KR101606491B1 - A store management system using indoor positioning base service of bluetooth low energy beacon base and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a store management system using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service, and more particularly, to a store management system using a BLE-based indoor location-based service and installing and operating an advertisement, a coupon, And to provide merchandise information of the store.
For this purpose, the present invention receives and displays a query for installation or execution of content or an app through a BLE-based beacon signal, selects an item in a store through an app, processes the order and payment, transmits order information , A customer terminal for receiving and displaying progress status information and order completion notification information on order information, a beacon transmitter for transmitting beacon signals for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service, and beacon mapping information, Receiving and storing order information including selection of a product made in the customer terminal and order and payment details, displaying the progress status of the POS terminal in the store, changing the progress status information, and receiving order completion notification information for the order information A store management server using the BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service So that it can be made on-the-spot from order to payment through a smart terminal.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a store management system using a beacon-based indoor location-based service,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a store management system using an indoor location based service based on a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon, and more particularly, BLE-based beacons are used to provide advertisements, coupons, etc. to customers who access the store, or to install applications (hereinafter referred to as "apps") and provide product information of the store, To a payment management system that can be performed on-the-spot.

In general, the conventional store management system includes a customer management and mileage providing system using a wireless LAN, an intelligent smart shopping system based on RFID technology, a targeted advertisement service providing system, and a reverse order payment system.

The customer management and mileage providing system using the wireless LAN can provide the customer's point or mileage information and product information of the store when the smart terminal of the customer installed the app in the access point of the wireless LAN is detected do.

However, the problem with this method is that the customer's detection is performed by the AP, so the AP must be installed and the electrical wiring must be done to install the AP. Therefore, there are disadvantages in that the installation is restricted in a power-free area and the AP is not installed in a region where there is no power outlet, so that the service is not smooth due to the occurrence of shadow (not detected).

Meanwhile, RFID is a recognition technology that can manage information of various objects such as foods, animals, and objects through ic chips and wireless, and intelligent smart shopping support or store management method using it has been recently developed. When a customer registers a product list to be purchased by a user using an app and tackles the RFID reader of the shopping cart in the store, the RFID information and purchase list of the shopping cart are transmitted to the store server through the customer smart terminal, The shortest distance between the store map and the position of the product to be purchased on the map is displayed on the map based on the transmitted authentication information of the customer, the location information, and the list of items to be purchased and transmitted to the user terminal. According to this system, there is an advantage that the shopping time of the customer can be shortened.

However, the problem with this method is that it requires a shopping cart equipped with RFID, so it requires a high initial investment cost and it is not easy to use in a small shop because it uses a medium called a shopping cart.

The target advertisement service providing system for a customer in a store stores a plurality of pieces of advertisement information in a shopping cart and then tags the customer's smart terminal to an RFID reader attached to the shopping cart, thereby recognizing the customer, And outputs it to the display device.

However, in order to apply this system, the display device and RFID should be attached to the shopping card, and a separate action of tagging is required to confirm the user.

The reverse order payment system is a system that allows customers to enter into a store or provide incoming customers with information about products they sell at a store, allowing them to pay for their smart terminals. Thus, reverse order payment systems do not have to stand in line to place an order.

However, according to this method, there is a disadvantage that there is a need to directly execute related apps in order to view a product.

In this regard, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0000724 (published on Jan. 1, 2009, hereinafter abbreviated as "Patent Document 1") discloses a method of transmitting a message to a customer using a PAN communication with a mobile communication terminal equipped with an NFC reader And a store management system and method for providing and managing purchase points according to customer's purchase of goods are known.

According to Patent Document 1, it is possible to provide customized services to all subscribers of the mobile communication terminal, whether a member of a store or a non-member, by using a pre-established mobile communication network, and to provide a purchasing point through a mobile communication network And provide compatibility with a separate point providing system.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0111622 (published on Oct. 27, 2009; hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 2") includes a store management system capable of providing various kinds of mileage and information to customers visiting the store, A technique relating to the driving method thereof is known.

