KR102292087B1 - A step-based compensation accumulating device and method, and a terminal device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a step-based reward accumulation service device and method for accumulating a reward corresponding to the number of steps according to a step operation on a lock screen, and a terminal device therefor. The terminal device according to the present invention includes a sensing unit sensing a step motion on a lock screen, a display unit displaying the number of steps sensed by the sensing unit, calculating the number of steps according to the step motion sensed by the sensing unit, and displaying the number of steps on the display unit When the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated, but when the number of steps is interlocked with at least one other terminal device, a reward including additional compensation according to the linkage is accumulated It includes a control unit to control to do so.

Description

A step-based compensation accumulating device and method, and a terminal device for the same, and a terminal device therefor

The present invention relates to a step-based reward accumulation service device, and more particularly, to a step-based reward accumulation service apparatus and method for accumulating a reward corresponding to the number of steps according to a step operation on a lock screen, and a terminal device for the same .

In general, a smart device such as a tablet PC or a smart phone stores personal information or important contents in many cases and has a built-in lock setting function.

The lock screen setting may be changed to the home screen by releasing the lock setting by manipulation of a specific pattern of user touch or password input, or may be changed directly to the home screen without setting a separate pattern or password. In addition to the privacy protection function, such a lock screen also has a function to prevent a specific application from being accidentally executed or personal information being easily exposed.

The lock screen is mainly configured to be released by a user's arbitrary touch. Such a lock screen is often set as a preset background screen image or the like.

The conventional lock screen has no separate function other than the lock function, and only has a simple design element.

Accordingly, although the user spends more time displaying the lock screen in the locked state than the background screen of the home screen most of the time that the user does not normally use, the lock screen does not meet the needs of the user.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a step-based reward accumulation service apparatus and method, which can provide content for accumulating rewards based on a step motion through a lock screen, thereby providing motivation for exercise while efficiently using the lock screen, and To provide a terminal device for

The terminal device according to the present invention includes a sensing unit sensing a step motion on a lock screen, a display unit displaying the number of steps sensed by the sensing unit, and calculating the number of steps according to the step motion sensed by the sensing unit, and the number of steps is controlled to be displayed on the display unit, and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated. It characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling to earn the included reward.

In the terminal device according to the present invention, the control unit is provided with a unique recommendation code from the service device, and when at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, it is characterized in that it interworks with the connected other terminal device. .

In the terminal device according to the present invention, the control unit controls to display a button for temporarily storing the link including the recommendation code and the access path on the display unit.

In the terminal device according to the present invention, when at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, the control unit interworks with the other connected terminal device for a preset period, and provides identification information of the connected other terminal device. and controlling the remaining interlocking period to be displayed on the display unit.

In the terminal device according to the present invention, when the accumulation signal is input from the user while the number of steps exceeds a preset value, the controller accumulates a reward corresponding to the number of steps.

In the terminal device according to the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that the image differential according to the grade according to the number of steps is displayed on the screen through the display unit.

The step-based reward accumulation service method according to the present invention includes the steps of: sensing, by the terminal device, a step motion on a lock screen; calculating the number of steps according to the sensed step motion by the terminal device; is displayed, and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated, but when the number of steps is interlocked with at least one other terminal device, a reward including additional compensation according to the linkage is accumulated It is characterized in that it comprises the step of

A step-based reward accumulation service device according to the present invention calculates the number of steps through a service communication unit communicating with a terminal device, a step operation sensed on a lock screen from the terminal device, and displays the number of steps on the terminal device control, and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated. It is characterized in that it comprises a service control unit for controlling to accumulate the reward.

The step-based reward accumulation service device according to the present invention may provide content for accumulating a reward based on a step motion through a lock screen, thereby providing motivation for exercise while efficiently using the lock screen.

In particular, the step-based reward accumulation service device according to the present invention can encourage content use by providing content and additional compensation according to the linkage through linkage with other terminals.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a step-based reward accumulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of a reward accumulation service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a starting process on the home screen of the step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing a starting process on the lock screen of the step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary view illustrating a lock screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an exposed page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 to 13 are exemplary views illustrating a tutorial process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 to 19 are exemplary views for explaining each menu of a home page according to an embodiment of the present invention.
20 and 21 are exemplary diagrams for explaining a process of interworking with another terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention in the following description and accompanying drawings will be omitted. Also, it should be noted that throughout the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible.

