KR100623300B1 - System and method for providing location based free charge message service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system for providing a location-based free message service are disclosed. The system includes a message service center for receiving a message from a calling terminal and destination information for the message; Receiving the message from the message service center, and obtains the location information for the calling terminal, if it is determined that the calling terminal is located in the free message service area based on the location information, merchants that have the right to use the free message service A free message management server that inserts advertisement information for the message into the message and transmits the message with the advertisement information to a receiving terminal corresponding to the destination information; And a telecommunication company server for allocating the free message usage right to the free message management server and processing charges for service use for the message transmission to which the advertisement information is added. Therefore, the free message management server grants the merchant a right to use the free message service, so that a member registered with the affiliate store can use the free message service more conveniently without performing a separate procedure for using the free message. It can be effective.

Terminal, geolocation, message, advertisement

Description

System and method for providing location-based free message service {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED FREE CHARGE MESSAGE SERVICE}

1 is an overall system diagram for a location-based free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a free message providing system of the location-based free message management server shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a location-based free message service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an exemplary view of a free message screen linked to an advertisement according to an embodiment of the present invention.

*** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

10; Calling terminal 15; Receiving terminal

20; Message service center 30; Free message management server

40; Location server 50; Carrier server

60; Merchant terminal 70; Financial institution server

310; A message receiver 320; Positioning unit

330; Message editing unit 340; Edit message transmitter

350; Charge limits 355; Charge Limit Database

360; Member determination unit 370; Period information judgment department

375; Usage count determination unit 380; Advertising database

385; Member Database

390; Free Message Service Zone Database

395; Advertisement reply unit 410; Permission check

420; Update management unit 430; Purchase requisition information receiver

440; Allocation information transmitter 450; Payment processing request unit

460; Purchase request information transmitter 470; Assignment information receiver

480; Affected area processing unit 485; Refund Request Information Receiver

490; Merchant advertisement receiving unit 510; Sales database

520; Purchase database

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a location-based free message service, and more specifically, to an originating terminal located in a free message service area, an advertisement for an affiliated store authorized to use free message service from a free message management server. The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a location-based free message service that provides a free message service when information is inserted into a message.

With the rapid development of the information and telecommunications industry, the functions of terminals (particularly mobile phones) have improved rapidly compared to the past. Therefore, beyond the classical concept of a terminal that can only make calls, the terminal currently provides the functions of a short message service (SMS) or a multimedia message service (MMS), thereby allowing the terminal to send a text message or a multimedia message to another terminal. It can transmit and receive.

However, such SMS or MMS is a paid service, and the terminal user must additionally pay for text or multimedia data in addition to the existing call charge. As a result, the terminal user's desire to use a message such as SMS or MMS is full, but in reality, he / she cannot use SMS or MMS to the fullest because of the cost burden.

Therefore, a free message service linked to the advertisement is provided. That is, the merchant distributes a free message usage right associated with its affiliated store advertisement to the member for the purpose of advertising its affiliated store, and the member can use the free message service by using the free message usage right. Meanwhile, the affiliated store refers to an affiliated store of a free message service provider.

However, according to such a prior art method, a process of granting a member a right to use a message for free must be performed in advance, which is a cumbersome problem.

The distribution of tangible or intangible tokens in any manner, for example in the form of coupons off-line or electronic barcodes in the form of digital data on-line. In addition, from the member's point of view, a separate procedure for using free messages, for example, if a user receives a free message ticket in the form of a coupon type, must register through the Internet, and in the case of receiving intangible content Download process is required.

The present invention was created in order to solve the above problems and to present a more convenient free message usage method, and determines whether the originating terminal that sent the message of the present invention is located in the free message service area, and is inserted into the message. The present invention provides a method and system for providing a location-based free message service for providing a free message service to the calling terminal based on a result of the determination by determining whether an affiliate providing information has a free message service permission. .

