KR101818011B1 - Alternative currency management method and management apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method, an apparatus, and a program for managing alternative money such as a point, a gift certificate, and a coupon. To this end, the method of the present invention comprises: a user state determining step of generating, by a user state determining module which is one component of an alternative money management device connected to a user client and a store client through a network, user state information, which is information on whether a user enters a store or whether a product is selected, on the basis of user location information received by at least one of the user client and the store client, or product selection information, which is information on whether the product is selected; an evaluation criterion setting step of setting, by an evaluation criterion setting module which is one component of the alternative money management device, an evaluation criterion for a plurality of kinds of alternative money available by the user client on the basis of the generated user state information; and a priority calculating step of generating, by a priority calculating module which is one component of the alternative money management device, priority information obtained by calculating the priority for the alternative money or weight information obtained by calculating weight for the alternative money, on the basis of the evaluation criterion.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alternative currency management method and management apparatus,

The present invention relates to an alternative money management method such as a point, a gift certificate, a coupon, a management apparatus and a program.

In addition to the nationally authorized currency, there are various means of value transmission (hereinafter referred to as "alternative currency") for the purpose of business, sales, marketing, and distribution. Examples of alternative currencies include credit card points, airline mileage, branch gift certificates, digital gift certificates, and SNS gift coupons.

Each alternative currency is issued by a different issuer (usually a company) and is managed through different systems. However, since the system is distributed according to the type of alternative currency, various services (app client, IC / magnetic card, etc.) provided by each issuer are provided. You must view, manage, and use them. The user has difficulty in identifying the alternative currency due to the dispersion of the alternative currency, and it takes a great deal of effort to know how to obtain the best efficiency in any situation.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-20160-083733

As a result, the user was not able to use the utility of the alternative currency due to the excessive distribution of the alternative currency, and the issuer had the problem that the issued currency was not used for a long time and was recorded as a liability in the financial statements.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for managing and using an alternative currency for a user and providing convenience to transfer to another person and providing an issuing entity / management entity / sales entity with an alternative currency Management method, management apparatus, and program.

Hereinafter, specific means for achieving the object of the present invention will be described.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a user state determination module, which is an arrangement of an alternative money management apparatus connected via a network with a user client and a store client, A user state determination step of generating user state information which is information on whether a user enters a store or whether a product is selected based on the product selection information, An evaluation criterion setting step of setting an evaluation criterion for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client based on the user state information on which the evaluation criterion setting module as a component of the alternative money management apparatus is generated; The priority calculation module, which is a component of the alternative money management apparatus, calculates priority information for calculating a priority for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criterion or weight information for calculating a weight for the plurality of alternative currencies A priority calculation step of generating a priority; A recommendation alternative money list providing step of generating a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information or the weight information and providing the recommendation list to the user client, the list providing module being a component of the alternative money management apparatus; A clustering step of clustering a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list into a plurality of alternative money groups on the basis of an alternative money usage amount of at least some users among the total users, the clustering module being an arrangement of the alternative money management apparatus; The condition information module which is a constitution of the alternative money management apparatus, the cash value, the discount rate, the discount form, the usable commodity, the available store, the expiration date of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency whose usage amount is equal to or more than a specific usage amount A condition information collecting step of collecting condition information including at least one of a usable alternative currency and a issuer; A condition information transmission step of transmitting the condition information from which the condition information module is collected to an issuer client which is a client of an issuer that has issued an alternative currency included in the alternative currency group; And a condition information receiving step in which the condition information module receives the modified condition information on the specific alternative currency from the issuer client.

