KR102087972B1 - Apparatus and method for mediating mobile voucher based on gateway and mediation system of mobile voucher using it - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a device and a method for mediating a mobile gift voucher based on a gateway and a system for mediating a mobile gift voucher using the same. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises: an issuing mediation unit for managing a procedure related to issuance of a mobile gift voucher with respect to a first interlocking company server directly issuing the mobile gift voucher through an application or a website or a second interlocking company server issuing the mobile gift voucher through interlocking with a gateway device; an authentication mediation unit for performing a procedure related to confirmation and authentication of information on the issued mobile gift voucher when a usage request of the issued mobile gift voucher is generated by a user terminal; and a calculation mediation unit for mediating a procedure related to calculation associated with transaction on the basis of the mobile gift voucher between the first or second interlocking company server and a consumer server of the mobile gift voucher.

Description

Gateway-based mobile voucher relay device, method and mobile voucher relay system using same {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEDIATING MOBILE VOUCHER BASED ON GATEWAY AND MEDIATION SYSTEM OF MOBILE VOUCHER USING IT}

The present invention relates to a gateway-based mobile voucher relay device, a method and a mobile voucher relay system using the same.

In general, a mobile voucher is an exchange transaction bond that is offered through mobile, has a specific monetary value, and can be consumed for a particular product or service. Specifically, a mobile voucher is an exchange voucher that includes the right to request the provision of a product or service specified in the voucher, and is issued in the form of a barcode, QR code, URL for accessing a mobile or web page, or a PIN number in a random number format. do.

Recently, various financial service organizations, telecommunication service companies, operators, and organizations have issued mobile gift certificates for products or services in various fields, and it is common to purchase mobile gift certificates and use them on their own or present them to third parties. Can be. For example, the mobile gift certificate may be provided in the form of a message including an access URL, or in the form of an image including a barcode, a random number PIN, a QR code, and the like.

In connection with the provision of goods or services through specific mobile vouchers, it may be possible to purchase or present mobile vouchers through entities that issue mobile vouchers directly through applications or websites, and various financial service organizations, communication service companies and operators. It is also common to find that a mobile service provider presents a mobile gift certificate to a member who subscribes to the service.

However, the settlement of payments based on transactions associated with mobile vouchers must be made separately between the entity that issues or provides such mobile vouchers and the user side providing the goods or services specified in the mobile vouchers. Whenever the user intends to use the mobile voucher, there is a hassle that the subject who issues or provides the mobile voucher must transmit the information on the mobile voucher to the user and approve the use of the mobile voucher.

Background art of the present application is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1745800.

The present application is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the mobile voucher issuance management between the subject that issuing or requesting issuance of the mobile voucher itself through the application or website or merchants corresponding to the actual use of the mobile voucher, Based on the mobile voucher certification and use authorization required when the purchaser or recipient of the mobile voucher is actually used, the mobile voucher of the subject and the merchant (issuing merchant) who issue or request the issuance of the mobile voucher. The present invention provides a gateway-based mobile voucher relay device and method for relaying settlement processing associated with transactions, and aims to build a mobile voucher relay system using the same.

However, the technical problem to be achieved by the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the technical problems as described above, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above technical problem, the mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application, interworking with the first interlocked company server or the gateway device for issuing a mobile voucher directly through an application or a website Issuing relay to manage the procedure related to the mobile voucher issuance to the second interlocked company server that is issued through the mobile voucher, when a request for use of the issued mobile voucher is generated from the user terminal, Relaying a procedure related to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile voucher between the authentication relay unit performing the information verification and authentication and the first interlocked company server or the second interlocked company server and a server on which the mobile voucher is used. It may include a settlement relay.

The issuing relay unit may provide a list of mobile vouchers that can be issued to the second interlocked company server, and request for issuance of a mobile voucher that includes information on a mobile voucher to be issued and recipient information of the list from the second interlocked company server. Can be received.

The issuing relay unit may issue a mobile voucher to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server based on the information on the issueable mobile voucher and the recipient information.

The issuing relay unit may transmit a message including the information on the mobile gift certificate to a user terminal of a member of the second companion company server or transmit the information on the mobile gift certificate through an application installed on the user terminal. .

In addition, the mobile gift voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application may include a pre-issued gift voucher database for storing the mobile voucher pre-issued in association with the user-side server.

When the issuing relay unit receives the mobile voucher issuance request from the second interlocked company server, the issuing relay unit may provide a pre-issued mobile voucher stored in the advance gift certificate database to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server. In addition, the mobile voucher may be issued in real time and provided to a user terminal of a member of the second companion company server.

The issuing relay unit may query whether the mobile voucher corresponding to the mobile voucher issuance request is stored in the advance gift voucher database when receiving the mobile voucher issuance request from the second interlocked company server.

In addition, the mobile gift voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application may include a pre-issue policy information database for storing the advance policy information of the mobile voucher is issued in advance in connection with the server of the destination.

The issuing relay unit may determine a minimum advance quantity of mobile vouchers stored in the advance voucher database based on the advance policy information.

The issuing relay unit may check the remaining valid period of the mobile gift certificate stored in the advanced gift certificate database and manage the mobile gift certificate stored in the advanced gift certificate database based on the confirmed remaining valid period.

In addition, the issuing relay unit may discard, or extend the validity period of the mobile voucher of the mobile voucher of the confirmed remaining validity period is less than a predetermined period, the extension of the validity period is not possible based on the advance policy information. It is possible to extend the validity period of mobile vouchers where possible.

The issuing relay unit may newly issue a mobile voucher that is insufficient for the minimum advance quantity of the mobile voucher based on the advance policy information.

The authentication relay unit may receive a request for information confirmation of the issued mobile voucher from the user terminal.

The authentication relay unit may provide the user terminal with information of the mobile gift certificate provided by the first interlocked company server or the mobile gift certificate held by the authentication relay unit with respect to the mobile gift certificate requested to be used.

The information on the mobile gift certificate may be first mobile gift certificate information or second mobile gift certificate information including the first mobile gift certificate information and additional information.

The authentication relay unit may selectively determine the information of the mobile gift certificate as the first mobile gift certificate information or the second mobile gift certificate information according to the type of the mobile gift certificate.

