KR100889071B1 - Method of searching stores where mobile coupon is avaiable - Google Patents

Abstract

A business store search method in which a mobile coupon is usable in a mobile communication terminal capable of purchasing a product through a mobile coupon is provided to offer information and location about a store visually and search the specific store at the specific location through a conditional search. A mobile communications terminal downloads a mobile coupon through wire and wireless internet. The coupon information of the downloaded mobile coupon is stored(S110). A mobile coupon list is classified according to a store name and a business class. One of the store name and the business class is selected on the mobile coupon list(S120). The mobile communications terminal searches the location of a store based on a conditional search(S140). The location of the store in which the mobile communications terminal is searched is showed on the map(S150).

Description

How to search for mobile coupons that can use mobile coupons {METHOD OF SEARCHING STORES WHERE MOBILE COUPON IS AVAIABLE}

The present invention relates to a business search method that can be used for mobile coupons of a mobile communication terminal, and more particularly, in the mobile communication terminal, conditional search for a service and goods that can be purchased with a mobile coupon downloaded through various paths and the search results To show the user.

Mobile coupons allow users to receive various discounts when using various products and services by downloading coupons of various types (for example, barcode type) to mobile communication terminals instead of the existing paper coupons. Mobile coupons are receiving great response because of the convenience of receiving information customized to their tastes and easily downloading and using them anytime and anywhere.

The mobile coupon is provided in various forms such as a barcode form, a general image form, a text form, and a mobile communication message (for example, a multimedia message), and have different download paths, storage methods, and management methods.

As described above, the management application is different for each mobile coupon to be stored, it is difficult to collectively manage the mobile coupons by service type or by business.

Therefore, when a user wants to purchase a service or an item of a certain business, the user should search for various types of applications that manage the mobile coupon in order to check whether the mobile coupon available in the business is stored in his mobile communication terminal.

In particular, when a user wants to use a business near a specific location, the user enters each application that manages the mobile coupon and checks the stored mobile coupons one by one, thereby searching whether there are mobile coupons available in the business around the specific location, From the retrieved mobile coupon, the location of the store must be checked again using information such as the name of the store and the phone number of the store.

Due to the above problems, when a user wants to use a mobile coupon related to a business of a specific location and a specific business category, the user may search for a mobile coupon stored in the mobile terminal and determine the location of the business corresponding to the searched mobile coupon. There is procedural inconvenience.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a method for easily searching for a business available as a mobile coupon stored in a mobile communication terminal.

One aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention is a coupon storage step of downloading at least one mobile coupon over the wired and wireless Internet, and stores the coupon information of the downloaded at least one mobile coupon and the stored Based on the at least one coupon information, the list of available mobile coupons classified by at least one of the mobile coupons, by industry or by business name and displayed, and selecting at least one of the mobile coupon, industry or business name from the displayed mobile coupon list A search setting step of setting a search coupon selection step and a search condition for searching for a business corresponding to at least one of the selected mobile coupon, business type or business name and the selected mobile coupon, business type or business name based on the set search condition Corresponds to at least one The present invention provides a method for searching a business that can use mobile coupons of a mobile communication terminal, including a search step of searching for a business, and a display step of displaying the business information and the current location information of the searched business.

Here, the stored coupon information may include a business name, a business telephone number, and a business location information of a business that can be used as the downloaded mobile coupon.

Here, the search condition may include a search reference position. In this case, the search reference position may mean using the current position of the mobile communication terminal. In this case, the current location information of the searched business may mean a distance from the search reference location to the searched business. In this case, the current location information of the searched business may mean a path from the search reference location to the searched business. In this case, the search condition may mean to include a search radius from the search reference position.

Here, the searching step may be configured to search for a business corresponding to the set search condition by using a global positioning system (GPS).

Here, the searching step may be configured to search for a business corresponding to the set search condition by using a cell ID (Cell ID) positioning scheme.

Here, the business information may include a business name and / or a business telephone number of the searched business.