In addition, when it is determined in the user state determination step that the user has entered a specific store, the evaluation reference setting step includes a number of available products of a specific alternative currency in the evaluation reference, and in the priority calculation step, Wherein in a case where it is determined in the user state determination step that the user has selected a specific product, the evaluation criterion setting step sets the evaluation criterion to the available alternative of the specific alternative currency Wherein the priority calculation step includes assigning a lower priority or a lower weight to the number of available goods in the priority calculation step.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing a service to a user based on product selection information, which is connected to a user client and a store client via a network and is information on user location information or product selection information received by at least one of the user client and the store client A user state determination module that generates user state information that is information on whether to enter a store or whether to select a product; An evaluation criterion setting module for setting an evaluation criterion for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client based on the user state information generated in the user state determination module; A priority calculation module that generates priority information that calculates a priority for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criterion set in the evaluation criterion setting module or generates weight information for calculating a weight for the plurality of alternative currencies; A list providing module for generating a recommendation list based on the priority information or the weight information calculated by the priority calculation module and providing the recommendation list to the user client; A clustering module for clustering a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list generated by the list providing module into a plurality of alternative money groups on the basis of an alternative money usage amount of at least some users among all users; And at least one of a cash value, a discount rate, a discount type, a usable commodity, a usable store, an expiration date, a usable alternative currency and an issuer of the alternative currency group including an alternative currency whose use amount is more than or less than a specific usage amount And a condition information module for collecting the condition information and transmitting the condition information to the issuer client which is the client of the issuer issuing the alternative currency contained in the alternative currency group and receiving the modified condition information about the specific alternative currency from the issuer client The present invention can be achieved by providing an alternative money management apparatus.

In addition, when it is determined in the user status determination module that the user has entered a specific store, the evaluation reference setting module includes the number of available products of the specific alternative currency in the evaluation reference, Wherein when the user determines that the user has selected a specific product, the evaluation criterion setting module assigns the evaluation criterion to the available alternative of the specific alternative currency to the evaluation criterion, And the priority calculation module assigns a lower priority or a lower weight to the number of available products as the number of available products increases.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user state determination module, which is an arrangement of an alternative money management apparatus connected via a network with a user client and a store client, for receiving user position information or product selection information received from at least one of the user client and the store client A user state determination step of generating user state information which is information on whether a user enters a store or whether a product is selected based on the product selection information, An evaluation criterion setting step of setting an evaluation criterion for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client based on the user state information on which the evaluation criterion setting module as a component of the alternative money management apparatus is generated; The priority calculation module, which is a component of the alternative money management apparatus, calculates priority information for calculating a priority for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the evaluation criterion or weight information for calculating a weight for the plurality of alternative currencies A priority calculation step of generating a priority; A recommendation alternative money list providing step of generating a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information or the weight information and providing the recommendation list to the user client, the list providing module being a component of the alternative money management apparatus; A clustering step of clustering a plurality of alternative currencies included in the recommendation list into a plurality of alternative money groups on the basis of an alternative money usage amount of at least some users among the total users, the clustering module being an arrangement of the alternative money management apparatus; The condition information module which is a constitution of the alternative money management apparatus, the cash value, the discount rate, the discount form, the usable commodity, the available store, the expiration date of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency whose usage amount is equal to or more than a specific usage amount A condition information collecting step of collecting condition information including at least one of a usable alternative currency and a issuer; A condition information transmission step of transmitting the condition information from which the condition information module is collected to an issuer client which is a client of an issuer that has issued an alternative currency included in the alternative currency group; And a condition information receiving step in which the condition information module receives the modified condition information on the specific alternative currency from the issuer client, the method comprising: .

As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

First, according to an embodiment of the present invention, an alternative money management and use of a user is optimized, so that an alternative money, which has been difficult to use in the past, can be easily accumulated and used.

Second, according to one embodiment of the present invention, for an alternative currency having a low alternative currency usage amount of the user, the effect that the issuer can re-enter the condition for improving the usage amount is generated.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, And shall not be interpreted.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an alternative money management system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram specifically showing an alternative money management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 illustrates a connection relationship of a database according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative money management method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 and 6 are flowcharts showing an alternative money management method after S13 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following detailed description of the operation principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

The same reference numerals are used for portions having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings. In the specification, when a specific portion is connected to another portion, it includes not only a direct connection but also a case where the other portion is indirectly connected with another element in between. In addition, the inclusion of a specific constituent element does not exclude other constituent elements unless specifically stated otherwise, but may include other constituent elements.

