KR20120108536A - Method of notifying anniversary and providing product information using smart phone and apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An anniversary notification service with a smart phone capable, a product information providing method, and a device thereof are provided to notify an anniversary beforehand through a server computer by managing various anniversary information registered by a smart phone user. CONSTITUTION: A smart phone executes an anniversary management application according to the manipulation of a user(S100). The smart phone transmits anniversary registration information inputted by a user to a server computer(S300). The server computer stores the anniversary registration information in a database to manage the same(S400). [Reference numerals] (AA) Start; (BB,DD,FF) No; (CC,EE,GG) Yes; (HH) Transmitting anniversary guide information to a corresponding smart phone; (II) End; (S100) Executing an anniversary management application in a smart phone; (S200) Are anniversary registration information and product recommendation request information inputted?; (S300) Transmitting corresponding information from the smart phone to a server computer; (S400) Storing corresponding information of each smart phone user in the server computer and starting a management service; (S500) Is it a date for providing an anniversary notification service?; (S600) Is the product recommendation request information stored?; (S700) Searching for product information requested by the smart phone user through an affiliated company; (S800) Transmitting searched product information and the anniversary guide information to the smart phone

Description

Method of providing anniversary information and product information using a smartphone and its device {Method of notifying anniversary and providing product information using smart phone and apparatus

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing anniversary notification and product information using a smartphone.

Recently, as an intelligent terminal that adds computer support functions such as internet communication and information retrieval to a mobile phone, a smart phone that can install an application desired by a user has been changed, and the internet usage environment has changed significantly.

As a simple example, smartphone users can view data on the products they want through the Internet at their current location, eliminating the hassle of visiting the store or learning information about the product through TV, catalog, etc. You can order or book any of them.

In addition, smartphone users can utilize smartphones in a wide variety of applications, such as performing real-time conversation with other users using various applications without performing a voice call.

On the other hand, people have a relationship with a variety of people, such as family, relatives, friends, bosses, colleagues, juniors, etc. in the social life, and each other memorize various gifts and birthdays, such as birthdays, marriages, and give and receive gifts.

However, due to busy life, people often pass by not being able to confirm anniversaries or congratulations. Therefore, each individual mainly uses a memo such as a note or a calendar to write a variety of memorials, but this also has a limit to record all the anniversary of many people, even if you take notes and do not pay enough attention due to busy life Failure may occur.

In addition, even if you want to give a gift suitable for the anniversary, each individual had to check the items to present in advance, there was a inconvenience to buy the gift through an offline store or the Internet.

Accordingly, in a recent communication environment in which the use of smart phones is rapidly increasing, it is necessary to notify each smart phone user of an anniversary in advance or to provide a service such as recommending a gift related to the anniversary.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, when users register various anniversary related to family, relatives, friends, acquaintances' birthdays, marriage, etc. using a smartphone, the server operator manages the anniversary information specified by the user And, to provide a reminder and product information providing method and device using the smart phone to perform the anniversary guide to the user's smart phone at a certain time before the anniversary.

Another object of the present invention, when the user registers the commodity recommendation request information including the item of interest, price information when registering the anniversary using a smartphone, the server operator side based on the product recommendation request information registered by the user Provides information and methods for providing anniversary notifications and product information using a smartphone to retrieve related product information and to provide the retrieved product information when an anniversary guide is performed on the user's smartphone at a certain time before the anniversary. There is.

Anniversary notification and product information providing method using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving this object, (1) to download and install the anniversary management application from a server computer or a communication provider that provides an anniversary notification service The smartphone executes the anniversary management application according to the user's operation, and (2) The smartphone executes the anniversary management application installed in step (1) and inputs the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date. Performing a communication connection to the server computer via a network communication network according to the operation of the computer, and transmitting the anniversary registration information input by the user to the server computer; and (3) the server computer is connected to the server computer from a smartphone connected via the network communication network. Save the anniversary information for each user in the database. Starting the day management, (4) the server computer determines whether the date of providing the notification service for the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user has arrived, and (5) the determination result of step (4) When the date of providing the notification service of the registered anniversary arrives, the server computer may include transmitting the anniversary guide information registered by the user to the corresponding smartphone.

In addition, when transmitting the anniversary information registered by the user from the server computer to the smartphone through step (5) described above, the smartphone user requests a product recommendation including items of interest and price information together with the anniversary registration information through step (2). When the information is entered, the server computer retrieves the relevant product information through the affiliate computer based on the product recommendation request information registered by the user when the date of providing the notification service for the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user arrives. The user may transmit the anniversary guide information registered with the user to the corresponding smartphone so as to purchase the product through the affiliate computer.