A system for providing a location-based free message service according to a first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a message service center for receiving a message and destination information for the message from an originating terminal; Receiving the message from the message service center, and obtains the location information for the calling terminal, if it is determined that the calling terminal is located in the free message service area based on the location information, merchants that have the right to use the free message service A free message management server that inserts advertisement information for the message into the message and transmits the message with the advertisement information to a receiving terminal corresponding to the destination information; And a telecommunication company server for allocating the free message usage right to the free message management server and processing charges for service use for the message transmission to which the advertisement information is added.

In addition, the location-based free message service providing system according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the sales database for storing the use rights information on the use rights of the free message service for each merchant; An advertisement database storing advertisement information for each affiliate store; Message receiving unit for receiving a message; A location checking unit for acquiring location information of the calling terminal and confirming whether the calling terminal is located in a free message service area; A usage right checking unit that checks whether a corresponding merchant that supports a free message service in the free message service area owns a free message use right by searching the sales database; If the calling terminal is located in the free message service area and the affiliated store owns the free message use right, the advertisement information of the affiliated store is extracted from the advertisement database, and the extracted advertisement information is inserted into the message. Message editing unit for editing; And an edit message transmitter for transmitting a free message, which is a message edited by the message editor, to a receiving terminal.

In addition, the method for providing a location-based free message service according to the present invention for achieving the above object, A-1) free message providing system is the right to use the free message to the merchant terminal of the merchant registered to subscribe to the location-based free message service Transmitting information on a right to use a free message; A-2) receiving a message sent by the calling terminal by the free message providing system, and obtaining location information of the calling terminal; A-3) determining whether the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area based on the obtained calling terminal location information; A-4) determining whether there is a free message access authority for the affiliated store selected by the free message providing system to provide advertisement information; A-5) If it is determined that the originating terminal is located in the free message service area and there is a right to use a free message for the affiliated store, the message is edited by inserting advertisement information provided by the corresponding affiliated store into the message. Making; A-6) transmitting a free message, which is an edit message added with advertisement information, to the receiving terminal.

Hereinafter, a method and system for providing a location-based free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the drawings.

First, a location-based free message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 is an overall system configuration diagram for a location-based free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a free message providing system of a location-based free message management server shown in FIG. 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is an exemplary diagram of a free message screen in which advertisements are linked according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a location-based free message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a message service center, a communication company server, a free message management server, a location server, and a financial company server.

The message service center is a means for transmitting a message sent by the calling terminal 100 in the communication network to the receiving terminal 150, for example, may be a Short Message Service Center (SMSC) (not shown). It may include a Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) (not shown) that services multimedia messages in conjunction with the SMSC.

The free message service used in the present invention is a generic meaning collectively for a message transmission / reception service including SMS or MMS, and text data usage fee is defined as a fee charged by a member using SMS or MMS.

The message service center 20 receives a message transmitted from the originating terminal 10 via a base station (not shown), an exchanger (not shown), etc., and sets a transmission path of the message through destination information. In addition, the message is transmitted to the free message management server 30 in association with the free message management server 30 and the message edited by the free message management server 30 (hereinafter, referred to as a "free message") is returned. It transmits to the receiving terminal 15 through the set transmission path.

Preferably, the message service center 20 determines whether the message is a message subject to free messages.

That is, the free message management server 30 only checks whether the destination information includes free message identification information for identifying that the message is a message targeted for free message service, and includes free message identification information. Send the message to If not, a general message transmission process is performed, which is already known, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Meanwhile, the free message identification information is information input to the calling terminal 10 selectively, and the calling terminal 10 receives additional information such as '#' along with the receiving terminal telephone number and transmits it.

That is, the information on the free message area for performing the free message service may be performed offline. For example, in the place where the Jinhae naval port is held, a notice is posted on the board such as "the place where the free message is provided." In this case, a guide phrase, "To send a message by adding '#' to the end of the recipient's phone number, may be posted to use the free message." Then, the user checks the guide text, and then writes a message to the calling terminal 10 and adds '#' to the end of the received phone number and sends the message.

The destination information and the message including the free message identification information '#' are transmitted to the message service center 20 via the base station and the exchange, and the message service center 20 transmits the free message to the destination information. Check whether the identification information '#' is included.

