KR20160075412A - User presence service method using unique signal of store and system thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a system for performing business by using a unique signal of an affiliated store. The method comprises: a step of receiving a unique signal transmitted from a beacon device, located in an affiliated store; a step of extracting identification information of the affiliated store from the unique signal; and a step of transmitting the identification information of the affiliated store and user information to a service server. Accordingly, a user is able to search various affiliated stores and acquire a reward provided by the affiliated stores.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a user recognition method using a unique signal of a merchant,

Various embodiments described herein relate to a method and system for recognizing a user using a unique signal of a merchant. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and system for transmitting service information of a user to a merchant terminal using a unique signal generated at an affiliated store.

Currently, most consumers are using smartphones and various communication environments are being provided. In addition, a search system using an application installed in a smart phone has become commonplace, and a system for managing mileage for a specific merchant using an application is becoming increasingly popular.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1115383 discloses an advertisement system using low frequency communication and an advertisement method using the same. BACKGROUND ART [0002] A prior art document relates to providing mobile advertisement information according to a user's perceived state through sound wave reception. When a mobile terminal incorporating a microphone enters a specific region that can be detected by a sound wave sensing device, To provide customized advertisement information.

According to the prior art, it is possible to automatically detect and recognize the situation of the customer and automatically provide the advertisement contents according to the situation of the location, so that the advertisement service can be provided without any additional equipment for using the advertisement service, It is possible to provide a system capable of receiving advertisement information through a microphone.

In such an environment, there is a demand for a system for providing advertisements and managing customers by utilizing a customer's smartphone.

A user identification method and system using a customer terminal, a merchant terminal, and a service server are provided.

Further, there is provided a user identification method and system for a beacon device located at an affiliated store to transmit a unique signal including store identification information to a customer terminal.

Also, there is provided a user identification method and system for a service server that receives store identification information from a customer terminal to transmit customer information to the merchant terminal.

In addition, a user identification method and system are provided in which a customer terminal can search for an affiliate terminal according to various criteria.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a terminal includes receiving a unique signal transmitted from a beacon equipment located at an affiliated point; Extracting the store identification information of the franchisee from the unique signal; And transmitting the store identification information and the user information to the service server.

According to another aspect, an operation method of a terminal displays at least one of purchase history information on the merchant, coupon information available to the merchant, major merchandise discount information of the merchant, notice of a merchant, The method comprising the steps of:

According to another aspect, an operating method of a terminal includes receiving information on an affiliated store including the affiliated store from the service server; And displaying information on the franchisee.

The information on the franchisee includes information such as a name of the franchisee, a distance between the franchisee and the terminal, a business type of the franchisee, a logo of the franchisee, a representative number of the franchisee, an introduction to the franchisee, History information, available coupon information, or benefit information for the merchant that the service terminal of the merchant transmits to the service server.

The step of displaying information on the merchant may include arranging information on the merchant based on at least one of a distance from the terminal, a number of visits, and presence / absence of a coupon that can be used.

The step of transmitting the store identification information and the user information to the service server may include transmitting GPS information to the service server, and the service server may transmit the store identification information and the user information to the service server, It is possible to compare the location of the terminal with the location of the merchant and determine whether the store identification information transmitted from the terminal to the service server is extracted from the unique signal.

The unique signal may be a sound file, and the store identification information may be information modulated with respect to the frequency or amplitude of the sound wave.

The unique signal may be a Wi-Fi signal, and the store identification information may be identification information of a device that generates the Wi-Fi signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an operation method of a service server includes: receiving store identification information and user information from a terminal; And transmitting the customer information corresponding to the user information to the merchant terminal of the merchant, wherein the store identification information is information contained in a unique signal transmitted by the beacon equipment located at the merchant, And extracting the signal from the received signal.

According to another aspect, the method of operating the service server may further include authenticating the store identification information.

