KR101757225B1 - System, terminal and method for providing auto check-in service based on reserving application, and recording medium thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system, a terminal, a method, and a program. According to the present invention, when a reservation is made for a service company through a reservation application installed in a user terminal, By checking whether the terminal has accessed the reservation place and providing only the check-in information to the vendor terminal, the automatic check-in service can be performed without worrying that the user's location information is leaked to the outside, so that the company can efficiently manage the space.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system, a terminal, a method, and a recording medium storing a computer readable program for executing the method. thereof}

The present invention relates to an automatic check-in service, and more particularly, to an automatic check-in service in which a user, who has made a reservation for a specific place at a specific time through a reservation application, Technology.

Service providers such as restaurants, theaters, and coffee shops have introduced reservation systems to provide priority seats and tables to customers who have booked in advance. The conventional reservation method is a method of notifying and reserving time, seat, number of persons, etc. through a telephone, but recently, a reservation processing is completed by a customer directly inputting reservation information via the Internet or a smart phone .

The basic reason for the service provider to introduce the reservation system is to utilize the space effectively, but in order to maximize the space utilization, it is not enough to simply introduce the reservation system, and it is necessary to check whether the person who made the reservation actually visits the reserved time do. In other words, although there are customers visiting in an improvised time zone when the customer is driven, if the reservation is not allowed because of the reserved seat, if the reservation is not visited, the customer can not utilize the space such as a seat or table for a certain period of time.

To this end, the service provider is checking whether the reservation is actually visited, that is, whether or not the reservation is checked in. For example, after a list of reserved persons is listed on the status board, if the actual visit is made, the display is made. If the visit is not made even though the reservation is made, the call is made to the reservation person. Of course, the reservation information is computerized using a computer, and the staff who actually visits the hotel are checked and managed by computer.

However, manual check-in method is both manual check method using the status board and computer check method. In other words, more than one employee must be mobilized in order to check directly after confirming the visit of the reservation person.

In order to do this, a technique has been developed in which the customer directly inputs whether or not to check in a specific place. That is, when a user executes a specific application using a smartphone, a list of nearby stores is output based on the location of the smartphone, a store to be visited is selected, and a check-in button is pressed. However, this method is not a technique that can accurately grasp the actual visit because the user's arbitrary action is applied. Moreover, there are many cases where the user forgets to press the check-in button.

For this purpose, a technique has been disclosed in which location information is used to confirm arrival of a guest who has made a reservation in advance. However, in the proposed technology, there is a problem that the user must request the real-time position from the viewpoint of the server in order to confirm the visit. That is, after confirming that the reservation time for the reservation customer is approaching at the center of the server, requesting the location information several times and determining whether or not to check in is repeated, It can be consumed.

In addition, the user's real-time location information is very sensitive privacy information. Even if it is required to obtain location information from the server in advance for legitimate action, there is concern that the user's personal information leaked once may be used with impure intention. It is natural that the service can not be activated because of this.

Meanwhile, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0024232 (referred to as " Internet system and method thereof based on reservation for visiting a franchise chain restaurant or mediating food delivery reservation " .

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been conceived to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a service providing system, It is possible to simplify the entire system through the user-centered operation mode and to provide the automatic check-in service without any leakage of sensitive information, The present invention provides a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing technology that enables efficient management of a check-in service.

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing terminal for receiving reservation information including a reservation time and a reservation place from a user, storing the reservation information in a memory, A processor; A location information confirmation unit for confirming location information of the terminal when the reservation time arrives; A check-in determination unit for determining whether the terminal is approaching or approaching the reservation place through the location information confirmed by the location information confirmation unit and generating check-in information; And a check-in information transmission section for notifying the check-in information to the operating system side.

Here, the check-in information may include check-in acknowledgment information that the terminal has approached within a certain radius from the reservation place, radius information indicating a distance between the terminal and the reservation place, And / or scheduled arrival time information.

In addition, the location information checking unit may check the location information at least twice at a predetermined interval from a predetermined time before the reservation time to the reservation time, and the check-in determination unit may determine, based on the location information confirmed more than twice, It is possible to generate the check-in information including the reservation place movement information by judging whether or not it is approaching the reservation place.

In addition, the reservation information may further include line information for a party to access the reservation time and the reservation place together, and the check-in information notification unit may notify the check-in information to the terminal side corresponding to the party information together.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system comprising: an automatic check-in service providing terminal; An operating system for providing business information to the automatic check-in service providing terminal side and receiving and storing the reservation information and check-in information from the automatic check-in service providing terminal; And a vendor terminal receiving the check-in information from the operating system and updating the occupancy status information for the seat or the table.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a reservation application-based automatic check-in service according to the present invention, comprising: receiving reservation information including a reservation time and a reservation place from a user at a terminal, storing the reservation information in a memory, (A); (B) confirming location information of the terminal when the reservation time arrives; (C) generating check-in information by determining whether the terminal is approaching or approaching the reservation place through the confirmed location information; And (d) notifying the check-in information to the operating system side.

Here, the check-in information may include check-in acknowledgment information that the terminal has approached within a certain radius from the reservation place, radius information indicating a distance between the terminal and the reservation place, And / or scheduled arrival time information.