In addition, the authentication relay unit, when the first interlocked company server receives a mobile gift certificate purchase request from the user terminal to directly issue a mobile gift certificate corresponding to the purchase request, the mobile issued directly by the first interlocked company server Receiving the information related to the authentication of the gift certificate from the first interlocked company server, it is possible to perform a procedure related to the authentication of the mobile voucher between the user terminal and the first interlocked company server when the use of the issued mobile gift certificate.

In addition, when the issuing relay unit issues a mobile gift certificate in connection with the second companion company server, the authentication relay unit performs a procedure related to the authentication of the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal when the use of the issued mobile gift certificate is requested. can do.

The settlement relay unit may generate gift voucher history data including at least one of a previous day or a specific day of issue or certification of the issued mobile voucher and transmit the generated voucher history data to the first interlocked company server.

The settlement relay unit may receive the verified gift certificate history data verified using the gift certificate history data from the first interlocked company server.

On the other hand, the gateway-based mobile voucher relay method according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first interlocking company server for issuing a mobile voucher directly through an application or a web site or a mobile voucher is issued through the linkage with the gateway device; Managing a procedure related to issuance of a mobile voucher with respect to a companion company server; and performing a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of the issued mobile voucher when a request for use of a mobile voucher issued from a user terminal is generated; And relaying a procedure related to the settlement associated with the transaction based on the mobile gift certificate between the first linked company server or the second linked company server and the server on which the mobile gift certificate is used.

The managing of the procedure related to the issuance of the mobile voucher may include: providing a list of mobile vouchers that may be issued to the second interlocked company server; information of the mobile voucher to be issued in the list from the second interlocked company server; And receiving a mobile voucher issuance request including recipient information and issuing a mobile voucher to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server based on the information and the recipient information of the issuance target mobile voucher. have.

The issuing of the mobile voucher to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server may include: pre-issued mobile voucher stored in a pre-issued voucher database that stores a mobile voucher previously issued in association with the user-side server. It may be provided to the user terminal of the member of the second interlocked company server, or may be provided to the user terminal of the member of the second interlocked company server by issuing a mobile voucher in real time.

The managing of the procedure related to the issuance of the mobile voucher may include: checking the remaining validity period of the mobile voucher stored in the advanced voucher database and performing the mobile voucher stored in the advanced voucher database based on the confirmed remaining validity period. And managing.

In addition, the performing of the procedure related to the verification and authentication of the issued mobile voucher, receiving the information confirmation request of the issued mobile voucher from the user terminal, the first link with respect to the mobile voucher requested to use It may include the step of receiving from the server and the information of the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal.

On the other hand, the mobile gift voucher relay system according to an embodiment of the present application, the first interlocking company to issue a mobile voucher directly through an application or a website or a second interlocked company that is issued a mobile voucher through the linkage with the gateway device The server manages a procedure related to issuing the mobile voucher, and when a request for use of the issued mobile voucher is generated from a user terminal, performs a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of the issued mobile voucher, and the first A mobile voucher relay gateway device for relaying a procedure related to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile voucher between a companion company server or the second linked company server and a server on which the mobile voucher is used, and a mobile terminal previously issued in connection with the server on the user side. Advanced gift certificate database that stores gift certificates And a pre-issue policy information database for storing pre-issue policy information of the mobile gift certificate pre-issued in association with the user-side server.

The above-mentioned means for solving the problems are merely exemplary, and should not be construed as limiting the present application. In addition to the above-described exemplary embodiments, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and detailed description of the invention.

According to the above-described problem solving means of the present application, between the first interlocked company server for issuing the mobile voucher itself through the application or website or the second interlocked company server for issuing and issuing the mobile voucher and the actual use of the mobile voucher Mobile voucher issuance management, mobile voucher authentication and use authorization required when the buyer or recipient of the mobile voucher is actually used, the first interlocking company server that issues the mobile voucher itself, or a second to issue A gateway-based mobile voucher relay device and method are provided for relaying settlement processing associated with transactions based on mobile coupons of the companion company server side and the use (merchant) side, and the effect of constructing a mobile voucher relay system using the same is provided. There is.

However, the effects obtainable herein are not limited to the effects as described above, and other effects may exist.

1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile voucher relay system including a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application.
2 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a mobile voucher is issued to a user terminal of a member of a second companion company server by a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
3 is a diagram illustrating two types of mobile gift certificate relay gateway devices providing a mobile gift certificate to a user terminal according to a mobile gift certificate issuance request according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device manages a mobile gift certificate in a advance mobile gift certificate database based on a advance policy information database according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
5 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of a mobile voucher issued by a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating in detail a process of receiving a mobile voucher from a first linked company server with respect to a mobile voucher requested to be used by the mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application.
8 is a schematic operation flowchart of a gateway-based mobile voucher relay method according to an embodiment of the present application.
9 is an operational flow diagram of a method for relaying a procedure relating to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile voucher according to one embodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present disclosure. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted for simplicity of explanation, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout this specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, it is not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" with another element in between. "Includes the case.

Throughout this specification, when a member is said to be located on another member "on", "upper", "top", "bottom", "bottom", "bottom", this means that any member This includes not only the contact but also the case where another member exists between the two members.

Throughout this specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, without excluding the other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a schematic diagram of a mobile voucher relay system including a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application.

1, the mobile voucher relay system 10 according to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100, the advance gift certificate database 310, the advance policy information database ( 320, a first interlocked company server 210, a second interlocked company server 220, a user terminal 30, a destination terminal 40, a destination server 400, and a network 20.

In the present embodiment, "mobile voucher" may refer to a value exchange means issued in the form of an intangible online or mobile rather than the actual (for example, in the form of feeders, cards, etc.). The user can exchange various goods (a concept including goods and tangible / intangible services) or present them to other users through mobile vouchers online and offline. That is, the mobile voucher may refer to any kind of value exchange means that can be used directly by the user or can be used as a gift to a third party.

In addition, the mobile voucher in the present application may include a variety of forms that can be transmitted and received through electronic / mobile between the server or the user terminal, such as mobile coupons, vouchers, tickets, points, etc., directly or in exchange for goods or services online or offline. . That is, the mobile voucher herein may be understood as a concept including both mobile vouchers that can be exchanged online and exchanged with any product / service regardless of the specific form or service providing method.

