KR101591648B1 - System, apparatus and method for changing mobile coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile coupon conversion system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the mobile coupon conversion system includes: a code generation and distribution unit which generates a matching key including connection information according to a coupon issue request from a client company server to generate and distribute a code corresponding to the coupon issue request; a linking unit which receives the matching key in the code through a communication network based on the connection information in the code as a random user terminal reads the code; and a coupon information providing unit which transmits detailed coupon information corresponding to the received matching key to generate and store a mobile coupon.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a mobile coupon conversion system, a mobile coupon conversion system, a mobile coupon conversion system,

The present invention generates and distributes a QR code corresponding to a coupon or a gift certificate based on a validity period and a matching key value for which a unique number is set, transmits the matching key according to the reading of the QR code, And more particularly, to a mobile coupon conversion system, apparatus, and method capable of transmitting a mobile coupon.

Generally, as the number of subscribers of mobile communication service increases, various service methods have been proposed based on the mobile communication infrastructure.

Among these service methods, there is a service method of transmitting an electronic coupon to a customer's mobile communication terminal.

A conventional coupon service system allows a customer to receive a coupon using a personal portable communication device.

The coupon issued at this time consists of the identification character and the identification code. The identification character is transmitted to the merchant in advance and the identification code is distributed to the unspecified number of customers through the advertisement. The customer accesses the coupon server by using the personal portable communication device and inputs an identification code to request issuance of the e-coupon. The coupon server confirms the corresponding merchant based on the received identification code, And transmits the identification character assigned to the corresponding merchant.

The customer shows the identification letter displayed on his / her personal communication device to the merchant, and the merchant compares the identification character with the pre-allocated identification character to check the authenticity, and then provides a prize.

However, such a service method requires the customer to be aware of the identification code in advance, and it is troublesome to input it again each time as needed.

Furthermore, it is not easy for the merchant to confirm whether the identification character displayed on the personal portable communication device of the customer is true or false. This is because it is not difficult to display the identification character on a personal portable communication device if a customer informs the identification character of the coupon. Because of the nature of personal mobile communication devices, the way in which identification letters can be displayed is relatively simple and limited in its kind.

Meanwhile, another coupon service system of the related art discloses a method of detecting a current location of a customer through a mobile communication terminal and then transmitting a list of electronic coupons corresponding to the current location to a customer's mobile communication terminal. This method is advantageous in that it can perform target marketing based on the marketing principle that the preference of the electronic coupon is changed according to the place where the customer is located.

However, this method also lacks a detailed description of the process of using and confirming the electronic coupon between the customer and the merchant at the point of sale.

The use of electronic coupons at the point of sale is very important because various services using mobile communication terminals are judged to be effective depending on whether they can be conveniently, effectively, and safely performed at point of sale.

KR 2001-21058 A

The present invention generates and distributes a QR code corresponding to a coupon based on a matching key for which unique information is set, transmits the coupon information corresponding to the received QR code to the user terminal, The present invention provides a mobile coupon switching system and method that allows a user to store and manage paper coupons distributed in a widely distributed QR code using his or her terminal.

Also, the present invention provides a mobile coupon switching system and method capable of transmitting coupon information through interlocking with a client server through reception of a matching key from a user terminal.

The present invention provides a mobile coupon switching apparatus and method capable of mapping received coupon information and storing the coupon information according to a readout of a QR code using a previously stored image template.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, a code generating and distributing unit for generating a matching key including access information according to a coupon issuing request of a client company server and generating and distributing a code corresponding thereto, An association unit for receiving the in-code matching key through the communication network based on the in-code connection information as the information is read, and coupon detailed information corresponding to the transmitted matching key to the arbitrary user terminal to generate a mobile coupon And a coupon information providing unit for storing the coupon information.

In the mobile coupon switching system, the connection information is a URL address connectable to the mobile coupon switching system.

In the mobile coupon switching system, the coupon information provider may request the customer company server to transmit coupon detailed information from the customer company server to the arbitrary user-side terminal, or receive coupon-detail information from the customer company server, To the mobile station.

In the mobile coupon switching system, the code generating and distributing unit receives coupon detailed information according to the coupon issue request, maps the coupon detailed information to a matching key, and stores the coupon detailed information in a database, And extract coupon detailed information corresponding to the matching key through the search of the database based on the matching key transmitted from the user terminal, and provide the selected coupon detailed information to the arbitrary user terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile coupon switching system, comprising: receiving a coupon issue request of a customer company server in a mobile coupon switching system; generating a matching key including access information according to the coupon issue request, Receiving the code matching key via the communication network based on the in-code connection information as the code is read out from an arbitrary user side terminal; and transmitting the coupon detailed information corresponding to the transmitted matching key to the mobile terminal And transmitting the generated mobile coupon to the mobile terminal.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as: a storage for storing a plurality of image templates to which coupon detailed information can be mapped; A code reading unit for accessing the mobile coupon switching system and transmitting the matching key to request coupon detailed information; and a code reading unit for receiving the coupon detailed information corresponding to the matching key, And an information processing unit for generating a mobile coupon by mapping the mobile coupon to an image template.

