KR100495529B1 - Method downloading driver for case module of case exchangeable mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention can be applied to a mobile communication module having a mobile communication function, and an external replacement terminal composed of a replaceable external module capable of embedding the mobile communication module and a vending machine or the external module for selling the external module. Searching whether the customer information is provided through a wired / wireless network by a terminal for a store provided at a store selling a store, or a personal computer connected to a virtual store or a direct trading site; and when the customer information is input, Authenticating whether the corresponding customer is a user of the external replacement terminal through registered customer information; and if the customer is a user of the external replacement terminal, the external module through the vending machine or a virtual store or a store or a direct sales site. Searching whether the sales completion information of is provided through a wired / wireless network; When the sale completion information of the external module is provided, a step of wirelessly transmitting and downloading a driver, which is driving software for driving the external module, to the mobile communication module of the customer who purchased the external module.

Description

How to download driver for external module of external replacement terminal {METHOD DOWNLOADING DRIVER FOR CASE MODULE OF CASE EXCHANGEABLE MOBILE TERMINAL}

The present invention relates to an external replacement terminal, and more particularly, to a driver download method for an external module of an external replacement terminal.

With the development of technology, various mobile communication terminals are developed and commercialized to meet various usage purposes. The mobile communication terminal includes a PDA, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a terminal for securities, a telematics terminal, and the like. As each of the various mobile communication terminals is implemented appropriately for the purpose of use, a customer who wants to receive various services only uses a plurality of mobile communication terminals at a high cost.

To solve this problem, the present applicant has filed a patent application No. 10-2001-0069315 with the name "mobile communication module capable of replacing and recognizing multiple terminals". The mobile communication module may be inserted into a plurality of external modules, and when inserted into one external module, the mobile communication module may provide a function and a service according to the characteristics of the external module. The device in which the mobile communication module and the external module are combined is called an external replacement terminal.

The external module of the external replacement terminal is composed of low-cost parts, and is a fashionable product in which the shape of the product changes from time to time according to the fashion.

By the way, it is very difficult to design a driver applicable to all external modules in a state where the functions of the various external modules cannot be predicted in advance. Accordingly, whenever an external module is developed, a driver applicable to the external module must also be developed, and even when the external module is sold, the driver must be installed in the customer's mobile communication module.

As such, the need to install a driver for the external module every time the external module is sold has caused a limitation of the sales method of the external module, the mobile communication module, and the external replacement terminal.

Accordingly, it was required to develop a sales method that can solve the driver installation problem while selling the external module, mobile communication module, external replacement terminal freely.

In addition, the development of various services that can be provided through the external replacement terminal was required.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to sell the external module of the external replacement terminal and to automatically download the driver, which is software for driving the external module, to the mobile communication module of the external terminal, thereby facilitating the sale of the external module. The present invention provides a driver download method for an external module of an external replaceable terminal.

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In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a wired / wireless network for a vending machine selling an external module or a store terminal provided in a store selling the external module, or a customer personal computer connected to a virtual store or a direct sales site. Searching whether the customer information is provided through; and if the customer information is input, authenticating whether the customer is a user of the external replacement terminal through pre-registered customer information, and the customer replaces the external device. If the user of the food terminal, searching whether the sale completion information of the external module is provided through a wired or wireless network through the vending machine or a virtual store or a store or a direct trading site, if the sale completion information of the external module is provided The driver may be a driver software for driving the external module. And wirelessly downloading to the mobile communication module of the customer.

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The sales management company according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the manufacture of the mobile communication module, the external module of the external replacement terminal is requested from the manufacturer, approves the manufacturing through a predetermined authentication procedure. The mobile communication module and the external module of the external replacement terminal manufactured through the authentication procedure are sold freely at the vending machine, the virtual store, the store, and the direct trading site. To this end, the management server of the vending machine or sales management company automatically provides the driver of the external module to the customer's mobile communication module at the time of sale of the external module, and the mobile communication module installs the provided driver.

First, the authentication procedure according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The manufacturer determines the function, specification, price, and technology charge rate of the mobile communication module or the external module of the external replacement terminal to be manufactured and provides it to the sales management company as manufacturing request information. With reference to this manufacturing request information, the sales management company checks whether the mobile communication module or external module of the external replacement terminal designed by the manufacturer is suitable. If it is determined that the mobile communication module or the external module of the external replacement terminal is suitable, the sales management company notifies the manufacturer of the manufacturing approval.