The first interlocked company server 210 may mean a subject that issues a mobile voucher itself through an application or a website by having the right to issue the mobile voucher. Alternatively, the first interlocked company server 210 may mean a subject that distributes, purchases, exchanges, or issues points. For example, the first companion company 210 may be an affiliated or contracted subject to provide a product that can be exchanged using a mobile voucher in advance with the server 400 to be used later.

Although the second interlocked company server 220 cannot issue a mobile gift certificate by itself, the user of the user terminal 30 requests a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 for issuance of a mobile gift certificate and responds to the request. It may mean a subject to give to.

That is, the first interlocked company server 210 and the second interlocked company server 220 according to an embodiment of the present application may be classified according to whether they have their own issue (issuance) rights for the mobile gift certificate.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the first interlocked verb server 210 is a server that provides a messenger service, and a user of the user terminal 30 participating in the messenger service purchases and uses a mobile voucher or uses a mobile voucher. It may be a server that provides a virtual place of business (eg, mobile gift voucher trading platform) that can purchase and trade mobile vouchers that can be presented to third parties. In exemplary embodiments, the first interlocked verb server 210 may be a server that provides a messenger service.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the second interlocked verb server 220 does not have its own issuance (issuance) authority for the mobile gift certificate, but requests the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 to issue the mobile gift certificate. The server may provide a mobile voucher issued according to a request to a user terminal 30 of a member who subscribes to a service provided by the second interlocked verb server 220. For example, the second interlocked company server may be a card company server or a bank company server, a shopping mall company server, a reward mall company server, or a server of various service providers, using a credit card issued by the corresponding card company server, or a corresponding bank company. It may be a subject who wants to present a mobile voucher to a member as a reward or benefit of using the credit card or using the corresponding bank account to a member making a transaction through an account issued by the server.

The user terminal 30 may be, for example, a smartphone, a smart pad, a tablet PC, and the like, a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communication (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), and a PHS. (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-Code Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) It may include all kinds of wireless communication devices such as terminals and wired communication devices such as desktop computers and smart TVs.

According to an exemplary embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 30 is a user possessed by a member associated with a first companion company or a second companion company subscribed to a service provided by a first companion company or a second companion company server. It may be the terminal 30.

The mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100, the first interlocked company server 210, the second interlocked company server 220, the user terminal 30, the destination terminal 40, and the destination server 400 are network 20. The network 20 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between respective nodes such as terminals and servers. In one example of such a network, a 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) network is provided. , Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, 5G networks, World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WIMAX) networks, the Internet, Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs), Personal Area Network (PAN), wifi network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth) network, satellite broadcasting network, analog broadcasting network, DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network and the like, but are not limited thereto.

In exemplary embodiments, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may be understood to be the same as the mobile gift certificate relay gateway server.

The mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 may be a second mobile phone voucher issued through interworking with the first interlocked company server 210 or the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 for issuing a mobile voucher directly through an application or a website. The companion company server 220 may manage a procedure related to issuance of a mobile gift certificate. In addition, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 manages the procedures necessary for the distribution, purchase, exchange, and issuance of the points of the first interlocked company server 210, or distributes the points to the second interlocked company server 220, Procedures for purchasing, exchanging and issuing can be provided. Issuing a mobile voucher in the present application refers to the generation, transmission, and management of information on the exchange of goods provided in the form of a barcode, random number PIN, QR code, URL, and the like regarding the distribution, purchase, exchange, and issue of points. It can be understood to include a procedure relating to.

When the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 generates a request for using the mobile gift certificate issued by the user terminal 30, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may perform a procedure related to checking and authenticating the information of the issued mobile gift certificate.

The mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may perform a procedure related to settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile gift certificate between the first linked company server 210 or the second linked company server 220 and the server 400 on which the mobile gift certificate is used. Can be relayed.

The pre-issued gift voucher database 310 may store a mobile voucher pre-issued in association with the use-side server 400.

The advance policy information database 320 may store advance policy information of a mobile voucher that is pre-issued in association with the use-side server 400.

Referring to FIG. 1, the pre-issued gift certificate database 310 and the pre-issue policy information database 320 are databases independently implemented separately from the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100, and the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 as necessary. It may be to transmit at least one of the information associated with the pre-issued gift certificate or the advance policy information.

As another example, the advance gift certificate database 310 and the advance policy information database 320 may refer to a database included in the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100.

Usage-side server 400 may refer to a server on the actual-use side that provides the mobile voucher designated goods or services of the present application to the holder of the mobile voucher. In other words, the use destination is a dictionary and a subject (for example, various companies or organizations such as messenger service providers, card companies, banks and insurance companies, etc.) that operate the first companion company 210 or the second companion company 220. It may mean a partner or contracted subject to provide products that can be exchanged using mobile vouchers.

For example, the destination server 400 may refer to a coffee brand (or cafe brand) server designated in the coffee voucher when the mobile voucher is a coffee voucher.

The user terminal 40 may refer to an apparatus (a kind of kiosk terminal or POS terminal) that processes the sale and management of the product provided in the product providing destination operated offline. In addition, the mobile gift voucher may be associated with a server (eg, the destination server 400) that operates and manages a product sales site established online.

Hereinafter, a process of the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 managing a procedure related to issuance of a mobile gift certificate will be described in detail.

2 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a mobile voucher is issued to a user terminal of a member of a second companion company server by a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 2, in operation S210, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may provide a list of mobile gift certificates that may be issued to the second interlocked company server 220.

Next, in step S220, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 may receive a mobile voucher issuing request including information on the mobile voucher to be issued and recipient information in the list from the second interlocked company server 220. In this case, the second interlocked company server 220 may store and manage user information of a plurality of members (users) that may be subject to mobile voucher issuance.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile voucher issuance request may include at least one of information on the voucher point or the target to issue the mobile voucher, gift voucher point information or product type / quantity information on the issue target.

Next, in operation S230, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may determine the content of the mobile voucher to be issued based on the information and the recipient information of the mobile voucher to be issued.