Here, in the displaying step, the current location information of the searched business may be provided by displaying and displaying a current location of the searched business on a map.

By using a mobile coupon available business search method according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, a user can easily search for a business available as a mobile coupon stored in the mobile communication terminal through a simple key operation.

In addition, by conditionally searching the stored mobile coupons, by selectively searching for a specific business of a specific location and visually providing the user with information and location of the business, the user can quickly determine the location of the business to use There is an advantage that the access to the business is more smooth.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. In describing the drawings, similar reference numerals are used for similar elements.

Terms such as first, second, A, and B may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. The term and / or includes a combination of a plurality of related items or any item of a plurality of related items.

When a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that other components may be present in between. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular example embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms such as those defined in the commonly used dictionaries should be construed as having meanings consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and shall not be construed in ideal or excessively formal meanings unless expressly defined in this application. Do not.

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

1 is a flowchart illustrating a business search method that can use a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a flow chart of a mobile communication terminal for searching for a predetermined business available for the mobile coupon based on the coupon information of the mobile coupon downloaded through the wired / wireless internet and displaying the business information and location of the searched business. Indicates.

Referring to Figure 1, one embodiment of the business search method available mobile coupons of the mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, coupon storage step (S110), coupon selection step (S120), search setting step (S130), search step (S140) and display step (S150).

In the coupon storage step (S110), the mobile communication terminal downloads at least one mobile coupon through a wired or wireless Internet, and stores coupon information of the downloaded at least one mobile coupon.

Here, the coupon information of the downloaded mobile coupon may include a store information of the store available as the mobile coupon and the expiration date of the mobile coupon. In this case, the business information may include a business name, a business telephone number and location information of the business. In addition, the location information of the business may be composed of latitude and longitude indicating the address of the business and the location coordinates of the business.

Such coupon information is configured in a prescribed format by a business that issues a mobile coupon, and may be provided together when the mobile communication terminal downloads the mobile coupon.

Therefore, the mobile terminal can construct and store a list of downloaded mobile coupons based on the coupon information provided when the mobile coupon is downloaded, and provide a user interface for the coupon list so that the user can check them. have.

In addition, the mobile communication terminal checks when the expiration date expires using a timer function of the mobile communication terminal, etc. based on the validity period of the downloaded mobile coupon, and the mobile coupon whose expiration date has expired is not available. The coupon list may be updated by notifying the user or by automatically deleting the mobile coupon whose expiration date has expired.

Next, in the coupon selection step (S120), based on the stored at least one coupon information, the mobile communication terminal displays a list of available mobile coupons classified by industry and / or business name, and the mobile from the displayed mobile coupon list Selecting at least one of a coupon, a business type or a business name.

For example, when a user wants to use a restaurant at a predetermined place, a coupon provided by the mobile communication terminal to search for a mobile coupon that can be used at a restaurant near the place among mobile coupons stored in the mobile communication terminal. You can easily search for businesses by entering the list menu.

The coupon list is organized by industry and / or business based on the coupon information provided when the mobile coupon is downloaded at a glance, and is displayed to the user, and the user can search for the mobile coupon in the coupon list (for example, ' Bennigan Day Coupon '), a business type (eg,' restaurant '), or a specific business name (eg,' Venigans').

Subsequently, referring to FIG. 1, a search setting step S130 is performed.

Search setting step (S130) is a step of setting a search condition for searching for a business corresponding to at least one of the selected mobile coupon, business type or business name.

Here, the search condition may include a search reference location, and the current location of the mobile communication terminal may be used as the search reference location.

That is, the user may set a search reference position as a condition for searching for a business available with a mobile coupon stored in the mobile communication terminal at a predetermined place. As a default, the current location of the mobile communication terminal may be used. In addition, the user may set a specific location as a search reference location in addition to the current location in the user interface provided by the mobile communication terminal.

For example, when a user intends to go on a business trip or a trip to another place, a search reference position may be set as the business destination or a travel destination to search for mobile coupons and businesses available in the vicinity.

