KR102380045B1 - Affiliate system for based on smart payment and operating method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an affiliate server to which a plurality of user terminals are connected and providing a smart payment service and an affiliate service to the user terminals; an affiliate server that cooperates with the affiliate server and provides a site for selling products displayed on an event advertisement banner transmitted from the affiliate server; a first user terminal connected to the affiliate server to receive an event advertisement banner related to a product sold by the affiliate server, and to share the received event advertisement banner link with other user terminals; and a second user terminal that receives a shared event advertisement banner link and purchases a product provided by the affiliate server, wherein the affiliate server generates an event advertisement banner related to the product sold by the affiliate server to generate the first An event advertisement banner generating unit provided to a user terminal, a coupon management unit generating a coupon included in the event advertisement banner, and writing user identification information of the first user terminal in the generated coupon; Reward for determining a reward to be provided to the first user terminal based on the purchase result information of the product paid by the second user terminal from which the coupon has been downloaded and the user identification information of the first user terminal written in the coupon includes a determinant.

Description

Smart payment-based affiliate service system and its operation method

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an affiliate service system linked to a smart payment system such as Payco and an operating method thereof.

As payment increases online, such as shopping malls, various payment methods are increasing. Recently, payment method information such as a card or account owned by a customer is registered in advance, and the registered payment is made without having a card or account during actual payment, that is, even if the customer does not remember card number information or account number information. A smart payment service that pays using means information has emerged. For example, smart payment services such as payco provide offline payments using barcodes and NFC in offline stores as well as online payments such as card, account, and mobile phone payments on mobile devices such as PCs and smartphones. do. In addition, the usage is rapidly expanding by providing various payment/discount benefits based on the points accumulated by using a service that directly transfers money from a registered account number to another account number and a smart payment service.

The smart payment service is a concept in which a smartphone replaces all functions normally carried in a wallet, such as a credit card, bankbook, and discount coupon, so that users can easily use the smart payment service.

In addition, as the influence of SNS (Social Network Service) increases due to the recent popularization of smartphones, advertising activities using SNS have been proposed. For example, a reward advertisement in which a server that provides SNS can be linked with a store server that is the subject of advertisements, and a user earns points or cash in exchange for sharing a link to a product page or website disclosed in the store server is in the spotlight.

However, in the case of the conventional reward method, the information of the sharer remains only in the URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of the link shared by the user (sharer), so that the shared user clicks the shared link to enter the site and then purchases it. There is a disadvantage in that a reward is given to the sharer only when it is completed at once.

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an affiliate service that provides a reward to the shared user by sharing a coupon event link displayed on a user terminal to other users in connection with a smart payment service such as Payco. In addition to the link URL, download By entering the shared user's information in the coupon to be shared, when the shared user downloads the coupon, even if the shared user leaves the event link afterward, the shared user can be tracked and a reward can be paid as a shared user. An object of the present invention is to provide an affiliate service system and an operating method thereof.

In order to achieve the above object, a smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: an affiliate server to which a plurality of user terminals are connected and providing a smart payment service and an affiliate service to the user terminals; an affiliate server that cooperates with the affiliate server and provides a site for selling products displayed on an event advertisement banner transmitted from the affiliate server; a first user terminal connected to the affiliate server to receive an event advertisement banner related to a product sold by the affiliate server, and to share the received event advertisement banner link with other user terminals; and a second user terminal that receives a shared event advertisement banner link and purchases a product provided by the affiliate server, wherein the affiliate server generates an event advertisement banner related to the product sold by the affiliate server to generate the first An event advertisement banner generating unit provided to a user terminal, a coupon management unit generating a coupon included in the event advertisement banner, and writing user identification information of the first user terminal in the generated coupon; Reward for determining a reward to be provided to the first user terminal based on the purchase result information of the product paid by the second user terminal from which the coupon has been downloaded and the user identification information of the first user terminal written in the coupon includes a determinant.

The event advertisement banner may be provided only to a user terminal that has approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server.

The event advertisement banner selectively provided to user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service may include a product display unit displaying an image and/or product information of a product sold by the affiliate server; an icon corresponding to at least one means for sharing the event advertisement banner link to other user terminals, and a reward payment method display unit indicating a reward payment method according to the sharing operation; and a coupon selection display unit that displays a downloadable coupon selected by the second user terminal having shared the event advertisement banner link.

The reward payment method may be implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method or a flat-rate reward payment method.

