KR20130075040A - Coupon reserving of using phone number method and system therefore - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A coupon accumulation method of a text message using a phone number and a system are provided to enable a client to use a membership card or a credit card without holding the cards. CONSTITUTION: A client registers a set of basic information and coupon information in a coupon service server (201). When the client calls in a member store, a communication company server transmits the phone number of the client to the coupon service server and generates a coupon service account by using the phone number in case of a new client (202,204). When the coupon service account exists, the coupon service server accumulates and assigns mileage, a point, a discount coupon, an accumulation coupon, or an electronic gift certificate of the member store to the coupon service account of the client (205). The coupon service server automatically informs the coupon service information to the mobile phone of the client (206). [Reference numerals] (201) Member store registers member store basic information and coupon information by accessing a coupon service server; (202) Transmit a phone number (CID) of a client from a communication company server to the coupon service server when the client calls in the member store; (203) New phone number?; (204) Generate a coupon service account by using the phone number of the client; (205) Accumulate and assign mileage, a point, a discount coupon, an accumulation coupon, or an electronic gift certificate of the member store to the coupon service account of the client; (206) Coupon service server transmits a message for coupon service information to a portable phone of the client; (AA) Start; (BB) Yes; (CC) No; (DD) End

Description

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Recently, marketing strategies that provide discounts and service coupons to consumers and increase operating profits by expanding demand are becoming common. In addition, with the development of mobile phone technology and the increase of users, the range of use of mobile phones is expanding day by day, and mobile coupons that can store and use coupons of companies in mobile are widely used. Looking at the provision of the mobile coupon used in the prior art, there is a method of first accessing the coupon providing server using the data communication of the mobile phone, and selects the desired coupon from the listed coupons to download and use. Alternatively, there is a method of downloading a package product manufactured in the form of a coupon book and using only the coupon included in the package.

The present invention merchants access to the coupon service server through a wired or wireless network using a PC, such as basic information such as merchant phone number, name, location, merchant number and coupon information, such as mileage / points, discount / credit coupon, or electronic gift certificates Register, and when the customer calls from the merchant, the customer's telephone number (CID) is transferred from the carrier's server to the coupon service server to create an account with the customer's telephone number, and the mileage / point, discount / earn coupon or electronic gift certificate from the merchant. And the like, the coupon service server automatically notifies the customer's mobile phone by using a message notification method such as a text message about the coupon service information newly earned and granted, the mileage / points stored in the relevant merchants A phone number to redeem a discount, redemption coupon, or electronic gift certificate Coupon-party message relates to a method and system to earn.

The prior art as described above has the following problems. That is, in the related art, data communication fee is charged because the mobile coupon providing server is connected to the mobile coupon providing server, and there is a problem that the user's dissatisfaction is increased when there is no desired coupon after the connection, thereby lowering the utilization rate of the mobile coupon. In addition, in order to use the mobile coupon according to the prior art, it is necessary to use a terminal that can be connected to the mobile coupon providing server, there was a terminal limitation in using the mobile coupon.

Character message coupon accumulation method and system using a phone number according to the present invention for solving the problems described above, merchants access to the coupon service server via wired or wireless network using a PC, merchant number, name, location, merchant Register basic information such as number and coupon information such as mileage / point, discount / earn coupon, or electronic gift certificate, and when customer calls from member store, send customer's telephone number (CID) from carrier server to coupon service server. How to create an account with a phone number and receive and receive mileage / points, discounts, credit coupons, or electronic vouchers, etc. Automatically notify your mobile phone using the It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for accumulating text message coupons using a telephone number that enables use of stored mileage / points, discounts, credit coupons, or electronic gift certificates.

