KR101560728B1 - System and method for providing service based beacon wireless communications - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing a service according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: a manager terminal receiving an input of a workflow from a manager; a service device receiving the workflow from the manager terminal; and a consumer terminal which receives beacon information including beacon identification information from a beacon, and transmits the beacon identification information to the service device. The service device transmits the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal, and the consumer terminal works depending on the workflow.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE BASED BEACON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service providing system using beacons, and more particularly, to a system for providing contents and services according to a workflow set by an administrator based on beacon wireless communication.

With the advancement of network technology and the spread of smartphones, the mobile terminals that are owned by the users are used as a medium to connect online and offline, and various kinds of event information and discounts are provided to increase the sales of the offline stores Is emerging.

In particular, it is important for customers to know their exact location and provide relevant information not only inside the store but also within the store.

A beacon is a terminal that exchanges information with a terminal by utilizing frequencies of a non-audible range such as Bluetooth or a human being. When a customer having a mobile terminal such as a smart phone or a tablet enters the coverage, .

The present invention comprises a delta package for update of each application installed in a mobile terminal, and an integrated delta package for updating a plurality of applications is generated and provided.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: an administrator terminal that receives a workflow from an administrator; A service device for receiving the workflow from the administrator terminal; And a consumer terminal for receiving the beacon information including the beacon identification information from the beacon and transmitting the beacon identification information to the service device, wherein the service device transmits the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer To the terminal, and the consumer terminal performs an operation according to the workflow.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system comprising: a communication interface connected to an administrator terminal and a consumer terminal through a communication network to transmit and receive data; A memory for storing predetermined commands for providing a service; And a processor for providing a service to the consumer terminal according to the command; The method comprising: receiving a workflow from the administrator terminal; Receiving beacon identification information from the consumer terminal; And transmitting a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal; The service apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a communication system comprising: a communication interface connected to a service device through a communication network to transmit and receive data; A beacon interface for receiving a beacon signal from one or more beacons; A memory for storing a predetermined command for providing a service using a beacon; And a processor for providing a service using a beacon in accordance with the instruction, the method comprising: receiving the beacon signal from one or more beacons; Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal to the service apparatus; Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device; And performing a work corresponding to the workflow.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a service, the method comprising: receiving a workflow from an administrator terminal; Receiving beacon identification information from a consumer terminal; And transmitting a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal; A service providing method is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a service by a consumer terminal, comprising: receiving a beacon signal from one or more beacons; Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal to a service apparatus; Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device; And performing an operation corresponding to the workflow; A service providing method is provided.

The present invention can provide a beacon service according to a workflow set by a manager of a store in which a user is located.

In addition, the present invention can prevent unnecessary traffic from occurring by providing only the beacon service related to the store where the user is located.

Also, the present invention can accurately identify a store where a terminal is located by using a beacon.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a beacon service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting up a store of a consumer terminal by a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is a view illustrating two stores where beacons are installed in a beacon service enhancement system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a distance between a consumer terminal and a beacon in a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, numerals (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, in this specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In order to facilitate a thorough understanding of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used for the same means regardless of the number of the drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a service providing system includes a beacon 110, a consumer terminal 120, and a service device 130. The consumer terminal 120, the service device 130 and the administrator terminal 140, which will be described below, include a processor and a memory, store instructions for performing the processes described below in the memory, And a process of providing a service. In addition, the consumer terminal 120 and the service device 130 may have a communication interface and transmit / receive signals to / from each other through a communication network. In addition, the consumer terminal 120 may include a beacon interface for receiving signals from the beacon.

The beacon 110 transmits a beacon signal to the consumer terminal 120 using a wireless communication protocol such as Bluetooth. At this time, the beacon signal may include identification information of the beacon 110 (hereinafter, referred to as beacon identification information). At this time, the identification information is information that can distinguish the beacon 110 from the beacon. The service providing system of the present invention may include one or more beacons 110 per store.