The terms or words used in the present specification and claims described below should not be construed as being limited to their ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor is appropriate as a concept of terms for describing his invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined in Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention, and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, so at the time of the present application, various It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

Hereinafter, a mobile communication terminal device that is connected to a communication network, executes an online game or application, and can purchase a product provided on an execution screen will be described as a representative example of the terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention, but the terminal device is a mobile communication device It is not limited to a terminal device, and may be applied to various terminal devices such as all information and communication devices, multimedia terminal devices, and Internet Protocol (IP) terminal devices. In addition, the terminal device supports various mobile communication specifications such as a mobile phone, PMP (Portable Multimedia Player), MID (Mobile Internet Device), tablet PC, notebook (Notebook), netbook (Net book), and information communication devices. It can be advantageously utilized when it is a mobile terminal device having.

Hereinafter, a step-based reward accumulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a step-based reward accumulation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a step-based reward accumulation system 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a terminal device 100 , a service device 200 , and a communication network 300 .

First, the terminal device 100 may calculate the number of steps according to the step operation through the step-based reward accumulation program provided from the service device 200 and accumulate a reward corresponding to the calculated number of steps.

Here, the step-based reward accumulation program may be provided by the service device 200 and may be an application installed in the terminal device 100 .

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device 100 is provided with a step-based reward accumulation program, and the description is focused on performing a function through the program, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the service device 200 is partially or It may be configured to perform all functions.

The terminal device 100 may execute a step-based reward accumulation program and display a step-based reward accumulation program execution screen. In this case, the terminal device 100 may display an icon for executing the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen or on the main screen.

For example, the terminal device 100 may display date, time information, weather information, atmospheric environment information, etc. on the lock screen. In particular, when selected, an icon that activates the exposure page of the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen can be provided. In this case, the terminal device 100 may cause the button to display a differentiated image according to a grade according to the number of steps, and may display the number of steps to be adjacent to the button.

Here, when the user executes the program through the icon, the terminal device 100 may activate the exposure page of the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen of the program.

First, when the exposed page is activated on the lock screen, the terminal device 100 may check whether authentication is performed. Here, the authentication may be about the user's self-authentication and agreement to the terms of use of the program. For example, consent to the terms of use may be about the purpose of collection and use of personal information, items of personal information collection, and the period of use.

In this case, when authentication has not been performed in advance, the terminal device 100 may display a pop-up inducing authentication on the screen. Through this, the terminal device 100 may allow the user to perform authentication through an authentication pop-up.

Thereafter, when the authentication is completed, the terminal device 100 checks whether the tutorial has been completed. Here, if the tutorial is not completed, the terminal device 100 provides the tutorial to the user, and displays the exposure page again when the tutorial is completed. A detailed description of the tutorial will be provided later.

Meanwhile, when the user executes the program on the main screen, the terminal device 100 may activate the home page of the program. Here, the home page may include a home menu including a menu for moving to a main page, a menu for interworking with other terminal devices, a menu for moving to a point use page, a menu for moving to a page for accumulating points, and the like.

First, when the home page is activated, the terminal device 100 may check whether authentication is performed. Here, the authentication may be about the user's self-authentication and agreement to the terms of use of the program.

In this case, when authentication has not been performed in advance, the terminal device 100 may display a pop-up inducing authentication on the screen. Through this, the terminal device 100 may allow the user to perform authentication through an authentication pop-up.

Thereafter, when the authentication is completed, the terminal device 100 may check whether the lock screen function is activated. That is, in the present embodiment, the reward accumulation according to the step motion may be accumulated only for the step motion sensed on the lock screen. Here, when the lock screen function is in the OFF state, the terminal device 100 may activate the lock screen function after receiving a prior agreement on terms of use according to the ON of the lock screen function.

After that, the terminal device 100 checks whether the tutorial has been completed. Here, if the tutorial is not completed, the terminal device 100 provides the tutorial to the user, and displays the main page again when the tutorial is completed.

Then, when the authentication and tutorial are completed by executing a program on the lock screen or the home screen, the terminal device 100 may perform step-based reward accumulation according to the user's start input signal. That is, the terminal device 100 may provide a button for inputting the start of step-based reward accumulation on the main page or the home page, and when the user inputs a start input signal through the button, reward accumulation according to the number of steps is started.

