KR101228478B1 - Method and system of providing application, and mobile terminal thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an application providing method for allowing a customer to conveniently use or download an application of a specific merchant by providing a list of applications of a specific merchant or an application of a specific merchant in consideration of the location of the mobile terminal, an application providing system, and It relates to a mobile terminal for him.
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an application providing method includes: receiving location information by a mobile terminal; Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the received location information and an application request signal to an application providing system; And executing, by the mobile terminal, an application of a specific affiliated store provided by considering the location information by the application providing system.

Description

Application provision method, application provision system, and a mobile terminal for the same {METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING APPLICATION, AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREOF}

The present invention relates to an application providing method, an application providing system, and a mobile terminal for providing an application of a specific affiliate store to a mobile terminal in consideration of a customer's location.

The mobile terminal may be configured to perform various functions. Examples of such various functions include a data and voice communication function, a function of photographing a video or a moving image through a camera, a voice storage function, a music file playback function through a speaker system, and an image or video display function. In addition, the mobile terminal can provide a variety of services to customers through the development of application programs. Because of these various functions, the time for customers to use a mobile terminal is increasing.

On the other hand, as the use of mobile terminals by customers increases, many stores and companies are exploring various ways of using mobile terminals commercially. For example, an advertisement text message may be transmitted to a mobile terminal, or a web site may be attracted to a website through a barcode.

However, the damages of customers due to indiscriminate advertisements cannot be ignored. Accordingly, it is necessary to introduce a system that can provide the information that customers need.

An object of the present invention by providing a list of applications or applications of a specific merchant to a customer in consideration of the location of the mobile terminal, an application providing method for allowing a customer to conveniently use or download the application of a specific merchant, application provision A system and a mobile terminal therefor are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes the steps of receiving a location information by the mobile terminal; Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the received location information and an application request signal to an application providing system; And executing, by the mobile terminal, an application of a specific affiliated store provided by considering the location information by the application providing system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an application providing system for receiving location information of a mobile terminal; Extracting, by the application providing system, an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the location information; And transmitting, by the application providing system, the application of the specific affiliated store to the mobile terminal in a list form.

The present invention to achieve the above object is a location information module for receiving location information; A wireless communication unit which transmits the received location information and an application request signal to an application providing system; And a control unit which executes an application of a specific affiliated store provided by the application providing system in consideration of the location information, and controls the location information module and the wireless communication unit.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a receiver for receiving location information of a mobile terminal; An extraction unit for extracting an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the location information; A transmission unit for transmitting the application of the specific affiliated store to the mobile terminal in a list form; A database storing application related information of a specific affiliate store; And a control unit for controlling the receiving unit, the extracting unit, the transmitting unit, and the database.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a customer may receive an application of a specific affiliated store in consideration of location information of a mobile terminal and execute the same through a mobile terminal. Therefore, the customer can conveniently use or download the application provided by the nearby merchant.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, since specific affiliated stores near the mobile terminal of the customer can easily transmit their application to the mobile terminal of the customer, the advertisement effect of the affiliated store can be enhanced.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram of an application providing system related to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating an application providing method related to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The terms used in this specification will be briefly described and the present invention will be described in detail.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Also, in certain cases, there may be a term selected arbitrarily by the applicant, in which case the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the corresponding invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present invention should be defined based on the meanings of the terms and the contents throughout the present invention, rather than the names of the simple terms.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In addition, the terms "... unit", "module", etc. described in the specification mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. .

Throughout the specification, an application may mean an application program for performing a specific function. The application may be variously expressed as an app, an app, an application, and the like.

Throughout the specification, an affiliated store may refer to a store that provides goods or services. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the affiliated store may include not only an offline affiliated store but also an online affiliated store.

Throughout the specification, an application of a specific affiliate may refer to an application that can use a specific service provided by the specific affiliate. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may access the website of the specific affiliated store through the application of the specific affiliated store. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may be provided with location information, coupon information, event information, etc. of the specific affiliated store through the application of the specific affiliated store.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may be implemented in various forms. For example, the mobile terminal 100 described in the present specification may be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), or navigation. Etc.

