KR102176987B1 - System and managing method for paperless exhibition - Google Patents

Abstract

A storage unit related to the exhibition system and its operating method and storing information corresponding to a plurality of beacons and information corresponding to a plurality of terminals; A transmitting/receiving unit configured to receive the ID of the first beacon in response to receiving the ID of the first beacon from a first beacon among the plurality of beacons in the vicinity of the plurality of terminals; And a processing unit for extracting first information corresponding to the first beacon from the storage unit.

Description

Paperless exhibition system and its operation method {SYSTEM AND MANAGING METHOD FOR PAPERLESS EXHIBITION}

It relates to the exhibition system and its operation method, and more specifically, to a method of delivering information without printouts to a user authenticated at an event such as an exhibition and/or an exhibition.

Existing exhibitions, fairs, etc. unilaterally have a large number of users going around and going to the desired booth and collecting the desired information. You have to collect prints of the content you want while looking at individual booths.

Also, in the existing exhibition system, one-way information is transmitted from participating companies to visitors, and post marketing has not been actively conducted after the exhibition.

Therefore, there is a need for an efficient system capable of exchanging information between companies participating in the exhibition and visitors without being a print medium and enabling post marketing.

In addition, conventionally, for on-site registration for entry at an event, a visitor registration card distributed to the stand is written by hand, submitted to the on-site registration desk, and received a name tag printed by the on-site registration agent to enter the exhibition hall. In the case of the exhibition intensive time, the waiting time for the visitor to fill out the registration card and receive the name tag becomes longer, and there are many cases of complaints from the visitor before entering the exhibition. However, it causes excessive labor costs related to on-site registration.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0077802 (published on November 4, 2015) discloses an invention related to an information sharing method and system.

According to an embodiment, a storage unit for storing information corresponding to a plurality of beacons and information corresponding to a plurality of terminals; A transmitting/receiving unit configured to receive an ID of the first beacon in response to receiving an ID (Identification) of the first beacon from a first beacon among the plurality of beacons in the vicinity of the plurality of terminals; And a processing unit for extracting first information corresponding to the first beacon and second information corresponding to the first terminal from the storage unit.

According to another embodiment, the transmission/reception unit may be an information processing device that transmits the extracted second information to a printing device.

According to another embodiment, the transmission/reception unit may be an information processing device that transmits the extracted first information to the first terminal and transmits the second information to a second terminal corresponding to the first beacon.

According to another embodiment, a transmitting and receiving unit for receiving the ID of the beacon in response to the terminal receives the ID (Identification) of the beacon from at least one nearby beacon; A storage unit for storing matching information of the beacon with a third terminal transmitting the beacon ID; And a processing unit for extracting third information by using the matching information.

According to another embodiment, the transmission/reception unit may transmit the extracted third information to the second terminal. In addition, the third information may be information on a field commonly associated with information corresponding to a plurality of the beacons.

According to an embodiment, the processing unit selects a fourth terminal that transmits the ID of a beacon more than a predetermined number among a plurality of terminals after the exhibition ends, and the transmission/reception unit transmits the fourth information to the fourth terminal. The device is also disclosed.

In this case, the fourth information may be any one of prize winning information and information on another exhibition in progress or scheduled to proceed.

According to one aspect, there is provided a method implemented at least temporarily by a computer, comprising: storing information corresponding to a plurality of beacons and information corresponding to a plurality of terminals by a storage unit; Receiving an ID of the first beacon in response to receiving an ID of the first beacon from a first beacon among the plurality of beacons in which a first terminal among the plurality of terminals is adjacent; And a processing unit extracting first information corresponding to the first beacon and second information corresponding to the first terminal from the storage unit.

According to the other side, the transmitting and receiving unit transmits the extracted first information to the first terminal and transmits the second information to a second terminal corresponding to the first beacon. do.