When the manufacturer manufactures the external module of the external replacement terminal, the manufacturer provides a driver for the external module to the sales management company. The sales management company's management server registers the provided driver in a database and stores information on the driver in a driver table. Table 1 shows the table.

External module identification code  External module drive program First external module 1st driver Second external module 2nd driver Third and fourth external modules 3rd driver Fifth external module 4th driver … …

Information about an external module corresponding to the driver is recorded in the driver table, and the driver may be shared and used in a plurality of external modules.

The sales management company grants a recognition code for the corresponding device at the time of manufacturing approval of the mobile communication module or the external module of the external replacement terminal desired to be manufactured. The manufacturer generates and uses information for identifying the device by adding the identification code and the serial number provided by the manufacturer. That is, the device identification information is shown in Table 2.

Recognition code Serial Number

Once this certification process is completed, the manufacturer manufactures and sells the product.

Now, a selling method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described schematically with reference to FIG. The sales management company's management server (SV) stores customer management information, drivers, driver tables, vending machine management information, and the like in a database. The customer management information may include a phone number, mobile communication module or external module identification information, driver identification information, and the like. The vending machine management information may include mobile communication module or external module identification information, driver identification information, inventory information, and the like that are being loaded.

In addition, the vending machine SE sells a mobile communication module or an external module of an external replacement terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and installs a driver of an external module sold in a mobile communication module of a customer. If the customer is not a real user, the vending machine SE requests the management server SV to download a driver to the mobile communication module of the real user. The management server SV downloads a driver to a mobile communication module of an actual user through a wireless network at the request of the vending machine SE.

The management server (SV) operates a virtual store that sells a mobile communication module or an external module of the external replacement terminal. The customer visits the virtual store through the personal computers U1 to UN and purchases a mobile communication module or an external module. In particular, the driver for the external module purchased by the customer is downloaded from the management server (SV) and installed in the mobile communication module of the customer through the mobile communication module recognition unit provided in the personal computers (U1 to UN) for the customer.

In addition, the management server (SV) operates a direct trading site to enable direct transactions between customers, and customers access the direct trading site through the personal computers (U1 to UN) for the customer to use the external module of the external replacement terminal which is provided. You can trade.

And the store is equipped with a store terminal (ST), and sells a mobile communication module or an external module of the external replacement terminal selected by the customer. In particular, the driver for the external module purchased by the customer is installed in the mobile communication module of the customer through the mobile communication module recognition unit provided in the store personal computer (ST).

Now, the selling method using the vending machine (SE) of the selling method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

Referring to FIG. 2, which shows a schematic configuration diagram of the vending machine SE, the controller 100 controls the vending machine SE as a whole. The display unit 102 displays various types of information under the control of the controller 100. The operation unit 104 interfaces between the user and the control unit 100. The printing unit 106 prints a receipt or the like under the control of the control unit 100. The external interface 108 interfaces between the wired and wireless network and the controller 100. The mechanism driving unit 110 drives the product loading and discharging unit 112 under the control of the control unit 100. The sensing unit 114 is located at each part of the vending machine SE to sense the state of the vending machine SE and customer access, and provide the sensing result to the control unit 100. The credit card recognizer 116 reads the credit card and provides the read information to the controller 100. The mobile communication module recognizer 118 reads and provides various types of information stored in the mobile communication module to the control unit 100, and provides a driver provided by the control unit 100 to the mobile communication module. The memory unit 120 stores a driving program of the controller 100, a driver for the loaded goods, and identification information about a driver stored in advance. The speaker SK outputs various voice messages and the like under the control of the controller 100.

The product loading method of the vending machine SE will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. When the goods supplier executes the goods loading mode and loads the goods (step 200), the controller 100 guides the input of the loaded goods information (step 202). The product information includes identification information of a mobile communication module or an external module, a quantity of loading, a price, driver identification information of a loaded product, and the like. When the product information is input (step 204), the controller 100 stores the input product information in the memory unit 120 and transmits it to the management server (SV) (step 206). Thereafter, the controller 100 searches whether the driver for the newly loaded product is stored in the memory unit 120 based on the driver identification information (step 208). If the driver for the product is not stored in the memory unit 120, the controller 100 requests the management server SV to download the driver (step 210). When the driver is downloaded according to the request (step 212), the controller 100 stores the downloaded driver in the memory unit 120.

