KR20130006735A - System and method of using a coupon jointly by suggestion of a server using a internet site - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A server proposal coupon common use system through an Internet site and a method thereof are provided to enable a plurality of members to use corresponding coupons of a store in common, thereby enabling the members to receive additional benefits. CONSTITUTION: A coupon management site server registers obtained coupons. The coupon management site server provides a coupon transaction exclusive site. A common use management server(204) sets and stores common use event conditions of the registered coupons. The common use management server determines and processes common use for the corresponding coupons. [Reference numerals] (200) Service server; (201) Coupon dedicated server site; (202) Coupon transaction management server; (203) Coupon value evaluation server; (204) Common use management server; (311) Member management unit; (312) Coupon registration unit; (313) Coupon management unit; (314) Member search module; (315) News and bulletin board management unit; (321) Transaction proposal module; (322) Transaction conclusion procession unit; (323) Transaction object search unit; (324) Coupon value reflection unit; (325) Transaction method determination unit; (331) Reliability evaluation processing unit; (332) Accumulated coupon calculation unit; (333) Transaction amount calculation unit; (334) Search amount calculation unit; (335) Use amount calculation unit; (336) Coupon value calculation unit; (341) Common use setting unit; (342) Common use proposal processing unit; (343) Common use acceptance processing unit; (344) Common use determination unit; (345) Coupon conversion processing unit; (346) Store coupon exchange/transaction processing unit

Description

System and method of using a coupon jointly by suggestion of a server using a internet site}

The present invention relates to a system and method for jointly using server proposal coupons through an Internet site that can be provided additional benefits by jointly using the coupons for a service that can be used only when a certain number of coupons issued in a store are accumulated. It is about.

A coupon is a kind of token that guarantees the holder of the benefits, such as a discount on the price of the product (or intangible service). Coupons are usually distributed in the form of paper, and when a coupon is traded at a coupon issuer's store, the coupon can be presented for a price discount or a plurality of coupons can be collected for free. Such coupon marketing is used by most operators as part of a marketing policy for attracting customers, and in particular, it is becoming an indispensable business element in the catering industry.

However, since the conventional coupons are mostly given to customers only fixed benefits indicated on the coupons, and the benefits are very small compared to the purchase price of the coupons, the limit that does not cause the coupon users to have great interest in using the coupons. There is.

In addition, the benefits provided by conventional coupons are most often conditional benefits. Therefore, if the user does not provide a certain amount of profit to the coupon issuing company through the purchase of the product, the coupon is not given to the user. For example, collecting 10 coupons provides a specific product or service, offers only a certain product or service for free if you buy more than 50,000 won, or discounts are applied only if you purchase a specific product. .

In addition, conventional coupons are generally distributed randomly. Therefore, the operator who issued the coupon cannot know exactly how much the coupon is issued to the customer, and thus, there is a limit in that the customer relationship management (CRM) or target marketing cannot be performed in the marketing process using the coupon. And coupons printed and distributed on paper is also a problem that is not easy to store and handle.

On the other hand, in recent years, as wired / wireless Internet services have spread and spread all over the country, coupons have been issued and used online. Accordingly, users can easily select and use coupons through the Internet using a PC in the home. In addition, in recent years, with the evolution of mobile terminals, a service that enjoys various benefits by presenting electronic coupons stored in the mobile terminal at a merchant store while having an electronic coupon issued and possessed by the mobile terminal has been commercialized. As a representative example, a barcode coupon is issued in the form of a mobile barcode through wireless internet, stored in a mobile terminal, and used in a timely manner.

The coupon service does not need to print a coupon on a paper, there is an advantage that can obtain customer data for customer relationship management (CRM) or target marketing in the process of issuing the coupon.

As such, coupons have been used in the trading of conventional goods and services and have served as discounts, rewards, and premium tickets. Coupons have also been developed that are distributed (and stored) as electronic information as described above and used after being printed by a printer.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-346352 discloses a "coupon generating device, server device, and receiver" for outputting a coupon by a home printer with a broadcast wave such as a television, for example. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328269 discloses a "electronic coupon" which enables detection of counterfeiting or tampering with coupons by the third party or illegal use of coupons even in the case of printing and using electronically issued coupons. System and Electronic Coupon Issuance and Verification Method ”are also disclosed. Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 11-203558, for example, a predetermined number of points are added sequentially, and the total number of points is recorded on the customer's magnetic card (or flash memory card) by the coupon issuing device, A coupon issuing system is disclosed in which a coupon is issued by the coupon issuing apparatus when the total number of points reaches the reference point number, the reference point number is subtracted from the total number of points, and the rest is recorded on the magnetic card.

As described above, a number of electronic coupons that do not use paper coupons at all, that is, coupons issued and distributed as electronic information and used as electronic information, have been disclosed. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 11-16053, Japanese Patent No. 5380991, and the like disclose, for example, a coupon using an IC card. The "method and system for using an electronic coupon" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 11-16053 is a server device of a coupon service provider, a terminal of a coupon service user, an IC card for storing a coupon (electronic coupon), and the like. And automatically select applicable coupons and use them when purchasing goods and services. The "method and system of using electronic coupons" also selects the applicable coupons for the next purchase of goods and services and provides them to the coupon service user. With the electronic coupon disclosed in the specification of US Pat. No. 5380991, the purchase history is recorded on the IC card, and the discount rate changes according to the history.