The step of receiving the store identification information and the user information from the terminal may include receiving GPS information from the terminal, wherein the step of authenticating the store identification information comprises: And comparing the location of the terminal determined through the information with the location of the franchisee to determine whether the store identification information transmitted from the terminal to the service server is extracted from the unique signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method of operating a service server may further include determining whether the terminal is a terminal subscribed to an affiliated store corresponding to the store identification information, The step of transmitting corresponding customer information may transmit the customer information to the merchant terminal when the terminal is a terminal subscribed to the merchant.

The customer information includes at least one of a visit history to the merchant, a visit history to other merchants of the same business type, a coupon holding status, a point holding status, a main purchase item, a purchase day, a purchase time, And may include at least one.

According to another aspect, a method of operating a service server includes receiving payment details for the terminal from the merchant terminal; And updating the customer information based on the payment history.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a terminal includes: a receiver for receiving a unique signal transmitted from a beacon equipment located at an affiliate store; A decoder for extracting the store identification information of the merchant from the unique signal; And a transmission unit for transmitting the store identification information and the user information to the service server.

According to another aspect, the terminal displays a purchase history information on the merchant, coupon information available to the merchant, major merchandise discount information of the merchant, merchant shop notice, or a main purchase item of the merchant .

According to another aspect, the receiving unit may further include a display unit capable of receiving information on an affiliated store including the affiliated store from the service server, and displaying information on the affiliated store.

The display unit may sort information on the franchisee based on at least one of a distance from the terminal, a number of visits, and presence or absence of a coupon that can be used.

The transmission unit may transmit GPS information to the service server. The service server compares the position of the terminal determined through the GPS information with the position of the affiliated member, Can be judged whether the store identification information transmitted to the store is extracted from the unique signal.

The unique signal may be a sound file, and the store identification information may be information modulated with respect to the frequency or amplitude of the sound wave.

The unique signal may be a Wi-Fi signal, and the store identification information may be identification information of a device that generates the Wi-Fi signal.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a service server includes: a receiving unit for receiving store identification information and user information from a terminal; And a transmission unit transmitting the customer information corresponding to the user information to the merchant terminal of the merchant, wherein the store identification information is information contained in a unique signal transmitted by the beacon equipment located at the merchant, And may be extracted from the unique signal received at the merchant.

According to another aspect, the service server may further include an authentication unit for authenticating the store identification information.

The receiving unit may receive GPS information from the terminal, and the authentication unit compares the position of the terminal determined through the GPS information with the position of the affiliated point, and transmits the terminal to the service server It is possible to judge whether the one store identification information is extracted from the unique signal.

The merchant terminal may further include a determination unit determining whether the terminal is a terminal subscribed to an affiliated store corresponding to the store identification information, and when the terminal is a terminal subscribed to the affiliated store, Can be transmitted.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the receiving unit may further include an information management unit capable of receiving payment details of the terminal from the merchant terminal and updating the customer information based on the payment details.

Merchants may individually provide benefits and rewards to their customers.

In addition, the customer can search for various merchant stores and obtain compensation provided by the merchant.

1 is a view for explaining a concept of a user recognition system using a unique signal of an affiliated member according to an exemplary embodiment.
2 is a flowchart showing a method of providing customer information of a service server using a unique signal.
3 is a flowchart showing a method of providing and compensating the benefit information of an affiliated store.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether a service is provided by a service server.
5 is a diagram showing a screen of a terminal when searching for an affiliate shop.
6 is a view showing a screen of a terminal when visiting an affiliate shop.
7 is a block diagram illustrating a customer terminal according to an embodiment.
8 is a block diagram illustrating a service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a concept of a sales system using a unique signal of an affiliate according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a sales system using a unique signal of an affiliated member according to the present invention includes a terminal 110, a service server 120, and an affiliate shop 130. The merchant 130 may include beacon equipment and merchant terminals.

