KR101900061B1 - System and method for providing mobile coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile coupon providing method and system. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a mobile coupon, the system comprising: a coupon generation unit for generating a mobile coupon stored and used by a messenger of a user terminal; A page providing unit for providing a page assigned to a messenger account of a company providing a benefit according to the mobile coupon to the user terminal, and a mobile coupon generated on the page, May include a coupon study provided.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE COUPON [0001]

The present invention relates to a mobile coupon providing method and system, and more particularly, to a mobile coupon providing method and system for providing a mobile coupon that is not supported by a mobile messenger, And apparatus.

A messenger installed in a user terminal is an application used by a user to communicate with another user, and frequently accessed compared to other applications.

Therefore, more and more attempts are being made to combine various services based on the messenger.

In particular, many users are paying for goods or services through a messenger by combining a payment service so that they can pay for various goods or services without having to go through other applications in the messenger.

At this time, the user can discount the amount to be paid using the mobile coupon provided through messenger, or exchange the goods with the goods.

However, if the mobile coupon is not provided within the messenger, the user must directly enter the coupon number or present the offline coupon.

Especially, in case of mobile coupon of other countries, it is common that the user should download the mobile coupon from the account providing the mobile coupon through the instant messenger. Accordingly, the user can not obtain information on the mobile coupon in real time.

Also, from the viewpoint of the owner, there is a problem that the mobile coupon for promoting his / her business to foreign tourists can not be promoted through a messenger mainly used by foreign tourists.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2016-0090732 relates to a mobile coupon exchange system in which a mobile coupon is exchanged between users by posting an article to be sought, sold, or exchanged on an electronic bulletin board on- However, the above-described problems can not be solved yet.

Therefore, a technique for solving the above-described problems is required.

On the other hand, the background art described above is technical information acquired by the inventor for the derivation of the present invention or obtained in the derivation process of the present invention, and can not necessarily be a known technology disclosed to the general public before the application of the present invention .

An embodiment of the present invention is intended to distribute a mobile coupon generated by a vendor through a messenger.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a mobile coupon capable of relaying data according to use of a mobile coupon distributed through a messenger and interlocking with a point of sale system in a store.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention has an object to allow a mobile coupon to be downloaded by connecting to a messenger page of a company providing a mobile coupon when accessing a wireless access point.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for providing a mobile coupon, comprising: a coupon generation unit for generating a mobile coupon to be stored and used through a messenger of a user terminal; A page providing unit configured to provide a page assigned to a messenger account of a company that provides a benefit according to the mobile coupon by sensing connection with at least one connection device, And a coupon system study which is posted on the online page and provided to the user terminal.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a mobile coupon, the method comprising the steps of: generating a mobile coupon to be stored and used through a messenger of a user terminal; The method comprising the steps of: publishing the mobile coupon on a web page through a page assigned to a messenger account of a provider providing the web page; detecting a connection with the at least one connection device having the predetermined user terminal; And providing the mobile coupon to a user terminal connected to the provided page.

According to any one of the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, an embodiment of the present invention can distribute a mobile coupon produced for each store through a messenger.

Further, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, the data related to the use of the mobile coupon can be relayed and interlocked with the settlement POS in the store.

In addition, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, usage patterns of users can be analyzed by aggregating usage amounts of mobile coupons used in respective POSs.

In addition, according to any one of the tasks of the present invention, a mobile coupon can be downloaded without connecting to a messenger page of a business merely by connecting to an AP, without going through a separate process.

The effects obtained by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description will be.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a coupon providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing components of a coupon server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 6 are diagrams for explaining a coupon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without departing from the other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Before describing this, we first define the meaning of the terms used below.

Hereinafter, "mobile coupon" refers to a voucher that is electronically provided online and can receive benefits such as discounts or gift offerings from companies providing goods or services.

The 'page' is an online bulletin board that matches with a user account using a messenger service and can be viewed via a messenger, and a mobile coupon can be posted.

