KR102528596B1 - Method and Apparatus for Providing Beacon Service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a beacon service, and more particularly, transmits beacon service information registered in a terminal device by a user to a service management server, and the service management server extracts beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information. And, if the extracted beacon identification information and the beacon identification information received by the terminal device from the beacon device are matched and matched, service contents corresponding to the beacon identification information are provided, so that only the service contents that the user wants to be provided can be provided. can

Description

Method and apparatus for providing beacon service {Method and Apparatus for Providing Beacon Service}

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a beacon service, and more particularly, when a user registers a desired beacon service, service contents related to the registered beacon service are provided to the user, and unregistered beacon services are provided to the user. It relates to a method and apparatus for providing a beacon service that does not.

The contents described in this part merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute prior art.

With the development of mobile communication networks and the development of terminal specifications, mobile communication terminals have become essential belongings of modern people beyond the scope of conventional simple communication devices or information providing devices, and are evolving into total entertainment devices.

Such a mobile communication terminal has a function for performing short-range wireless communication such as NFC (Near Field Communication) or Bluetooth as well as a communication function through a mobile communication network.

However, NFC has a short communication distance and requires a separate wireless chip for communication, whereas Bluetooth has a relatively long communication distance and most terminals are equipped with a Bluetooth communication function, so various communication services using this are being developed.

In addition, a service method for providing various types of information to a mobile communication terminal possessed by a user by utilizing a beacon using Bluetooth communication is being developed.

As an example, a beacon device installed in an affiliate store transmits a periodic signal using electromagnetic waves or sound to drive a specific application of a nearby mobile communication terminal and provide desired content. Beacon-based A content providing service is being used.

At this time, the services provided by service providers are currently provided through the wired and wireless Internet, such as simple service promotion page service, discount coupon download service at a low price, payment service for goods purchased at a store, and application download service such as game for users. It can provide services in various fields such as public relations, finance, payment, and games.

However, in the case of such a beacon service, when a terminal device recognizes a beacon signal, regardless of the user's intention, service contents corresponding to the recognized beacon signal are provided, so that the user does not want indiscriminate beacon service alarms such as push messages, etc. As a result, only the user's fatigue for the beacon service increased.

In order not to receive this service, the user may not receive the beacon service by entering the setting window of the application providing the beacon service and setting not to receive the beacon service, but in this case, it is not possible to receive any beacon service through the application Therefore, there is a problem in that even a beacon service that a user wants to receive is blocked.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a method capable of providing only the beacon service desired by the user by selecting the beacon service desired by the user when the terminal device possessed by the user recognizes the beacon signal.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1286183 (Name: Push advertisement system and its advertisement method, 2013.07.09.)

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to register a beacon service that the user wants to be provided to a terminal device, and transmits information about the registered beacon service to the service management server, the service management server registers the beacon service. After extracting the beacon identification information corresponding to, and then, when the terminal device receives the beacon signal, comparing the beacon identification information included in the beacon signal with the extracted beacon identification information to match the beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon identification information. It is intended to provide a method for providing service contents.

However, the object of the present invention is not limited to the above object, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood from the description below.

A terminal device of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a first communication module for receiving a beacon signal transmitted by one or more beacon devices; A second communication module interworking with the communication network to transmit and receive data to and from the service management server; and when one or more beacon services are registered, receiving and storing one or more first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service from the service management server, and included in the beacon signal received through the first communication module. When the 2 beacon identification information and the first beacon identification information match, a control module controlling to provide service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information may be included.

At this time, the control module receives and stores service contents corresponding to the one or more first beacon identification information together with the one or more first beacon identification information, and when matched, provides the stored service contents to the user. In case of coincidence, second beacon identification information included in the received beacon signal may be transmitted to the service management server to receive and provide the service content.

In addition, the control module may sequentially receive the one or more first beacon identification information from the service management server according to the location of the terminal device, and check the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information and service contents according to the stay time may be provided, and the stay time may be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information is continuously received at a signal strength equal to or greater than a predetermined reception signal strength.