In addition, preferably, the message service center 20 periodically searches for the location of the calling terminal 10 from the location server 40 in association with the location server 40, and thus received from the location server 40. By determining whether the calling terminal 10 is located in the free message service area through the location information of the calling terminal 10, it may be determined whether the message is a message subject to the free message service.

In addition, the message service center 20 transmits the message service usage history for each calling terminal recorded in the message service center 20 to the communication company server 50 in cooperation with the communication company server 50. That is, the service provider server 50 may calculate the charge for the use of the free message service by transmitting information on the usage message of the free message service for each sender to the communication company server 50. Hereinafter, a detailed description of the charge for using the free message will be described when the free message management server 30 and the communication company server 50 are described.

The free message management server 30 provides a free message service to the calling terminal 10 located in the free service area in cooperation with the terminal 60 provided in the message service center 20 and the affiliated store.

In addition, the free message management server 30 is linked to the carrier server 50, the information on the free message usage rights purchased through the carrier server 50 and the information on the free message usage rights generated by the affiliated store terminal 60 To provide.

On the other hand, the use of free message is a type or intangible token which gives a merchant the right to use the message for free for the purpose of advertising to his or her affiliate. In a comprehensive concept that can be provided in various ways, the administrator of the free message management server 30 may sell the free message use right to each affiliated store through online or offline.

On the other hand, the sale of the free message use rights to the merchant of the free message management server 30 is made as follows. That is, the free message management server 30 aggregates free message usage rights demand from each affiliate store, and jointly purchases or freely issues free message usage rights from a telecommunication company according to the aggregated results and distributes them to each affiliate store. Or, purchase a large amount of free message ticket from the carrier, or self-issued and resell it to each merchant.

The affiliated store is an operator affiliated with a free message management server 30 to provide a free message service. That is, the free message management server 30 is a means for mediating a free message service among communication services, and the affiliated store is a means for serving free messages by being affiliated with the free message management server 30.

Merchants also sponsor other businesses, events, and festivals they sponsor. Therefore, the affiliated store is preferably understood as a concept including the sponsored company, the affiliated store is a terminal of the user who manages the free message management server 30 and registered in only a predetermined region or as a member of the affiliated store It is advisable to enter into a contract so that only free messaging service is available to

Hereinafter, a free message providing system implemented in the free message management server 30 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 2, the location-based free message providing system 300 of the free message management server 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a sales database 510, an advertisement database 380, and a message receiving unit 310. ), A location checker 320, a usage right checker 410, a message editor 330, an edit message transmitter 340, and a charge limiter 350.

The sales database 510 stores information on a free message service use authority for each affiliate. That is, the sales database 510 stores the free message usage right information for at least one or more carriers sold to the affiliate store. The free message use right information is information on the amount or quantity of free message use rights of respective affiliates. The data on the amount or quantity of free message use rights is continuously updated according to the use of the free message, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

In addition, the sales database 510 may store free message usage information sold for each free store of the free message service area of each affiliate store by dividing each free store and the free message service area supported by the affiliate store.

The advertisement database 380 stores a plurality of advertisement information for each affiliate store. That is, the free message providing system 300 may receive advertisement information from the terminal 60 provided in the affiliate store through the network, and store the classified information for each affiliate store.

In addition, preferably, the free message providing system 300 further includes a merchant advertisement receiver (not shown), wherein the advertisement receiver receives advertisement data from each merchant terminal 60 through a network and stores the advertisement data for each merchant. By separately storing and storing the advertisement database 380 may be updated. That is, the affiliated store may provide an advertisement for its affiliated store to the free message management server 30 through online or offline, and the advertisement data of each affiliated store provided online is received by the affiliated store advertisement receiving unit. 380.

The message receiving unit 310 receives a message from the message service center 20, and preferably receives a message from the message service center 20 only when a predetermined condition is satisfied.

That is, as described above, the message receiving unit 310 receives the message when the message service center 20 determines that the destination information received from the calling terminal 10 includes the free message identification information.