According to an embodiment, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 receives the voucher points for each issuance target from the second companion company 220 to provide different levels of benefits for each of the plurality of users. Matching can be stored separately. The gift certificate point may be set at a plurality of levels, and the selectable limit may be set differently for at least one of the number of products and the amount of products available through the mobile gift certificate for each level.

Next, in step S241 or step S242, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may issue the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second companion company server. In addition, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 may store and manage various types of information on the mobile voucher issuing information issued to the plurality of user terminals 30 set as the mobile voucher issuing target, the various stored information will be described later It may be used for approval procedures associated with gift certificates or settlement procedures for transactions based on mobile gift certificates.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 in step S241, by sending a message containing the information on the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second companion company mobile voucher Information about can be transmitted. For example, the mobile gift certificate may be provided in the form of a message including an access URL, or in the form of an image including a barcode, a random PIN, a QR code, and the like. In addition, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 may issue a mobile voucher to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second interlocked company server 220 or transmit information on distribution, purchase, exchange, issuance, etc. of points. .

According to an embodiment of the present application, the message including the information on the mobile gift certificate, SMS (Short Message Service), LMS (Long Message Service), MMS (Multimedia Message Service), SNS including KakaoTalk, Line, etc. It may be associated with a messaging service such as chat, SNS message and the like. In addition, when the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 transmits a message including information on the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second interlocked company server, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway 100 is associated with the mobile gift certificate authentication number and the mobile gift certificate issuance information. The personalized URL included in a message (for example, a mobile gift certificate usage message) including information on the mobile gift certificate, and transmit the same to the server associated with the member of the second companion server, and the server associated with the member. The mobile gift certificate use guide message received from the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may be transmitted to the user terminal 30.

In addition, with respect to the personalized URL, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may generate a personalized URL corresponding to only one user terminal 30, and the mobile gift certificate authentication for authenticating that the personalized URL is legitimate access information. It includes a number, and such a URL and an authentication number can be generated encrypted. In addition, the personalized URL may be generated in the form of a shortened URL according to an embodiment.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present application, the personalized URL may mean a link to connect to the mobile gift certificate exchange operated by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100. For example, the personalized URL access link may be a link that automatically executes a mobile application that performs a connection and various processes to a mobile voucher exchange installed on the user terminal 30. In this case, the mobile application mounted on the user terminal 30 may use a user interface provided through a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 or an integrated gift certificate management server (not shown) associated with the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100. It may be implemented on the terminal. In addition, the access link is an address of a mobile website or an online website of a mobile gift certificate exchange office provided through a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 or an integrated gift certificate management server (not shown) associated with the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100. It may also be a connection link connected by

As another example, in operation S242, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may transmit the information about the mobile gift certificate through an application installed in the user terminal 30 of the member of the second companion company server.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the application is managed by the second interlocked company server and installed in the user terminal 30, such as a smartphone, PC, etc. to provide a series of information about the service provided by the second companion company server. It can be understood as an application (App).

That is, the information on the mobile gift certificate issued by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may be selectively delivered to the user terminal 30 in the form of a message by step S241 according to an embodiment, and the user by step S242 It may be delivered to the user terminal 30 through an application installed in the terminal 30. In addition, in some embodiments, the message may be delivered through both a message and an application.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the information on the mobile gift certificate may mean a mobile gift certificate authentication number issued by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100. For example, the mobile gift certificate authentication number may be in the form of code information such as a digital code in addition to a direct number form such as a number.

When the user of the user terminal 30 receives the information on the mobile gift certificate through a message or an application, the user may recognize that there is mobile voucher issuing information provided to the user.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the user terminal 30 requests the user authentication or the mobile gift certificate authentication through a personalized URL access link included in the mobile gift certificate guidance message provided from the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100, The mobile gift certificate may be issued by selecting a product condition within the amount (or the limit of the gift certificate point) of the paid mobile gift certificate.

In the above description, steps S210 to S242 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

In addition, the mobile gift voucher relay gateway device 100 is a mobile voucher for the user of the user terminal 30 to use by the user himself or to present to a third party through an application or web site provided by the first interlocked company server 210. The purchase request for purchasing the money is transmitted from the user terminal 30 to the first interlocked company server 210, and the purchase request is made to the user terminal 30 according to the mobile voucher issuing authority previously held by the first companion company 210. When issuing a mobile gift certificate corresponding to the (self-issued type), by receiving the information associated with the authentication (approval) of the mobile gift certificate issued by the first companion server 210 from the first companion server 210 Can be stored. In addition, the information associated with the authentication (approval) of the mobile voucher issued by the first companion server 210 may be used for the approval process associated with the mobile voucher to be described later, or the settlement procedure for a transaction based on the mobile voucher. .

In addition, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may include a pre-issued gift certificate database 310 that stores a mobile gift certificate pre-issued in association with the use-side server 400.

3 is a diagram illustrating two types of mobile gift certificate relay gateway devices providing a mobile gift certificate to a user terminal according to a mobile gift certificate issuance request according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, when the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application receives a mobile gift certificate issuance request from the second interlocked company server 220 (①), the advanced gift certificate database 310 is provided. The mobile voucher issued in advance may be provided to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second companion company server (③-1).

As another example, when the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 receives a mobile gift certificate issuance request from the second interlocked company server 220 (①), the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 issues a mobile gift certificate in real time to a user of a member of the second interlocked company server. It may be provided to the terminal 30 (③-2). Here, the meaning of issuing in real time, when issuance request for a mobile voucher that is not pre-issued and stored in the advance gift certificate database 310 is generated, it will be understood that issuing and providing a new mobile voucher in response to the issuance request. Can be.

To this end, when the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application receives a mobile voucher issuance request from the second interlocked company server 220, the mobile voucher corresponding to the mobile voucher issuance request is pre-issued gift certificate. It is possible to inquire whether it is stored in the database 310 (②).

That is, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application determines whether the mobile voucher corresponding to the issuance request is stored in the advanced voucher database 310 according to the inquiry result, and the advanced voucher database ( If it is stored in 310, it is possible to provide a stored pre-issued mobile gift certificate (③-1). On the contrary, if it is not stored in the pre-issued gift certificate database 310, a new mobile gift certificate may be issued and provided (③-2). However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and based on the policy information associated with the issue of additional coupons, whether to provide the advance payment (③-1) and whether to provide the real-time issuance (③-2) may be determined.