The service management server of the present invention for achieving the above object is a communication module for transmitting and receiving data with a terminal device in conjunction with a communication network; and when receiving one or more beacon service information registered in the terminal device, extracting one or more first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information, and second beacon identification information received from the terminal device through the communication module. When is identical to the extracted first beacon identification information, a control module for controlling transmission of service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information to the terminal device may be included.

At this time, a storage module for storing the registered one or more beacon service information and the extracted one or more first beacon identification information is further included, and the control module converts the extracted one or more first beacon identification information to the first beacon identification information. Beacon service information corresponding to beacon identification information and at least one of the terminal device may be mapped and stored, and the one or more first beacon identification information may be sequentially extracted according to the location information of the terminal device.

In addition, the control module may check the stay time of the specific terminal device in the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information received from the specific terminal device, and transmit service contents according to the stay time to the specific terminal device there is,

The staying time may be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information including signal strength information equal to or greater than a predetermined received signal strength is continuously received from the specific terminal device.

To achieve the above object, a method for providing a beacon service of the present invention includes registering, by a terminal device, one or more beacon services according to a user's request; Receiving and storing at least one first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service from a service management server; Comparing the second beacon identification information included in the beacon signal received from the beacon device with the first beacon identification information received from the service management server; and providing service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information when the identification information and beacon information match.

In this case, the storing may include receiving and storing service contents corresponding to the at least one first beacon identification information together, and the providing may provide the stored service contents, and the second Transmitting beacon identification information to the service management server; and receiving the service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information from the service management server.

In addition, checking the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information; The step of providing service contents according to the stay time may be further included, and the stay time may be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information is continuously received at a signal strength equal to or greater than a preset reception signal strength. .

A method for providing a beacon service of the present invention for achieving the above object includes the steps of a service management server receiving one or more beacon service information registered in the terminal device from a terminal device; extracting at least one piece of first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information; Comparing the second beacon identification information received from the terminal device with the extracted first beacon identification information; and transmitting service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information to the terminal device when the identification information and the beacon information match.

In this case, the method may include mapping and storing the extracted one or more pieces of first beacon identification information to at least one of beacon service information corresponding to the beacon information and the terminal device, wherein the extracting may include mapping the information to at least one of the terminal device and the beacon service information corresponding to the beacon information. It can be sequentially extracted according to the location information of .

In addition, checking the stay time of the specific terminal device in the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information received from the specific terminal device; and transmitting the service content according to the stay time to the specific terminal device, wherein the second beacon identification information including signal strength information equal to or greater than a preset received signal strength for the stay time is determined by the specific terminal. It can be calculated based on the number of consecutive receptions from the device.

According to the present invention, the beacon service information registered by the user in the terminal device is transmitted to the service management server, the service management server extracts beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information, and the extracted beacon identification information and the terminal device are When the beacon identification information received from the beacon device is compared and matched, service contents corresponding to the beacon identification information are provided, so that only the service contents that the user wants to be provided can be provided.

Through this, the user's fatigue caused by the terminal device indiscriminately recognizing the beacon signal and providing service contents corresponding to the beacon signal to the user regardless of the user's intention, and increasing the user's satisfaction with the beacon service provision can be raised

In addition, various effects other than the above effects may be disclosed directly or implicitly in detailed descriptions according to embodiments of the present invention to be described later.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for providing a beacon service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device according to the present invention.
3 and 4 are flowcharts for explaining a method of operating a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a service management server according to the present invention.
6 to 7 are flowcharts for explaining a method of operating a service management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 9 are data flow diagrams for explaining an embodiment of a method for providing a beacon service according to the present invention.
10 to 12 are exemplary diagrams for explaining an embodiment of a method for providing a beacon service according to the present invention.
13 is a diagram illustrating an operating environment in a system for providing a beacon service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to clarify the characteristics and advantages of the problem solving means of the present invention, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to specific embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

However, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted in the following description and accompanying drawings. In addition, it should be noted that the same components are indicated by the same reference numerals throughout the drawings as much as possible.