The location determiner 320 acquires the location information of the originating terminal 10 that has sent the message received by the message receiving unit 310 and checks whether the originating terminal 10 is located in a preset free message service area. On the other hand, the process of obtaining the location information of the calling terminal 10 will be described below the location server 40.

The free message service area (hereinafter referred to as a “service area”) is an area that allows the use of the free message service for the calling terminal 10, and is a place and area where merchants respectively support a free message service. Such information about the service area is preferably provided in the free message service area database (hereinafter referred to as a service area database) 390.

The free message providing system 300 further includes a free message service area information generation unit (hereinafter, referred to as a service area information generation unit) (not shown) for the free message service area from the affiliated store terminal 60. Receive the information, and set the free message service area based on the received information, preferably stores the merchant information supporting the free message service for each area.

As such, the positioning unit 320 searches the free message service area database 390 to determine whether the calling terminal 10 is located in the service area, and when the calling terminal 10 is located in the service area, the calling terminal ( Extract merchant information corresponding to the area where 10) is located.

In addition, preferably, the location determiner 320 may obtain location information of the reception terminal 15 that will receive the message, and extract affiliate store information corresponding to the area where the reception terminal 15 is located.

On the other hand, the free message identification information included in the destination information is not only information for identifying that the free message, but also preferably information for confirming that allows the location tracking of the calling terminal (10).

The usage right confirmation unit 410 checks whether the amount of free message use rights or the quantity of the corresponding merchants is available through the free message usage right information on the affiliated stores stored in the sales database 510. As a result of the checking, when there is a free message usage right amount or the quantity of the affiliated store, the message information is transmitted to the message editing unit 330 so that the message editing unit 330 edits the message.

The message editing unit 330 determines that the calling terminal 10 is located in the service area by the location checking unit 320, and as a result of checking the sales database 510 of the usage right checking unit 410, the free message of the affiliate store. If the amount of use rights or the quantity exists, the advertisement information of the affiliated store is extracted from the advertisement database 380, and a message (hereinafter referred to as a "free message") to which the advertisement information is added is generated through the extracted advertisement information.

That is, the message editing unit 330 receives the extracted affiliate store information, searches the advertisement database 380, and extracts advertisement information of the affiliate store that provides a free message in an area where the calling terminal 10 is located. The extracted advertisement information is inserted into the message to generate the free message to which the advertisement information is added.

On the other hand, the free message is shown in Figure 4, the advertisement information may be, for example, information of the content to promote the festival, such as supported by the merchant, preferably, such advertisement information is text, image, and Contains information of any one or more of the video.

Also, preferably, the advertisement information further includes access information of the affiliated store, wherein the access information is URL (Uniform Resource Locator) information, and the calling terminal 10 accesses the affiliated store terminal through the access information and swaps it. (WAP Push) may further receive additional advertisement information.

The edit message transmitter 340 transmits the free message edited by the message editor 330 to the message service center 20. Preferably, the edit message transmitter 340 removes the free message identification information included in the destination address SMS_DestinationAddress of the message. Transfer to the service center 20. Meanwhile, the free message providing system 300 may be implemented in the message service center 20, and in this case, the edit message transmitting unit 340 may directly transmit the free message to the designated receiving terminal 15.

In addition, the edit message transmitter 340 transmits the result of the free message to the charge limiter 350.

The charging limiter 350 processes the data usage fee for the location-based free message not to be charged to the calling party. To this end, the charging limiting unit 350 obtains calling terminal identification information such as a phone number of the calling terminal 10, and charges the database using the free message usage information for each identification information of the calling terminal 10 obtained. ) And manage it. In addition, the charging limiting unit 55 periodically transmits each calling terminal identification information and corresponding free message usage information stored in the charging limiting database 355 to the telecommunication company server 50, preferably monthly.

Then, the charging server (not shown) of the communication company server 50 subtracts the use amount for the location-based free message service from the communication fee charged to the calling terminal identification information according to the free message usage information for each identification information of the calling terminal 10. To be charged to the sender. On the other hand, since the technology for the billing processing of the communication company server 50 is already known and implemented in various ways, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

According to an additional aspect of the present invention, the location-based free message providing system 300 includes an update manager 420, a purchase request information receiver 430, an allocation information transmitter 440, a payment processing request unit 450, and a refund request information receiver. 485, the refund processing unit 480, the purchase request information transmitting unit 460 and the allocation information receiving unit 470 may be further included.