The reward provided to the first user terminal may be applied only when the second user terminal uses a coupon downloaded online through the shared event advertisement banner.

A link corresponding to the shared event advertisement banner may be implemented as a short URL.

The short URL may include an identifier ID of the first user terminal corresponding to the sharing time point and a referrer key for tracking event information.

The referrer key may include an event ID and recommended point amount or rate information corresponding to a reward paid for each event.

A first application provided by the affiliate server may be installed in the first user terminal.

In the operating method of the smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first user terminal subscribed to the affiliate server approves the request for use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server, so that the affiliate service is provided. being set; A step of performing a user authentication procedure for the first user terminal by the affiliate server: generating an event advertisement banner related to a product provided by an affiliate server by the affiliate server and transmitting it to the first user terminal ; transmitting, by the first user terminal, a link for sharing the event advertisement banner to a second user terminal; downloading the coupon included in the shared event advertisement banner by the second user terminal; transmitting user identification information of the first user terminal written in the downloaded coupon to the affiliate server; transmitting a product purchase result by a second user terminal that has received the link of the event advertisement banner shared by the affiliate server to the affiliate server; and analyzing, by the affiliate server, the terminal user identification information of the first user written in the coupon and the product purchase result by the second user terminal, and providing a reward to the first user terminal.

The event advertisement banner may be provided only to a user terminal that has approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server.

The method of paying the reward to the first user terminal may be implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method or a flat-rate reward payment method.

The reward provided to the first user terminal may be applied only when the second user terminal uses a coupon downloaded online through the shared event advertisement banner.

A link corresponding to the shared event advertisement banner may be implemented as a short URL.

The short URL may include an identifier ID of the first user terminal corresponding to the sharing time point and a referrer key for tracking event information.

The referrer key may include an event ID and recommended point amount or rate information corresponding to a reward paid for each event.

According to this embodiment of the present invention, in the affiliate service that provides a reward to the shared user by sharing the coupon event link displayed on the user terminal in conjunction with a smart payment service such as Payco with other users, the link By entering the shared user's information not only in the URL but also in the coupon to be downloaded, when the shared user downloads the coupon, the shared user can be tracked even if the shared user leaves the event link, so that reward payment as a shared user is possible. possible.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network environment including a smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal shown in FIG. 1;
Fig. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing one embodiment of the internal configuration of the affiliate server shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an internal configuration of the processor shown in Fig. 3;
5 is a diagram illustrating an event advertisement banner displayed on a user terminal by way of example;
6A and 6B are views illustrating an example of a reward payment method display unit included in the event advertisement banner shown in FIG. 5;
7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The content described in the technical field that is the background of the present invention is only for helping the understanding of the background for the technical idea of the present invention, and therefore it can be understood as the content corresponding to the prior art known to those skilled in the art of the present invention. none.

In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth to aid in understanding various embodiments. It will be evident, however, that various embodiments may be practiced without these specific details or in one or more equivalent manners. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the various embodiments.

Each block of the accompanying block diagram may be executed by computer program instructions (execution engine), which may be loaded on the processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing equipment, so that the computer or The instructions, executed by the processor of the other programmable data processing equipment, will create means for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-usable or computer-readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to implement a function in a particular manner, and thus the computer-usable or computer-readable memory. It is also possible to produce an article of manufacture containing instruction means for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram, the instructions stored in the block diagram.

And, since the computer program instructions may be mounted on a computer or other programmable data processing equipment, a series of operating steps are performed on the computer or other programmable data processing equipment to create a computer-executed process to create a computer or other program It is also possible that instructions for performing the possible data processing equipment provide functionality for performing the functions described in each block of the block diagram.

In addition, each block may represent a module, segment, or portion of code that includes one or more executable instructions for executing specified logical functions, and in some alternative embodiments, the functions recited in the blocks or steps are ordered It is also possible to occur outside of

That is, the two illustrated blocks may be substantially simultaneously performed, and the blocks may also be performed in the reverse order of their corresponding functions, if necessary.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments and not for the purpose of limitation. Throughout the specification, when a part "includes" a certain component, it means that other components may be further included, rather than excluding other components, unless otherwise stated. Unless otherwise defined, terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network environment including a smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a network environment including a smart payment-based affiliate system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of user terminals 110_1, 110_2, ?, 110_n, a network 120, and an affiliate server 130. ) and an affiliate server 140 such as a shopping mall server. In this case, the affiliate server 130 may provide a smart payment service such as Payco, but the embodiment of the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

The user terminal 110 includes a mobile terminal that a user can carry and carry. For example, the user terminal 110 may be a smart phone, a tablet, a laptop computer, or the like.