In this case, the terminal device 100 may calculate the number of steps according to the sensed step motion and control the number of steps to be displayed on the screen. Here, the terminal device 100 may display the number of steps on an icon that can be moved to the step-based reward accumulation program page on the lock screen, and may also check the number of steps on the exposure page or the main page.

Also, when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, the terminal device 100 may accumulate a reward corresponding to the number of steps. Here, when an accumulation signal is input from the user while the number of steps exceeds a preset value, the terminal device 100 may accumulate a reward corresponding to the number of steps.

Also, when the terminal device 100 is in a state of being interlocked with at least one other terminal device, the terminal device 100 may accumulate a reward including an additional compensation according to the interworking.

For example, when the first terminal device 100-1 receives a unique recommendation code from the service device 200 and the second terminal device 100-2 accesses it through the recommendation code, the connected second terminal It may be interlocked with the device 100 - 2 .

In this case, the terminal device 100 may display a button for temporarily storing a link including a recommendation code and an access path on the screen. That is, the first terminal device 100-1 temporarily stores the link including the recommendation code and access path provided from the service device, and accesses the recommendation code and access to the second terminal device 100-2 through a messenger or SNS. path can be provided. Here, when the second terminal device 100-2 accesses through a corresponding link, or when a recommendation code of the first terminal device 100-1 is input after separately installing a program, the first terminal device 100-1 may provide a message or a pop-up notifying the input of the recommendation code of the second terminal device 100-2 to the first terminal device 100-1, and interwork with the second terminal device 100-2 when the first terminal device 100-1 accepts. can be

Here, the first terminal device 100-1 and the second terminal device 100-2 may be interlocked for a preset period, and display identification information of each other's terminal device and the remaining interworking period on the screen to interwork with each other. to check whether or not

Meanwhile, as described above, the present invention has been described as calculating the number of steps through a program installed in the terminal device 100 and accumulating rewards according to the number of steps, but is not limited thereto, and provided from the service device 200 . A program to be used is installed in the terminal device 100 , but operations such as calculation and accumulation may be performed in the service device 200 . Therefore, the description of the service device 200 and the overlapping description of the terminal device 100 will be omitted.

The service device 200 may be connected to the terminal device 100 through the communication network 300 to transmit/receive all data displayed on the execution screen while the step-based reward accumulation program is running.

In particular, the service device 200 may collect and store authentication information and user information according to authentication from the terminal device 100 . That is, the service device 200 may store and manage the user's personal information, information on agreement to terms of use, user information for accumulating rewards, and the like.

Also, the service device 200 calculates the number of steps through a step motion sensed from the lock screen from the terminal device 100 and controls to display the number of steps on the terminal device 100, and the number of steps exceeds a preset value. If you do, you can accumulate a reward corresponding to the number of steps.

Also, when the terminal device 100 executes a program, the service device 200 may control to expose a preset advertisement on the execution screen of the program.

The service device 200 may be implemented as a set of various devices to support the above-described operation. For example, the service device 200 may include a database server capable of storing and managing various related information, a file server for file processing, and a push server capable of automatically pushing related information to the terminal device 100 . , and an advertisement server for providing advertisements.

In addition, it may be implemented including various servers according to the system design method. In addition, the function corresponding to the server may be implemented in one service device 200 as one module.

Meanwhile, the communication network 300 performs a series of data transmission/reception operations for data transmission and information exchange between the terminal device 100 and the service device 200 . In particular, as the communication network 300, various types of communication networks may be used, for example, wireless LAN (WLAN, Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, Wibro, Wimax, high-speed downlink packet access ( A wireless communication method such as HSDPA, High Speed Downlink Packet Access) may be used. Meanwhile, the communication network 300 is not limited to the communication method presented above, and may include all types of communication methods that are well known or to be developed in the future in addition to the above-described communication methods.

Hereinafter, the terminal device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2 , the terminal device 100 may include a communication unit 110 , an input unit 120 , a display unit 130 , a sensing unit 140 , a storage unit 150 , and a control unit 160 . .