Alternative currency  Management system

1 shows an alternative money management system according to an embodiment of the present invention. 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 10, , 12, an alternative currency management apparatus 13, and a database 14.

The network represents a communication path between the user client 10, the store client 11 and the server 12. [ In one embodiment, the network is the Internet. In addition, the network may utilize dedicated or private communication links (e.g., VPN, WAN, MAN or LAN), rather than being an integral part of the Internet. The network uses standard communication technologies and / or protocols.

The user is a type of user of the alternative money management system 1. The user uses the user client 10 to request a product or store information available for the use of the optimal alternative or alternative currency from the alternative money management system 1 based on a series of specific parameters do. The alternative money management system 1 then provides a list of potential alternative currencies, commodities, stores that best match the specific parameters provided by the user.

The user client 10 means a client such as a mobile terminal used by a user and is a configuration used for interaction between the user and the alternative money management system 1. [ The user client 10 may be a computer, such as a personal computer (PC), a desktop computer, a laptop computer, a notebook, a smart phone, etc., or a device including the same. A computer is a device having one or more general purpose or special purpose processors, memory, storage, and networking components (wired or wireless). The device may be capable of running an operating system such as, for example, a Microsoft Windows-compatible operating system (OS), Apple OS X or iOS, a Linux 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 money management system 1 .

The store client 11 has a role of recognizing a user by a client such as a POS device installed in a store and a role of receiving input of a product to be purchased by a store employee.

RFID, BLE, Wi-Fi, Lora, Zigbee, etc. to determine whether the user client 10 is located in a store, in connection with user recognition of the store client 11 can do. When the store client 11 outputs a local signal of a specific protocol, the user client 10 senses the local signal and the user client 10 stores the specific identification information included in the local signal output from the store client 11 in an alternative currency And the alternative money management apparatus 13 can determine whether the location of the corresponding user client 10 is in a store or in the vicinity of which store. According to another embodiment of the present invention, it is also possible to use a GPS of the user client 10, instead of the store client 11, to determine which store the user is located in.

With respect to inputting the purchase product information of the store client 11, there is a method of inputting a product desired by the user by the store employee, and a method of inputting product information that the user desires to purchase directly using the user client 10 For example.

The server 12 means a device for delivering web pages, web contents or app contents forming a basic interface to the user client 10. In the present invention, the user client 10 and the alternative money management device 13, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > a < / RTI > The user can use the user client 10 to access one or more web pages or applications and to provide data to the alternative money management device 13. [

As used herein, "data" is understood to include information about a user, information about an alternative currency, information about a commodity, or information about a store. For example, the information about the user may include personal identification information, current location information, schedule information, alternative money usage patterns, product purchase patterns, store visit patterns, and the like. Information on alternative currency may include cash value rate, commodity compatibility, inter-currency compatibility, user preference, public preference, expiration date, event availability, proximity, and the like. The information on the product may include a product category, a price, a validity period of the promotion, a discount rate, a discount form, a sales shop, and the like. Information about a store may include a store service category, a sales product group, a price range, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, and the like.

The alternative money management apparatus 13 is an apparatus for exchanging an alternative currency or an alternative currency based on any of the information on the alternative currency in accordance with a condition such as whether the user client 10 enters a store, Determines whether to perform recommendation of the money combination, and provides the recommendation information to the user client 10. [ The alternative money management apparatus 13 may include an alternative money combination module, a priority calculation module, a user status determination module, an evaluation criterion setting module, and the like.

The database 14 stores information on a user, alternative money, a store, a commodity, a list, a calendar, an evaluation standard, and the like, and provides the information to the alternative money management apparatus 13.

The publisher client (Publisher Client) 15 is a client of a subject issuing an alternative currency. In the issuer client 15, conditions and the like for alternative money can be input.