In addition to the above, various types of coupons are known. Such coupons include the "Electronic Coupon System and Electronic Coupon Issuance and Verification Method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328269 and the "Portable Electronic Data Coupon" disclosed in PCT Patent Publication No. 8-509329. And "Real-Time Product Analysis, Individual Information Providing System, and Coupon Information Providing System" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-353555.

Coupons, by themselves, have significant economic value in themselves. Thus coupons can be traded on their own. Trading the coupon itself leads to active use of the coupons and increases the sales of sellers and providers who offer goods and services for which the coupons are issued. However, conventional systems related to coupons relate to issuing and distributing coupons, security of coupons, convenience of coupons in stores, and the like. The coupon itself was not traded in the conventional system. In other words, the value of the coupon itself was not noticed.

Also, an expiration date is usually set for the coupon, and the coupon is not valid after the expiration date has expired. Thus, even if a person has a useful coupon, its expiration date often expires because they do not notice or misses the opportunity to use the coupon. This means that goods or service providers who plan to issue coupons to increase sales cannot realize their plans and coupon users also waste useful coupons.

In addition, such transactions must be safe and fair. Such promotion of the use of electronic coupons requires an increase in the number of stores accepting electronic coupons. However, to accept electronic coupons, each store must install the associated equipment. This causes a lot of costs, and the problem is that small shops are not easy to issue coupons. In addition, progress and work for issuing and managing coupons at the store side have a problem of increasing unnecessary work.

In addition, the coupons collected in a particular store often do not fill the available number and expire the expiration date so that they cannot be used properly, and due to various types of different coupons issued for each store, management is not easy. . In addition, even if the coupon is not necessary to yourself immediately can be useful to others, when the transfer or exchange of coupons is made smoothly, it is possible to prevent coupons that are not only increased coupon utilization is discarded. However, there are currently no systems that can effectively exchange different kinds of coupons, and there is no way to effectively evaluate the value of each coupon for transactions between different kinds of coupons.

In addition, when the number of accumulated coupons can be provided to the service only if the predetermined number or more, there is a problem that does not receive the service if the number of coupons does not fill up. Therefore, there is a demand for a method of increasing the utilization of the coupon by allowing the same service to be used even with a small number of coupons by receiving separate benefits through various methods.

An object of the present invention is a system and method for jointly using server proposal coupons through an internet site, which can be managed by a server by registering various different coupons issued in various stores through an individual coupon transaction dedicated site on the Internet. In providing.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to register the various coupons issued in the store through the website dedicated to the exclusive coupon trading, and additional benefits, such as coupon discounts by using in conjunction with other members for coupons registered by the coupon co-use recruitment of the server The present invention provides a system and method for using a server offer coupon jointly through the Internet site.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for jointly using the server offer coupons through the Internet site to allow the server to manage each store can be used for coupon events of their stores through mutual exchanges and transactions of coupons generated in other stores In providing.

In order to achieve the above object, the system according to the present invention, through the communication network to register the obtained coupon to each customer member registered as a member, so that the registered coupon can be traded with the coupon of other members A coupon management site server providing a coupon trading dedicated site; And store the joint use event conditions of the registered coupons, and when the joint use event is started, send a joint use suggestion message to each of the plurality of customer members who have the corresponding coupon, and joint use from each member. If the proposal is accepted and satisfies the set joint use event conditions, the joint use management server for determining and processing the joint use for the corresponding coupon; characterized in that it comprises a.

At this time, the joint use condition of the coupon is characterized in that at least one selected from the type of coupon, the quantity of use of the coupon, the use place, the use time and recruitment personnel.

In addition, the setting of the joint use condition may be set in a server of each store member or service provider who has subscribed as a member.

On the other hand, the coupon selected for the joint use, it characterized in that the use is limited until the determination of the joint use.

Further, according to the joint use decision, the joint use management server deletes the corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use, and allocates a service code for joint use to each joint use participating member. Characterized in that.

In addition, the joint use management server, characterized in that the server to manage the relay so that a specific store can use the coupon generated in the other store through the exchange and transaction coupon event of the own store.

In order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: joining a service server via a communication network and registering by entering member information for each customer or store; Generating a coupon trading dedicated site for the member in the service server according to the membership registration; Registering a coupon obtained by each of the registered customer members on the coupon transaction dedicated site; Setting a condition for a joint use event for a coupon issued by each registered member of the store; Sending a joint use proposal message to a plurality of subscribing members who hold the coupon as the joint use event is initiated; And if the joint usage proposal is accepted from each member receiving the joint usage proposal message and satisfies the set joint usage event conditions, determining joint usage for the corresponding coupon.

In addition, the method according to the invention, the step of the server relay management so that a specific store can use the coupon generated in the other store through the exchange and transaction coupon event of the own store; characterized in that it comprises a.

Meanwhile, information for providing a method of jointly using a server offer coupon through the Internet site may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Compact Disk (CD), Digital Video Disk (DVD) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. It also includes implementations in the form of (eg, transmission over the Internet). In addition, these recording media can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that it is easy to manage and use individual coupons by registering and managing various types of coupons on a coupon-only site for each individual.