In the step (b), the position information is confirmed twice or more at a predetermined interval from a predetermined time before the reserved time to the reserved time, and the step (c) It is possible to generate the check-in information including the reservation place movement information by determining whether the terminal is approaching the reservation place.

The step (e) further includes the step of (e) further including a line-of-sight information for a line for accessing the reserved time and the reserved place together, and notifying the check-in information to the terminal corresponding to the line-by-line information together .

Meanwhile, the present invention includes a recording medium storing a computer-readable program for executing the method.

According to the reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system and method according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, when a user who installed a reservation application makes a reservation for a service company based on a place and a time, such as a restaurant, a theater, or a coffee shop, when the reservation time comes, By notifying the company terminal side of this, even if the company does not manage the reservation person manually, it is convenient to automatically manage the reservation person through the received check-in information, and the real time occupancy status (vacancy information) is automatically updated so that the employees can utilize the space efficiently There is a number.

In addition, the real-time occupancy status information can be provided not only to the terminal but also to the person who intends to visit the store in an improvised manner, so that the user can visit the crowded store directly to prevent inconvenience .

At this time, the automatic check-in process according to the present invention is centered on the user, not the server. In other words, conventionally, after confirming that the reservation time is approaching to the reservation customer by the server in the past, requesting the location information several times and determining whether or not to check in is repeated. However, according to the present invention, the intervention of the operation system is minimized, and most of the procedures can be performed in the user terminal itself based on the rule information stored in the user terminal, so that the entire system can be simplified.

In addition, in the check-in process by checking the location of the user, there is no possibility that the user's location information is leaked to the outside. In other words, a subject who desperately needs an automatic check-in process is a company that actually establishes a space utilization plan. To this end, a server associated with a company requests a location of a user terminal, and then checks in through the received location information The location information of the user terminal itself is leaked to the outside, which may cause serious side effects. However, in the present invention, the location information of the user terminal itself is stored in the reservation place It is not necessary to provide the location information to the outside, and only whether or not the user is checked in is transmitted to the operating system. Therefore, there is no fear that the sensitive location information will leak.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a bookmarker inputs reservation information or enters a reservation information when entering reservation information, it also notifies another party in real time whether or not check-in between users is performed in real time. If you do not arrive at the reservation site yet, but have confirmed that the other party has arrived in the first place, you can promptly move it to the reservation place, which may be the basis for trusting the users.

1 is a diagram for explaining a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a user terminal and an operating system in the automatic check-in service providing system shown in FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a reservation process of a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic check-in process of a method of providing a reservation application-based automatic check-in service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating another example of an automatic check-in process of a method of providing a reservation application-based automatic check-in service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating another example of an automatic check-in process of a method of providing a reservation application-based automatic check-in service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, some configurations which are not related to the gist of the present invention may be omitted or compressed, but the configurations omitted are not necessarily those not necessary in the present invention, and they may be combined by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs. .

In addition, each component, server, and system described below does not necessarily have to be an independent component or server that performs each function, but may be implemented as one or more programs or one or more servers or a collection of one or more systems, May be shared.

1 is a diagram for explaining a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic check-in service providing system according to the embodiment of the present invention includes an operating system 100, a business terminal 500, and user terminals 200 and 300.

First, the operating system 100 cooperates with a service company such as a restaurant, a theater, and a coffee shop, and transmits information such as an introduction to a specific company, menu information, a late term, a reservation status, ) Side. In addition, the operation system 100 provides a reservation application to the user terminals 200 and 300, receives reservation information and check-in information from the user terminals 200 and 300, and provides the reservation information and check-in information to the business terminal 500,

The company terminal 500 is a terminal used by an employee of a service company affiliated with the operation system 100. The reservation information and check-in information provided by the operation system 100 are output to the business terminal 500, This scheduler management can be performed, and a space utilization plan can be established by checking the occupancy status of tables or seats updated through check-in information in real time. The vendor terminal 500 may be a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a force terminal, or a separate monitor installed in a store, but may be a tablet PC or a smart phone that can be individually held by employees.

The user terminal 200 or 300 refers to a terminal used by a customer who wants to visit a service company. A user accesses the operating system 100 through the user terminal 200 or 300 to receive and install a reservation application, You can check the business information or real-time occupancy status information, and enter the reservation information to process the reservation. In addition, the reservation application installed in the user terminals 200 and 300 may generate check-in information for the booked company and automatically transmit the check-in information to the operating system 100 so that the vendor can manage the reservation. These user terminals 200 and 300 are preferably smart phones or tablet PCs. 1, the user terminals 200 and 300 are divided into a first user terminal 200 and a second user terminal 300. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the first user terminal 200 used by a first user The second user terminal 300 used by the second user is considered to be a party promised to visit the service company together with the first user. Of course, the functional configuration of the second user terminal 300 will be obviously understood through a detailed description of the functional configuration of the first user terminal 200, so that redundant description is avoided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the first user terminal 200 and the operation system 100 in the automatic check-in service providing system shown in FIG. Referring to FIG. 2, the first user terminal 200 includes a communication processor 205, a display 210, a memory 255, a GPS receiver 260, a key input unit 265, And an operation unit 215.

The communication processing unit 205 is provided to connect to the operating system 100 through a wired / wireless communication network and to connect a communication channel for information transmission / reception.