According to Patent Document 2, various kinds of mileage such as visit mileage, purchase mileage, and area mileage are provided to customers visiting a store, so that potential customer acquisition and sales improvement can be expected, and the customer's preference for specific goods and services To enable the management of specialized customers and the provision of information promptly and efficiently.

Also, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2009-0132193 (published on December 30, 2009; hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 3") discloses a technology related to a store management system using RFID.

According to Patent Document 3, there is provided a RFID tag, comprising: a reader for reading article information of an RFID tag attached to an article; a customer information input unit for inputting customer information using the cart unit; A cart unit including a display unit, a calculation unit for calculating a price in the article information, a cart communication unit for transmitting the article information and the customer information to the outside, and a cart control unit for controlling the system unit, And stores information on the RFID-attached article, calculates the information on the RFID-attached article, calculates it as an unmanned person, grasps the customer information on the purchased item, and provides the service to the customer Respectively.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0113922 (published on October 19, 2011; hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 4") discloses a technique related to a product marketing management method and a management system using an offline store.

According to Patent Document 4, a purchase intention of a consumer is created using an advertising means installed in an offline store where a consumer can easily access, and a role of a relay between a consumer and an offline store and a retail store occurs when sales results of actual advertisement products occur So that consumers' purchasing performance, sales performance of the store, and sales performance of the offline store can be increased together.

In addition, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2012-0070330 (published on Jun. 29, 2012; hereinafter referred to as "Patent Document 5") provides shopping information according to the tendency and location of consumers while being easy to manage and requiring low cost A technique relating to a shopping system that can be used is known.

According to Patent Document 5, when the RFID tag information is received from the portable terminal to confirm the store entry of the customer, and when the shopping article list is received from the portable terminal, information on the recommended shopping line for the shopping article list and shopping information including the store map The RFID tag information is received from the portable terminal and the customer can check the store exit. The customer can compare the performance and the price for each product using the information provided in the store, And store time can be shortened, and stores can analyze the purchase tendency and consumption patterns of consumers to make more efficient store management.

KR 10-2009-0000724 A 2009.01.08 Released KR 10-2009-0111622 A 2009.10.27 public KR 10-2009-0132193 A 2009.12.30 Released KR 10-2011-0113922 A KR 10-2012-0070330 A 2012.06.29 public

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for providing a service to a customer who accesses a store using a smart terminal of a low- Coupon, etc., or by installing and running an app, and providing merchandise information of the store to be instantly transmitted from order to settlement through a smart terminal, a store management system using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service .

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention is a wireless communication system including a low-power Bluetooth (BLE), receiving content from a store management server via a BLE-based beacon signal or receiving a query for installation or execution of a store- The store management application is installed and executed according to the consent of the customer, and the selection and order processing and payment processing of the goods in the store are performed through the executed store management application, and the order information including the order and payment details is stored A customer terminal for receiving and displaying progress status information and order completion notification information for proceeding status change and order completion notification of order information that is transmitted and processed through the POS terminal connected to the store management server, One or more beacon transmitters each transmitting a beacon signal for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service and the beacon mapping information corresponding to each beacon signal being preset and registered and managed by the store management server; And registers and manages beacon mapping information of the beacon signal output through one or more beacon transmitters, inquires the beacon mapping information according to the beacon ID inquiry request of the customer terminal and returns the beacon mapping information to the corresponding customer terminal, And stores the order information including the order selection and order and payment history in the database, registers and stores the order information in the database, displays the order information in one or more POS terminals in the store, displays the progress status of the order information, And a store management server for granting a transmission right of the order completion notification information, receiving the progress state information and order completion notification information, and updating and storing the received information in a database; And order information related to one or more goods ordered and paid through the store management application of the customer terminal is received from the store management server and displayed, and the progress state information for displaying the progress information of the displayed order information is changed or inputted, And at least one POS terminal for transmitting the notification information, based on the BLE beacon based indoor location based service.