According to another aspect, in a method implemented at least temporarily by a computer, the transmitting and receiving unit receiving an ID of the beacon in response to receiving an ID of the beacon from at least one or more beacons nearby the terminal ; Storing, by a storage unit, matching information between the beacon and the third terminal transmitting the ID of the beacon; And a processing unit extracting third information by using the matching information.

According to the other side, the transmitting and receiving unit may further include transmitting the extracted third information to the third terminal, wherein the third information is in a field commonly associated with information corresponding to a plurality of beacons. It could be information.

According to one side, after the end of the exhibition, the processing unit selecting a fourth terminal that transmits IDs of beacons equal to or greater than a predetermined number among a plurality of terminals; And transmitting the fourth information to the fourth terminal by the transmission/reception unit.

According to the other side, the fourth information may be any one of prize winning information and other exhibition information in progress or scheduled to be held.

According to an embodiment, a computer-readable recording medium including a program for performing the above information processing methods is also disclosed.

According to an embodiment, a printing device for receiving the ID of the beacon in response to the terminal receiving the ID of the beacon from the beacon, receiving second information corresponding to the terminal from the server, and outputting the exhibition name tag is disclosed. .

According to another embodiment, the second information may include at least one of the terminal user's name, company name, position, phone number, and email address.

1 shows a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment.
2 shows an operation system of an exhibition according to an embodiment.
3 shows an algorithm for performing a terminal according to an embodiment.
4 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm for performing an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment.
5 shows a terminal receiving information from a plurality of beacons according to an embodiment.
6 is a view showing a participant visiting a booth of an exhibition according to an exemplary embodiment.
7 shows a visitor registration card according to an embodiment.
8 illustrates a system for automatically outputting a name tag according to an embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the scope of the rights is not limited or limited by these embodiments. The same reference numerals in each drawing indicate the same members.

The terms used in the description below have been selected as general and universal in the related technology field, but there may be other terms depending on the development and/or change of technology, customs, preferences of technicians, and the like. Therefore, terms used in the following description should not be understood as limiting the technical idea, but should be understood as exemplary terms for describing embodiments.

In addition, in certain cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, detailed meanings will be described in the corresponding description. Therefore, terms used in the following description should be understood based on the meaning of the term and the contents throughout the specification, not just the name of the term.

Explanation of terms

In the dictionary sense, an exhibition refers to a gathering in which specific objects are set up and used for reference to the general public. Throughout the specification, the term exhibition is used, and this is not limited to the dictionary meaning, and refers to a meeting in which various participants such as an expo, an expo conference, etc. exhibit their products to the general public.

The exhibition hall means the entire space where the exhibition is held. Like an exhibition, the meaning is not limited to the place where the exhibition is held, but it can be an exhibition hall or conference room depending on the type of event. In addition, the exhibition hall includes all places where the exhibition is held, whether indoors or outdoors.

Booth refers to a part of the exhibition hall, and exhibitors participating in the exhibition may be located in each booth. Like exhibitions, it includes booths such as exhibitions.

A beacon is one of short-range wireless communication devices, and may use a Bluetooth protocol. It is also possible to use sound through microphones and speakers. The beacon may be provided in a booth for each company participating in the exhibition. The beacon according to an embodiment may be in the form of an electronic stamp, and transmits a signal including ID information to the user's terminal. In addition, in the case of an electronic stamp, it is also possible to transmit the information (business card, etc.) of participating companies to the user's terminal. Here, the beacon refers to a digital stamp equipped with a sound beacon. The principle of transmitting information of a participating company using the electronic stamp is described in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2015-000077802.

1 shows a configuration of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment. According to an exemplary embodiment, the information processing device 10 may include a transmission/reception unit 110, a processing unit 120, and a storage unit 130.

The storage unit 130 may pre-store information corresponding to a beacon and a terminal. Before participating in an exhibition, etc., unique information corresponding to each beacon and terminal is stored. More specifically, the user of the beacon and the terminal may store information about his/her business card, contact information, photo, email, address, and field of interest in the storage unit 130 of the information processing device 10 in advance. Business cards, contact information, photos, e-mails, addresses, fields of interest, etc. may be saved when it is related to the participants of the exhibition. When related to the exhibitor, business cards and product information (PDF, video) of the exhibitor are saved. I can. The storage unit 130 may also store information corresponding to each beacon for a plurality of beacons.