Text message coupon accumulation method and system using a phone number according to the present invention, the merchant accesses the coupon service server through a wired or wireless network using a PC, etc., basic information and mileage / such as merchant phone number, name, location, merchant number / Register coupon information such as points, discount / earn coupons, or electronic gift vouchers, and when a customer calls from a merchant, send the customer's telephone number (CID) from the carrier's server to the coupon service server to create an account with the customer's telephone number. Receive and receive mileage / points, discounts / early coupons, or electronic gift certificates from merchants, and use a message notification method such as a text message for coupon service information newly earned and granted by the coupon service server. Automatically store the mileage / points, discounts and credits By allowing you to redeem, redeem, or use electronic vouchers, even if you do not have a membership card or credit card, and you are unable to provide the applicable card number. It can be received or used, and the customer enters his / her own card number by accessing the relevant service site on the Internet in order to use the discount / redemption coupon received from the merchant through e-mail or text message or the electronic voucher received from the relative. The advantage is that it can be used immediately without the need.

1-Text message coupon credit system configuration using a phone number according to the present invention
Figure 2-Flow chart for the text message coupon accumulation process using the phone number
3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of using a coupon service using a text message in an affiliated store according to the present invention.

The present invention for achieving the above object is a coupon service system using a mobile phone number, coupon service information, such as newly earned, given mileage / points, discounts / credit coupons, or electronic gift certificates each time you call from a merchant Store and manage the customer's mobile phone and the customer's coupon service account associated with the customer's phone number and the customer's coupon service account in the database, which can be automatically notified through a message notification method such as a text message, In accordance with the conditions and rules set for each coupon service, the corresponding merchant handles the use of the coupon service associated with the phone number, and is connected to the Internet so that customers can receive coupons through web pages, emails, text messages, voice messages, and file transfers. Connected to the service and the coupon service server online network In order to provide a text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number including a PC or a payment terminal of a merchant that can accumulate, grant, or transmit or use a mileage / point, a discount / early coupon, or an electronic gift certificate for each customer.

In the text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number according to the present invention, the mobile phone is a PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC uniquely designated by a mobile phone number or a mobile ID (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000 Terminal, Smartphone (Smart Phone), Internet Phone (VoIP), Wireless Broadband Internet It is preferable to include at least one or more handheld-based wireless terminals, including a wireless high-speed Internet terminal, a digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) terminal, and the like.

In addition, in the text message coupon credit system using the phone number according to the present invention, the payment terminal of the merchant, a credit card inquiry terminal (Card Authorization Terminal), POS (Point of Sales) terminal, kiosk (KIOSK), unmanned automatic It is preferable to include at least one or more of a vending machine, a traffic card terminal, an automatic teller machine, a card payment module of an internet shopping mall, and a non-slip card payment device of a telecommunications vendor.

In addition, in the text message coupon credit system using the phone number according to the present invention, the customer-specific coupon service account, the phone number (or mobile ID), the mileage / points associated with the phone number, discount / credit coupon, and electronic It is preferable to include coupon service information such as a gift certificate.

In addition, in the text message coupon credit system using the phone number according to the present invention, the coupon service information, coupon service type code, coupon service name, coupon service unique number, merchant information, use conditions, earned number, usage history And other descriptions are preferable.

In addition, in the text message coupon credit system using the phone number according to the present invention, the coupon service server, and stores and manages the customer coupon service account, for each affiliated merchant number (ID), password, merchant details, It is preferable that the database further comprises a database for storing and managing merchant coupon information including contents of a coupon service, terms of use and rules, details of use, and details of settlement.

In addition, the present invention as a text message coupon accumulation method using a phone number,

(1) Merchant accesses coupon service server through wired / wireless network using PC, and provides basic information such as phone number, name, location, and merchant number, and coupon information such as mileage / point, discount / earn coupon or electronic gift certificate. Registering;

(2) when the customer calls from the merchant, the customer's telephone number (CID) is transferred from the carrier server to the coupon service server to create a coupon service account with the customer's phone number

(3) accumulating and granting the merchant's mileage / points, discounts / earning coupons, or electronic gift certificates to the coupon service server by the customer's coupon service account;

(4) coupon service method using the phone number including the step of automatically notifying the mobile phone of the customer by using a message notification method such as a text message about the coupon service information newly accumulated, granted coupon service server To provide.

