KR101231657B1 - Method for providing mobile shopping service using wireless lan, apparatus and communication terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile shopping service providing method using a local area network, and a mobile shopping service providing apparatus and a communication terminal for the same, and mobile shopping to a customer terminal connected through an access point of a local area network installed in a store according to the present invention. A mobile shopping service apparatus for providing a service includes: storage means for storing location information, store layout, and product information for each access point; Location checking means for confirming a location of the customer terminal by referring to the storage means by using information of an access point to which the customer terminal is connected; Store information providing means for extracting a store arrangement map from the storage means to display the location of the customer terminal identified in the location checking means and providing the location to the customer terminal through the access point; And receiving a location information request for a specific product from the customer terminal, checking the location of the corresponding product in the storage means, and checking the location of the confirmed product and the location of the customer terminal identified in the location checking means. Includes; product information providing means for displaying to the customer terminal through the access point.

Description

TECHNICAL FOR PROVIDING MOBILE SHOPPING SERVICE USING WIRELESS LAN, APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL THEREFOR}

The present invention relates to a shopping service using a short range wireless communication network, and more particularly, a mobile shopping service providing method for providing a shopping service to customers having a portable communication terminal by establishing a short range wireless communication network in a large store, and mobile for the same. A shopping service providing apparatus and a communication terminal.

BACKGROUND With the development of communication technology, various types of portable terminals capable of performing communication while moving are being developed and spread. Portable terminals have been mainly provided for the transmission and reception of voice call services, i.e., voice communications, but have recently been providing transmission and reception of data not related to voice calls. The user of the portable terminal can use the wireless Internet on the go using a wireless browser without restriction of a place. By using the wireless Internet, you can receive a variety of information such as news, weather, sports, securities, exchange rates, traffic, entertainment information.

In addition, as a result of the continuous development of the mobile communication infrastructure and the development of technology therefor, various kinds of wireless mobile communication networks exist in recent years, and more diverse types of communication networks are expected to emerge in the future. Multiband multimode terminals have been developed to support and connect to these various types of communication networks. Such a multiband multimode terminal has a function of covering all communication networks corresponding to a plurality of bandwidths or connecting to two or more communication networks having different methods. That is, the communication modem corresponding to each communication network is provided in one terminal device.

Representatively, the mobile communication terminal provides a function of accessing the Internet through a wireless local area network (WLAN) by mounting a wireless LAN card in addition to voice calls, video calls, and wireless internet functions through a mobile communication network. In the past, in order to access the wired Internet through a wireless LAN network, a user should have used a portable computer such as a laptop equipped with a wireless LAN card. Will be available. This WLAN service is also called Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).

As such, since the wireless LAN function is installed in addition to the basic voice call function in the mobile communication terminal, carriers are installing access points for WLAN service in many places to increase the utilization of the wireless LAN function of the mobile communication terminal. Accordingly, a mobile communication terminal user can use the Internet service anytime, anywhere through a mobile communication network or a wireless LAN network, and various business models using the mobile communication terminal have been proposed.

On the other hand, in recent years, the product purchase culture is gradually changed to a product purchase culture in department stores or large marts through small retailers. Because department stores and large marts offer a wider variety of products at lower prices than smaller retailers, many consumers use larger marts or department stores than smaller retailers. However, the biggest problem in purchasing a product in a large store is that it is difficult to quickly identify the location of the product to be purchased. While there is an advantage in selling various products, there is a disadvantage in that it is not possible to quickly find a desired product among these various products.

This problem is not a big problem for consumers who have repeatedly shopped in stores, but it causes considerable confusion for consumers who have visited a store for the first time or only shopped at a specific store. In addition, when all the shopping is finished, there is a lot of failure to buy all the products planned to buy. Normally, a shopping list written on a paper or the like to purchase, but it is cumbersome to check each time, so whenever you buy a product to check whether you have already purchased the listed products.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, by establishing a short-range wireless communication network in a large store to visit a large store by using a portable communication terminal through the short-range wireless communication network to provide shopping information in a large store in real time It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile shopping service providing method using a local area network, and a mobile shopping service providing apparatus and a communication terminal therefor.

Other objects and advantages of the present invention can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. It will also be readily apparent that the objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In order to achieve the above object, a mobile shopping service apparatus for providing a mobile shopping service to a customer terminal connecting through an access point of a local area network installed in a store according to an aspect of the present invention includes location information for each access point, a store layout, and Storage means for storing product information; Location checking means for confirming a location of the customer terminal by referring to the storage means by using information of an access point to which the customer terminal is connected; Store information providing means for extracting a store arrangement map from the storage means to display the location of the customer terminal identified in the location checking means and providing the location to the customer terminal through the access point; And receiving a location information request for a specific product from the customer terminal, checking the location of the corresponding product in the storage means, and checking the location of the confirmed product and the location of the customer terminal identified in the location checking means. Includes; product information providing means for displaying to the customer terminal through the access point.