According to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, there is provided a wireless communication system including a low-power Bluetooth (BLE) and being configured to receive a beacon signal for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service, One or more beacon transmitters each transmitting a beacon signal for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service to the customer terminal, wherein the beacon mapping information is previously set and registered by the store management server, and a beacon signal transmitted through the beacon transmitter And a store management server for transmitting and receiving order information including order and payment details through the at least one store management app, the store management method comprising the steps of: Or whether the beacon signal detected at the entrance is valid or not, A first step by sending a re-query the server for requesting the mapping information of the beacon; The store management server inquiring the beacon mapping information pre-stored in the database in response to the inquiry request, and returning the inquiry result back to the corresponding customer terminal; inquiring the beacon mapping information returned from the store management server in response to the inquiry request; The customer terminal receives the result, displays a notification of receiving a content (advertisement or coupon) according to the store proximity, receiving a query for inquiring whether the store management application is installed or running for providing the indoor location based service, and the notification The third step waiting for consent; If the user agrees to inquire whether the store management application is installed or not in step 3, the customer terminal executes a store management application for providing the indoor location based service corresponding to the beacon mapping information, and stores the store management application Outputting at least one guide screen for guiding the selection of a product through an order and a payment, an order and a payment process according to a customer's selection of a product and an order and a payment request through one or more guide screens, And displaying the order information including the payment details and transmitting the order information to the store management server; The store management server receives the order information from the customer terminal and stores the order information in the database and displays the received order information on one or more POS terminals in the communicably connected store, while changing the progress status information for the progress status display for the displayed order information and A fifth step of granting transmission right of the order completion notification information to one or more force terminals; And at least one force terminal confirms whether there is a change of the progress status information about the order information and a request for transmission of the order completion notification information. If the change of the progress status information and the transmission request of the order completion notification information are confirmed, And a sixth step of updating and storing the change processing and transmission result in the database of the store management server while changing the progress state information and transmitting the order completion notification information to the customer terminal, Management method.

According to the present invention, when the store management application is installed in the smart terminal and only the Bluetooth is turned on, the beacon can continuously detect the signal to be transmitted, so that the location of the customer can be recognized more precisely without performing active tagging such as NFC There is an advantage to be able to.

According to the present invention, since beacon is battery powered and BLE technology is applied, the beacon is free from the presence or absence of a power outlet and distance limitation, and unlike an RFID such as NFC having a sensing distance within a short distance, It is possible to construct a system by installing only a small amount of beacons in the store. Moreover, since the information is displayed through the customer's smart terminal, a display device for receiving information There is no need to install it separately and there is an advantage that the construction cost is not high.

In addition, since the present invention detects a location when a customer approaches the store and automatically provides a location-based customized advertisement and a discount coupon service based on the data collected through the system, It is advantageous that the customer provides the information desired by the customer rather than the coupon, and the service such as store guidance and order payment can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view illustrating a configuration of a store management system using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining a beacon mapping process by the beacon mapping unit of FIG. 1 when a beacon mapping process is performed.
3A to 3D are diagrams for explaining a store management method using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service according to another embodiment of the present invention. Fig.
4A to 4D are illustrations of a product guide screen, an order guide screen, a product list guide screen, and a payment information display screen, which are provided through a store management application installed in a customer terminal in the store management system according to the present invention.
5A to 5C are illustrations of an order list screen, an order detail screen, and a shop monitoring screen configured in the store management system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the overall configuration and operation of the store management system using the BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described herein and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that various equivalents and modifications may be made thereto at the time of the present application shall.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration of a store management system using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in the drawings, a store management system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: The customer terminal 10, the beacon transmitter 20, the store management server 100, and the in-store force terminal 101a.

The customer terminal 10 is provided with at least one store management application and a security module via a wireless communication network and includes a smart phone equipped with a short-range wireless communication means including WiFi, NFC, and Bluetooth Bluetooth is equipped with low-power Bluetooth (for example, Bluetooth 4.0), so that it can communicate with devices within the range of 50 to 70 m using a BLE-based beacon signal with minimum power consumption, It is preferable that the smart terminal is implemented as a smart terminal capable of being operated in a state of being operated.