When the location-based free message service is provided according to the message transmission of the outgoing message, the update management unit 420 updates the information on the free message usage right for the corresponding affiliate store of the sales database 510. For example, 1 is subtracted from the free message usage quantity information stored in the sales database 510. In the meantime, the technology for updating the information stored in the sales database 510 is well known, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The purchase request information receiving unit 430 receives free message use right purchase request information from the plurality of affiliated store terminals 60. Each merchant requests a free message usage right through online or offline as much as necessary through the free message management server 30. When the purchase request through the offline is made by the conclusion of the contract, when the purchase request via the online free message use right purchase request information receiving unit 430 receives the free message use right purchase request information from each of the merchant terminal 60.

The allocation information transmitting unit 440 transmits the free message usage right allocation information corresponding to the request to the affiliated store terminal 60 that has requested the purchase of the free message usage right. The sold free message use right information is stored in the sales database 510 by transmitting the free message use right assignment information.

The payment processing request unit 450 interoperates with the financial institution server 70 and transmits the payment processing request information requesting to process the purchase price for the free message use right to the financial institution server 70 and transmits corresponding payment processing result information. Receive. That is, the free message management server 30 transmits and displays a payment related screen interface for the corresponding purchase price to the corresponding merchant terminal 60 according to the free message ticket purchase request information requested by each merchant terminal 60. Then, the payment information input from the affiliated store terminal 60 is transmitted to the financial company server 70 to request payment processing, and the payment processing result is received from the financial company server 70. On the other hand, the payment processing includes online bank transfer, credit card payment, etc. Since the payment related technology is a conventional technology that is already known and variously implemented, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The refund request information receiving unit 485 receives the refund request information for the free message use right and the affiliated store identification information from the affiliated store terminal 60. Each merchant will request a refund online or offline for the remainder of the purchased free message pass. When requesting a refund through online, the refund request information receiver 485 receives the refund request information transmitted from the affiliated store terminal 60.

If the refund processing unit 480 searches for the existence of the free message use information corresponding to the affiliated store identification information received by the refund request information receiving unit 485 from the free message use rights information for each store stored in the sales database 510, The payment processing request unit 450 requests the financial institution server 70 to process the refund amount for the free message ticket to be returned received from the refund request information receiving unit 485 and the sales database through the update management unit 420. Update 510.

On the other hand, when a free message use rights are purchased from the carrier, since the refund request and processing from the free message management server 30 to the carrier are preferably performed offline, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The purchase request information transmitting unit 460 transmits the free message use right purchase request information to the communication company server 50. When a free message use right is generated in the communication company, the free message management server 30 is resold or jointly purchased according to the method. The purchase request for a free message use rights online or offline to the telecommunications company, the purchase request via the offline is made by the conclusion of the contract, the purchase request information transmission unit 460 when the purchase request via the online communication company server 50 To send free message ticket purchase request information.

The allocation information receiving unit 470 receives the free message use right allocation information according to the free message use right purchase request information from the communication company server 50. That is, when the free message management server 30 transmits the free message usage right purchase request information to the communication company server 50 through the purchase request information transmission unit 460, the service provider server 50 receiving the free message use right purchase request information According to the free message usage right assignment information is transmitted to the free message management server (30). Then, the allocation information receiving unit 470 receives this free message use right allocation information. The free message usage right allocation information received by the allocation information receiving unit 470 is stored in the purchase database 520.

When the free message use right stored in the purchase database 520 is sold to each affiliate store, the free message use right information sold to each affiliate store is stored in the sale database 510. In addition, the aforementioned allocation information transmitter 440 may access the purchase database 520 and transmit free message usage right assignment information to the affiliated store requesting to purchase a free message use right.

Free message location-based in accordance with a further aspect of the invention the system may further include a member determination unit 360, a period information determination unit 370, the service use number determination unit 375 and line time bride 395 more desirable.