In the mobile shopping service server of the communication network according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, a method for providing a mobile shopping service using an access point of the short-range communication installed in the store, receiving a store information request from the customer terminal A first receiving step; A positioning step of confirming a location of the customer terminal by using information of an access point to which the customer terminal is connected; And a first providing step of extracting the layout of the store from the storage means and displaying the confirmed location of the customer terminal and providing the location to the customer terminal through the access point.

A communication terminal receiving a shopping service by accessing a mobile shopping service server through an access point of a local area network installed in a store according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the mobile shopping service server through the access point Store information management means for receiving store information from the mobile shopping service server and receiving and displaying a store arrangement diagram indicating a current location of a communication terminal in response thereto; And requesting location information on a specific product from the mobile shopping service server through the access point, and receiving a store layout diagram indicating the current location of the communication terminal and the location of the specific product from the mobile shopping service server in response thereto. It includes; product information management means for displaying.

According to the present invention, customers who visit a large store can be provided with a shopping service in a large store through a short range wireless communication network using a portable communication terminal, so that they can easily find a desired product in the large store.

In addition, the present invention, it is possible to quickly check the less crowded checkout counter information in a crowded time zone in a large store, it is possible to distribute the congestion in the store and to make a quick payment to customers.

In addition, the present invention eliminates the trouble of wandering to find a parking space in a parking lot by providing a parking-capable area in the form of a map to a customer who visits a large store by a vehicle.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile shopping service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a customer service unit of a customer terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an employee service unit of an employee terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a customer service unit of a vehicle terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to another embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a signal flowchart illustrating a mobile shopping service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a signal flowchart illustrating a mobile shopping service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which: There will be. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a mobile shopping service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile shopping service providing system according to the present embodiment enters and stores a plurality of access points 110-1,. Provides a mobile shopping service for the customer terminal 120 that is a user's terminal, and the vehicle terminal 160 mounted in the user's vehicle, the employee terminal 130 that is a terminal of an employee working in a store, and the terminals. It includes a mobile shopping service server 150 and the communication network 140.

First, the communication network 140 is a constant distance of the mobile communication network, such as CDMA, WCDMA, Wibro, GSM, UMTS, LTE, broadband Internet network, where the access point (110-1, ..., 110-N) is installed It includes WLAN, a local area network that enables high-speed Internet inside.

The access points 110-1,..., And 110 -N are access points of a wireless LAN network which performs short-range communication with a communication terminal equipped with a wireless LAN card located within a predetermined distance and provides high-speed Internet service. In the present embodiment, the access points 110-1,..., 110 -N are installed throughout the floor of the shopping store so that there are no shaded areas, and the parking points are installed everywhere.

The customer terminal 120, the employee terminal 130, and the vehicle terminal 160 are basically a communication terminal that can use a wireless LAN service by mounting a wireless LAN card. The access point 110-1,. -N) is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 to receive the service. Customer terminal 120, employee terminal 130 and vehicle terminal 160 is preferably equipped with a dedicated application for a mobile shopping service according to the present invention, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

Specifically, the customer terminal 120 is connected to the access point (110-1, ..., 110-N) that transmits a signal in the vicinity in accordance with the user input and then connected to the access point (110-1 ,.). ..., 110 -N to access the mobile shopping service server 150 via the communication network 140. The customer terminal 120 provides a purchase list management function, receives and stores event data such as coupons and discount event information from the mobile shopping service server 150, and stores the store information or product information in the mobile shopping service server. Received from 150. In addition, the customer terminal 120 receives the waiting time information of the in-store checkout from the mobile shopping service server 150.

The employee terminal 130 connects to the access points 110-1,..., 110 -N that transmit signals in the vicinity according to a user's input, and then accesses the access points 110-1,. It connects to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the communication network 140 via 110-N. The employee terminal 130 receives event data, such as event information to be used for customer service, from the mobile shopping service server 150, and also stores store information, product information, and inventory information to be used for customer service. 150). The employee terminal 130 includes an RFID reader or a barcode reader for inventory management, reads a tag of a specific product with the RFID reader or barcode reader, transmits it to the mobile shopping service server 150, and transmits inventory information accordingly. Receive.

The vehicle terminal 160 is a communication terminal mounted in a vehicle of a user who visits a store, and may be a navigation terminal. The vehicle terminal 160 accesses the mobile shopping service server 150 via the communication network 140 through the access points 110-1,..., 110 -N installed in the store parking lot. The vehicle terminal 160 receives parking information of a store parking lot, for example, map data indicating a parking available area from the mobile shopping service server 150, and displays the data on the screen, and also displays event data such as coupons and rowing information. It is provided from the server 150. In addition, the vehicle terminal 160 receives the traffic information around the store from the mobile shopping service server 150 and displays it on the screen. In addition, the vehicle terminal 160 may deliver store event information such as a coupon to a user's mobile communication terminal through short-range communication such as Bluetooth and Zigbee.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 1, the mobile shopping service server 150 is a device that provides shopping information of a store to the customer terminal 120, the employee terminal 130, and the vehicle terminal 160, and the connection processing unit 151. ), A customer service unit 152, an employee service unit 153, an event DB 154, an access point (AP) DB 155, a store and product DB 156, and an inventory DB 157.