The terms or words used in the following description and drawings should not be construed as being limited to a common or dictionary meaning, and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of terms for explaining his/her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that there is. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

In addition, terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, are used to describe various components, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and to limit the components. Not used. For example, a second element may be termed a first element, and similarly, a first element may be termed a second element, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

In addition, terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "include" or "having" described in this specification are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or the other It should be understood that the above does not preclude the possibility of the presence or addition of other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In addition, terms such as “unit”, “unit”, and “module” described in the specification refer to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. Also, "a or an", "one", "the" and similar related words in the context of describing the invention (particularly in the context of the claims below) Unless indicated or otherwise clearly contradicted by context, both the singular and the plural can be used.

In addition to the above-mentioned terms, specific terms used in the following description are provided to aid understanding of the present invention, and the use of these specific terms may be changed in other forms without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

In addition, embodiments within the scope of the present invention include computer-readable media having or conveying computer-executable instructions or data structures stored thereon. Such computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. By way of example, such computer readable media may be in the form of RAM, ROM, EPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage, or computer executable instructions, computer readable instructions or data structures. physical storage media such as, but not limited to, any other medium that can be used to store or convey any program code means in a computer system and which can be accessed by a general purpose or special purpose computer system. .

In addition, the present invention relates to personal computers, laptop computers, handheld devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, minicomputers, mainframe computers, mobile phones, PDAs, pagers It can be implemented in a network computing environment having various types of computer system configurations including (pager) and the like. The invention may also be practiced in distributed system environments where tasks are performed by both local and remote computer systems linked by wired data links, wireless data links, or a combination of wired and wireless data links through a network. In a distributed system environment, program modules may be located in local and remote memory storage devices.

In addition, a service using a beacon technology according to the present invention will be described based on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) type data communication technology.

While NFC is usable only within a limited range of several tens of cm, the Bluetooth method can operate within a range of several tens of meters, and thus its utilization field is being applied much wider. In particular, in the Bluetooth method, data can be transmitted just by passing by the place where the beacon device is installed, without the need to tag the reader by bringing it close to the reader like NFC, and can read detailed location movement and deliver customized data even within a building.

However, in the present invention, the beacon service is not necessarily limited to BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) or Bluetooth, and Zigbee, UWB (Ultra-WideBand), ANT, Wi-fi, etc., PAN (Personal Area Network) Various short-distance communication technologies are applicable.

In addition, in the present specification, 'first beacon identification information' refers to beacon identification information extracted by a service management server by a beacon service registered in a terminal device, and 'second beacon identification information' is transmitted by a beacon device so that the terminal device This means beacon identification information included in the received beacon signal.

Now, an apparatus for providing a beacon service in a beacon service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the structure of a beacon service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

1 is a diagram for schematically explaining the structure of a system for providing a beacon service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a communication network 100, one or more beacon devices 200, a terminal device 300, and a service management server 400.

Here, the terminal device 300 transmits and receives data through the beacon device 200 and the BLE communication method, but is not limited thereto as described above, and any of various short-range communication technologies of the PAN method can be applied.

Also, the terminal device 300 and the service management server 400 are linked through the communication network 100 .

Then, with reference to FIG. 1, each component will be schematically described.

First, the communication network 100 serves to transmit data for data transmission and reception between the terminal device 300 and the service management server 400, and depending on the system implementation method, Ethernet, xDSL (ADSL, VDSL), HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to The Curb), FTTH (Fiber To The Home), etc. A wireless communication method such as Wimax, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), or Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) may be used.

In addition, such a communication network 100 includes, for example, a plurality of access networks (not shown) and a core network (not shown), and may include an external network, for example, an Internet network (not shown). Here, the access network (not shown) is an access network that performs wired/wireless communication with the terminal device 300, for example, a plurality of base stations such as BS (Base Station), BTS (Base Transceiver Station), NodeB, and eNodeB, and BSC It can be implemented as a base station controller such as (Base Station Controller) or RNC (Radio Network Controller). In addition, as described above, the digital signal processing unit and the radio signal processing unit integrally implemented in the base station are divided into digital units (hereinafter referred to as DUs) and radio units (hereinafter referred to as RUs), A plurality of RUs (not shown) may be installed in a plurality of areas, and the plurality of RUs (not shown) may be connected to a centralized DU (not shown).

In addition, a core network (not shown) constituting a mobile network together with an access network (not shown) serves to connect an access network (not shown) and an external network, for example, an Internet network (not shown).