The alternative money management system 1 allows an alternative money issuer or the like to publish an optimal alternative currency, a commodity, a store list, and allows users to search for and use alternative currencies, commodities, and stores. The alternative money management system 1 includes the additional components and modules described below.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram specifically showing an alternative money management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2, the alternative money management apparatus 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an alternative money combination module 131, a priority calculation module 132, a user state determination module 132, A status determination module 133, an evaluation determination module 134, a list providing module, a clustering module 135, and a condition data module 136. The database 14 includes an account DB 141, an alternative currency DB 142, a store DB 143, a product DB 144, a list DB DB, 145, a calendar DB (Calender DB) 146, and an evaluation criterion DB (147).

Those skilled in the art will understand that the alternative money management system 1 may include other modules not described in this document. In addition, conventional components such as firewalls, authentication systems, payment processing systems, network management tools, load balancers, and the like are not shown in FIG. The alternative money management system 1 may be implemented using a single computer or a network of computers including cloud-based computer implementations. The computers are preferably server class computers that include one or more high performance CPUs and 1G or more main memory and run an operating system such as LINUX or a variant thereof. The operation of the alternative money management system 1 described in this document can be controlled via a computer program installed in hardware or non-temporary computer storage, and can be controlled by the processor for performing the functions described herein Lt; / RTI > The various databases may be implemented using non-temporal computer-readable storage devices and appropriate database management systems for data access and retrieval. The alternative currency management system 1 includes other hardware components essential for the operation described herein, and includes an input for network interface and protocol, data input, and an output for display, print, or other representation of data Device.

The components of the alternative money management apparatus 13 may be configured as follows.

The alternative currency combination module 131 is a module that recommends a plurality of alternative currencies held by a user to the user client 10 in combination according to a specific condition.

The user status determination module 133 determines the user status information on whether the user is presently in the state of being in the store by communication with the user client 10 and the store client 11, Module.

The evaluation criterion setting module 134 is a module for determining, based on the user state information, which evaluation criterion is to be used to perform the alternative money combination or the priority / weight setting.

The priority calculation module 132 is a module for assigning weights to a plurality of alternative currencies, an alternative money combination, a store, and a product held by a user to set priorities. Alternative currency, store or commodity is recommended to the user client 10 by the priority. The criterion of the priority can be set in 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 given alternative currency / commodity / store for a given date or period. Embodiments of the priority calculation module 132 use a machine learning predictive model. In one embodiment, a supervised machine learning algorithm, such as a support vector machine, is used to construct the prediction model, or an unsupervised machine learning algorithm such as clustering Or a semi-supervised machine learning algorithm combining deep learning and reinforcement learning may be used. In other embodiments, other machine learning algorithms, such as neural networks, random forests, or other instructional learning algorithms, may be used to create predictive models. The priority calculation module 132 according to an embodiment of the present invention may calculate the availability of each current list (alternative currency, commodity, store) with respect to future days at a specific period (for example, once a day) The probability can be calculated, and the calendar information can be updated with the probability information of the predicted availability. For example, assuming that the predictive availability probability information for a particular alternative currency is significant for a future specific schedule, the priority calculation module 132 may determine that the alternative currency is available for each such future date Determine the probability, and store the value in the predicted calendar information.

This predicted availability information may be used by the search module as a ranking factor if the ranking list complies with the search query. In general, the search module ranks a list with a high availability probability (alternative money, goods, stores) for a requested period, and ranks a list with a low availability probability. Some embodiments may use the information provided by the priority calculation module 132 as ranking coefficients only when the user requests it. Other embodiments may be configured to use information provided from the priority calculation module 132 by default if not specified by the user. In one embodiment, the alternative currency management system 1 may indicate that the alternative currency / commodity / store is unavailable if the probability of the availability is below a cut off value. Other embodiments may allow users to specify the threshold directly.

The list providing module generates a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information or the weight information, and provides a recommendation list to the user client.

Clustering module 135 is a module that clusters each alternative currency based on at least some users' alternative currency usage. In the clustering module 135, each alternative currency may be clustered into a low-usage group, which is a low-usage group, and a high-usage group, which is a high-usage group.