First, the communication unit 110 may serve to support transmission and reception of related information with the service device 200 and one or more other terminal devices. For example, the communication unit 110 may transmit the number of steps according to performing a step operation to the service device 200 , or may transmit information about compensation according to the number of steps to the service device 200 . Also, the communication unit 110 may transmit a recommendation code for interworking with another terminal device to another terminal device.

The input unit 120 transmits, to the control unit 160 , various information such as numbers and text information input from the user, various function settings, and signals input in connection with function control of the terminal device 100 . In particular, the input unit 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention supports a user's input for executing a step-based reward accumulation program. In addition, the input unit 120 supports input of a user's preset operation on the program execution screen. Here, the preset operation is a touch, a long press, a swipe, a drag, a double touch, a pinch open, a pinch close, etc. It can be a variety of actions.

Here, the user's preset operation may be input by at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generate an input signal according to a user's touch or manipulation. That is, when the input unit 120 is configured in the form of a single touch panel (or touch screen) together with the display unit 130, a user's touch on the touch panel and an input such as a drag or swipe operation in a specific direction are sensed. can do.

In addition, as described above, the input unit 120 includes not only a key input means such as a keyboard or a keypad, a touch input means such as a touch sensor or a touch pad, but also a voice input means, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor and a proximity sensor, And it may include a gesture input means including at least one or more of the cameras.

In addition to this, all types of input means currently under development or that may be developed in the future may be included.

The display unit 130 displays information about a series of operation states and operation results that occur while the function of the terminal device 100 is performed. In particular, the display unit 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention may display various information generated during execution of the step-based reward accumulation program.

In particular, the display unit 130 may display an icon for executing the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen or the home screen, and may output an exposure page, a home page, or a main page on the lock screen according to the execution of the program, A page related to authentication, a page related to tutorials, a page for interworking with other terminals, etc. can be displayed.

In addition, the display unit 130 may be implemented in the form of a single touch panel (or touch screen) together with the input unit 120 as described above, and when implemented together with the input unit 120, the user's preset operation Various information generated according to it can be displayed.

The display unit 130 includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a light emitting diode (LED), an active matrix organic LED (AMOLED), a flexible display. ) and a three-dimensional display (3 Dimension), etc.

The sensing unit 140 serves to sense a motion including a walking motion of a user who owns the terminal device 100 . Here, the sensing unit 140 includes an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a step sensor, a GPS, and the like, and senses a user's walking motion, a moving distance, a moving time, and the like. The sensing unit 140 may always collect sensing information in the background to sense a step motion even on the lock screen.

The storage unit 150 may temporarily store various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program required for the functional operation of the terminal device 100 . In particular, the storage unit 150 may store a step-based reward accumulation program, the number of steps calculated according to a step operation, compensation information according to the number of steps, a movement distance, calories consumed, and the like.

The control unit 160 executes a step-based reward accumulation program stored in the storage unit 150 according to a user input through the input unit 120 , and calculates the number of steps according to the step operation determined through the sensing unit 140 . and earn rewards corresponding to the calculated number of steps.

That is, the controller 160 may execute a step-based reward accumulation program and display a step-based reward accumulation program execution screen on the display unit 130 . In this case, the controller 160 may display an icon for executing the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen through the display unit 130 or on the main screen.

For example, the control unit 160 may display the date, time information, weather information, atmospheric environment information, etc. on the display unit 130 on the lock screen, and in particular, select an icon that can move to the step-based reward accumulation program page when selected. It may be displayed on the display unit 130 . In this case, the controller 160 may cause the button to display a differentiated image according to a grade according to the number of steps, and may display the number of steps to be adjacent to the button.

The control unit 160 calculates the number of steps according to the step motion sensed by the sensing unit 140 , controls to display the number of steps on the display unit 130 , and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, corresponding to the number of steps In the case of accumulating a reward, but in a state in which at least one other terminal device is interlocked with each other, it is possible to control so that a reward including an additional reward according to the interworking is accumulated.

The control unit 160 may include an authentication module 161 , a step count calculation module 162 , an interworking module 163 , and a reward accumulation module 164 .

First, when a user executes a program through the input unit 120 , the authentication module 161 may check whether authentication is performed when the main page of the program is activated. Here, the authentication may be about the user's self-authentication and agreement to the terms of use of the program.

In this case, when authentication has not been performed in advance, the authentication module 161 may display a pop-up inducing authentication on the screen. Through this, the terminal device 100 may allow the user to perform authentication through an authentication pop-up.