In addition, according to the present invention, the same service can be used even with a number of coupons smaller than the number of coupons actually required by using the coupons registered on the coupon-only site in conjunction with other members' registered coupons.

In addition, by using the coupon jointly with other members according to the present invention, the community between the users using the same store or service is naturally formed, there is an advantage that can create a variety of marketing strategies, or events through this.

In addition, according to the present invention, by allowing a plurality of members to jointly use coupons for the corresponding store, the number of customers and the number of times of use can be increased from the standpoint of the store owner, and there is an advantage of increasing the utilization of the coupon.

In addition, according to the present invention by registering and managing the information on the coupon in each store through the coupon-only site has the advantage that it is possible to issue and manage the coupon in a small shop without any extra cost and to use it as a marketing means.

In addition, when the coupon joint use according to the present invention is applied to an event such as an open event in a newly opened store, there is an effect that can increase the membership attraction during the event period. In addition, there is an advantage that can maximize the promotion of the store by setting the time of joint use of the coupon during the event, such as party time.

1 is a diagram showing the concept of a server offer coupon co-use system through the Internet site according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a system for jointly using a server offer coupon through an internet site according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a data field of a customer information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing data fields of a store information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates a data field of a coupon information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a data field of an event information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates a data field of a news information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for providing a site dedicated to coupon trading on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10A is a flowchart illustrating a server offer coupon co-use procedure through an Internet site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10B is a flowchart illustrating a coupon exchange / transaction (purchase) procedure through an internet site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing the main page of the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing a member registration screen in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a view showing each menu in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a view showing a coupon storage in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a view showing a coupon transaction screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a view showing a store-only page in a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a view showing a setting information input screen of a store in a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a view showing a shop owner information input screen in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention proposes a coupon trading dedicated site that can register and manage various types of coupons issued by each shop registered as a member to each customer who is registered as a member. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention through the coupon transaction dedicated site provided on the Internet to set the conditions for the coupon co-use in the store, each customer member jointly use the coupon registered by other users owned coupons By doing so, the same service (or goods) can be provided even with a small number of coupons.

In particular, the embodiment of the present invention proposes a joint use method by the server proposal to recruit the joint use participants according to the joint use conditions set in the server, and jointly use a plurality of members of the coupons held by each customer member.

Therefore, when the event for the coupon sharing is started by setting the conditions such as the type, quantity of use, location, time, service, recruitment number, etc. on the server, a plurality of members holding the coupon are automatically searched for the member. Send coupon shared use proposal message to them. Each customer member receiving the coupon joint use proposal message checks the proposal contents and determines whether to participate in the joint use of the corresponding coupon. The coupon joint use proposal message may be provided through a coupon trading dedicated site of each customer member, or may be transmitted to a mobile communication terminal set by the corresponding customer member.

As described above, when each member satisfies the corresponding joint use condition set by determining the coupon joint use participation, the coupon joint user recruitment is terminated, and the coupon joint use is determined for the participation acceptor. Accordingly, the corresponding holding coupon of each participant is deleted and assigned a common use event code number for the event participation.

Each member who has been assigned the service code has the same effect as using the coupon by receiving the service or goods at the set time and set place using the assigned service code without using the coupon at the corresponding store.

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

1 is a view showing the concept of the server offer coupon joint use system through the Internet site through the site on the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the customer member 101 and the store member 102 each receive a service according to the present invention by accessing and joining a server of a service provider 100 providing a service according to the present invention.

The store member 102 provides goods or services to the customer member 101, and the customer member 101 receives a coupon from a store when the customer member 101 pays a cost for purchasing an item or using a service.

In this case, the provided coupon according to the present invention is registered in the server of the service provider 100 through a terminal (for example, a mobile communication terminal or a smartphone, etc.) of the customer member 101, or the store member 102 is provided in the store The coupon is registered by transmitting coupon information to be accumulated along with the corresponding customer information (eg, member information, social security number, telephone number, etc.) to the server of the service provider 100 through the terminal (computer terminal or dedicated terminal).

On the other hand, the service provider 100 generates a coupon transaction dedicated site in order to provide a coupon transaction and coupon joint use service according to the present invention, each member dedicated to the customer member 101 or store member 102 subscribed as a member Provide a site. As such, the coupon can be registered through the coupon trading dedicated site provided to each member, and the coupon can be traded between the members. In addition, the service provider 100 provides a service to jointly use a coupon registered by a plurality of members through the generated coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the service provider 100 or each store member 102 may hold various events or promotions related to the joint use of the coupon, and thus, each customer member 101 may receive a coupon held by the customer. By using it with other members, it is possible to attract and promote customers through various events.

2 is a diagram illustrating a system for jointly using a server offer coupon through an Internet site through a site on the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the system according to the present invention may include a service server 200, a communication network 210, a customer terminal 220, a store terminal 230, and the like, which are constructed by a service provider.

Therefore, the customer and the shop owner using the store connect to the service server 200 through the communication network 210 using their own customer terminal 220 or the store terminal 230, respectively, and join the service member. Various coupon transaction related services can be provided accordingly.