The condition information module 136 may be configured to determine the cash value, the discount rate, the discount type, the available goods, the available stores, the validity period, the alternatives usable together with the cash value of the alternative currency group including the alternative currency whose usage amount of the alternative currency is more than or less than a specific usage amount Collects condition information including at least one of money and an issuer, transmits it to the issuer client 15 which is a client of the issuer who issued the alternative currency contained in the alternative currency group, And receiving and modifying the condition information.

The components of the database 14 may be configured as follows.

The user account DB 141 is a means for continuously storing and using data describing users who have requested the recommendation of alternative money in the alternative money management system 1. [

The alternative currency DB 142 is means for storing and using an attribute for each of a plurality of alternative currencies in the alternative currency management system 1. [

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

The commodity DB 144 is means for storing and using the attributes for each of the plurality of commodities in the alternative money management system 1. [

The list DB 145 is a means for storing and using an alternative currency, an alternative currency combination, a store or a list of goods for recommendation to the user.

The calendar DB 146 is means for storing and using calendar information to use the schedule information of the user.

The evaluation criteria DB 147 is a means for storing and using criteria for evaluating alternative currencies, alternative currency combinations, stores, or product priorities. Information on the user as an evaluation criterion may include personal identification information, current location information, schedule information, alternative money usage patterns, product purchase patterns, store visit patterns, and the like. Information on alternative currencies as an evaluation criterion may include cash value rate, commodity compatibility, inter-currency compatibility, user preference, popular preference, validity period, presence of an event, proximity, and the like. Information on the product as an evaluation criterion may include a product category, a price, a validity period of a promotion, a discount rate, a discount type, a sales shop, and the like. As an evaluation criterion, information on a store may include a store service category, a sales product group, a price range, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, and the like.

3 illustrates a connection relationship of a database according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the store DB 143, the user account DB 141, the alternative money DB 142, and the merchandise DB 144 include a store table 301, a user account table 303 An alternative currency table 305, and a goods table 307, each of which may be connected many-to-many.

The store table 301 may include a store service category, a sale product group, a price range, a promotion validity period, a discount rate, and the like as information on a store. More specifically, the store location information (Location 311), which is information on the location of the store, the valid period information (No. of Day Left) 313, which is information on the promotion in progress in the store, the promotion value information 315, discount rate information 317, and the like. Also, it may include user preference information (318) and public preference information (319), which are preference information for individual users or users of a specific segment.

The user account table 303 includes alternative currency information (Alternative Currency) 331 that is information on alternative currencies possessed as information on each user, user location information (Location 333) which is information on the location of the user, (Status) 335, which is information on the status of a store entry or whether a product is selected, schedule information (Plans) 337, which is information on a schedule of the user, information on a store, a commodity, or an alternative currency Information preference information (preference) 339, and the like.

The alternative currency table 305 is information on each of the alternative currencies. For example, validity period information (Validity Date) 351, which is information on the valid period, cash value information (Value) 353, which is information on the cash value of the alternative currency, use condition information (Terms of Use) 355, Publisher 357 which is information on the issuer of the alternative currency, Compatibility 359 which is information on the compatibility of the alternative currency, and the like. Compatibility information includes the use compatibility, which means the type of merchandise that can be exchanged for the corresponding currency and the type of store available, and the switchability of switching from alternative currency to alternative currency that can be exchanged for another alternative currency. can do.

The goods table 307 is information on the goods, including the remaining period of validity information (No. of Day Left 371), promotional cash value information (Promotion Value) 373, information on the promoted cash value, (Discount Rate) 375 which is information on a discount rate, user preference information 377 and user preference information 378, which are preference information for a user of a specific segment or a specific segment, .

Alternative currency  How to manage

In connection with the alternative currency management method, FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an alternative currency management method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, an alternative money management method according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a user state determination step S10, an evaluation criterion setting step S11, a priority calculation step S12, a recommendation alternative money list And may include step S13.

The user state determination step S10 is a step in which the user state determination module 133 of the alternative money management apparatus 13 receives the user location information 333 in the user client 10 and the store client 11, And generates user state information 335, which is information related to a state such as whether a user enters a store, whether a product is selected, and the like. For example, in step S10 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, information on whether a user enters a store, after entering a store, or after selecting a product in a store may be generated.

