KR102399319B1 - Terminal, service providing device and coupon server, electronic wallet system comprising the same, control method thereof and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a terminal and a service providing device and a coupon server. Disclosed is an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded. That is, the present invention searches for coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword specified by the customer among coupons registered by the affiliate in real time, instead of performing the issuance procedure by designating the coupons registered by the affiliates on a 1:1 basis, By providing the searched coupon information to the terminal, it is possible to diversify a method of providing coupon information to increase advertising effectiveness, improve user convenience, and reduce management costs.

Description

A terminal, a service providing device, and a coupon server. An electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded {Terminal, service providing device and coupon server, electronic wallet system comprising the same, control method thereof and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor}

The present invention is a terminal and a service providing device and a coupon server. It relates to an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded, and in particular, provides a real-time search type coupon for a selected specific keyword rather than a specified type coupon, and when the search type coupon is selected, the corresponding search A terminal, a service providing apparatus, and a coupon server that search for one or more coupons related to a specific keyword corresponding to a type coupon and provide information about one or more coupons according to the search result to the terminal. It relates to an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded.

The electronic wallet system is a system that manages credit cards, transportation cards, membership cards, coupons, etc. through a user terminal equipped with a USIM card, etc., and provides a payment function through a user terminal and an affiliated terminal.

This electronic wallet system has a structure in which, when a coupon displayed on the user terminal is selected, one coupon corresponding to the selected coupon is issued to the user terminal through interworking between the service providing device and the coupon server, and the coupon is already specified provided, there is inconvenient in searching for coupons related to specific keywords.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Patent No. 10-2011-0041457 [Title: Unified Mobile Coupon Brokerage and Management System]

It is an object of the present invention to search for coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword designated by a customer among coupons registered by affiliates in real time, and provide the searched coupon information to the terminal, a service providing device, and a coupon server. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded.

Another object of the present invention is to provide coupon information according to a terminal-centered real-time keyword search instead of performing an issuance procedure by designating a coupon already designated in a coupon server 1:1 to a terminal, a service providing device, and a coupon server . An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded.

Another object of the present invention is to search for coupon information related to a specific keyword desired by the user of the terminal in real time among a plurality of coupon information stored in the coupon server, and provide a terminal and service for providing coupon information related to the specific keyword searched in real time to the terminal device and coupon server. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a recording medium in which a computer program is recorded.

A terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a communication unit that communicates with the outside when a specific pre-installed app is executed; a display unit for displaying a specific app execution result screen and displaying a list of coupons received through the communication unit; and when a search-type coupon is selected from the coupon list, the communication unit is controlled to transmit information about the selected search-type coupon including a specific keyword to the service providing device, and in response to the information about the transmitted search-type coupon from the service providing device Controls the display unit to display one or more coupon information corresponding to the transmitted specific keyword, and generates a coupon issuance request signal for a coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information when specific coupon information is selected from among the displayed one or more coupon information, , may include a control unit that controls the communication unit to transmit the generated coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device, and registers a coupon corresponding to specific coupon information issued from the service providing device in response to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal. .

As an example related to the present invention, the coupon list includes a designated coupon and a search coupon, the designated coupon is a coupon registered by an affiliate server or a coupon server, and the search coupon includes a keyword and includes a plurality of pre-registered coupons. It may be a coupon for searching for a coupon corresponding to a corresponding keyword among coupons.

As an example related to the present invention, one or more coupon information may be in a state in which a priority for display order is set.

A coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of coupons; a communication unit for receiving information about a search-type coupon including a specific keyword transmitted from the service providing device; and searching for a coupon corresponding to information on the received search-type coupon from among a plurality of stored coupons, controlling the communication unit to transmit coupon information about the searched coupon to a service providing device, and for a specific coupon selected from the transmitted coupon information It may include a control unit that receives a coupon issuance request signal including the issuance request through the communication unit, and controls the communication unit to issue a coupon corresponding to the received coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device.

As an example related to the present invention, the control unit may search for a coupon including a specific keyword from among affiliate names, coupon names, titles, and places of use each included in the stored plurality of coupon information.

As an example related to the present invention, coupon information for a searched coupon may be information on a designated coupon including an affiliate name, coupon name, unique code, title, benefit, place of use, period of use, usage method, and coupon type.

A method of controlling a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: displaying a list of coupons received through a communication unit on a display unit when a pre-installed specific app is executed; When a search-type coupon is selected from the displayed coupon list through the communication unit, transmitting information about the selected search-type coupon including a specific keyword to the service providing device; Receiving one or more coupon information corresponding to a specific keyword transmitted from the service providing device in response to the information on the search coupon transmitted through the communication unit; Controlling the display unit to display one or more coupon information received through the control unit; generating, through the control unit, a coupon issuance request signal for a coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information when specific coupon information is selected from among the displayed one or more coupon information; transmitting the coupon issuance request signal generated through the communication unit to the service providing device; and registering a coupon corresponding to specific coupon information issued from a service providing device in response to a coupon issuance request signal transmitted through the control unit.