As described above, the core network (not shown) is a network system that performs major functions for mobile communication services such as mobility control and switching between access networks (not shown), and is a network system that performs circuit switching or packet switching. switching) and manages and controls the packet flow within the mobile network. In addition, the core network (not shown) manages inter-frequency mobility and plays a role for interworking with traffic in an access network (not shown) and a core network (not shown) and other networks, for example, an Internet network (not shown). may be This core network (not shown) further includes Serving GateWay (SGW), PDN GateWay (PGW), Mobile Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), Mobile Mobility Entity (MME), and Home Subscriber Server (HSS). It may be configured to include.

In addition, the Internet network (not shown) refers to a common public communication network in which information is exchanged according to the TCP / IP protocol, that is, a public network, and is connected to the terminal device 300 and provided from the terminal device 300 Information may be provided to the service management server 400 via a core network (not shown) and an access network (not shown), and conversely, information provided to the service management server 400 may be provided to a core network (not shown) and an access network (not shown). It may be provided to the terminal device 300 through time). However, it is not limited thereto, and the service management server 400 may be integrally implemented with a core network (not shown).

In addition, in addition to the above-described communication methods, all types of communication methods that are widely known or will be developed in the future may be included.

The beacon device 200 refers to a device that periodically transmits a beacon signal for a normal beacon service. At this time, the beacon signal may include beacon identification information such as identification information or location information assigned to the beacon device 200, and such beacon identification information becomes a criterion for the terminal device 300 to receive the beacon service.

The terminal device 300 of the present invention refers to a user's device capable of transmitting and receiving various data via the communication network 100 according to a user's manipulation. The terminal device 300 may perform voice or data communication through the communication network 100, transmit and receive information through the service management server 400 and the communication network 100, and beacon from the beacon device 200. Information can be received through based communication. For this, the terminal device 300 of the present invention may include a memory for storing programs and protocols for transmitting and receiving and processing beacon signals, and a microprocessor for calculating and controlling various programs by executing them.

The terminal device 300 preferentially accesses an app providing device (not shown) connected to the communication network 100, for example, an app store, receives a beacon signal from the corresponding app store, and displays content corresponding to the beacon signal. You can receive and install service apps. The user terminal device 300 executes such a beacon service app, extracts beacon identification information from the beacon signal, transmits it to the service management server 400, and transmits the beacon identification information from the service management server 400. Mapped content (eg, discount coupons or membership card benefits, etc.) may be received and provided to the user.

In particular, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when one or more beacon services are registered according to a user's request, the terminal device 300 transmits the registered beacon service information to the service management server 400, and a corresponding one The above first beacon identification information is received from the service management server 400 and stored.

At this time, the terminal device 300 may receive and store the service contents corresponding to the first beacon identification information together with the first beacon identification information from the service management server 400, and in addition, the first beacon identification information and service contents. may be sequentially received and stored according to the location of the terminal device 300 .

Here, the location of the terminal device 300 can be measured using a GPS sensor, it can be obtained by triangulation through one or more beacon devices 200 around the terminal device 300, and the beacon device 200 In addition, it may be obtained by triangulation from a base station or an AP device located around the terminal device 300.

In addition, the reason for sequentially receiving and storing according to the location of the terminal device 300 is that the first beacon identification information and service contents corresponding to the registered beacon service information extracted by the service management server 400 are very large. ), this is to prevent the memory shortage problem of the terminal device 300 from occurring by sequentially receiving them based on the location of the terminal device 300.

In other words, if the terminal device 300 is located in 'Seoul', the first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information registered in the terminal device 300 and the first beacon identification information available in 'Seoul' among service contents. And the service management server 400 transmits the service contents to the terminal device 300, but does not transmit the first beacon identification information and service contents corresponding to the 'Busan' area, so that the terminal device 300 has insufficient memory. is to prevent it from happening.

However, the regional range to be sequentially received based on the location of the terminal device 300 can be changed and set in units of 'city', 'gu', and 'dong' as necessary, and a certain radius is set to correspond within the set radius. The first beacon identification information and service contents may be received.

