KR20020007904A - Method for premium service related to trip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for providing a gift service related to traveling is provided to attract customers by enabling the customers to use a traveling product using a gift coupon acquired from purchasing a product at an inexpensive price. CONSTITUTION: A consumer connects to a service provider server(S7). A central processing unit controls a gift coupon number input window display unit and a gift coupon number request unit(S8). In case that the consumer inputs a serial number of the consumer's coupon(S9). The central processing unit checks whether the serial number inputted from the consumer through a gift coupon number inquiry unit is included in serial numbers registered in a gift coupon number database(S10). The central processing unit controls a traveling product display unit and a traveling product selection request unit in order for the consumer to select a traveling product among products displayed. In case that the consumer selects one of the products(S12), the central processing unit controls a traveling information input request unit and makes the consumer a request for inputting traveling information(S13). The central processing unit stores personal information of the consumer in a consumer database(S14). The central processing unit controls a reservation application request unit(S15) and checks whether the consumer deposits expenses for traveling through a traveling expense deposit inquiry unit(S16). The central processing unit transmits the information stored in the consumer database(S17). The central processing unit refers whether a traveling product of the consumer is normally reserved(S18). In case that the traveling product is normally reserved(S19), the central processing unit transfers the expenses(S20).

Description

How to Offer Travel-related Prizes {Method for premium service related to trip}

The present invention relates to a method for providing a travel-related prize service, and more particularly, a service provider sells a travel-related prize coupon to a seller, a seller provides a prize coupon while selling a product to a consumer, and a consumer through a service provider. The reservation for travel products, and the service provider relates to a method for providing a travel-related prize service for a partner to book a travel product requested by a consumer.

In general, it is common for sellers to pay prizes in a way that attracts more consumers. Prizes are used as a way to promote the sale of the goods, and sometimes offer higher prizes than those sold to attract more consumers.

These prizes include free travel tickets. This is a method of promoting a partner such as a travel agency or an airline through an air medium such as a broadcaster so that more consumers can recognize the affiliated partner, and in return, the affiliates involved in the trip sponsor the free travel ticket.

However, according to the conventional prize providing method, the following problem (s) occur.

In other words, competition between sellers may result in the provision of premiums higher than commodity prices, resulting in economic burdens on the sellers, resulting in bankruptcy or closure of business.

In addition, due to the fact that similar companies are indirectly generating gains using broadcast media, etc. are simultaneously broadcasted by the same broadcast media, they do not meet the expected effects of sellers' direct gain creation.

Accordingly, the present invention is to solve such a problem (s), the object of the present invention is to provide a direct sales increase effect to the seller, the consumer can enjoy the benefits of traveling for free while purchasing the desired product Affiliates can attract more consumers, and the service provider provides a travel-related prize service providing method to generate sales profits of travel-related prizes and profits for additional travelers.

1 is a block diagram of a travel-related prize service providing system applied to the present invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the service provider server shown in FIG. 1;

3 is an operation flowchart showing a process of issuing a travel-related premium coupon,

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a travel-related prize service providing method.

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100: service provider 200: service provider server

201: service provider interface unit 202: external interface unit

203: Information classification unit 204: prize coupon number database

205: Consumer Database 206: Travel Information Database

207: Travel Product Reservation Information Database

208: giveaway coupon number input window display unit

209: prize coupon number input request unit 210: prize coupon number inquiry unit

211: travel product display unit 212: travel product selection request unit

213: travel information input request unit 214: travel expenses calculation unit

215: reservation request unit 216: travel expenses deposit inquiry unit

217: travel information transmission unit 218: travel product reservation inquiry unit

219: travel expenses transfer unit 220: central processing unit

300: Affiliate 400: Merchant

500: Consumer 600: Internet Network

A feature of the present invention for achieving such an object (s) is that a service provider enters a travel product discount contract with a travel-related partner, and the travel-related prize coupon paid by the seller to the consumer as the consumer purchases the product from the seller. In the method of providing a premium service using a method: When a consumer connects to a service provider server through an internet network and inputs a serial number of a premium coupon, the service provider server uses the serial number of the entered premium coupon and the premium coupon is a normal premium coupon. Determine authorization; If it is determined that the prize coupon is normal, the service provider server indicates to the consumer the type of at least one or more travel products that can be offered by the affiliate, and requests the consumer to select one of the displayed at least one or more travel products; If the consumer selects any one of the at least one travel product, request the consumer to enter travel information; Calculating travel expenses based on the travel information input by the consumer and the discount information of the prize coupon; After the consumer checks the travel expenses, the customer applies for reservation of the travel package and deposits the expenses, and the service provider server connects with an affiliate through the Internet network to reserve the travel package, and is provided from at least one of the seller and the consumer. The travel expenses are transferred to the affiliated company.