A method for controlling a coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving information about a search-type coupon including a specific keyword transmitted from a service providing device through a communication unit; Searching for a coupon corresponding to the information on the received search-type coupon from among a plurality of coupons stored in advance in the storage unit through the control unit; transmitting coupon information on the coupon searched through the communication unit to a service providing device; Receiving a coupon issuance request signal including an issuance request for a specific coupon selected from among the coupon information transmitted through the communication unit; and issuing a coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request signal received through the control unit to the service providing device.

The computer program for performing the control method according to the above-described embodiment may be stored in the recording medium on which the computer program according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded.

An electronic wallet system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service providing device for providing a list of coupons; When a search-type coupon is selected from the coupon list, information on the selected search-type coupon including a specific keyword is transmitted to the service providing device, and in response to the information about the transmitted search-type coupon, the specific keyword transmitted from the service providing device When specific coupon information is selected from among the corresponding one or more coupon information, a coupon issuance request signal is generated for a coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information, the generated coupon issuance request signal is transmitted to the service providing device, and the transmitted coupon issuance a terminal for registering a coupon corresponding to specific coupon information issued in response to a request signal; and searching for coupons corresponding to information on search-type coupons transmitted from the service providing device, providing one or more coupon information corresponding to the searched specific keyword to the terminal through the service providing device, and issuing coupons transmitted from the service providing device It may include a coupon server that issues a coupon corresponding to the request signal to the terminal through the service providing device.

The present invention searches for coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword designated by a customer from among coupons registered by affiliates in real time, and provides the searched coupon information to the terminal, thereby diversifying a method of providing coupon information to increase advertising effectiveness It works.

In addition, the present invention provides user-centered coupon information by providing coupon information according to a terminal-centered real-time keyword search instead of performing the issuance procedure by designating a coupon already designated by the coupon server 1:1 to the terminal. It works.

In addition, the present invention searches for coupon information related to a specific keyword desired by the user of the terminal in real time among a plurality of coupon information stored in the coupon server, and provides coupon information related to the specific keyword searched in real time to the terminal, thereby improving user convenience and reduce management costs.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic wallet system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic wallet system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a service providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is It is a block diagram showing the configuration of a coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is It is a signal flow diagram showing the communication process of the electronic wallet system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as meanings generally understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined in the present invention, and excessively comprehensive It should not be construed as meaning or in an excessively reduced meaning. In addition, when the technical term used in the present invention is an incorrect technical term that does not accurately express the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood by being replaced with a technical term that can be correctly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as defined in the dictionary or according to the context before and after, and should not be interpreted in an excessively reduced meaning.

Also, the singular expression used in the present invention includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present invention, terms such as “consisting of” or “comprising” should not be construed as necessarily including all of the various components or various steps described in the invention, and some components or some steps may not be included. It should be construed that it may further include additional components or steps.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers such as first, second, etc. used in the present invention may be used to describe the components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components are assigned the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the spirit of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the present invention by the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an electronic wallet system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in Figure 1, the electronic wallet system 10 is a terminal 11, a web server (Web Server, 12), WAS (Web Application Server, 13), service providing device 14, affiliate server (15) , and DB server (Database Server, 16).

Not all of the components of the electronic wallet system 10 shown in FIG. 1 are essential components, and the electronic wallet system 10 may be implemented by more components than those shown in FIG. The electronic wallet system 10 may also be implemented by the components.

The terminal (or user device) 11 is identified through unique identification information such as MDN (Mobile Directory Number), mobile IP, mobile MAC, Sim card unique information, and serial number, and the web server 12 through a wired or wireless communication network. communicate with At this time, the terminal 11 receives and stores payment-related card information, coupon-related information, gift certificate-related information, etc. from the web server 12, and displays the information when executing a specific app or selecting a specific menu. At this time, payment-related card information includes image or video of the card, affiliate name, card name, card number, expiration date, benefits, annual fee, barcode information/QR code information/NFC tag information/smart tag information linked to the card, etc. may include In addition, coupon-related information may include affiliate name, coupon name, coupon number, benefit, place of use, period of use, method of use, etc. , and how to use it.

In addition, the terminal 11 receives information related to a specific payment-related card, coupon, ticket, gift certificate, etc. selected by the user from the service providing device 14 through the web server 12 .

The web server 12 checks the information stored in the DB server 16 in relation to the terminal 11 based on the identification information transmitted from the terminal 11 through the WAS 13 and provides it to the terminal 11 do.

In addition, when a request for issuance of a payment-related card, coupon, ticket, gift certificate, etc. is transmitted from the terminal 11, the web server 12 transmits the request to the service providing device 14, so that the service providing device 14 is After receiving the related information from the affiliate server, it is provided (or issued) to the terminal 11 .