The transmission/reception unit 110 receives the ID of the first beacon in response to receiving the ID (Identification) of the first beacon from the first beacon among the plurality of beacons in the vicinity of the first terminal among the plurality of terminals. can do. Specifically, when a specific terminal receives the ID of a specific beacon, the specific terminal transmits the received ID of the beacon to the transmission/reception unit 110 of the information processing device 10. Accordingly, the transmission/reception unit 110 receives the ID of the specific beacon through the terminal.

The processing unit 120 extracts first information corresponding to the first beacon from the storage unit 130. That is, the beacon is identified by using the ID of the specific beacon, and information corresponding to the specific beacon is extracted from the storage unit 130. Accordingly, the information corresponding to the specific beacon may be information about the above-described business card, contact number, photo, video, email, address, interest field, product information, catalog, etc., but is not limited thereto. The storage unit 130 may store various information related to the user of the beacon, and the processing unit 120 may extract at least one or more of them.

The processing unit 120 may also extract second information corresponding to the first terminal from the storage unit 130. The second information may be information related to the first terminal user, and may be, for example, but not limited to, a business card, contact information, photo, email information, and the like.

The information processing device 10 may transmit the extracted first information to a first terminal using the transmission/reception unit 110, and transmit the second information to a second terminal corresponding to the first beacon. I can. Illustratively, but not limitedly, information (first information) of a user (participating company) corresponding to a specific beacon (first beacon) can be transmitted to a specific terminal (first terminal), and the first terminal user Business card information (second information) of (visitors) can be transmitted to the second terminal.

2 shows an operation system of an exhibition according to an embodiment. It may be operated as an information processing device 210, a terminal 220, and a beacon 230, which are operating servers of the exhibition. The information processing device 210 may include a transmission/reception unit, a processing unit, and a storage unit as described in FIG. 1.

The terminal 220 communicates with any beacon 230 to exchange information at the exhibition. Receives ID (Identification) from any of the beacons. The received ID is transmitted to the information processing device 210, and information corresponding to the beacon is received from the information processing device 210.

The terminal 220 and the beacon 230 may exemplarily transmit and receive information using Bluetooth or sound (sound wave), and the authentication of the terminal 220 and the beacon 230 uses touch and/or sound. You can do it. More specifically, after executing the application on the terminal 220, the beacon 230 may generate a sound signal while touching the screen of the terminal 220 to perform authentication. Information is transmitted between the beacon on which the authentication is performed and the terminal, that is, the beacon ID is transmitted.

3 shows an algorithm for performing a terminal according to an embodiment. Each step performed by the terminal at the exhibition is a beacon ID reception step 310, a beacon ID transmission step 320, and an information reception step 330.

Specifically, in each step, the beacon ID reception step 310 is a step of receiving the beacon ID from an authenticated beacon. The beacons operated in the exhibition have a unique ID for each beacon, and when the beacon and the terminal perform authentication through touch (contact) and sound, the beacon ID is transmitted to the terminal. Accordingly, the terminal receives the beacon ID from the beacon (310).

Next, the terminal performs step 320 of transmitting a beacon ID. The beacon ID received from the beacon is transmitted to the exhibition server (information processing device). When transmitting the ID of the beacon to the operation server of the exhibition, the operation server transmits information corresponding to the beacon to the terminal. The information may be a business card or a product catalog of a beacon user by way of example, but not limitation. In addition to document files, the catalog may include video files and picture files.

Finally, the terminal receives 330 information from the operation server of the exhibition. The received information means information corresponding to the beacon described above, and specifically, but not limited to, may be information such as a business card of a beacon user.