Here, the service provider concludes a travel product discount contract with an affiliate; Issue a travel-related sweepstake coupon with a serial number, which the service provider may use at a discounted price through an affiliate; Sell the issued sweepstakes to the seller; It is desirable to store the serial number and seller information of the issued prize coupon.

In addition, it is preferable to determine that it is a normal premium coupon only when the serial number of the premium coupon entered by the consumer matches the serial number of the previously stored premium coupon and does not overlap.

In addition, the travel information preferably includes at least period information and number of participants using the travel product selected by the consumer.

In addition, the travel expenses are calculated by adding the price of the discount amount provided by the prize coupon to the number of participants corresponding to the number of the prize coupons and the price of applying the actual travel expenses to the number of participants exceeding the number of the prize coupons. It is desirable to.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiment (s) of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, in adding reference numerals to the elements of each drawing, it should be noted that the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings. In addition, in the following description there are shown a number of specific details, such as components of the specific circuit, which are provided only to help a more general understanding of the present invention that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. It is self-evident to those of ordinary knowledge in Esau. In describing the present invention, when it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram of a travel-related prize service providing system applied to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of the service provider server shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 issuance of a travel-related prize coupon. An operation flowchart showing a process is shown, and FIG. 4 is an operation flowchart showing a process of performing a travel-related prize service providing method.

First, the configuration of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and the service provider 100 is connected to remotely manage the service provider server 200. In addition, the service provider 100 concludes a discount contract of the travel-related prizes with the travel-related partner 300, issues a prize coupon to the seller 400, and receives a coupon fee and a travel expense from the seller 400.

Meanwhile, when the consumer 500 purchases a product from the seller 400, the seller 400 provides a premium coupon issued by the service provider 100 to the consumer 500, and the consumer 500 may connect to the internet network 600. After accessing the service provider server 200 through the) and applies for a reservation for the prize coupon.

In addition, the service provider server 200 connects to the affiliated company 300 through the internet network 600, reserves the requested travel information, and pays the corresponding travel expenses received from the seller 400.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 2, the configuration of the service provider server 200 will be described in detail. The service provider interface unit 201 interfaces communication with a computer used by the service provider 100.

The external interface unit 202 interfaces the service provider server 200 with the communication network 600.

The information classifying unit 203 may use information of the seller 300 affiliated with the service provider 100, giveaway coupon information (such as the supplied seller name and coupon number) issued by the service provider 100, and a travel product using the giveaway coupon. Personal information and travel-related information of the applied consumer 500 are classified and stored in the corresponding databases 204 to 207, respectively.

The premium coupon number input window display unit 208 inputs a premium coupon number so that when the consumer 500 accesses the service provider server 200, the consumer 500 can input the number of the premium coupon received from the seller 400. Display the window.

The premium coupon number input request unit 209 requests the consumer 500 to input the number of the premium coupon received from the seller 400 when the consumer 500 accesses the service provider server 200.

The prize coupon number inquiry unit 210 determines whether the prize coupon number entered by the consumer 500 and the prize coupon number issued by the service provider 100 and stored in the prize coupon number database 204 match and overlap with each other. It is determined whether the prize coupon is a normal prize coupon.

The travel product display unit 211 may select various travel products that the affiliate 300 may provide when it is determined as a normal prize coupon as a result of the inquiry of the prize coupon number inquiry unit 210 input by the consumer 500. To be displayed.

The travel product selection request unit 212 requests the consumer 500 to select any one of various travel products displayed by the service provider server 200.

The travel information input request unit 213 requests the consumer 500 to input travel information such as a period and the number of people to participate in the corresponding travel product, and inputs the travel information input by the consumer 500 to the consumer database 205 and the travel information. Each is stored in the database 206.

