KR101236508B1 - Online system and method for supporting an exposition - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An online exhibition supporting system and a method thereof are provided to allow a participating company and a participant to coordinate and confirm meeting schedules in an exhibition in advance, thereby allowing the participating company to focus on consultation with a buyer. CONSTITUTION: A member registration unit(141) receives the interest category information of a plurality of participating companies and a plurality of participants. An exhibition participation registration unit(142) accepts exhibition participation applications and stores the exhibition participation history of each participating company. An exhibition visit registration unit(143) accepts exhibition visit applications of a plurality of participants and stores the exhibition visit history of each participant. [Reference numerals] (110) Participating company terminal; (120) Visitor terminal; (130) Manager terminal; (140) Exhibition supporting system; (141) Member registration unit; (142) Exhibition participation registration unit; (143) Exhibition visit registration unit; (144) Business partner matching unit; (145) Database; (150) Internet

Description

Online exhibition support system and method {online system and method for supporting an exposition}

The present invention relates to a system and a method for supporting an exhibition, and more particularly, to register and process an entry and an observer's application for an off-line exhibition online and to register and process the exhibitor and an observer's business partner at the offline exhibition. The present invention relates to an online exhibition support system and a method for scheduling a meeting with an employee in advance.

As the development of the industry evolves, new technologies and new products are being developed like a bamboo shoot, and each company strives to promote these new technologies and new products more effectively and increase the opportunity to conclude sales contracts with buyers (buyers). have. As part of this effort, the exhibition will be held off-line to showcase new technologies and new products by joining companies in similar industries, giving the exhibitors the opportunity to contact more buyers and the exhibitor's products and technologies. The opportunity to meet.

Visitors to the exhibition can be divided into buyers who are interested in understanding the latest trends in a particular technology or product, or purchasing large quantities of the exhibited technology or items, and general public as potential customers. It is also important to have more visitors visit for the success of these exhibitions, but increase the number of consultations between exhibitors and buyers by increasing the visit rate of buyers and buyers who are interested in the flagship products of the exhibitors rather than the general public. It is of utmost importance to ensure that large deals are completed.

However, the current exhibition hosting system generally requires observers to register for the exhibition before or on the day of the exhibition, but the pre-registered observer is interested in the exhibitor or the industry which participated in the exhibition. It is not known whether the observer is a public or a buyer.

Due to this current system, exhibitor officials only passively explain the exhibitor and its technology or products to visitors who visit their booths. There is a problem that can rarely do the marketing to select a consultation to close the deal.

The object of the present invention, which is made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, is to apply and receive an online application for an exhibitor and an observer for an off-line exhibition, and to process the exhibitor's entry technology or products ( Exhibitors who match each other's interests in advance based on the exhibition contents), the exhibition attendance history and the observer's interest category and the exhibition visit history, and can pre-schedule meetings with the matched business partners. To provide an online exhibition support system and method.

Online exhibition support system according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a member registration unit for receiving the interest category information of a number of exhibitors and a number of observers,

An exhibition participation registration unit configured to receive an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors and store the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;

An exhibition visitor registration unit for accepting a plurality of observers from the exhibition and storing the visitor details of each visitor;

Extracting a list of recommended exhibitors corresponding to each observer and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor based on the interests and exhibitions of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors It is provided to each observer and exhibitors, and characterized in that it includes a business partner matching unit for matching the meeting schedule in the exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor.

In addition, the online exhibition support method according to the invention, the first step in which the exhibition support system receives the interest category information of a plurality of exhibitors and a plurality of observers;

A second step in which the exhibition support system receives an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors after the first step and stores the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;

A third step in which the exhibition support system receives the application for the visit of the plurality of observers after the first step and stores details of the visits of each observer;

After the second and third stages, the exhibition support system recommends exhibitors corresponding to each observer based on the interests and exhibition visit details of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors. And extracting a list and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor and providing it to each observer and exhibitor, and including a fourth step of matching a meeting schedule at an exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor. do.