The authentication module 161 may store the user's personal information, agreement information on terms of use, etc. collected through authentication in the storage unit 150 or transmit it to the service device 200 through the communication unit 110 .

The step count calculation module 162 may calculate the number of steps according to the step motions collected from the sensing unit 140 . The step count calculation module 162 recognizes the user's step motion through the value measured by the sensing unit 140, calculates the step count according to the recognized step motion, and stores it in the storage unit 150, or the communication unit ( It may be transmitted to the service device 200 through 110 , and displayed on the screen through the display unit 130 . In this case, the step count calculation module 162 may calculate the step count by recognizing only the step motions collected from the sensing unit 140 on the lock screen.

The interworking module 163 supports interworking with at least one other terminal device. That is, the interworking module 163 may receive a recommendation code from the service device 200 or may generate a unique recommendation code. Also, the interworking module 163 may display a button for temporarily storing a link including a recommendation code and an access path on the screen through the display unit 130 . In addition, the interworking module 163 may display a button for transmitting a recommendation code directly through a messenger program or SNS.

In addition, the interworking module 163 may display an input window for inputting a recommendation code provided from another terminal device on the screen through the display unit 130 . Through this, when another terminal device inputs a recommendation code or the terminal device 100 inputs a recommendation code of another terminal device, the interworking module 163 may link the terminal device 100 with another terminal device.

When the number of steps exceeds a preset value, the reward accumulation module 164 may accumulate a reward corresponding to the number of steps. Here, the reward accumulation module 164 may accumulate a reward corresponding to the number of steps when an accumulation signal is input from the user while the number of steps exceeds a preset value.

That is, the reward accumulation module 164 may provide a button for inputting an accumulation signal through the display unit 130 , and when the user inputs an accumulation signal, it is determined whether the number of steps exceeds a preset value, and the number of steps exceeds a preset value. In case of exceeding the , points corresponding to the number of steps may be accumulated.

In this case, when the reward accumulation module 164 is in a state of being linked with at least one other terminal device, the reward accumulation module 164 may accumulate a reward including an additional reward according to the interworking.

Hereinafter, a service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail.

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

Referring to FIG. 3 , a service device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service communication unit 210 , a service storage unit 220 , and a service control unit 230 .

The service communication unit 210 may serve to support transmission and reception of related information with the terminal device 100 . For example, the service communication unit 210 may receive information related to a step operation, the number of steps, or compensation from the terminal device 100 , and may receive authentication related information, interworking related information, and the like.

The service storage unit 220 may store various data generated during execution of the application program, including an application program necessary for the functional operation of the service device 200 . In particular, the service storage unit 220 provides a program for providing a step-based reward accumulation program to the terminal device 100, a program for providing authentication, authentication information according to authentication, interworking information related to interworking of the terminal device 100, etc. can be saved. In addition, the service storage 220 may store the number of steps calculated according to the step operation of the terminal device 100 , compensation information according to the number of steps, a moving distance, and calories consumed. In particular, the service storage unit 220 may store and manage personal information of a user who uses the terminal device 100 , information on agreement to terms of use, user information for accumulating rewards, and the like.

Meanwhile, the service control unit 230 may be configured to perform all or part of the functions of the terminal device 100 through a step-based reward accumulation program, and, as described above, the overlapping description with the terminal device 100 will be omitted. .

The service control unit 230 calculates the number of steps through a step motion sensed from the lock screen from the terminal device 100 through the step-based reward accumulation program provided to the terminal device 100, and calculates the number of steps through the terminal device 100. control to be displayed, and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps may be accumulated.

Also, the service control unit 230 may interwork a plurality of terminal devices 100 with each other according to a request from the terminal device 100 , and store interworking information in the service storage unit 220 .

Also, when the terminal device 100 executes a program, the service controller 230 may control to expose a preset advertisement on the execution screen of the program.

Hereinafter, a step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

4 is a view showing a starting process on the home screen of the step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4 , first, in step S10 , the terminal device may execute a step-based reward accumulation program and display a home page of the step-based reward accumulation program. In this case, the terminal device may execute the program through an icon for executing the step-based reward accumulation program on the home screen of the OS.