In this way, the web server 12 obtains and provides information stored in the DB server 16 through the WAS 13 in response to the request of the terminal 11, or through the service providing device 14, the affiliate server ( The information transmitted from 15) is provided to the terminal 11 .

The WAS (Web Application Server) (or web application server) 13 transmits information stored in the DB server 16 based on the identification information of the terminal 11 transmitted from the web server 12 through the web server 12 . It is provided to the terminal 11 and further serves to distribute the functions of the web server 12 .

The service providing apparatus 14 provides information according to the request of the terminal 11 to the terminal 11 based on the identification information of the terminal 11 transmitted from the web server 12, or, if necessary, provides the information to the affiliate server After being transmitted from (15), it is provided to the terminal (11).

For example, when receiving a request for issuance of a payment-related card, coupon, ticket, gift certificate, etc. from the terminal 11 through the web server 12 , the service providing device 14 responds to the request and transmits related information to the affiliate server After receiving from (15), it is transmitted to the terminal (11).

That is, when the web server 12 receives an issuance request for a specific payment-related card from the terminal 11 , the web server 12 transmits the issuance request to the service providing device 14 together with the identification information of the terminal. Thereafter, the service providing device 14 issues (or transmits) the corresponding payment related card to the terminal 11 corresponding to the identification information in response to the transmitted issuance request information for the corresponding payment related card. In this case, the service providing device 14 may receive the payment related card from the affiliate server 15 and provide (or transmit) it to the terminal 11 .

The affiliate server (or affiliate service device) 15 is connected to the service providing device 14 through a wired/wireless communication network, and when a request for issuing a card related to the affiliate server 15 is transmitted from the service providing device 14, the In response, a related payment-related card is issued to the terminal 11 through the service providing device 14 .

The DB server (database server) 16 is connected to the WAS 13 through a wired/wireless communication network, and information corresponding to the identification information of the terminal 11 (eg, payment-related card issuance information, payment-related card use information, barcodes) /QR code/NFC tag/smart tag issuance information, barcode/QR code/NFC tag/smart tag usage information, point accumulation/use information, coupon issuance/usage information, etc.) are saved.

In addition, the DB server 16 responds to a request from the web server 12 including the identification information of the specific terminal 11 and transmits information about the terminal 11 corresponding to the identification information to the web server through the WAS 13 . (12) to transmit.

In addition, the electronic wallet system 10 may further include a coupon server (not shown) that communicates with the service providing device 14 or the affiliate server 15 .

When there is a coupon issuance request from the terminal 11, the web server 12 transmits the request to the service providing device 14 after receiving the request from the terminal 11, and the service providing device 14 responds to the received request. After receiving a corresponding coupon from the coupon server (or coupon service device), it is directly issued to the terminal 11 or issued to the terminal 11 through the web server 12 . In this case, the coupon server may receive (or issue) the corresponding coupon from the affiliate server 15 .

In addition, the coupon server responds to the coupon issuance request of the web server 12, generates a corresponding coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request (or receives the corresponding coupon provided from the affiliate server 15), and responds to the coupon issuance request. A corresponding coupon may be issued to the terminal 11 corresponding to the included identification information.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the electronic wallet system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the electronic wallet system 100 includes a terminal 110 , a service providing device 120 , and a coupon server 130 . Not all components of the electronic wallet system 100 shown in FIG. 2 are essential components, and the electronic wallet system 100 may be implemented by more components than those shown in FIG. The electronic wallet system 100 may also be implemented by components.

The coupon server 130 receives information about a search-type coupon including a specific keyword transmitted from the terminal 110 via the service providing device 120 through a communication network, and responds to the information about the received search-type coupon One or more coupon information to be transmitted is transmitted to the terminal 110 through the service providing device 120 through the communication network. Then, when specific coupon information is selected from one or more coupon information displayed on the terminal 110, the terminal 110 generates a coupon issuance request signal for requesting issuance of a coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information, and the generated The coupon issuance request signal is transmitted to the coupon server 130 through the service providing device 120 through the communication network. Thereafter, the coupon server 130 issues the corresponding coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request signal to the corresponding terminal 110 through the service providing device 120 using the communication network.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the terminal 110 includes a communication unit 111 , a storage unit 112 , a display unit 113 , and a control unit 114 . Not all of the components of the terminal 110 shown in FIG. 3 are essential components, and the terminal 110 may be implemented by more components than those shown in FIG. 3, and even by fewer components. The terminal 110 may be implemented.

The communication unit 111 communicates with an internal component or at least one external terminal through a wired/wireless communication network. In this case, the external terminal may include a service providing device 120, a coupon server 130, and the like.

In addition, the communication unit 111 receives the coupon list transmitted from the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130 under the control of the controller 114 .

The storage unit 112 stores a user interface (UI), a graphic user interface (GUI), and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 112 stores data and programs necessary for the terminal 110 to operate.

In addition, the storage unit 112 stores (or registers) a coupon issued from the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130 under the control of the controller 114 .