As described above, according to the present invention, an exhibitor (seller) and an observer (buyer) whose interest categories match the exhibition contents (exhibition technology or exhibited product) are matched as business partners, and exhibitors and observers matched as business partners are matched. By coordinating and confirming the site meeting schedule in advance, exhibitors can focus on consulting with buyers, and buyers can obtain detailed information about exhibit contents from exhibitor representatives. There is an effect that the closing rate of human transactions can be increased.

1 is a block diagram showing an online exhibition support system according to the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating an online exhibition support method according to the present invention.
3 is an operational flow diagram illustrating a meeting schedule matching process at any observer and exhibitor exhibition in accordance with the present invention.

Hereinafter, an online exhibition support system and method according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the present invention, the 'terminal' includes not only all the terminals capable of wired Internet such as personal client computers, laptops, and post PCs, but also all communication terminals such as mobile phones, smartphones, PDAs, etc., which are wireless internet capable. Participation in the exhibition in the present invention means exhibiting technology, services or goods in the exhibition, and visit means visiting the exhibition hall and viewing the exhibited technology, services or goods. The technology, services or goods that are exhibited at the exhibition are called the exhibition contents.

1 is a block diagram showing an online exhibition support system according to the present invention.

The exhibitor terminal 110, the observer terminal 120, the manager terminal 130, and the exhibition support system 140 are connected through the communication network 150. The exhibitor terminal 110 refers to a terminal logged into the exhibition support system 140 using an account of the exhibitor representative. Observer terminal 120 refers to a terminal logged into the exhibition support system 140 with the observer's account. The manager terminal 130 refers to a terminal logged into the exhibition support system 140 with an account of the manager who is conducting the exhibition.

Typically, exhibitor representatives and observers each access the exhibition support system 140 of the present invention using a terminal to register and create an account. Participant representatives and observers, when registering as a member to the exhibition support system 140, set the ID and password, and specify personal information, company information and interests. This interest category is divided into six major and 21 minor categories. The exhibition support system 140 selects three interests among 21 sub-categories when the exhibitor representative and the observer join the membership. The interest category classification table is shown in Table 1 below.

Industrial Technology / Machine Chemical / Environment / Energy, Building / Construction, Trade / Marketing, Machinery / Textiles / Distribution Digital / home appliances Video / audio / communication / office equipment, digital / camera / electronic devices,
Computers / Games / Peripherals, Life / Seasonal Appliances / Kitchen Appliances Education / Book Toys / education / board games, character licensing, domestic / overseas books, preschool books Art / Culture / Leisure Leisure / health / diet goods, car goods, sports goods Food / distribution / promotion Food / Household Items, Health / Functional Foods, Promotional / Office Supplies Life / Design Interior / Design, Living / Household Goods, Child Care / Baby Goods

Of course, these interest category categories can be deleted, changed, or added, and the number of interests selected during membership registration can be changed. In addition, it is possible to change the field of interest in the correction of member information.

When the exhibitor manager requests the exhibition participation application by accessing the exhibition support system 140 using the exhibitor terminal 110, the exhibition support system 140 transmits the exhibition participation application screen to the exhibitor terminal 110. do.

The application screen for participation in this exhibition includes information on participation application, area allocation regulations, management regulations, risk-bearing regulations, cancellation / change regulations, payment terms, and agreement terms, and basic company information (company name, representative, company type, size). , Address, Exhibit, Representative) field, Exhibit Contents by Interest Category, Company Introduction & Exhibit Booklet (Directory Posting Information) Registration Field, Booth (Booth Type, Standard, Unit Price) and Additional Facilities (Telephone, Internet, Electricity) Include an information field.

In addition, the exhibition support system 140 provides an online payment service to the exhibitor terminal 110, and provides an additional payment environment according to a payment information input environment, a payment method selection environment, a payment confirmation, and an optional facility selection.