The event DB 154 stores coupons that can be used in the store, and event information that is performed in the store. The access point DB 155 stores identification information and location information of the access points installed in the store, and stores and goods DB. The item 156 stores a store layout chart for each item, a floor layout plan for each item, price information for each product item, and peripheral quote information for each product item, and the inventory DB 157 stores inventory information for each product item provided in the store.

The connection processor 151 connects and processes the customer terminal 120, the employee terminal 130, and the vehicle terminal 160, which are connected through the communication network 140. Although not shown in the drawing, the mobile shopping service server 150 may further include a member DB, and the access processing unit 151 may receive identification information (eg, ID and password or subscriber identification information such as IMSI) received from the access terminal. Access control is performed to the customer service unit 152 or the employee service unit 153 by classifying the access terminal in the member DB using the ().

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the connection processing unit 151 is connected to the in-store parking management system and the traffic information system for managing and transmitting road traffic information in real time through the communication network 140.

The customer service unit 152 provides a service for the customer terminal 120 and the vehicle terminal 160, that is, a customer visiting the store. The customer service unit 152 provides coupons or event information to the customer terminal 120 and the vehicle terminal 160 by referring to the event DB 154 and also requests a customer by referring to the store and product DB 156. Store floor maps, location information of specific products, and quotes for surroundings are provided. In addition, the customer service unit 152 provides waiting time information of the checkout counter in the store at the request of the customer.

In addition, the customer service unit 152 receives the parking information of the store from the in-store parking management system in real time when the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal 160 requests, the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal Based on the location of the 160, the parking information indicating the available parking area is provided to the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal 160.

In addition, the customer service unit 152 receives the traffic information of the road around the store from the traffic information system in real time, when the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal 160 requests, the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal ( 160) provides traffic information of the road around the store.

The employee service unit 153 provides a service for customer service to the employee terminal 130. The employee service unit 153 provides the coupon or event information to the employee terminal 130 with reference to the event DB 154 so that employees can inform the customer of the event information using the information. In addition, the employee service unit 153 refers to the store and product DB 156 to provide the employee layout 130 or the store layout of the floor requested by the employee, or the location information or price information of the specific product to the employee terminal 130, thereby allowing employees to serve customers. Let the shop guide you. In addition, the employee service unit 153 provides the employee terminal 130 with stock information of a specific product requested by the employee with reference to the inventory DB 157.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the customer terminal 120, the employee terminal 130, the vehicle terminal 160, and the mobile shopping service server 150 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a customer service unit of a customer terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the customer terminal 120 includes a connection management module 211, a purchase list management module 212, an event information management module 213, a checkout counter information management module 214, and store information management. Module 215 and product information management module 216.

The access management module 211 searches for neighboring access points 110-1,..., 110 -N through a WLAN card according to a user's input, and selects an access point 110 selected by the user from among the discovered access points. -1, ..., 110-N) is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140.

The purchase list management module 212 receives and stores a product purchase list desired to be purchased from the user, and also manages a product purchase list according to a signal input from the user, and provides a product location search menu and a peripheral price comparison menu. do.

When a product location search menu for a specific product is input from the user, the purchase list management module 212 transmits the specific product information to the product information management module 216 to request location information. Accordingly, the product information management module 216 acquires and displays the product position data indicating the position of the corresponding product on the screen. The product location data is preferably a store layout in which the current location of the user and the location of the product are displayed.

In addition, when the purchase price management module 212 receives a peripheral price comparison menu for a specific product of a product purchase list from a user, the specific product information is transmitted to the product information management module 216 to transmit the surrounding price information. request. Accordingly, the product information management module 216 obtains and displays the peripheral price information for the corresponding product on the screen.

When the event information management module 213 is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the access management module 211, an event including coupons and event information pushed by the mobile shopping service server 150 is provided. Receive data, store it, and display it on the screen.

The checkout information management module 214 requests the waiting time information of the checkout counter in the store from the mobile shopping service server 150 according to a user's input, receives the response, and displays the response on the screen. By displaying the waiting time information for each counter on the screen, the user can move to a non-crowded counter to speed up the calculation.

The store information management module 215 requests the layout of the entire store to the mobile shopping service server 150 according to the user's input, receives the layout of the entire store, displays it on the screen, or displays the store name input from the user. Send to the mobile shopping service server 150 receives a store layout showing the location of the store corresponding to the store name to display on the screen. The layout of the entire store or the store layout in which the location of the store is displayed includes the current location of the user.