A processing procedure of the management server SV for processing a request of the vending machine SE generated during the goods loading will be described with reference to FIG. 4. If the management server (SV) is provided product information from the vending machine (SE) (step 300). The management information of the vending machine SE is stored in the database DB (step 302). When the vending machine SE requests a driver download (step 304), the management server SV downloads the requested driver to the vending machine SE.

As such, the vending machine SE downloads and stores necessary drivers every time the goods are loaded, and the management server SV can grasp the operation state of the vending machine SE based on the newly loaded product information on the vending machine SE.

A product selling method of the vending machine SE will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. 5 and 6 will be described taking only sales of the external module of the external replacement terminal as an example.

The controller 100 of the vending machine SE outputs a voice message guiding a product and a usage method through the speaker SK or displays it on the display 102 when a customer's approach is detected (step 400). Here, the purpose of purchasing a product may be divided into a purchase for one's own use and a purchase for another's use. The control unit 100 outputs by voice or displays on the display unit 102 whether the purchase for the use of the user or the purchase for the use of another person before the product purchase of the customer so that the customer can select. When the customer selects the purchase for his own use (step 404), the customer is guided to insert the mobile communication module into the mobile communication module recognizer 118 (step 406). The control unit 100 reads the customer information stored in the mobile communication module inserted by the customer and provides it to the management server (SV). The customer information may be a telephone number, mobile communication module identification information, identification information of an external module provided, identification information of a driver provided, and the like. When the customer information is provided to the management server SV, the management server SV analyzes the purchase tendency of the customer and provides the purchase tendency analysis information to the vending machine SE. When the management server SV provides the purchase propensity information of the customer (step 410), the vending machine SE selects and guides the products corresponding to the purchase propensity information from the plurality of products (step 412). The product guide according to the purchasing tendency is made at the beginning, it is natural that the guide for the entire product can be made according to the customer's product search. When the customer selects the product through the product guide, the controller 100 guides the user to select a payment method (step 416). As the payment method, a payment method through a credit card or a method of charging a communication unit may be used. When the customer selects a payment method (step 418), the controller 100 pays the price of the purchased product according to the selected payment method. Since this payment method is already widely used technology, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. When the payment is completed, the control unit 100 searches whether the driver for the selected product is already stored based on the customer information read from the mobile communication module of the customer. If the driver is not already stored in the mobile communication module of the customer, the control unit 100 provides the corresponding driver to the mobile communication module of the customer through the mobile communication module recognizer 118, and the mobile communication module installs the provided driver. (Step 424).

Unlike the above, if the customer selects the purchase for the use of another person (step 404), the controller 100 guides the user to input the telephone number of the real user (step 426). The control unit 100 transmits the telephone number of the real user input by the customer to the management server (SV). The management server (SV) checks whether the provided telephone number is the telephone number of the external replacement terminal and provides the result to the vending machine (SE). In addition, the management server (SV) provides the control unit 100 of the vending machine (SE) if the corresponding phone number is the phone number of the external replacement terminal, the purchase tendency analysis information of the actual user. The control unit 100 provides information that the management server (SV) that the phone number is not the phone number of the external replacement terminal, the control unit 100 is the user of the input phone number is the user of the external replacement terminal If not, a non-sales guidance message is output (step 432). On the contrary, if the management server SV provides the information that the phone number is the phone number of the external replacement terminal, the controller 100 determines that the input phone number is valid (step 430). If the phone number is valid, the controller 100 searches whether the management server SV provides purchase tendency analysis information (step 434). When the management server SV provides the purchase propensity analysis information, the controller 100 selects and guides the products corresponding to the purchase propensity analysis information from the plurality of loaded goods (step 436). When the customer selects a product according to the above-described guide (step 438), the controller 100 guides the user to select a payment method (step 440). When the customer selects a payment method (step 442), the controller 100 pays the price of the purchased product according to the selected payment method (step 442). When the settlement is completed, the control unit 100 requests the management server SV to download a driver for a product sold to the corresponding external replacement terminal (step 444). When the payment for the product is completed, the control unit 100 inquires a customer of issuing a receipt (step 446), and when the customer selects a receipt issuance, a receipt is issued through the printing unit 106 (step 448). The product is discharged (step 450). When the product sale is completed, the control unit 100 outputs an audit message to the purchase customer (step 452), and provides the sales information to the management server SV (step 454).