The service server 200 includes a plurality of servers for providing various service functions such as a coupon dedicated site server 201, a coupon transaction management server 202, a coupon value evaluation server 203, and a joint use management server 204. It can be configured as. In addition, the service server 200 may include various databases such as a customer information database 205, a store information database 206, a coupon information database 207, an event information database 208, and a news information database 209. have.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, the servers providing each service are represented as separate servers, but may be configured by physically integrating one server or integrating only some servers according to the server construction method of the operator.

Coupon-dedicated site server 201 performs a function to create a coupon-only site for each customer or store members subscribed according to the present invention. At this time, each customer member may access the coupon trading dedicated site through the customer terminal 220 to register the coupon obtained by him or her, and trade the registered coupon with another coupon of another person, and the implementation of the present invention. According to an example, a registered coupon may be combined with another person's coupon to be shared.

The coupon transaction management server 202 performs various functions related to the transaction when each customer member makes a coupon transaction with another member through the coupon transaction dedicated site. For example, in conjunction with the coupon-only site server 201 provides an interface to perform a coupon transaction on each site, and provides a function to allow coupon transactions between members according to various trading methods.

Coupon value evaluation server 203 is to quantify the various actions related to the coupons carried out on the coupon transaction dedicated site provided in accordance with the present invention and to periodically evaluate the value for each coupon by using it as a value evaluation data for the coupon do. The evaluation value of each coupon evaluated through the coupon value evaluation server 203 may be posted in real time through a specific menu of the coupon trading dedicated site. In addition, the calculated value of each coupon is reflected directly or indirectly when the coupon transaction in the coupon transaction management server 202 proceeds.

The joint use management server 204 performs a function of increasing utilization of coupon use by allowing a plurality of members to jointly use the coupon when each member wants to use a registered coupon. That is, when the store member or the service server 200 sets a joint use condition for a specific coupon and starts a coupon joint use event, a coupon joint use suggestion message is transmitted to a plurality of members who have the coupon.

Accordingly, when each member accepts the joint use and satisfies the set coupon joint use condition, the joint use of each member's corresponding coupon is processed.

For example, if a particular coupon is used by an individual alone, 10 coupons must be credited for a single service or discount or purchase of goods. If used together, fewer coupons (e.g., 8 coupons) can be used. Can be provided. In addition, by holding a special event for joint use of the coupon in the store, it is possible to receive a different type of service than the benefits provided through the corresponding coupon.

Therefore, each member checks the joint use condition for the corresponding coupon through the coupon joint use proposal message received from the service server, and determines whether to participate in the coupon joint use event. That is, if a service server or a store sets a joint use condition for a particular coupon and proposes joint use to a plurality of random members, the member who has been offered the joint use joins the joint use by accepting the participation. .

At this time, when the event recruitment period has elapsed or the recruitment number is secured, the service server finally makes a joint use decision and ends event recruitment.

On the other hand, when the joint use for a particular coupon is determined as described above, the selected coupon of each member participating in the joint use is deleted, and each is assigned a service use code number for the joint use. Accordingly, each member can participate in the event using the assigned service use code at the corresponding time at the corresponding store.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration and function of each component of the service server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, a coupon-only site server 201 includes a member manager 311, a coupon register 312, a coupon manager 313, a member search module 314, a news and bulletin board manager 315, and the like. It may be configured as. The coupon-only site server 201 performs a function of providing each member with a coupon-only site for providing coupon registration and joint use as described above. Accordingly, the member manager 311 processes the member registration of each customer or store that is connected to the service server 200 as a member, and the information input at the time of membership registration is customer as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively. It is stored in the member database 205 and the store member database 206.

4 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a customer information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the customer member database 205 stores information about each customer registered as a member, and includes data fields such as ID, name, address, phone number, mobile phone number, holding coupon, and participating event. May be included.

5 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a store information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the store member database 206 stores information about each store registered as a member, and includes data fields such as a business name, address, telephone number, registration coupon information, store introduction information, event information, and news information. May be included.

The coupon registration unit 312 performs a function of registering the coupons provided from the stores of the customer members registered as the members in the coupon transaction dedicated site according to the present invention. The information about each registered coupon is processed in conjunction with the coupon information database 207.

6 is a view showing a data field of the coupon information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each store member creates, registers, and manages their coupon, which is stored in the coupon information database 207. Referring to FIG. 6, the coupon information database 207 stores various kinds of information about coupons registered at each store, and includes information such as a coupon name, issued store information, coupon image, expiration date, evaluation information, and an ongoing event. It can be included and stored.

The coupon manager 313 manages various coupons registered through the coupon register 312 and provides a function of managing setting information for each coupon in a store that generates each coupon. At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to set a joint use condition for a corresponding coupon, and a coupon joint use service by a server proposal described below may be provided according to the set joint use condition.

The member search module unit 314 provides functions that allow each customer member to search information such as coupon status of other members registered in the service server 200. For example, it provides a function of searching for a member holding a coupon that he / she wants, or searching for a coupon to be searched by a search word. In addition, it may provide a function to search for posts, such as site bulletin board. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function for searching for a joint use target having a corresponding coupon for joint use of the coupon.