The customer terminal 10 receives a beacon signal transmitted from the beacon transmitter 20 to provide a BLE-based indoor location-based service, determines whether the received beacon signal is valid for an ID, (Advertisement or coupon) according to the store proximity as a result of inquiring the beacon mapping information about the beacon ID, and notifies the store management server 100 of the store management for providing the indoor location based service according to the store entrance / Receive a query that asks whether the app is running (or installed) and displays the notification.

Also, the customer terminal 10 confirms the key input (e.g., agreement input) of the customer corresponding to the reception notification and executes (or installs) the store management app, and stores the store management application in the store Selects and orders and processes the goods, generates order information including the order details and payment details, and transmits the order information to the store management server 100 to transmit the order information of the customer (E.g., a detailed information).

The customer terminal 10 also includes progress status information for progress status change and order completion notification of the order information of the customer, which is progressed and managed through the in-store POS terminal 101a connected to the store management server 100, Information is received by the store management server 100 and displayed.

The one or more beacon transmitters 20 are wireless communication devices that transmit very small frequency signals around them using a protocol based on low power Bluetooth (e.g., Bluetooth 4.0), capable of communicating with Bluetooth 4.0 within approximately 50 to 70 meters The beacon mapping information corresponding to the beacon signal of each transmitter is previously set by the store management server 100 and registered and managed in the database 200. [ do. At this time, at least one beacon transmitter 20 is installed in a necessary place near the store so that the beacon signal can be transmitted to the customer terminal 10 close to the store, and at the same time, And a beacon signal is transmitted to the customer terminal 10 moving in each of the at least one store entrance or store space so as to be able to transmit a beacon signal to the customer terminal 10.

The store management server 100 receives and inquires or stores the beacon ID transmitted from the customer terminal 10 while controlling the beacon signals to be outputted respectively through the one or more beacon transmitters 20, Inquires the mapping information, returns it to the corresponding customer terminal, receives the order information including the selection of goods and order and payment details through the store management application installed in the customer terminal 10, registers and stores the order information in the database 200, The change of the progress status information for displaying the progress status of the displayed order information and the transmission right of the order completion notification information are displayed on one or more force terminals (101a, 101b, 101c) while displaying the order information of the customer in one or more POS terminals 101a, and the progress status information on the order information of the customer, which is processed and managed in one or more force terminals, It received the order completion notification information to be stored in order to update the information in the database (200). The store management server 100 includes a beacon management unit 110, a store management unit 120, a product management unit 130, an advertisement management unit 140, a coupon management unit 150, a beacon mapping unit 160, a customer management unit 170 The order management unit 180 and the store monitoring unit 190. The beacon management unit 110 and the store management unit 120 may be managed by the manager CMS and may include the product management unit 130, The advertisement management unit 140, the coupon management unit 150, the beacon mapping unit 160, the customer management unit 170, the order management unit 180, and the store monitoring unit 190 can be managed by the store manager CMS.

The beacon management unit 110 registers and manages the entire beacon information. (MAC addr, unique key (UUID), major, minor, and tx power) of beacons can be registered in order to enable smooth beacon management, And so on. It is also possible to assign its own serial number (Serial No). In addition to basic beacon information such as name, beacon MAC addr, unique key (UUID), major, minor, power, serial number, status (beacon ON / OFF) On the screen, a beacon can be deleted in a batch.

The store manager 120 registers and manages store information for introducing beacons. Store contacts, locations, and logos can be registered. Store listings can be viewed by store name. In the store list, you can make a beacon connection to your store, along with information about your basic store, such as store name, store number, contact, location, number of beacons, beacon connection, and so on. Can be used. Also, for the beacon to be connected, check the list of beacon name, beacon position, unique key, major, minor, power, replacement date, battery expiration date, beacon type, In the list screen, it is possible to delete a lot of stores.

The product management unit 130 registers and manages the product information. The product information can be registered through the product registration, and the registered product can be used in the coupon registration or the like. The registered product list can be displayed in the store name, and the content of the product classification, the product details, the product name, the price, and the like can be displayed as a list, and the product screen can be deleted in a batch screen.