At this time, the relationship in which one or both of the users who use the messenger provide a message to the counterpart or the relationship in which the counterpart information can be viewed is referred to as a 'connection relationship'.

In addition, the 'access point' may be an AP device that provides a wireless signal to a user terminal to access the Internet, for example, to provide a Wi-Fi signal to access the Internet.

Terms not described above will be described separately in the course of describing the present invention.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a coupon providing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Each configuration of the coupon providing system 100 communicates via the network N. [ At this time, the network N may be a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a value added network (VAN), a personal area network (PAN) Wireless networks such as a mobile radio communication network, a wireless broadband Internet (Wibro), a Mobile WiMAX, a High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) or a satellite communication network.

The user terminal 10 can be implemented as a computer, a portable terminal, a television, a wearable device, or the like, which can be connected to a remote server through a network N or connected to other terminals and servers. Here, the computer includes, for example, a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a laptop computer, and the like, each of which is equipped with a web browser (WEB Browser), and the portable terminal may be a wireless communication device , Personal Communication System (PCS), Personal Digital Cellular (PDC), Personal Handyphone System (PHS), Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), Smart Phone, Mobile WiMAX (Mobile Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) (Handheld) based wireless communication device. In addition, the television may include an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), an Internet television (TV), a terrestrial TV, a cable TV, and the like. Further, the wearable device is an information processing device of a type that can be directly worn on a human body, for example, a watch, a glasses, an accessory, a garment, shoes, and the like. The wearable device can be connected to a remote server via a network, Lt; / RTI >

The coupon providing system 100 may include a plurality of user terminals 10 and may be divided into a user terminal 11 and a business terminal 12.

First, the user terminal 11 can be installed with a messenger application which is a client that can use a messenger service, and can access a page of a company through a messenger and download a mobile coupon.

The user terminal 11 can register and store the mobile coupon downloaded through the page in the messenger, and can provide the mobile coupon stored in the company to request the benefit provided by the business entity.

The vendor terminal 12 can generate pin information for processing the mobile coupon and provide the coupon to the coupon providing server 20 to be described later to identify the mobile coupon provided from the user terminal 11, And can provide benefits to the user terminal 11 based on the information.

The division is based on the usage subject rather than the difference in the configuration of the user terminal 10, and it is assumed that one user terminal 11 and the business terminal 12 are included for convenience of explanation.

The coupon providing server 20 may be implemented as a server-client system and may be implemented as a computing device capable of communicating with at least one user terminal 10, which is a client installed device, via the network N, A storage device capable of storing data may be included or may store data via a third server (not shown).

The coupon providing server 20 may be a web server capable of providing a mobile coupon that can be registered in the messenger, or may be a server system of a messenger service provider, for example, and may include a web server, , A database server, or the like.

Then, the coupon providing server 20 can acquire information for generating a mobile coupon from the business terminal 12 to generate a mobile coupon. The coupon providing server 20 publishes the generated mobile coupon on the page of the company, As shown in FIG.

To this end, the coupon providing server 20 can detect whether the user terminal 11 is connected through the connection device 30 to be described later. When the connection to the user terminal 11 is detected, Messenger can be used to establish a connection between the user's account and the company's account.

In addition, the coupon providing server 20 may calculate the usage amount of the mobile coupon used through the business entity 12 and provide it to the business entity 12.

On the other hand, the connection device 30 can emit a radio signal so that the user terminal 11 can access the Internet, and can establish a communication channel with the user terminal 11 to connect to the Internet.

The connection device 30 can be matched with the vendor and if the connection of the user terminal 11 is detected, the user terminal 11 can be bypassed to the page of the vendor.

Hereinafter, each component of the coupon providing server 20 will be described with reference to Fig. 2 for explaining a coupon providing server 20 constituting the coupon providing system 100. Fig.

First, the coupon providing server 20 may include a coupon generating unit 210. The coupon generation unit 210 can generate a mobile coupon that is stored and used through the messenger of the user terminal 11. [

To this end, the coupon generation unit 210 may acquire information for generating a mobile coupon from the business entity 12.