When the product information management module 216 receives a specific product name from the user, the product information management module 216 transmits it to the mobile shopping service server 150 to request sales location information of the corresponding product, and receives map data indicating the location of the product in response thereto. Display on the screen. Here, the map data is preferably a store layout in which the location of the goods is displayed.

In addition, the product information management module 216 is linked with the purchase list management module 212 and transmits the product information received from the purchase list management module 212 to the mobile shopping service server 150 to sell the product location You can request information, receive map data, and display it on the screen. Here, the map data is preferably a store layout in which the location of the goods is displayed.

In addition, when the product information management module 216 receives a specific product name and the surrounding price inquiry input from the user, the product information is transmitted to the mobile shopping service server 150 to request the surrounding price information of the product, and in response thereto, Receive and display quote information on the screen.

In addition, the product information management module 216 in conjunction with the purchase list management module 212 transmits the product information received from the purchase list management module 212 to the mobile shopping service server 150 to quote the surrounding price of the product Information may be requested and surrounding price information may be received and displayed on the screen in response.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the customer service unit 152 of the mobile shopping service server 150, the location confirmation module 252, the store information providing module 253, the product information providing module 254, the checkout counter And an information processing module 255 and an event information providing module 256.

When the customer terminal 120 is connected, the location confirmation module 252 uses the information of the access point 110-1,..., 110 -N to which the corresponding customer terminal 120 is connected. The position of the customer terminal 120 or the vehicle terminal 160 is analyzed with reference to 155.

Preferably, the access point DB 155 stores identification information (for example, MAC address) and location coordinates for each access point, and when the customer terminal 120 accesses the mobile shopping service server 150, the neighboring accesses are stored. The identification information of the point is transmitted, and the location checking module 252 analyzes the location of the customer terminal 120 by checking the location coordinates corresponding to the identification information of the neighboring access point in the access point DB 155.

When the store information providing module 253 receives a request for a store layout (floor layout or total layout) from the customer terminal 120, the store information providing module 253 extracts a store layout from the store and product DB 156, and the location checking module 252. Indicated by the location of the analysis of the customer terminal 120 is transmitted to the customer terminal 120.

In addition, when the store information providing module 253 receives the location information request including the store name from the customer terminal 120, the store and product DB 156 stores the store by using the store name included in the received request. Checking the location, and displays the location of the confirmed store and the location of the customer terminal 120 analyzed by the positioning module 252 in the store layout diagram and transmits to the customer terminal 120.

When the product information providing module 254 receives a location information request including specific product information (for example, a brand name, etc.) from the customer terminal 120, the corresponding product is stored in the store and product DB 156 using the product information. Search for a sales location to sell, and display the sales location and the location of the customer terminal 120 analyzed by the location confirmation module 252 in the store layout to transmit to the customer terminal 120.

In addition, when the product information providing module 254 receives a request for surrounding price information including specific product information from the customer terminal 120, the surrounding price of the corresponding product in the store and the product DB 156 using the product information. The information is extracted and the surrounding quote information is transmitted to the customer terminal 120.

The checkout counter information processing module 255 receives the number of waiters at the checkout counter in real time from the checkout terminals of the checkout counter in the store, and calculates the waiting time for the checkout counter based on the received waitlist at the checkout counter. Also, when the checkout information processing module 255 receives the checkout information request from the customer terminal 120, the checkout information processing module 255 transmits the calculated waiting time for each checkout counter and the number of waiting persons to the customer terminal 120. The waiting time is calculated by multiplying the current waiting number by the average waiting time per person using the average waiting time per person.

Event information providing module 256, according to the notification of the connection processing unit 151, when the customer terminal 120 is initially connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 for the service, the coupon, event information in the event DB (154) Extract and transmit to the customer terminal 120, or when the customer terminal 120 receives a request for a coupon or event information for a specific product, the coupon, event information is extracted from the event DB 154 to the customer terminal 120 To send).

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an employee service unit of an employee terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 3, the employee terminal 130 includes a connection management module 311, an event information management module 312, a store information management module 313, a product information management module 314, and an inventory management module. 315.

The access management module 311 searches for neighboring access points 110-1,..., 110 -N through a WLAN card according to an employee's input, and selects an access point 110 selected by the employee from among the discovered access points. -1, ..., 110-N) is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140.

When the event information management module 312 is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the access management module 311, an event including coupons and event information that is pushed by the mobile shopping service server 150. Receive data, store it, and display it on the screen. Employees can use push coupons and event information to guide customers through the event.

The store information management module 313 requests the layout of the entire store to the mobile shopping service server 150 according to the employee's input, receives the layout of the store as a whole, displays it on the screen, or displays the store name input from the employee. Send to the mobile shopping service server 150 receives a store layout showing the location of the store corresponding to the store name to display on the screen. The store layout includes the employee's current location.