An application provided by the affiliate server 130 may be installed in the user terminals 110 . The application according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a smart payment service such as Payco, displays an event advertisement banner according to a user's selection, and shares it with other users to receive a predetermined reward. service can be performed.

If the application is not installed in the user terminal, the user may download the application from the affiliate server 130 and install it in the user's terminal.

The network 120 may be implemented as a wireless communication network or a wired communication network. In this case, the communication method is not limited, and not only a communication method using a communication network (eg, a mobile communication network, a wireless LAN network, a wired Internet, a broadcasting network) that the network 120 may include, but also short-range wireless communication between devices may be included.

The affiliate server 130 provides a smart payment service such as Payco to a plurality of user terminals 110 through the network 120 and displays an event advertisement banner according to the user's selection, and transmits it to other users. As a subject that provides an online environment for performing affiliate services that can be shared and provided with predetermined rewards, it may consist of at least one server device that provides commands, codes, files, contents, services, etc. there is.

In the case of an embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server 130 is linked to the smart payment service to share a coupon event link displayed on a user terminal with other users to provide a reward to the shared user. More specifically, by writing the shared user's information not only in the link URL but also in the downloaded coupon, when the shared user downloads the coupon, the shared user can be tracked even if the shared user leaves the event link. It is characterized in that it is implemented to enable reward payment as a shared user.

The affiliate server 140 is a server that provides a site for purchasing products displayed in an event advertisement banner generated by the affiliate server 130 and provided to user terminals, and may be implemented as a shopping mall server, for example.

1, the affiliate server 140 is shown as one, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto, and a plurality of different affiliate servers may be included, and various event advertisement banners matching the plurality of affiliate servers are provided. It may be generated and provided to user terminals.

The affiliate server 130 and/or the affiliate server 140 may be implemented in the form of a web server, and the web server is generally used by an unspecified number of clients and/or other users through an open computer network such as the Internet. It refers to a computer system that is connected to a server, receives a request to perform work from a client or other web server, derives the work result and provides it, and computer software (web server program) installed therefor. However, in addition to the above-described web server program, it can be understood as a broad concept including a series of application programs operating on the web server and, in some cases, various databases built therein. For example, the affiliate server 130 and/or the affiliate server 140 is a general server hardware, and operating systems such as DOS, Windows, Linux, UNIX, Macintosh, etc. It can be implemented using web server programs that are provided in various ways according to This can be used.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the user terminal shown in FIG. 1 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , each user terminal 110 may include a communication module 111 , a memory 112 , a display module 113 , an audio output module 114 , and a control unit 116 .

The communication module 111 may communicate with any internal component or at least one external device through the network 120 . In this case, an external device may include, for example, the shopping mall server 130 and/or the text analysis device 140 shown in FIG. 1 . Here, as wireless Internet technologies, wireless LAN (WLAN), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro (Wireless Broadband: Wibro), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access: Wimax), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) ), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), IEEE 802.16, Long Term Evolution (LTE), Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A), Wireless Mobile Broadband Service (WMBS), etc. In this case, the communication module 111 transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology within a range including Internet technologies not listed above.

In addition, short-range communication technologies include Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, and Near Field Communication (NFC). , Ultra Sound Communication (USC), Visible Light Communication (VLC), Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi), Wi-Fi Direct (Wi-Fi Direct), etc. may be included.

The memory 112 stores various user interfaces (UIs), graphic user interfaces (GUIs), and the like. In addition, the memory 112 stores data and programs necessary for the user terminal 110 to operate. That is, the memory 112 may store a plurality of application programs (hereinafter, 'applications') driven in the user terminal 110 , data for operation of the user terminal 110 , and commands. That is, at least one or more applications are stored in the memory 112 of the user terminal 110 according to the embodiment of the present invention. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server through wireless communication. The embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that it includes a first application 112a that is an affiliate service application provided by the affiliate server 130 shown in FIG. 1 .