The mobile terminal 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an A / V input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, An interface unit 170, a control unit 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal 100 having various components. However, not all illustrated components are required. The mobile terminal 100 may be implemented by more components than the illustrated components, and the mobile terminal 100 may be implemented by fewer components.

Hereinafter, the components will be described in order.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more components for wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the wireless communication system or wireless communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a network in which the mobile terminal 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and a terrestrial channel. The broadcast-related information may refer to a broadcast channel, a broadcast program, or information related to a broadcast service provider. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in which a data broadcast signal is combined with a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal.

In addition, the mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless internet access, and the wireless internet module 113 may be internal or external.

The short range communication module 114 refers to a module for short range communication. Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like may be used as a short range communication technology.

In addition, the location information module 115 is a module for checking or obtaining the location of the mobile terminal 100. One example is the Global Position System (GPS) module. The GPS module receives position information from a plurality of satellites. Here, the location information may include coordinate information indicated by latitude and longitude. For example, the GPS module can measure the exact time and distance from three or more satellites and accurately calculate the current position by triangulating three different distances. A method of obtaining distance and time information from three satellites and correcting the error with one satellite may be used. In particular, the GPS module can obtain not only the location of latitude, longitude, and altitude but also accurate time together with three-dimensional speed information from the location information received from the satellite.

An audio / video (A / V) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes an image frame such as a still image or a moving image obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame may be displayed on the display unit 151.

The user input unit 130 generates input data for a user to control the operation of the terminal. The user input unit 130 may include a key pad dome switch, a touch pad (static pressure / capacitance), a jog wheel, a jog switch, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad has a mutual layer structure with the display unit 151 described later, this may be referred to as a touch screen.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a user may select and execute a specific application from an application list of a specific affiliate store through the user input unit 130. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may input a specific keyword for the application search of the specific affiliated store through the user input unit 130.

The sensing unit 140 may sense the position of the mobile terminal 100 such as the open / close state of the mobile terminal 100, the position of the mobile terminal 100, the presence of the user, the orientation of the mobile terminal 100, And generates a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 100.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface with all external devices connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, a wired / wireless headset port, an external charger port, a wired / wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio I / O port, Video input / output (I / O) ports, earphone ports, and the like.

Here, the identification module is a chip that stores various information for authenticating the use right of the mobile terminal 100, and includes a user identification module (UIM), a subscriber identity module (SIM) ), A Universal Subscriber Identity Module (" USIM "), and the like. In addition, an apparatus having an identification module (hereinafter referred to as 'identification device') can be manufactured in a smart card format. Accordingly, the identification device can be connected to the terminal 100 through the port. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the mobile terminal 100 or to transmit data in the mobile terminal 100 to an external device.

The output unit 150 is for outputting an audio signal, a video signal, or an alarm signal. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, a sound output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 displays and outputs information processed by the mobile terminal 100. For example, the display unit 151 may display an application list of a specific affiliate store, or may display an icon for an application of a specific affiliate store by type of business.

Meanwhile, as described above, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad form a mutual layer structure to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display). In addition, two or more display units 151 may exist according to the implementation form of the mobile terminal 100. For example, an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown) may be simultaneously provided in the mobile terminal 100. The touch screen may be configured to detect not only the touch input position and the touched area but also the touch input pressure. In addition, the touch screen may be configured to detect not only the real-touch but also proximity touch.

In the present specification, the term "real-touch" refers to a case in which a pointer is actually touched on the screen, and the term "proximity-touch" refers to a point in which the pointer actually touches the screen. Instead, it refers to the case where the screen approaches a distance from the screen. In the present specification, a pointer refers to a tool for touching or proximity touching a specific portion of a displayed screen. Examples include stylus fans, fingers, and the like.