Through the above-described steps, the terminal can transmit information only by touching (contact) and/or sound with the beacon, and it is not necessary to print and transmit a separate print, thereby reducing printing costs. In addition, information subject to restrictions to be expressed in printed matter, for example, video can be easily transmitted to the terminal. There is no need to provide a separate large-sized TV or monitor to provide video to users of terminals participating in the exhibition.

4 is a diagram illustrating an algorithm for performing an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment. It shows the performance of the server (information processing device) for post-marketing of an exhibition step by step.

The information processing device receives the beacon ID (410), checks the information of the transmitting terminal (420), stores the beacon ID and terminal matching information (430), and the beacon after the end of the exhibition (440). The step 450 of transmitting the correspondence information may be performed.

Specifically, looking at each step, the information processing apparatus receives (410) the ID of a specific beacon from the terminal. The ID of the received beacon is the ID of the beacon that has authenticated with the terminal among at least one beacon operated in the exhibition. For example, the information processing device receives (410) the ID of a specific X beacon through the terminal of user A.

Next, the information processing device checks (420) information on the terminal that has transmitted the ID of the beacon. That is, it is checked which terminal the terminal that transmitted the ID of a specific beacon is. For example, when the terminal transmits the ID of the X beacon, it is determined whether the terminal is the terminal of user A or of user B.

Subsequently, the information processing device stores 430 the beacon ID and terminal matching information. Specifically, information is stored by matching the specific beacon with the terminal that transmitted the ID of a specific beacon. For example, but not limited to, information (X beacon-user A terminal) matching the X beacon with the terminal of user A that transmitted the ID of the X beacon may be stored.

During the exhibition, a plurality of terminals may transmit a plurality of beacon IDs, and all matching information of each may be stored.

After a certain period or after a certain period of time, the exhibition is ended, and the information processing apparatus extracts 440 matching correspondence information and transmits the matching correspondence information (450). The information processing device extracts matching correspondence information (third information) using the matching information stored when the exhibition is over (440). The extracted matching correspondence information (third information) is, for example, information on the terminal that transmitted the beacon ID the most, information commonly associated with the beacons by analyzing the beacon ID transmitted by a specific terminal, and is scheduled to be processed or progressed later. It can be information from other exhibitions in progress. Specifically, for example, when the terminal of user A transmits the ID of X beacon, Y beacon, and Z beacon to the information processing device, the information processing device is a common point between users of X beacon, Y beacon, and Z beacon. The characteristic of living in Seoul can be extracted. Alternatively, when the terminal of user A continuously transmits the ID of the X beacon around the X beacon, information indicating that the interest of the user of the X beacon is high may be extracted. This is only exemplary, and is not limited thereto, and common information that can be extracted from information corresponding to the beacon is sufficient.

The information processing device may transmit information on a field commonly associated with a plurality of extracted beacons. In response to the characteristic of living in Seoul, information of another exhibition scheduled to be held in Seoul may be transmitted to the terminal of user A (450). Alternatively, when a new product of an X Beacon user with high interest from User A is released, product introduction information, etc. may be transmitted to User A's terminal.

In addition, the information processing apparatus may provide additional information by selecting only terminals that transmit and receive beacons with a predetermined number or more among a plurality of terminals. For example, but not limited to, information such as free admission tickets for other exhibitions may be provided by selecting excellent activity terminals that transmit and receive with 10 or more beacons.

That is, through the above-described steps, post marketing in which relevant information corresponding to characteristics of each participant is provided at an exhibition may be performed.

5 shows a terminal receiving information from a plurality of beacons according to an embodiment.

The terminal 510 may receive IDs from a plurality of beacons 520. Specifically, the ID of the first beacon 521 is received from the first beacon 521, the ID of the second beacon 522 is received from the second beacon 522, and the third beacon 523 The ID of the third beacon 523 may be received from ).

The terminal 510 may transmit the ID of each received beacon 521, 522, 523 to a server (information processing device) operating an exhibition. The information processing apparatus may receive the ID of each beacon 521, 522, 523, and transmit information corresponding to each beacon 521, 522, 523 to the terminal 510.