In addition, applications installed in the user terminal include automatic voice recognition (ASR) applications, map applications, media applications (eg, QuickTime, MobileMusic.app, or MobileVideo.app), social networking applications (eg, For example, Facebook, Twitter, etc.), may be implemented as an Internet browsing application. Meanwhile, the applications may be stored in the memory 112 , installed in the user terminal 110 , and driven to perform an operation (or function) of the user terminal 110 by the controller 116 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the first user selects the event advertisement banner displayed on the first user terminal in which the first application 112a is installed, the coupon event link included in the event advertisement banner is applied to another user terminal. User information written in the coupon can be shared with a second user terminal, and when the second user terminal downloads the transmitted coupon and accesses the affiliate server 140 linked to the link to purchase the product That is, the operation of providing a predetermined reward to the first user terminal user by acknowledging that the information shared by the first user terminal user contributes to the second user terminal user's purchase of the product of the affiliate server 140 carry out

In addition, in an embodiment of the present invention, the advertisement event information shared in the first user terminal is shared by writing not only the link URL but also the shared user's information in the downloaded coupon, so that when the shared user downloads the coupon, then the shared received It is characterized in that even if the user leaves the event link, it is possible to track the shared user, so that rewards can be paid as a shared user.

In addition, the memory 112 is a flash memory type (Flash Memory Type), a hard disk type (Hard Disk Type), a multimedia card micro type (Multimedia Card Micro Type), a card type memory (eg, SD or XD memory, etc.) ), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, RAM (Random Access Memory: RAM), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read-Only Memory: ROM), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM ( Programmable Read-Only Memory) may include at least one storage medium.

The display module 113 displays various contents such as various menu screens using a user interface and/or a graphic user interface stored in the memory 112 under the control of the control unit 116, and is controlled by the control unit 116. An execution result screen of the first application 112a executed by the user may be displayed.

Here, the content displayed on the display module 113 may include various text or image data (including various information data), an icon, a menu screen indicating a list menu, and the like. The display module 113 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), a flexible display (Flexible Display), a three-dimensional display (3D Display), an electronic ink display (e- ink display), LED (Light Emitting Diode), and the like.

The audio output module 114 may output voice information included in a predetermined signal-processed signal under the control of the controller 116 . Here, the audio output module 114 may include a receiver, a speaker, and the like.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an embodiment of an internal configuration of the affiliate server shown in FIG. 1 .

As mentioned above, the affiliate server according to the embodiment of the present invention provides a smart payment service such as Payco to a plurality of user terminals 110 through the network 120 and an event advertisement banner according to the user's selection. It is possible to provide an online environment in which an affiliate service can be displayed and shared with other users to receive a predetermined reward.

In FIG. 3 , the affiliate service is mainly described among the operation of the affiliate server, but the configuration and operation of the affiliate server according to the embodiment of the present invention are not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the affiliate server 130 includes a memory 132 , a database 133 , a processor 134 , a communication module 136 , and an input/output interface 138 .

The memory 132 is a computer-readable recording medium and may include a non-volatile mass storage device such as a RAM, a ROM, and a disk drive. Also, the memory 132 may store an operating system and at least one program code. These software components may be loaded from a computer-readable recording medium separate from the memory 132 using a drive mechanism. The separate computer-readable recording medium may include a recording medium such as a floppy drive, a disk, a tape, a DVD/CD-ROM drive, and a memory card. In addition, the software components may be loaded into the memory 132 through the communication module 136 .

The database 133 may store and maintain authentication information for the user terminals 110 connected to the affiliate server 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention and information transmitted and received from the user terminals. Also, the database 133 may store various pieces of information on products sold by the affiliate server 140 and coupon information corresponding thereto.

The processor 134 may be configured to process instructions of a computer program by performing basic arithmetic, logic, and input/output operations. Instructions may be provided to the processor 134 by the memory 132 or the communication module 136 . As an example, the processor 134 may be configured to execute a received instruction according to a program code stored in a recording device such as the memory 132 . That is, the processor 134 may include a program module that is implemented by software such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, Visual C, and the like and performs various functions.

In the case of an embodiment of the present invention, the affiliate server 130 is linked to the smart payment service to share a coupon event link displayed on a user terminal with other users to provide a reward to the shared user. More specifically, by writing the shared user's information not only in the link URL but also in the downloaded coupon, when the shared user downloads the coupon, the shared user can be tracked even if the shared user leaves the event link. It is characterized in that it is implemented to enable reward payment as a shared user.