The advertisement management unit 140 registers and manages the advertisement information. The advertisement list can be displayed by the name of the store, the name of the advertisement, the content of the advertisement, the start date of the advertisement, the end date of the advertisement, and the registered advertisement can be mapped to the beacon. You can select the alarm title and the alarm contents to be displayed on the Android device separately, and set the advertisement period so that the advertisement is displayed only during that period. In the list screen, you can delete a batch of ads.

The coupon management unit 150 registers and manages coupon information such as coupon name and coupon content. Registered coupons can be mapped to beacons, and you can select alarm titles and alarms to be displayed on your Android device. The coupon issuance period can be set and the coupon can be set to be issued only for the period. The validity period of the coupon can be set separately, or the coupon number can be limited according to the coupon type such as limitation or unlimited. In addition, the discount width can be adjusted from a percentage to an amount depending on the discount type, and the coupon can be applied by selecting the registered product in the product management unit 130, and the coupon image can be separately set. In addition, the coupon list can be inquired by the store name, and the list of the coupon name, the number of the coupons, the number of the coupons, the issuance start, the issuance termination, the validity start, the validity termination, the discount type, the discount amount, In the list screen, it is possible to delete a coupon at a time.

FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B are diagrams for explaining a beacon mapping process performed by the beacon mapping unit shown in FIG. 1, respectively, in order to explain beacon mapping process. The beacon mapping unit 160 registers beacon mapping information mapped to each beacon signal . The beacon mapping unit 160 selects content types such as advertisements, coupons, and stores main by beacons, and maps the corresponding types of contents to corresponding beacons. The beacon mapping process screen is shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, 2b. A list of beacon mapped to each store is as shown in FIG. 2A. When a beacon name to be mapped is clicked on the list, a screen for mapping contents such as advertisements or coupons to beacons is shown as FIG. 2B. In the beacon mapping screen, detailed information of the beacon mapping can be modified and set. The beacon name can be arbitrarily changed by the store owner (store manager). If the content type is selected from the advertisement, coupon or store main, The content name to be mapped is selected from among the updated contents, and when the information input is completed and clicked, the beacon is connected to the selected advertisement, coupon, and store main. When the customer's smart terminal recognizes the beacon-mapped beacon-completed signal, the content or the main screen of the advertisement or coupon mapped to the beacon is displayed on the smart terminal of the customer.

The beacon mapping list can be viewed in the store name, and the beacon name, content classification, content name, and the like can be confirmed. In the beacon mapping list, no separate delete function is provided. However, if the content type is not selected for the beacon registered first, one type must be selected in the case of setting the content type thereafter. If deletion is necessary, It is possible to delete the beacon by disconnecting the beacon from the store through the network 120.

The customer management unit 170 registers and manages customer information. (Date, number of visits, etc.), purchase history list (date, product name, price, quantity, use of coupon, etc.), coupon history list (date of issuance, name of coupon, validity) Date of use, date of use, presence / absence of use, etc.), a preference list (product name, number of purchases, etc.). In addition, the customer management unit 170 can grasp the customer's needs and preferences based on the data, and can monitor the validity of the coupon. The data can be used to monitor the order details, coupon issuance, And so on.

The order management unit 180 registers and manages order information of the customer. The order monitoring list can be inquired by the store name and can inquire order number, telephone number, order time, completion time, progress status (order application, completion, manufacturing, etc.), progress status change, delivery status. At this time, the order progress status change can be classified into manufacture, notification, and completion, and the change of the order delivery status can be classified into incomplete, completion, and the like.

It is possible to easily change the progress status while monitoring the status of such an order on the list screen. In the detailed information inquiry by order, the product name, option, existence of coupon, price,

The store monitoring unit 190 registers and manages information necessary for monitoring the customer visiting the store. The customer monitoring list can be inquired by the store name, and it is possible to view the telephone number, the customer's name, the date and time of the first visit, the use end date and time, the presence or absence of the store visit, And the current number of customers for each store is also updated in real time.