The news and bulletin board management unit 315 performs various coupons or event-related news posted in the store, news related to joint use, a function for managing posts posted by each customer member, and the like.

Coupon transaction management server 202 provides a trading means that can trade the coupons registered by each customer member with each other through the coupon transaction dedicated site described above. Accordingly, the coupon transaction management server 202 may include a transaction proposal module 321, a transaction conclusion processing unit 322, a transaction target search unit 323, a coupon value reflection unit 324, a transaction method determination unit 325, and the like. It can be configured to include.

Meanwhile, the coupon trading method may be implemented in various ways. For example, a specific member may apply for a transaction to another member, and the corresponding member who receives the transaction may approve the transaction so that the transaction may be concluded.

The transaction proposal module 321 performs a function of suggesting a coupon transaction to any member without selecting a transaction target or specifying a transaction target for a coupon transaction. Therefore, the transaction proposal module unit 321 selects a coupon of a customer member who wants to trade a coupon, and applies a transaction to a trading partner, and transmits a corresponding transaction proposal message to the transaction target member.

In this case, the transaction proposal message may be displayed on the site of the corresponding transaction target member or may be notified to a mobile communication terminal set by the corresponding transaction target member.

The transaction execution processing unit 322 performs a function of exchanging the selected coupon between each member when the transaction target member accepts the transaction after the transaction proposal procedure by the transaction proposal module unit 321.

The transaction target search unit 323 may be a member of a customer member who wants to trade a coupon, who can trade according to his / her desired condition (for example, a member who wants to sell and sell a coupon or a member who has a coupon that he / she wants to buy). ) To search automatically.

The coupon value reflecting unit 324 reflects the value of each coupon evaluated by the coupon value evaluating server 203 during the coupon transaction between each member and performs the function of reflecting the coupon at the conclusion of the coupon. For example, if the value of coupon A and coupon B has an exchange value of approximately 2: 1, the function of reflecting in the coupon execution so that the member holding A coupon and the member holding B coupon are traded in a quantity ratio of 1: 2. To perform.

The transaction method determination unit 325 provides various coupon transaction methods as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention, and provides a means suitable for the corresponding transaction method so that the coupon transaction can be performed according to the coupon transaction method selected by each member. to provide.

Coupon value evaluation server 203 calculates the value for each coupon by quantifying the various actions associated with the coupon proceeds through the coupon trading dedicated site so that it can be utilized during the coupon transaction. To this end, the coupon value evaluation server 203 is the reliability evaluation processing unit 331, the accumulated coupon calculation unit 332, transaction volume calculation unit 333, inquiry amount calculation unit 334, usage calculation unit 335 and coupon value Mountain unit 336 and the like.

The reliability evaluation processing unit 331 digitizes each coupon by combining the reliability value evaluated by the server itself and the reliability value evaluated by the customer. The earned coupon calculation unit 332 performs a function of accumulating and accumulating the accumulated number of each coupon registered by registering to the coupon trading dedicated site. The transaction amount calculating unit 333 accumulates and calculates the transaction amount of each coupon for a predetermined period according to the coupon transaction activity. The inquiry amount calculating unit 334 performs a function of quantifying an activity such as a search or inquiry of each member for each coupon for a predetermined period of time. The usage calculator 335 performs a function of quantifying the number of coupons used in the shop for a predetermined period of time.

Coupon value calculation unit 336 is each of the functional unit (that is, reliability evaluation processing unit 331, accumulated coupon calculation unit 332, transaction volume calculation unit 333, inquiry amount calculation unit 334, usage calculation unit 335 It performs the function of numerically calculating and calculating the value for the coupon by assigning weights to the values calculated in)). The coupon value calculation unit 336 calculates a coupon value every set period, and when a new coupon value is calculated, the previously stored value is updated and stored.

As such, the value of each coupon calculated by the coupon value calculation unit 336 is posted in real time on a coupon transaction-only site, thereby confirming the value of the coupon in each customer or store, and using the coupon for coupon trading or marketing. It becomes the number.

The joint use management server 204 performs a function of providing a joint use service of a coupon through a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention, and for this purpose, the joint use setting unit 341 and the joint use suggestion processing unit 341. ), The joint use acceptance processing unit 343, the joint use determination unit 344, the coupon conversion processing unit 345, and the coupon exchange / transaction processing unit 346 between stores. That is, the joint use management server 204 performs a function of allowing each member who holds the coupon to use the coupon jointly with other members according to the joint usage setting criteria set by the store or service server.

The co-use setting unit 341 sets a co-use condition (for example, type, location, time, service, recruitment number, etc.) of each coupon by receiving a store's consent from a service member server or a service server of a store member. Saves a condition to the database. For example, if you participate in the co-use with 5 coupons, you can set the co-use condition in the form of 'X shop can join the party at 10 o'clock February 10, 2011, and the number of recruits is limited to 100 people'. Can be. In addition, the recruitment of the co-use participant can be set, and the recruitment of the co-use participant can be terminated when the recruitment number of participants is filled or the recruitment completion time has elapsed.