Next, in step S20, when the home page is activated, the terminal device may check whether authentication is performed. Here, the authentication may be about the user's self-authentication and agreement to the terms of use of the program.

In this case, when authentication is not performed in advance, the terminal device may display a pop-up inducing authentication on the screen so that the user performs authentication through the authentication pop-up (S30).

When the authentication is completed in step S30, the terminal device may check whether the lock screen function is activated in step S40. That is, in the present embodiment, the reward accumulation according to the step motion may be accumulated only for the step motion sensed on the lock screen. Here, when the lock screen function is in the OFF state, the terminal device may activate the lock screen function ( S50 ) after receiving a prior agreement to the terms of use according to the ON of the lock screen function.

Next, in step S60, the terminal device checks whether the tutorial has been completed. Here, if the tutorial is not completed, the terminal device provides the tutorial to the user so that the user can perform the tutorial (S70), and when the tutorial is completed, the home page is displayed again (S70).

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is a view showing a starting process on the lock screen of the step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5 , in step S110 , the terminal device may execute a step-based reward accumulation program and display an exposure page of the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen. In this case, the terminal device may execute the program through an icon for executing the step-based reward accumulation program on the lock screen of the OS.

Next, in step S120, when the main page is activated, the terminal device may check whether authentication is performed. Here, the authentication may be about the user's self-authentication and agreement to the terms of use of the program.

In this case, when authentication is not performed in advance, the terminal device may display a pop-up inducing authentication on the screen. Through this, the terminal device may allow the user to perform authentication through the authentication pop-up (S130).

After that, in step S140, when the authentication is completed, the terminal device checks whether the tutorial has been completed. Here, if the tutorial is not completed, the terminal device provides the tutorial to the user (S150), and when the tutorial is completed, the main page (S160) is displayed again.

6 is a diagram illustrating a step-based reward accumulation service method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , first, in step S210 , the terminal device may sense the user's walking motion. In this case, the terminal device may sense the user's step motion on the lock screen.

Next, in step S220, the terminal device may calculate the number of steps according to the step motion sensed in step S210. Here, the terminal device may display the calculated number of steps on a lock screen, a home page, or a main page screen.

Next, in step S230, the terminal device may determine an interworking state with another terminal. Here, when the terminal device is in an interlocking state with another terminal, it can apply additional compensation in step S340 to perform reward accumulation (S250), and when it is not in an interlocked state with other terminals, reward accumulation without additional compensation (S250) can be performed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 7 is an exemplary view illustrating a lock screen according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , the terminal device may display weather, time information (1), weather information (2), and atmospheric environment information (3) on the top of the lock screen. In this case, when each menu is selected, the terminal device may expose the page as a slide from the side of the screen to check detailed information on each menu.

Also, the terminal device may provide an icon 4 for moving to the main page of the step-based reward accumulation program. In this case, the terminal device may display a differentiated image according to a grade according to the number of steps. Also, the terminal device may display the number of steps 4-1 adjacent to the icon 4 .

In addition, the terminal device may display an icon (5) for moving to the earning page, an icon (6) for setting content filtering, an area (7) in which content is provided, and an icon (8) for executing other menus. have.

8 is an exemplary diagram illustrating an exposed page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8 , when an icon is selected on the lock screen, the terminal device may output an exposed page on the lock screen. Here, the terminal device may output the phrase 1 according to the walking status. Here, the phrase may be exposed depending on the case, and the case may be reloaded in units of one hour. Here, the case condition may be a time, a walking score, whether a reward exists, or the like. For example, the terminal may expose a phrase such as 'Let's increase the amount of activity a little' as shown.

Also, the terminal device may display a real-time walking status. For example, the walking status may be refreshed at 0 o'clock every day, and distance, calories consumed, compensation obtained the previous day, number of steps, exchangeable points, interworking with other terminals, etc. may be displayed.

9 to 13 are exemplary views illustrating a tutorial process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 to 13 , the terminal device may provide the user with a tutorial for accumulating a step-based reward.

Such a terminal device may provide a tutorial when the first program is executed, and is not exposed upon completion of one time. In addition, the terminal device can complete each tutorial page through the skip button, and if the start button is finally selected, the tutorial is treated as completed and the tutorial is not exposed from the next program execution.

For example, the terminal device may display a guide message instructing the user to perform a step motion, and when the user performs a step motion, the number of steps according to the step motion may be displayed on the screen.