The member determination unit 360 checks whether the originating terminal 10 that has sent the message received by the message receiving unit 310 is the originating terminal 10 of the affiliated member. On the other hand, the free message providing system 300 further includes a member database 385, it is preferable to store the member information for each merchant in the member database (385).

In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message through the determination result of the member determination unit 60 in addition to the determination result of the position checking unit 320. That is, the message editing unit 330 performs a message editing process when the calling terminal 10 is the calling terminal 10 of the affiliate member.

The giga information determination unit 370 determines whether the message received by the message receiving unit 310 is within a date and / or a designated period during which the free message service is available. In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message based on the determination result of the period information determining unit 370 in addition to the determination result of the positioning unit 320. That is, the message editing unit 330 performs a message editing process within a designated period as a result of the determination by the period information determining unit 370.

Thus, the merchant may provide a free message at a particular place or region by limiting the date and / or time. For example, if the cherry blossom festival period is from April 5, 2005 to April 12, 2005, from 1 pm to 7 pm, the affiliated store that sponsors the cherry blossom festival may, or within the time period, visit the cherry blossom festival location. Free message service can be provided in a limited space within.

The number of times of use of the service determining unit 375 determines whether the calling terminal 10 has exceeded the preset number of times of free message service use when the message is received by the message receiving unit 310. In this case, the message editing unit 330 may determine whether to edit the message based on the determination result of the usage count determination unit 375 in addition to the determination result of the positioning unit 320. That is, when it is determined that the number of times of using the free message service is not exceeded, the message editing process is performed. In addition, the message providing system 300 may further build a database (not shown) in which information such as the number of free message service usage for each calling terminal is constructed.

As described above, the free message providing system 300 is free of charge when the conditions of the determination result of the member determining unit 360, the period information determining unit 370, or the usage count determining unit 375, which are the aforementioned additional aspects, are satisfied. Although the message has been described as being serviced, it is desirable to be able to set the service to service a free message when all of the conditions according to the combination of these components are met or, optionally, when the conditions are met.

The advertisement reply unit 395 generates advertisement information to be provided to the terminal that has sent the message and transmits it. For example, the advertisement information includes at least one of a merchant name, a free message service usage period, a service usage frequency, and advertisement contents. The service usage count includes information on the total usage count and future service usage count, and preferably further includes the access information. The advertisement information is provided to the calling terminal in the form of text, an image, and a video.

Next, a location based free message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The service provider server 50 allocates a free message use right to the free message management server 30 and processes the charge for using the free message service, including a charging server (not shown). On the other hand, since the technology related to the billing process is a conventional technology already known and implemented in various ways, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The financial company server 70 provides an online financial service for the location-based free message service in conjunction with the free message management server 30, and the technology for processing financial services is already known and implemented in various ways. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The location server 40 receives originating terminal information, that is, calling terminal identification information identifying the calling terminal 10 from the positioning unit 320 in association with the positioning unit 320 and corresponds to the calling terminal identification information. The position information is calculated by positioning the location of the calling terminal 10, and the calculated position information is transmitted to the positioning unit 320.

On the other hand, the location server 40 is preferably a location information service server based on LBS (Location Based Service), LBS is a service based on the location information after generating the location information of the person or thing through a communication network Say.

In addition, as a location tracking technology for providing LBS service, there are a network-based technology using a base station reception signal and a handset-based technology using a GPS receiver, and there is a hybrid technology that combines the two technologies. Since such a technical scheme is a known technical matter, a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the location information providing service is not limited to the above-described technical scheme, and in addition to this, a technical scheme for acquiring all the location information including Zigbee, UWBa, RFID, LD, and the like may be applied.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a location-based free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail. On the other hand, description overlapping with the location-based free message service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be omitted.

 3 is a flowchart of a method for providing a location-based free message service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Although not shown in the drawing, first, the originating terminal 100 composes a message through SMS or MMS, and then transmits the message along with destination information to receive the message. The message and destination information is transmitted to the message service center 20 via a base station (not shown) and an exchange (not shown), and the message service center 20 determines whether the message is a free message service target message. If the message is a free message service target it is transmitted to the free message management server (30). The message transmitted as described above performs a free message service process through the following process in the free message providing system 300 implemented in the free message management server 30.

