KR101803395B1 - Method for providing optional information using location information and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing additional information using location information, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing additional information using location information by executing a marketing and advertising business that can share available customer information between a mobile communication company and a card company, Through the location information obtained using the LBS, additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer can be provided, thereby contributing to the profit generation of the nearby merchants. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for providing additional information using position information,

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing additional information using location information, and more particularly, to a method and system for providing additional information using position information, which can provide available additional information according to customer's location information by sharing customer information between a mobile communication company and a card company. To a method and system for providing additional information.

With the rapid development of mobile communication technology and the popularization of communication terminals, most people now have multifunctional communication terminals. Such a multifunctional communication terminal is not only a voice communication function which is an original function of a telephone, but also a multimedia terminal capable of photographing a digital camera or reproducing an MP3 music file, as well as providing various additional services.

Recently, a smart phone combining the functions of a communication terminal and a function of a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) is getting popular. This smart phone is an intelligent terminal that adds computer support functions such as internet communication and information search to a mobile phone. It has a large capacity memory and a high performance CPU (Central Processing Unit) compared to conventional communication terminals, / An operating system (OS) for supporting data communication and PC (personal computer) interworking. Accordingly, a user can freely use the Internet through a smart phone, unlike an existing communication terminal. In addition, the credit card company transmits a message periodically to various advertisements and gift events in order to promote the consumption of the users through the smart phone.

However, for users, these advertising and promotional events give temporary impetus and stimulation, and do not significantly affect consumption trends. Therefore, the card company is required to use the personal information of the user for marketing.

In order to solve such conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for confirming customer information according to payment of a user's card, collecting customer location information corresponding to customer information, And a method and system for providing additional information using the provided location information.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for providing additional information using location information for providing coupon information, discount information, and event information related to customer location information only to customers who agree to provide customer information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an additional information providing system using location information. The system is configured to execute a supplementary information application upon request of a user, position customer location information according to execution of a supplementary information application, And requests the customer location information corresponding to the customer information, searches the additional information associated with the customer location information, and transmits the additional information to the terminal And a service device for providing the service to the user.

A service device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal, a card information device, a positioning device, a communication part for transmitting and receiving data to and from the roaming device, and a client device for checking customer information according to a payment of a user's card, And searching for additional information related to the customer location information and providing the additional information to the terminal.

Further, in the service apparatus according to the present invention, the customer information includes at least one of the customer's personal information, card card information, and roaming information for card settlement.

In addition, in the service apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit classifies the customer who agrees to provide the customer information according to the card settlement, and when the customer agrees to provide the customer information, requests the customer information to the card information device and the roaming device .

Further, in the service apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit requests roaming information on the customer information from the roaming device, receives and confirms the roaming information from the roaming device, and when the location of the user according to the roaming information is domestic, And requests the positioning of the customer location information through the device.

In addition, in the service apparatus according to the present invention, when the user's location is overseas, the control unit requests location location of the customer location information through the roaming device.

Further, in the service apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit searches for additional information corresponding to at least one of coupon information, discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information .

A terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention executes a supplementary information application according to a request of a user, a terminal communication unit that transmits and receives data to and from a service apparatus, a positioning apparatus and a roaming apparatus, locates customer location information according to execution of a supplementary information application And a terminal control unit for searching for additional information related to the customer location information and providing additional information to the user.

In addition, in the terminal according to the present invention, the terminal control unit requests the consent to provide the customer information, and executes the supplementary information application when the user agrees to provide the customer information.

In the terminal according to the present invention, the terminal control unit requests the roaming information from the roaming device, receives and confirms the roaming information from the roaming device, and when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, And requests positional positioning with respect to the positional information.

In addition, in the terminal according to the present invention, when the user's location is overseas, the terminal control unit requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device.

In addition, in the terminal according to the present invention, the terminal control unit searches for supplementary information corresponding to at least one of coupon information, discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information .

In addition, in the terminal according to the present invention, when the user agrees to provide the customer information, the terminal control unit receives and provides the additional information related to the current location information according to the card settlement from the service apparatus.