One or more force terminals 101a are communicatively connected to the store management server 100 to process and display a product order and payment request directly requested from the store, transmit the processing result to the store management server, And stores one or more goods-related order information received through the store management application from the store management server 100 and displays progress information for displaying the progress information on the displayed order information, Or sends order completion notification information to the customer terminal 10. In particular, the POS terminal 101a referred to in the present invention is not limited to a POS terminal provided only in a store, and may be any device capable of using a web connected to the network, such as a tablet, a notebook, May also be used. In the following description, such a terminal will be referred to as a force terminal.

3A to 3D are diagrams for explaining a store management method using a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service according to another embodiment of the present invention. The BRE managing method according to the present invention can be largely composed of steps 1 through 7, and it is possible to receive a beacon signal for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service by mounting a low-power Bluetooth (BLE) And a beacon signal for providing a BLE-based indoor location-based service, and the beacon mapping information is previously set and registered by the store management server (100) The beacon transmitter 20, and the beacon transmitter 20, and transmits the beacon signal to the customer terminal 10 and one or more A store management server 100 that transmits and receives order information including orders and payment details through a store management app of the store management application, and at least one force terminal 101a connected thereto.

The first step is to confirm whether the beacon signal detected by the customer terminal 10 activated by the BLE is valid or not in the vicinity of the store or at the store entrance and exit (S101, S102), and the valid beacon ID is transmitted to the store management server 100 And requesting inquiry of beacon mapping information (S103).

In the second step, the store management server receives and inquires the beacon mapping information previously stored in the database 200 in response to the inquiry request (S104, S105), and returns the inquiry result of the beacon mapping information to the corresponding customer terminal Step S106-S108.

In the third step, the customer terminal receives the inquiry result of the beacon mapping information returned from the store management server 100 in response to the inquiry request (S109), and receives the contents (advertisement or coupon) (S110-S113) of receiving a query asking whether to execute a store management application for providing an indoor location-based service, and notifying and receiving a notification of the inquiry, and waiting for display and agreement.

The fourth step is executed when the user agrees to the inquiry about whether to execute the store management application in the third step. The customer terminal 10 executes a store management application for providing the indoor location based service corresponding to the beacon mapping information According to the key input of the customer, one or more guide screen for guiding the selection of the product through the store management application and the order and payment is displayed, and the customer selects the product through one or more guide screens, (S114-S123), and when the settlement is completed (S124, S125), the order information including the order and payment details is displayed on the corresponding customer terminal and the order information is transmitted to the store management server .

In the fifth step, the store management server receives the order information from the customer terminal, stores the order information in the database 200, displays the received order information on one or more POS terminals 101a communicably connected, (S131, S132) of changing the progress status information for progress status display and granting transmission right of order completion notification information to one or more force terminals.

In the sixth step, at least one force terminal confirms whether there is a change of the progress status information of the order information and a request for transmission of the order completion notification information. If the change of the progress status information and the transmission request of the order completion notification information are confirmed, (S133-S135) of updating and storing the change processing and transmission result in the database 200 of the store management server while changing the product progress state information of the information and transmitting the order completion notification information to the customer terminal.

The seventh step is a step (S141, S142) of generating vibration by confirming whether the customer terminal 10 receives the order completion notification information.

4A to 4D are examples of a product guide screen, an order guide screen, a product list guide screen, and a payment information display screen provided through a store management application installed in a customer terminal in the store management system according to the present invention, 5C are illustrations of an order list screen, an order detail screen, and a store monitoring screen configured in the store management system according to the present invention.

Detailed operation of the store management system for the BLE-based beacon-based indoor location-based service according to the present invention and its effects will be described below.

First, when the beacon signal is sensed (S101) when the customer terminal 10 with the BLE activated in the first step accesses to the store or enters or exits the store, whether the beacon signal is UID (universally unique identifier (S102), and transmits a valid beacon ID to the store management server 100 (S103) to request inquiry of the beacon mapping information.

