KR20100010672A - Integrated sales inquiry service system and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An integrated sales inquiry service system and a method thereof for offering efficient connection information to a server to a subscriber terminal are provided to inquiry integration sale information about a store. CONSTITUTION: An integrated authentication unit(230) performs the authentication about a access subscriber. The integrated authorization unit authenticates authentication the authentication information and a plurality of integrated authorization information of the authenticated subscriber. The integrated authorization unit generates access information about the authenticated VAN corp. A WAP providing unit(220) supplies a mobile page for a sales inquiry service to the subscriber terminal through wireless Internet network. A charging unit(250) performs the charging corresponding to the sale inquiry service usage to the subscriber.

Description

Integrated sales inquiry service system and its method {INTEGRATED SALES INQUIRY SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an integrated sales inquiry service system and method thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to an integrated sales inquiry service system and method for providing an integrated sales information inquiry service for stores registered by a subscriber to a subscriber terminal in conjunction with a VAN company server.

Conventionally, in order to inquire sales information of a store owned by a VAN company, a store owner has to directly access a VAN company's registered online site or a POS system.

This sales information query method provides a high reliability to the store owner when the store owner uses a single VAN company server, whereas the store owner has multiple stores or when a store uses a plurality of VAN company servers. There was a problem that the connection was not easy or each single connection had to be made.

Specifically, if a store owner owns several stores or uses a plurality of VAN company servers in one store, the store owner may check each registered VAN company in order to query the sales information for the stores he owns. You must access all of them to collect sales information. In addition, each time a VAN server is accessed, the store owner must authenticate to that VAN server.

Therefore, when a shop owner owns several stores or uses a plurality of VAN servers in a single store, a conventional sales inquiry using a single connection is quite inconvenient, and a lot of time is required for authentication.

The technical problem to be achieved by the present invention is to provide an integrated revenue inquiry service system and method for providing an integrated sales information inquiry service for stores registered by the subscriber to the subscriber terminal in conjunction with the VAN company server in conjunction with the VAN company server. .

According to a feature of the invention, the system is connected to a plurality of VAN (Value Added Network) server to provide an integrated sales inquiry service for the store to the subscriber terminal,

A plurality of integrated authentication information generated by combining a subscriber's authentication information and a store's unique code assigned by each of the plurality of VAN company servers is authenticated. An integrated authentication unit for authenticating each of the matching VAN company servers and generating access information for the authenticated VAN company server; A swap providing unit for providing a mobile page for the revenue inquiry service to a subscriber station connected through a wireless Internet network, and transmitting access information generated by the integrated authentication unit to the subscriber station; And a billing unit configured to perform billing corresponding to the use of the sales inquiry service to a subscriber.

Here, the integrated authentication unit,

When the subscriber approves the charge for the sales inquiry service, the subscriber is authenticated by the VAN company server that matches the plurality of pieces of integrated authentication information.

The system generates an short message including a call back uniform resource locator (URL) or a wireless internet number for contents (WINC) to transmit the mobile page to the subscriber station. The service unit further includes.

According to a feature of the present invention, the integrated revenue query service method of the system that is connected to a plurality of server (Value Added Network) company provides an integrated revenue query service to the subscriber terminal,

Authenticating a subscriber connected to receive a sales inquiry service for a store; Generating a plurality of integrated authentication information by combining the authentication information of the authenticated subscriber and the shop unique code assigned by each of the plurality of VAN company servers; Authenticating from the VAN company server matching each of the generated integrated authentication information; And generating access information on the authenticated VAN company server and transmitting the generated access information to the subscriber station.

The generating of the plurality of pieces of integrated authentication information may include:

Querying whether the subscriber terminal charges the revenue inquiry service; In response to the query, when the accounting is approved, generating the plurality of pieces of integrated authentication information; And in response to the query, if the charge is not approved, terminating the connection with the subscriber station.

Here, the step of authenticating the subscriber,

Generating and transmitting a short message including a call back uniform resource locator (URL) or a wireless internet number for contents (WINC) for access of the subscriber station.

According to the present invention, by providing efficient access information to a plurality of VAN company server to the subscriber terminal, there is an effect that the subscriber can easily and quickly look up the integrated sales information for their stores.