A method of providing additional information using location information according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: confirming customer information according to a payment of a user's card by a service device; requesting customer location information corresponding to the customer information; The service device retrieving the additional information associated with the customer location information, and the service device providing the additional information to the terminal.

Further, in the additional information providing method using location information according to the present invention, the customer information includes at least one of customer identification information, card bill information, and roaming information for card settlement.

In addition, in the method of providing additional information using location information according to the present invention, the service device may include a step of identifying whether the customer agrees to provide the customer information according to the payment of the card, And the service device includes a step of requesting the customer information to the card information device and the roaming device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing additional information using location information, wherein the requesting step comprises: requesting, by the roaming device, roaming information on the customer information from the service device; And when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the service device requests location positioning with respect to the customer location information through the positioning device.

In the additional information providing method using location information according to the present invention, the requesting step may further include, when the location of the user is overseas, requesting location of the service location information for the customer location information through the roaming device .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing additional information using location information, the method comprising the steps of: searching for coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on customer location information And searching for additional information corresponding to at least one of the additional information.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing additional information using location information, the method comprising the steps of: a terminal executing a supplementary information application upon request of a user; positioning the customer location information according to the execution of the supplementary information application; The terminal searching for additional information associated with the customer location information, and the terminal providing additional information to the user.

Further, in the method of providing additional information using location information according to the present invention, the step of executing may include a step of requesting consent for providing customer information and a step of executing a supplementary information application And a control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing additional information using location information, the method comprising the steps of: a terminal requesting roaming information from a roaming device; receiving and confirming roaming information from the roaming device; If the location of the user according to the location information is in the home country, the terminal requests position location with respect to the customer location information through the positioning device.

Further, in the method of providing additional information using location information according to the present invention, the positioning step may further include the step of, when the location of the user is overseas, requesting location location of the customer location information through the roaming device .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing additional information using location information, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on customer location information And searching for additional information corresponding to one of the additional information.

According to the present invention, additional information such as coupon information, discount information, event information, and the like around the customer can be provided through the location information obtained by the LBS (location based service), thereby contributing to the profit generation of the nearby merchant.

Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad.

Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a data flow chart for explaining a method of providing additional information using location information when a terminal and a service apparatus are linked according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service apparatus interworking with a terminal in a method of providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram for explaining operations of a terminal in a method of providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 to 10 are diagrams for explaining a method of providing additional information using position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the accompanying drawings, detailed description of well-known functions or constructions that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. It should be noted that the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals as possible throughout the drawings.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings and the inventor is not limited to the meaning of the terms in order to describe his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are merely the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

Before describing the present invention, a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as a representative example of a mobile communication terminal using a mobile communication network for providing additional information using location information, but the terminal is not limited to a mobile communication terminal, An information communication device, a multimedia device, a general wired terminal, a short distance wireless communication terminal, a fixed terminal, and an IP (Internet Protocol) terminal.

1 is a diagram illustrating a system for providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a system 100 for providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal 10, a service device 20, a mobile communication device 30, a positioning device 40, An information device 50, an affiliate shop terminal 60, a roaming device 70, and a communication network 80. [

The communication network 80 is connected to the terminal 10, the service device 20, the mobile communication device 30, the positioning device 40, the card information device 50, (60) and the roaming device (70). Here, the communication network 80 performs a series of data transmission / reception operations for data transmission and information exchange between the terminal 10, the service apparatus 20, and the card information apparatus 50. The communication network 80 performing the above function is an i-bimetry that provides a large amount of data transmission / reception service and a data service without a disconnection phenomenon through the Internet protocol (IP) And may be an All IP network. The communication network 80 may be one of a wired communication network, a mobile communication network, a Wibro (Wireless Broadband) network, a HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) network, a satellite communication network and a WiFi (WiFi) network. In the case where the communication network 80 is composed of a WiFi network and provides additional information service using location information, that is, a wireless access device (AP) is installed near a current location, and a high- The terminal 10 can receive and receive supplementary information corresponding to coupon information, discount information, event information, and the like from the service device 20 via the Wi-Fi network according to a user's operation.