In addition, the terminal device may provide a button for accumulating points, and when the user moves the button through a swipe operation, rewards may be accumulated.

14 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a home page according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 14 , the terminal device may provide various menus on a screen. For example, the terminal device may display a menu for moving to a manual page for a walking-based reward accumulation program, a menu for interworking with other terminals, a point accumulation menu, a menu for moving to the main page, etc. according to the user's swipe action. can

For example, when a user selects a manual page, the terminal device provides a method of earning rewards, a method of interworking with other programs that can use rewards, a link directly connected to another program, etc. as shown in FIG. 15 . can do.

Also, when the user selects the main page, the terminal device may display the main page on the screen as shown in FIG. 16 . Here, the main page includes update time (1), icons or phrases according to walking status (2), notes related to program execution (3), step information (4), distance walked information (5), calories burned (6), The previous day's acquisition points (7), reward information (8), interworking information (9) with other terminals, advertisement inventory (10), and the like can be displayed on the screen.

Also, as shown in FIG. 17 , the terminal device may display a differentiated image according to a grade according to the number of steps on the main page on the screen. For example, the terminal device displays black when the number of steps is 1 to 5000, blue when the number of steps is 5000 to 9999, and red when the number of steps is 10000 or more so that the user can intuitively check it.

Also, as shown in FIG. 18 , the terminal device may provide daily, weekly, and monthly records according to the number of steps to the user. For example, the terminal device may include daily (a), weekly (b), monthly (c) steps, distance walked, calories burned, step information with other terminals, and a person exceeding a preset number of steps among a plurality of users. It can provide the number of famous people, etc., and displays the number of steps, the distance walked, etc. in a graph so that the user can intuitively check it. In addition, weekly and monthly records can display the number of steps, distance walked, etc. compared to the previous week or last month.

Meanwhile, FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining reward accumulation on the main page. Referring to FIG. 19 , first, reward accumulation converts the first point through the number of steps. In this case, the first point may have the same value as the number of steps, and serves to accumulate and display the number of steps. That is, the number of steps is initialized after a certain period of time, but the first point may be accumulated and stored according to the number of steps. In addition, the second point that can be actually used can be accumulated through the first point. For example, when the user clicks an icon indicating the first point on the main page, the terminal device may generate a pop-up for exchanging the first point for the second point, and as shown, the user's swipe action By creating a button for recognizing , the user can exchange the first point for the second point by a swipe operation to earn it. Here, when the user exchanges the first point for the second point, the terminal device may display the number of first points minus the exchanged value on the main page.

20 is a diagram for explaining a method of interworking with another terminal on a main page. Referring to FIG. 20 , when a user clicks a button for interworking with another terminal on the main page, the terminal device may output a pop-up for interworking with another terminal or may activate a separate page for interworking. The terminal device may display an icon for activating a text page, an icon for directly accessing another messenger program, an icon for temporarily storing a recommendation code, and a link to an access route on the page for interworking. Here, the terminal device may transmit a link including a recommendation code and an access path to another terminal device through the icon.

Also, the terminal device may provide a display window for inputting a recommendation code of another terminal. Here, when a terminal device or another terminal device inputs a recommendation code of a counterpart through the display window, the terminal device may be linked with each other.

21 is a diagram for explaining a method of canceling interworking with another terminal on the main page. Referring to FIG. 21 , when the terminal device clicks the link icon in the state in which it is linked with another terminal on the main page, a pop-up for canceling the link may be generated. Linking with can be canceled. In this case, the terminal device may expose the period interlocked with the pop-up and the accumulated rewards, and display a push message related to the release on both terminals when the link is released.

As such, although the present specification has described the main functions and control methods of the messenger program according to an embodiment of the present invention through various exemplary screen views, it should not be understood as being limited to those illustrated through the screen exemplary drawings.

Rather, it should be understood as a description of features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention, and various functions not shown through the embodiment of the present invention, for example, the ability to delete or edit various chat windows, Various functions such as a function to present an item to a specific counterpart may also be implemented through the messenger program of the present invention.

Also, certain features that are described herein in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in multiple embodiments, either individually or in any suitable subcombination. Furthermore, although features operate in a particular combination and may be initially depicted as claimed as such, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, the claimed combination being a sub-combination. or a variant of a sub-combination.