The affiliate server 140 is a server that provides a site for purchasing products displayed in an event advertisement banner generated by the affiliate server 130 and provided to user terminals, and may be implemented as a shopping mall server, for example.

The operation of the affiliate system including the affiliate server 130 and the affiliate server 140 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7 .

The communication module 136 may provide a function for the user terminals 110 and the affiliate server 130 and/or the affiliate server 140 to communicate with each other through the network 120 . For example, control signals, commands, contents, files, etc. provided under the control of the processor 134 of the affiliate server 130 are transmitted to the user terminals 110 through the network 120 through the communication module 136 . can be transmitted.

The input/output interface 138 may serve to provide an interface between an input device implemented as a keyboard or mouse and an output device such as a display.

4 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of an internal configuration of the processor shown in FIG. 3 , and FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an event advertisement banner displayed on a user terminal. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating an example of a reward payment method display unit included in the event advertisement banner shown in FIG. 5 .

Referring first to FIG. 4 , the processor 134 of the affiliate server 130 may include an event advertisement banner generator 410 , a coupon manager 420 , and a reward determiner 430 . In addition, the processor 134 identifies the terminal 110 of the user who is a registered member provided by the affiliate server 130 and interworks with the database 133 for storing information provided to the user terminal 110 . can

Here, the processor 134 may be implemented to execute an instruction according to an operating system code and at least one program code included in the memory 132 . At this time, the components in the processor 134 , that is, the event advertisement banner generating unit 410 , the coupon management unit 420 , and the reward determining unit 430 control commands provided by the program code stored in the affiliate server 130 . It may be understood that the different functions performed by the processor 134 are expressed separately.

The event advertisement banner generating unit 410 generates an event advertisement banner 500 related to a product provided by the affiliate server 140 and provides it to the user terminal.

As mentioned above, the affiliate server 140 is a server that provides a site for purchasing products displayed on the event advertisement banner, and may be implemented as a shopping mall server, for example. In addition, a plurality of affiliate servers 140 may be implemented, and the event advertisement banner generator 410 may generate various event advertisement banners matching the plurality of affiliate servers and provide them to user terminals. .

Referring to FIG. 5 , as a diagram illustrating an example of an event advertisement banner 500 generated by the event advertisement banner generator 410 and displayed on the user terminal, the event advertisement banner 500 includes a product display unit 510 ), a reward payment method display unit 520 and a coupon selection display unit 530 may be included.

The event advertisement banner 500 is selectively provided only to user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server 130 among the user terminals 110 connected to the affiliate server 130 . can be

For example, the affiliate server 130 may generate and provide a pop-up window for inquiring whether to use the affiliate service to user terminals connected thereto.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the event advertisement banner 500 selectively provided to user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service is a product display unit that displays images and/or product information of products sold by the affiliate server 140 . In addition to 510, the reward payment method display unit 520 and the coupon selection display unit 530 for displaying a coupon that can be selected and downloaded from another user terminal (second user terminal) that has received the link is further included. do.

In this case, the reward payment method display unit 520 indicates that the first user terminal receiving the event advertisement banner 500 displays the event advertisement banner 550 to another user terminal, that is, a second user using the affiliate service. Various means that can be shared to the terminal, as an example, include a plurality of SNS application icons (eg, Facebook, Line, KakaoTalk, messenger, etc.) information may be displayed, and specific examples thereof are shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B .

First, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6A is an example of the reward payment method display unit 520a corresponding to the fixed rate type reward payment method, which is generated when the event advertisement banner is shared with another user terminal (second user terminal) It means that the reward is a point corresponding to a predetermined ratio of the amount paid for the product purchase by the second user terminal.

That is, the reward payment method display unit 520a corresponding to the fixed rate type reward payment method allows the user of the user terminal (second user terminal) that has received the event advertisement banner 500 to share the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500 . When a product is purchased and paid by using, a method of paying a reward with points to the user of the first user terminal who has shared a certain percentage of the total amount paid is displayed.

However, the coupon used in the second user terminal may be applied only when a coupon downloaded online through the coupon selection display unit 530 of the event advertisement banner 500 is used.

In addition, the embodiment shown in FIG. 6B is an example of the reward payment method display unit 520b corresponding to the flat-rate reward payment method, which occurs when the event advertisement banner is shared with another user terminal (second user terminal) It means that the reward obtained is a point corresponding to a certain amount per purchase of a product by the second user terminal.