The terminal 10 executes the additional information application at the request of the user. At this time, the terminal 10 requests the user to agree to provide customer information. Thereafter, if the user 10 agrees to provide the customer information, the terminal 10 can execute the additional information application. Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information.

The terminal 10 locates the customer location information according to the execution of the additional information application. Here, the terminal 10 requests the roaming information to the roaming device 70. Then, the terminal 10 receives and confirms roaming information from the roaming device 20. At this time, if the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the terminal 10 can request the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning device 40. [ On the other hand, if the user's location is overseas, the terminal 10 requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device 70. [

When the customer location information is located, the terminal 10 retrieves the additional information associated with the customer location information. That is, the terminal 10 searches for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the terminal 10 provides additional information to the user.

When the terminal 10 agrees to provide the customer information in order to provide the additional information related to the location information in cooperation with the service apparatus 20, the terminal 10 receives the additional information related to the current location information from the service apparatus 20 according to the card settlement .

The service device 20 interlocks with the terminal 10 and checks the customer information according to the payment of the user's card to provide additional information related to the location information. Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information. Also, before confirming the customer information, the service apparatus 20 distinguishes whether the customer agrees to provide the customer information according to the card settlement. If the user agrees to provide the customer information, the service device 20 requests the card information device 50 and the roaming device 70 for the customer information.

The service device 20 requests the customer location information associated with the customer information. At this time, the service device 20 requests the roaming device 70 for roaming information on the customer information. Then, the service apparatus 20 can receive and confirm the roaming information from the roaming apparatus 70. [ Here, when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the service device 20 requests the location location of the customer location information through the positioning device 70. On the other hand, when the location of the user is overseas, the service device 20 requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device 70.

The service device 20 retrieves the additional information associated with the customer location information. At this time, the service device 20 can search for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the service apparatus 20 provides additional information to the terminal 10. [

The mobile communication device 30 acquires position information of the terminal 10 via the positioning device 40 at the request of the service device 20. [ The mobile communication device 30 then transmits the customer location information for the terminal 10 received from the positioning device 40 to the service device 20. [ That is, the mobile communication device 30 may be a base station or a repeater for use of the terminal 10, and may have a function of periodically exchanging data with the terminal 10, the service device 20, and the positioning device 40 .

The positioning device 40 receives the request of the service device 20 from the mobile communication device 30 and executes the positioning with the terminal 10 for collecting the customer location information. That is, the positioning apparatus 40 can receive the GPS signal from the GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite to position the current position information of the terminal 10. [ To this end, the positioning device 40 can grasp the current position information by checking the latitude and longitude of the terminal 10, and the like.

The card information device 50 shares the customer information on the card settlement with the service device 20 in order to provide additional information using the location information to the terminal 10. [ That is, the card information device 50 can confirm the customer information according to the card settlement and transmit it to the service device 20. [ Here, the customer information may be customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, roaming information, and the like.

The merchant terminal 60 is a terminal located at an affiliate store that executes card settlement, and each merchant store information is stored in the card information device 50. [ Here, the merchant terminal 60 may communicate with the card information device 50 in accordance with the card settlement and transmit information on the corresponding document.

The roaming device 70 executes a roaming service at the request of the service device 20 to confirm whether the customer is in the domestic area. If the roaming device 70 is located overseas, the roaming device 70 tracks the customer location information. Then, the roaming device 70 acquires the customer location information and transmits it to the service device 20. [

In addition, a billing apparatus may be included to effectively provide additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the billing apparatus charges the customer for the billing of the additional information using the location information at the request of the service apparatus 20. [

Through this, it is possible to contribute to the profit generation of the nearby merchants by providing additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer through the location information obtained using the LBS. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a terminal control unit 11, an input unit 12, a display unit 13, a GPS unit 14, a terminal storage unit 15, an audio processing unit 16 and a terminal communication unit 17.