In addition, the information processing device stores matching information between the terminal 510 transmitting the ID of each beacon and each beacon 521, 522, 523, and is common with each beacon 521, 522, 523 after the exhibition is over. It is also possible to transmit information related to the terminal 510 to the terminal 510. In addition, when a specific terminal and a specific beacon are matched several times, it is possible to determine that the specific terminal and the specific beacon have high interest in each other, and transmit information related to the specific beacon to the specific terminal after the exhibition is over. .

6 is a view showing a participant visiting a booth of an exhibition according to an exemplary embodiment.

Exhibition participants 621 and 622 are shown visiting booths of exhibitors 611 and 612. The participants 621 and 622 may carry the terminals 643 and 644, and the participating companies 611 and 612 may carry the beacons 631 and 632 and the terminals 641 and 642. The exchange of information can take place in both directions and will be described as an example. When the beacon 631 of the booth A participating company 611 is touched on the terminal 643 of the participant 621, the information of the participating company 611 corresponding to the beacon 631 is sent to the server (information processing device). It may be transmitted to the terminal 643 of the participant 621 through. At the same time, the information of the participant 621 may be transmitted to the terminal 641 of the participating company 611 through the server.

Similarly, when the other participant 622 visits the booth of another participant 612 and touches the beacon 632, the information of the other participant 612 is transferred to the terminal 644 of the other participant 622. Can be transmitted. At the same time, the information of the other participant 622 may be transmitted to the terminal 642 of the other participant 612 through a server.

In addition, it is possible to exchange information between participating companies. More specifically, when the beacon 631 of the booth A participating company 611 is touched on the terminal 642 of the booth B participating company 612, information exchange between the participating companies is possible. The server transmits the information of booth B participating company 612 to the terminal 641 of booth A participating company 611, and transmits the information of booth A participating company 611 to the terminal 642 of booth B participating company 612 Can be transferred to.

7 shows a visitor registration card according to an embodiment. Visitors (visitors) fill out a registration card as in the example of FIG. 7 before entering the exhibition.

The registration card may include, for example, visitor information and survey items. Visitor information may be personal information of the visitor, and may include name, company name, position, phone number, mobile phone number, email address, address, and the like. In addition, in the case of the survey item, the type of company of the visitor, classification of the business type, the purpose of the visit or the field of interest, and the recognition path of the exhibition may be included. This is only illustrative and is not limited, and may include various survey items related to exhibitors and exhibitors.

The more items to be filled out on the registration card, the longer the exhibition registration time for visitors is, and delays in admission are caused. In addition, in some cases, there are cases in which the registration card is written unfaithfully.

8 illustrates a system for automatically outputting a name tag according to an embodiment. The automatic name tag output system according to an embodiment includes a beacon 810, a terminal 820, a server 830, and a printing device 840.

In the automatic name tag output system according to an embodiment, when the terminal 820 receives the ID of the beacon 810 from the beacon 810, the server 830 transmits the information related to the terminal 820 to a printing device ( 840, and the printing apparatus 840 may be configured to output a name tag including the information.

Specifically, the terminal 820 may receive information related to the terminal 820 in advance and transmit it to the server 830. The information related to the terminal 820 may be information related to a user of the terminal 820 participating in the exhibition.

The beacon 810 may be a beacon for outputting a name tag. When the terminal 820 receives the ID of the beacon 810 from the beacon 810 for outputting a name tag, the terminal 820 transmits the ID of the beacon to the server 830. The beacon 810 and the terminal 820 may transmit and receive IDs using touch and sound waves, and in some cases, authentication may be performed using a barcode or a QR code.

When the server 830 receives the ID of the beacon 810 for outputting a name tag, the server 830 may transmit stored information related to the terminal 820 to the printing apparatus 840.

Finally, the printing device 840 outputs a name tag for visitors including information related to the terminal 820. The printing apparatus 840 may be composed of a computer and a printer, and may include a plurality of printers. Alternatively, a method configured to include a processor that communicates with the server inside one printing apparatus without a separate computer is also possible.