The consumer terminal 120 receives the beacon signal from the beacon 110 and transmits the beacon identification information included in the beacon signal and the terminal identification information, which is the identification information of the consumer terminal 120, to the service device 130. The consumer terminal 120 receives a workflow from the service device 130. At this time, the workflow is information including entry rule information, beacon list, task identification information, store identification information, and repeat attribute information. The entry rule information includes conditions for the consumer terminal 120 to determine whether the terminal is located in an area for providing a beacon service according to the workflow (hereinafter, referred to as an object area) The entry rule information includes a reference signal strength and a reference interval time. The reference signal strength is a predetermined signal strength. The reference interval The time interval is a predetermined interval time. The interval time means a time required until the next beacon signal is received after the consumer terminal 120 receives one beacon signal. Information that includes identification information of all beacons. At this time, the workflow may be information set for one or more beacons For example, if the workflow is set for two beacons, the beacon list may be information including beacon identification information for the two beacons. And gate attribute information indicating that at least one of the beacons is located at the gate of the terminal 120. The task identification information is information for identifying the task information. For example, the task information is information indicating a preset task such as a product promotion information display, a task coupon reception, a product comparison description display, a goods settlement execution, a point automatic accumulation, etc. The task corresponding to the task information is described in detail It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made in addition to one operation. The repeat attribute information indicates the number of times the task can be repeatedly performed according to the corresponding workflow. For example, if the repeat attribute information is 2, after the work according to the corresponding work flow is completed When the consumer terminal 120 enters the target area again, the consumer terminal 120 may perform the work according to the workflow again. If the repeat attribute information is 1, if the consumer terminal 120 enters the target area again after the work according to the work flow is completed, the consumer terminal 120 no longer performs the work according to the work flow. When the repeat attribute information is 0, the consumer terminal 120 can perform the work according to the workflow every time the consumer terminal 120 enters the target area.

The consumer terminal 120 refers to the entry rule information included in the workflow to determine whether the current terminal is located in the target area. For example, if the signal strength of the beacon signal is stronger than the reference signal strength of the entry rule information and the interval time of the beacon signal is shorter than the reference interval time, the consumer terminal 120 transmits the beacon signal to the target area It can be judged that it is located. At this time, the consumer terminal 120 measures the signal strength of the beacon signal received a predetermined number of times from each beacon, and applies an average of the remaining signal intensities excluding the maximum value and the minimum value of each signal strength as the signal strength of the beacon can do.

When the consumer terminal 120 is located in the target area, the consumer terminal 120 performs an operation according to the task information included in the workflow. Thereafter, the consumer terminal 120 judges whether the current consumer terminal 120 is located in the target area, and when the consumer terminal 120 is located in the target area, it transmits a task information request signal including the task identification information corresponding to the next task To the service device (130). At this time, the task identification information is identification information for each task. In addition, the consumer terminal 120 can extract the task identification information corresponding to the next task from the workflow or the task information to be performed previously.

The service device 130 receives the workflow from the administrator terminal 140. At this time, the service device 130 can provide a module capable of inputting a workflow such as a web page, an application, etc. to a terminal of an administrator (hereinafter referred to as an administrator terminal). Therefore, the administrator can input the workflow through the administrator terminal and transmit the workflow to the service device 130. In addition, the service apparatus 130 generates task information for performing a predetermined job with reference to the work list information. Accordingly, the service device 130 can provide the task information to the consumer terminal 120 upon receiving the task information request from the consumer terminal 120. [ The work list information is information indicating the order of jobs to be performed corresponding to the work flow. For example, in the case of the beacon service in which the tasks A, B, and C are sequentially executed, the task list information indicates the order in which the tasks A, B, and C are performed, Referred to as task identification information). In addition, the work list information can indicate the order of jobs that branch according to a specific condition. In addition, the service device 130 may previously store personal information (for example, sex, age, residence, etc.) corresponding to each terminal identification information.