By using the coupons in a plurality of users in this way, it is possible to increase the utilization of the use of coupons and attract a lot of service users in terms of shops. In addition, by joining a plurality of users together for the same service, a community can be formed through a homogeneity of a corresponding store or service, and various events or promotions can be used by using the same. For example, as described above, it is possible to attract members during the event period by performing a coupon co-use event in a newly opened store or the like, and when setting the coupon co-use time to a party time, etc. Maximize your promotion.

The joint usage proposal processing unit 342 searches for a plurality of members holding the corresponding coupon in the service server according to the criteria set in the joint usage setting unit 341, and proposes a joint use and processes the same. The offer may be notified through a coupon transaction dedicated site of the member, or may be notified through a text message to a mobile communication terminal set by the member.

In this way, if a member who has received the offer to join the coupon acceptance accepts the participation, the coupon is temporarily locked, and the coupon cannot be traded or used until the joint use is determined. Meanwhile, when the joint use is concluded, the corresponding coupon is deleted and converted into a service code, and when the joint use is canceled, the suspended state is released.

The joint use acceptance processing unit 343 performs a function of checking a condition of a coupon joint use event by a specific member who has received a joint use proposal and processing the joint use if the member accepts the joint use. Acceptance of the joint use is also possible through a coupon transaction dedicated site provided to the corresponding member, and when the joint use proposal is provided to the mobile communication terminal set by the user, the joint use may be accepted by selecting the accept button on the mobile communication terminal. .

When the joint use is accepted in this way and the plurality of joint users meet and meet the criteria for recruitment of the joint use event (recruitment number or recruitment time) set by the server, the joint use determination unit 344 determines the joint use. .

The coupon conversion processing unit 345 deletes the corresponding coupon of each member who has decided to participate in the coupon joint use event according to the joint use decision of the joint use determination unit 344, and dedicates the joint use to each joint use participating member. You will be given a service code (serial number).

The coupon exchange / transaction processing unit 346 between stores manages a specific store so that a coupon generated in another store can be used for a coupon event of its own store through mutual exchange and transaction.

7 is a diagram illustrating a data field of an event information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the event information database 208 stores information about an event related to a coupon issued by each store. Accordingly, the event information database 208 includes data such as a coupon name, an event store, an event period, a set coupon number, and the like. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention will include data such as event period, the number of co-use set coupons for the coupon joint use.

8 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a news information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the news information database 209 includes various news information posted on a coupon trading dedicated site provided according to the present invention. In this case, the news information may be posted by an administrator of the service server, and each store member may directly post news related to a store or news related to a coupon. Accordingly, the news information database 209 may include store news information, coupon news information, post information, joint use event information, and the like.

As described above, detailed functions and various additional functions of the server offer coupon co-use system through the Internet site and a service server for providing the same have been described. Hereinafter, a method of jointly using a server offer coupon through an internet site according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, a method of providing a coupon transaction dedicated site basically provided for a coupon transaction will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a coupon trading dedicated site on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, a customer who wants to use a coupon registration and transaction service through a site first accesses a service server and registers as a member, thereby creating a coupon transaction dedicated site for each customer (S901).

Meanwhile, the store connects to the service server and registers as a store member, and inputs basic information of the store and information related to a coupon issued by its store (S902). In addition, the store generates a coupon, generates a coupon in various ways (for example, a site, the Internet, an email, an SMS, a store payment, etc.), and issues it to customers (S903).

Each customer who has received the issued coupon transmits the coupon information through the corresponding store or his mobile terminal, and the service server receives the coupon information paid for the respective customers (S904). The service server registers the corresponding coupon in the coupon transaction dedicated site of the corresponding member (S905). When the member accesses and logs in to the coupon transaction dedicated site, the registered coupon can be inquired (S906).

The customer member accessing the coupon transaction-only site proceeds to the server suggestion joint use procedure (S907) according to the server suggestion joint use procedure for using the coupon of the customer member.

Store members connected to the coupon trading dedicated site proceeds with the coupon exchange / transaction procedure (S908) according to the coupon exchange / transaction procedure by the relay and management of the server through the use of coupons between stores for the purpose of event execution of the store.

On the other hand, when each member uses or jointly used the corresponding coupon registered on his coupon trading-only site, or deals with other members, the coupon is deleted on the site (S909).

10A is a flowchart illustrating a joint usage procedure by a joint usage proposal of a server through a site on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10A, first, conditions for joint coupon use are set at a service server or a store according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention (S1001).

When the service server initiates a coupon joint use event according to the set condition (S1002), the member searches for a member having the corresponding coupon according to the condition, and sends a coupon joint use suggestion message to a plurality of unspecified members (S1003). Each member receiving the joint use proposal message determines whether to participate in the joint use event (S1004) and notifies the service server.

In the determination, if the member accepts the joint use (S1005), the coupon of the joint use participant is added to the joint use event (S1006), and the corresponding coupon in the participant's coupon box is set to be locked (S1007). )do. In addition, the status of each participant is updated in real time (S1008), which is displayed in real time on a web page indicating a coupon joint use event.