A processing procedure of the management server SV according to the sales procedure of the vending machine SE will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The management server SV retrieves whether customer information or a phone number is provided from the vending machine SE (step 500). When the customer information is provided, the management server SV generates purchase propensity analysis information based on management information about the customer and transmits the analysis to the vending machine SE. On the other hand, if the management server (SV) is provided with a telephone number from the vending machine (SE), check that the telephone number is the telephone number for the external replacement terminal, and provide the result to the vending machine, the telephone number is the external replacement If the phone number for the food terminal, the purchase propensity analysis information is generated based on the management information of the customer and transmitted to the corresponding vending machine (SE) (step 502).

In addition, the management server SV downloads a driver to the mobile communication module of the customer when a download request generated when a purchase for another user is made is provided by the vending machine SE (step 504). The network may be used (step 506). When the driver is provided through the wireless network, the mobile communication terminal of the customer installs the driver.

In addition, if the management server (SV) provides the sales information after the vending machine (SE) sells the product (step 508), it updates the customer management information for the actual user of the product (step 510), the management of the vending machine The information is updated (step 512). Thereafter, the management server SV notifies the customer of the purchase fact (step 514). The purchase fact notification may be a method of transmitting an e-mail containing a message notifying the purchase fact, or a method of transmitting a message notifying the purchase fact to the customer's external replacement terminal.

In addition, the management server (SV) also provides the management information for the vending machine (SE) to the product supplier, so that the product supplier can easily determine the product supply time.

Now, a sales method in a virtual store operated by the sales management company will be described. The customer can visit the virtual store through the customer personal computer U1. A schematic configuration of the customer personal computer U1 will be described with reference to FIG.

The controller 800 not only controls the customer personal computer U1 as a whole, but also performs a sales procedure of the external replacement terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The display unit 808 displays various types of information under the control of the controller 800 using a monitor or the like. The operation unit 810 interfaces a customer and the control unit 800 with a keyboard, a mouse, or the like. The external interface 812 interfaces the control unit 800 with a wired or wireless network. The memory unit 802 stores a processing program and various information of the controller 800 in a RAM, a ROM, a hard disk drive, and the like. The CD ROM driver 804 reads the inserted CD under the control of the controller 800. The mobile communication module recognizer 806 reads and provides various types of information stored in the mobile communication module to the control unit 800 and provides a driver provided by the control unit 800 to the mobile communication module.

Here, at the time of sale of the external replacement terminal, a mobile communication module recognizer 806 and a CD on which a user program is recorded are additionally provided. The customer installs the user program recorded on the CD in the customer personal computer U1, through which the customer can access a virtual store of the management server SV.

Now, a sales method through a virtual store will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. When the customer drives the user program of the customer personal computer U1 and inserts the customer's mobile communication module, the controller 800 guides to input a password. This guide allows the customer to enter a password to perform authentication. The password can be determined at the time of installation of the user program. After the authentication is successful, the customer may visit the virtual store and select a product (steps 604 to 610).

When the customer selects the product, the controller 800 guides the user to select a payment method (step 612). When the payment method is selected through the guide (step 614), the controller 800 performs a payment for the purchased product according to the selected payment method (step 616). After the payment is made, the controller 800 compares the driver for the selected product and the driver previously stored in the mobile communication module of the customer, and searches for whether the corresponding driver is previously stored in the mobile communication module (step 618). . If the driver for the selected product is not already stored, the controller 800 requests the management server SV to download the driver (step 620). When the management server SV downloads the corresponding driver, the controller 800 provides the downloaded driver to the mobile communication module of the customer through the mobile communication module recognizer 806 (step 622). The mobile communication module installs the provided driver. After the driver installation, the controller 800 searches whether the delivery guide message is provided from the management server (SV) (step 624), and when the delivery guide message is provided, guides the delivery to the customer.

A processing procedure of the management server SV according to the operation of the customer personal computer U1 will now be described with reference to FIG. The management server (SV) guides the product through the virtual store, and the customer selects the product and checks whether there is a driver download request upon payment completion. The management server SV downloads the driver when a driver download request is generated. The management server (SV) then retrieves the delivery notification and delivery date for the selected product. This can be done by using the shipping destination's database for the product.

After the above search, the management server SV transmits a delivery guide message to the corresponding personal computer U1. Thereafter, the management server SV transmits an e-mail for notifying the purchase fact to an e-mail of a pre-registered customer.