The administrator terminal 140 receives the target setting information indicating the conditions for determining the workflow and the consumer terminal to perform the workflow from the user. For example, the target setting information may be information indicating a condition for gender, age, residence, and the like.

Hereinafter, a process of providing the beacon service by the service providing system will be described in detail.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a beacon service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

In step 205, the administrator terminal 140 receives the workflow and the object setting information from the manager and transmits the workflow and the object setting information to the service apparatus 130. In addition, the administrator terminal 140 can receive a work list corresponding to the workflow from the manager and transmit the work list to the service apparatus 130. [

At step 210, the beacon 110 transmits a beacon signal to the consumer terminal 120.

In step 215, the consumer terminal 120 transmits beacon identification information included in the beacon signal and terminal identification information, which is identification information of the consumer terminal 120, to the service device 130. At this time, the consumer terminal 120 checks the beacon list information of the received workflow, and if the beacon list does not include the beacon signal information of the beacon signal received in step 210, the beacon identification information and the terminal identification And transmits the information to the service device 130. If the beacon list does not include the beacon identification information of the beacon signal received in step 210, the consumer terminal 120 does not transmit the beacon identification information and the terminal identification information. Accordingly, in the service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the consumer terminal 120 receives the workflow first, the workflow is received again from the service device 130 to prevent unnecessary traffic from being generated can do.

In step 220, the service device 130 searches for a workflow that satisfies the target setting information in the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information, and transmits the searched workflow to the consumer terminal 120. For example, the service device 130 searches the workflow satisfying the target setting information of the consumer's personal information (sex, age, residence, etc.) corresponding to the terminal identification information in the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information, To the terminal 120. When receiving the beacon signal corresponding to the beacon identification information included in the beacon list included in the workflow, the consumer terminal 120 does not transmit the beacon identification information and the terminal identification information to the service apparatus.

In step 225, the consumer terminal 120 determines whether the store identification information included in the workflow is currently visited by the consumer terminal 120 and is the same as the store identification information of the store (hereinafter referred to as the store). 3 through 5, a process of setting up a store of a consumer terminal 120 by a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

If the store identification information included in the work flow is not the same as the shop identification information currently visited by the consumer terminal 120 in step 225, the consumer terminal 120 ends the work according to the work flow in step 250.

If the store identification information included in the work flow is identical to the store identification information currently visited by the consumer terminal 120 in step 225, then in step 230, the consumer terminal 120 determines that the next job exists and the consumer terminal 120 It is determined whether it is located in the target area. At this time, the consumer terminal 120 stores task identification information (hereinafter referred to as " next task identification information ") for identifying task identification information included in the workflow or task information to be performed next, included in the task information received in the previous step, It can be determined whether the next job exists. Also, the consumer terminal 120 can determine whether the user terminal 120 is located in the target area by referring to the entry rule information included in the workflow.

If the next task in the workflow exists in step 230 and the consumer terminal 120 is located in the target area, then in step 235 the consumer terminal 120 transmits the next task identification information to the service device 130. [

In step 240, the service device 130 retrieves the task information corresponding to the next test identification information and transmits it to the consumer terminal 120.

In step 245, the consumer terminal 120 performs the task according to the task information received in step 240. At this time, if the operation performed in step 225 is unsuccessful, the consumer terminal 120 can stop the work according to the work flow. For example, if the user terminal 120 does not receive the user's response for a predetermined period of time (for example, a job requiring specific information input from the user) whose response is necessarily required by the user, It can be regarded as a failure and the work according to the workflow can be stopped. Also, when the task information includes task identification information (hereinafter, referred to as failure task identification information) of task information about an operation performed when a task fails, the consumer terminal 120 transmits the failure task identification information to the service device 130). Accordingly, the consumer terminal 120 can receive task information about a task to be performed when a task fails, and can perform an operation according to the task information.

After performing the process of step 245, the consumer terminal 120 repeats the process starting from step 230.