When the terminal device 300 receives the second beacon identification information from the beacon device 200 after receiving the first beacon identification information and service contents from the service management server 400, the stored first beacon identification information and One second beacon identification information is compared, and if the two identification information matches, service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information may be provided to the user.

At this time, if the service contents are received and stored together with the first beacon identification information from the service management server 400, the service contents stored in the terminal device 300 can be provided to the user, and only the first beacon identification information is received. and stored, if the first identification information and the second identification information match, the terminal device 300 transmits the second beacon identification information to the service management server 400, the service content corresponding to the second beacon identification information can receive

In addition, the terminal device 300 may check the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the received second beacon identification information and provide service contents according to the staying time. It can be calculated based on the number of consecutive receptions with signal strength greater than or equal to the received signal strength.

That is, when a beacon signal is received with a signal strength equal to or greater than the preset received signal strength, it is determined that the terminal device 300 has entered the affiliated store corresponding to the beacon device 200 that transmitted the beacon signal, and the beacon device 200 Since the beacon signal is periodically transmitted, it is possible to know how long the terminal device 300 is staying at the affiliated store through the number of consecutive receptions.

In addition, as the staying time becomes longer, service contents containing higher level of benefits are provided to the terminal device 300, thereby inducing consumption of the user of the terminal device 300 who is highly interested in the affiliated store.

Meanwhile, according to another embodiment of the present invention, when the terminal device 300 registers the beacon service in the terminal device 300 at the request of the user, the registered beacon service information is transmitted to the service management server 400.

After that, when a beacon signal is received from the beacon device 200, the second identification information included in the beacon signal is transmitted, and service contents corresponding to the second identification information can be received from the service management server 400. .

The terminal device 300 of the present invention may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal device 300 described in this specification is a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), and an MP3 player. Of course, a fixed terminal such as a smart TV or a desktop computer may be used.

In addition, the terminal device 300 of the present invention has very diverse variations of portable devices according to the trend of convergence of digital devices, so it is impossible to enumerate all of them, but units equivalent to the above-mentioned units are included in the present invention. Any device can be used as the terminal device 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention, as long as it can be used as the terminal device 300 according to the present invention and can download and install the beacon service app according to the present invention.

The service management server 400 may manage a plurality of beacon devices, receive a service provision request from the terminal device 300, and provide information corresponding to the service.

In particular, when receiving beacon service information registered in the terminal device 300 from the terminal device 300, the service management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention corresponds to an affiliate store capable of providing the beacon service information That is, first beacon identification information and service contents corresponding to the beacon service information may be extracted.

And the extracted first identification information can be transmitted to the terminal device 300, and in this case, the extracted service contents can be transmitted together.

If only the first identification information is transmitted to the terminal device 300, when the terminal device 300 later transmits the second identification information to the service management server 400, the service contents corresponding to the second identification information It can be transmitted to the terminal device (3000).

In addition, the service management server 400 may sequentially extract first identification information and service contents according to the location of the terminal device 300 and transmit them to the terminal device 300, corresponding to the registered beacon service. After all the first identification information and service contents are extracted, they can be sequentially transmitted according to the location of the terminal device 300 .

Meanwhile, when the service management server 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention receives one or more beacon service information registered in the terminal device 300 from the terminal device 300, one or more information corresponding to the beacon service information. The first beacon identification information is extracted and stored.

At this time, the extracted first beacon identification information may be mapped and stored with beacon service information corresponding to the first beacon identification information, and mapped to the terminal device 300 that has transmitted the beacon service information corresponding to the first beacon identification information. The first beacon identification information, the beacon service information, and the terminal device 300 information may be mapped and stored.

In addition, the service management server 400 may sequentially extract the first beacon identification information according to the location of the terminal device 300 .

After that, when the second beacon identification information is received from the terminal device 300, the second beacon identification information is compared with the stored first beacon identification information, and if the two identification information matches, the service corresponding to the second beacon identification information The content is transmitted to the terminal device 300 .

At this time, the service management server 400 checks the stay time of the terminal device 300 in the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information received from the terminal device 300, and provides service contents according to the stay time to the terminal device 300. may be transmitted to the device 300 .