Although not shown in the drawing, various sensors may be provided inside or near the touch screen to detect a touch or a proximity touch of the touch screen. Alternatively, various sensors for detecting the touch or the proximity touch of the touch screen may be disposed in the sensing unit 140.

An example of a sensor for sensing a touch of the touch screen is a tactile sensor.

The tactile sensor refers to a sensor that senses the contact of a specific object to the extent that a person feels or more. The tactile sensor may detect various information such as roughness of a contact surface, rigidity of a contact object, temperature of a contact point, and the like.

In addition, a sensor for detecting a touch of the touch screen may detect a touch drag. "Touch drag" refers to a case where a touched point is moved while the touch is maintained. That is, it is a case of dragging while the touch is maintained. Tapping a predetermined point on the display screen with a pointer to distinguish it from touch drag may be referred to as a "tap-touch". In this case, a sensor (eg, a tactile sensor) that detects a touch may sense a drag direction, a drag speed, a drag length, and the like of the touch drag.

An example of a sensor for sensing a touch of the touch screen is a proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor refers to a sensor that detects the presence or absence of an object approaching a predetermined detection surface or a nearby object without mechanical contact using the force of an electromagnetic field or infrared rays. Thus, proximity sensors have a considerably longer life than contact sensors and their utilization is also significantly higher.

Examples of the proximity sensor include a transmission photoelectric sensor, a direct reflection photoelectric sensor, a mirror reflection photoelectric sensor, a high frequency oscillation proximity sensor, a capacitive proximity sensor, a magnetic proximity sensor, and an infrared proximity sensor.

To explain an example of the operation principle of the high frequency oscillation type proximity sensor, the oscillation amplitude of the oscillation circuit is attenuated or stopped when the sensing object approaches the sensor sensing surface while the oscillation circuit oscillates the high frequency of the positive wave. This change is converted into an electrical signal to detect the presence or absence of a sensing object. Therefore, even if a non-metallic material comes between the high frequency oscillation proximity sensor and the sensing object, the proximity switch can detect the sensing object to be detected without interference of the object.

Even when the proximity sensor is not firmly mounted, when the touch screen is capacitive, the proximity sensor may be configured to detect the proximity of the pointer by a change in an electric field according to the proximity of the pointer. Therefore, when the pointer is located in close proximity to the touch screen although it is not actually touched, the position of the pointer and the distance between the pointer and the touch screen may be detected.

In addition, the position of the proximity touch with the pointer on the touch screen refers to a position where the pointer is perpendicular to the touch screen when the pointer is in proximity proximity. If the proximity sensor is within a predetermined distance range, the proximity sensor may recognize it as a proximity touch. Proximity means the distance away from the screen and the pointer. In particular, the proximity distance may mean the shortest distance away from the screen and the pointer.

In addition, the term "a predetermined point of the screen is in proximity touch" in the present specification means that the pointer is located at a position in a space vertically corresponding to the predetermined point, and is recognized as a proximity touch.

The proximity sensor detects a proximity touch and a proximity touch pattern (eg, proximity distance, proximity touch direction, proximity speed, proximity touch time, proximity touch position, proximity touch movement state, etc.), and detects the detected proximity. Information corresponding to the touch operation and the proximity touch pattern may be output on the touch screen. In this specification, the proximity speed means a speed at which the pointer approaches the screen or a speed at which the pointer moves away from the screen. For example, the proximity sensor may detect a drag direction, a drag speed, a drag length, and the like of the proximity drag. The term "proximity-drag" refers to a case where the proximity touched point is moved while the proximity touch is maintained. That is, the case where the drag is performed while the proximity touch is maintained.

The sound output module 152 outputs audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 in a call signal reception, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, and the like. The sound output module 152 outputs an acoustic signal related to functions (e.g., call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.) performed in the mobile terminal 100. [ The sound output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the mobile terminal 100. Examples of events occurring in the mobile terminal 100 include call signal reception, message reception, and key signal input.