The display 210 is provided for displaying various kinds of information output by the operation of the reservation application provided by the operating system 100. For example, the display 210 may output a user interface for membership registration, or may output a business information and a reservation interface.

The memory 255 is provided for storing the reservation application related information transmitted from the operating system 100. [ For example, the memory 255 may store rule information received from the operating system 100 when a reservation application is installed or when a reservation for a specific company is completed. Also, the memory 255 can store the reservation information inputted through the reservation application.

The GPS receiver 260 is provided for acquiring coordinate information from the satellite.

The key input unit 265 is provided for checking the screen output by the operation of the reservation application provided by the operating system 100 and for inputting a user command for requesting or reserving business information. The key input unit 265 may be implemented as a normal button or a touch screen manufactured integrally with the display 210.

The application operating unit 215 may process the information to be provided to the operating system 100 or the service processing according to the information provided in the operating system 100 or the service processing according to the command inputted through the key input unit 265 . That is, the application operating unit 215 in the first user terminal 200 shown in FIG. 2 is a block of a function configuration performed in the reservation application. The application operating unit 215 includes a reservation processing unit 220, a rule management unit A reservation information management unit 230, a location information confirmation unit 235, a check-in determination unit 240, a check-in information storage unit 245, and a reservation information guide unit 250.

The reservation processing unit 220 requests the business information and the reservation interface to the operating system 100 according to the user command inputted from the key input unit 265 through the activated reservation application and transmits the business information received from the operating system 100 A reservation interface is displayed on the display 210, and the reservation information is input to the operating system 100 and stored in the memory 255, and the reservation process is performed. The reservation processing unit 220 also supports a predetermined settlement process if it is necessary to pay a deposit or the like in the reservation process.

The rule management unit 225 is provided for managing rule information for performing an automatic check-in procedure. That is, the rule information received from the operating system 100 is stored in the memory 255 when the reservation application is installed for the first time, when the reservation processing for a specific company is completed, Check process is performed based on the rule information stored in the memory 255. [

The reservation information management unit 230 is provided to confirm the reservation information stored in the memory 255. [

The location information confirmation unit 235 is provided to confirm the location of the first user terminal 200 when the reservation time comes. That is, if it is confirmed that the rule information stored in the memory 255 is checked by the rule management unit 225 a predetermined time before the reservation time, the location information determination unit 235 acquires the coordinate information in association with the GPS reception unit 260.

The check-in determining unit 240 determines whether the first user terminal 200 has accessed or is approaching the reservation place through the location information confirmed by the location information checking unit 235 and generates check-in information.

The check-in information transmission unit 245 is provided to notify the operation system 100 of the check-in information generated by the check-in determination unit 240 in connection with the communication processing unit 205. [

The reservation information guide unit 250 is provided to notify the user of the arrival of the reserved time when the reserved time comes, using the push function.

That is, in FIG. 2, the functional configuration of the first user terminal 200 includes a functional configuration mounted on a typical smartphone.

2, the operating system 100 includes an interface unit 105, an interface providing unit 110, an information receiving unit 115, an information providing unit 120, a business information operating unit 125 And a member information operation unit 130.

The interface unit 105 is provided for connecting a communication channel for transmitting and receiving information to and from the user terminals 200 and 300 and the business terminal 500 in cooperation with the user terminals 200 and 300 and the business terminal 500 through a wired or wireless communication network.

The interface providing unit 110 is provided to provide a user interface that allows the user terminals 200 and 300 and the business terminal 500 to input or select various information in cooperation with the interface unit 105. [

For example, the interface providing unit 110 may provide a user interface for providing membership to the user terminals 200 and 300, a user interface for confirming the company information, and inputting reservation information.

The information receiving unit 115 is provided to receive information related to reservation and automatic check-in services from the user terminals 200 and 300 and the business terminal 500 in cooperation with the interface unit 105. For example, the information receiving unit 115 may receive a command for requesting business information from the user terminal 200 or 300, or receive reservation information and check-in information including a reservation time and place.

The information providing unit 120 is provided to provide information related to reservation and automatic check-in services to the user terminals 200 and 300 and the vendor terminal 500 in cooperation with the interface unit 105. For example, the information providing unit 120 may provide rule information, business information, check-in information of a party, and the like to the user terminals 200 and 300, and may provide reservation information and check-in information to the business terminal 500.

The business information operation unit 125 may store and update the business information of the affiliated service company in the business information D / B 155 or may load the business information stored in the business information D / B 155. The business information stored in the business information D / B 155 through the business information management unit 125 may include business name, address, introductory article, menu information, review date, reservation status, availability time, have. In addition, when the operating system 100 receives reservation information and check-in information from the user terminals 200 and 300, the reservation information and the check-in information can be matched and stored in the corresponding company information.

The member information operating unit 130 is provided to store the member information on the member information D / B 160 for users who have installed a reservation application and have performed a predetermined membership registration procedure. The member information stored in the member information D / B 160 through the member information operation unit 130 may include a member name, an ID, a terminal number, etc., In some cases, the usage history may be cumulatively updated.