The travel expenses calculation unit 214 calculates the travel expenses based on the corresponding travel information input by the consumer 500. That is, after calculating the total travel expenses by adding the amount of discounted a certain percentage according to the number of prize coupons and the travel expenses for the applicants who have exceeded the prize coupons, the total travel expenses are displayed and displayed so that the consumer 500 can check them.

The reservation request requester 215 requests the consumer 500 to confirm the travel expenses and then apply for a reservation for the travel product.

The travel expenses deposit inquiry unit 216 checks whether the travel expenses have been deposited through a financial transaction after the consumer 500 makes a reservation for a travel product. In this case, the payment method of the travel expenses may include a bank transfer, a direct deposit method and a payment method by electronic money.

The travel information transmission unit 217 confirms that the corresponding consumer 500 has deposited the travel expenses through the travel expenses deposit inquiry unit 216, and then accesses the affiliate 300 through the internet network 600 to the consumer 500 The travel information entered by) is transmitted.

The travel product reservation inquiry unit 218 checks whether the travel product of the corresponding consumer 500 that the service provider server 200 transmits to the affiliate 300 is normally booked, and then reserves the reservation information on the corresponding travel product. Stored in the information database 207.

If the travel expenses transfer unit 219 determines that the travel product of the consumer 500 is normally booked as a result of the inquiry of the travel product reservation inquiry unit 218, the travel expense transfer unit 219 transfers the travel expense to the affiliate company 300. Transfer

The central processing unit 220 controls the overall operating state of the service provider server 200. In particular, the central processing unit 220 manages the prize coupon number, and manages the information of the customer 500, the travel information and the reservation information of the travel product to apply for a reservation for the travel product.

The memory 221 stores a program to be operated by the central processing unit 220 and stores various temporary data generated during the execution of the program by the central processing unit 220.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4 with respect to the operation of the present invention having such a configuration as follows.

First, a process of issuing and managing a premium coupon will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The service provider 100 concludes a discount contract for the travel product with the affiliate company 300 (S1), and issues a prize coupon affiliated with the affiliate company 300 (S2). In addition, the seller 400 pays a certain amount to the service provider 100, and purchases a premium coupon that can use the travel product at a discounted price (S3).

At this time, the prize coupon issued by the service provider 100 is given a serial number, the information of the prize coupon number and the seller 400 who purchased the prize coupon is transmitted to the service provider server 200 (S4). The central processing unit 220 of the service provider server 200 stores the corresponding premium coupon number and seller information transmitted through the service provider interface unit 201 in the premium coupon number database 204 (S5).

In addition, when the seller 500 purchases the product, the seller 400 provides the corresponding premium coupon to the consumer 500 as a premium (S6).

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, a process of providing a travel-related premium service is described as follows.

When the consumer 500 accesses the service provider server 200 (S7), the central processing unit 220 controls the prize coupon number input window display unit 208 to obtain the serial number of the prize coupon possessed by the consumer 500. At the same time, it displays the input so as to control the prize coupon number input request unit 209 to request the consumer to input the serial number of the prize coupon (S8). Accordingly, when the consumer 500 inputs the serial number of the prize coupon possessed by him (S9), the central processing unit 220 enters the prize coupon entered by the consumer 500 through the prize coupon number inquiry unit 210. Check whether the serial number is included in the serial number registered in the prize coupon number database 204 or duplicated to check whether the prize coupon is a normal prize coupon (S10).

If it is determined that the prize coupon is not normal in this step (S10), the central processing unit 220 returns to the above step (S8) and requests the consumer 500 to re-enter the serial number of the prize coupon.

If the prize coupon is determined to be normal in the above step (S10), the central processing unit 220 controls the travel product display unit 211 to determine the type of travel products associated with the affiliate 300, the consumer 500 At the same time, the user can select one of the displayed travel products by controlling the travel product selection requesting unit 212 while displaying the information for selection (S11).