According to one embodiment, the coupon generation unit 210 may receive pin information, which is information for the vendor terminal 12 to process the mobile coupon from the business terminal 12.

For example, the coupon generation unit 210 may receive " 39123439 " as pin information for interworking with the mobile coupon at the POS, which is the business terminal 12.

According to another embodiment, the coupon generation unit 210 may obtain benefit information on the mobile coupon provided by the business entity from the business entity 12 through the benefit information management unit 220, which will be described later.

For example, the coupon generation unit 210 may generate identification information of a mobile coupon corresponding to benefit information on the mobile coupon obtained from the business entity 12.

The coupon generation unit 210 can generate a mobile coupon that can be used by the business.

According to one embodiment, the coupon generation unit 210 can generate coupon identification information of the mobile coupon based on the pin information obtained from the business entity 12.

For example, the coupon generation unit 210 may generate coupon identification information by combining a series of numbers including pin information obtained from the business entity 12, so as to check whether the mobile coupon is duplicated.

The coupon identification information is generated by using the pin information provided by the vendor so that the coupon providing server 20 can identify the mobile coupon generated by the coupon providing server 20 in the business terminal 12. [

According to another embodiment, the coupon generation unit 210 may generate coupon identification information composed of a series of strings for the mobile coupon, and match the generated coupon identification information with the benefit information acquired from the business entity 12 can do.

For example, the coupon generation unit 210 can generate " 2562-3691-9439 " as the coupon identification information of the mobile coupon, and match the generated coupon identification information with the benefit information.

In this case, according to the embodiment, the coupon generation unit 210 may include an input means for acquiring user input to the mobile coupon so as to detect whether or not the mobile coupon is used.

On the other hand, the coupon providing server 20 may include the benefit information managing unit 220. The benefit information management unit 220 can acquire and store benefit information corresponding to the mobile coupon from the business entity 12.

For example, the benefit information management unit 220 can receive benefit information such as " 5% discount " or " gift offer " for the mobile coupon to be generated from the business terminal 12, And can be stored by matching with the identification information of the vendor terminal 12.

As a result, even if the mobile coupon is not registered in the messenger, the mobile communication company can acquire the benefit information or pin information from the mobile communication terminal and generate the customized mobile coupon. Thus, the mobile communication company can perform marketing through the mobile coupon. At the same time, .

On the other hand, the coupon providing server 20 may include a page providing unit 230. The page providing part 230 can detect the connection with the at least one connection device 30 set by the user terminal 11 and provide the page on the messenger provided with the mobile coupon to the user terminal 11. [

That is, the page providing unit 230 can detect whether the user terminal 11 is connected to at least one of the at least one access devices 30 distributed in the offline area at regular intervals.

For example, if a communication connection is established between the connection device 30 and the user terminal 11 by connecting the user terminal 11 to the connection device 30 that is distributed and installed in Myondong and emits a Wi-Fi signal, The providing unit 230 can detect the connection of the user terminal 11 by receiving the IP information or the MAC address of the user terminal 11 from the connection device 30. [

Thereafter, the page providing unit 230 may cause the user terminal 11 to provide a page on the messenger provided with the mobile coupon.

For example, the page provider 230 bypasses the connection of the user terminal 11 so that the mobile coupon of the business terminal 12 is posted and a page viewable via the messenger is provided to the user terminal 11, The user can execute the messenger installed in the server 11 to provide the page.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the page providing unit 230 can identify the user account on the messenger of the user terminal 11 whose connection has been detected, and establish a connection relationship between the identified user account and the business account on the messenger .

For example, when the connection of the user terminal 11 is detected, the page providing unit 230 can acquire the user account information through the messenger installed in the user terminal 11, So that the page assigned to the messenger account of the company can be provided to the user terminal 11. [

The mobile coupon can be easily used by automatically detaching the connection to the page from which the mobile coupon can be downloaded through the messenger of the user terminal 11 without further user input simply by connecting to the connection device 40. [

On the other hand, the coupon providing server 20 may include a coupon system 240. Coupon system study 240 can publish the generated mobile coupon on-line via a page and provide it to user terminal 11. [

For example, the coupon system study unit 240 can post the mobile coupon generated by the coupon generation unit 210 on the page of the company, provide the mobile coupon to the user terminal 11 that browses the page of the company, (11).