That is, the reward payment method display unit 520b corresponding to the flat-rate reward payment method allows the user of the user terminal (second user terminal) that has received the event advertisement banner 500 to share the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500 . When a product is purchased and paid by using the product, a method of paying a reward with points to the user of the first user terminal who has shared a predetermined amount set for each product payment is displayed.

However, even in this case, the coupon used in the second user terminal may be applied only when a coupon downloaded online through the coupon selection display unit 530 of the event advertisement banner 500 is used.

The coupon management unit 420 generates a coupon that can be downloaded through the coupon selection display unit 530 of the generated event advertisement banner 500, and performs an operation to manage it.

As mentioned above, the event advertisement banner 500 is a user terminal approved for use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server 130 among the user terminals 110 connected to the affiliate server 130 . It can be provided selectively only to

That is, the coupon included in the coupon selection display unit 530 of the event advertisement banner 500 not only corresponds to the product of the affiliate server 140, but also includes information on user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service. can

More specifically, a predetermined event advertisement banner 500 is transmitted and displayed to the first user terminal that has approved the use of the affiliate service, and the user of the first user terminal shares the event advertisement banner 500 . When the link is transmitted to the second user terminal to do this, a coupon to be included in the coupon selection display unit 530 of the event advertisement banner 500 linked to the link is generated, and the coupon includes information on the first user terminal that is a shared user terminal. may include

For example, the coupon management unit 420 may generate a 2,000 won discount coupon, a 20% discount coupon, etc. based on event information corresponding to the product of the affiliate server 1400, and in addition, the coupon management unit 420 may A coupon ID corresponding to each of the generated coupons is generated and stored.

An embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the coupon ID corresponding to each of the generated coupons includes a user identification ID as an example of information of the shared user terminal (first user terminal).

Accordingly, when the second user terminal that has received the shared link of the event advertisement banner 500 downloads the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500 , it is possible to automatically identify which user terminal is the sharer, the first user terminal.

The reward determining unit 430 receives the shared user terminal (the second user terminal) and downloads the coupon of the shared event advertisement banner 500 and transmits the identification information of the shared user terminal (the first user terminal) and the second user terminal. 2 Receives and stores purchase result information of the product paid by the user terminal, analyzes it, and determines a reward to be provided to the first user terminal.

That is, when the reward determining unit 430 provides a reward to the shared user terminal (the first user terminal), the shared user terminal (the second user terminal) downloads the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500 . After confirming whether the product has been purchased through the affiliate server 140 using the received product, it is determined whether or not to provide a reward.

In this case, the reward payment method may be implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method illustrated in FIG. 6A or a flat-rate reward payment method illustrated in FIG. 6B as described above.

In the embodiment of the present invention, since the shared user terminal (first user terminal) is mapped to the coupon of the shared event advertisement banner 500, the shared user terminal (second user terminal) is the shared event advertisement banner ( 500), it is possible to track the shared user terminal whenever the coupon is used. That is, even if you do not directly purchase the product provided by the affiliate server 140 by accessing the shared link, and then access the affiliate server 140 using another route to purchase the product, the downloaded coupon can be used. In this case, since it is possible to track the shared user terminal (the first user terminal), a fair reward can be paid.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is convenient for the shared user terminal (second user terminal) to secure time until product purchase, and for the shared user terminal (first user terminal), it is convenient to use the existing According to this method, even purchases that are not recognized as compensation (eg, purchases by defectors) have the advantage that they can be eligible for rewards.

7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

An operation of the smart payment-based affiliate service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7 .

The first user terminal 110a shown in FIG. 7 is a user terminal subscribed to a service (eg, a smart payment service, an affiliate service, etc.) provided by the affiliate server 130 , and The provided first application 112a may be installed. Through the first application 112a, the user of the first user terminal 110a provides a smart payment service such as Payco, and displays an event advertisement banner 500 according to the user's selection, and transmits it to other users. It is possible to perform an affiliate service that can be shared with and provided with a predetermined reward.

The event advertisement banner 500 is selectively provided only to user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server 130 among the user terminals 110 subscribed to the affiliate server 130 . can be For example, the affiliate server 130 may generate and provide a pop-up window for inquiring whether to use the affiliate service to user terminals connected thereto.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7 , a case in which the first user terminal 110a subscribed to the affiliate server 130 approves the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server 130 will be described as an example. do.

That is, the first user terminal 110a sets the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server 130 through the first application 112a.