In addition, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may include a pre-issue policy information database 320 that stores the pre-issue policy information of the mobile gift certificate pre-issued in association with the use-side server 400.

4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device manages a mobile gift certificate in a advance mobile gift certificate database based on a advance policy information database according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 4, in operation S410, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may determine a minimum advance quantity of mobile gift certificates stored in the advance gift certificate database 310 based on the advance policy information.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application may determine the maximum advance number of mobile vouchers stored in the advance voucher database 310 based on the advance policy information.

In operation S420, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may check the quantity of mobile gift certificates stored in the advanced gift certificate database 310.

In operation S430, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may newly issue a mobile gift certificate insufficient for the minimum advance quantity of the mobile gift certificate, based on the advance policy information.

In operation S440, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may check the remaining valid period of the mobile gift certificate stored in the advance gift certificate database 310.

In addition, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may manage the mobile gift certificate stored in the advance gift certificate database 310 based on the identified remaining valid period.

Although not shown in the drawings, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application has a batch algorithm for managing the mobile voucher stored in the advance gift certificate database 310 based on the remaining valid period. It may be provided.

The batch algorithm described above may refer to a data batch processing algorithm that performs a batch operation to aggregate a large amount of data at predetermined intervals, to select data for further processing among the large amount of data, and to process and store the data. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the batch algorithm may be associated with an existing Spring batch algorithm.

Specifically, the batch algorithm may include a JobLauncher that executes a batch job, and the batch job may be divided into a plurality of detailed steps. It can also include an ItemReader, an ItemProcessor, and an ItemWriter. In general, a batch algorithm may be performed based on Chunk-based control processing that reads data one at a time, creates chunks within a transaction scope, and stores them at once.

Further, according to one embodiment of the present application, the act of storing the mobile voucher in the pre-issued mobile voucher information table based on the pre-issued policy information by the first batch algorithm every specific time (for example, For example, every day 00:00). At this time, according to the embodiment, the first batch algorithm may extend the validity period so that processing can be performed separately when the remaining validity period of the pre-issued mobile gift certificate, which will be described later, is less than or equal to a predetermined period. And a gift certificate that cannot be extended in the validity period can be stored in a separate table.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present application, the processing for the mobile vouchers of the remaining valid period of the mobile vouchers stored in the advance gift certificate database 310 by a second batch algorithm (for example, extension, Disposal, new issuance, etc.) may be performed every day at a specific time (eg, every day at 06:00). At this time, according to the embodiment, the processing for the gift certificate stored in a separate table may be applied differently depending on whether the validity period can be extended.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present application, the first batch algorithm and the second batch algorithm may be divided and performed for each product corresponding to the mobile gift certificate. For example, the entire batch job Master may be divided into a plurality of slave stages for each product, and the first batch algorithm and the second batch algorithm may be performed for each of the plurality of slaves.

Further, according to another embodiment of the present application, the first batch algorithm and the second batch algorithm may include a minimum advance quantity determined for each product based on the advance policy information and a quantity for each product stored in the current advance gift certificate database 310. Compared to the above, the process may be preceded, and may be implemented to be preferentially performed on a product whose current stored quantity is shorter than the minimum advance quantity. For example, this may mean that only a product having a shortage of stored quantity in comparison with the minimum advance quantity is processed in the slave stage.

Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present application, in step S451, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 cannot extend the validity period based on the advance policy information among the mobile gift certificates whose confirmed remaining validity period is less than or equal to a predetermined period. The mobile gift certificate may be discarded from the advanced gift certificate database 310.

As another example, in step S452, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may extend the validity period of the mobile gift certificate, which can be extended based on the advance policy information, among the mobile gift certificates whose confirmed remaining validity period is less than or equal to a predetermined period. have.

In the above description, steps S410 through S452 may be further divided into additional steps, or combined into fewer steps, according to embodiments herein. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

Hereinafter, a process of performing a procedure related to information verification and authentication of the mobile voucher issued by the mobile voucher relay device 100 will be described in detail.

5 is a diagram illustrating a process of performing a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of a mobile voucher issued by a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user of the user terminal 30 having the mobile voucher issued in step S510 visits a place of use (eg, a merchant, an affiliated company, etc. that provides a product / service corresponding to the mobile voucher) and the user. The use of the mobile voucher issued from the terminal 30 to the terminal 40 can be requested.

Next, in step S520, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may receive a request for information confirmation of the mobile gift certificate issued from the user terminal 40.

Specifically, the information confirmation request for the mobile voucher, prior to providing the user of the user terminal 30 with a product / service corresponding to the mobile voucher requested to use the terminal 40, the validity of the mobile voucher, the corresponding mobile It can be understood as requesting the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 to confirm the details of the product / service guaranteed in the gift certificate, the store information that can use the mobile voucher, the expiration date information and the like.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 in step S531 using the information of the mobile voucher received from the first linked company server 210 with respect to the mobile voucher requested to use the terminal 40 Can be provided as

In detail, in operation S531, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 transmits a request for confirming the information of the mobile gift certificate to the first companion company 210, and transmits the information of the mobile gift certificate received from the first linked company server 210. The terminal 40 can be used.

As another example, in operation S532, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may provide the user terminal 40 with information on the mobile gift certificate owned by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 about the mobile gift certificate requested to be used. .

That is, when the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 provides information on the mobile voucher to the user terminal 40, the mobile voucher is self-issued by the first companion company 210 (self-issued). Receiving the information of the mobile gift certificate from the first companion company server 210 may be provided to the destination terminal (40). On the contrary, when the mobile gift certificate is issued by the linkage between the second interlocked company server 220 and the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 (issuance of interlocking), the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 itself holds when issued. It may be to provide information on the mobile voucher that was being used to the destination terminal (40).

In addition, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to an embodiment of the present application in step S540 may receive a request for approval of the mobile voucher requested to be used from the destination terminal 40.