Therefore, when a customer visiting a store asks for the location of a specific store, the employee may easily guide the customer to the desired store by using a store layout indicating the current location and the location of the store the customer wants to go to.

When the product information management module 314 receives a specific product name from the employee, it is transmitted to the mobile shopping service server 150 to request sales location information of the corresponding product, and in response thereto, receives a store layout showing the location of the product. Display on the screen.

In addition, when the product information management module 314 receives a specific product name and the surrounding price inquiry input from the employee, the corresponding product name is transmitted to the mobile shopping service server 150 to request the surrounding price information of the corresponding product, and in response thereto, Receive and display quote information on the screen.

Employees can use the current location and location of the product shown in the map data to indicate the location of the product that the customer wants, and when the customer is dissatisfied with the high cost of a particular product, the current product can be sold nearby using the current price information. It can be cheaper than the same product to promote the customer's purchase of the product.

The inventory management module 315 includes an RFID reader or a barcode reader to read an RFID tag or barcode attached to a product in a store and transmit the RFID tag or barcode to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140. Request inventory information, and receive and display a response, that is, inventory information from the mobile shopping service server 150.

The employee said that all the goods displayed in the store were sold, so that when the customer requested the product, he would quickly check the current stock status, and if there was stock, he would immediately get the product to the customer. You can tell the facts to prevent customers from waiting unnecessarily.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 3, the employee service unit 153 of the mobile shopping service server 150 includes a location checking module 352, a store information providing module 353, a product information providing module 314, and an event. An information providing module 355 is included.

The location check module 352, when the employee terminal 130 is connected, access point DB (using the information of the access point (110-1, ..., 110-N) connected to the employee terminal 130 ( Referring to 155, the position of the employee terminal 130 is analyzed.

Preferably, the access point DB 155 stores the location coordinates for each access point, and the employee terminal 130 transmits the identification information of the neighboring access points when the mobile terminal 130 connects to the mobile shopping service server 150 and the location. The confirmation module 352 checks the position coordinates corresponding to the identification information of the neighboring access point in the access point DB 155 and determines the position of the employee terminal 130.

When the store information providing module 353 receives a request for a store layout (floor layout or entire layout) from the employee terminal 130, the store information providing module 353 extracts a store layout from the store and product DB 156, and the location confirmation module 352. Display the location of the employee terminal 130 analyzed in the) and transmits to the employee terminal (130).

In addition, when the store information providing module 353 receives the location information request including the store name from the employee terminal 130, the store and product DB 156 stores the store by using the store name included in the received request. Check the location, and displays the location of the confirmed store and the location of the employee terminal 130 analyzed by the location confirmation module 352 in the shop layout to transmit to the employee terminal 130.

When the product information providing module 354 receives a location information request including specific product information (for example, a brand name) from the employee terminal 130, the corresponding product is stored in the store and the product DB 156 using the product information. Search for a sales location to sell, and display the sales location and the location of the employee terminal 130 analyzed by the location confirmation module 352 in the store layout to transmit to the employee terminal 130.

In addition, when the product information providing module 354 receives a request for surrounding price information including specific product information from the employee terminal 130, the surrounding price of the corresponding product in the store and the product DB 156 using the product information. The information is extracted and the surrounding quote information is transmitted to the employee terminal 130.

The event information providing module 355 extracts coupons and event information from the event DB 154 and transmits them to the employee terminal 130 when the employee terminal 130 first accesses the mobile shopping service server 150 for service. Alternatively, when the employee terminal 130 receives a request for a coupon or event information for a specific product, the event terminal 154 extracts the coupon and event information from the event DB 154 and transmits it to the employee terminal 130.

4 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a customer service unit of a vehicle terminal and a mobile shopping service server according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the same reference numerals as those of FIG. 2 include all the functions of the corresponding components of FIG. 2, and thus descriptions thereof are omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 4, the vehicle terminal 160 includes a connection management module 411, a parking information management module 413, an event information management module 415, and a traffic information management module 417.

The access management module 411 searches for access points 110-1,..., 110 -N around the WLAN card according to a user's input, and selects an access point 110 selected by the user from among the discovered access points. -1, ..., 110-N) is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140.

The parking information management module 413 requests in-store parking information from the mobile shopping service server 150 to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140 according to a user's input, and responds to the parking information response from the mobile shopping service server 150. Receive. The parking information response is map data in which a parking available area is displayed on a parking lot layout map in a store.

When the event information management module 415 is connected to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the access management module 411, an event including coupons and event information that is pushed by the mobile shopping service server 150. Receive data, store it, and display it on the screen.

Although not illustrated in the drawing, the vehicle terminal 160 includes short-range communication means such as Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc., and stores in-store event information, coupons, and the like received by the event information management module 415. For example, it can be delivered to the mobile communication terminal. When the user does not have the customer terminal 120 described above and has a general mobile communication terminal, the user can receive coupons and event information from the vehicle terminal 160 to the mobile communication terminal and use the same in a store.