The sales method in a general store is explained. The customer may select a desired product from the general store and request a purchase. In this case, the store owner provides the product sales information to the management server SV through the store personal computer UT and downloads the driver of the product. A schematic configuration of the above-described store personal computer ST will be described with reference to FIG.

The controller 900 not only controls the store personal computer UT as a whole, but also performs a sales procedure of the external replacement terminal according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The display unit 910 displays various types of information under the control of the control unit 900 using a monitor or the like. The operation unit 912 interfaces a customer and the control unit 900 with a keyboard or a mouse. The external interface 914 interfaces the control unit 900 with a wired or wireless network. The memory unit 902 stores a processing program of the control unit 900 and various kinds of information such as a RAM, a ROM, a hard disk drive, and the like. The CD ROM driver 904 reads the inserted CD under the control of the controller 900. The mobile communication module recognizer 906 reads and provides various information stored in the mobile communication module to the control unit 900, and provides a driver provided by the control unit 900 to the mobile communication module. The card reader 908 reads the visited credit card of the visited customer and provides the read information to the controller 900.

The store personal computer ST receives and installs a store program through a CD or the like and performs a selling method in a store according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

This will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

The store owner directly inputs customer information when purchasing a new external replacement terminal including a mobile communication module (A122), and when the customer purchases only a simple terminal of the external replacement terminal, the mobile communication module recognizes the mobile communication module (906). ). When the mobile communication module is inserted into the mobile communication module recognizer 906 (step A100), the controller 900 reads customer information recorded in the mobile communication module (step A102).

After inputting the customer information in this manner, the shopkeeper inputs the identification information of the selected product to the customer. When the store owner inputs the identification information of the product, the controller 900 transmits the identification information, the customer information, and the store information of the product to the management server SV. The management server (SV) stores the identification information, customer information, store information of the transmitted goods, and then downloads the driver after providing the sales approval information. After approval of the management server SV (step A108), the controller 900 provides the provided driver to the mobile communication module through the mobile communication module recognizer 906. The mobile communication module installs the provided driver.

The processing procedure of the management server SV in response to the request of the store personal computer UT will be described with reference to FIG. The management server SV retrieves from the store personal computer ST whether product identification information, customer information, and store information for product sale are provided (step A200). When the management server SV is provided with the product identification information, the customer information, and the store information, the management server SV stores the identification information, the customer information, the store information, and then stores the approval information in the store personal computer ST. Provide (step A202). Thereafter, the management server SV downloads the driver of the selling product to the corresponding personal computer ST (step A204). After that, the management server (SV) notifies the customer of the purchase (step A206). When the customer purchases an external replacement terminal including the mobile communication module as the selling product, the customer may directly notify the customer or use a method of transmitting a notification message when the selling product is used for the first time. On the other hand, when a customer purchases only an external module, a method of transmitting a notification message may be used when the customer inserts his mobile communication module into a newly purchased external module. The notification message includes a request to transmit the approval information for purchasing the product. Accordingly, the customer transmits the approval information through the external replacement terminal of the customer with reference to the purchase fact notification message. When the customer provides the approval information (step A208), the management server (SV) determines that the sale is completed and updates the management information of the corresponding customer (steps A210 and A212).

By adding a customer approval process at the time of store sales, the present invention can prevent illegal sales occurring at the store in advance.

And the management server (SV) operates a direct trading site that can directly trade used external modules that customers have. The management server (SV) performs a customer authentication during registration of the external module in order to prevent direct trading of the external module is illegally possessed. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14.

The customer can access the direct trading site operated by the management server SV through the customer personal computer U1. The customer personal computer U1 reads the customer information recorded in the mobile communication module of the customer (step A304) when the customer accesses the direct transaction site and inserts the mobile communication module (step A300, A302). The customer personal computer U1 guides the registration of the sales information or the purchase information (step A306). When the customer registers the sales information (step A308), the customer personal computer U1 transmits the sales information and the customer information input by the customer to the management server SV. The management server (SV) authenticates the transmitted sales information and customer information, if the customer is a real user and the owner of the external module requesting sales registration, the sale is approved and the sales information of the customer is registered on the sales web page (A312, Step A314).

If the customer registers the purchase information (step A316), the customer personal computer U1 provides the purchase information and the customer information to the management server SV (step A318). The management server (SV) authenticates the transmitted purchase information and customer information and if the corresponding customer is a real user, approves the purchase and registers the purchase information of the corresponding customer on the purchase web page (steps A320 and A322).