Here, when the consumer 500 selects any one of the displayed travel products (S12), the central processing unit 220 controls the travel information input request unit 213, such as departure date and arrival date and time for the corresponding travel product. Request to input travel information including schedule information and personnel information on the number of participants (S13). Accordingly, when the consumer 500 inputs travel information including the number of participants and the travel schedule information, the central processing unit 220 inputs the personal information of the consumer 500 and the consumer 500 that applied for the corresponding travel product. The travel information is stored in the consumer database 205 and the travel information database 206, and the travel expenses calculation unit 214 is controlled to calculate the travel expenses (S14). In this case, the travel expenses are discounted by a certain percentage of the expenses for the number of participants as the number of coupons presented by the user, and the total travel expenses are calculated by applying the actual travel expenses to the number of participants exceeding the number of coupons.

Thereafter, the central processing unit 220 controls the reservation request request unit 215 to request that the consumer 500 apply for the reservation of the travel product according to the corresponding travel information (S15), and the travel expense deposit inquiry unit 216. Through the consumer 500 checks whether the travel expenses have been deposited (S16).

Here, if it is determined that the travel expenses have been deposited by the consumer 500, the central processing unit 220 connects to the affiliated company 300 through the external interface 202 and the internet network 600, and the consumer database 205. And the travel information stored in the travel information database 206 to the affiliate 300 (S17).

Thereafter, the central processing unit 220 inquires whether the travel product of the consumer 500 is normally booked (S18), and if it is determined that the reservation is normally made (S19), transfers the corresponding travel expenses to the affiliated company 300 (S20). .

Therefore, the consumer 500 may use the travel product at a low price, the seller 400 may obtain a sales growth effect through a giveaway coupon that may use the travel product, and the affiliate 300 secures more customers. In addition, the service provider 100 may obtain a benefit as much as a discount rate of the travel expenses through the consumer 500 who additionally uses the sales profit of the prize coupon and the travel product.

As described above, although the specific embodiment (s) have been described in the detailed description of the present invention, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiment (s), but should be defined by the claims below and equivalents thereof.

As a result, according to the method for providing a travel-related premium service according to the present invention, the following advantage (s) occurs.

That is, the consumer can use the travel product at a low price by using the prize coupon acquired as the product is purchased.

In addition, the seller can obtain a sales growth effect through a premium coupon that can use the travel products.

In addition, affiliates can acquire more customers through consumers using the prize coupon.

In addition, the service provider may benefit from the discount on the travel expenses through the sales profit of the premium coupon and the consumer who additionally uses the travel product.

Claims (5)

The service provider concludes a travel product discount contract with a travel-related partner, and in a method of providing a premium service using a travel-related prize coupon paid by the seller to the consumer as the consumer purchases the product from the seller: When the consumer accesses the service provider server through the internet network and inputs the serial number of the premium coupon, the service provider server determines whether the premium coupon is a normal premium coupon using the entered serial number of the premium coupon. Doing; If it is determined that the prize coupon is normal, the service provider server displays the type of at least one travel product that can be provided by the affiliate, and requests the consumer to select one of the displayed at least one travel product; Requesting the consumer to input travel information when the consumer selects any one of the at least one travel product; Calculating a travel expense based on the travel information input by the consumer and discount information of the premium coupon; And After the consumer confirms the travel expenses, the customer applies to reserve the travel product and deposits the expense. The service provider server connects with the affiliated company through the Internet network to reserve the travel product, and the seller and the consumer. Travel-related prize service providing method characterized in that for transferring the travel expenses provided from at least one of the affiliates. The method of claim 1, Signing, by the service provider, the travel product discount contract with the partner; Issuing, by the service provider, a serial number of a travel-related prize coupon that can be used at a discounted price through the affiliated company; Selling the issued coupon to the seller; And And storing the serial number of the issued premium coupon and the seller information. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining of the normal prize coupon is as follows. Traveling giveaway service providing method characterized in that it is determined that it is a normal giveaway coupon only if the serial number of the giveaway coupon input by the consumer matches the stored serial number of the giveaway coupon and does not overlap. The method of claim 1, wherein the travel information, Travel-related prize service providing method comprising at least the period information and the number of participants using the travel product selected by the consumer. The method of claim 1, wherein the calculating of the travel expenses, Compute the sum of the price applied by the discount amount provided by the prize coupon to the number of participants corresponding to the number of the prize coupons and the price to which the actual travel expenses are applied to the number of participants exceeding the number of the prize coupons. Travel-related prize service providing method, characterized in that.