The display unit 113 may display contents such as a menu screen using a user interface or a graphic user interface stored in the storage unit 112 under the control of the control unit 114 . Here, the content displayed on the display unit 113 includes text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as icons, list menus, and combo boxes. Also, the display unit 113 may be a touch screen.

The control unit 114 executes an overall control function of the terminal 110 .

In addition, when a specific app such as an electronic wallet app (Electronic Wallet or Digital wallet) installed in advance in the storage unit 112 is executed, the control unit 114 displays a specific app execution result screen corresponding to the specific app on the display unit 113 . do. Here, the specific app execution result screen includes a My Wallet menu, an additional menu, an event/news menu, a more menu, and the like. In this case, the more menu includes an activity point menu, a household account book menu, an integrated point inquiry menu, a social network service (SNS) related menu, and the like. In this case, the My Wallet menu is a menu for storing information such as payment-related cards, coupons, tickets, and gift certificates installed or registered in the terminal 140 through a specific app. In addition, the additional menu is a menu for newly issuing payment-related cards, coupons, tickets, and other classified items through a specific app. In addition, the event/news menu is a menu for confirming event or notice information transmitted from a service providing device or the like. In addition, the activity point menu is a menu providing activity points linked to a plurality of preset apps and a plurality of apps or related company information that can use the related activity points. In addition, the account book menu is a menu (or an app dedicated to the account book) that provides information such as card usage details and point usage details registered in the membership item of the My Wallet menu in the form of an account book. In addition, the integrated point inquiry menu is a menu indicating the point information of the card registered in the membership item of the My Wallet menu. In addition, the SNS related menu is a Facebook site related menu that is linked with a specific app.

In addition, when a specific app is executed, the control unit 114 is identified through unique identification information such as MDN, mobile IP, mobile MAC, Sim card unique information, and serial number of the terminal 110, and provides a service through a wired/wireless communication network Communicate with device 120 . At this time, the controller 114 transmits the identification information of the terminal 110 to the service providing apparatus 120 in the background state, and the service providing apparatus 120 identifies the terminal 110 based on the identification information, and the terminal 110 ) to communicate with

In addition, when a preset specific menu (eg, a coupon menu of an additional menu) is selected from the execution result screen displayed on the display unit 113 , the control unit 114 transmits it from the service providing device 120 through the communication unit 111 . Receive a list of available coupons.

In addition, the control unit 114 displays the received coupon list on the display unit 113 . Here, the coupon list includes a designated type coupon and a search type coupon. In this case, the designated coupon includes the affiliate name (or affiliate name), coupon name, unique code (or coupon number), title, benefit, place of use, period of use, method of use, coupon type (eg free coupon or paid coupon), etc. It includes information of, and may be a coupon registered by an affiliate server (not shown) or the coupon server 130 . In addition, the search-type coupon includes specific keywords (eg, keywords corresponding to affiliate names, keywords corresponding to places of use, keywords corresponding to product names/product names, etc.), It is not a registered real coupon, but is used to search for a coupon actually registered in the coupon server 130 through a corresponding keyword. In addition, the search-type coupon may be generated in the terminal 110 and then registered in the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130, and automatically to a specific keyword in the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130 After correspondingly generated, it may be registered in the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130 .

When displaying the coupon list on the display unit 113, so that the user can easily identify the designated coupon or search coupon included in the coupon list, the controller 114 controls the text color and font size of the designated coupon and the search coupon. , font, background color, etc. can be displayed differently.

In addition, when a designated coupon is selected from the coupon list displayed on the display unit 113 , the control unit 114 for the selected designated coupon by interworking with the service providing device 120 and the coupon server 130 , the designated coupon is issued to the terminal 110 .

In addition, when a search-type coupon is selected from the coupon list displayed on the display unit 113 , the control unit 114 transmits information on the selected search-type coupon to the service providing device 120 through the communication unit 111 . Here, the information on the search-type coupon includes a specific keyword included in the selected corresponding search-type coupon.

In addition, the control unit 114 receives the searched coupon information transmitted from the service providing device 120 through the communication unit 111 in response to the transmitted information on the search type coupon. Here, the retrieved coupon information may be information on a designated coupon, and may be information on one or more coupons retrieved in real time from the coupon server 130 in response to the information on the search-type coupon. In addition, the searched coupon information may be in a state in which the priority for the display order displayed on the terminal 110 is set.

In addition, the control unit 114 displays the received search coupon information on the display unit 113 .

In addition, when any one coupon information is selected among the searched coupon information displayed on the display unit 113 , the control unit 114 generates a coupon issuance request signal for a coupon corresponding to the selected coupon information. Here, the coupon issuance request signal includes information such as an affiliate name, coupon type, coupon name, benefit, place of use, period of use, usage method, and the like, and identification information of the terminal 110 . In this case, the identification information of the terminal 110 includes the MDN of the terminal 110, mobile IP, mobile MAC, Sim card unique information, serial number, and the like.