In step 2, the store management server 100 receives the request from the customer terminal 10 (S104), stores the corresponding UUID in the database (S107) if it is a new UUID, and stores it in the database 200 (S106), and returns the inquiry result of the beacon mapping information to the corresponding customer terminal (S108).

Accordingly, in the third step, the customer terminal 10 receives the beacon mapping information query result returned from the store management server 100 (S109), and determines whether the information mapped to the beacon signal is content such as an advertisement or a coupon, (Advertisement or coupon) according to the result of the determination (S111) or displays the receipt of the content (advertisement or coupon) according to the result of the determination (S111) (S112), and waits for the customer to agree to execute the store management application in the case of the inquiry asking whether or not to execute the store management application.

In step S4, the customer terminal 10 executes the store management application for providing the indoor location-based service corresponding to the beacon mapping information to display the store main screen (S115) do. In this display state, whether or not the customer's product (or menu; hereinafter, the case of the product is described as an example of the product) is selected (S116), and the detailed product guide screen (S117), and confirms whether the customer selects to order the goods (S118), and displays an order guide screen (see FIG. 4B or FIG. 4C) (S119). Then, it is confirmed whether the customer selects payment (S120), and a payment information input screen for inputting the payment information is presented (S121), and it is confirmed whether or not there is a payment request of the customer (S122) (S123). In step S124, it is confirmed whether settlement of the order product is completed through the sequential procedure. When the settlement is confirmed, the order information including the order and payment details is displayed on the corresponding customer terminal, And transmits the order information to the store management server 100 (S125). That is, when the store management application is executed in the customer terminal and the order guide screen (FIG. 4A) is clicked after the desired product search, the order guide screen is switched to the order guide screen (FIG. 4B) (Fig. 4C), and all items such as a menu, an option, a coupon, and the like are selected on the order guidance screen, and then click on the settlement After selecting a payment means (for example, a card) and inputting related information and requesting settlement, the settlement result information is displayed on the screen as illustrated in FIG. 4D. In this state, click on the payment history, you can see the payment details and the status of the goods.

The details ordered by the customer in this way are transmitted to the store management server 100 in real time.

Next, in the fifth step, the store management server 100 receives the order information transmitted from the customer terminal 10 (S131) and stores the order information in the database 200, and stores the order list (for example, The store manager CMS screen including the order number, the telephone number, the order time, the completion time, the progress status, and the delivery status) is configured and displayed on one or more POS terminals 101a in the store (S132) To the one or more force terminals, the change of the progress status information for the progress status display and the transmission right of the order completion notice information. When the store manager clicks the order list on the order list screen (FIG. 5A) as described above, the details of the ordered goods can be checked by moving to the order detail list (FIG. 5B). Through this confirmation, Can help administrators.

Accordingly, in the sixth step, at least one force terminal 101a confirms whether there is a request to change the progress information of the order information and a request to send the order completion notification information by the store manager (S133) When the request for transmission of the completion notification information is confirmed, the product progress state information of the order information is changed (S134), and the order completion notification information is transmitted to the customer terminal (S135), while the change processing and transmission result are stored in the database 200 ). That is, when the store manager (or the store employee) changes the progress status of the merchandise through the in-store POS terminal in the order list (FIG. 5A), the changed content is updated and stored in the store management server 100, To display a progressed state changed in real time so that the customer who ordered the product can simply check through his / her terminal.

When the ordered product preparation is completed, the store manager clicks the notification button to transmit the vibration for the product completion notification to the customer terminal that ordered the product.

Finally, in the seventh step, the customer terminal confirms whether the order completion notification information is received (S141) and generates the vibration (S142), thereby allowing the customer to recognize the completion of the ordered goods, (Or a menu) can be picked up. When a customer who has received vibration notification picks up his or her order item, it can change the delivery status and exclude it from the order list.

On the other hand, the store management server 100 can monitor the status of a customer entering and leaving the store through the store monitoring list (FIG. 5C) in real time to know the number of customers in the store, And the like in real time.

