input by the terminal 150 of the transmitting customer to the mobile coupon providing server 120.

The mobile coupon providing server 120 stores the information on the target product received from the sales partner server 110 in the target product information database 122 and stores the information on the received customer in the customer information database 124. And, the information on the received image, text or sound source is stored in the mobile coupon generation unit 124. Mobile coupon providing server 120 generates a mobile coupon 200 based on the information on the target product information, image, text or sound source (S460). When the sound source is inserted into the sound source input unit of the mobile coupon 200, the mobile coupon providing server 120 converts the sound source extension so as to enable mobile transmission.

The mobile coupon providing server 120 processes the code for transmitting the mobile coupon 200 through the coupon transmission processor 128 by SMS or MMS, and the generated mobile coupon 200 to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer. It transmits through the mobile communication network (S460). The coupon transmission processing unit 128 may be provided to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer through the mobile communication network by SMS or MMS processing the code that the receiving customer can receive the target product. Receiving customer's mobile terminal 130 may be a terminal that does not support MMS in this case, rather than transmitting in the form of a mobile coupon 200, as shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7a (Uniform Resource Locator) SMS Send it in the form or SMS.

As described above, the mobile coupon is transmitted to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer through the mobile communication network. When using the SMS is transmitted to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer in the form of a message informing the transmission of the mobile phone using a letter or number consisting of within a certain syllable (for example, 40 syllables). As such, there is a limitation in the capacity of data when transmitting via SMS, but there is an advantage in that there is no limit in the capacity of data that can be transmitted when transmitting a mobile phone to the mobile terminal 130 of a receiving customer through MMS.

The mobile switching center system of the mobile communication network controls the mobile coupon 200 received from the mobile coupon providing server 120 to be transmitted to the base station controller through the base station transmission system, and the base station controller is connected to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer. And transmits the mobile coupon 200 to the base station controller (BSC) performs a vocoding (Vocoding) function for the sound source, and transfers the sound source information attached to the mobile coupon 200 to the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer It plays a role.

The receiving customer's mobile terminal 130 receives and stores the mobile coupon 200 (S465), and displays the mobile coupon 200 according to the selection of the receiving customer.

Receiving customers can be exchanged for the target product at the product partnership using the received mobile coupon 200. The target product is a product that a receiving customer can receive in the form of a mobile coupon 200 at the request of a transmitting customer and can be exchanged for a real product at a sales partner through authentication of the mobile coupon 200. Product partner server 140 reads the information of the bar code display unit 230 configured in the mobile coupon 200 displayed on the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer and compared with the information stored in the authentication information database, accordingly The target product matching the authentication information is checked from the target product information database. The product partner server 140, when the mobile coupon 200 presented by the mobile terminal 130 of the receiving customer is authenticated (S470), the receiving customer can be exchanged for the target product by outputting a signal that can be exchanged for the target product. Let's do it. The information exchanged for the target product at the product partner (exchange date, mobile coupon number, information on the partner product exchanged, target product exchanged, etc.) may be transmitted to the mobile coupon providing server 120.

As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described in detail, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation by a person of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the technical idea of this invention is carried out. This is possible.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a mobile coupon transaction system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a diagram illustrating a mobile coupon providing server in more detail.

3A illustrates an example of a list of target products provided by a sales partner server, and FIG. 3B illustrates a detailed information input unit for inputting information on a terminal number of a receiving customer and the quantity of the target product when the target product is selected. An example is shown.

4A illustrates an example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 4B illustrates an example in which the mobile coupon illustrated in FIG. 4A is actually applied.

5A is a diagram illustrating another example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example in which the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 5A is actually applied.

FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating another example of a mobile coupon, and FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of actually applying the mobile coupon shown in FIG. 6A.

7 is a diagram illustrating an example of transmitting a mobile coupon in the form of a URL SMS.

8A to 8E illustrate a process of accessing a swap page from a terminal of a receiving customer who has received a URL SMS, receiving a mobile coupon, and storing the received mobile coupon.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a mobile coupon transaction method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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110: sales partner server 120: mobile coupon providing server

130: mobile terminal of the receiving customer 140: commodity partner server

150: terminal of the transmitting customer 200: mobile coupon

210: target product image display unit 220: target product information display unit

230: barcode display unit 240: logo display unit

250: image input unit 260: text input unit

270: Coupon guide information display unit

Claims (10)