Here, the staying time can be calculated based on the number of times that the second beacon identification information including signal strength information of a predetermined received signal strength or higher is continuously received from the specific terminal device 300, and the received signal strength information is a value greater than or equal to a predetermined value. If it has, it can be determined that the terminal device 300 has entered the affiliated store, and the beacon device 200 periodically transmits a beacon signal, so that the terminal device 300 stays in the affiliated store through the number of consecutive receptions. that can be calculated.

In addition, it is possible to determine that the length of stay time of the terminal device 300 at the affiliated store indicates that the user of the terminal device 300 is likely to consume products at the affiliated store or is contemplating whether to consume products, As the stay time increases, service contents containing greater benefits can be transmitted to induce consumption of the user.

The service management server 400 according to an embodiment of the present invention has the same configuration as a conventional web server or network server in terms of hardware. However, software includes program modules implemented through languages such as C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, and Visual C.

Meanwhile, the memory mounted in each device of the present invention stores information within the device. In one implementation, the memory is a computer readable medium. In one implementation, the memory may be a volatile memory unit, and in another implementation, the memory may be a non-volatile memory unit. In one implementation, the storage device is a computer readable medium. In various different implementations, the storage device may include, for example, a hard disk device, an optical disk device, or some other mass storage device.

In addition, the term '~ module' used in the embodiments of the present invention means a software component, and '~ module' performs certain roles. As an example, '~ module' includes components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components, and task components, processes, functions, properties, procedures, sub It includes routines, segments of program code, drivers, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. In addition, the functions provided within the components and '~modules' may be combined into a smaller number of components and '~modules' or further separated into additional components and '~modules'.

Although this specification and figures describe exemplary device configurations, implementations of the subject matter and functional operations described herein may be implemented in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or may be implemented in other types of digital electronic circuitry, or may include the structures disclosed herein and their structural equivalents. It may be implemented as computer software, firmware, or hardware, or a combination of one or more of them. Implementations of the subject matter described herein relate to one or more computer program products, that is to say computer program instructions encoded on a tangible program storage medium for execution by or for controlling the operation of an apparatus according to the present invention. It can be implemented as more than one module. A computer readable medium may be a machine readable storage device, a machine readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter that affects a machine readable propagating signal, or a combination of one or more of these.

Above, the structure of a system for providing a beacon service according to an embodiment of the present invention has been schematically described.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operating method of the terminal device 300 according to the present invention among the configurations of the system will be described.

2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the terminal device 300, and FIGS. 3 to 4 are flowcharts for explaining the operation method of the terminal device 300 according to the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 2, a terminal device 300 according to the present invention may be composed of an input module 310, an output module 330, a storage module 350, a communication module 370, and a control module 390. there is.

The input module 310 receives various information such as numbers and text information, and transfers input signals related to setting various functions and controlling functions of the terminal device 300 to the control module 390 . Also, the input module 310 may include at least one of a keypad and a touchpad that generate an input signal according to a user's touch or manipulation. At this time, the input module 310 is configured in the form of a single touch panel (or touch screen) together with the output module 330 to simultaneously perform input and display functions. In addition, the input module 310 may use any type of input means that may be developed in the future, in addition to input devices such as a keyboard, keypad, mouse, joystick, and the like. In particular, the input module 310 according to the present invention detects input information input from a user and transfers it to the control module 390 .

In particular, in the present invention, the terminal device 300 may input a user's request signal for registering a beacon service through the input module 310 .

That is, the user can register a desired beacon service through the input module 310 .

The output module 330 displays information about a series of operation states and operation results that occur while the terminal device 300 performs functions. Also, the output module 330 may display the menu of the terminal device 300 and user data input by the user. Here, the output module 390 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), a light emitting diode (LED), an organic light emitting diode (OLED, Organic LED), active matrix OLED (AMOLED), Retina Display, flexible display, and 3D display. At this time, when the output module 330 is configured in the form of a touch screen, the output module 330 may perform some or all of the functions of the input module 310 .

In particular, in the present invention, service contents received from the service management server 400 may be provided to the user through the output module 330 .