The traffic information management module 417 requests the traffic information around the store to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140 according to the user's input, and sends the traffic information response to the mobile shopping service server 150. Receive from The traffic information response is preferably map data in which traffic information around the shop is displayed.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 4, the customer service unit 152 of the mobile shopping service server 150 further includes a parking information providing module 451 and a traffic information providing module 453.

The parking information providing module 451 is connected to a parking management system operated in a store, and when a request for in-store parking information is received from the vehicle terminal 160, the parking information providing module 451 receives the in-store parking information from the parking management system and stores the received parking information. Transmit to vehicle terminal 160. The runner information in the store is preferably map data in which the parking available area is displayed on the parking lot arrangement diagram in the store.

The traffic information providing module 453 is connected to a road traffic information system, and when a traffic information request around a store is received from the vehicle terminal 160, the traffic information providing module 453 receives the traffic information around the store from the road traffic information system and transmits the received traffic information to the vehicle. Transmission to the terminal 160. The traffic information is preferably map data in which traffic information around a store is displayed.

In the embodiment with reference to FIG. 4 as described above, the customer visiting the store checks the parking information in the store and the traffic information around the store through the vehicle terminal 160 to easily park, and also places where traffic is not crowded. You can exit the store. In another embodiment, the parking information management module 413 and the traffic information management module 417 implemented in the vehicle terminal 160 may be mounted in the customer terminal 120 described with reference to FIG. 2. In this case, the customer may check the parking information and the traffic information through the customer terminal 120 which is a portable terminal instead of the vehicle terminal 160.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a shopping service to a customer visiting a store in the mobile shopping service providing system will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

5 is a signal flowchart illustrating a mobile shopping service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a customer who wants to visit a store and shops registers a list of products to be purchased in advance in the customer terminal 120. Therefore, the purchase list management module 212 of the customer terminal 120 receives and stores the information of the product to be purchased from the user (S501).

After creating a purchase list as described above, the customer visits the store, turns on the wireless LAN of the customer terminal 120, searches for the access points 110-1, ..., 110-N installed in the store, and among the discovered access points. One of the access points 110-1, ..., 110-N is selected and connected (S503). After connecting to the access point in this manner, the customer connects to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the communication network 140 through the customer terminal 120 (S505).

For example, when a dedicated application for mobile shopping is installed in the customer terminal 120, the customer drives the dedicated application, and the dedicated application simultaneously runs the connection management module 211 to access the access point ( 110-1, ..., 110-N) to display a list, connect to the access point selected by the customer and directly to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the connected access point and communication network 140. Connect.

As such, when the customer terminal 120 accesses the mobile shopping service server 150, the mobile shopping service server 150 extracts coupons and event information that can be used in the store from the event DB 154 and includes the information. The initial access screen is transmitted to the customer terminal 120 (S507). The customer may select a desired coupon from the initial access screen displayed on the customer terminal 120 and store it in the storage means in the terminal.

Thereafter, the customer displays a list of items to be purchased, that is, a purchase list, stored in the customer terminal 120, selects any one of the products, and selects a product location inquiry menu (S509). Accordingly, the customer terminal 120 transmits a product location information request message including the information of the selected product to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the access point and the communication network (S511).

The mobile shopping service server 150 first analyzes the location of the customer terminal 120 in response to the product location information request message (S513). The mobile shopping service server 150 uses the information of the access point to which the customer terminal 120 is connected to retrieve the corresponding location coordinates from the access point DB 155 and retrieves the location coordinates of the customer terminal 120. For example, the location coordinates may be retrieved from the access point DB 155 by using the information of the access points signaled to the customer terminal 120 or combined with the location coordinates. The center of gravity is determined as the position of the customer terminal 120.

After analyzing the location of the customer terminal 120, the mobile shopping service server 150 searches the store and product DB (156) for the location where the customer sells the product requested for location search, the location of the searched product and the customer The shop layout diagram indicating the location of the terminal 120, that is, the product location map data based on the customer location is transmitted to the customer terminal 120 (S515).

Upon receiving the product location map data, the customer terminal 120 displays the product location map data on the screen. Therefore, the customer can see the location map data of the product, the location of the desired product can be easily moved to the location.

On the other hand, the customer needs to check whether the price of the product is appropriate when purchasing the product in the store. Accordingly, the customer selects a product from the purchase list displayed on the customer terminal 120 and then selects a peripheral price inquiry menu to request peripheral price information on the product, or to directly check the price on the customer terminal 120. To request the surrounding quotes for the product. Accordingly, the customer terminal 120 transmits a peripheral price inquiry request including the product information to the mobile shopping service server 150 (S517).