The search condition may include a search radius from the search reference position. For example, when searching for a business located within a 100m radius from the search reference position, the search radius may be set to 100m.

As described above, after setting the mobile coupon to be searched and the search condition, if the user commands the search execution to the mobile communication terminal, the search step (S140) proceeds.

The search step (S140) is a step of searching for a business corresponding to at least one of the selected mobile coupon, a business type, or a business name based on the set search condition.

The mobile communication terminal searches for a corresponding business based on the information input from the user in the coupon selection step S120 and the search setting step S130.

Here, when the search reference position is set to the current position of the mobile communication terminal, the mobile communication terminal conducts a business search using a global positioning system (GPS) or a cell identifier (Cell ID) positioning method. do.

That is, when using the GPS method, the mobile communication terminal can obtain location information on the current position of the mobile communication terminal by transmitting and receiving a signal with the GPS satellites. In addition, when the cell ID positioning method is used, the mobile communication terminal can obtain location information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal by transmitting and receiving a signal with the base station.

After acquiring the location information on the current location of the mobile communication terminal as described above, search for a business located within the set search radius by referring to the business location information of the coupon list stored in the mobile communication terminal, the location information of the corresponding business Can be calculated. In this case, the location information of the corresponding business may include a distance from the search reference location to the corresponding business or a path from the search reference location to the corresponding business.

GPS has been developed by the US Department of Defense since the late 1970s for military purposes, and has been used for military and civilian purposes such as weapon guidance, navigation, surveying, mapping, geodetic and visual synchronization. In GPS, the GPS receiver receives microwaves from 24 satellites orbiting the mid-orbit and determines the position vector of the receiver. The GPS receiver determines the position of the satellite and the receiver by receiving signals from three or more GPS satellites. By measuring the time difference between the signal transmitted from the satellite and the signal received from the receiver, the distance between the satellite and the receiver can be obtained. The transmitted signal contains information about the position of the satellite. Once you know the distance to at least three satellites and the location of each satellite, you can calculate the receiver's current position using the same method as in trilateration.

Cell ID positioning is a technology for determining the location of a user through the service cell ID of the base station to which the user of the mobile communication terminal belongs, and calculating the distance between the mobile communication terminal and the base station by transmitting and receiving signals between the base station and the mobile communication terminal. Find out your current location. Cell ID positioning is the simplest network-based positioning technology that does not require a separate terminal and network change.

The searched result is then provided to the user through the display step S150.

In the display step S150, the location of the searched business is displayed and displayed on a map, and the business information and the current location information of the searched business are displayed.

That is, the mobile communication terminal displays the location of the searched business on the map with a predetermined symbol based on the business location information calculated in the search step S140, and the searched business from the search reference location on the map. Show the path to the user. Also, based on the calculated business location information, the distance from the search reference location to the searched business is configured and shown together with the business information.

Here, the business information of the searched business may include a business name and a business telephone number read from the coupon list stored in the mobile communication terminal.

2A to 2D are conceptual views illustrating an example of output of a business search screen in a mobile communication terminal having a business search method function capable of using a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is an example of output displaying a list of industries corresponding to mobile coupons stored in a mobile communication terminal.

2B is an example of output displaying a list of business names corresponding to a mobile coupon stored in a mobile communication terminal.

2C is a display example of displaying a list of coupon names corresponding to mobile coupons stored in a mobile communication terminal.

2D illustrates an example of a user interface output for setting a search condition for searching for a business corresponding to a mobile coupon stored in a mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 2A to 2D, a business search process for using a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

When a user enters a predetermined menu to search for a business that can use a mobile coupon, the mobile communication terminal outputs a selectable business list 210 based on a list of coupons previously stored in the mobile communication terminal. Here, when the user places the cursor in the predetermined business type 211 and then enters the 'confirmation' softkey 212, based on the list of coupons previously stored in the mobile communication terminal, the predetermined business type 211 The corresponding business name list 220 is output. In addition, when the user places the cursor on the predetermined business name 221 and then enters a 'confirmation' softkey 222, the predetermined business name 221 is based on the coupon list previously stored in the mobile communication terminal. Coupon name list corresponding to the 230 is output.