On the other hand, when the period of recruitment or the number of recruitment is satisfied, such as when the joint use condition is satisfied (S1009), the joint use of the coupon is concluded (S1010), and the corresponding coupon selected for participation of each member is deleted (S1011). At the same time, an event code (serial number) for a common use service is allocated to each other (S1012). The period of use may be set in the joint use event code, and each participant may participate in the event at the corresponding place at the time of using the event. On the other hand, when the event period expires, it is preferable that the joint use event code is deleted.

10B is a flowchart illustrating a coupon exchange / transaction procedure by relaying and managing a server through co-use of coupons between stores for the purpose of executing an event of a store through a site on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10B, first, in a service store, a coupon is exchanged with another store or a coupon of another store is determined (S2001).

When the store determines the exchange of coupons, the coupons are exchanged according to the value of the evaluated coupons (S2002).

When the store determines the transaction of the coupon, the coupon is paid to the coupon issuer so that the coupon issued by another store can be used in its own store (S2003).

For example, if the shop that purchases the old phone is a new business and wants to proceed with the event, but there is no self-issued coupon, pay for the coupon that is issued to other stores through the service server to proceed with the event of the own store. And, the shop will be able to promote the shop through the event through the secured coupons.

In addition, the transaction of such a coupon is to allow the event to proceed by purchasing a coupon issued by another store when the number of coupons issued not only the new store is insufficient for the progress of the event.

When the store performs the exchange / transaction of the coupon, the coupon information is renewed and registered on the server so that the store can use the coupon secured according to the exchange / transaction of the coupon or use it at an event that the store proceeds (S2004). do.

In the above, the method for providing a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention and the coupon co-use method through the same have been described in detail. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18, an example of a coupon trading dedicated site and a joint use service through the web will be described.

11 is a view showing a main page of a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, a coupon trading dedicated site is provided as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention. There is a member registration menu at the top of the site, and various menus for various additional services may be added.

In addition, the main page of the site may geometrically display a connection relationship with other members related to itself, and the coupons that may be used in the region may be displayed on the coupon screen by clicking the region on the provided map.

In addition, the member having the largest value value of the coupon held on the current site may be displayed, or the coupons having the largest value value of the coupon calculated above may be displayed in order.

When the member registration menu is clicked on in FIG. 11, a member registration menu as shown in FIG. 12 is provided. 12 is a view showing a member registration screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, membership is made by entering various personal information and selecting subscription, and a personalized coupon transaction site according to membership is provided. In addition, the member subscription information is stored and managed in the customer member database 205 as described above.

13 is a view showing each menu in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 13, a menu of news for each coupon, news related to a transaction, evaluation posting of a coupon manager, site news, etc. is displayed, and when a user clicks a picture of each blogger searched or displayed, the user can be moved to the member's site. have. In addition, a list of members registered as friends with me may be additionally displayed.

14 is a view showing a coupon storage in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, when a coupon-only site is provided by registering as described above, the coupon is registered and the type and number of coupons registered by the user are displayed as an image in the coupon box. In this case, it is preferable to set an image of the accumulated coupon as an image that can identify each store at a glance, and the image may be set when registering coupon information in each store.

On the other hand, if you click on each coupon in my coupon box, a separate pop-up menu is created as shown separately, and the coupon can be set as my coupon to be traded through the generated pop-up menu, or set as the target coupon to be traded. have. In addition, it may be directed to a showcase menu for a corresponding coupon or to a page providing benefit information provided for the corresponding coupon.

At this time, if you want to trade the coupon registered in my coupon box with the coupon of another person, click the Create a transaction menu. As such, when the menu for making a transaction is clicked, a coupon transaction window as shown in FIG. 15 is generated.

15 is a view showing a coupon transaction screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15, first, a type of a transaction (Bang or Deal) is selected, and a coupon to be traded is selected in my coupon box.

Then, the counterpart is selected through the search, and the target coupon is selected from the coupons held by the counterpart. Finally, when applying for a transaction to the counterparties, the deal is closed according to whether the other party accepts the deal. When the transaction is normally completed, the coupons traded from the other party are additionally displayed in the coupon box, and the target coupons in the coupon box are deleted or reduced by the corresponding number.

16 is a view illustrating a store-only page in a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 16, when a store member accesses a coupon trading-only site according to the present invention, settings for a corresponding store and a coupon may be input. For example, an image registered for the corresponding coupon is displayed, and the value (eg, reliability, accumulated amount, transaction amount, inquiry amount, etc.) evaluated for the corresponding coupon is updated and displayed in real time.

In addition, the basic information entered for the store is displayed, and conditions (benefits) or coupon joint use event setting information according to coupon joint use are displayed. In other words, the store may use the coupon jointly, so that when the number of the joint users increases, the same benefit may be set even when using a small number of coupons. By doing this, it is possible to increase the use of the coupon in terms of the store, it can be induced to form a community according to the joint use of the coupon. In addition, coupon joint use can be eventized and used for various promotions.

17 is a diagram illustrating a setting information input screen of a store in a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 17, a store owner may input basic information of a store through a setting menu, and set or change a condition for joint use of a coupon. According to the set joint use conditions, each member can be jointly used for the corresponding coupon, the set joint use conditions can be easily confirmed by each member clicks on the corresponding coupon through their coupon trading dedicated site.