On the other hand, the coupon providing server 20 may include a usage measuring unit 250. The usage measuring unit 250 may measure the usage amount of the mobile coupon by counting the number of times the mobile coupon is provided through the page of the business.

According to one embodiment, when the mobile terminal 200 acquires the pin information from the business entity 12 to generate the mobile coupon, the usage measurement unit 250 determines the number of mobile coupons recognized by the business entity 12, The mobile coupon usage amount can be calculated using the number of times the mobile coupon is provided.

For example, the usage measuring unit 250 can count the number of times the mobile coupon is provided through the page of the company, and provide the counted number to the business terminal 12 so that the company directly measures the usage amount.

That is, the POS, which is the business entity 12, recognizes the pin information included in the coupon identification information of the mobile coupon and processes the mobile coupon so that the usage amount of the mobile coupon is calculated in the business terminal 12.

Accordingly, it is possible to measure the exact amount of the mobile coupon at the POS of the business through the pin information included in the coupon identification information of the mobile coupon.

According to another embodiment, in the case where the mobile coupon is generated by acquiring the benefit information from the business entity 12, the usage amount measurement unit 250 measures the number of mobile coupons Can be calculated.

For example, when an input of an employee of a company occurs through an input means included in a mobile coupon, the usage amount measurement unit 250 can identify the mobile coupon as used from the user terminal 11, Can be measured.

This usage measurement allows the vendor to accurately determine the response and growth of their mobile coupon.

The coupon providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 includes the steps of processing coupon providing server 20 shown in FIG. 2 in a time-series manner. Therefore, even if the content is omitted in the following description, the content described above with respect to the coupon providing server 20 shown in FIG. 2 can also be applied to the coupon providing method according to the embodiment shown in FIG.

First, the coupon providing server 20 can generate a mobile coupon that is stored and used through the messenger of the user terminal 11 (S3001).

That is, the coupon providing server 20 can generate a mobile coupon that is not provided in the messenger installed in the user terminal 11. [

To this end, the coupon providing server 20 may acquire information necessary for generating a mobile coupon from the business terminal 12 to provide benefits according to the mobile coupon.

According to one embodiment, the coupon providing server 20 can obtain coupon identification information of the mobile coupon corresponding to the benefit information by obtaining the coupon information for the mobile coupon from the business entity 12.

For example, the coupon providing server 20 can acquire and store the benefit information of "1 + 1 award" or "50% discount" from the business entity 12 and identify the mobile coupon Quot; dw39019f " coupon identification information, which is a series of strings.

Then, the coupon information providing server 20 can generate a mobile coupon in which the obtained benefit information and coupon identification information are described.

4 is an illustration of a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to this, the coupon information providing server 20 can display the coupon information 402 and the coupon identification information 403 of the mobile coupon 401. In addition, according to the embodiment, an input button 404 may be included for inputting that the mobile coupon 401 has been used by a company that presents the mobile coupon 401 to the user.

According to another embodiment, the coupon providing server 20 can acquire the pin information for processing the mobile coupon of the business from the business entity 12 and generate the coupon identification information of the mobile coupon based on the acquired pin information .

For example, the coupon providing server 20 can acquire pin information " 452365 " which is a code for processing a mobile coupon at the POS, which is the business terminal 12, and transmits coupon identification information including " 13524-452365 ".

5 is an illustration of a mobile coupon according to an embodiment of the present invention. The coupon information providing server 20 transmits the coupon information to the mobile terminal 100 including the image code 503 including coupon identification information that can be recognized by the business terminal 12 together with the benefit information 502 of the mobile coupon 501 Coupon 501 can be generated. At this time, the image code includes a bar code, a QR code, etc., which can be optically recognized.