In addition, the exhibition support system 140 provides the My Page screen to the exhibitor terminal 110, through the My Page, the exhibitor terminal 110 to create and query other applications, modify personal information, query the results of the exhibition application and You can cancel the application, check payment details, print receipts, and manage schedules (D-day alarms) at participating exhibitions. The other applications mentioned above additionally describe the directory paid advertisement, whether to handle dangerous goods, whether or not to carry out their own construction work, whether to carry heavy goods, display of bonded goods, and the number of passes issued.

The exhibition support system 140 transmits exhibition participation application information collected from a plurality of exhibitor terminals to the manager terminal 130. The exhibition progress manager confirms the application for participation in the exhibition through the manager terminal 130, checks the application details and payment details for each exhibitor, and approves or rejects the participation of the exhibitor. Subsequently, the exhibition participation approval result for the corresponding exhibitor of the manager terminal 130 is transmitted to the corresponding exhibitor terminal 110 through the exhibition support system 140.

Exhibitor terminals approved to participate in the exhibition can receive from the exhibition support application service to post-payment services such as issuing tax invoices through the exhibition support system 140, and the exhibition details of the participating companies are stored in a database.

Afterwards, the exhibition manager and the representatives of the exhibitor will discuss the booth location, number, and discount rate through offline contact. According to the result of the discussion, the manager of the exhibition can modify the relevant items in the application form through the manager's terminal. In this case, the exhibitor terminal can inquire about the modified item.

The exhibition manager can download the data sheet for each exhibition, view and change the application form for each exhibition, set the deadline and registration method for each application, view the application registration status of the exhibition, view the application history for each exhibitor, and approve the unapproved application. You can search the list, approve the exhibition, and change the conditions of the exhibition.

The exhibition support system 140 receives the interest category information of a plurality of exhibitors and a plurality of observers, performs a membership registration process, and stores the plurality of exhibitors information and the plurality of observers information, respectively, in a database 145. Member registration unit 141 to store in the exhibition, the exhibition participation registration unit that receives and approves the exhibition participation application including the exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors, and stores the exhibition participation details of the exhibitors in the database 145 (142), the exhibition observer registration unit 143 for accepting and processing the application for the visit of the plurality of observers and storing the visitor's exhibition history in the database 145, and the interests and exhibition history of the plurality of observers And responding to the observers based on the exhibition contents and exhibition details of the multiple exhibitors. Is a business that extracts a list of recommended exhibitors, extracts a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor, provides them to each observer and exhibitor, and matches the schedule of meetings in the exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor. Partner matching unit 144 is included.

When the business partner matching unit 144 requests an on-site meeting with any exhibitor from any observer terminal, the business partner matching unit 144 notifies the manager terminal 130 of the request, and if the on-site meeting is approved from the manager terminal 130, The site meeting is notified to the requested exhibitor terminal, and if approved by the exhibitor, the meeting schedule of the site meeting is determined.

In addition, when the business partner matching unit 144 requests a site meeting with any observer from any exhibitor terminal, the business partner matching unit 144 notifies the manager terminal 130 of the request contents, and the field meeting from the manager terminal 130 is performed. If approved, the on-site meeting is notified to the requested observer terminal, and upon approval from the on-site meeting, the meeting schedule of the on-site meeting is determined.

2 is a flowchart illustrating an online exhibition support method according to the present invention.

The exhibition support system performs the registration process for a large number of exhibitors and a number of observers, with ID, password, personal information, company information and interest categories for a number of exhibitors and a number of observers. Collect the information (S21). Interest categories fall into six major and 21 minor categories.