As the mobile shopping service server 150 receives the request for inquiry of the surrounding price, the mobile shopping service server 150 searches the surrounding price information of the corresponding product in the store and the product DB 156 (S519), and searches the searched surrounding price information through the communication network 140. The client terminal 120 transmits the data to the customer terminal 120 (S521). The customer terminal 120 displays the peripheral price information of the received product on the screen (S523). Therefore, customers can easily determine whether the price of goods sold in the store is reasonable compared to the surroundings.

Through this process, customers who shop in the store must go to the checkout to calculate the purchased product. However, in general, a large store has a large number of checkout counters, and the number of waiters is different for each checkout counter. Therefore, the customer selects a checkout information information menu from the customer terminal 120 to check the fast checkout counter, and thus the customer terminal 120 transmits the request for the checkout information to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140. (S525).

The mobile shopping service server 150 calculates the waiting time for each checkout counter according to the number of waiters received in real time from the checkout terminal of the checkout counter in the store as the request for the checkout information is received and the customer terminal calculates the waiting time information for each checkout counter. Transmit to step 120 (S529). The waiting time is calculated by multiplying the current waiting number by the average waiting time per person using the average waiting time per person.

Therefore, the store side can appropriately induce customers to the checkout counter, and the customer can find the checkout counter that can be calculated faster.

6 is a signal flowchart illustrating a mobile shopping service providing method according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, a customer who visits a vehicle in a store enters a parking lot of the store. The customer turns on the wireless LAN in the vehicle terminal 160 mounted on the vehicle, for example, the navigation terminal, searches for the access points 110-1, ..., 110-N installed in the store, and selects any one of the found access points. Access points 110-1, ..., 110-N are selected and connected (S603). After connecting to the access point in this way, the customer connects to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the communication network 140 via the vehicle terminal 160 (S605).

For example, when a dedicated application for mobile shopping is installed in the vehicle terminal 160, the customer drives the dedicated application, and the dedicated application executes the connection management module 411 simultaneously with the access point 110. -1, ..., 110-N) to display a list, connect to the access point selected by the customer, and connect to the mobile shopping service server 150 via the connected access point and communication network 140 directly. do.

As such, when the vehicle terminal 160 accesses the mobile shopping service server 150, the mobile shopping service server 150 extracts coupons and event information that can be used in the store from the event DB 154 and includes the information. The initial access screen is transmitted to the vehicle terminal 160 (S607). The customer may select a desired coupon from the initial access screen displayed on the vehicle terminal 160 and store it in the storage means in the terminal.

The customer then checks the parking information to park the vehicle in the in-store parking lot. That is, the customer selects the parking information inquiry menu in the vehicle terminal 160, and accordingly, the vehicle terminal 160 transmits the in-store parking information request to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140 (S607). ).

The mobile shopping service server 150 receiving the parking information request first analyzes the location of the vehicle terminal 160 (S609). The mobile shopping service server 150 uses the information of the access point to which the vehicle terminal 160 is connected, searches for a corresponding position coordinate in the access point DB 155, and retrieves the position coordinate of the vehicle terminal 160. For example, the location coordinates may be retrieved from the access point DB 155 by using the information of the access points that are determined by the vehicle terminal 160, or may be combined with the location coordinates. The center of gravity is determined as the position of the vehicle terminal 160.

After analyzing the location of the vehicle terminal 160, the mobile shopping service server 150 is connected to a parking management system operated in a store to receive in-store parking information from the parking management system, and based on the location of the vehicle terminal 160. In step S613, the parking available area is identified and the map data indicating the available parking area is displayed to the vehicle terminal 160. The map data is preferably map data in which a parking available area is displayed on a parking lot layout map in a store.

As such, the vehicle terminal 160 receiving the map data including the parking information displays the map data on the screen (S615). The customer can easily park by viewing the map data displayed on the vehicle terminal 160 and moving to the parking available area.

On the other hand, customers who have finished shopping at the store go to the vehicle to go out, usually large stores have multiple exits, each direction is different direction. For the convenience of customers, exits are provided for each traffic direction. Thus, there may be an exit on the side of the road with heavy traffic, and conversely, there may be an exit on the side of the road without heavy traffic.

To check this, the customer connects to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the access point in the vehicle terminal 160 through the access point as shown in step S601, and then selects the surrounding traffic information confirmation menu in the vehicle terminal 160, and accordingly The vehicle terminal 160 transmits the neighboring traffic information request to the mobile shopping service server 150 through the communication network 140 (S617).

The mobile shopping service server 150 is connected to a road traffic information system to receive traffic information around a store from the road traffic information system or to extract already stored traffic information and transmit it to the vehicle terminal 160 (S619). , S621). The traffic information is preferably map data in which traffic information around a store is displayed.

Therefore, the customer visiting the store can easily park by checking the parking information in the store and the traffic information around the store through the vehicle terminal 160, and can also exit the store through the place where the traffic is not crowded. In the embodiment with reference to FIG. 6, although the request and reception of the parking information and the traffic information are described in the vehicle terminal 160, the parking information and the traffic information can also be confirmed through the customer terminal 120.