When the first user terminal 110a sets the affiliate service, the affiliate server 130 authenticates the first user terminal 110a. In this case, the authentication performing procedure may be implemented through various known self-authentication methods.

When the authentication of the first user terminal 110a is completed, the affiliate server 130 generates an event advertisement banner 500 related to the product provided by the affiliate server 140 to the first user terminal ( 110a) may be provided.

The affiliate server 140 is a server that provides a site for purchasing products displayed on the event advertisement banner, and may be implemented as a shopping mall server, for example. In addition, the affiliate server 140 may be implemented in plurality, and the affiliate server 130 generates various event advertisement banners matching the plurality of affiliate servers to provide it to the first user terminal 110a. can As shown in FIG. 5, the event advertisement banner 500 can be selected and downloaded from the product display unit 510, the reward payment method display unit 520, and another user terminal (second user terminal) that has shared the link. It may be configured to include a coupon selection display unit 530 on which coupons are displayed.

More specifically, the coupon included in the coupon selection display unit 530 of the event advertisement banner 500 corresponds to the product of the affiliate server 140 as well as the first user terminal that approves the use of the affiliate service. Information (eg, user identification ID) of (110a) may also be included.

When a predetermined event advertisement banner 500 is transmitted and displayed to the first user terminal 110a that has approved the use of the affiliate service, the user of the first user terminal 110a displays the event advertisement banner 500 The link may be transmitted to the second user terminal for sharing.

In this case, the link corresponding to the event advertisement banner 500 is implemented as a short URL, and the short URL includes an identifier ID (eg, id NO) of the first user terminal 110a corresponding to the sharing time point, and A referrer key capable of tracking event information may be included. The referrer key may include an event ID and a recommended point amount or rate information as a reward paid for each event.

In other words. The information included in the short URL may be an identifier ID (eg, id NO) of the one user terminal 110a, which is a shared user terminal, an event ID, and a referrer key including the recommended point amount or rate information as a reward paid for each event. there is.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the coupon included in the link of the event advertisement banner 500 transmitted by the first user terminal 110a, which is the shared user terminal, includes a coupon ID corresponding to each coupon, Coupon ID is characterized in that it includes the user identification ID of the first user terminal (110a).

Therefore, when the second user terminal 110b that has received the shared link of the event advertisement banner 500 downloads the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500, it automatically determines which user terminal the first user terminal 110a as the sharer is. can be identified.

That is, when the second user terminal 110b, which is the shared user terminal, downloads the coupon of the shared event advertisement banner 500, the second user terminal 110b sends the first user terminal (110b) written in the coupon. 110a) of the identification information (eg, user identification ID) is transmitted to the affiliate server 130 .

Thereafter, the second user terminal 110b may purchase a product through the affiliate server 140 using the downloaded coupon of the shared event advertisement banner 500 .

Also, when the purchase of the product is completed, the affiliate server 140 transmits the product purchase result by the second user terminal 110b that has received the shared link of the event advertisement banner 500 to the affiliate server 130 . do.

Thereafter, when the affiliate server 130 provides a reward to the first user terminal 110a that is the shared user terminal, the second user terminal 110b that is the shared user terminal uses the event advertisement banner 500 . After downloading the coupon of , and checking whether the product is purchased through the affiliate server 140 using the coupon, it is determined whether or not to provide a reward.

In this case, the reward payment method may be implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method illustrated in FIG. 6A or a flat-rate reward payment method illustrated in FIG. 6B as described above.

In the case of the embodiment of the present invention, since the shared user terminal, the first user terminal 110a, is mapped to the coupon of the shared event advertisement banner 500, the shared user terminal, the second user terminal 110b, is the shared user terminal. When the coupon of the event advertisement banner 500 is downloaded, it is possible to track the shared user terminal (the first user terminal 110a) even when the coupon is used. That is, even if you do not directly purchase the product provided by the affiliate server 140 by accessing the shared link, and then access the affiliate server 140 using another route to purchase the product, the downloaded coupon can be used. In this case, since tracking of the shared user terminal (the first user terminal 110a) is possible, a fair reward can be paid.

Therefore, according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is convenient for the shared user terminal (the second user terminal 110b) to secure time to purchase a product, and the shared user terminal (the first user terminal 110a) is convenient. )), there is an advantage that even purchases that are not recognized as compensation (eg, purchases by defectors) can be the subject of rewards under the existing method.