Of course, the reservation application referred to in the present invention may acquire the terminal number of the user only when the reservation is made, temporarily store the terminal number in the member information D / B 160, and provide the service at one time, It is possible. Also, as will be described in detail below, in the automatic check-in process according to the present embodiment, the reservation application installed in the user terminals 200 and 300 determines whether or not the reservation application itself checks in based on the rule information. Therefore, since the user terminal number is not necessarily required in the operation system 100, even if the non-member makes a reservation, the operating system 100 does not request the terminal number to the user, Only the reservation number is generated and then temporarily stored in the member information D / B and provided to the user terminals 200 and 300 for later use.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. Hereinafter, Referring to the description of the automatic check-in service providing method according to the example, the functional description of the automatic check-in service providing system shown in Figs. 1 and 2 will be further described.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a reservation process of a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, in the automatic check-in service providing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a user accesses the operating system 100 through the first user terminal 200 and performs a reservation for a specific company.

Prior to the description, it is assumed that a reservation application is already installed in the first user terminal 200 shown in FIG. 1, and a first user using the first user terminal 200 is a subject performing an actual reservation procedure through a reservation application And a second user using the second user terminal 300 is assumed to be a party scheduled to visit a company reserved with the first user.

In the following description, the reservation procedure is performed through the reservation application. However, if the reservation application is already installed in the first user terminal 200, the reservation procedure must be performed through the reservation application installed on the smartphone or the tablet PC It is not necessary to access the web page linked to the operating system 100 by using a desktop computer or a notebook or extremely to call the call center which relays a service provider or reservation to provide reservation information, . ≪ / RTI > That is, since the reservation information includes the reservation time, the reservation place, the party information, the name of the reservation person, and the reservation terminal number, the reservation information is provided from the company terminal 500 of the service company, The operating system 100 can transmit the reservation information to the first user terminal 200, which is a smart phone, and can be stored in the memory 255, Automatic check-in service is available.

First, the first user drives a reservation application of the first user terminal 200 and requests the operating system 100 side for business information (S305). The business information includes business name, address, introductory article, photograph, menu information, review date, reservation availability, real-time occupancy status information (vacancy information) of service providers affiliated with the operation system 100, The information may be extracted from the operating system 100 when the user requests a company for a specific condition, or may be automatically output when a reservation application is executed. For example, when the reservation application is executed, the information on the affiliated companies in the vicinity based on the location of the first user terminal 200 is arranged and output.

The vendor information operating unit 125 of the operating system 100 extracts specific vendor information through the vendor information D / B 155 according to the vendor information request of the first user terminal 200, The first user can confirm the business information output through the display 210 of the first user terminal 200 and select a specific business to be reserved A reservation procedure can be performed. To this end, the operation system 100 provides a user interface for performing a reservation procedure through the interface providing unit 110 when providing the business information to the first user terminal 200.

When the first user confirms the business information output to the first user terminal 200 and inputs (or selects) the reservation information through the key input unit 265, the reservation processing unit 220, in cooperation with the communication processing unit 205, The reservation information is transmitted to the system 100 side (S315). At this time, the reservation processing unit 220 also stores the inputted reservation information in the memory 255 of the first user terminal 200 (S330). Of course, the process of storing the reservation information in the memory 255 may be performed after receiving the feedback from the operating system 100 that the normal reservation process is completed.

When the information receiving unit 115 of the operating system 100 receives the reservation information from the first user terminal 200 in cooperation with the interface unit 105, the business information operating unit 125 transmits the business information D / (Step S320). If the reservation information is matched with the corresponding company information of the business information D / B 155, the reservation is processed (S320) and the first user terminal (200) To inform that the reservation is completed. In addition, if the first user is a registered member, the member information operating unit 130 matches and stores the reservation information in the corresponding member information of the member information D / B 160.

Here, the reservation information includes a reservation time, a reservation place (including business name, address, coordinate information, table number, etc.), a name of a reservation person, and a reservation person terminal number. If the first user is a member of the membership, the member information D / B 160 does not enter information such as the name of the reservation person or the subscriber's terminal number. However, . Also, if the first user intends to visit another party other than himself / herself, such as a second user and a corresponding company, line information (e.g., second user's name, terminal number, member ID, etc.) may be added to the reservation information.

When the normal reservation procedure is completed in the operation system 100, the information providing unit 120 notifies the reservation processing result to the vendor terminal 500 of the service company that has made reservation in connection with the interface unit 105 <S325> So that the current status of the reservation person can be grasped.

In addition, if the first user has entered the party information together, the second user who is a party also needs to be aware of the reservation. Therefore, the operation system 100 notifies the reservation processing result to the second user terminal 300 together with the terminal number included in the piece of information together <S325>.

At this time, if the second user also registers in the operating system 100 and installs a reservation application, the operating system 100 stores the reservation information in the member information of the second user together with the member information D / B 160 And the reservation processing result can be guided to the push function through the reservation application installed in the second user terminal 300. [ Of course, if the second user is not the user who installed the reservation application, the operating system 100 can also guide the reservation processing result to the second user terminal 300 through a text message or a mobile messenger or a social network service (SNS) Do.

Meanwhile, the present invention relates to providing an automatic check-in service for confirming whether an actual visit is made when a reservation is made for a specific company when a reservation time comes. For this purpose, the memory 255 of the first user terminal 200 needs to store rule information for performing an automatic check-in procedure.