Approval of the mobile voucher, when the user terminal 40 provides a product / service corresponding to the mobile voucher to the user of the user terminal 30, the product / service through the mobile voucher by the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 It may mean that the provision is valid and stores a usage history including usage date information, usage time information, use store information, use processing of the corresponding mobile voucher, and the like.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 in step S551, the first companion company 210 receives a mobile gift certificate purchase request from the user terminal 30 to respond to the purchase request. In the case of directly issuing a mobile gift certificate (self-issued), the mobile gift certificate issued by receiving information related to authentication of the mobile gift certificate directly issued by the first interlocked company server 210 from the first interlocked company server 210. When the use request is performed, a procedure related to authentication of a mobile gift certificate between the destination terminal 40 and the first interlocked company server 210 may be performed.

As another example, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 in step S552, when the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 issuing a mobile voucher in connection with the second companion company server (interlock issuing), issued mobile When requesting the use of the gift certificate, the user terminal 40 may perform a procedure related to authentication of the mobile gift certificate.

In operation S560, the user terminal 40 may process that the procedure related to authentication of the mobile gift certificate is completed (approval completion). According to the embodiment, when the terminal 40 is authenticated as having been authorized to be used at the place of use when the procedure related to the authentication of the mobile gift certificate is completed, the use process for the mobile gift certificate (or payment processing, etc.) ) And transmit the result to the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100.

Next, the destination terminal 40 in step S570 may provide a product / service corresponding to the mobile voucher to the user of the user terminal 30.

In the above description, steps S510 to S570 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating in detail a process of receiving a mobile voucher from a first linked company server with respect to a mobile voucher requested to be used by the mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 6, in step S610, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may verify the gift certificate number of the mobile gift certificate requested by the user terminal 40 for information confirmation. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may use a mobile voucher information confirmation request including at least one of a gift certificate number, a company code, and a use code (store code) (see FIG. 6A). 40), and in this regard can check the gateway (G / W) company code.

Next, in step S620, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may check the use destination name (store name) of the mobile gift certificate requested for information confirmation by the use destination terminal 40.

Next, in operation S630, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may request a mobile gift certificate information inquiry from the first linked company server 210. At this time, in the process of requesting the mobile gift certificate information inquiry, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100, the gift card number, company code, usage code (store code), the gateway (G / W) A mobile gift certificate information inquiry request including at least one of the company codes (see FIG. 6B) may be transmitted.

Next, in step S640, the first companion company 210 may check the gift certificate information based on the mobile gift certificate information inquiry request. According to an embodiment of the present application, the first companion server 210, the type of gift certificate, product code, approval date, approval number, consumer price, sale price, expiration date start date, expiration date end date, balance, status information, use At least one of the date and time, the use store code, and the use store name can be checked.

Next, in step S650, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may receive the information of the mobile gift certificate from the first interlocked company server 210. According to one embodiment of the present application, the information of the mobile gift certificate is a gift certificate number, company code, usage code (store code), gateway (G / W) company code, gift certificate type, product code, approval date, approval number, consumer price , At least one of a selling price, an expiration date start date, an expiration date end date, a balance, status information, a use date and time, a use store code, and a use store name (FIG.

Next, in step S660, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may check the product information. According to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100, affiliated product code, i-number 3 product code, product name, i-number 3 selling price, affiliate fee, supplier fee, product cost, issue type code, At least one of the issuer code, the issuer name and the benefit amount, settlement amount, and fee of each store / head office / issuing party can be checked. "I-number 3" may be a name of a mobile gift certificate of the present application or a name of a subject integrating and managing the mobile gift certificate of the present application.

Next, as described with reference to FIG. 5, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 provides the mobile terminal voucher information of the mobile voucher received from the first linked company server 210 with respect to the mobile voucher requested to be used. can do. Finally, the information on the mobile voucher provided to the user terminal 40, gift voucher number, company code, usage code (store code), gateway (G / W) company code, gift certificate type, product code, approval date, approval Number, consumer price, sale price, expiration date, expiration date, balance, status information, date and time of use, store code, store name, affiliate product code, i-number 3 product code, product name, i-number 3 selling price, Partner fee, supplier fee, product cost, issue type code, issuer code, issuer name and at least one of the benefits amount, settlement amount, and fee by store / head office / issuance side (Fig. 6 C) have.

The information on the mobile gift certificate may be first mobile gift certificate information or second mobile gift certificate information including the first mobile gift certificate information and additional information. In this case, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may selectively determine the information of the mobile gift certificate as the first mobile gift certificate information or the second mobile gift certificate information according to the type of the mobile gift certificate.

According to one embodiment of the present application, the first mobile gift certificate information, gift certificate number, company code, usage code (store code), gateway (G / W) company code, gift certificate type, product code, approval date, authorization number, At least one of consumer price, sale price, expiration date, expiration date, balance, status information, date and time of use, store code, store name, affiliate product code, i-number 3 product code, trade name, i-number 3 sale price It may include.

In addition, according to one embodiment of the present application, the additional information is the affiliate fee, supplier fee, product cost, issuance type code, issuer code, issuer name and benefit amount of each store / head office / issuer side, settlement amount, It may include at least one of the fee.

Accordingly, the second mobile gift certificate information may include a gift certificate number, a company code, a use code (store code), a gateway (G / W) company code, a gift certificate type, a product code, an approval date, an authorization number, a consumer price, and a sale price. , Expiration date start date, expiration date end, balance, status information, date and time of use, store code, store name, affiliate product code, i-number 3 product code, product name, i-number 3 selling price, affiliate payment, supplier contribution, It may include at least one of product cost, issue type code, issuer code, issuer name and benefit amount of each store / head office / issuer, settlement amount and fee.

In the above description, steps S610 to S650 may be further divided into additional steps, or combined into fewer steps, according to embodiments herein. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

Hereinafter, a process in which the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 relays a procedure related to settlement associated with a transaction based on the mobile gift certificate will be described in detail.

According to an embodiment of the present application, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100, by generating a gift voucher history data including at least one of the issuance history or certification details of the previous day or a specific day for the issued mobile voucher first interlocked company May transmit to the server 210.

As another example, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 may generate and store the voucher history data including at least one of the issuance history or the certification details of the previous day or the specific day for the issued mobile voucher.

In addition, the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may receive the verified gift certificate history data verified by the first companion company 210 from the first linked company server 210 using the gift certificate history data. .