The terminal control unit 11 can initialize each configuration of the terminal 10 and perform required signal control. In particular, the terminal control unit 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention executes a supplementary information application at the request of the user. At this time, the terminal control unit 11 requests the user to agree to provide customer information. Thereafter, when the user agrees to provide the customer information, the terminal control unit 11 can execute the additional information application. Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information.

The terminal control section 11 positions the customer location information according to the execution of the additional information application. Here, the terminal control section 11 requests the roaming information to the roaming device 70. Then, the terminal control section 11 receives and confirms the roaming information from the roaming device 20. At this time, when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the terminal control unit 11 can request the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning apparatus 40. [ On the other hand, when the location of the user is overseas, the terminal control unit 11 requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device 70. [

When the customer location information is located, the terminal control unit 11 searches for additional information related to the customer location information. That is, the terminal control unit 11 searches for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the terminal control unit 11 provides the searched additional information to the user.

When the terminal control unit 11 agrees to provide the customer information in order to provide the additional information related to the position information in cooperation with the service apparatus 20, the terminal control unit 11 receives the additional information related to the current position information from the service apparatus 20 can do.

The input unit 12 receives various information such as numbers and character information, and transmits signals to the terminal control unit 11 in connection with the setting of various functions and the function control of the terminal 10. The input unit 12 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generates an input signal according to a user's touch or operation. At this time, the input unit 12 may be configured in the form of a single touch panel (or a touch screen) together with the display unit 13 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. In particular, when the terminal 10 is configured as a touch screen, the input unit 12 may receive a signal to be touched on the screen or receive input such as a keyboard and a mouse.

The display unit 13 displays information such as a series of operation states and operation results generated while the terminal 10 performs the functions. In addition, the display unit 13 can display menus of the terminal 10 and user data input by the user. Here, the display unit 13 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor (TFT) LCD, an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED) display) and a three-dimensional display (three-dimensional display). In particular, the display unit 13 according to the embodiment of the present invention displays surrounding additional information related to the customer location information.

The GPS unit 14 receives the GPS signal from the GPS satellite under the control of the terminal control unit 11 and grasps the current position information such as the latitude and longitude of the terminal 10 and transmits it to the terminal control unit 11. At this time, the GPS unit 14 can use a trigonometric method or the like in order to grasp the positional information of the terminal 10. In particular, the GPS unit 14 can detect the current position coordinates and extract the position information of the terminal 10. [ Here, the GPS unit 14 transmits and receives data to and from the positioning apparatus 40 in order to collect customer location information.

The terminal storage unit 15 stores an application program required for a function operation of the terminal 10. [ The terminal storage unit 15 may include a program area and a data area. Here, when the terminal 10 activates each function according to a request of the user, the terminal 10 executes the corresponding application programs under the control of the terminal control unit 11 to provide each function. In particular, the program area according to the embodiment of the present invention stores an operating system for booting the terminal 10, a program for collecting customer location information, and a program for providing surrounding additional information related to the customer location information. The data area is an area where data generated according to the use of the function of the terminal 10 is stored. At this time, the data area stores customer information such as personal information about the customer, card slip information, and roaming information.

The audio processing unit 16 performs a function of reproducing an audio signal or transmitting an audio signal input from a microphone (MIC) to the terminal control unit 11. In particular, the audio processing unit 16 provides an alarm signal for providing additional information using position information. Here, the audio processing unit 16 can output an alarm sound, a vibration, a lamp, or a combination thereof in accordance with the settlement processing.

The terminal communication unit 17 performs a function of performing data communication of the terminal 10. That is, the terminal communication unit 17 transmits and receives data to and from the service device 20 and the mobile communication device 30 via the communication network 80. [ Here, the terminal communication unit 17 includes an RF transmitter for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of the transmitted signal, an RF receiver for low-noise amplifying the received signal and down-converting the frequency.

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, a service apparatus 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 21, a storage unit 22, and a communication unit 23.

The control unit 21 can initialize each configuration of the service apparatus 20 and perform necessary signal control. In particular, the service unit 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention checks the customer information according to the payment of the user's card in order to provide additional information associated with the location information in cooperation with the terminal 10. [ Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information. Further, the control unit 21 identifies the customer who agrees to provide the customer information according to the card settlement before confirming the customer information. If the user agrees to provide the customer information, the control unit 21 requests the card information device 50 and the roaming device 70 for the customer information.