The rule information includes, for example, standard information about how to check whether or not to check in before a certain time from the reservation time, standard information about whether to check at a few minutes interval, standard information about how to approve a check in when approaching within a certain radius, , Reference information for guiding to the push when the reserved time arrives, and the like. The rule information may be stored in the memory 255 when the reservation application is installed for the first time. Since the rule information may be set differently for each vendor, when the reservation process is completed, the rule information is transmitted from the operating system 100, Or may be stored in the memory 255 of the memory 200.

Of course, when the automatic check-in procedure is performed according to the rule information, a predetermined information processing process is performed in the first user terminal 200 irrespective of the will of the first user, and the result information (check-in information) Since the process may be transmitted to the operating system 100, guidance on the process performed through the rule information must be performed in advance, and a procedure for previously confirming the information process according to the rule information may be further included .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic check-in process of a reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the present invention relates to a procedure for confirming whether a user has performed a reservation process shown in FIG. 3 through the automatic check-in service providing system shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and visited a company actually booked after reservation is completed.

The reservation information management unit 230 of the first user terminal 200 first confirms the reservation time in the reservation information stored in the memory 255 and associates the reservation time with the rule management unit 225, Is confirmed < S405 >. Of course, the current time refers to an electronic clock (not shown) built in the first user terminal 200. [

As a result of the confirmation, if it is confirmed that the predetermined time based on the rule information has arrived from the reservation time (S410), the location information confirmation unit 235 confirms the coordinate information of the first user terminal 200 through the GPS reception unit 260 do.

For example, if the reservation time is 15 o'clock and the reference information of a predetermined time before the reservation time included in the rule information is 30 minutes, a position check procedure for confirming whether or not the check-in is performed at 14:30 is performed.

Then, the check-in determiner 240 of the first user terminal 200 determines whether or not the coordinate information of the first user terminal 200 confirmed through the location information checker 235 and the reservation information Coordinate information) to calculate the distance between the two. That is, how far the first user terminal 200 is away from the reservation place, and confirms whether it is within a predetermined radius based on the rule information.

If it is confirmed that the distance between the location of the first user terminal 200 and the reservation site is within a predetermined radius based on the rule information, the check-in determination unit 240 checks the check- The check-in information including the check-in information is generated.

For example, when the check-in acceptance criterion included in the rule information is 50 m, the check-in is permitted if the distance between the first user terminal 200 and the reservation place is within 50 m, and if the distance exceeds 50 m, the check-in is not recognized.

Thereafter, the check-in information transmission unit 245 transmits the check-in approval information generated by the check-in determination unit 240, that is, the information that the first user terminal 200 approached within 50m from the reservation place and was checked in The business information operating unit 125 and the member information operating unit 130 of the operating system 100 send the check-in information to the business information D / B 155 And the member information D / B 160, respectively (S440).

In addition, the information providing unit 120 of the operating system 100 provides the check-in information to the business terminal 500 to update the real-time occupancy status information managed by the business terminal 500, .

Also, the information providing unit 120 of the operating system 100 notifies the check-in information to the second user terminal 300 side corresponding to the party information included in the reservation information. At this time, if the reservation application is installed in the second user terminal 300, it can be informed that the first user has been checked in through the push function of the reservation application, and the first user can be notified through the text message, mobile messenger, Check-in information of the user may be provided. Accordingly, the second user can immediately recognize that the first user has entered the room when the user has already visited the reservation site. If the second user has not yet visited the reservation site, the second user is prompted to check in the first user, You can move to a place. Of course, it is natural that the check-in information of the second user may be provided to the first user terminal 200 as well.

In the above description, the process of checking in the check-in process immediately after a predetermined time has elapsed from the reservation time included in the rule information has been described. However, according to the execution of the check-in process, May be performed first. That is, the rule information further includes reference information for the reservation information dictionary guide, so that the reservation information guide unit 250 of the first user terminal 200 outputs the reservation information with the push function one hour before the reservation time When the reserved time arrives 30 minutes before the reservation time, the check-in process is performed through the above-described location confirmation.

At this time, the operating system 100 does not intervene in the push process informing that the reservation time has come, and it is not necessary to transmit data unnecessarily because it is automatically performed based on the rule information in the reservation application installed in the first user terminal 200 itself . Of course, if the check-in is not performed even after the reservation time has elapsed, then the reservation system 100 may actively intervene in the operation system 100 or the business terminal 500 and transmit a reservation confirmation push or the like to the first user terminal 200 side.

In the description of FIG. 4, the distance to the reserved place is calculated by checking the coordinate information using the GPS receiver 260, and then it is checked whether or not the check-in is performed. However, the location information confirmation unit 235, It is also possible to check the location of the first user terminal 200 through the base station information connected to the terminal 200 through the communication channel.

In addition, whether the first user terminal 200 is connected to the local area network or not may be checked. For example, when the reservation process shown in FIG. 3 is completed, the business information operating unit 125 of the operating system 100 extracts the wireless router information (AP information) installed in the reserved business, The first user terminal 200 stores the rule information including the AP information in the memory 255 and the currently connected AP information is stored in the memory 255 when the reservation time comes It is determined whether or not the check-in acknowledgment is confirmed by checking whether or not it matches the AP information of the pre-stored reservation place.