If the next task of the workflow does not exist in step 230 or the consumer terminal 120 is not located in the target area (if deviated from the target area), then in step 250 the consumer terminal 120 terminates the work according to the workflow do. At this time, the consumer terminal 120 determines that the consumer terminal 120 is not located in the target area, and that the task information includes task identification information of the task information (hereinafter referred to as " (Referred to as departure task identification information), it is possible to transmit the release task identification information to the service device 130. [ Accordingly, the consumer terminal 120 can receive task information about a task to be performed upon departure, and can perform an operation according to the task information.

At this time, when the repeat attribute information of the workflow is set to 1, the consumer terminal 120 can recognize that if the work flow has once completed and departed and the consumer terminal 120 re-enters the target area, (The process starting from step 225) is not re-executed.

In addition, when the number-of-times-of-repetition attribute information of the workflow is set to be larger than 1, the consumer terminal 120 performs the job operation according to the workflow (the process starting from step 225) when the consumer terminal 120 re- Can be re-run. In this case, it can be re-executed in the case of re-entry by the set number of repetitions.

In addition, when the number-of-times-of-repetition attribute information of the workflow is set to 0, the consumer terminal 120 performs an operation according to the corresponding workflow (a process starting from step 225) every time the consumer terminal 120 re- You can continue to try again.

As described above, the service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention can be performed according to the workflow set by the administrator, as the consumer terminal 120 is located in the target area. Thus, the manager can autonomously update the workflow to provide an adaptive beacon service to the customer visiting the store.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting up a store of a consumer terminal by a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of setting up a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. At this time, the beacons 310 and 320 illustrated in FIG. 3 are beacons located at the entrance of the first store as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, a beacon located at an entrance is referred to as a gate beacon. The beacons 330 and 340 are two gate beacons positioned at the entrance of the second store as shown in FIG. 3 and 4, the number of gate beacons may be changed according to an implementation method.

In step 350, the beacons 310, 320, 330, and 340 transmit beacon signals to the consumer terminal 120.

In step 355, the consumer terminal 120 receives the beacon signal, and transmits the beacon identification information and the terminal identification information of the store's beacon in which the beacons 310, 320, 330, and 340 are located to the service device 130 .

In step 360, the service device 130 confirms that the beacon identification information is a beacon signal of the gate beacon, and transmits a work flow (hereinafter referred to as a visit setting work flow) for setting a visit store of the consumer terminal 120. At this time, the visit setting workflow may include store attribute information for each beacon identification information included in the beacon list, and store identification information that is information for identifying a store where a gate beacon corresponding to the beacon list is installed. At this time, the service device 130 can receive the beacon identification information set in the specific store's beacon from the administrator terminal 140 and store it in advance. That is, the administrator terminal 140 receives the beacon identification information of the gate beacon installed in the specific store from the manager, and transmits the beacon identification information to the service device 130. Also, the service device 130 can generate the visit setting workflow corresponding to each store in advance using the beacon identification information of the gate beacon.

In step 365, the consumer terminal 120 refers to the gate property information of each visit setting workflow, checks the gate beacon corresponding to each store, and generates a signal strength sum value of the store-specific beacon signal. The sum of the signal strengths is the sum of the signal intensities of the beacon signals transmitted from the gate beacons located in a specific store. For example, the consumer terminal 120 may calculate the signal strength sum corresponding to the first store by summing the intensity values of the beacon signals received from the beacons 310 and 320, which are the gate beacons of the first store. In addition, the consumer terminal 120 may calculate the signal strength sum corresponding to the second store by summing the intensity values of the beacon signals received from the beacons 330 and 340, which are the gate beacons of the second store. In another example, if the number of gate beacons for a particular store is one, the consumer terminal 120 multiplies the signal beacon signal strength corresponding to the beacon identification information by the base gate beacon number (e.g., 2) The signal strength sum value can be calculated. At this time, the number of basic gate beacons may be a predetermined number of gate beacons. The process of calculating the signal strength sum value will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

In step 370, the consumer terminal 120 sets a store having a larger signal intensity sum value as a store to which the consumer terminal 120 visited.