The memory 160 may store a program for processing and controlling the controller 180, and may temporarily store input / output data (for example, a phone book, a message, a still image, a video, an application, etc.). You can also perform a function.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read- And an optical disc. In addition, the mobile terminal 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the memory 160 on the Internet.

The controller 180 typically controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, voice communication, data communication, video communication, and the like. In addition, the control unit 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for multimedia playback. The multimedia module 181 may be implemented in the control unit 180 or may be implemented separately from the control unit 180. [

The power supply unit 190 receives an external power source and an internal power source under the control of the controller 180 to supply power for operation of each component.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer readable recording medium using, for example, software, hardware or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

In a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that allow at least one function or operation to be performed. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. In addition, the software codes may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

2 is a block diagram of an application providing system related to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the application providing system 200 includes a receiver 210, an extractor 220, a transmitter 230, a database 240, and a controller 250. ) May be included.

The receiver 210 may receive location information of the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile terminal 100. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit 210 may receive the location information of the mobile terminal 100 together with the application request signal from the mobile terminal 100, but the location information separately from the application request signal. May be received. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiver 210 may receive location information from the mobile terminal 100 at a predetermined time period. Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit 210 may receive a specific keyword input from the user from the mobile terminal 100.

The extractor 220 may extract an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of location information of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extractor 220 may extract an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the specific keyword input from a user.

The transmitter 230 may transmit an application of a specific affiliate store to the mobile terminal 100. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the transmission unit 230 may transmit the application of a particular affiliated store in the form of a list. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the transmitter 230 may transmit additional service information for the specific affiliated store to the mobile terminal 100. The additional service information may include a road guide of the specific affiliated store, a discount coupon of the specific affiliated store, event information of the specific affiliated store, and the like. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the additional service information may be included in a function of an application of the specific affiliated store.

The database 240 may store application related information of a specific affiliate store. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application related information of the specific affiliated store may include the application of the specific affiliated store, the additional service information, and the like. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the database 240 may store the application download or use status of the user.

The controller 250 may generally control the receiver 210, the extractor 220, the transmitter 230, and the database 240.

Hereinafter, a method of providing an application of the specific affiliated store to the user through each configuration of the mobile terminal 100 and the application providing system 200 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a flowchart illustrating an application providing method related to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the location information module 115 may receive location information of the mobile terminal 100 from a satellite [S310]. In this case, the wireless communication unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100 transmits the location information of the mobile terminal 100 to the application providing system 200 [S320].

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may transmit the location information through the mobile communication module 112 or may transmit the location information through the wireless internet module 113.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the receiving unit 210 of the application providing system 200 may receive the location information of the mobile terminal 100 from the mobile terminal 100. In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extraction unit 220 of the application providing system 200 is able to extract the application of a particular merchant in consideration of the location information [S330].

For example, when the current location of the mobile terminal 100 is Gangnam Station, the extraction unit 220 is to extract the application provided by the affiliated stores around the Gangnam Station.

In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the application providing system 200 may provide an application of an affiliated store that exists within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal 100. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the predetermined distance may be set by a user.

For example, if the user limits the distance to within 100M, the extraction unit 220 may extract only a specific application provided by the affiliated store existing within 100M from Gangnam Station.

On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the receiver 210 of the application providing system 200 receives a specific keyword input from the user from the mobile terminal 100, the extraction unit 220 is The application of the specific affiliated store may be extracted in consideration of the specific keyword. For example, when the user inputs a specific keyword of ice cream, the extraction unit 220 may extract an application provided by affiliated stores such as Baskin Robbins, Ice Berry, Cold Stone, etc. related to the ice cream.

In this case, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extraction unit 220 may extract an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the location information received from the mobile terminal 100 and the specific keyword at the same time.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extractor 220 may extract an application of the specific affiliated store in consideration of the operating system of the mobile terminal 100. Currently, various operating systems (OSs) are used in the mobile terminal 100, and the applications of the specific affiliated stores may be slightly different according to each operating system.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the extraction unit 220 may extract the application of a particular affiliate in consideration of the application usage status of the user. For example, if the user has recently downloaded or used an application related to a coffee shop more than a predetermined number of times, the extractor 220 may extract an application provided by Starbucks, Coffee Bean, Cafe Bene, etc. around Gangnam Station. Will be.