In addition, in the text message coupon accumulation method using a phone number according to the present invention, after the customer is notified about the new coupon service information in the step (4),

(5) presenting a telephone number at a corresponding merchant in order for the customer to use the coupon service;

(6) transmitting, by the merchant's PC or payment terminal, the telephone number and the merchant number to the coupon service server;

(7) the coupon service server inquiring the coupon service information in the customer-specific coupon service account corresponding to the phone number and the contents, application conditions and rules of the coupon service service in the coupon service account for each merchant corresponding to the merchant number; ,

(8) the coupon service server transmitting the corresponding coupon service information to the merchant's PC or payment terminal,

(9) requesting approval from the coupon service server by selecting a coupon service to be used from coupon service information received from a merchant PC or payment terminal,

(10) the coupon service server processing the authorization request and storing the usage history in a database;

(11) Preferably, the coupon service server further comprises the step of transmitting the approval result to the merchant PC or payment terminal.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description specific specific matters are shown to describe preferred embodiments of the present invention, which are provided to aid a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention may be practiced without these specific matters. It will be obvious to those of ordinary skill in the field. In the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a simple diagram of a text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number as an embodiment according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a simple flowchart of a text message coupon accumulation process using a phone number.

The mobile phone 101 of the customer is a general mobile communication portable terminal possessed by an individual, such as a PCS phone, a GSM phone, a PDC phone, a PHS phone, a PDA, an IMT-2000 terminal, a smartphone, an Internet phone, a WiBro terminal, a DMB terminal, and the like. Includes all portable wireless terminals, including.

The coupon service server 102 is installed and operated separately from the affiliated store, and includes a customer coupon service account 105 and previously set merchant coupons including coupon service information such as mileage / points, discounts / redeemed coupons, and electronic gift certificates for each customer. Merchant coupon information 106 such as service conditions and rules are stored and managed in a database, and although not shown in the drawing, it is connected to the Internet 109 to provide web pages, emails, text messages, voice messages, file transfers, etc. to customers. A server computer that provides various Internet information services related to coupon service through a large-scale computer system including a central processing unit, a RAM, a ROM, a terminal interface, and a data storage device. It can be used as a traditional personal computer or workstation with the capability.

The payment terminal 104 of the affiliated store includes a telephone provided with a caller information display (CID) service from the communication service provider 103, and coupons such as mileage / points, discount coupons, and electronic gift certificates are provided to the telephone number presented by the customer. A payment terminal device of a store or store that pre-processes and pays for the service, which is a contact and / or proximity device capable of reading card media, a card payment module in the case of an Internet shopping mall, and a radio ticket in the case of a telecommunications vendor. And a card payment device. The merchant's payment terminal 104 is connected to the coupon service server 102 via an online network 109.

The merchant accesses the coupon service server 102 through the wired / wireless network 109 using a PC or the like, and provides basic information such as the merchant's phone number, name, location, and merchant number, mileage / points, discount / earn coupons, or electronic gift certificates. The coupon information 106 is registered (201).

When a customer calls from a merchant, the customer's telephone number (CID) 107 is transmitted from the carrier server 103 to the coupon service server 102 (202) and a new customer (203). Create an account 105 (204).

If there is a coupon service account 105, the coupon service server 102 accumulates and gives mileage / points, discounts / early coupons, or electronic gift certificates of the merchant to the coupon service account 105 of the customer (205). The coupon service server 102 automatically notifies the mobile phone 101 of the customer by using a message notification method such as a text message on the accumulated and granted coupon service information (206).

3 is a simple flowchart illustrating a process of using a coupon service using a text message in an affiliated store according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The customer presents the telephone number at the corresponding merchant in order to use the coupon service (301). The payment terminal of the affiliated store configures the full text using the presented phone number and the affiliated store number set in the terminal and transmits the complete message to the coupon service server (302). The coupon service server inquires the coupon service account for each customer corresponding to the received telephone number to retrieve the coupon service information (303), the merchant coupon information corresponding to the received merchant number to view the contents of the coupon service currently being provided, The application conditions and rules are retrieved (304). Coupon service server transmits the coupon service information of the customer currently available in the merchant to the payment terminal of the merchant (305). The customer selects a coupon service to be used from the coupon service information received from the coupon service server in the payment terminal of the affiliated store and requests approval from the coupon service server (306). The coupon service server processes the approval request, stores the usage history in a database, and transmits the approval result to the payment terminal of the affiliate store (307).