5 is a diagram illustrating a distance between a consumer terminal and a beacon in a service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, when the consumer terminal 120 is located at the entrance of the first store, the consumer terminal 120 is positioned between the beacons 310 and 320, And beacons 310 and 320, respectively. Accordingly, the signal strength of the beacon signal received by the consumer terminal 120 from the beacons 310 and 320 is stronger than the signal strength of the beacon signal received from the beacons 330 and 340. Therefore, the consumer terminal 120 confirms that the signal strength sum value of the beacons 310 and 320 is greater than the signal strength sum value of the beacons 330 and 340 as described above with reference to FIG. 4, It is determined that the store 120 has visited the first store.

Also, in the service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, when there is one gate beacon according to the gate property information of the visit setting workflow, the consumer terminal 120 sets the signal intensity of the gate beacon to a predetermined magnification (for example, And multiplying the sum of the signal intensities of the respective stores by a multiplication factor of 2 when the other stores generally have two gate beacons), it is possible to calculate the sum of the signal intensities of the stores, so that even if only one gate beacon is installed at the store entrance, It is possible to accurately check whether or not the store is entered.

Further, in the service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention, when more than one gate beacon of one store is designated in the gate property information of the workflow, when only one beacon signal is received, The signal strength of the beacon signal can be calculated by applying a predetermined numerical value (for example, -100 db) to confirm the entry shop accurately.

In addition, although the process of setting the visit store of the consumer terminal described above with reference to FIG. 4 has been described to calculate the signal strength sum value by receiving one beacon signal, The signal strength sum value can be calculated using the signal strength.

For example, the consumer terminal 120 may measure the signal strength of the beacon signal received a predetermined number of times from each gate beacon. The consumer terminal 120 may calculate an average value of the remaining signal strengths (hereinafter referred to as signal intensity average values) excluding the maximum value and the minimum value of each signal strength. The consumer terminal 120 can calculate the signal strength sum value by summing the signal intensity average values of the respective gate beacons for each store. In this case, when the number of times the beacon signal is received is set to be three times or less in advance, the consumer terminal 120 can calculate the average value of the signal intensities as the signal intensity average value.

At this time, the consumer terminal 120 of the service providing system described above refers to the beacon list included in the workflow after receiving the workflow, and does not perform the process of requesting the same workflow according to the beacon signal received thereafter 3, the service device 130 further changes the store beacon information including the beacon identification information of all the beacons installed in the store to the consumer terminal 120 in addition to the store information at step 360 of FIG. 3 . At this time, the administrator terminal 140 can receive the beacon identification information of all the beacons installed in the specific store from the manager and generate the store beacon information. When the consumer terminal 120 receives the beacon signal including the beacon identification information not included in the store beacon information with reference to the store beacon information of the visited store, the consumer terminal 120 may not perform the process from step 215 of FIG. 2 have. That is, the consumer terminal 120 transmits the beacon signal received from the beacons located at the visited store among the beacon signals received through the store beacon information of the visited store obtained through the process of steps 350 to 370 of FIG. 3, To obtain a workflow in accordance with the present invention. Accordingly, since the consumer terminal 120 of the service providing system does not perform the process of acquiring the workflow for beacon signals received from the beacons other than the visited store, the traffic generated for receiving the workflow that is not performed It can be eliminated.

Meanwhile, an application update method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a form of a program command that can be executed through a variety of electronic information processing means, and may be recorded in a storage medium. The storage medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination.

Program instructions to be recorded on the storage medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of software. Examples of storage media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floptical disks, magneto-optical media and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The above-mentioned medium may also be a transmission medium such as a light or metal wire, wave guide, etc., including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a data structure and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as devices for processing information electronically using an interpreter or the like, for example, a high-level language code that can be executed by a computer.