The method of the present invention as described above may be embodied as a program and stored in a computer-readable recording medium (such as a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, or a magneto-optical disk).

While the specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the scope of the claims. In addition, the features described in the individual embodiments herein may be combined and implemented in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described herein in a single embodiment may be implemented in various embodiments individually or in a suitable subcombination.

It is to be understood that, although the operations have been described in a particular order in the figures, it should be understood that such operations are performed in a particular order as shown, or that a series of sequential orders, or all described operations, . In some circumstances, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. It should also be understood that the division of various system components in the above embodiments does not require such distinction in all embodiments. The above-described program components and systems can generally be implemented as a single software product or as a package in multiple software products.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings.

110: access point 120: customer terminal
130: employee terminal 160: vehicle terminal
140: communication network 150: mobile shopping service server
152: customer service department 153: employee service department

Claims (11)

A mobile shopping service apparatus for providing a mobile shopping service to a customer terminal connected through an access point of a local area network installed in a store,
Storage means for storing location information, store layout, product information, and parking lot layout for each access point;
Location checking means for confirming a location of the customer terminal by referring to the storage means by using information of an access point to which the customer terminal is connected;
Store information providing means for extracting a store arrangement map from the storage means to display the location of the customer terminal identified in the location checking means and providing the location to the customer terminal through the access point;
When receiving the location information request for a specific product from the customer terminal, the location of the corresponding product is confirmed in the storage means, the location of the confirmed product and the location of the customer terminal confirmed in the location checking means in the store layout Product information providing means for displaying and providing the information to the customer terminal through the access point; And
When receiving a parking information request from the customer terminal connected through the access point of the local area network installed in the parking lot, parking information providing means for extracting the parking lot layout from the storage means to display the parking available area to provide to the customer terminal; Mobile shopping service device that includes. The method of claim 1,
Receiving a checkout information request from the customer terminal, checkout counter information processing means for providing the checkout information, including the number of waiters and estimated waiting time information in each store in the store to the customer terminal through the access point; Mobile shopping service device. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The product information providing means,
The mobile shopping service apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the neighboring price information request for a specific product is received from the customer terminal, the surrounding price information of the corresponding product is queried by the storage means and provided to the customer terminal. delete The method of claim 1,
The parking information providing means,
Mobile shopping service device, characterized in that provided by displaying the location of the customer terminal confirmed by the positioning means in the parking lot arrangement. In the mobile shopping service server of a communication network, a method for providing a mobile shopping service using an access point of a short-range communication installed in a parking lot and a store,
A parking information request receiving step of receiving a parking information request from a customer terminal connected through an access point of a local area network installed in a parking lot;
A parking information providing step of extracting a parking lot arrangement map from a storage unit to display a parking available area and providing the same to the customer terminal;
A store information request receiving step of receiving a store information request from a customer terminal;
A positioning step of confirming a location of the customer terminal by using information of an access point to which the customer terminal is connected; And
And a store information providing step of extracting a layout of a store from a storage unit and displaying a location of the identified customer terminal and providing the confirmed store terminal to the customer terminal through the access point. The method according to claim 6,
Receiving a product information request for receiving a location information request for a specific product from the customer terminal; And
Confirming the location of the requested product of the location information and displaying the location of the confirmed product and the location of the confirmed customer terminal on the store layout to provide the product information to the customer terminal through the access point; How to provide mobile shopping services. The method according to claim 6 or 7,
A checkout information request receiving step for receiving a checkout information request from the customer terminal; And
And providing information about the counter at the checkout counter, including information on the number of waiters and estimated waiting time in the store, to the client terminal through the access point. In a communication terminal receiving a shopping service by accessing a mobile shopping service server through an access point of a local area network installed in a parking lot and a store,
Parking information management means for requesting the parking information to the mobile shopping service server through the access point and receiving and displaying a parking lot arrangement diagram indicating a parking available area from the mobile shopping service server in response thereto;
Store information management means for requesting store information from the mobile shopping service server through the access point, and receiving and displaying a store arrangement diagram indicating a current location of a communication terminal from the mobile shopping service server in response thereto; And
Requesting location information on a specific product from the mobile shopping service server through the access point, and receiving and displaying a store layout diagram indicating the current location of the communication terminal and the location of the specific product from the mobile shopping service server in response thereto. Communication information comprising; product information management means. The method of claim 9,
Checkout counter information management means for requesting information on the checkout counter in the store through the access point, and receiving and displaying checkout counter information including the waiting number and estimated waiting time information from the mobile shopping service server in response thereto. Communication terminal further comprising. 11. The method according to claim 9 or 10,
When the user selects and stores a list of products to purchase from the user and selects a location confirmation menu for any one of the products listed in the product list, the product information management means delivers the information of the product to request the location information. Communication management terminal further comprising; list management means.

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