7 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile voucher relay gateway device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Referring to FIG. 7, the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present application may include an issuing relay unit 110, an authentication relay unit 120, a settlement relay unit 130, and a advance gift certificate database 310. And the advance policy information database 320.

For reference, referring to FIG. 7, the dual advance gift certificate database 310 and the advance policy information database 320 may be provided as sub-components of the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. 1, the advance gift certificate database 310 and the advance policy information database 320 are separately provided from the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 according to the exemplary embodiment of the present application, and the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device ( It may be provided in the form associated with 100).

Issuing relay unit 110, the second interlocked company that is issued a mobile voucher through the linkage with the first interlocking company server 210 or the mobile voucher relay gateway device 100 for issuing a mobile voucher directly through the application or website The server 220 may manage a procedure related to issuing a mobile gift certificate.

When the request for use of the mobile voucher issued from the user terminal 30 is generated, the authentication relay unit 120 may perform a procedure related to information verification and authentication of the issued mobile voucher.

The settlement relay unit 130 relays a procedure related to settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile gift certificate between the first linked company server 210 or the second linked company server 220 and the server 400 on which the mobile gift certificate is used. can do.

8 is a schematic operation flowchart of a gateway-based mobile voucher relay method according to an embodiment of the present application.

The gateway-based mobile gift certificate relay method illustrated in FIG. 8 may be performed by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 described above. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description of the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may be equally applicable to the description of the gateway-based mobile gift certificate relay method.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step S810, the issuing relay unit 110 may interwork with a first interlocked company server 210 or a mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 that directly issues a mobile gift certificate through an application or a website. The second linked company server 220 in which the mobile gift certificate is issued may manage a procedure related to issuance of the mobile gift certificate.

In detail, when the mobile gift certificate is issued through the linkage with the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 in step S810, the issuing relay unit 110 provides the list of mobile gift certificates that can be issued to the second interlocked company server 220. can do. In addition, the issuing relay unit 110 may receive a mobile voucher issuance request including information on the mobile voucher to be issued and recipient information in the list from the second interlocked company server 220. In addition, the issuing relay unit 110 may issue the mobile voucher to the user terminal 30 of the member of the second interlocked company server based on the information of the mobile voucher to be issued and the recipient information.

Next, in step S820, the authentication relay unit 120, when a request for use of the mobile voucher issued from the user terminal 30 is generated, it may perform a procedure related to the information verification and authentication of the issued mobile voucher.

Next, in step S830, the settlement relay unit 130 is associated with a transaction based on a mobile voucher between the first interlocked company server 210 or the second interlocked company server 220 and the server 400 on which the mobile voucher is used. Procedures related to settlement may be relayed.

In the above description, steps S810 through S830 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

9 is an operational flow diagram of a method for relaying a procedure relating to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile voucher according to one embodiment of the present application.

The method of relaying the procedure related to the settlement associated with the transaction based on the mobile gift certificate shown in FIG. 9 may be performed by the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 described above. Therefore, even if omitted below, the description of the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device 100 may be equally applicable to a description of a method of relaying a procedure related to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile gift certificate.

Referring to FIG. 9, in step S910, the settlement relay unit 130 may generate gift certificate history data including at least one of an issue history or a certification history of a previous day or a specific day for the issued mobile gift certificate.

Next, in step S920, the settlement relay unit 130 may transmit the generated gift certificate history data to the first linked company server 210.

Next, in step S930, the settlement relay unit 130 may receive the verified completed gift certificate history data from the first interlocked company server 210 using the gift certificate history data.

Next, in step S940, the settlement relay unit 140 is settled in connection with a transaction based on the mobile voucher between the first companion company 210 and the server 400 on which the mobile voucher is used based on the verified voucher history data. It may relay procedures relating to

In the above description, steps S910 to S940 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between the steps may be changed.

Gateway-based mobile voucher relay method according to an embodiment of the present application may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed by various computer means may be recorded on a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the media may be those specially designed and constructed for the purposes of the present invention, or they may be of the kind well-known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic disks such as floppy disks. Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, the gateway-based mobile gift voucher relay method may be implemented in the form of a computer program or an application executed by a computer stored in a recording medium.

The above description of the present application is intended for illustration, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention may be easily modified in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present application. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present application is indicated by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present application.

10: Mobile Gift Certificate Relay System
100: mobile gift voucher relay gateway device
110: issuing relay
120: authentication relay
130: Settlement Relay
210: first interlocked verb server
220: second interlocked verb server
310: Advanced Gift Certificate Database
320: advance policy information database
20: network
30: user terminal
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Claims (20)