The evaluation criterion setting step S11 is a step of setting an evaluation criterion for calculating the priority based on the user state information 335 generated by the evaluation criterion setting module 134 of the alternative money management apparatus 13. [ The evaluation criterion can be classified into an evaluation criterion for the alternative currency itself and an evaluation criterion for the commodity and the store, and can be set differently according to the state of the user determined in S10. For example, according to S11 according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the state of the user has not yet entered the store, a listing of goods or stores can be set as a possible evaluation criterion. When the state of the user is determined to be a state in which the commodity is selected, the listing of the alternative currency can be set as a possible evaluation criterion.

In addition, for example, according to S11 according to another embodiment of the present invention, if the user enters the store and is about to select and pay for the goods, the cash value information 353 has a high priority A high weight can be given to the alternative currency, and the compatibility information 359 can give a high priority or a high weight to the alternative currency having low usage compatibility or switching compatibility. Alternatively, if the user enters the store but before the commodity is selected, the commodity preference information 377, the promotional cash value information 373, and the discount rate information 375 can be given high priority or high weight to high commodities And in the case of an alternative currency, the compatibility information 359 may assign a high priority or a high weight to the alternative currency having high compatibility with the use or switching compatibility.

In addition, if the user has not yet entered the store, the location stored in the store location information (Location 311) can be assigned a high priority or a high weight to a store near the user location, (No. of Day Left, 313), promotion value information (Promotion Value) 315, discount rate information (Discount Rate) 317,

In the priority calculation step S12, the priority calculation module 132 of the alternative currency management device 13 calculates the priority of the alternative currency / commodity / store according to the criteria set based on the user's state in S11 And generates ranking information or weight information. Alternatively, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the probability of availability (PA) as described above can be used.

The recommendation alternative monetary list providing step S13 is a step in which the recommendation list providing module, which is one configuration of the alternative money managing apparatus 13, based on the priority information / weight information calculated by the alternative money managing apparatus 13, A recommended counter / monetary reference list / recommended merchandise list.

5 and 6 are flowcharts showing an alternative money management method after S13 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a method for increasing the availability of the low-volume alternative currency after S13 may be proposed.

The clustering step S14 is a step in which the clustering module 135 clusters the alternative money to the usage amount. In S14, the plurality of alternative currencies can be clustered into a low-use group, which is a low-usage group, and a high-use group, which is a high-usage group. For example, it is a step of clustering alternative moneys A, B, C ... X into at least two groups including a low-use group and a high-use group.

The condition information collection step S15 and S15 'collects the condition information (the condition of the cash value, the usable goods / store, the valid period, etc.) of the low use group or the high use group of the alternative money clustered at S14 in the condition information module 136 Is a collecting step. For example, when the alternative currency A, B, and C are clustered into the low-use group, the alternative money D, E, and F, the condition information of the low-use group and the high- What is available, what is available, etc.). That is, if the condition information module determines that the cash value, discount rate, discount type, usable goods, available store, validity period, available alternative currency and issuer among the alternative currency group including the alternative currency whose usage is above or below a specific usage amount And collects condition information including at least one of them.

The condition information transmission step (S16, S16 ') is a step in which 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 condition information of the alternative currency that has been modified by the issuer client (15). The condition information of the low use group is modified according to S17, so that the usage amount of the niche used amount of the alternative money is improved. For example, the condition information of new content is received at the issuer client 15 of A, which was one of the alternative currencies of the low use group.

As described above, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

The features and advantages described herein are not all inclusive, and in particular, many additional features and advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the drawings, specification, and claims. Moreover, it should be noted that the language used herein is primarily chosen for readability and for purposes of teaching, and may not be selected to delineate or limit the subject matter of the invention.

The foregoing description of embodiments of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration; It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings.