Meanwhile, when the calling terminal 10 is located in a specific area, the calling terminal 10 may identify that the area is a free message service area through offline or online, and may recognize that the message is a free message before composing the message. It is desirable that the destination information can be transmitted together with the message identification information.

Hereinafter, a free message service method performed when the location-based free message providing system 300 receives the message, will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the free message providing system 300 transmits free message usage right information to the affiliated store terminal 60 (S305). As such, the affiliated store terminal 60 receives the free message usage right information so that the affiliate store is authorized to use the free message service. Meanwhile, preferably, the free message usage right information transmitted to the affiliated store terminal 60 is stored in the sales database 510.

 In addition, the free message providing system 300 receives the message from the message service center 20 (S 310), and obtains location information on the originating terminal 10 through the location server 40 (S 320). .

Then, it is determined whether the calling terminal 10 is located in a preset free message service area through the location information (S330). In this case, it is preferable to perform the determination process through the service area database 390 search process, and the description of the service area database 390 is the same as described above and will be omitted.

In addition, the free message providing system 300 determines whether a free message service use authority exists for the corresponding affiliated store (S 335). In this case, the free message providing system 300 may determine whether the authority exists by searching for free message use right information for each affiliated store that is pre-stored in the sales database 510.

On the other hand, preferably further comprises the step of determining all or selectively the following conditions. That is, whether the originating terminal 10 that has sent the message is a terminal of the affiliate member, the message is a message sent within a specified date and / or a specified period, and the message exceeds a preset number of free message service usages. It is determined whether the message is sent (S340).

As a result of the determination, when the calling terminal 10 is located in the service area, the advertisement information of the affiliate store is inserted into the message to edit the message to generate a free message to which the advertisement information is added (S 350).

Preferably, when the determination result of S 340 is satisfied, S 350 is performed.

However, if the conditions of S 330 or S 330 and S 340 are not satisfied, the message without advertisement information is added to the receiving terminal as it is in a general message transmission method (S 390).

As described above, the free message generated after the message editing process is transmitted to the receiving terminal 15 (S370), and preferably, the charge processing for the data usage fee for the free message transmission is performed (S360). On the other hand, since the free message providing system 300 in conjunction with the carrier server 50, the process of limiting and processing charges for the calling terminal 10 is the same as described above in the description of Figures 1 and 2 because Detailed description will be omitted.

Then, the advertisement information including any one or more of a merchant name, a free service use period, a free service use number, and advertisement contents is transmitted to the calling terminal 10 that has sent the message (S380). On the other hand, preferably, the advertisement information further includes access information, and the calling terminal 100 provided with the advertisement information may be additionally provided with additional advertisement information by accessing a merchant terminal through the access information.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention belongs to the present invention without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various changes or modifications can be made.

As described above, according to the present invention method and system for providing a location-based free message service, the free message management server grants a merchant a right to use a free message service. There is an effect that it is possible to use the free message service more conveniently, without performing a separate procedure for, for example, the registration of the service through the Internet, or the download of the free message ticket.

 In addition, there is an effect that can maximize the advertising effect by selecting the advertisement information suitable for the place where the terminal is located with the message sent.