4, the reservation application installed in the first user terminal 200 confirms the location of the first user terminal 200 at predetermined time intervals after the check-in and confirms whether or not the user terminal 200 is checked out You can also perform the procedure. For example, if it is confirmed that the first user terminal 200 is out of the Wi-Fi zone of the company, or that it is out of the reserved place by more than 50 m as a result of confirming the coordinate information at a predetermined time interval, the check-in determination unit 240 generates check- The check-in information transmission unit 245 provides the check-out information to the operating system 100 in connection with the communication processing unit 205 so that the check-out information is transmitted to the business terminal 500 and is automatically reflected in the real-time occupancy status information .

In the process of FIG. 4, when the first user terminal 200 is located within a predetermined radius from the reservation location and the check-in process is confirmed, the first user terminal 200 200 has not approached the reservation place and the check-in is not permitted, the process of FIG. 5 or 6 may be performed.

5 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the automatic check-in process among the reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing methods according to the embodiment of the present invention.

That is, if the first user terminal 200 is far away from the reservation place and the check-in is not approved through the process of FIG. 4, the reservation information guide unit 250 of the first user terminal 200 may push through the push function By outputting the reservation information, it is notified that the reservation time has come (S505). That is, since the first user is far away from the reservation place even though the reservation time is approaching, the user is prompted to move the reservation to the reservation place promptly.

In addition, the check-in determination unit 240 of the first user terminal 200 generates check-in information including the radius information that the first user is at a distance from the reservation place or the estimated arrival time information scheduled to arrive at the reservation place, S510 &gt; and the check-in information transmission unit 245 transmits the check-in information to the operation system 100 in conjunction with the communication processing unit 205 (S515).

That is, in FIG. 4, the check-in determination unit 240 calculates the distance (i.e., radius information) between the first user terminal 200 and the reservation place, and calculates the distance included in the calculated radius information, If the travel time is calculated by dividing it by the speed or the speed of the transportation means, the expected arrival time can be derived.

When the check-in information including the radius information or the estimated arrival time information is transmitted to the operating system 100, the business information operating unit 125 and the member information operating unit 130 send the check-in information to the business information D / B 155, And the member information D / B 160, and further notifies the business terminal 500 and the second user terminal 300 of the check-in information including the radius information or the estimated time of arrival <S525>.

That is, if the first user is far away even though the reservation time has come, the company as well as the accompanying booked party will be curious about the situation of the first user. Therefore, if the radius information or the estimated arrival time information is provided to the business terminal 500 and the second user terminal 300, the second user who is in line with the business person will be expected to arrive a few minutes after the first user is separated I can wait and be relieved because I can grasp the fact that it is becoming.

6 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the automatic check-in process among the reservation application-based automatic check-in service providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention.

That is, if the first user terminal 200 is far away from the reservation place and the check-in is not permitted through the process of FIG. 4, the check-in determination unit 240 checks the first user 200 The coordinate information of the terminal 200 is checked at a predetermined time interval, and it is checked whether the first user terminal 200 is getting closer to the reservation place according to the previously confirmed position and the later identified position (S605).

The reference information for the time interval at which the location information checking unit 235 checks the location of the first user terminal 200 is included in the rule information, and determines that the case where the user has moved a certain amount of time within a predetermined time is determined as the movement to the reserved place The rule information is also included in the rule information.

For example, if the distance from the first user terminal 200 to the reservation site is 5 km at 14:30, and the radius is 3 km at 14:40 after 10 minutes, the check-in determination unit 240 determines that the user is moving <S610>, and if the radius confirmed at 14:40 is 4.8 km, it is judged that the vehicle is moving because it has moved below the reference.

If it is confirmed that the first user terminal 200 is moving to the reservation place at a predetermined time interval, the check-in determination unit 240 determines that the first user terminal 200 is not yet checked in The check-in information transmission unit 245 transmits the check-in information to the operating system 100 in cooperation with the communication processing unit 205 (S620). The check-in information includes the reservation- And stored in the business information D / B 155 and the member information D / B 160 (S625). The check-in information transmitted to the operation system 100 is also notified to the business terminal 500 and the second user terminal 300.

Therefore, even if the first user has not yet arrived at the reserved place, the first user moves to the reserved place through the reserved place moving information outputted through the business terminal 500 or the second user terminal 300 It can be relieved and waiting by recognizing that there is.

If it is not confirmed that the first user terminal 200 is moving to the reservation site even though the user terminal 200 has been checked at a predetermined time interval, the reservation information guide unit 250 of the first user terminal 200 may notify the reservation Information is output to notify that the reservation time has come (S635). That is, the first user is far away from the reservation place and does not move to the reservation place even though the reservation time is near, so that it is highly likely that the first user has forgotten the reservation fact, and the reservation fact is reminded through pushing .

Here, referring to the example of FIG. 5 for a while, in the process of FIG. 5, only the first one location check process is taken into consideration, and a push is informed that the reservation time has arrived. On the other hand, in the process of FIG. 6, after confirming that the check-in has not been performed through the first one-time location check process (S425 of FIG. 4), it is checked whether the first user is moving to the reservation place After the judgment, if the moving is not confirmed, the fact of the arrival of the reservation time is pushed. That is, if the first user is still before the check-in, but the pushing instruction is entered as shown in FIG. 5 while the user is moving to the reservation place without forgetting the promise, the user may feel unpleasant for the first user. However, as shown in FIG. 6, if the first user confirms that the user moves to the reservation place and then performs the push guidance, there is an advantage that the unnecessary push is not transmitted to the first user.