The control unit 21 requests the customer location information corresponding to the customer information. At this time, the control unit 21 requests the roaming device 70 for roaming information on the customer information. Then, the control unit 21 can receive the roaming information from the roaming device 70 and confirm it. Here, if the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the control unit 21 requests the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning apparatus 70. [ On the other hand, when the user's location is overseas, the control unit 21 requests the positioning of the customer location information through the roaming device 70. [

The control unit 21 retrieves the additional information associated with the customer location information. At this time, the control unit 21 can search for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the control unit 21 provides the searched additional information to the terminal 10.

The storage unit 22 stores an application program necessary for the functional operation of the service apparatus 20. [ The storage unit 22 stores a program for collecting the customer location information and a program for providing additional peripheral information related to the customer location information. In addition, the storage unit 22 stores customer information such as personal information about the customer, card card information, and roaming information.

The communication unit 23 functions to transmit and receive data for providing additional information using the positional information with the terminal 10, the mobile communication device 30, the card information device 50, and the merchant terminal 60. In particular, the communication unit 23 receives data on the card information device 50 and the customer information, and receives data on the positioning device 40 and the roaming device 70 and the customer location information. In addition, the communication unit 23 transmits the additional information according to the customer location information to the terminal 10.

Through this, it is possible to contribute to the profit generation of the nearby merchants by providing additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer through the location information obtained using the LBS. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

4 is a data flow chart for explaining a method of providing additional information using location information when a terminal and a service apparatus are linked according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the method of providing additional information using location information through interlocking between the terminal 10 and the service device 20 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the merchant terminal 60, in step S11, And requests the card information device 50 to settle the card according to use. At this time, the card information device 50 executes the card settlement in step S13. Then, in step S15, the card information device 50 transmits the customer information corresponding to the customer's personal information and the card slip information to the service device 20. [ Here, before receiving the customer information, the service apparatus 20 identifies whether the customer agrees to provide the customer information according to the card settlement. If the user agrees to provide the customer information, the service device 20 can receive the customer information from the card information device 50. [ In step S17, the service device 20 requests the roaming device 70 for the customer information corresponding to the roaming information. Then, the service device 20 receives the roaming information from the roaming device 70 in step S19.

When the customer information about the customer's personal information, the card slip information, and the roaming information is received, the service device 20 confirms the customer information in step S21.

The service device 20 confirms the location of the customer to collect the customer location information in step S23. That is, the service device 20 judges whether the current position of the customer is domestic. At this time, the service device 20 can receive the roaming information on the customer information by the roaming device 70 and confirm the location of the customer. Here, if the location of the customer according to the roaming information is domestic, the service device 20 requests the mobile communication device 30 for the customer location information in step S25. Then, in step S27, the mobile communication device 30 requests the customer location information from the positioning device 40. [ In response to the request of the customer location information, the terminal 10 and the positioning apparatus 40 execute the positioning in step S29.

When the customer location information is obtained, the positioning device 40 transmits the customer location information to the mobile communication device 30 in step S31. Then, the mobile communication device 30 transmits the customer location information to the service device 20 in step S33.

On the other hand, if the location of the user is overseas, the service device 20 requests the positioning of the customer location information through the roaming device 70 in step S35. Then, the service device 20 receives the customer location information through the roaming device 70 in step S37.

When the customer location information is collected, the service device 20 confirms the customer location information in step S39. In accordance with the customer location information, the service device 20 searches for additional information related to the customer location information in step S41. At this time, the service device 20 can search for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information.

When the additional information is retrieved, the service device 20 transmits the retrieved supplementary information to the terminal 10 in step S43. Then, the terminal 10 provides additional information to the user in step S45.