The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

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 as defined in the appended claims. It will be understood that the invention may be varied and varied without departing from the scope of the invention.

Claims (20)

An administrator terminal for receiving a workflow from an administrator;
A service device for receiving the workflow from the administrator terminal; And
A consumer terminal for receiving beacon information including beacon identification information from a beacon and transmitting the beacon identification information to the service apparatus;
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The service device transmits the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal,
The workflow is information including at least one of entry rule information, beacon list, task identification information, store identification information, and repeat attribute information,
The consumer terminal determines whether the consumer terminal is located in the target area of the workflow by referring to the entry rule information and the beacon list if the store identification information included in the workflow is the same as the store identification information of the visited store and,
When the consumer terminal is located in the target area of the workflow and the next task identification information on the task information corresponding to the job performed previously corresponding to the workflow is included, And transmits the service information to the service device, receives the task information corresponding to the next task to be performed from the service device, and performs the task according to the task information.
The method according to claim 1,
When the consumer terminal enters the target area of the workflow when the repeated attribute information is 1 or more, only when the work according to the workflow is performed with the repeated attribute information less than the repeated attribute information, Perform work according to the workflow,
Wherein when the repeated attribute information is 0, the consumer terminal performs the work according to the work flow each time the consumer terminal enters the target area of the work flow.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the consumer terminal is not located in the target area of the workflow, and when the workflow includes the exit task identification information, the consumer terminal transmits the release task identification information to the service device.
An administrator terminal for receiving a workflow from an administrator;
A service device for receiving the workflow from the administrator terminal; And
A consumer terminal for receiving beacon information including beacon identification information from a beacon and transmitting the beacon identification information to the service apparatus;
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The service device transmits the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal,
Wherein the service device transmits a visit setting workflow to the consumer terminal when the beacon identification information is the beacon identification information of the gate beacon,
The consumer terminal,
Detecting beacon signals of the gate beacons among the received beacon signals with reference to the beacon identification information of each gate beacon included in the visit setting workflow,
The signal strength sum value of the beacon signal of the gate beacon for each store is calculated,
The store having the largest signal strength sum value is set as a visit shop,
Wherein the signal strength sum value is a value obtained by summing the signal strength of the beacon signal transmitted from the gate beacon or the average signal strength value of the gate beacon for each store.
delete delete 6. The method of claim 5,
The signal intensity average value is calculated by:
Wherein the consumer terminal is an average of remaining signal strengths excluding a maximum value and a minimum value of the signal strengths of the beacon signals received from the gate beacons a predetermined number of times.
6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the signal strength sum value is a value obtained by multiplying a signal intensity or an average signal intensity value of a beacon transmitted by the gate beacon by a predetermined number of basic gate beacons when the gate beacon of the store is one.
6. The method of claim 5,
The signal strength sum value is calculated assuming that the signal strength or the signal strength average value of the beacon signal for which the beacon signal is not received is a predetermined value when the consumer terminal fails to receive the beacon signal from all the gate beacons in the store The service providing system comprising:
delete A communication interface connected to the manager terminal and the consumer terminal through a communication network to transmit and receive data;
A memory for storing predetermined commands for providing a service; And
A processor for providing a service to the consumer terminal according to the command;
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Wherein the command comprises:
Receiving a workflow from the administrator terminal;
Receiving beacon identification information from the consumer terminal;
Transmitting a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal;
Receiving a task information request signal from the consumer terminal;
Generating task information corresponding to task identification information included in the task information request signal by referring to a task list, the task list being information indicating an order of tasks to be performed in response to the work flow; And
Transmitting the task information to the consumer terminal;
And a command to execute the service.
13. The method of claim 12,
The step of receiving the workflow from the administrator terminal further includes receiving the target setting information from the administrator terminal,
The step of receiving beacon identification information from the consumer terminal further includes receiving terminal identification information from the consumer terminal,
Wherein the step of transmitting the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal comprises the steps of: searching a workflow satisfying the target setting information of the personal information corresponding to the terminal identification information among workflows corresponding to the beacon identification information, To the consumer terminal.