In addition, the anniversary notification and product information providing apparatus using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention, by connecting a plurality of unspecified communication line network communication network and the anniversary communication service to each other to perform an anniversary notification service, anniversary management Is installed, and when the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date is input according to the user's operation of the anniversary management application, the anniversary registration information is communicated to the server by communicating with the server that provides the anniversary notification service. Controls the downloading and installation of a plurality of smartphones and the anniversary management application of the smartphone, and the anniversary registration information for each user transmitted from the smartphone connected through the network is based on the anniversary management application execution. Store and perform the anniversary management, and may include a server computer for transmitting the anniversary guide information registered by the user to the smartphone when the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary registered by the smartphone user arrives.

In addition, the anniversary notification and the product information providing apparatus using the smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention establish a partnership related to the sale of goods and services for a server computer and a smartphone user, and communicate through a network communication network. According to the purchase request of the connected smartphone user, it may further comprise a plurality of affiliate computers that perform the sale of certain goods and services, in which case the server computer is accompanied by the anniversary registration information including the target and the date from the smartphone. When the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and price information is transmitted, the product recommendation request information is additionally stored in the database, and when the date of providing the notification service for the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user arrives, the product recommendation request registered by the user Based on the information, To construct and retrieve product information, product information retrieved by the user is sent to your smartphone with registered Anniversary guidance information through a computer to perform the affiliate product purchases are preferred.

As described above, according to the method for providing an anniversary reminder and product information using the smart phone according to the present invention and a device thereof, the server computer manages various anniversary information related to birthdays, weddings, etc., registered by the smart phone users, and at a certain time before the corresponding anniversary. Since the user's smart phone to announce the arrival of the smart phone users have the effect that can be easily managed without having to memorize or memorize various anniversary of family, relatives, friends, acquaintances.

In addition, when smartphone users register the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and the price information when registering the anniversary, the related information is retrieved through affiliates based on the product recommendation request information registered by the user on the server computer. Since the relevant product information is provided along with the notification service, users can conveniently purchase products related to the anniversary using a smartphone.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an anniversary notification and product information providing apparatus using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing in detail the configuration of the server computer of FIG.
Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating in detail the operation of the method of providing anniversary notification and product information using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a method and apparatus for providing an anniversary notification and product information using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of an anniversary notification and product information providing apparatus using a smartphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the apparatus of the present invention includes a network communication network 100, a plurality of smartphones 200, a server computer 300, a plurality of affiliate computers 400, and the like.

The network communication network 100 is a variety of communication networks including wired / wireless internet, and connects communication lines between a plurality of smartphones 200, server computers 300, and a plurality of affiliate computers 400 to remind each other of an anniversary and a product. The data communication related to the information service is made.

The plurality of smartphones 200 are installed with an application for the anniversary management, and when the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date is input according to a user's operation using the anniversary management application, the server computer 300 provides the anniversary reminder service 300 ) And transmit the corresponding anniversary registration information to the server computer 300.

And the plurality of smartphones 200, if the user who enters the anniversary registration information including the target person, date, enter the product recommendation request information, including items of interest, price information to receive a gift that can be provided for the anniversary, anniversary The product recommendation request information along with the registration information is transmitted to the server computer 300.

The server computer 300 controls the download and installation of the anniversary management application of the smartphone 200, and the anniversary for each user transmitted from the smartphone 200 connected through the network communication network 100 based on the anniversary management application execution. The anniversary information is stored by storing the registration information in a database, and when the date of providing a notification service of the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user arrives, the anniversary guide information registered by the user is transmitted to the corresponding smartphone 200.

In addition, when the server computer 300 transmits the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and the price information together with the anniversary information including the target person and the date from the smartphone 200, the product recommendation request information is further stored in the database. When the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user arrives, the relevant product information is searched through the affiliate computer 400 based on the product recommendation request information registered by the corresponding user, and the anniversary date of the searched product information is registered by the user. The smartphone 200 may be transmitted to the corresponding smartphone 200 along with the guide information to allow the smartphone users to purchase a desired product through the affiliate computer 400. In this case, when the product information is searched based on the registered product recommendation request information, the product information may be searched through any shopping mall established on the Internet rather than through the affiliate computer 400. .

In addition, the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary registered by the smartphone user in the server computer 300 is a date before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user, and is specified by the smartphone user directly or the smartphone on the server computer 300. It is a date that is forced to a certain point in time (for example, one day before the anniversary) before the anniversary registered by the user.

The plurality of affiliate computers 400 establishes an affiliate relationship related to the sale of goods and services for the server computer 300 and smartphone users, and purchases of smartphone users provided with the product information from the server computer 300. We carry out the sale of certain goods and services on request.