The terminal 110 can receive a unique signal transmitted by the beacon equipment of the merchant 130. [ The unique signal includes store identification information of the merchant shop 130. The store identification information may be modulated and included in the unique signal. Such modulation schemes may include existing modulation schemes as well as various modulation schemes to be developed in the future. The terminal 110 can extract the store identification information from the unique signal and transmit it to the service server 120 together with the user information of the terminal 110. [

The service server 120 can recognize that the terminal 110 has entered the merchant 130 from the store identification information and the user information received from the terminal 110. [ The service server 120 may transmit the customer information of the terminal 110 to the merchant terminal of the merchant 130. [

The merchant terminal of the merchant 130 receiving the customer information of the terminal 110 can display the customer information and notify the merchant of the merchant 130 or the customer of the terminal 110 of the merchant. The merchant store 130 may provide a suitable service to the user of the terminal 110 through the customer information of the terminal 110.

According to the conventional service method, the customer can know the customer information including the visit details or the store point information of the customer at the time of payment by the customer. Therefore, there was a limit in that the franchisee manpower was able to grasp the characteristics of the customer before purchasing and provide subscription of the service suitable for the customer. According to the user recognition system according to the embodiment, the store owner can know the customer information at the same time as the customer enters the merchant, so that it is possible to provide a service suited to the characteristics of the customer.

2 is a flowchart showing a method of providing customer information of a service server using a unique signal.

Referring to FIG. 2, an entity performing each step is illustrated as a terminal 210, an affiliate shop 220, and a service server 230.

The terminal 210 means a terminal of a customer who uses a user recognition service. The terminal 210 may include a mobile terminal, a tablet PC, and a notebook. The terminal 210 may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

The merchant 220 means a physical area for providing a service to a customer, and may include beacon equipment installed in the physical area and an affiliate terminal. The beacon device refers to a device capable of transmitting a unique signal to the terminal 210 at a predetermined cycle. The merchant terminal may include a desktop, a mobile terminal, a tablet PC, and a notebook. The merchant terminal may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

The service server 230 refers to a server for providing a user recognition service according to an exemplary embodiment. The service server 230 may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

In step 211, the beacon equipment of the merchant 220 transmits a unique signal 211 to the terminal 210. [ The beacon equipment can transmit a unique signal at a predetermined period irrespective of whether the terminal 210 enters the merchant 220 or not. The unique signal may include a sound wave and a Wi-Fi signal and a close range communication signal including an ultrasonic wave and a low frequency wave.

The beacon equipment of the merchant 220 may include the store identification information in the unique signal. The store identification information is information for identifying the merchant,

According to one aspect, the intrinsic signal is a sound wave such as an ultrasonic wave, and the store identification information may be modulated with respect to at least one of the amplitude or frequency of the intrinsic signal to be included in the intrinsic signal. The store identification information may be an ID of the beacon equipment or code information uniquely assigned to the merchant.

According to one aspect, if the native signal is a Wi-Fi signal, the store identification information may be the identification information (SSID) of the device transmitting the Wi-Fi signal. The beacon device may be an access point (AP) for transmitting a Wi-Fi signal.

The terminal 210 can receive a unique signal through an input unit or a communication unit. When the native signal is a sound wave such as an ultrasonic wave, the terminal 210 can receive a unique signal through an input unit including a microphone. When the native signal is a radio wave, the terminal 210 can receive a unique signal through the communication unit.

In step 212, the terminal 210 extracts the store identification information from the received unique signal. The terminal 210 may extract the store identification information through a demodulation or a decoding process on the unique signal received through the input unit or the communication unit. According to one aspect, an application for the user recognition service may be installed in the terminal 210, and the application may be always executed in the background of the terminal 210. [ When receiving a unique signal from the beacon equipment of the merchant 220, the application can demodulate or decode the unique signal to extract the store identification information included in the unique signal.

In step 213, the terminal 210 transmits the store identification information and the user information to the service server 230. The user information is information for distinguishing a user of the terminal 210 from a user of another terminal. The user information may include at least one of a telephone number of the terminal 210 or subscription information of the terminal 210 user. The subscription information of the subscriber of the subscriber 210 may refer to the subscriber of the subscriber 210 subscribing to the service of the present invention.