In the case of using the proposed automatic name tag printing system, it is possible to operate in an unmanned kiosk method including a beacon and a printing device, thereby reducing manpower and labor costs for managing the exhibition. In addition, since the information input in advance is output through beacons and authentication, it takes only a few seconds to print the name tag, which can greatly reduce the waiting time for entry registration at the exhibition.

In addition, in the server, the manager can easily obtain survey information of visitors to the exhibition.

According to another embodiment, a method of managing access to an exhibition by transmitting and receiving a terminal and a beacon is also possible.

In response to receiving an ID (Identification) of the first beacon from a first beacon among the plurality of beacons in which the first terminal among the plurality of terminals is nearby, the transmission/reception unit of another information processing apparatus (server) according to an embodiment The ID of the first beacon is received. The processing unit of the information processing device determines whether the first beacon is a beacon registered in advance from the storage unit using the ID. When the first beacon is a beacon registered in the exhibition in advance, an access permission message is transmitted to the first terminal, and when the beacon is not registered, a non-access message is transmitted. The first terminal may be a terminal of an administrator who manages visitor access to the exhibition, and may manage the access of the owner of the first beacon to the exhibition according to the access permission or impossibility message.

The apparatus described above may be implemented as a hardware component, a software component, and/or a combination of a hardware component and a software component. For example, the devices and components described in the embodiments include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, a field programmable array (FPA), It can be implemented using one or more general purpose computers or special purpose computers, such as a programmable logic unit (PLU), a microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and one or more software applications executed on the operating system. In addition, the processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of software. For the convenience of understanding, although it is sometimes described that one processing device is used, one of ordinary skill in the art, the processing device is a plurality of processing elements and/or a plurality of types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, the processing device may include a plurality of processors or one processor and one controller. In addition, other processing configurations are possible, such as a parallel processor.

The software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, configuring the processing unit to behave as desired or processed independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be interpreted by a processing device or to provide instructions or data to a processing device, of any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device. , Or may be permanently or temporarily embodyed in a transmitted signal wave. The software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on one or more computer-readable recording media.

The method according to the embodiment may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and configured for the embodiment, or may be known and usable to those skilled in computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -A hardware device specially configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media, and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of the program instructions include not only machine language codes such as those produced by a compiler, but also high-level language codes 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 operation of the embodiment, and vice versa.

Although the embodiments have been described by the limited drawings, various modifications and variations are possible from the above description to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the described techniques are performed in a different order from the described method, and/or components such as a system, structure, device, circuit, etc. described are combined or combined in a form different from the described method, or other components Alternatively, even if substituted or substituted by an equivalent, an appropriate result can be achieved.

Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and claims and equivalents fall within the scope of the claims to be described later.

10, 210: information processing device (server)
220, 510,641, 642, 643, 644: terminal
230, 520,521, 522, 523,631, 632: Beacon

Claims (18)

The information processing device,
A storage unit for storing information corresponding to a plurality of quick response (QR) codes and information corresponding to a plurality of terminals;
In response to receiving an ID (Identification) of the at least one QR code from at least one of the plurality of QR codes nearby by one of the plurality of terminals, the ID of the at least one QR code is A transceiver for receiving; And
A processing unit for extracting each of at least one first information corresponding to each of the at least one QR code and second information corresponding to the one terminal from the storage unit, wherein the transmission/reception unit receives the first information Transmits to a terminal, and transmits the second information to a second terminal corresponding to the at least one QR code,
The information processing device transmits third information to each of the one terminal based on matching correspondence information between the one terminal and the at least one QR code,
The third information is common information extracted from each of the at least one first information corresponding to each of the at least one QR code,
When the number of the at least one QR code is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, the information processing device transmits fourth information to the terminal,
The information processing device is an information processing device, characterized in that for transmitting the fifth information related to the specific QR code in consideration of the number of times the one terminal receives the ID of the specific QR code among the at least one QR code. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

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