Through this, it is possible to contribute to the profit generation of the nearby merchants by providing additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer through the location information obtained using the LBS. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a service apparatus interworking with a terminal in a method of providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5, in a method of providing additional information using location information of a service device 20 interworking with a terminal 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the service device 20 transmits To confirm whether or not to agree to provide customer information. At this time, if the user agrees to provide the customer information, the service device 20 requests the card information device 50 and the roaming device 70 for customer information in step S53. Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information. Then, the service device 20 confirms the customer information in step S55.

If the customer information is confirmed, the service device 20 requests the roaming device 70 for roaming information on the customer information in step S57, and confirms whether the location of the customer is in the home country. Here, if the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the service device 20 requests the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning device 70 in step S59. On the other hand, if the location of the user is overseas, the service device 20 requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device 70 in step S61.

The service device 20 collects and confirms the customer location information received through the positioning device 70 or the roaming device 70 in step S63. In step S65, the service device 20 searches for additional information associated with the customer location information. At this time, the service device 20 can search for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the service device 20 provides the terminal 10 with the additional information searched in step S67.

6 is a diagram for explaining operations of a terminal in a method of providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in operation S 10 of the terminal 10 for providing additional information using location information according to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 10 executes a supplementary information application do. At this time, the terminal 10 requests the user to agree to provide customer information. Thereafter, if the user 10 agrees to provide the customer information, the terminal 10 can execute the additional information application. Here, the customer information may be information such as customer's personal information on card settlement, card slip information, and roaming information.

The terminal 10 locates the customer location information according to the execution of the additional information application. That is, the terminal 10 requests the roaming device 70 for roaming information in step S73. Then, the terminal 10 receives and confirms the roaming information from the roaming device 20 in step S75.

The terminal 10 checks the roaming information in step S77 to determine whether the customer's location is in the home country. At this time, if the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the terminal 10 can request the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning device 40 in step S79. On the other hand, if the user's location is overseas, the terminal 10 requests the location location of the customer location information through the roaming device 70 in step S81.

The terminal 10 collects and confirms customer location information received through the positioning apparatus 70 or the roaming apparatus 70 in step S83.

When the customer location information is located, the terminal 10 retrieves the additional information associated with the customer location information in step S85. That is, the terminal 10 searches for additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Then, the terminal 10 provides the user with the additional information retrieved in step S87.

Through this, it is possible to contribute to the profit generation of the nearby merchants by providing additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer through the location information obtained using the LBS. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

7 to 10 are diagrams for explaining a method of providing additional information using position information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in providing supplementary information related to the customer location information according to the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 10 displays information on the current customer location on the screen. In addition, the terminal 10 displays additional information corresponding to the nearby merchant coupon information, merchant discount information, event information, etc. on the screen with respect to the customer location information.

Referring to FIG. 8, when the coupon information is selected from the additional information, the terminal 10 provides a coupon information list for the merchant within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 9, when the discount information is selected from the additional information, the terminal 10 provides the discount information list for the merchant within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information on the screen.

Referring to FIG. 10, when the event information is selected from the additional information, the terminal 10 provides a list of event information about events and festivals within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information on the screen.

The additional information providing method using the location information according to the present invention may be implemented in a form of software readable by various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. Here, the recording medium may include program commands, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions to be recorded on a recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. For example, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a magnetic medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape, a compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) Optical media such as a floppy disk and a hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, Random Access Memory, . Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. Such a hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

It should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the present specification and drawings are only illustrative of specific examples for the purpose of understanding and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that other modifications based on the technical idea of the present invention are possible in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

The present invention is applied to various types of user apparatuses such as a mobile communication terminal apparatus, a PMP, a PDA, a notebook computer, and an MP3 player, and shares customer information between a mobile communication company and a card company to provide additional information usable according to customer location information . Through this, it is possible to contribute to the profit generation of the nearby merchants by providing additional information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer through the location information obtained using the LBS. Also, it is effective to determine whether the customer is located in the domestic or overseas location through the roaming service, and to provide supplementary information such as coupon information, discount information, and event information around the customer even when the customer is traveling or traveling abroad. Also, it is effective to share customer information of a customer who agreed to provide customer information between a mobile communication company and a credit card company, and to provide additional information for a marketing and advertisement business to users based on the information.