The mobile coupon switching device may further include an image template editing unit for creating a new image template through editing of the image template stored in the storage unit or a previously stored image and storing the new image template in the storage unit.

In the mobile coupon switching device, the coupon detailed information includes a unique number of a coupon, and the information processing unit arranges a unique number of the coupon in a predetermined area of the image template.

In the mobile coupon switching device, the information processor converts the unique number in the coupon detailed information received from the mobile coupon switching system into a barcode form, arranges the barcode in a predetermined area of the image template, and generates the mobile coupon do.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a mobile coupon switching system comprising a step of reading a matching key and an access information-based code in a mobile coupon switching device of a user side terminal, a step of connecting to a mobile coupon switching system based on the read- The method comprising the steps of: receiving coupon detailed information corresponding to the matching key; transmitting the coupon detailed information to the image storing unit in which a plurality of image templates, to which coupon detailed information can be mapped, Extracting a template; and generating a mobile coupon by mapping the coupon detailed information to the extracted image template.

In the mobile coupon conversion method, the coupon detailed information includes a unique number of a coupon, and the generating of the mobile coupon comprises converting the unique number of the coupon into a barcode form and arranging the coupon in a predetermined area of the extracted image template And the mobile coupon is generated.

According to embodiments of the present invention, a QR code corresponding to a coupon is generated and distributed based on a matching key for which unique information is set, and a matching key is transmitted as the QR code is read from the user terminal, The user terminal can store and manage the paper coupons distributed in the widely distributed QR code by using the terminal of the user to be mapped and stored in the predetermined image.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the overall network configuration of a mobile coupon switching system according to an embodiment of the present invention; Fig.
2 is a block diagram showing a detailed configuration of a mobile coupon switching system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a mobile coupon switching service according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a mobile coupon switching device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a mobile coupon by the mobile coupon switching device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The following detailed description is provided to provide a comprehensive understanding of the methods, apparatus, and / or systems described herein. However, this is merely an example and the present invention is not limited thereto.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. The following terms are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, and may be changed according to the intention or custom of the user, the operator, and the like. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout this specification. The terms used in the detailed description are intended only to describe embodiments of the invention and should in no way be limiting.

1 is a diagram illustrating an entire network configuration for providing a mobile coupon switching service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the overall network configuration may include a user-side terminal 100, a mobile coupon switching system 200, and a client company server 250. [ The user terminal 100, the mobile coupon switching system 200 and the client company server 250 may be connected through the communication network 150, that is, the wired or wireless communication network.

The user side terminal 100 can read the QR code and can receive the coupon information by accessing the mobile coupon switching system 200 through the communication network 150 according to the reading of the QR code. Specifically, the user-side terminal 100 may include a smart phone, a template, a notebook, a PDA, and the like capable of reading a QR code.

In addition, the user-side terminal 100 may read various types of applications that can read the QR code and be connected to the mobile coupon switching system 200 to be provided with the mobile coupon conversion service, for example, (CPU), a camera, and the like.

The mobile coupon switching system 200 generates a QR code corresponding to a coupon according to a coupon issue request of a plurality of client company servers 250 and then prints and distributes it on paper or distributes it on the Internet, The coupon detailed information can be transmitted to the user-side terminal 100 by using the plurality of client company servers 250 or the own database.

The detailed configuration of the mobile coupon switching system 200 as described above will be described with reference to Fig.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a mobile coupon switching system 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, the mobile coupon switching system 200 includes an interlocking unit 210, an application providing unit 212, a QR code generating and providing unit 214, a coupon information providing unit 216, and a database 218 ), And the like.

The interlocking unit 210 receives a coupon issue request from a plurality of client company servers 250 interlocked with the plurality of client company servers 250 through the communication network 150 and reads the QR code read from the user side terminal 100 For example, a matching key. Specifically, the interlocking unit 210 may be an example of a wired / wireless communication interface. Here, the coupon issue request received from the client company server 250 may include coupon detailed information such as the coupon's unique number, validity period, benefit details, and destination of use.