In addition, the extraction unit 220 may extract the application of the particular affiliated store, except for the application previously downloaded by the user.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the transmitter 230 of the application providing system 200 may transmit the application of the specific affiliated store extracted by the extractor 220 to the mobile terminal 100 [S340] . In this case, the transmitter 230 may transmit the application of the specific affiliated store in the form of a list.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the application of the particular affiliated store may be transmitted in the form of an icon so that the user can recognize it. The icon may mean that a command provided to a specific terminal is represented by text or picture. If the user selects a specific icon, the selected command is executed on the specific terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may receive an application of the specific affiliated store extracted by the extracting unit 220 of the application providing system 200 and provide it to a user. In this case, the display unit 151 of the mobile terminal 100 may provide the user with the application of the particular affiliated store in the form of a list.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may display the icon for executing the application of the particular affiliated store by category (by category). For example, the mobile terminal 100 may display the icon by dividing it into entertainment, education, food, shopping, movies, cafes, bookstores, and the like.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may display an icon for executing an application of the specific affiliated store on a map screen. When the mobile terminal 100 displays the icon on the map screen, the user can easily determine the location of a particular affiliated store that provides an application.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may display an icon for executing an application of the specific affiliated store on an Augmented Reality (AR) screen.

The Augmented Reality (AR) refers to a technology of overlapping a virtual object in the real world seen by the user. The augmented reality is also referred to as mixed reality (MR) since the virtual world having additional information in real time is combined and shown in one image.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects a specific icon, the mobile terminal 100 may provide brief information or detailed information about the affiliate store associated with the selected icon. The brief information may include brief location information and contact information of the affiliated store. The detailed information may include information about an application provided by the affiliate store, discount information, event information, gift cone purchase information, phone call, and road guide information. The gift icon (gifticon) refers to an online gift coupon in the form of a barcode transmitted in a text message.

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when the user selects an application of a specific affiliate, the mobile terminal 100 may execute an application of the selected specific affiliated store [S350].

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal 100 may execute the application of the specific affiliated store through at least one of a download method and a streaming method.

The download method refers to a method of executing an application after downloading the application to the memory 160 of the mobile terminal 100. In addition, the streaming method refers to a method of executing an application in real time through a connection between the mobile terminal 100 and the application providing system 200 without downloading an application to the mobile terminal 100.

Meanwhile, when the application of the specific affiliated store is executed, the user may access the server of the specific affiliated store through the application of the specific affiliated store. In addition, the user may be provided with the location information (direction of the guidance) of the particular merchant, discount coupon information of the particular merchant, event information of the particular merchant through the application of the particular merchant.

As a result, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may easily download or use an application provided by a specific affiliated store that is nearby through his mobile terminal 100. Therefore, user convenience may be improved, and affiliated stores may efficiently provide an application to a user's terminal, thereby increasing the advertisement effect of the affiliated store.

4 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the user may transmit location information to the application providing system 200 through the mobile terminal 100 (step ③). In addition, the user may input a specific search keyword through the mobile terminal 100 and transmit the specific search keyword to the application providing system 200.

If the user does not provide a specific search keyword, the application providing system 200 may extract an application by considering only location information. If the user inputs a specific category (cafe, beauty salon, tavern, family restaurant, etc.), the application providing system 200 may extract an application associated with the input category.

On the other hand, when the user directly enters and searches the store name of a particular affiliated store, the application providing system 200 may extract the application provided by the inputted specific merchant and transmit it to the user's mobile terminal 100. Will be.

In addition, the user may set a predetermined range (search radius). In this case, the application providing system 200 extracts an application of a specific affiliated store within a predetermined range set based on the location information of the mobile terminal 100.