6, when the pushing guide S635 is performed because it is not confirmed that the first user is moving to the reservation place even though the reservation time has arrived, the reservation information managing unit 230 of the first user terminal 200 The reservation time included in the reservation information is compared with an electronic clock (not shown) built in the first user terminal 200 to confirm whether or not the reservation time is reached (S640). If the reservation time is not reached, the user goes through an advanced process to check whether the reservation is being made again.

On the other hand, if it is confirmed that the reservation time (15 o'clock) has passed or the time passed until the allowable time (15:20) for the automatic reservation cancellation included in the rule information has passed (S645), the check-in determination unit The reservation information guide unit 250 informs that the reservation is canceled through the push function (S650). In addition, the check-in information transmission unit 245 transmits the reservation cancellation information generated by the check-in determination unit 240 to the operating system 100 in association with the communication processing unit 205 (S655) The unit 125 and the member information operating unit 130 perform cancellation processing of the reservation information stored in the business information D / B 155 and the member information D / B 160, &Lt; S665 &gt;

Cancellation of reservation here is a factor that lowers service utilization efficiency of service companies. Of course, in this embodiment, the automatic check-in function and the automatic reservation cancellation function immediately inform the fact that the first user has not checked in the reservation place and is not moving, so that the utilization of the reserved space can be resumed No reimbursement for seats or tables left unoccupied for the allowable time (approximately 20 minutes) to cancel the reservation.

Accordingly, the operating system 100 may grant a penalty to the first user to prevent unscheduled reservation cancellation. That is, a penalty such as accumulating a record of reservation cancellation in the member information of the first user of the member information D / B 160, and excluding the reservation cancellation event from the coverage of a coupon event if a reservation cancellation occurs more than a predetermined number of times .

6, the first user terminal 200 generates the reservation cancellation information and notifies the operation system 100 of the reservation cancellation information. Alternatively, the operation system 100 may finally determine whether to cancel the reservation, A method of notifying the user terminal 200 and the business terminal 500 of the cancellation of the reservation may be applied.

Of course, cancellations should be made very carefully, so you need to set clear standards for cancellation. For example, when the first user has reserved a single visit, the automatic reservation cancellation may be performed when the time allowed for canceling the reservation has passed. However, if the second user who is a party of the first user has already visited the service company, The cancellation of reservation must be reserved.

As described above, according to the system and method for providing a reservation application-based automatic check-in service according to the present invention, the following effects can be expected.

First, when a user who installed a reservation application makes a reservation for a service company based on a place and a time, such as a restaurant, a theater, or a coffee shop, when the reservation time comes, By notifying the company terminal 500 of this, it is convenient to automatically manage the reservation person through the received check-in information, and the real-time occupancy status (vacancy information) is automatically updated even if the company does not manage the reservation person manually, It can be utilized efficiently.

In addition, the real-time occupancy status information can be provided not only to the vendor terminal 500 but also to those who wish to visit the store in an impromptu manner without making a reservation. Therefore, it is inconvenient to visit the crowded store directly, Can be prevented.

At this time, the automatic check-in process according to the present invention is centered on the user, not the server. In other words, conventionally, after confirming that the reservation time is approaching to the reservation customer by the server in the past, requesting the location information several times and determining whether or not to check in is repeated. The present invention minimizes the intervention of the operation system 100 and allows most of the procedures to be performed in the user terminals 200 and 300 itself based on the rule information stored in the user terminals 200 and 300, It can be simplified.

In addition, in the check-in process by checking the location of the user, there is no possibility that the user's location information is leaked to the outside. In other words, a subject who desperately needs an automatic check-in process is a company for establishing a space utilization plan substantially. To this end, a server associated with a company requests a location of the user terminal 200 or 300, In the case of check-in, there is a possibility that serious side effects may occur because location information, which is sensitive personal information of a user, is leaked to the outside. However, in the present invention, the user terminals 200 and 300 Since it is only necessary to transmit the location information to the operating system 100 whether or not the user terminal has been checked in, without needing to provide the location information to the outside of the user terminal, There is no risk of information being leaked at all.

In addition, according to the present invention, when a bookmarker inputs reservation information or enters a reservation information when entering reservation information, it also notifies another party in real time whether or not check-in between users is performed in real time. If you do not arrive at the reservation site yet, but have confirmed that the other party has arrived in the first place, you can promptly move it to the reservation place, which may be the basis for trusting the users.

Meanwhile, the automatic check-in service according to the embodiment of the present invention described above can be applied to various fields.

For example, if a bus application to which an algorithm according to the present embodiment is applied is installed in a smart phone and a tag or a reader capable of short-range communication with a smart phone is installed in the wide area bus, tag information or reader information is recognized Automatic check-in and check-out can be performed, and vacant information (information on how many seats are left) of the bus is exposed in real time to the bus application through the automatic check-in and check-out information, It is possible to judge in advance whether or not it is possible to ride the bus. Even in this case, the location information of the passengers is not leaked to the outside, but the automatic check-in is performed in the bus application installed in the passenger's smartphone, and then only whether or not the check-in is made is transmitted to the server.

Although only the process of automatic check-in among various functions of the reservation application installed in the user terminals 200 and 300 has been described above, the reservation application may further include various additional functions in addition to the above-described contents. For example, it is possible to utilize the time for moving to the store as a waiting time by issuing a mobile number table to a person who wants to visit a service company from a remote place, or to transfer the issued mobile number table to another user who has installed the reservation application .