In addition, the control unit 114 transmits the generated coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device 120 through the communication unit 111 to request issuance of the corresponding coupon.

In addition, the control unit 114 receives the coupon issued from the service providing device 120 through the communication unit 111 in response to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal.

In addition, the control unit 114 registers (or stores) the received coupon in the storage unit 112 .

As shown in FIG. 4 , the service providing apparatus 120 includes a first communication unit 121 , a first storage unit 122 , a first display unit 123 , and a first control unit 124 . Not all of the components of the service providing apparatus 120 shown in FIG. 4 are essential components, and the service providing apparatus 120 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. The service providing apparatus 120 may also be implemented by components.

The first communication unit 121 communicates with an internal component or at least one external terminal through a wired/wireless communication network. At this time, the external terminal may include the terminal 110, the coupon server 130, and the like.

In addition, the first communication unit 121 receives the coupon information including the keyword (or keyword information or information about the keyword) transmitted from the terminal 110 .

In addition, the first communication unit 121 receives a coupon issuance request signal transmitted from the terminal (110). Here, the coupon issuance request signal includes information such as an affiliate name, coupon type, coupon name, benefit, place of use, period of use, usage method, and the like, and identification information of the terminal 110 . In this case, the identification information of the terminal 110 includes the MDN of the terminal 110, mobile IP, mobile MAC, Sim card unique information, serial number, and the like.

In addition, the first communication unit 121 receives a specific coupon issued (or transmitted) from the coupon server (130).

The first storage unit 122 stores a user interface (UI), a graphic user interface (GUI), and the like.

Also, the first storage unit 122 stores data and programs necessary for the service providing apparatus 120 to operate.

In addition, the first storage unit 122 stores the coupon issued from the coupon server 130 under the control of the first control unit 124 .

The first display unit 123 may display content such as a menu screen using a user interface or a graphic user interface stored in the first storage unit 122 under the control of the first control unit 124 . Here, the content displayed on the first display unit 123 includes text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as icons, list menus, and combo boxes. Also, the first display unit 123 may be a touch screen.

The first control unit 124 executes an overall control function of the service providing apparatus 120 .

In addition, the first control unit 124 transmits coupon information including the received keyword to the coupon server 130 through the first communication unit 121 .

In addition, the first control unit 124 transmits coupon information (or coupon information for the searched coupon) corresponding to the keyword transmitted from the coupon server 130 in response to the coupon information including the transmitted keyword to the first communication unit 121 . , and transmits coupon information corresponding to the received keyword to the terminal 110 through the first communication unit 121 .

In addition, the first control unit 124 receives the coupon issuance request signal transmitted from the terminal 110 through the first communication unit 121, and receives the coupon issuance request signal through the first communication unit 121 to request a coupon issuance The information included in the signal is transmitted to the corresponding coupon server 130 to request issuance of a coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request signal.

In addition, the first control unit 124 receives a coupon issued (or transmitted) from the coupon server 130 in response to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal through the first communication unit 121, and receives the received coupon from the first communication unit It is issued (or transmitted) to the terminal 110 through (121). At this time, the first control unit 124 counts the number of coupons for each type of coupon issued to the terminal 110 .

In addition, the first control unit 124 matches the coupon number included in the received coupon with the corresponding coupon unique information and the identification information of the terminal 110, and matched information (eg, matched coupon number and coupon unique information) and identification information of the terminal 110 ) are stored in the first storage unit 122 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the coupon server 130 includes a second communication unit 131 , a second storage unit 132 , a second display unit 133 , and a second control unit 134 . Not all of the components of the coupon server 130 shown in FIG. 5 are essential components, and the coupon server 130 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 5, and fewer components The coupon server 130 may also be implemented by.

The second communication unit 131 communicates with an internal component or at least one external terminal through a wired/wireless communication network. In this case, the external terminal may include the terminal 110 , the service providing device 120 , and the like.

In addition, the second communication unit 131 receives information about the search type coupon transmitted from the service providing device (120). Here, the information on the search-type coupon may be a specific keyword included in the selected search-type coupon.

In addition, the second communication unit 131 receives a coupon issuance request signal transmitted from the service providing device (120).

The second storage unit 132 stores a user interface (UI), a graphic user interface (GUI), and the like.

In addition, the second storage unit 132 stores data and programs necessary for the coupon server 130 to operate.

In addition, the second storage unit 132 stores a coupon issued to the terminal 110 or the service providing device 120 under the control of the second control unit 134 .

The second display unit 133 may display contents such as a menu screen using a user interface or a graphic user interface stored in the second storage unit 132 under the control of the second control unit 134 . Here, the content displayed on the second display unit 133 includes text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as icons, list menus, and combo boxes. Also, the second display unit 133 may be a touch screen.

The second control unit 134 executes the overall control function of the coupon server 130 .

In addition, the second control unit 134 searches for a coupon corresponding to information on the received search-type coupon from among a plurality of coupons previously stored in the second storage unit 132 .