In addition, by receiving the authentication by encrypting the authentication information and the store code, there is an effect that can significantly increase the security at the time of sales inquiry.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “module”, etc. described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. have.

Now, the integrated sales inquiry service system and method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated sales inquiry service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sales inquiry service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 and a plurality of value added networks (VANs) server 300-1. , 300-2, and 300-n, and are connected to the subscriber station 100 of the store owner through a network to transmit and receive data. At this time, the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 is connected to the subscriber terminal 100 and a wireless link (for example, a wireless Internet network) to perform data transmission and reception.

The integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 performs subscriber authentication for store sales inquiry from the subscriber terminal 100, and receives a store sales inquiry from the subscriber terminal 100, each VAN company server 300-through mobile payment. 1, 300-2, 300-n) to provide the subscriber to use the sales inquiry service. In this case, the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 is assigned by the VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n) and the authentication information received from the subscriber to provide the sales inquiry service to the subscriber terminal (100) A plurality of new integrated authentication information is generated by combining one store unique code, and the generated plurality of integrated authentication information is transmitted to each of the VAN company servers 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n for authentication. In addition, the subscriber terminal 100 provides access information for accessing each of the authenticated VAN company servers 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n.

Here, the authentication information includes a mobile phone authentication number provided by the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 through an SMS message for authentication of the subscriber, or a password, a store code, or a subscriber ID (Identification) preset by the subscriber. .

Here, the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 induces access to the subscriber terminal 100 to the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 by using a Short Message Service (SMS) message (hereinafter, also referred to as a "short message") or a mobile phone. Provide the authorization number. At this time, the SMS message includes a wireless internet number for contents (WINC), a call back URL (call back uniform resource locator).

The integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 2.

VAN server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n) stores and manages the sales information (credit card sales information and cash receipt sales information) for registered stores in real time, integrated sales inquiry providing device (200 Receive the integrated authentication information from the), and performs authentication on the received integrated authentication information. In addition, when the VAN company servers 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n access the subscriber terminal 100 with the authenticated integrated authentication information, the VAN server 300-1, 300-2, 300-n provides sales information about the corresponding subscriber's store.

The subscriber terminal 100 is connected to the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 through a wireless link (wireless Internet network), receives authentication information from the subscriber to receive the authentication for the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200, and integrated sales Receives the connection information for connecting to the VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n) from the inquiry providing apparatus 200 to provide to the user.

In addition, the subscriber terminal 100 is authenticated from the corresponding VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n) by using the access information at the request of the subscriber, and stores the store sales information through the certified VAN company server Receive and provide to subscribers. Here, the access information includes the integrated authentication information generated by the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200.

Here, the subscriber terminal 100 includes a terminal that can use a wireless Internet network. For example, the terminal includes a terminal capable of internet services such as Wibro and wireless LAN.

Such an integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus provides an efficient integrated access information to a VAN company server as a subscriber terminal, so that the subscriber can easily and quickly search the sales information for his or her store. In addition, by receiving the authentication by encrypting the authentication information and the store code, there is an advantage that can significantly increase the security of the sales inquiry.

2 is a block diagram showing in detail the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the integrated sales inquiry apparatus according to the present invention includes a web server 210, a swap server 220, an integrated authentication unit 230, and a database. 240, the charging unit 250 and the application service unit 260.

The web provider 210 provides an administrator homepage to an administrator who accesses an administrator terminal (omitted), and stores information on subscriber's access statistics and subscriber information that are accessed through a wireless link in a separate database 240. When the administrator connects, the access statistics information and subscriber information are provided.

In addition, the web provider 210 adds, deletes, and updates information on the VAN company servers 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n stored in the database 240 based on the information received from the administrator. do.

The swap providing unit 220 provides a mobile access page for the store sales inquiry service to the subscriber terminal 100 connected through a network (wireless link), and the subscriber billing processing and billing authentication page and subscriber for the integrated sales inquiry use. Provides the registered terminal VAN server information to the subscriber station (100).

In addition, the swap provider 220 receives the access information authenticated by the integrated authentication information from the integrated authentication unit 230 and provides it to the subscriber station (100).

The integrated authentication unit 230 performs authentication on the subscriber connected through the subscriber terminal 100, and the authentication information of the authenticated subscriber and each of the VAN company servers 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n are allocated. Combining one store-specific code generates multiple new integration credentials. And the plurality of generated integrated authentication information is transmitted to each VAN company server 300-1, 300-2, 300-n) to be authenticated.