Next, the exhibition support system receives the application for participation in the exhibition from a plurality of exhibitors, in which case the exhibition contents are input from the plurality of exhibitors (S22). Participants in charge of the exhibitor will be informed of the terms and conditions of the application, area allocation regulations, management regulations, risk-related regulations, cancellation / change regulations, payment terms, and agreement agreements, and basic company information (company name, representative, company type, size, address). , Exhibitor, person in charge) field, exhibition content field by interest category, company introduction and exhibit introduction booklet (directory publication information) registration field, booth (boot type, size, unit price) and auxiliary facilities (telephone, internet, electricity) use information field Fill out the application form for the exhibition, including the application to the exhibition support system. The exhibition support system provides the manager terminal with the received application details of the exhibition, and permits the exhibitors of the exhibitors approved by the manager terminal.

Next, the exhibition support system receives an application for exhibition from a plurality of observers (S23).

The exhibition support system includes a list of recommended exhibitors corresponding to each observer and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor based on the interests and exhibition visits of the multiple observers, the exhibition contents of the exhibitors, and the details of the exhibition participation. Extract and provide to each observer and exhibitors (S24).

In addition, the exhibition support system matches and schedules a meeting schedule at an exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor (S25).

3 is an operational flowchart illustrating a meeting schedule matching process (S25) at an exhibition between any observer and exhibitor according to the present invention.

First, the business partner matching unit of the exhibition support system extracts a list of recommended exhibitors for each observer based on the observer's interests and exhibition details and the exhibition contents and exhibition details of a plurality of exhibitors and provides them to the observers. . Meanwhile, the business partner matching unit extracts a list of recommended observers for each exhibitor based on the interests and exhibition visits of a plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the exhibitors (S31). ).

The observer who received the list of recommended exhibitors from the exhibition support system or the representative of the exhibitor who received the list of recommended observers each selects a part of the list as the list of interested exhibitors or the list of interested observers by using the terminal. The terminal receives a list of interested exhibitors and a list of interested observers from the terminal or the exhibitor terminal (S32).

When an on-site meeting with any exhibitor is requested from an observer terminal or an on-site meeting with an observer from any exhibitor terminal is requested (S33), the business partner matching unit requests the on-site meeting to the on-site meeting request screen. Outputs (S34). This field meeting request screen includes an observer or exhibitor information field requesting a field meeting, an exhibitor or observer information field requested for a field meeting, a desired meeting schedule check box, and a counseling purpose field. This field meeting request screen may be implemented to automatically enter observer or exhibitor information.

When the field meeting request is received from the terminal requesting the field meeting (S35), the business partner matching unit transmits the received field meeting request to the manager terminal (S36). The manager inquires the received meeting meeting request through the terminal and judges the authenticity of the meeting meeting request based on the information of the observer or exhibitor who requested the meeting and the purpose of the consultation. Determine whether to approve the application. The manager may approve the meeting request after adjusting the desired meeting schedule.

The business partner matching unit transmits the received field meeting application to the counterpart terminal when the manager approval is obtained for the field meeting application (S37). In operation S38, the business partner matching unit may notify not only the counterpart terminal but also a telephone or an e-mail regarding the received field meeting application details.

When the business partner matching unit obtains approval from the counterpart terminal for the field meeting application (S39), the site meeting schedule is determined at the exhibition and transmitted to the corresponding exhibitor and the observer and the manager terminal (S40).

Each exhibitor's terminal and observer's terminal can view and modify the list of interested observers and the list of interested exhibitors, and view and manage their own field meeting matching lists, respectively, list of approved field meeting requests, list of pending field meeting requests, and approvals. You can view and manage the rejected field meeting request list and the canceled field meeting request list after approval, schedule the meeting schedule, and search various statistical information.

The manager's terminal performs company management and exhibition hall management. The manager terminal can query the field meeting matching status of all the exhibitors and observers at the exhibition, search and approve the pending field meeting application, and search various statistical information.