That is, the second control unit 134 searches for a coupon including the received specific keyword among the affiliate name (or affiliate name), the coupon name, the title, and the place of use respectively corresponding to the plurality of pre-stored coupons.

As a result of the search, if there is a coupon including a received specific keyword among a plurality of pre-stored coupons, the second control unit 134 provides coupon information (or coupon) for the searched coupon through the second communication unit 131 as a service to the device 120 . Here, the searched coupon information may be set to a priority displayed on the terminal 110 by the control of the coupon server 130 or the service providing device 120 . In addition, the retrieved coupon is a designated coupon.

In addition, as a result of the search, when there is no coupon including a received specific keyword among a plurality of pre-stored coupons, the second control unit 134 transmits information indicating that a coupon corresponding to the keyword does not exist to the second communication unit ( 131) through the service providing device 120 . Thereafter, the service providing apparatus 120 transmits information indicating that there is no coupon corresponding to the corresponding keyword to the terminal 110 . Thereafter, the terminal 110 receives information indicating that there is no coupon corresponding to the corresponding keyword transmitted from the service providing device 120 , and displays the received information.

In addition, the second control unit 134 checks the coupon corresponding to the received coupon issuance request signal from among the plurality of coupons previously stored in the second storage unit 132 .

In addition, the second control unit 134 issues (or transmits) the checked coupon to the service providing device 120 through the second communication unit 131 .

In addition, the second control unit 134 matches the identification information of the terminal 110 included in the coupon issuance request signal received through the second communication unit 131 with the coupon number corresponding to the confirmed coupon, and the matched coupon Stores the coupon number corresponding to and identification information of the terminal 110 in the second storage unit 132 .

In the embodiment of the present invention, the coupon server 130 performs a function of searching for a coupon corresponding to information on a search-type coupon and a function of issuing a corresponding coupon corresponding to a coupon issuance request signal as an example. The present invention is not limited thereto, and a function of searching for a coupon corresponding to information on a search-type coupon and a function of issuing a corresponding coupon corresponding to a coupon issuance request signal may be performed by the service providing device 120 .

In this way, coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword designated by the customer may be searched in real time among coupons registered by the affiliate, and the retrieved coupon information may be provided to the terminal.

Also, in this way, instead of performing the issuance procedure by designating the coupons already designated by the coupon server 1:1 to the terminal, coupon information according to the terminal-centered real-time keyword search can be provided.

In addition, as described above, coupon information related to a specific keyword desired by the user of the terminal may be searched in real time from among a plurality of coupon information stored in the coupon server, and coupon information related to the specific keyword searched in real time may be provided to the terminal.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling an electronic wallet system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6 .

6 is It is a signal flow diagram showing the communication process of the electronic wallet system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a specific app such as an electronic wallet app installed in the terminal 110 is executed, the terminal 110 displays an execution result screen on the display unit 113, and in a background state through the service providing device 120 and the wired/wireless communication network. communication is possible.

In addition, when a preset specific menu (for example, a coupon menu of an additional menu) is selected from the execution result screen displayed on the terminal 110, the terminal 110 displays a list of coupons transmitted from the service providing device 120 on the display unit ( 113). Here, the coupon list includes a designated type coupon and a search type coupon. In this case, the designated coupon includes the affiliate name (or affiliate name), coupon name, unique code (or coupon number), title, benefit, place of use, period of use, method of use, coupon type (eg free coupon or paid coupon), etc. It may be a coupon registered in the service providing device 120 or the coupon server 130 by the affiliate server (not shown) or the coupon server 130 . In addition, the search-type coupon includes specific keywords (eg, keywords corresponding to affiliate names, keywords corresponding to places of use, keywords corresponding to product names/product names, etc.), It is not a registered real coupon, but a coupon for searching for a coupon corresponding to a corresponding keyword among a plurality of pre-registered coupons.

For example, when a specific app such as an electronic wallet app installed in advance in the terminal 110 is executed, as shown in FIG. 7 , the terminal 110 displays the electronic wallet app execution result screen 710 . Here, the terminal 110 displays the execution result screen. Here, the specific app execution result screen 710 includes an inside wallet menu 711 , an additional menu 712 , an event/news menu 713 , a more menu 714 , and the like. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8 , when the coupon menu 811 included in the additional menu 712 is selected from the execution result screen 710 displayed in FIG. 7 , the terminal 110 is the service providing device 120 . Requests a list of coupons, and receives a list of coupons transmitted from the service providing device 120 in response to the request. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 9 , the terminal 110 displays the received coupon list 910 . In this case, among the coupons included in the coupon list 910 , coupon 1 and coupon 2 911 may be a designated type coupon, and coupon 3 912 may be a search type coupon. In addition, in the coupon list 910 displayed on the terminal 110, the text color, font size, font, background color, emoticon, etc. of the designated coupon and the search coupon are different from each other to distinguish the designated coupon from the search coupon. It may also be (S610).