delete 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the transmitting the workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal comprises:
And transmitting the visit setting workflow to the consumer terminal when the beacon identification information is the beacon identification information of the gate beacon.
A communication interface connected to the service device through a communication network to transmit and receive data;
A beacon interface for receiving a beacon signal from one or more beacons;
A memory for storing a predetermined command for providing a service using a beacon; And
A processor for providing a service using a beacon according to the command;
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The command
Receiving the beacon signal from one or more beacons;
Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal to the service apparatus;
Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device, the workflow including at least one of an entry rule information, a beacon list, a task identification information, a store identification information, and a repeat attribute information; And
Determining whether the consumer terminal is located in a target area of the workflow by referring to the entry rule information and the beacon list if the store identification information of the workflow is the same as the store identification information of the visit store;
When the consumer terminal is located in the target area of the workflow and the next task identification information on the task information corresponding to the job performed previously corresponding to the workflow is included, the next task identification information is transmitted to the service device ;
Receiving task information corresponding to an operation to be performed next from the service apparatus; And
Performing tasks according to the task information;
Wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for performing the steps of:
A communication interface connected to the service device through a communication network to transmit and receive data;
A beacon interface for receiving a beacon signal from one or more beacons;
A memory for storing a predetermined command for providing a service using a beacon; And
A processor for providing a service using a beacon according to the command;
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The command
Detecting a beacon signal of a gate beacon among the received beacon signals with reference to beacon identification information of each gate beacon included in the visit setting workflow;
Calculating a signal strength sum value of the beacon signal of the gate beacon for each store;
Setting a store having the largest signal intensity sum as a visit shop;
Receiving a beacon signal from one or more generic beacons corresponding to the visited store;
Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal to the service apparatus;
Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device; And
And performing an operation corresponding to the workflow,
Wherein the signal strength sum value is a value obtained by summing the signal strength of the beacon signal transmitted by the gate beacon or the average signal strength value of the gate beacon for each store.
In a method of providing a service by a consumer terminal,
Detecting a beacon signal of a gate beacon among the received beacon signals with reference to beacon identification information of each gate beacon included in the visit setting workflow;
Calculating a signal strength sum value of the beacon signal of the gate beacon for each store;
Setting a store having the largest signal intensity sum as a visit shop;
Receiving a beacon signal from one or more generic beacons corresponding to the visited store;
Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal of the general beacon to a service apparatus;
Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device; And
And performing an operation corresponding to the workflow,
Wherein the signal strength sum value is a value obtained by summing the signal strength of the beacon signal transmitted from the gate beacon or the average signal strength value of the gate beacon for each store.
In a method for a service device to provide a service,
Receiving a workflow from an administrator terminal;
Receiving beacon identification information from a consumer terminal;
Transmitting a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information to the consumer terminal;
Receiving a task information request signal from the consumer terminal;
Generating task information corresponding to task identification information included in the task information request signal by referring to a task list, the task list being information indicating an order of tasks to be performed in response to the work flow; And
Transmitting the task information to the consumer terminal;
And a service providing method.
In a method of providing a service by a consumer terminal,
Receiving a beacon signal from one or more beacons;
Transmitting beacon identification information included in the beacon signal to a service apparatus;
Receiving a workflow corresponding to the beacon identification information from the service device, the workflow including at least one of an entry rule information, a beacon list, a task identification information, a store identification information, and a repeat attribute information; And
Determining whether the consumer terminal is located in a target area of the workflow by referring to the entry rule information and the beacon list if the store identification information of the workflow is the same as the store identification information of the visit store;
When the consumer terminal is located in the target area of the workflow and the next task identification information on the task information corresponding to the job performed previously corresponding to the workflow is included, the next task identification information is transmitted to the service device ;
Receiving task information corresponding to an operation to be performed next from the service apparatus; And
Performing tasks according to the task information;
And a service providing method.

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