2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the server computer 300 of FIG. 1 described above in more detail.

As illustrated, the server computer 300 includes a data communication unit 310, a control unit 320, an anniversary management unit 330, a product information management unit 340, a database 350, and the like.

The data communication unit 310 performs a communication connection with each smart phone 200 using the anniversary management application through the network communication network 100, and the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date from the connected smart phone 200. And / or product recommendation request information including the item of interest, price information is output to the control unit 320. And the anniversary unit 330 and the commodity information management unit 340 inputs the anniversary guide information and / or product information registered by the user to the smartphone 200.

The control unit 320 controls the download and installation of the anniversary management application of the smartphone 200, database the anniversary registration information and / or product recommendation request information transmitted from the smartphone 200 through the data communication unit 310 The control unit stores the information in the storage unit 350 and collectively controls the provision of the anniversary guide information and / or product information for each smartphone user.

The anniversary management unit 330 checks whether a date for providing a notification service of an anniversary registered by the smartphone user is under the control of the controller 320, and when the date for providing an anniversary service arrives, the corresponding smartphone 200 To process the transmission of anniversary information registered by the user.

The product information management unit 340 checks whether a date for providing a notification service of the anniversary registered by the smart phone user arrives under the control of the control unit 320, and when the date for providing a notification service for the anniversary arrives, the product registered by the user Based on the request for recommendation information, the affiliate computer 400 is connected to process the search for relevant product information, and the retrieved product information is sent to the corresponding smartphone 200 together with the anniversary guide information registered by the user.

The database 350 stores an anniversary management application, and the anniversary registration of each user received from the smart phone 200 at the request of the anniversary management unit 330 and the product information management unit 340 is controlled based on the control of the control unit 320. Storing information and / or product recommendation request information, and processing result of anniversary information and / or product information for each smartphone user provided to the smartphone 200 through the anniversary management unit 330 and the product information management unit 340. Save it.

Next, a method of providing anniversary notification and product information using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating in detail the operation of the method of providing anniversary notification and product information using a smart phone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, the smartphone 200 which has downloaded and installed the anniversary management application from the server computer 300 or the communication service provider runs the anniversary management application according to the user's operation (S100), and the user's operation executing the anniversary management application. Accordingly, it is determined whether the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date and / or the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and the price information are input (S200).

As a result of the determination, when the anniversary registration information and / or the product recommendation request information are input according to the user's operation, the smartphone 200 performs a communication connection to the server computer 300 through the network communication network 100, and then the user inputs. One anniversary registration information and / or product recommendation request information is transmitted (S300).

Accordingly, the server computer 300 stores the anniversary registration information and / or product recommendation request information for each user transmitted from the smartphone 200 through the network communication network 100 and starts the anniversary management (S400).

Subsequently, the server computer 300 determines whether a date for providing a notification service of an anniversary date registered by each smartphone user has arrived (S500). That is, as a date before an anniversary registered by each smartphone user, it is determined whether a specific date specified by the smartphone user directly or a date forcibly set to a certain point before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user in the server computer 300 is determined.

As a result of the determination in step S500, when the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary registered by the smartphone user arrives, the server computer 300 determines whether the corresponding smartphone user inputs the product recommendation request information together with the anniversary registration information through step S200. (S600).

As a result of determination, when the smartphone user inputs the product recommendation request information together with the anniversary registration information, the server computer 300 performs a communication connection with the affiliate computer 400 based on the product recommendation request information registered by the corresponding user to provide related product information. Search (in this case, the product information can be searched through any shopping mall established on the Internet, not through the affiliate computer 400, etc.) (S700), the searched product information with the anniversary guide information registered by the user The smartphone 200 is transmitted (S800). Accordingly, the smart phone user can easily check the anniversary information registered at the same time as the presentable gift information, as well as immediately purchase the product through the affiliate computer 400.

However, as a result of the determination in step S600 described above, if the corresponding smartphone user does not input the product recommendation request information together with the anniversary registration information, the server computer 300 transmits only the anniversary guide information registered by the smartphone user to the corresponding smartphone 200. (S900).

Herein, while the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will variously modify the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. And can be changed.