The technical spirit of the present invention has been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but this is by way of example only for describing the best embodiment of the present invention and not for limiting the present invention. In addition, it is a matter of course that various modifications and variations are possible without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

110: exhibitor terminal 120: observer terminal
130: manager terminal 140: exhibition support system
141: Member Registration 142: Exhibition Participation Register
143: Visitor registration register 144: Business partner matching section
145: database 150: communication network

Claims (6)

delete Member registration unit that receives the interest category information of a number of exhibitors and a number of observers,
An exhibition participation registration unit configured to receive an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors and store the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;
An exhibition visitor registration unit for accepting a plurality of observers from the exhibition and storing the visitor details of each visitor;
Extracting a list of recommended exhibitors corresponding to each observer and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor based on the interests and exhibitions of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors It provides to each observer and exhibitors and includes a business partner matching unit that matches the schedule of meetings in the exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor,
The business partner matching unit notifies the manager terminal of the field meeting request contents when an on-site meeting with any participating company is requested from any observer terminal, and the on-site meeting request contents when the on-site meeting request contents are approved from the manager terminal. And notifying the exhibitor terminal requesting the on-site meeting, and confirming a meeting schedule of the on-site meeting when the content of the on-site meeting request is approved by the on-site meeting requested exhibitor. Member registration unit that receives the interest category information of a number of exhibitors and a number of observers,
An exhibition participation registration unit configured to receive an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors and store the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;
An exhibition visitor registration unit for accepting a plurality of observers from the exhibition and storing the visitor details of each visitor;
Extracting a list of recommended exhibitors corresponding to each observer and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor based on the interests and exhibitions of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors It provides to each observer and exhibitors and includes a business partner matching unit that matches the schedule of meetings in the exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor,
The business partner matching unit notifies the manager terminal of the field meeting request contents when an on-site meeting with any observer is requested from any exhibitor terminal, and the on-site meeting request contents when the on-site meeting request is approved from the manager terminal. The on-site exhibition support system, characterized in that to notify the observer terminal requesting the field meeting, and confirms the meeting schedule of the field meeting when the content of the field meeting request is approved by the observer requested the field meeting. delete The first step in which the exhibition support system receives the interest category information of a plurality of exhibitors and a plurality of observers;
A second step in which the exhibition support system receives an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors after the first step and stores the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;
A third step in which the exhibition support system receives the application for the visit of the plurality of observers after the first step and stores details of the visits of each observer;
After the second and third stages, the exhibition support system recommends exhibitors corresponding to each observer based on the interests and exhibition visit details of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors. A fourth step of extracting a list and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor and providing it to each observer and exhibitors, and matching a meeting schedule at an exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor,
In the fourth step, if the exhibition support system requests a site meeting with any participating company from any visitor terminal, the site meeting request is notified to the manager terminal, and the site meeting request is approved by the manager terminal. When the field meeting request information is notified to the exhibitor terminal requesting the field meeting request, and if the field meeting request content is approved from the exhibitor requested the field meeting, the meeting schedule of the field meeting is determined How to apply for an online exhibition. The first step in which the exhibition support system receives the interest category information of a plurality of exhibitors and a plurality of observers;
A second step in which the exhibition support system receives an exhibition participation application including exhibition content information of the plurality of exhibitors after the first step and stores the exhibition participation details of each exhibitor;
A third step in which the exhibition support system receives the application for the visit of the plurality of observers after the first step and stores details of the visits of each observer;
After the second and third stages, the exhibition support system recommends exhibitors corresponding to each observer based on the interests and exhibition visit details of the plurality of observers and the exhibition contents and exhibition participation details of the plurality of exhibitors. A fourth step of extracting a list and a list of recommended observers corresponding to each exhibitor and providing it to each observer and exhibitors, and matching a meeting schedule at an exhibition between any observer and any exhibitor,
In the fourth step, when the exhibition support system requests an on-site meeting with an observer from any exhibitor terminal, the on-site meeting request is notified to the manager terminal, and the on-site meeting request is approved by the manager terminal. When the on-site meeting request contents are notified to the observer terminal requested for the on-site meeting, and the on-site meeting request contents are approved by the on-site meeting requestor, the on-site exhibition of the on-site meeting is determined. How to apply.

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