Thereafter, when a search-type coupon is selected from the coupon list displayed on the terminal 110 , the terminal 110 transmits information on the selected search-type coupon to the service providing device 120 . Here, the information on the search-type coupon includes a specific keyword included in the selected corresponding search-type coupon.

For example, when a 'kimchi coupon' corresponding to coupon 3 912, which is a search-type coupon, is selected from the coupon list 910 displayed on the terminal 110 shown in FIG. 9, the terminal 110 selects the selected 'kimchi coupon' The keyword for ' (for example, the keyword 'kimchi') is transmitted to the service providing device 120 (S620).

Thereafter, the service providing apparatus 120 receives information about the search type coupon transmitted from the terminal 110 .

In addition, the service providing device 120 transmits information on the received search-type coupon to the coupon server 130 .

As an example, the service providing device 120 receives a keyword (eg, 'kimchi') transmitted from the terminal 110, and transmits the received keyword (or keyword information) to the coupon server 130 (S630) .

Thereafter, the coupon server 130 receives information about the search-type coupon transmitted from the service providing device (120).

In addition, the coupon server 130 searches for a coupon corresponding to information about the received search-type coupon from among a plurality of coupons stored in advance.

That is, the coupon server 130 searches for a coupon including a received specific keyword from among a plurality of pre-stored coupons.

As an example, the coupon server 130 receives the affiliate name, coupon name, title and place of use, etc. from among a plurality of pre-stored coupons including the latest state affiliate name (or affiliate name), coupon name, title and place of use. Coupons including the keyword 'kimchi' are searched for in real time (S640).

Thereafter, the coupon server 130 transmits coupon information (or coupon) for the searched coupon to the terminal 110 through the service providing device 120 . Here, the searched coupon information may be set in priority displayed on the terminal 110 through the coupon server 130 or the service providing device 120 . Also, the found coupon may be a designated coupon.

For example, the coupon server 130 searches for 15 designated coupons corresponding to the keyword 'kimchi' from among a plurality of pre-stored coupons in real time, and provides the 15 designated coupons related to the searched 'kimchi' to the service providing device 120 ) to the terminal 110 through the Here, the searched designated coupons related to 15 'kimchi' may or may not include coupon 1 or coupon 2, which are designated coupons included in the coupon list shown in FIG. 9 above (S650).

Thereafter, the terminal 110 receives the searched coupon information transmitted from the service providing device 120 .

In addition, the terminal 110 displays the received search coupon information. At this time, the displayed search coupon information may be in a state in which the priority for the display order is set by the coupon server 130 or the service providing device 120 .

For example, as shown in FIG. 10 , the terminal 110 displays 15 designated coupons 1010 related to the received kimchi (S660).

Thereafter, when any one coupon information is selected from the displayed coupon information, the terminal 110 generates a coupon issuance request signal for a coupon corresponding to the selected coupon information. Here, the coupon issuance request signal includes information such as an affiliate name, coupon type, coupon name, benefit, place of use, period of use, usage method, and the like, and identification information of the terminal 110 . In this case, the identification information of the terminal 110 includes the MDN of the terminal 110, mobile IP, mobile MAC, Sim card unique information, serial number, and the like.

In addition, the terminal 110 transmits the generated coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device 120 .

For example, when an 11th coupon is selected from among 15 designated coupons related to displayed kimchi, the terminal 110 generates a coupon issuance request signal for the selected 11th coupon, and transmits the generated coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device It is transmitted to (120) (S670).

Thereafter, the service providing device 120 receives a coupon issuance request signal transmitted from the terminal 110 .

In addition, the service providing device 120 transmits a coupon issuance request signal to the corresponding coupon server 130 corresponding to the information included in the received coupon issuance request signal to request issuance of the corresponding coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request signal. .

For example, the service providing device 120 receives a coupon issuance request signal including information such as an affiliate name, coupon type, coupon name, benefit, place of use, period of use, method of use, and identification information of the terminal 110 . do. Thereafter, the service providing device 120 requests the coupon server 130 to issue the eleventh coupon corresponding to the coupon issuance request signal (S680).

Thereafter, the coupon server 130 receives a coupon issuance request signal transmitted from the service providing device 120 .

In addition, the coupon server 130 checks the coupon corresponding to the received coupon issuance request signal from among a plurality of pre-registered coupons.

As an example, the coupon server 130 checks the eleventh coupon corresponding to the received coupon issuance request signal from among a plurality of pre-registered coupons (S690).

Thereafter, the coupon server 130 issues (or transmits) the confirmed coupon to the terminal 110 through the service providing device 120 .

In addition, the coupon server 130 matches the identification information of the terminal 110 with the coupon number corresponding to the confirmed coupon, and stores the coupon number corresponding to the matched coupon and the identification information of the terminal 110 .

As an example, the coupon server 130 issues the checked eleventh coupon to the terminal 110 through the service providing device 120 (S700).