As described above, in the present invention, specific matters such as specific components, etc., and limited embodiments and drawings have been described, but these are only provided to help a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , various modifications and variations are possible from these descriptions by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and not only the claims to be described later, but also all those with equivalent or equivalent modifications to the claims will be said to belong to the scope of the spirit of the present invention. .

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an affiliate server to which a plurality of user terminals are connected, and providing a smart payment service and an affiliate service operating in conjunction with the smart payment service to the user terminals;
an affiliate server that cooperates with the affiliate server and provides a site for selling products displayed on an event advertisement banner transmitted from the affiliate server;
a first user terminal connected to the affiliate server to receive an event advertisement banner related to a product sold by the affiliate server, and to share the received event advertisement banner link with other user terminals;
and a second user terminal that receives an event advertisement banner link shared by the first user terminal and purchases a product provided by the affiliate server,
The affiliate server is
an event advertisement banner generating unit generating an event advertisement banner related to products sold by the affiliate server and providing it to the first user terminal;
a coupon management unit for generating a coupon included in the event advertisement banner, and writing user identification information of the first user terminal in the generated coupon;
Provided to the first user terminal based on the purchase result information of the product paid by the second user terminal that has downloaded the coupon included in the event advertisement banner and user identification information of the first user terminal written in the coupon An affiliate service system including a reward determining unit for determining a reward. According to claim 1,
The affiliate service system wherein the event advertisement banner is provided only to a user terminal that has approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server. 3. The method of claim 2,
The event advertisement banner selectively provided to user terminals that have approved the use of the affiliate service,
a product display unit displaying an image and/or product information of a product sold by the affiliate server;
an icon corresponding to at least one means for sharing the event advertisement banner link to other user terminals, and a reward payment method display unit indicating a reward payment method according to the sharing operation; and
and a coupon selection display unit for displaying a downloadable coupon selected by the second user terminal that has received the shared event advertisement banner link. 4. The method of claim 3,
The reward payment method is an affiliate service system implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method or a flat-rate reward payment method. According to claim 1,
The reward provided to the first user terminal is applied only when the second user terminal uses a coupon downloaded online through the shared event advertisement banner. According to claim 1,
The affiliate service system in which the link corresponding to the shared event advertisement banner is implemented as a short URL. 7. The method of claim 6,
The short URL includes an identifier ID of the first user terminal corresponding to the sharing time point and a referrer key for tracking event information. 8. The method of claim 7,
An affiliate service system including an event ID and information on a recommended point amount or ratio corresponding to a reward paid for each event in the referrer key. According to claim 1,
An affiliate service system in which a first application provided by the affiliate server is installed in the first user terminal. A first user terminal subscribed to a smart payment service and an affiliate server that provides an affiliate service that operates in conjunction with the smart payment service approves a request for use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server to become the affiliate a step in which the service is established;
performing a user authentication procedure for the first user terminal by the affiliate server:
generating, by the affiliate server, an event advertisement banner related to a product provided by an affiliate server, and transmitting it to the first user terminal;
transmitting, by the first user terminal, a link for sharing the event advertisement banner to a second user terminal;
downloading the coupon included in the shared event advertisement banner by the second user terminal;
transmitting user identification information of the first user terminal written in the downloaded coupon to the affiliate server;
transmitting a product purchase result by a second user terminal that has received the link of the event advertisement banner shared by the affiliate server to the affiliate server;
and providing a reward to the first user terminal by analyzing, by the affiliate server, the terminal user identification information of the first user written in the coupon and the product purchase result by the second user terminal How the system works. 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of operating an affiliate service system, wherein the event advertisement banner is provided only to a user terminal that has approved the use of the affiliate service provided by the affiliate server. 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of paying the reward to the first user terminal is an operating method of an affiliate service system implemented as a fixed-rate reward payment method or a flat-rate reward payment method. 11. The method of claim 10,
The method of operating an affiliate service system in which the reward provided to the first user terminal is applied only when the second user terminal uses a coupon downloaded online through the shared event advertisement banner. 11. The method of claim 10,
A link corresponding to the shared event advertisement banner is implemented as a short URL. 15. The method of claim 14,
The short URL includes an identifier ID of the first user terminal corresponding to the sharing time point and a referrer key for tracking event information. 16. The method of claim 15,
The method of operating an affiliate service system in which the referrer key includes an event ID and information on a recommended point amount or ratio corresponding to a reward paid for each event.

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