Some portions of this description describe embodiments of the present invention relating to symbolic representations and algorithms of informational operations. These algorithmic descriptions and representations are generally used by those skilled in the data processing arts to efficiently convey the essence of their work to the other skilled artisan. While such operations are described functionally, computationally, or logically, they are understood to be implemented by a computer or equivalent electrical circuitry, microcode, or the like. Furthermore, this is also conveniently demonstrated without loss of generality, sometimes to represent an arrangement of such operations as a module. The operations described above and their associated modules may be implemented in software, firmware, hardware, or any combination thereof.

Any of the steps, operations, or processes described herein may be performed or implemented in conjunction with one or more hardware or software modules, alone or in combination with other devices. In one embodiment, a software module is implemented with a computer program product comprised of a computer-readable medium comprising computer program code, and the computer program code is executable to perform any or all of the processes, steps, May be executed by a computer processor.

Furthermore, embodiments of the invention may relate to an apparatus for performing the operations herein. These devices may include a general-purpose computing device that may be specially constructed and / or selectively activated or reconfigured by a computer program stored within the computer for the required purpose. Such a computer program may be stored in any type of media suitable for storing computer readable storage media or type of instructions, and may be coupled to a computer system bus. Further, any computing system referred to herein may comprise a single processor, or it may be a structure employing a multiprocessor design for increased computing power.

Finally, the language used herein has been chosen primarily for readability and for purposes of teaching, and may not be selected to describe or limit the subject matter of the invention.

The scope of the invention is, therefore, not to be limited by the Detailed Description, but is to be defined by the claims of any application based thereon. Accordingly, the disclosure of embodiments of the invention is illustrative and not restrictive of the scope of the invention, which is set forth in the following claims.

1: Alternative currency management system
10: User Client
11: Store Client
12: Server
13: Alternative currency management device
14: Database
15: Publisher Client
131: 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: Commodity DB
145: List DB
146: Calendar DB
147: Evaluation criteria DB
301: Store table
303: User Account Table
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A user status determination module, which is a configuration of an alternative money management apparatus connected through a network with a user client and a store client, for receiving user position information and product selection information on at least one of the user client and the store client, A user state determination step of generating user state information which is information on whether a user enters a store and whether a product is selected based on the selection information;
An evaluation criterion setting module that is a component of the alternative money management apparatus further comprises an evaluation criterion setting step of setting an evaluation criterion for a plurality of alternative currencies available in the user client as the number of available commodities of a specific alternative currency;
The priority calculation module which is a constitution of the alternative money management apparatus generates priority information which calculates a priority for the plurality of alternative currencies on the basis of the generated user state information and the evaluation criterion, When the user determines that the user has entered a specific store, the higher the number of available goods, the higher the priority is given to the user. If it is determined that the user selects a specific product in the user status information, A priority calculation step of assigning a priority; And
A recommendation alternative money list providing step of generating a recommendation list based on the calculated priority information and providing the recommendation list to the user client, the list providing module being a component of the alternative money management apparatus;
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Wherein the calculation of the priority based on the evaluation criterion is performed inversely based on whether the user enters the specific store determined in the user state determination step and whether the specific product is selected.
Alternative currency management methods.
Based on the product selection information, which is connected through a network with a user client and a store client, and which is information on user position information and product selection information received by at least one of the user client and the store client, A user state determination module that generates user state information that is information related to the user;
An evaluation criterion setting module which sets an evaluation criterion for a plurality of alternative currencies usable in the user client as the number of available commodities of a specific alternative currency;
Generates priority information by calculating a priority for the plurality of alternative currencies based on the user state information and the evaluation criterion, and when it is determined in the user state information that the user has entered a specific store, A priority calculation module that assigns a higher priority to a user as the number of possible products increases and gives a lower priority to the user when the number of available products increases when the user determines that the user has selected a specific product in the user status information; And
A list providing module for generating a recommendation list based on the priority information calculated by the priority calculation module and providing the recommendation list to the user client;
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Wherein the calculation of the priority based on the evaluation criterion is performed inversely with whether the user enters the specific store determined by the user state determination module and whether a specific product is selected.
Alternative currency management device.

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