The application providing unit 212 may provide an application in which a mobile coupon switching device (300 of FIG. 3), which can be installed in an application, that is, the user-side terminal 100, is implemented in the user-side terminal 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, an application may be provided with an image template for mapping coupon detailed information. The application may have a function of creating and editing an image template, a function of mapping coupon information to an image template, You can include the ability to store and manage templates.

The QR code generating and providing unit 214 generates a matching key and access information as a coupon issue request is received from a plurality of client companies 250, generates a QR code using the matching key and access information, can do. Specifically, the QR code generating and providing unit 214 may distribute the QR code generated based on the matching key and the connection information through the publication of the printed mail item, or may issue the QR code through various media. Here, the connection information may be a URL address that can be connected to the mobile coupon switching system 200.

In addition, the QR code generating and providing unit 214 may store the matching key and coupon detailed information in the database 218. [ Specifically, the QR code generating and providing unit 214 may store the coupon detailed information in the form of a record in the database 218 using an index of a matching key as an index.

The coupon information providing unit 216 searches the database 218 for a matching key based on a matching key as a matching key is received through receiving a certain matching key from the user side terminal 100, And transmits the coupon detailed information to the user side terminal 100.

As the matching key is received, the coupon information providing unit 216 requests coupon detailed information from the client company server 250 corresponding to the matching key, that is, the coupon information requesting client server 250, 100). In other words, the coupon information providing unit 216 receives the coupon detailed information from the client company server 250 and transmits the coupon detailed information to the user side terminal 100 or connects the client company server 250 and the user side terminal 100, Can directly transmit the coupon detailed information.

The database 218 stores a record in which the matching key generated at the time of QR code issuance is set as an index. Specifically, the database 218 can store and manage data composed of a plurality of records having the matching key index and coupon detailed information.

The process of distributing the QR code based on the matching key and providing the mobile coupon service to the user-side terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of providing a mobile coupon conversion service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, when a coupon issue request is received from the client company server 250 in operation S300, the mobile coupon conversion system 200 generates a QR code by using the QR code generation and provision unit 214, After generating the matching key and the connection information, the QR code is generated and distributed based on the generated matching key and the connection information (S302). Here, the coupon issuance request may include coupon detailed information such as information such as the use place of the coupon, the benefit content, the validity period, the unique number, and the like.

Meanwhile, the mobile coupon switching system 200 maps the matching key generated in the distribution process and the corresponding coupon detailed information to the database 218 (S304).

When the matching key corresponding to the read QR code is received (S206) as the QR code is read, the mobile coupon switching system 200 searches the database 218 based on the matching key The coupon detailed information is extracted through search (S208), and the extracted coupon detailed information is transmitted to the user side terminal 100 (S310). In detail, the user terminal 100 may extract the matching key according to the reading of the QR code, connect the mobile coupon switching system 200 based on the access information in the QR code, and transmit the extracted matching key.

Accordingly, the user-side terminal 100 generates a mobile coupon based on the received coupon detailed information, and stores and manages the coupon in a storage medium (not shown).

In the above embodiment, the coupon detailed information is managed by the mobile coupon switching system 200. However, only the coupon issuance request other than the coupon detailed information is received, and a QR code is generated based on the matching key, And transmits the coupon detailed information to the user side terminal 100 through interlocking with the client company server 250 based on the received matching key after receiving the matching key after reading the distributed QR code. In other words, when the matching key according to the QR code reading from the user side terminal 100 is received, the mobile coupon switching system 200 determines whether the coupon detailed information corresponding to the matching key exists in the database 218, The server 250 requests the coupon detailed information based on the matching key. Accordingly, the customer company server 250 can provide the coupon detailed information to the user-side terminal 100 through the mobile coupon switching system 200 or transmit the coupon-detail information directly to the user-side terminal 100.

The mobile coupon switching device 400 of the user side terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG.

4 is a block diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a mobile coupon switching apparatus 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the mobile coupon switching apparatus 400 includes a QR code reading section 410, a communication section 412, a coupon information processing section 414, an image template editing section 416, a coupon management section 418, Section 420 and the like.

The QR code reading unit 410 reads the QR code and connects to the mobile coupon switching system 200. The QR code reading unit 410 transmits the matching key extracted through the reading of the QR code to the mobile coupon switching system 200 through the communication unit 412 You may request coupon detail information.

The coupon information processing unit 414 generates a mobile coupon by mapping the coupon detailed information to a predetermined image template stored in the storage unit 420 as coupon detailed information is received through the communication unit 412, Lt; / RTI >

Meanwhile, the coupon information processing unit 414 can select the image template stored in the storage unit 420 based on the coupon detailed information as the coupon detailed information is received, and generates a mobile coupon by mapping the coupon detailed information to the selected image template can do. Specifically, the coupon information processing unit 414 can select an image template matching the coupon detailed information in the storage unit 420 based on the coupon detailed information information and classification information matched to each image template stored in the storage unit 420 have.