According to the BLE beacon-based store management system and method of the present invention, when the store management app is installed in the smart terminal and the beacon is continuously turned on, the beacon can continuously detect a signal to be transmitted, It becomes possible to recognize the position of the customer more accurately without performing tagging.

In addition, since beacons are battery powered and BLE technology is applied, they are free from the presence or absence of power outlets and distance limitation. Unlike RFIDs such as NFC, which have a sensing range within a short distance, It is possible to construct a system by installing only a small amount of beacons in the store. Moreover, since the information is displayed through the customer's smart terminal, there is no need to separately install a display device for receiving information, .

In addition, since the present invention detects a location when a customer approaches the store and automatically provides a location-based customized advertisement and a discount coupon service based on the data collected through the system, It is possible to provide services such as information, store guidance, order payment, and the like desired by customers other than coupons.

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, Modification is possible. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should be understood only by the appended claims, and all equivalent or equivalent variations thereof are included in the scope of the present invention.

10: customer terminal 20: beacon transmitter
100: store management server 101a: force terminal
110: Beacon management unit 120: Store management unit
130: product management unit 140:
150: coupon management unit 160: beacon mapping unit
170: customer management unit 180: order management unit
190: store monitoring unit 200: database

Claims (5)

It is equipped with low-power Bluetooth (BLE), receives contents from the store management server through BLE-based beacon signal, receives and displays inquiry for installation or execution of store management application, installs store management app according to customer's consent Executes the selection and ordering and payment processing of goods in the store through the execution of the store management application, transmits the order information including the order and payment details to the store management server, and transmits the order information to the POS terminal connected to the store management server A customer terminal for receiving and displaying progress status information and order completion notification information for progress status change and order completion notification for the order information that is progressed and managed through the client terminal;
One or more beacon transmitters each transmitting a beacon signal for providing the BLE-based indoor location-based service and the beacon mapping information corresponding to each beacon signal being preset and registered and managed by the store management server;
And the beacon mapping information of the beacon signal output by the at least one beacon transmitter is inquired and returned to the corresponding customer terminal, Receiving and displaying order information including a selection of a product through an application and an order and a payment history, and registering and storing the order information in a database, displaying at least one order information on the at least one force terminal in the store, A store management server for granting a transmission right of change of information and order completion notification information, receiving progress state information and order completion notification information, and updating and storing the received information in a database; And
Order information related to one or more goods ordered and paid through the store management application of the customer terminal is received from the store management server and displayed and the progress state information for displaying the progress information of the displayed order information is changed or inputted, And one or more force terminals for transmitting notification information,
Wherein the store management server comprises:
A beacon management unit that registers and manages all of the beacon information held, grasps the current power state of the beacon transmitter, and can delete the beacon information in bulk through a list screen;
A store manager for registering and managing store information for introducing the beacon, connecting the store and the beacon so as to use the beacon, and collectively deleting the store information through the list screen;
A product management unit for registering and managing product information and collectively deleting the product information through the list screen;
An advertisement management unit for registering and managing advertisement information, setting a period for the advertisement information so that the advertisement information is displayed only during the period, and collectively deleting the advertisement information through the list screen;
A coupon management unit which registers and manages coupon information of a coupon name and coupon content and can adjust the discount width from a percentage to an amount according to a discount type and can collectively delete the coupon information through the list screen;
A beacon mapping unit for registering and managing beacon mapping information mapped to each beacon signal;
A customer management unit for registering and managing customer information;
An order management unit for registering and managing order information of a customer; And
And a shop monitoring unit for registering and managing information necessary for monitoring a customer visiting the store,
Wherein the store manager is able to delete the beacon mapping information by disconnecting the store and the beacon transmitter. ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > 18. < / RTI >
The method according to claim 1, wherein the beacon mapping information by the store management server comprises:
Reception of contents (advertisement or coupon) according to store proximity and its notification information;
Wherein the store management application is based on a BLE beacon-based indoor location-based service, wherein the store management application is one of a query inquiring about whether to install or run a store management application for providing indoor location based service according to a store access, and a notification information thereof.
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