Alternatively, according to the embodiment, the coupon information providing server 20 may generate a mobile coupon including a voice signal so that a high frequency including coupon identification information is generated through the speaker of the user terminal 11 storing the mobile coupon .

Then, the coupon providing server 20 may publish the mobile coupon online on the page allocated to the messenger account of the providing company according to the mobile coupon (S3002).

That is, the coupon providing server 20 can post the mobile coupon to the page assigned to the messenger account of the business so that the user terminal 11 can receive the mobile coupon generated through step S3001 through the messenger.

For example, the coupon providing server 20 can post a mobile coupon to an online bulletin board assigned to a business account in a messenger service.

6 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a page of a vendor according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to this, the coupon providing server 20 transmits a notice 602 of a company through a page 601 that can be browsed through a messenger, and a post 603 that a user can download the mobile coupon generated in the step S3001, , 604 can be posted.

Then, the coupon providing server 20 can detect a connection with the at least one connection device 30 set by the user terminal 11 (S3003).

For example, the coupon providing server 20 can detect whether or not the user terminal 11 is connected to the access device 30 corresponding to a company that is located in a predetermined area and provides a mobile coupon.

At this time, according to the embodiment, the coupon providing server 20 can execute the messenger installed in the user terminal 11, and can acquire the user account information through the executed messenger.

The coupon providing server 20 may establish a connection relationship between the identified user account and the account of the company providing the mobile coupon.

For example, the coupon providing server 20 can form a unidirectional connection relationship so that the identified user account can receive a feed of the company, and when the mobile coupon is posted on the page of the company, And informed via the messenger of the terminal 11.

Or, for example, the coupon providing server 20 may establish an interconnect relationship between the identified user account and the company's account.

Then, the coupon providing server 20 can provide the company's page to the user terminal 11 (S3004).

For example, in step S3003, when a connection relationship is established between the user's account and the account of the business, the coupon providing server 20 reads the page of the business through the messenger executed in the user terminal 11 Can be done.

The coupon providing server 20 may provide the mobile coupon to be stored in the messenger of the user terminal 11 connected to the provided page (S3005).

In this way, the connection of the user terminal 11 connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi is diverted to the page assigned to the messenger account of the business through the messenger, so that the user can access the page of the business through the messenger, Can not be used because it is not registered in the messenger.

Then, the coupon providing server 20 can count the number of times the mobile coupon is provided through the page of the company (S3006), count the number of mobile coupons that are used, and measure the usage amount of the mobile coupon (S3007 ).

According to one embodiment, when the mobile coupon is generated based on the pin information provided from the vendor terminal 12 in step S3001, the coupon providing server 20 can cause the mobile coupon to be processed directly to the business terminal 12 And can measure the amount of usage based on the number of mobile coupons recognized in the business terminal 12 and the number of times of providing the mobile coupon in step S3006.

According to another embodiment, when the mobile coupon is generated by receiving the benefit information from the vendor terminal 12 in step S3001, the coupon providing server 20 determines whether the coupon number The usage amount of the mobile coupon can be measured using the number of coupon identification information acquired.

Accordingly, the use of the mobile coupon can be tracked, and a customized mobile coupon can be generated and provided according to the consumption pattern of the user.

The coupon providing method according to the embodiment described with reference to FIG. 3 can also be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer such as a program module executed by a computer. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The coupon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention may also be implemented as a computer program (or a computer program product) including instructions executable by a computer. A computer program includes programmable machine instructions that are processed by a processor and can be implemented in a high-level programming language, an object-oriented programming language, an assembly language, or a machine language . The computer program may also be recorded on a computer readable recording medium of a type (e.g., memory, hard disk, magnetic / optical medium or solid-state drive).

Therefore, the coupon providing method according to the embodiment of the present invention can be realized by the computer program as described above being executed by the computing device. The computing device may include a processor, a memory, a storage device, a high-speed interface connected to the memory and a high-speed expansion port, and a low-speed interface connected to the low-speed bus and the storage device. Each of these components is connected to each other using a variety of buses and can be mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in any other suitable manner.