100: network communication network 200: smartphone
300: server computer 310: data communication unit
320: control unit 330: anniversary management unit
340: product information management unit 350: database
400: Affiliate Computer

Claims (8)

(1) downloading and installing the anniversary management application from a server computer or a communication service provider that provides an anniversary reminder service, and executing the anniversary management application according to a user's operation;
(2) The smart phone executes the anniversary management application installed in the step (1) and performs communication connection to the server computer through the network communication network according to the user's operation of inputting the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date. Transmitting anniversary registration information input by the user to the server computer;
(3) the server computer storing the anniversary registration information for each user received from the smartphone connected through the network and starting the anniversary management;
(4) the server computer determining whether a date for providing a notification service for the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user has arrived; and
(5) As a result of the determination in step (4), when the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user arrives, the server computer transmits the anniversary guide information registered by the user to the corresponding smartphone.
Anniversary notification and product information providing method using a smart phone that includes. The method of claim 1,
When transmitting the anniversary guide information registered by the user from the server computer to the smartphone through the step (5),
When the smartphone user inputs the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and the price information together with the anniversary registration information through step (2), the server computer has a date for providing a notification service of the anniversary date registered by the smartphone user. Upon arrival, the relevant product information is searched through the affiliate computer based on the product recommendation request information registered by the user, and the product information is transmitted to the corresponding smartphone along with the anniversary guide information registered by the user to perform a product purchase through the affiliate computer. Anniversary reminder and product information providing method using a smartphone. The method of claim 1,
The date of providing the notification service of the anniversary registered by the smartphone user determined in the step (4),
Anniversary notification and product information provided using a smartphone, which is a date before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user, a date specified by the smartphone user directly or a date set by the server computer to a certain point before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user. Way. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a computer program capable of executing the method of any one of claims 1 to 3. A network communication network which connects a plurality of unspecified communication lines so that data communication related to an anniversary notification service is performed between each other;
An application for the anniversary management is installed, and when anniversary information including the target person and the date is input according to a user's operation of the anniversary management application, the anniversary registration information is established by communicating with a server that provides the anniversary notification service. Multiple smartphones to send to the server, and
Controls the download and installation of the anniversary management application of the smartphone, and performs anniversary management by storing anniversary registration information for each user transmitted from the smartphone that is connected through the network based on the anniversary management application execution in a database. When the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary of the registration of the smart phone user arrives, the server computer for transmitting the anniversary information registered by the user to the smart phone;
Anniversary notification and product information providing device using a smartphone. The method of claim 5, wherein
Establishing a partnership relationship between the server computer and the sale of goods and services to smartphone users, and performing a sale of specific goods and services according to a purchase request of the smartphone user connected through the network communication network. Further includes a plurality of affiliate computers,
When the server computer transmits the product recommendation request information including the item of interest and the price information together with the anniversary registration information including the target person and the date from the smartphone, the server computer further stores the product recommendation request information in a database. When the date of providing the notification service of the registered anniversary arrives, the relevant product information is searched through the affiliate computer based on the product recommendation request information registered by the corresponding user, and the retrieved product information along with the anniversary information registered by the user is displayed on the corresponding smartphone. Anniversary notification and product information providing device using a smart phone to transmit the product to perform the purchase through the affiliate computer. The method of claim 5, wherein
The server computer,
A communication connection with the smartphone using an anniversary management application is performed, and an object registration information and / or item recommendation request information including interest items and price information are received from the smartphone that is connected through communication. Data communication unit for transmitting the anniversary guide information and / or product information registered by the user to the smartphone,
Controls the download and installation of the anniversary management application of the smartphone, controls the storage of anniversary registration information and / or product recommendation request information transmitted from the smartphone through the data communication unit, and guides the anniversary of each smartphone user. Control unit for controlling the provision of the information and / or product information,
Under the control of the controller, it is determined whether the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary registered by the smartphone user arrives, and when the date of providing the notification service of the anniversary arrives, transmission of the anniversary guide information registered by the user to the corresponding smartphone is performed. Anniversary management department managing,
According to the control of the controller, the smartphone user checks whether a date for providing a notification service for an anniversary registered by the user arrives, and when the date for providing a notification service for the anniversary arrives, based on the product recommendation request information registered by the corresponding affiliated computer and And a product information management unit which processes the search for related product information, and transmits the retrieved product information to the corresponding smartphone together with the anniversary guide information registered by the user, and
An anniversary management application is stored, and under the control of the controller, the anniversary registration information and / or product recommendation request information of each user received from the smartphone is stored, and the smartphone is stored through the anniversary management unit and the product information management unit. A database for storing the processing result of the anniversary guide information and / or product information for each smartphone user provided by the
Anniversary notification and product information providing device using a smartphone. The method of claim 5, wherein
The date on which the server computer provides a notification service for the anniversary of registration by the smartphone user,
Anniversary notification and product information provided using a smartphone, which is a date before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user, a date specified by the smartphone user directly or a date set by the server computer to a certain point before the anniversary registered by the smartphone user. Device.

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