The processing procedure of the management server SV according to the operation of the customer personal computer U1 described above will be described with reference to FIG. When the sales information and the customer information are provided from the customer personal computer U1, the management server SV performs the real user authentication through the sales information and the customer information (steps A400 to A404). If the customer is a real user, the management server SV registers the sale information on the sale web page after approving the sale (steps A406 and A408).

On the contrary, when the purchase information and the customer information are provided from the customer personal computer U1, the management server SV performs the real user authentication through the purchase information and the customer information (steps A410 to A414). If the customer is a real user, the management server SV registers the purchase information on the purchase web page after approving the purchase (steps A416 and A418).

Through the above-described sales and purchase web page, customers can directly trade the goods, and since the direct trade method through the web site is already widely used, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The driver deletion and installation method in the direct transaction will be described with reference to FIG. 15.

When the direct transaction is successful (S500), the management server SV deletes the identification code and the driver of the corresponding product installed in the mobile communication module of the customer who sold the product. The deletion method may include a driver deletion command provided to a corresponding mobile communication module through a wireless network or a recognition code and a driver deletion command to a corresponding mobile communication module through a mobile communication module recognizer of a corresponding personal computer U1. have. The mobile communication module deletes the recognition code and the driver installed according to the driver deletion command. However, when using other identification code and driver jointly, only the identification code is deleted.

After that, the management server (SV) downloads the driver of the corresponding product to the mobile communication module of the customer who purchased the product. The management server SV may download a driver through a wireless network or download a driver to a corresponding mobile communication module through a mobile communication module recognizer of a corresponding personal computer U1. The mobile communication module installs the downloaded driver. If the driver owned by the customer can be used in common, the management server (SV) transmits only the identification code and the identification information of the driver, in this case, the mobile communication module reconfigures only the driver location pointer.

Finally, the information providing service method using the external replacement terminal will be described.

The exterior module of the present invention can be manufactured to meet various purposes. For example, the exterior module may be manufactured in a baseball related shape for a customer who is interested in baseball, or may be manufactured in a character shape for a customer who is interested in a character.

The present invention selectively solves the needs of various customers by selectively providing information services suitable for specialized external modules as described above.

An example of such a service will be described with reference to Table 3.

External Module Service history Sports / Entertainment  1. Game Information 2. Player Information 3. Team Information 4. Records 5. Others Character goods  1. Wallpapers 2. English lessons 3. Cartoons 4. Others shopping  1. Shopping mall or business information 2. Event information 3. Coupon offer 4. Others Etc

As shown in Table 3, if the external module is specialized in sports / entertainment related functions, the management server (SV) can exchange game information, player information, team information, various records, etc. of the customer using the external module. To provide. In this case, the information provision may be provided by a service provider performing only the information provision service.

If the external module is specialized in the character product function, the management server (SV) periodically replaces the wallpaper with the character, provides an English learning service with the animation of the selected character, or uses the external module for the cartoon. Provided by customer's external replacement terminal.

And if the external module is specialized in the shopping function, the management server (SV) provides the mall or store information, event information, coupons, etc. to the external replacement terminal of the customer using the external module.

Such a service providing method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The management server (SV) guides the user to select an information service for the external module when a service provision request is generated from the manufacturer of the external module or the supplier of the external module. When the manufacturer or supplier selects the information service based on the guidance (step A700), the corresponding selection information is stored (step A702). Thereafter, the management server (SV) detects whether an external replacement terminal having the corresponding external module is used based on the customer information transmitted as the customer inserts the mobile communication module into the selected external module after the information service is initialized. (Step A704). The management server SV provides a preselected information service to the external replacement terminal when the external replacement terminal having the external module is used (step A706). The above information service is continuously provided until the customer expresses his intention of rejection, and the information service fee is directly related to the income of the sales management company.

The management server SV provides a shopping information service for each region, which will be described in more detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 16.