18 is a diagram illustrating a store owner information input screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 18, it is also possible to input and set information of a store owner in a coupon transaction dedicated site for a store member.

On the other hand, "BANG" used in English of the words used in the description and drawings in the present invention means the use of the highway, "DEAL" means a transaction.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

100: service provider 101: customer member
102: Store Member 200: Service Server
201: coupon dedicated site server 202: coupon transaction management server
203: Coupon Valuation Server 204: Co-use Management Server
210: communication network 220: customer terminal
230: store terminal 311: member management unit
312: coupon registration unit 313: coupon management unit
314: member search module 315: news and bulletin board management
321: transaction proposal module 322: transaction conclusion processing unit
323: Transaction target search unit 324: Coupon value reflecting unit
325: trading method decision unit
331: Reliability evaluation processing unit
332: Earn coupon calculation unit 333: Transaction volume calculation unit
334: inquiry amount calculation unit 335: usage calculation unit
336: Coupon value calculation
341: co-use setting unit 342: co-use proposal processing unit
343: joint use acceptance processing unit 344: joint use determination unit
345: coupon conversion processing unit
346: Coupon exchange / transaction processing between stores

Claims (12)

A coupon management site server which registers the obtained coupon to each customer member registered as a member through a communication network and provides a coupon trading dedicated site so that the registered coupon can be traded with the coupon of another member; And
Set and store the joint usage event conditions of each registered coupon, and when the joint usage event is started, send a joint usage proposal message to each of the plurality of customer members who have the corresponding coupon, and joint usage proposal from each member. And a joint use management server for determining and processing joint use for the corresponding coupon when the accepted and set joint use event condition is satisfied.
The method of claim 1, wherein the joint use conditions of the coupon,
A server suggestion coupon sharing system using an Internet site, characterized in that at least one selected from the type of coupon, the number of coupons used, the place of use, the time of use and the number of recruits.
The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the common use condition is
A server offer coupon co-use system through an Internet site, which can be set in a server of each store member or service provider who has registered as a member.
The coupon of claim 1 wherein the coupon selected for joint use is
Use of the server offer coupon joint use system through an Internet site, characterized in that the usage is set to be restricted until the determination of the joint use.
The method of claim 1, wherein the common use management server,
The server relays and manages the coupons so that specific stores can use the coupons generated in other stores for coupon events of their stores through mutual exchanges and transactions.
In accordance with the above joint use decision,
And deleting a corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use, and assigning a service code for joint use to each joint use participating member.
Accessing a service server through a communication network and subscribing by inputting member information for each customer or store;
Generating a coupon trading dedicated site for the member in the service server according to the membership registration;
Registering a coupon obtained by each of the registered customer members on the coupon transaction dedicated site;
The customer member accessing the coupon trading dedicated site proceeds with the server proposal co-use procedure according to the server proposal co-use procedure for using the coupon of the customer member;
Store member accessing the coupon trading dedicated site proceeds with the coupon exchange / transaction procedure in accordance with the coupon exchange / transaction procedure by the relay and management of the server through the use of coupons between stores for the purpose of executing the event of the store;
Server offer coupon joint use method through the Internet site comprising a.
The method of claim 6;
The customer member accessing the coupon transaction-only site proceeds with the server proposal joint use procedure according to the server proposal joint use procedure for the coupon use of the customer member;
Setting a condition for a joint use event for a coupon issued by each registered member of the store;
Sending a joint use proposal message to a plurality of subscribing members who hold the coupon as the joint use event is initiated; And

Determining a joint use of the coupon when the joint use proposal is accepted from each member receiving the joint use proposal message and satisfies the set joint use event condition. How to redeem server offer coupons.
The method of claim 7, wherein the conditions of joint use of the coupon,
The method of jointly using the server offer coupons through the Internet site, characterized in that at least one selected from the kind of coupons, the number of coupons used, the place of use, the time of use and the number of recruits.
The method of claim 7, wherein the setting of the joint use conditions,
A method of jointly using a server offer coupon through an internet site, which can be set in a server of each store member or service provider who has registered as a member.
The coupon of claim 7 wherein the coupon selected for joint use is
The server suggestion coupon joint use method through the Internet site, characterized in that the use is set to be restricted until the determination of the joint use.
7. The method of claim 6,
According to the joint use decision, the corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use is deleted, and a service code for joint use is assigned to each joint use participating member. How to redeem server offer coupons.
The method according to claim 6,
The store member accessing the coupon trading dedicated site performs the coupon exchange / transaction procedure according to the coupon exchange / transaction procedure by the relay and management of the server through the use of coupons between stores for the purpose of executing the event of the store.
Exchanging a coupon with another store in the service store or determining whether to trade a coupon of another store;
Exchanging the coupon according to the value of the evaluated coupon if the store determines the exchange of the coupon;
If the store determines to trade the coupon, trading the coupon issued by another store for use at its own store and paying the coupon issuer;
When the store performs the exchange / transaction of the coupon, updating the coupon information to the server so that the coupon can be used in the store where the exchange / transaction was obtained according to the exchange / transaction of the coupon or used in an event that the store proceeds. How to share the server offer coupons through the Internet site, including.

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