The service server 230 can know that the terminal 210 has entered the merchant 220 through the store identification information and the user information received from the terminal 210. [ The service server 230 may include a database including store identification information of a plurality of merchants, user information for a plurality of users, and customer information for a plurality of users.

In step 214, the service server 230 can transmit the customer information to the merchant terminal of the merchant shop 220. [ The service server 230 can extract information on the merchant 220 corresponding to the customer information and store identification information corresponding to the user information through the database. The service server 230 can transmit the customer information corresponding to the user information to the merchant terminal of the merchant 220 corresponding to the merchant store identification information through the extracted information.

The customer information may include at least one of a visit history of the user 210 of the terminal 210, a visiting history of other merchants, a coupon holding status, a point holding status, a main purchase item, or a purchase pattern.

The merchant terminal of the merchant 220 that received the customer information can display the customer information. The store owner or employee of the merchant shop 220 can determine the characteristics of the user of the terminal 210 through the customer information and can provide a service suitable for the user of the terminal 210 according to the determination result. For example, when the user of the terminal 210 has a consumption pattern for purchasing a plurality of commodities at once, the store owner or employee of the merchant 220 provides a benefit such as a coupon to the terminal 210, . In this case, the coupon generated at the terminal of the merchant 220 may be provided to the terminal 210 through the service server 230.

According to one aspect, the service server 230 may transmit at least one of purchase history information about the merchant 220 to the terminal 210 or coupon information available to the merchant 220.

3 is a flowchart showing a method of providing and compensating the benefit information of an affiliated store.

Referring to FIG. 3, an entity performing each step is illustrated as a terminal 310, an affiliate shop 320, and a service server 330.

The terminal 310 means a terminal of a customer using a service. The terminal 310 may include a mobile terminal, a tablet PC, and a notebook. The terminal 310 may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

The merchant 320 is an area for providing a service to a customer, and may include a beacon equipment and a merchant terminal. The beacon equipment means a device capable of transmitting a signal to the terminal 310 at regular intervals. The merchant terminal may include a desktop, a mobile terminal, a tablet PC, and a notebook. The merchant terminal may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

The service server 330 refers to a server for providing a user recognition service. The service server 330 may include a processing unit, a storage unit, a communication unit, an input unit, and an output unit.

In step 311, the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 transmits benefit information to the service server 330.

The store owner of the merchant store 320 can transmit the offer information to promote the merchant store 320 using the merchant store terminal of the merchant store 320. The benefit information may include service information for guiding the user of the terminal 110 to the merchant 130. Benefit information may only be transmitted to the terminal subscribed to the merchant 320. Service information may include providing coupons, earning miles, providing points, discounting products or providing additional products.

In step 312, the service server 330 delivers benefit information to the terminal 310. In addition, the service server 330 may transmit information on the merchant to the terminal 310 separately from the benefit information. The merchant information includes the name of the merchant, the location of the merchant, the logo of the merchant, the representative number of the merchant, the introduction of the merchant, the main merchandise of the merchant, the photograph of the merchandise, the photograph of the merchandise, Or the like. All or a part of the merchant information may be stored in the terminal 310 and the service server 330 may periodically update the merchant information stored in the terminal 310. [

The terminal 310 can display the received benefit information and merchant information. The terminal 310 can provide the received benefit information and merchant information in separate categories. In addition, the terminal 310 can sort the displayed benefit information or merchant information based on at least one of the type of merchant, the physical distance between the merchant and the terminal, the number of visits, and the presence or absence of a coupon available. The terminal 310 user can register a particular merchant as a favorite. The terminal 310 can display the merchant registered as a favorite on the top of the merchant list or display it separately from the other merchant.

At step 313, the beacon equipment of the merchant 320 transmits a unique signal to the terminal 310. The beacon equipment can transmit a unique signal at regular intervals irrespective of whether the terminal 310 enters the merchant 320 or not. The unique signal may include a sound wave and a Wi-Fi signal and a close range communication signal including an ultrasonic wave and a low frequency wave.

In step 314, the terminal 310 extracts the store identification information from the unique signal. The terminal 310 can extract the store identification information through a demodulation or decoding process from the unique signal received through the input unit or the communication unit.