Where the processor may process instructions within the computing device, such as to display graphical information to provide a graphical user interface (GUI) on an external input, output device, such as a display connected to a high speed interface And commands stored in memory or storage devices. As another example, multiple processors and / or multiple busses may be used with multiple memory and memory types as appropriate. The processor may also be implemented as a chipset comprised of chips comprising multiple independent analog and / or digital processors.

The memory also stores information within the computing device. In one example, the memory may comprise volatile memory units or a collection thereof. In another example, the memory may be comprised of non-volatile memory units or a collection thereof. The memory may also be another type of computer readable medium such as, for example, a magnetic or optical disk.

And the storage device can provide a large amount of storage space to the computing device. The storage device may be a computer readable medium or a configuration including such a medium and may include, for example, devices in a SAN (Storage Area Network) or other configurations, and may be a floppy disk device, a hard disk device, Or a tape device, flash memory, or other similar semiconductor memory device or device array.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

100: coupon delivery system
10: User terminal
11: user terminal 12: vendor terminal
20: coupon providing server
210: coupon generation unit 220: benefit information management unit
230: Page breaker 240: Coupon system
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30: connection device

Claims (13)

A system for providing a mobile coupon,
A coupon generation unit for generating a mobile coupon stored and used through a messenger of a user terminal;
A page providing unit for providing a page allocated to a messenger account of a business providing a benefit according to the mobile coupon by detecting a connection with the at least one connection unit, And
And a coupon agent study for posting the generated mobile coupon on the online through the page and providing the mobile coupon to the user terminal,
The page providing unit,
Identify a user account on the messenger of the user terminal for which connection is detected, and form a connection relationship between the identified user account and the account of the business. delete The method according to claim 1,
The coupon providing system includes:
And a benefit information management unit for acquiring and managing benefit information on the mobile coupon from the terminal of the business entity,
The coupon generating unit may include:
And generates coupon identification information of the mobile coupon corresponding to the benefit information. The method according to claim 1,
The coupon generating unit may include:
Obtains pin information for processing the mobile coupon of the business entity from the terminal of the business entity and generates coupon identification information of the mobile coupon based on the obtained pin information. The method according to claim 1,
The coupon providing system includes:
Further comprising a usage measuring unit for measuring a usage amount of the mobile coupon by counting the number of times the mobile coupon is provided through the page of the business entity. 6. The method of claim 5,
The usage-
The coupon providing system detects the use of the mobile coupon and measures a usage amount of the mobile coupon based on the number of mobile coupons detected. A method for a coupon providing system to provide a mobile coupon,
Generating a mobile coupon that is stored and used through a messenger of a user terminal;
And posting the mobile coupon online on a page assigned to a messenger of a business providing benefits according to the mobile coupon;
Detecting a connection with the at least one connection device that the user terminal has set in advance;
Providing the page to the user terminal; And
Providing the mobile coupon to a user terminal connected to a provided page,
Wherein detecting the connection with the at least one connection device comprises:
Identifying a user account on the messenger of the user terminal for which the connection was detected; And
And establishing a connection relationship between the identified user account and the account of the business providing the mobile coupon. delete 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of generating a mobile coupon stored and used through the messenger of the user terminal comprises:
Obtaining benefit information for the mobile coupon from a terminal of the vendor; And
And generating coupon identification information of the mobile coupon corresponding to the benefit information. 8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the step of generating a mobile coupon stored and used through the messenger of the user terminal comprises:
Acquiring pin information for processing the mobile coupon of the business entity from the terminal of the business entity; And
And generating coupon identification information of the mobile coupon based on the acquired pin information. The method of claim 7, wherein
The coupon providing method includes:
Counting the number of times the mobile coupon is provided through the page of the business entity; And
Further comprising the step of counting the usage of the mobile coupon by counting the number of mobile coupons whose usage is detected. 12. The method of claim 11,
The coupon providing method includes:
Further comprising the step of detecting whether or not the mobile coupon is used by the vendor. A computer program stored in a recording medium for performing the method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, which is performed by a coupon providing system.

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