Thereafter, the terminal 110 registers (or stores) the coupon issued from the service providing device 120 in response to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal.

As an example, the terminal 110 registers the eleventh coupon issued from the service providing device 130 (S710).

The control method of the terminal and coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention can be written in a computer program, and codes and code segments constituting the computer program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the computer program is stored in a computer-readable information storage medium (computer readable media), and is read and executed by a computer or a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention, a service providing device, a coupon server, etc., so that the terminal and the coupon server control method can be implemented.

The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a carrier wave medium. The computer program for implementing the control method of the terminal and the coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention may be stored and installed in the internal memory of the terminal, the service providing device, the coupon server, and the like. Alternatively, an external memory such as a smart card storing and installing a computer program for implementing the control method of the terminal and the coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention may be mounted on a terminal, a service providing device, a coupon server, etc. through an interface.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention provides coupon information by searching for coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword designated by a customer among coupons registered by affiliates in real time, and providing the retrieved coupon information to the terminal Advertisement effectiveness can be increased by diversifying methods.

In addition, as described above, the embodiment of the present invention provides coupon information according to a terminal-centered real-time keyword search instead of performing the issuance procedure by designating the coupon already specified in the coupon server 1:1 to the terminal. , it is possible to provide user-oriented coupon information.

In addition, as described above, the embodiment of the present invention searches for coupon information related to a specific keyword desired by the user of the terminal in real time among a plurality of coupon information stored in the coupon server, and provides coupon information related to the specific keyword searched in real time to the terminal to improve user convenience and reduce management costs.

Those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may modify and modify the above-described contents without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be construed by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

In the present invention, instead of performing the issuance procedure by designating coupons registered by affiliates on a 1:1 basis, coupon information (or search-type coupon information) related to a keyword specified by the customer is searched in real time among coupons registered by affiliates, and the searched coupons By providing information to the terminal, the method of providing coupon information is diversified to increase advertising effectiveness, improve user convenience, and reduce management costs, and can be widely used in e-commerce fields, marketing fields, and finance fields.

10, 100: electronic wallet system 11, 110: terminal
12: web server 13: WAS
14, 120: service providing device 15: affiliate server
16: DB server 130: coupon server
111: communication unit 112: storage unit
113: display unit 114: control unit
121: first communication unit 122: first storage unit
123: first display unit 124: first control unit
131: second communication unit 132: second storage unit
133: second display unit 134: second control unit

Claims (3)

When a specific pre-installed app is executed, a communication unit that communicates with the outside;
a display unit for displaying a specific application execution result screen and receiving and displaying a coupon list including a searchable coupon searchable by keyword and a designated coupon registered by an affiliate or a coupon server through the communication unit; and
information on the selected search-type coupon including a specific keyword when the search-type coupon is selected from the coupon list, and controls the display unit to display the designated coupon and search-type coupon included in the coupon list differently Controls the communication unit to transmit to the service providing device, and controls the display unit to display one or more coupon information transmitted from the service providing device in response to the information on the transmitted search-type coupon, the displayed one or more When specific coupon information is selected from among coupon information, the communication unit generates a coupon issuance request signal for a coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information and transmits it to the service providing device, and responds to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal. In response, comprising a control unit for registering a coupon corresponding to the specific coupon information issued from the service providing device,
The control unit displays at least one of a font color, a font size, a font, a background color, and an emoticon between the designated coupon and the search coupon so that the designated coupon and the search coupon included in the coupon list are distinguished from each other A terminal, characterized in that for controlling the display unit to do so. ◈Claim 2 was abandoned when paying the registration fee.◈ The method according to claim 1, The coupon information is a terminal in a state in which the priority for the display order is set. When a pre-installed specific app is executed, receiving a coupon list including a searchable coupon searchable by keyword and designated coupon registered by an affiliate or coupon server through a communication unit and displaying the received coupon list on the display unit;
controlling, through the control unit, the display unit to display the designated type coupon and the search type coupon included in the coupon list differently from each other;
When a search-type coupon is selected from the displayed coupon list through the communication unit, information on the selected search-type coupon including a specific keyword is transmitted to the service providing device, and in response, corresponds to the specific keyword transmitted from the service providing device Receiving one or more coupon information to be;
Through the control unit, control to display the received one or more coupon information on the display unit, and when specific coupon information is selected from the displayed one or more coupon information, generating a coupon issuance request signal for the coupon corresponding to the selected specific coupon information step;
Transmitting the generated coupon issuance request signal to the service providing device through the communication unit; and
and registering, through the control unit, a coupon corresponding to specific coupon information issued from a service providing device in response to the transmitted coupon issuance request signal,
The step of controlling the display unit includes, through the control unit, a font color, a font size, a font font, and a background color between the designated coupon and the search coupon so that the designated coupon and the search coupon included in the coupon list are distinguished. and controlling the display unit to display at least one of the emoticons differently from each other.

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