In step 315, the terminal 310 transmits the store identification information and the user information to the service server 330. The user information is information for distinguishing the user of the terminal 310 from the user of the other terminal. The user information may include at least one of a telephone number of the terminal 310 or subscription information of the terminal 310 user. The subscription information of the user of the terminal 310 may mean information that the user of the terminal 310 subscribes to the service according to the present invention.

In step 316, the service server 330 transmits the customer information to the merchant terminal of the merchant shop 320. The customer information includes information on a visit to the merchant 320 of the user of the terminal 310, visit details of other merchants of the same type of business, coupon holding status, point holding status, main purchasing item, purchase day, purchase time, Cost, or purchase pattern. The merchant terminal of the merchant 320 that has received the customer information can display the customer information. At this time, the store owner or employee of the franchisee may present benefits provided at the time of purchase of the specific amount or more before the payment of the user of the terminal 310 is made. The benefit may include at least one of discount, mileage accumulation, additional item or voucher to be offered when purchasing a specific amount or more.

The contents of the steps 211 to 214 described in FIG. 2 can be applied to the steps 313 to 316.

In step 317, the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 controls the terminal 310 to transmit compensation information.

Compensation refers to a customer's visit or a point-of-purchase for a customer's purchase, coupon offer, mileage accrual, product discount or additional product offer. The compensation information may refer to data transmitted to the terminal 310 for the compensation. For example, the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 may transmit information for earning points to the terminal 310 after payment of the user of the terminal 310. [ The compensation information may be directly transmitted from the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 to the terminal 310 or may be transmitted to the terminal 310 via the service server 330. The compensation information stored in the terminal 310 can be synchronized with the service server 330 even when the terminal 310 is directly transmitted from the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 to the terminal 310. [

When the customer has purchased the merchant terminal, the merchant terminal of the merchant 320 can transmit the payment information to the service server 330. The service server 330 can update the customer information about the terminal 310 based on the received payment information.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether a service is provided by a service server.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step 410, the service server receives store identification information and user information from the terminal.

The service server can know that the terminal has entered the merchant through the store identification information and the user information. The service server can determine whether the service is provided through the steps 420 and 430 before providing the service to the terminal that entered the merchant or the merchant terminal.

In step 420, the service server determines whether or not the registered member is a registered member.

Since the user recognition service according to the embodiment provides the individual marketing means to the merchant, it can be assumed that the terminal is subscribed to the individual merchant. When the terminal is not subscribed to an individual merchant, the service server can transmit a message requesting subscription to the terminal and can transmit a message to the merchant terminal indicating that the terminal is an unentered terminal.

In step 430, the service server authenticates the store identification information received from the terminal.

The service server can authenticate the legitimacy of the store identification information received from the terminal. The service server may further receive GPS information of the terminal from the terminal to determine whether the store identification information is extracted from the unique signal transmitted from the beacon equipment of the merchant. The service server compares the location of the merchant identified by the store identification information with the location of the terminal determined based on the GPS information received from the terminal to determine whether the terminal is actually located at the merchant. Based on the determination result, And authenticate whether the store identification information transmitted to the service server is extracted from the unique signal.

In step 440, the service server provides the user recognition service to the terminal or merchant terminal that has entered the merchant store.

If the subscription of the terminal is confirmed in step 420 and the store identification information is authenticated in step 430, the service server may provide the user recognition service to the terminal or merchant terminal that has entered the merchant store.

5 is a diagram showing a screen of a terminal when searching for an affiliate shop.

Referring to FIG. 5, a real-time ranking 510, a category 520 and a coupon 530 tab are shown on a terminal screen, and a list 540 of merchants is shown in a coupon box 530 tab.

The real-time ranking 510, the category 520, and the coupon box 530 may include a list of merchants. The list of merchants may be displayed by other criteria besides the tabs 510, 520, and 530. The other criteria may include a merchant of interest, a visiting merchant, a merchant item of interest, and a local merchant.