In addition, when the service provider finishes using the service and the user leaves the business, the automatic check-out function is performed. In order to request the user to write the service company after using the service, the user interface . Even though you can still input the user's comment at any time via the Internet, it is not possible to confirm whether the person who uploaded the comment in the past is actually the user. Therefore, if a person making a reservation through a reservation application makes a check-out when a check-out is made, a more accurate evaluation can be made because the check-out is made only to the actual user. In addition, if the actual user includes the link information for visiting the service provider to his / her SNS, or if he / she compensates the user through the link information, the publicity effect may be doubled.

In addition, although the reservation and automatic check-in processes are described in the above-described process, after the user who installed the reservation application visits the offline store, the user can confirm the menu through the reservation application without placing an order through the employee. The order information input through the reservation application can be automatically uploaded to the kitchen terminal or the POS terminal of the offline store, so that the order information can be referred to when preparing food or paying.

In addition, when a user who installed the reservation application visits a variety of restaurants after registering for membership, if the information accumulates, the user's taste can be determined. Accordingly, the reservation application may recommend a food or a restaurant considering the taste of the user, and the user may perform a function of recommending a food that the other user who does not eat but has a similar taste to the user has a good evaluation. In addition, if a plurality of acquaintance information of a reservation application is input, it is possible to implement a function of recommending an optimum meeting place or a menu in consideration of the taste of a plurality of acquaintances.

In addition, when a user who has made a reservation through the reservation application finishes using the service, the coupon or mileage may be automatically accumulated in the reservation application. In other words, it is troublesome to present a plastic card coupon in an existing offline store or to present a coupon made in the form of a barcode on a mobile. However, in the case of the user who has reserved the reservation application, the coupon can be automatically accumulated even when there is no coupon present at the time of settlement, thereby completely eliminating the inconvenience of having multiple coupon cards.

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 embodiments, but, on the contrary, And additions should be considered as falling within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

An automatic check-in service provision terminal (hereinafter referred to as 'terminal') used by a customer who intends to visit a service company;
An operating system for providing business information to the terminal and receiving and storing reservation information, check-in information and reservation cancellation information from the terminal; And
And a business terminal used by an employee of the service company associated with the operating system for receiving the check-in information and the reservation canceling information from the operating system and updating the occupancy status information for the seat or the table,
The terminal,
A memory for storing rule information including reference information for confirming whether to check in and reference information for canceling a reservation;
A reservation processor for receiving the reservation information including a reservation time and a reservation location from a user and storing the reservation information in the memory and providing the reservation information to the operation system to process a reservation procedure;
A location information confirmation unit for confirming location information of the terminal when the reserved time arrives based on rule information stored in the memory;
Wherein the check information is generated based on rule information stored in the memory after determining whether the terminal is approaching or approaching the reservation place through the location information confirmed by the location information checking unit, A check-in determination unit for generating the reservation cancellation information if the reservation cancellation criterion is included in the information;
A check-in information storage unit for notifying the check-in information or the reservation canceling information to the operating system; And
And a reservation information guide unit for informing a user of the arrival of the reserved time when the reserved time arrives by a push function,
The check-in information includes check-in allowance information indicating that the terminal has approached within a predetermined radius from the reservation place, radius information indicating a distance between the terminal and the reservation place, And one or more of time information,
Wherein the location information checking unit confirms the location information at least twice at a predetermined interval from a predetermined time before the reserved time to the reserved time,
Wherein the check-in determination unit determines whether the terminal is approaching the reservation place based on the location information confirmed twice or more times, and generates check-in information including reservation place movement information,
Wherein the reservation information further includes group information for a group of people who access together the reservation time and the reservation place,
Wherein the check-in information notification unit notifies the check-in information to the terminal side corresponding to the party information together with the check-in information.
delete delete delete delete (A) receiving reservation information including a reservation time and a reservation place from a user terminal in a terminal used by a customer who intends to visit a service company, storing the reservation information in a memory, and providing the reservation information to the operation system;
(B) guiding the user to the user with a push function when the reserved time arrives based on rule information pre-stored in the memory at the terminal, and confirming the location information of the terminal;
The terminal generates a check-in information based on the rule information stored in the memory after determining whether the terminal accesses or accesses the reservation place through the confirmed location information, (C) generating reservation cancellation information corresponding to a reservation cancellation criterion included in the stored rule information; And
(D) informing the operating system of the check-in information or the reservation canceling information from the terminal,
The check-in information includes check-in allowance information indicating that the terminal has approached within a predetermined radius from the reservation place, radius information indicating a distance between the terminal and the reservation place, And one or more of time information,
Wherein the step (b) comprises the steps of: confirming the location information at least twice at a predetermined interval from a predetermined time before the reserved time to the reserved time,
Wherein the step (c) comprises: determining whether the terminal is approaching the reservation location based on the location information confirmed twice or more times, and generating check-in information including reservation location movement information;
Wherein the reservation information further includes group information for a group of people who access together the reservation time and the reservation place,
And (e) notifying the check-in information to the terminal side corresponding to the party information.
delete delete delete A recording medium on which a computer-readable program for executing the method of claim 6 is stored.

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