At this time, the integrated authentication unit 230 provides the billing authentication page of the swap provider 220 to provide the subscriber terminal 100 after providing the subscriber authentication, and provides the subscriber with the billing for the sales inquiry service If approved, create new integrated authentication information.

In addition, the integrated authentication unit 230 receives the authentication by transmitting a plurality of generated integrated authentication information to each VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n), and swaps the authentication VAN company server access information Transfer to the subscriber station 100 through the providing unit 220.

In addition, the integrated authentication unit 230 receives a store unique code matching the store information from each VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n) and stores in the database 240

Database 240 (Database) is a store unique code received from each VAN company server by matching the subscriber information (member ID, password, subscriber terminal information) and store information, store information of the member subscribed to receive integrated sales inquiry, Stores connection information for each VAN company.

The billing unit 250 stores the billing information per case for the subscriber who has approved the billing for using the integrated sales inquiry service on the billing page of the swap provider 220, and periodically stores the billing information (for example, 1). Provided to subscribers weekly or monthly.

Here, in addition to periodically providing billing information per use case, the charging unit 250 may charge the user for using the service regardless of the charge per case in the form of monthly fee.

The application service unit 260 is a communication application function for network communication with each VAN company server 300-1, 300-2, 300-n) and the mobile terminal authentication number or access callback URL, WINC, etc. to the subscriber terminal 100 Provides an SMS function for transmitting the included SMS message.

3 is a view for explaining the integrated sales query service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the integrated sales inquiry service method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the subscriber terminal 100 is connected to the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200.

The integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 requests the authentication information when the subscriber terminal is connected to use the integrated sales inquiry service (S100).

At this time, the subscriber terminal 100 is connected to the sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 by using the wireless Internet (wap page), or by using the WINC and callback URL included in the SMS message received from the sales inquiry providing apparatus 200. The sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 is connected.

The integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 receives the authentication information of the subscriber corresponding to the authentication information request from the subscriber terminal 100 (S104). Here, the authentication information includes a mobile phone authentication number provided by the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 via an SMS message for authentication of the subscriber, or a preset password, a store code, or a subscriber ID.

After that, in the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the authentication information is a mobile phone authentication number.

The integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 receives the authentication information and, if authentication of the authentication information is successful, generates an authentication request message for authentication of each VAN company server 300-1, 300-2, 300-n. (S106). In this case, the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 combines the authentication information and the store code of the subscriber provided by each VAN company server (300-1, 300-2, 300-n), the integrated authentication for each VAN company server encrypted Create an authentication request message with information. Here, when the authentication is successful, the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 queries the subscriber whether the billing approval for the use of the sales inquiry service is approved, and when the subscriber approves the billing according to the query, the integrated authentication information for each VAN company server. Generates an authentication request message containing, and if the charge is not approved, the connection with the subscriber terminal 100 is terminated.

The integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 may include a first authentication request message, a second authentication request message, and an n-th authentication request generated for authentication of each VAN company server 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n. The message is transmitted to the first VAN company server, the second VAN company server, and the n-th VAN company server, respectively (S108, S110, and S112).

The integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 receives an authentication result for an authentication request message from each VAN company server 300-1, 300-2, and 300-n (S114, S116, S118), and receives the received authentication result. Integrate (S120).

Subsequently, in the embodiment of the present invention, the authentication result of the n-th VAN company server 300-n is regarded as an authentication failure and will be described.

Thereafter, the integrated revenue inquiry providing apparatus 200 provides the subscriber terminal 100 with access information on the VAN company servers 300-1 and 300-2, which are successfully authenticated, based on the integrated authentication result (S122). .

On the other hand, the integrated revenue query providing apparatus 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention is the VAN company server using the access information of the VAN company server (300-1, 300-2) of the successful authentication based on the integrated authentication result 300-1 and 300-2 may request the sales information on the shop of the subscriber, and may provide the subscriber terminal 100 with the sales information received in response thereto.

The subscriber station 100 provides the authenticated access information to the subscriber (S124), and when the integrated sales information inquiry request is input from the subscriber, the subscriber terminal 100 is authenticated to the VAN company servers 300-1 and 300-2 based on the access information. Access to each of the sales information request message is transmitted (S126).