In the mobile gift certificate relay gateway device,
The first linking procedure issuing a procedure related to issuing the mobile voucher for the first interlocking company server for issuing a mobile voucher directly through an application or a website or a second interlocking company server for which the mobile voucher is issued through interworking with the gateway device. Manage the server and the second interlocking company server separately,
When the first companion company issues a mobile voucher corresponding to a purchase request to a user terminal according to the mobile certificate voucher issuing authority, the first companion company receives information associated with authentication of the mobile voucher issued by the first companion company server. Save it,
When the mobile gift certificate issuance request is received from the second companion company server, the mobile gift certificate corresponding to the mobile gift certificate issuance request is inquired whether it is stored in the advance gift certificate database, and the preissued is stored in the advance gift certificate database based on the inquiry result. An issuing relay unit for providing a mobile gift certificate to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server, or issuing a mobile gift certificate to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server in real time;
An authentication relay unit that performs a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of the issued mobile gift certificate when a request for using the issued mobile gift certificate is generated from a user terminal;
Affiliated or contracted with the first interlocked company server or the second interlocked company server to provide a product that can be exchanged using the mobile voucher to the recipient of the mobile gift certificate with the first interlocked company server or the second interlocked company server. A settlement relay unit which relays a procedure related to a settlement associated with a transaction based on a mobile gift certificate between a server of a user; And
A pre-issued gift voucher database for storing a mobile voucher pre-issued in association with the user side server; And
Pre-issuance policy information database for storing the pre-issuance policy information of the mobile gift certificate issued in advance in association with the server of the use side;
Including,
The issuing relay unit,
Providing a list of mobile vouchers that can be issued to the second interlocked company server, receiving a mobile voucher issuing request including information on the mobile voucher to be issued and recipient information of the list from the second interlocked company server; Issuing a mobile voucher to the user terminal of the member of the second companion company server based on the information of the mobile voucher and the recipient information,
The selectable limit for a product available through the mobile gift certificate issued by each member is set based on the gift certificate points matched and stored for each member by the second companion company server,
The issuing relay unit,
A first batch algorithm for storing mobile vouchers in a pre-issued mobile voucher information table provided in the advance voucher database based on the advancement policy information and storing the mobile vouchers separately according to the extension of the validity period, and the remaining mobile vouchers classified and stored in the table. A second batch algorithm for checking an expiration date and performing an extension process or a disposal process for the mobile voucher based on the extension grant for the mobile voucher having a confirmed remaining validity period equal to or less than a predetermined period;
And wherein the first batch algorithm and the second batch algorithm are executed for each product corresponding to the mobile voucher. delete The method of claim 1,
The issuing relay unit,
A mobile gift certificate relay gateway device for transmitting a message including the information on the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal of the member of the second interlocked company server or the information on the mobile gift certificate through an application installed on the user terminal. . delete delete The method of claim 1,
The issuing relay unit,
The mobile gift certificate relay gateway device is configured to determine a minimum advance quantity of mobile gift certificates stored in the advance gift certificate database based on the advance policy information. delete delete The method of claim 6,
The issuing relay unit,
The mobile voucher relay gateway device issuing a new mobile voucher for a shortage of the minimum advance quantity of mobile vouchers based on the advance policy information. The method of claim 1,
The authentication relay unit,
Receives a request for confirming the information of the issued mobile voucher from the terminal of use, and the information of the mobile voucher received from the first interlocked company server or the information of the mobile voucher held by the authentication relay unit for the mobile voucher requested to be used; To provide, mobile voucher relay gateway device. The method of claim 10,
The information of the mobile gift certificate is first mobile gift certificate information or second mobile gift certificate information including the first mobile gift certificate information and additional information,
The authentication relay unit,
The mobile gift voucher relay gateway device is configured to selectively determine the information of the mobile voucher according to the type of mobile voucher to the first mobile voucher information or the second mobile voucher information. The method of claim 10,
The authentication relay unit,
When the first interlocked company server receives a mobile voucher purchase request from the user terminal to directly issue a mobile voucher corresponding to the purchase request,
Receive information related to the authentication of the mobile gift certificate issued directly by the first interlocked company server from the first interlocked company server, the mobile gift certificate between the user terminal and the first interlocked company server when the use of the issued mobile voucher request Performing a procedure related to the authentication of the mobile voucher relay gateway device. The method of claim 10,
The authentication relay unit,
When the issuing relay unit issues a mobile voucher in connection with the second companion company server, the mobile voucher relay performs a procedure related to the authentication of the mobile voucher for the user terminal when the use of the issued mobile voucher is requested. Gateway device. The method of claim 1,
The settlement relay unit,
Generating gift voucher history data including at least one of a previous day or a specific date of issuance or certification of the issued mobile voucher and transmitting it to the first interlocked company server,
The mobile gift certificate relay gateway device for receiving the verified completed gift certificate history data verified using the gift certificate history data from the first companion company server. In the gateway-based mobile gift certificate relay method,
The first linking process issuing a mobile voucher for a first interlocking company server that issues a mobile voucher directly through an application or a website, or a second interlocking company server where a mobile voucher is issued through interworking with the gateway device. Distinguishing and managing a yarn server and the second interlocked yarn server;
When a request for using a mobile voucher issued from a user terminal is generated, performing a procedure related to checking and authenticating information of the issued mobile voucher; And
Affiliated or contracted with the first interlocked company server or the second interlocked company server to provide a product that can be exchanged using the mobile voucher to the recipient of the mobile gift certificate with the first interlocked company server or the second interlocked company server. Relaying the procedures related to the settlement associated with the transaction based on the mobile gift certificate between the server of the use side,
Including,
Distinguishing and managing the procedure related to the issuance, the first interlocked company server and the second interlocked company server,
When the first companion company issues a mobile voucher corresponding to a purchase request to a user terminal according to the mobile certificate voucher issuing authority, the first companion company receives information associated with authentication of the mobile voucher issued by the first companion company server. Save it,
When the mobile gift certificate issuance request is received from the second companion company server, the mobile gift certificate corresponding to the mobile gift certificate issuance request is inquired whether it is stored in the advance gift certificate database, and the preissued is stored in the advance gift certificate database based on the inquiry result. To provide a mobile voucher to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server, or to issue a mobile voucher in real time to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server,
Distinguishing and managing the procedure related to the issuance, the first interlocked company server and the second interlocked company server,
Providing a list of issueable mobile gift certificates to the second interlocked company server;
Receiving a mobile voucher issuance request including information on the mobile voucher to be issued and recipient information in the list from the second companion company server; And
Issuing a mobile voucher to a user terminal of a member of the second interlocked company server based on the information of the issueable mobile voucher and the recipient information;
Including,
The selectable limit for a product available through the mobile gift certificate issued by each member is set based on the gift certificate points matched and stored for each member by the second companion company server,
Distinguishing and managing the procedure related to the issuance, the first interlocked company server and the second interlocked company server,
A first arrangement for storing mobile vouchers separately stored according to extension of validity periods in a pre-issued mobile voucher information table provided in the advance voucher database based on advance policy information of mobile vouchers issued in advance in association with the user-side server; Executing an algorithm; And
Confirming the remaining valid periods of the mobile gift certificates classified and stored in the table, and performing extension or revocation processing on the mobile gift certificates based on the extension or not for the mobile gift certificates whose identified residual validity periods are less than or equal to a predetermined period. Executing the batch algorithm,
More,
And executing the first batch algorithm and executing the second batch algorithm are performed for each product corresponding to the mobile voucher. delete delete delete The method of claim 15,
The step of performing the procedure related to the verification and authentication of the issued mobile gift certificate,
Receiving a request for information confirmation of the issued mobile voucher from a user terminal;
Receiving from the first interlocked company server with respect to the mobile gift certificate requested to be used; And
Providing information of the mobile gift certificate to the user terminal;
To include, gateway device based mobile voucher relay method. delete

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