A sales partner server configured to sell the target product affiliated with the product partner in the form of a mobile coupon; A mobile coupon providing server for generating a mobile coupon at the request of a sales partner server and providing the mobile coupon to a mobile terminal of a receiving customer through a mobile communication network; A mobile terminal of a receiving customer for storing the mobile coupon connected and transmitted through the mobile coupon providing server and a mobile communication network; And Providing a target product that can be exchanged for the mobile coupon, and a product partner office server for authenticating the mobile coupon displayed on the mobile terminal of the receiving customer to exchange for the target product, The mobile coupon providing server includes a target product information database for storing and managing information on a target product, a customer information database for storing and managing mobile terminal information of a receiving customer, and a target received from the sales partner server. Mobile coupon generation unit for creating and managing mobile coupons by reading information about products and information required in the target product information database, and sending coupons for classifying mobile operators of mobile communication networks and sending mobile coupons to mobile terminals of receiving customers. Including a processing unit, the mobile coupon is a mobile voucher in the form of a bar code that can be exchanged with the target product provided at the product partner, The sales partner server may include: a customer information database for storing and managing information of a transmitting customer, and storing and managing information for a receiving customer; a target product information database and transmitting for storing and managing information about a target product. It includes a coupon information processing unit for storing information about the image, text or sound input from the terminal of the customer and transmits the information to the mobile coupon providing server, and provides a list of a number of target products in cooperation with the product partner Mobile coupon trading system, characterized in that. delete According to claim 1, The mobile coupon, Target product image display unit for displaying an image of the target product that can be exchanged for a mobile coupon; A target product information display unit displaying product information, an exchange destination, and an expiration date; And Mobile coupon transaction system comprising a bar code display unit for displaying a means for authenticating the mobile coupon when the exchange for the product. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile coupon, And at least one selected from a logo display unit, an image input unit, and a text input unit, wherein the logo display unit is an area for displaying a logo of a sales partner, a mobile coupon provider, or a product partner. And an area for inputting an image stored in a terminal of a transmitting customer, wherein the text input unit is an area for inputting desired text by selection of a transmitting customer. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile coupon, And a sound source input unit which is an area to which a sound source is attached by selection of a transfer customer, wherein the sound source is converted into a sound source extension capable of mobile transmission. (a) connecting the terminal of the transmitting customer to the sales partner server through an internet network or a mobile communication network; (b) selecting a purchase of a mobile coupon by a terminal of the transmitting customer, selecting a target product from a plurality of target product lists, and inputting information of a receiving customer; (c) transmitting the information on the selected target product and the information of the receiving customer to the mobile coupon providing server by the sales partner server; (d) generating, by the mobile coupon providing server, a mobile coupon in the form of a barcode which can be exchanged with the target product provided by the product partner based on the information of the target product and the receiving customer; (e) processing the code for mobile coupon transmission by SMS or MMS by the mobile coupon providing server and transmitting the generated mobile coupon to a mobile terminal of a receiving customer through a mobile communication network; (f) receiving a mobile coupon by the mobile terminal of the receiving customer; And (g) When a mobile coupon is displayed by the receiving customer's mobile terminal and an exchange with the target product is requested, the product partner server reads the bar code display information of the mobile coupon displayed on the receiving terminal's mobile terminal and authenticates the database. Comparing the information stored in the storage device with the stored information in the target product information database and matching the certified information with the target product; The mobile coupon providing server stores and manages information about a target product through a target product information database, stores and manages mobile terminal information of a receiving customer through a customer information database, and sells the mobile coupon through a mobile coupon generation unit. The mobile coupon is generated and managed by reading the information on the target product received from the partner server and the necessary information from the target product information database, and classifying the carriers of the mobile communication network through the coupon transmission processing unit. The mobile coupon is a bar code-type mobile exchange ticket that can be exchanged with the target product provided by the product partner, The sales partner server stores and manages information of a transmitting customer through a customer information database, stores and manages information on a receiving customer, and stores and manages information on a target product through a target product information database. The coupon information processing unit stores the information on the image, text or sound input from the terminal of the transmitting customer and transmits the information about this to the mobile coupon providing server, and provides a list of a number of target products affiliated with the product partner Mobile coupon trading method characterized in that. delete According to claim 6, By the mobile coupon providing server, Displaying the target product image display unit for displaying the image of the target product that can be exchanged for the mobile coupon, the product information, the target product information display unit for displaying the exchange destination and expiration date, and means for authenticating the mobile coupon when exchanging the target coupon Mobile coupon transaction method comprising the generation of a mobile coupon comprising a bar code display. According to claim 6, By the mobile coupon providing server, A mobile coupon further including at least one selected from among a logo, an image, and text is generated, wherein the logo is a logo of a sales partner, a mobile coupon provider, or a merchandise office, and the image is selected by the client. The text inputted through the terminal is an image transmitted by the sales partner server, and the text is a desired text by the selection of the transfer customer is input through the terminal of the sending customer characterized in that the text transmitted by the sales partner server How to trade mobile coupons. According to claim 6, In the step (b), the sound source selected by the transmitting customer by the terminal of the transmitting customer is input, The input sound source is transmitted to the mobile coupon providing server by the sales partner server, and the mobile coupon generating unit generates a mobile coupon further comprising a sound source by forming a sound source input unit of the mobile coupon based on the transmitted sound source information. , The sound source is a mobile coupon transaction method that is configured to be converted into a sound source extension that can be transmitted mobile.

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