The subscriber station 100 transmits the first sales information request message and the second sales information request message to the authenticated first VAN company server 300-1 and the second VAN company server 300-2 (S126 and S128). ), And receives the sales information in response (S130, S132).

In addition, the subscriber terminal 100 integrates the sales information received from the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus 200 and provides it to the subscriber (S134).

Here, when the subscriber station 100 receives the sales information inquiry request for the first VAN company server 300-1 from the subscriber (in case of receiving the sales information inquiry request for one VAN server), The first sales information request message may be transmitted only to the 1 VAN company server 300-1, and a response thereof may be received and provided to the subscriber.

Through such an integrated sales inquiry service method, the subscriber can easily and quickly look up the sales information on his shop. In addition, by receiving the authentication by encrypting the authentication information and the store code, there is an advantage that can significantly increase the security of the sales inquiry.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are not implemented only through the apparatus and the method, but may be implemented through a program for realizing a function corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention or a recording medium on which the program is recorded. Implementation may be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the above-described embodiments.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of rights.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an integrated sales inquiry service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram showing in detail the integrated sales inquiry providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining the integrated sales query service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (10)

In the system that is connected to a plurality of VAN (Value Added Network) server to provide an integrated sales inquiry service to the store to the subscriber terminal, A plurality of integrated authentication information generated by combining a subscriber's authentication information and a store's unique code assigned by each of the plurality of VAN company servers is authenticated. An integrated authentication unit for authenticating each of the matching VAN company servers and generating access information for the authenticated VAN company server; A swap providing unit for providing a mobile page for the revenue inquiry service to a subscriber station connected through a wireless Internet network, and transmitting access information generated by the integrated authentication unit to the subscriber station; And Billing department for performing a billing corresponding to the use of the sales inquiry service to the subscriber Integrated sales query service system comprising a. The method of claim 1, The integrated authentication unit, When the subscriber approves the billing for the sales inquiry service, the integrated sales inquiry service system that is authenticated from the VAN company server matching each of the plurality of integrated authentication information. The method of claim 2, Further comprising an application service unit for generating a short message including a callback Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Wireless Internet Number for Contents (WINC) to induce the mobile page access of the subscriber station to the subscriber station; Integrated sales inquiry service system. The method of claim 3, The application service unit includes a mobile phone authentication number in the short message to transmit to the subscriber terminal, And the integrated authentication unit uses the mobile phone authentication number as the authentication information when receiving the mobile phone authentication number from the subscriber terminal. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, A database that receives and stores a store unique code matching the store information allocated by the plurality of VAN servers from the integrated authentication unit, and stores the access information. Integrated sales query service system further comprising. The method of claim 5, Integrated sales inquiry service system further comprises a web provider for receiving the store unique code from the administrator to store in the database. In the integrated revenue inquiry service method of a system that is connected to a plurality of VAN (Value Added Network) server to provide an integrated sales inquiry service to the store to the subscriber terminal, Authenticating a subscriber connected to receive a sales inquiry service for a store; Generating a plurality of integrated authentication information by combining the authentication information of the authenticated subscriber and the shop unique code assigned by each of the plurality of VAN company servers; Authenticating from the VAN company server matching each of the generated integrated authentication information; And Generating access information on the authenticated VAN company server and transmitting it to the subscriber station Integrated revenue query service method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein Generating the plurality of integrated authentication information, Querying whether the subscriber terminal charges the revenue inquiry service; In response to the query, when the accounting is approved, generating the plurality of pieces of integrated authentication information; And In response to the query, if the charge is not approved, terminating the connection with the subscriber station; Integrated revenue query service method comprising a. The method of claim 8, The step of authenticating the subscriber, Generating and transmitting a short message including a call back uniform resource locator (URL) or a wireless internet number for contents (WINC) for access of the subscriber station; Integrated revenue query service method comprising a. The method of claim 9, The step of authenticating the subscriber, Transmitting a mobile phone authentication number to a connected subscriber station; And Receiving and authenticating the mobile phone authentication number from the subscriber station; Including; Generating the plurality of integrated authentication information, Integrated revenue inquiry service method for generating the plurality of integrated authentication information using the mobile phone authentication number as the authentication information.

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