Likewise, although acts are depicted in the figures in a particular order, it should not be construed that all acts shown must be performed or that such acts must be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown in order to achieve desirable results. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Further, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be construed as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the program components and systems described may generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged into multiple software products. You have to understand that you can.

In addition, the written description sets forth the best mode of the invention, and provides examples to illustrate the invention and to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the invention. This written specification does not limit the present invention to the specific terms presented. Accordingly, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, those skilled in the art can make modifications, changes, and modifications to the examples without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be defined by the described embodiments, but should be defined by the claims.

The present invention relates to a step-based reward accumulation service device and method for accumulating a reward corresponding to the number of steps according to a step operation on a lock screen, and a terminal device therefor.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide motivation for exercise while efficiently using the lock screen by providing content that accumulates rewards based on the step movement through the lock screen, and through linking with other terminals, By providing corresponding content and additional compensation, it is possible to encourage the use of the content. Through this, the present invention can contribute to the development of the industry using content services and points, and has industrial applicability because it has sufficient potential for marketing or sales, as well as to the extent that it can be clearly implemented in reality.

100: terminal device 100-1: first terminal device
100-2: second terminal device 110: communication unit
120: input unit 130: display unit
140: sensing unit 150: storage unit
160: control unit 161: authentication module
162: step count calculation module 163: interlocking module
164: reward accumulation module 200: service device
210: server communication unit 220: server storage unit
230: server control unit 300: communication network
400: Step-based reward accumulation system

Claims (8)

a sensing unit for sensing a step motion on the lock screen;
a display unit displaying the number of steps sensed by the sensing unit;
The number of steps is calculated according to the step motion sensed by the sensing unit, and the number of steps is controlled to be displayed on the display unit. When the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated, but at least a control unit controlling to accumulate a reward including an additional reward according to the interlocking when the interworking state is interlocked with one other terminal device, and to exclude the additional reward when the interworking period expires; including,
The control unit is
When a unique recommendation code is provided from the service device and the at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, the at least one other terminal device is linked with the at least one other terminal device for a preset period, and identification of the at least one other terminal device A terminal device, characterized in that the information and the remaining interworking period are displayed on the screen to confirm whether interworking is performed. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
A terminal device, characterized in that when a unique recommendation code is provided from the service device, and when at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, the terminal device is linked with the other connected terminal device. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit is
and controlling a button for temporarily storing the link including the recommendation code and the access path to be displayed on the display unit. 3. The method of claim 2,
The control unit is
When at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, it is linked with the other connected terminal device for a preset period, and the identification information of the other connected terminal device and the remaining interworking period are displayed on the display unit. A terminal device, characterized in that. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
When an earning signal is input from the user while the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated. According to claim 1,
The control unit is
The terminal device, characterized in that the differential image according to the grade according to the number of steps is displayed on the screen through the display unit. Sensing, by the terminal device, a step motion on the lock screen;
calculating, by the terminal device, the number of steps according to the sensed step;
The terminal device displays the number of steps on the screen, and when the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is accumulated. accumulating compensation including additional compensation according to the following steps, and excluding additional compensation when the interlocking period expires; including,
The step of accumulating the reward is,
When a unique recommendation code is provided from a service device and the at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, it interworks with the at least one other terminal device for a preset period, and the at least one other terminal device A step-based reward accumulation service method, characterized in that the identification information and the remaining interlocking period are displayed on the screen to check whether the interlocking is performed. a service communication unit performing communication with the terminal device;
The number of steps is calculated through a step motion sensed from the lock screen from the terminal device, and the number of steps is controlled to be displayed on the terminal device. When the number of steps exceeds a preset value, a reward corresponding to the number of steps is provided a service control unit controlling to accumulate a reward including an additional reward according to the interlocking when the terminal device is in a state in which the terminal device is interlocked with at least one other terminal device, and to exclude the additional reward when the interworking period expires; including,
The service control unit,
A unique recommendation code is provided to the terminal device, and when the at least one other terminal device accesses through the recommendation code, the terminal device and the at least one other terminal device are linked for a preset period, and the terminal device and a step-based reward accumulation service device configured to display identification information of each other's terminal devices and the remaining interworking period on the at least one other terminal device, respectively, to check whether or not to link with each other.

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