101: customer's mobile phone 105: customer coupon service account
102: coupon service server 104: payment terminal of the merchant

Claims (8)

Text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number,
A mobile phone that can be notified automatically through a message notification method such as a text message about the coupon service information such as mileage / points, discounts / received coupons, or e-gift vouchers, which are newly accrued, granted every time the merchant calls. Wow,

Store and manage the customer-specific coupon service account and the customer-specific coupon service account associated with the customer's phone number in the database, and use the coupon service associated with the phone number at the relevant merchant according to the conditions and rules set for each coupon service. A coupon service server, which is a server computer that is connected to the Internet and provides various Internet information services related to the coupon service through web pages, emails, text messages, voice messages, and file transfers to customers;

Connected to the coupon service server through an online network, a telephone number including a PC or a payment terminal of a merchant that can earn, grant, transmit or use mileage / points, discount / reward coupons, or electronic gift certificates, etc. for each customer Text message coupon accumulation system using.
The method of claim 1,
The mobile phone of the customer,
PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT uniquely assigned by mobile phone number or mobile ID (Handheld) based, including (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000 terminal, smart phone, VoIP, Wireless Broadband Internet (Wi-Fi) terminal, Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB) terminal, etc. Text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number comprising at least one wireless terminal.
The method of claim 1,
The payment terminal of the merchant,
A telephone including at least one of a credit card checker, a POS terminal, a kiosk, an unmanned vending machine, a traffic card terminal, an ATM, an online shopping mall card payment module, and a telecommunications vendor's cardless payment device. Text message coupon accumulation system using a number.
The method of claim 1,
The customer-specific coupon service account,
A text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number including a phone number (or mobile ID), mileage / points associated with the phone number, a discount / redemption coupon, and an electronic voucher.
The method according to claim 1 or 4,
The coupon service information,
A text message coupon accumulation system using a telephone number including a coupon service type code, a coupon service name, a coupon service unique number, merchant information, conditions of use, number of credits, usage history, and other details.
The method of claim 1,
The coupon service server,
Store and manage customer coupon service accounts, and store merchant coupon information including merchant number (ID), password, merchant details, coupon service contents, terms and conditions, rules of use, and settlement details for each merchant. Text message coupon accumulation system using a phone number further comprises a database for storing and managing.
As a method of accumulating text messages using phone numbers,
(1) Merchant accesses coupon service server through wired / wireless network using PC, and provides basic information such as phone number, name, location, and merchant number, and coupon information such as mileage / point, discount / earn coupon or electronic gift certificate. Registering;
(2) when the customer calls from the merchant, the customer's telephone number (CID) is transferred from the carrier server to the coupon service server to create a coupon service account with the customer's phone number
(3) accumulating and granting the merchant's mileage / points, discounts / earning coupons, or electronic gift certificates to the coupon service server by the customer's coupon service account;
(4) coupon service method using the phone number including the step of automatically notifying the mobile phone of the customer by using a message notification method such as a text message about the coupon service information newly accumulated, granted coupon service server .
8. The method of claim 7,
After the customer is informed about the new coupon service information in step (4),
(5) presenting a telephone number at a corresponding merchant in order for the customer to use the coupon service;
(6) transmitting, by the merchant's PC or payment terminal, the telephone number and the merchant number to the coupon service server;
(7) the coupon service server inquiring the coupon service information in the customer-specific coupon service account corresponding to the phone number and the contents, application conditions and rules of the coupon service service in the coupon service account for each merchant corresponding to the merchant number; ,
(8) the coupon service server transmitting the corresponding coupon service information to the merchant's PC or payment terminal,
(9) requesting approval from the coupon service server by selecting a coupon service to be used from coupon service information received from a merchant PC or payment terminal,
(10) the coupon service server processing the authorization request and storing the usage history in a database;
(11) the coupon service server text message coupon accumulation method using the phone number further comprising the step of transmitting the approval result to the merchant PC or payment terminal.

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