The real-time ranking 510 tab is a tab that arranges the list of the merchants based on a certain rank. The franchisees displayed in the real-time ranking 510 can be sorted based on any one of a search ranking, a click ranking, or a sales ranking.

The category (520) tab is a tab that classifies the list of merchants by business category, and the coupon box (530) tab is a tab that shows a list of merchants providing benefits.

The terminal can arrange the list of the merchants displayed on the tabs 510, 520, and 530 based on at least one of the distance to the terminal, the number of visits, and the presence or absence of the available coupon.

6 is a view showing a screen of a terminal when visiting an affiliate shop.

The terminal can receive the unique signal from the beacon equipment of the merchant and extract the store identification information from the unique signal. The terminal can recognize that the merchant has entered the merchant from the store identification information.

For example, when the terminal has a table that matches store identification information held by a plurality of affiliated stores and a plurality of affiliated stores, it can be seen that the terminal enters the affiliated store using the extracted identification information. Alternatively, the service server may inform the terminal that the terminal has entered the merchant through the store identification information and user information received from the terminal.

The terminal can display at least one of the purchase history information for the merchant or the coupon information available to the merchant in response to entry into the merchant. The message 610 is an example of a screen displaying coupon information available for the entered merchant.

7 is a block diagram illustrating a customer terminal according to the present invention.

7, the customer terminal 700 includes a receiving unit 710, a transmitting unit 720, a decoder 730, and a display unit 740.

The receiving unit 710 can receive the unique signal transmitted from the beacon equipment located at the merchant.

The transmitting unit 720 may transmit the store identification information and the user information to the service server. Also, the transmitter 720 may transmit GPS information to the service server.

The decoder 730 can extract the store identification information of the merchant from the unique signal.

The display unit 740 may display at least one of the purchase history information for the merchant or the coupon information available to the merchant.

The receiving unit 710 can receive information on the merchant from the service server, and the display unit 740 can display information on the merchant.

In addition, the display unit 740 can sort the information about the affiliated merchant based on at least one of the distance from the terminal, the number of visits, and the presence or absence of available coupons.

1 to 6 can be directly applied to the respective units shown in Fig. 7, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

8 is a block diagram illustrating a service server according to the present invention.

8, the service server 800 may include a receiving unit 810, a transmitting unit 820, an authenticating unit 830, a determining unit 840, and an information managing unit 850.

The receiving unit 810 can receive the store identification information and the user information from the terminal.

The transmitting unit 820 can transmit the customer information corresponding to the user information to the merchant terminal.

At this time, the store identification information may be information contained in the unique signal transmitted by the beacon equipment located at the merchant, and may be extracted from the unique signal received by the terminal at the merchant.

The authentication unit 830 can authenticate the store identification information. The receiving unit 810 can receive GPS information from the terminal and the authentication unit 830 compares the position of the terminal determined through the GPS information received by the receiving unit 810 with the position of the franchisee, It can be determined whether the store identification information transmitted to the service server by the terminal is extracted from the unique signal.

The determination unit 840 can determine whether the terminal is a subscription terminal for an affiliated store corresponding to the store identification information. The transmitting unit 820 may transmit the customer information to the merchant terminal when the terminal is a subscriber to the merchant.

The receiving unit 810 can receive payment details for the terminal from the merchant terminal and the information management unit 850 can update the customer information based on the payment details.

1 to 6 can be directly applied to each unit shown in Fig. 8, so that a detailed description will be omitted.

The method according to an embodiment may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions to be recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and configured for the embodiments or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the embodiments, and vice versa.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. For example, it is to be understood that the techniques described may be performed in a different order than the described methods, and / or that components of the described systems, structures, devices, circuits, Lt; / RTI > or equivalents, even if it is replaced or replaced.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims are also within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (1)

Receiving a unique signal transmitted from a beacon equipment located at an affiliate store;
Extracting the store identification information of the franchisee from the unique signal; And
Transmitting the store identification information and user information to a service server
The method comprising the steps of:

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