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delete A communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from the terminal, the card information device, the positioning device, and the roaming device; And
The method comprising: confirming customer information including customer information, card slip information, and roaming information according to payment of a user's card, requesting customer location information corresponding to the customer information, searching for additional information related to the customer location information, A controller for controlling the additional information to be provided to the terminal;
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Wherein,
Requesting the roaming information to determine whether the user is located in a domestic or overseas location, receiving the roaming information from the roaming device and confirming the roaming information,
Requesting the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning apparatus when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country,
Wherein the requesting unit requests location location of the customer location information through the roaming device when the location of the user is overseas. delete [Claim 4 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control unit
Wherein the service information management unit identifies the customer who agrees to provide the customer information according to the card settlement, and requests the card information device and the roaming device for the customer information when the user agrees to provide the customer information. delete delete [7] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the control unit
Discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. A terminal communication unit for transmitting and receiving data to and from a service device, a positioning device and a roaming device; And
Executing a supplementary information application according to a request of a user who agrees with provision of customer information including customer personal information, card card information, and roaming information according to card settlement, and positioning the customer location information according to the execution of the supplementary information application A terminal control unit for searching for additional information related to the customer location information and providing the additional information to the user;
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The terminal control unit
Requesting the roaming information to determine whether the user is located in a domestic or overseas location, receiving the roaming information from the roaming device and confirming the roaming information,
Requesting the positioning of the customer location information through the positioning apparatus when the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country,
And request location location of the customer location information through the roaming device when the location of the user is overseas. delete delete delete [12] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the terminal control unit
And the supplementary information corresponding to at least one of coupon information, discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. [13] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the terminal control unit
When the user agrees to provide the customer information, receives the additional information related to the current location information according to the card settlement from the service device and provides the additional information. [14] has been abandoned due to the registration fee. Confirming the customer information including the customer's personal information, the card slip information, and the roaming information according to the payment of the user's card by the service device;
Requesting the service device for customer location information corresponding to the customer information;
The service device retrieving additional information associated with the customer location information; And
The service device providing the supplementary information to the terminal;
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Wherein the requesting step comprises:
Requesting, by the roaming device, the roaming information to determine whether the user is located in a country or an overseas location;
The service device receiving and confirming the roaming information from the roaming device; And
When the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the service device requests location positioning with respect to the customer location information through the positioning device,
If the location of the user is overseas, requesting location of the service location information for the customer location information through the roaming device;
Wherein the location information includes at least one of location information and location information. delete [Claim 16 is abandoned upon payment of registration fee.] 15. The method of claim 14,
The service device classifying whether the customer agrees to provide the customer information according to the card payment; And
Requesting, by the service device, the customer information to the card information device and the roaming device when the user agrees to provide the customer information;
Wherein the location information includes at least one of location information and location information. delete delete [Claim 19 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] 15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the service device searches for the supplementary information corresponding to at least one of coupon information, discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of merchants within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. How to provide additional information. [Claim 20 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] Requesting consent of the terminal for providing the customer information including the customer's personal information, card card information and roaming information according to the card settlement, and executing the supplementary information application at the request of the user who agreed to provide the customer information;
Positioning the customer location information according to the execution of the additional information application by the terminal;
The terminal searching for additional information associated with the customer location information; And
The terminal providing the additional information to the user;
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Wherein the positioning comprises:
Requesting, by the roaming device, the roaming information to determine whether the user is located in a country or an overseas location;
The terminal receiving and confirming the roaming information from the roaming device; And
If the location of the user according to the roaming information is in the home country, the terminal requests positional positioning with respect to the customer location information through the positioning device,
If the location of the user is overseas, requesting location of the terminal with respect to the customer location information through the roaming device;
Wherein the location information includes at least one of location information and location information. delete delete delete [Claim 24 is abandoned upon payment of the registration fee.] 21. The method of claim 20,
Wherein the terminal searches for the supplementary information corresponding to at least one of coupon information, discount information, and promotion information for a plurality of affiliated stores within a predetermined distance based on the customer location information. Information delivery method.

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