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A message service center for receiving a message from the originating terminal and destination information on the message; Receiving the message from the message service center, and obtains the location information for the calling terminal, if it is determined that the calling terminal is located in the free message service area based on the location information, merchants that have the right to use the free message service A free message management server that inserts advertisement information for the message into the message and transmits the message with the advertisement information to a receiving terminal corresponding to the destination information; And And a telecommunication company server for allocating the free message usage right to the free message management server and processing charges for service use for the message transmission to which the advertisement information has been added. The method of claim 1, wherein the message service center is And transmitting the message to the free message management server when the destination information includes free message identification information for identifying that the message is a message targeted for free message service. A sales database that stores usage information on usage rights of free message services for each affiliate; An advertisement database storing advertisement information for each affiliate store; Message receiving unit for receiving a message; A location checking unit for acquiring location information of the calling terminal and confirming whether the calling terminal is located in a free message service area; A usage right checking unit that checks whether a corresponding merchant that supports a free message service in the free message service area owns a free message use right by searching the sales database; If the calling terminal is located in the free message service area and the affiliated store owns the free message use right, the advertisement information of the affiliated store is extracted from the advertisement database, and the extracted advertisement information is inserted into the message. Message editing unit for editing; And And an edit message transmitter for transmitting a free message, which is a message edited by the message editor, to a receiving terminal. The system of claim 3 wherein the system is Location-based free message providing system, characterized in that it further comprises a charge limiter for processing to limit the charge due to the use of the free message service for the calling terminal. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the system is And a renewal management unit for updating the sales database according to the use of the free message service of the calling terminal. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the system is A purchase request information receiver configured to receive purchase request information on the free message use right from a merchant terminal; And Location-based free message providing system, characterized in that it further comprises an allocation information transmission unit for generating the use right allocation information for the free message use right according to the purchase request information to the merchant terminal. The system of claim 6, wherein the system is Location-based payment further comprises a payment processing request unit for transmitting payment processing request information for requesting payment processing of the free message use right purchase price to the financial company server, and receives the payment processing result information according to the payment processing request information; Free message delivery system. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the system is A purchase request information transmitting unit which transmits free message use right purchase request information to a communication company server; And And a allocation information receiving unit for receiving the free message usage right allocation information according to the free message use right purchase request information from the communication company server. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the system is  Refund request information receiving unit for receiving the refund request information and merchant identification information for the free message ticket from the merchant terminal; And Check whether the free message use right information corresponding to the affiliated store identification information exists from the sales database, and if the existence is confirmed, process a refund amount according to the free message use right to be returned received from the refund request information receiver to the financial institution server And a refund processing unit for updating the sales database through the update management unit. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the free message providing system is Further comprising a member determination unit for determining whether the message is from the originating terminal of the affiliated member, And the message editing unit edits the message when the message is a message sent from the calling terminal as a result of the determination by the member determining unit. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the free message providing system is Further comprising a period information determination unit for determining whether the message is a message written within a specified date and / or a specified period, And the message editing unit edits the message when the message is a message written within a specified date and / or a specified period as a result of the determination of the period information determining unit. The system of claim 3 or 4, wherein the free message providing system is When the message is received, the caller terminal further comprises a usage count determination unit for determining whether or not a predetermined number of free message service usage, And the message editing unit edits the message if it is determined that the number of times of free message service usage is not exceeded as a result of the determination of the number of times of service usage determination. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the message receiving unit In conjunction with a message service center, the message service center receives the message from the message service center when the destination information for the message received from the originating terminal includes free message identification information identifying that the message is a free message. Free message providing system, characterized in that receiving. The method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the advertisement information is A free message providing system comprising any one or more of text information, image information, video information, and merchant server access information. A-1) the free message providing system transmits the information on the free message usage rights for granting the free message usage rights to the affiliated terminal of the affiliated stores registered to the location-based free message service; A-2) receiving a message sent by the calling terminal by the free message providing system, and obtaining location information of the calling terminal; A-3) determining whether the calling terminal is located in a preset free message service area based on the obtained calling terminal location information; A-4) determining whether there is a free message access authority for the affiliated store selected by the free message providing system to provide advertisement information; A-5) If it is determined that the originating terminal is located in the free message service area and there is a right to use a free message for the affiliated store, the message is edited by inserting advertisement information provided by the corresponding affiliated store into the message. Doing; And A-6) A method of providing a location-based free message service comprising the step of transmitting a free message, which is an edit message added with advertisement information, to a receiving terminal. The method of claim 15, wherein step A-1) The message providing system further comprises the step of storing the information on the free message usage rights transmitted to the affiliated store. The method of claim 16, wherein step A-3) Method for providing a location-free message service, characterized in that performed by searching for information on the free message usage rights stored in the free message providing system.

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