The mobile terminal 100 may receive an application of a specific affiliated store extracted by the extractor 200 and display the application in the form of an icon (step ④). In this case, the mobile terminal 100 can display the icon on an AR screen or a map screen.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal 100 may provide the user with the application of the specific affiliated store in the form of a list (step ⑤-1). In this case, the list may include a brief description of the application of the particular affiliated store. Meanwhile, when the user requests detailed information on an application of a specific affiliate store, the mobile terminal 100 may provide detailed information.

When the user selects an application of a specific affiliate store from the augmented reality screen, a map screen, or an application list, the mobile terminal 100 may execute an application of the selected specific affiliate store (step ⑦). In this case, the mobile terminal 100 may allow an application of the selected specific affiliated store to be executed by a download method or a streaming method.

The user may execute the application of the specific affiliated store to receive directions to a specific affiliated store, receive a discount coupon of a specific affiliated store, or access a webpage of a specific affiliated store. Therefore, certain merchants that provide a particular application can effectively advertise themselves.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the above-described method can be embodied as computer readable code on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable medium include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like, and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (for example, transmission over the Internet) . In addition, the computer may include the controller 180 of the mobile terminal 100.

In addition, although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and improvements of those skilled in the art using the basic concepts of the present invention defined in the following claims are also provided. It belongs to the scope of the invention.

100: mobile terminal
200: application delivery system
210: receiving unit of the application providing system
220: extraction unit of the application providing system
230: transmission unit of the application providing system
240: database of the application providing system
250: control unit of the application providing system

Claims (15)

Receiving location information by the mobile terminal;
Transmitting, by the mobile terminal, the received location information, information on a specific keyword input from a user, and an application request signal to an application providing system; And
And executing, by the mobile terminal, an application of a specific affiliated store provided by considering the location information and the specific keyword by the application providing system. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the application of the specific affiliated store is performed.
An application providing method, characterized in that performed by at least one of the execution of the download method and the execution of the streaming method. The method of claim 1, wherein the executing of the application of the specific affiliated store is performed.
And displaying an icon for executing an application of the specific affiliated store on an AR screen or a map screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the application of the particular affiliated store
Including an application of a merchant that exists within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal,
And the predetermined distance is set by a user. Receiving, by the application providing system, location information and information on a specific keyword input from a user from the mobile terminal;
Extracting, by the application providing system, an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the location information and the specific keyword; And
And transmitting, by the application providing system, the application of the specific affiliated store to the mobile terminal. The method of claim 5, wherein the extracting the application of the specific affiliated store comprises:
And extracting the application except the application previously transmitted to the mobile terminal. A location information module for receiving location information;
A wireless communication unit which transmits the received location information, information on a specific keyword input from a user, and an application request signal to an application providing system; And
And a controller configured to execute an application of a specific affiliated store provided by the application providing system in consideration of the location information and the specific keyword, and to control the location information module and the wireless communication unit. The method of claim 7, wherein the control unit
The mobile terminal, characterized in that for executing the application of the particular affiliated store through at least one of the download method and the streaming method. The method of claim 7, wherein the control unit
And displaying an icon for executing the application of the specific affiliated store on an AR screen or a map screen. The method of claim 7, wherein the application of the particular merchant
Including an application of a merchant that exists within a predetermined distance from the mobile terminal,
And the predetermined distance is set by a user. A receiver for receiving location information and information on a specific keyword input from a user from the mobile terminal;
An extraction unit extracting an application of a specific affiliate store in consideration of the location information and a specific keyword; And
And a transmitter for transmitting the application of the specific affiliated store to the mobile terminal. The system of claim 11, wherein the extractor extracts an application other than an application previously transmitted to the mobile terminal. The method according to claim 1 or 5,
The application of the particular affiliated store is an application providing method, characterized in that extracted in consideration of the application usage status of the user. The method of claim 7, wherein
The application of the particular affiliated store is extracted in consideration of the application usage status of the user mobile terminal. The method of claim 11,
The application of the particular merchant is an application providing system, characterized in that extracted by considering the application usage status of the user.

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