The image template editing unit 416 can provide an interface for editing an image template stored in the storage unit 420 and generating an image template based on the image.

The image template editing unit 416 may provide an interface that classifies the image templates stored in the storage unit 420 according to types and matches the classification information with the image templates.

The coupon management unit 418 provides an interface for managing the mobile coupon stored in the storage unit 420 according to the valid period, the usage destination and the benefit, and provides a notification function for notifying the mobile coupon that the mobile coupon is about to expire in accordance with the valid period .

In addition, the coupon management unit 418 extracts the location information of the user in cooperation with the GPS of the user-side terminal 100, and can provide a notification service capable of informing the available mobile coupon at the corresponding location based on the extracted location information .

A process of generating a mobile coupon by the mobile coupon switching device 400 having the above-described configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of generating a mobile coupon by the mobile coupon switching device 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, the user-side terminal 100 first reads the QR code using the QR code reading unit 410 (S500). Then, the user side terminal 100 reads out the QR code from the mobile coupon switching system (S502).

Then, the QR code reading unit 410 transmits the extracted matching key to the mobile coupon switching system 200 according to the reading of the QR code, and requests coupon detailed information (S504).

Thereafter, the coupon information processing unit 414 receives coupon detailed information from the mobile coupon switching system 200 (S506), and selects any one of the image templates stored in the storage unit 420 based on the received coupon detailed information S508), and coupon detailed information is mapped using the selected image template to generate a mobile coupon (S510).

The mobile coupon switching system 200 is connected to the client company server 250 through the relay of the mobile coupon switching system 200 and receives the coupon detailed information from the client coupon switching system 200. [ The coupon detailed information may be received from the coupon information receiving section.

The process of mapping the coupon detailed information to the image template will be described in detail. The unique number of the coupon in the coupon detailed information is converted into the barcode form and included in the image template, or the unique number of the coupon is immediately included in the image template .

Meanwhile, the process of converting the unique number of the coupon into the barcode form in the coupon detailed information may be performed by the coupon information processing unit 414 in the mobile coupon switching device 400 of the user side terminal 100 or may be performed by the mobile coupon switching system 200 The unique number of the coupon in the coupon detailed information can be converted into a bar code form and transmitted.

The client company server 250 of FIG. 1 may request the issuance of a coupon by sending the coupon detailed information to the mobile coupon switching system 200 as a subject requesting coupon issuance.

In addition, the customer company server 250 may transmit the coupon detailed information to the user side terminal 100 in response to a request from the mobile coupon switching system 200.

In the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the coupon detailed information is provided based on the QR code, but various codes of a form capable of reading information as well as a QR code may be applied. Examples of codes may include various types of two-dimensional codes that have vertical and horizontal information and can store data of characters in addition to numbers.

The above-described embodiments of the present invention may include a computer-readable recording medium including a program for providing the mobile coupon conversion service described in the present specification and a program for performing a mobile coupon creation process on a computer. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The media may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention, or may be those that are commonly used in the field of computer software. Examples of computer readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and magnetic media such as ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, . Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims, as well as the appended claims.

100: User side terminal
150: Network
200: Mobile coupon conversion system
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212: Providing the application
214: QR code generation and provisioning
216: Coupon Information Offering
218: Database
250: Client company server
400: Mobile coupon switching device
410: QR code reading unit
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414; Coupon information processing section
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Claims (11)

Generates a matching key including access information upon receipt of a coupon issuance request including coupon detailed information from a client company server, maps the generated matching key and coupon detailed information to a database, stores the matching key in a database, And distributing the generated code,
An interworking unit for receiving the intra-code matching key through a communication network based on the intra-code access information as the code is read from an arbitrary user-
A coupon information providing unit for extracting coupon detailed information corresponding to the matching key through searching the database based on the received matching key and providing the extracted coupon detailed information to the arbitrary user terminal,
And an application providing unit for providing and installing an application capable of processing the coupon detailed information to the arbitrary user side terminal,
The application comprises:
A function of creating and editing an image template, a function of mapping coupon information to an image template, and a function of storing and managing an image template to which the coupon detail information is mapped The mobile coupon switching system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile coupon switching system comprises a mobile coupon switching system and a mobile coupon switching system. .
delete The method according to claim 1,
The coupon information providing unit,
Requesting the customer company server to send coupon detailed information from the customer company server to the arbitrary user-side terminal when the coupon-detail information does not exist in the database, or receive detailed coupon information from the customer company server, The mobile coupon switching system comprising:
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