In the output industry list 210, business name list 220 or coupon name list 230, the cursor is placed on a predetermined business type 211, business name 221 or coupon name 231, respectively, When a soft key (213, 223, 232, respectively) is input, a search setting menu 240 for proceeding the search setting step S130 described above is output. At this time, for example, in order to set a search criterion position, the user selects' 1. By placing the cursor at the 'search reference position' item 241 and entering the 'confirmation' softkey 242, a desired search reference position can be set (the search reference position setting screen is not shown).

In the search setting menu 240, when the user inputs the 'search' softkey 243, the search step (S140) and the display step (S150) described above based on the search reference position and search radius set by the user. ) Proceeds. At this time, if the user inputs the 'search' softkey 243 without setting the search reference position or search radius, the search reference position is automatically set to the current position of the mobile communication terminal, respectively, and the search radius is a predetermined default value. (For example, 100 m) can be set automatically.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an output example of a searched business information screen in a mobile communication terminal having a business search method function capable of using a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a neighboring business screen 300 capable of using a mobile coupon is output as a search result corresponding to the search setting. Here, the set search reference position 311 and the searched neighboring business A 312 are displayed on the map, and the business information 313 for the business A 312 is displayed. Also, as the current position information for the business A 312, the distance 314 and the path 315 from the search reference position 311 to the business A 312 are displayed.

Additional security measures as described above may be applied selectively or in combination, while the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be described in the following claims It will be understood that various modifications and changes can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a business search method that can use a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A to 2D are conceptual views illustrating an example of output of a business search screen in a mobile communication terminal having a business search method function capable of using a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating an output example of a searched business information screen in a mobile communication terminal having a business search method function capable of using a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (11)

Coupon for downloading at least one mobile coupon via wired and wireless Internet, storing coupon information of the downloaded at least one mobile coupon, checking the expiration date of the already downloaded mobile coupon and deleting the expired mobile coupon Storage step; Based on the stored at least one coupon information, the list of available mobile coupons are classified into at least one of each mobile coupon, business type or business name, and at least one of the mobile coupon, business type or business name is displayed in the displayed mobile coupon list. Selecting a search coupon step of selecting; A search setting step of setting a search condition for searching for a business corresponding to at least one of the selected mobile coupon, business type or business name; A search step of searching for a business corresponding to at least one of the selected mobile coupon, business type or business name based on the set search condition; And The business search method that can be used for mobile coupons of the mobile communication terminal comprising a display step of showing the business information and the current location information of the searched business. The coupon information of claim 1, wherein the coupon information is stored. A business search method for a mobile coupon available in a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it includes a business name, a business telephone number, and a business location information of a business that can be used as the downloaded mobile coupon. The method of claim 1, wherein the search condition, A business search method for using mobile coupons of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a search reference position. The method of claim 3, wherein the search reference position, A business search method that can use a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that using the current location of the mobile communication terminal. According to claim 3, The current location information of the searched business, A business search method for a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it is a distance from the search reference location to the searched business. According to claim 3, The current location information of the searched business, The business search method of claim 1, wherein the mobile coupon of the mobile communication terminal is a path from the search reference location to the searched business. The method of claim 3, wherein the search condition, A business search method for using mobile coupons of a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises a search radius from the search reference position. The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, A business search method for a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: searching a business corresponding to the set search condition using a global positioning system (GPS). The method of claim 1, wherein the searching step, A method for searching for a mobile coupon that can be used for a mobile coupon of a mobile communication terminal, comprising: searching for a business corresponding to the set search condition by using a cell ID positioning method. The method of claim 1, wherein the business information, The business search method that can be used for mobile coupons of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of the business name and / or business phone number of the searched business. According to claim 1, In the display step, the current location information of the searched business, The business search method that can be used for mobile coupons of the mobile communication terminal characterized in that it is provided by displaying and displaying the current location of the searched business on the map.

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