The management server (SV) is periodically registered stores and businesses to store the database by region (A600). In addition, the management server (SV) periodically detects the location information of the customers and collects the location information to determine the resident area of each customer. The location information of the customer may use a location guide service serviced by a communication company. When the resident region of the customers is determined (step A602), the server SV provides each customer with the message of the shop and store information of the region corresponding to the resident area of each customer (step A604). In addition, whenever the store or store information is updated, the management server SV provides the store or store information as a message to customers who use the location of the store or store as a resident region (steps A606 and A608). And if the management server (SV) provides a coupon in the mall or store, and provides the coupon to the customer to the location of the location of the mall or store resident area (steps A610 and A612). Thereafter, the management server SV performs authentication when the use of the corresponding coupon is requested, and when the authentication is successful, approves the use of the coupon (steps A614 and A616). When the sale is made through the coupon, the management server SV charges a fee to the mall or business that provided the coupon (step A618).

As described above, the present invention enables not only to sell the external module and the mobile communication module of the external replacement terminal, but also to receive a specialized information service using the external terminal.

1 is a block diagram of a sales system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a block diagram of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 and 4 is a flow chart of the product loading method of the vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are a flow chart of the product selling method of the vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8 are a flow chart of a merchandise selling method of a virtual store according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a block diagram of a customer personal computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a block diagram of a store personal computer according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

11 and 12 are flowcharts of a product selling method of a store according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

13 and 14 are flowcharts of a direct transaction method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

15 is a flowchart of a driver download method for direct transactions according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

16 and 17 are flowcharts of a service method of an external replacement terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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delete In the external replacement terminal including a mobile communication module having a mobile communication function, and an external module capable of embedding and replacing the mobile communication module, a method for downloading a driver to the external module, Searching whether customer information is provided through a wired / wireless network through a vending machine selling the external module or a store terminal provided in a store selling the external module, or a customer personal computer connected to a virtual store or a direct transaction site. Steps, When the customer information is input, authenticating whether the corresponding customer is a user of the external replacement terminal through previously registered customer information; If the customer is a user of the external replacement terminal, searching whether the sale completion information of the external module is provided through a wired / wireless network through the vending machine or a virtual store or a store or a direct trading site; When the sale completion information of the external module is provided, the external replacement comprising the step of wirelessly transferring the driver software for driving the external module to the mobile communication module of the customer who purchased the external module to download; Driver download method for external module of a mobile terminal. The method of claim 2, wherein the providing of the customer information through a wired / wireless network is performed. Read the customer information from the mobile communication module of the customer inserted into the mobile communication module recognizer that the vending machine or the store terminal or the personal computer for the customer to read or transmit through the wired / wireless network, The vending machine or the customer terminal or the terminal for the store receives the customer information from the customer or the store owner receives the driver information for the external module of the external replacement terminal, characterized in that for transmitting over a wired / wireless network. delete The method of claim 2, Checking whether the vending machine loads an external module; When the vending machine loads an external module, downloading a driver for the loaded external module to the vending machine through a wired / wireless network; Storing the downloaded driver by the vending machine; If the external device is sold through the vending machine, the external module of the external replacement terminal further comprises downloading a driver of the sold product directly to the mobile communication module inserted into the mobile communication module recognizer of the vending machine. How to download drivers for. The method of claim 2, Detecting a stock of the goods loaded in the vending machine when the goods are sold through the vending machine, And providing information on the detected inventory to a goods supplier. The method of claim 2, Each time the product is sold, it includes one or more of a telephone number of the customer who purchased the product, a module provision state, a driver provided state, and product purchase information, and further updating the customer management information for checking the user status. Driver download method for the external module of the external replacement terminal, characterized in that provided. The method of claim 7, wherein Whenever the customer information is input from the vending machine or the virtual store or the store or the direct trading site, the product purchase information of the customer management information is provided as purchase tendency information, so that the vending machine or the virtual store or the store or the The method of downloading a driver for the external module of the external replacement terminal further comprises the step of allowing the direct trading site to selectively guide some of the plurality of products. The method of claim 2, When a customer requests a product sale registration to the direct trading site, receiving the customer's information and searching whether the customer is a real user and the owner of the product requesting the sale; If the customer is an actual user and the owner of the product, approving the product sale registration and registering the product sale information on the product sale web page; When a customer requests product purchase registration from the direct trading site, receiving information of the customer and searching whether the user is a real user; And if the customer is a real user, approving the purchase of a corresponding product and registering the product selling information on a product purchasing web page. The method of claim 9, When the product is sold through the direct trading site, deleting the driver of the corresponding product installed in the mobile communication module of the customer who sold the product; And installing a driver of the corresponding product in a mobile communication module of a customer who has purchased the product. delete delete