The storage module 350 is a device for storing data, includes a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device, and stores application programs necessary for the functional operation of the terminal device 300 . This storage module 350 may largely include a program area and a data area. Here, when the terminal device 300 activates each function in response to a user's request, the corresponding application programs are executed under the control of the control module 390 to provide each function.

In particular, in the present invention, the storage module 350 may store the beacon service registered at the user's request in the form of a beacon service DB 351, and the first beacon identification information and service contents received from the service management server 400. Can be stored in the form of a beacon information DB (353).

The communication module 370 is for transmitting and receiving data with the service management server 400 through the communication network 100 .

In addition, the communication module 370 includes an RF transmitting unit for up-converting and amplifying the frequency of a transmitted signal, an RF receiving unit for low-noise amplifying a received signal and down-converting the frequency, and a communication protocol according to a specific communication method. data processing means; and the like. The communication module 370 may include at least one of a wireless communication module (not shown) and a wired communication module (not shown). And, the wireless communication module is a component for transmitting and receiving data according to a wireless communication method, and when the terminal device 300 uses wireless communication, any one of a wireless network communication module, a wireless LAN communication module, and a wireless fan communication module is used. Thus, data may be transmitted and received with the beacon service server 400.

Here, the communication module 370 includes a first communication module 371 and a second communication module 373 .

The first communication module 371 receives a signal transmitted from the beacon device 200 . As described above, the first communication module 371 performs communication in a Personal Area Network (PAN) method including Bluetooth.

The second communication module 373 communicates with the service management server 400 through the communication network 100 . As described above, the second communication module 373 uses wireless communication methods such as WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, Wibro, Wimax, and HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access). use

The control module 390 may be a process device that drives an operating system (OS) and each component.

Therefore, the control module 390 of the terminal device 300 controls the signal received through the input module 310 to be transmitted to the service management server 400 through the communication module 370, and the communication module 370 The beacon signal received through or the information received from the service management server 400 may be controlled to be exposed through the output module 330, and such information or data may be controlled to be stored in the storage module 350.

In particular, in the present invention, the control module 390 controls the overall operation process of the terminal device 300 according to one embodiment different from the one embodiment of the present invention. First, referring to FIG. 3, the control module 390 Looking at the overall operation process of the terminal device 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is controlled throughout, when one or more beacon services are registered in the terminal device 300 according to the user's request (S101), the terminal The device 300 transmits the registered beacon service information to the service management server 400 (S103), and then, from the service management server 400, one or more first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service information. It is received and stored in the storage module 350 (S105).

At this time, the terminal device 300 may receive service contents corresponding to the first identification information from the service management server 400 and store them in the storage module 350, and store the first identification information and service contents in the terminal device. According to the position of 300, it can be sequentially received and stored.

This is to solve the memory shortage problem of the terminal device 300 as described above.

After that, when the terminal device 300 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 200 through the first communication module 371 (S107), the stored first beacon identification information and second beacon identification information are compared, (S109) 0, when the two identification information matches, the service content corresponding to the second beacon identification information is provided to the user through the output module 330 (S111 to S113).

At this time, if the terminal device 300 has received and stored the service content together with the first identification information, the terminal device 300 can extract the service content from the storage module 350 and provide it to the user, If the service contents are not received, the second identification information may be transmitted to the service management server 400 to receive service contents corresponding to the second identification information, and the received service contents may be provided to the user.

If the two pieces of identification information do not match, the terminal device 300 does not provide service contents to the user. That is, the terminal device 300 may not perform any specific operation if the two pieces of identification information do not match.

In addition, when it is determined that the terminal device 300 stays at an affiliated store corresponding to the specific second beacon identification information for more than a certain period of time, the stay time may be checked and service contents according to the stay time may be provided to the user.

In this case, the stay time may be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information is continuously received at a signal strength greater than or equal to a preset received signal strength.

That is, when the second beacon identification information is received at a signal strength equal to or greater than the preset received signal strength, it can be determined that the terminal device 300 has entered the corresponding affiliated store, and if it is continuously received, as the number of times increases Since the user has been staying for a long time, various service contents can be provided to the user based on this.

Referring to FIG. 4, looking at another embodiment of the present invention generally controlled by the control module 390 of the terminal device 300, one or more beacon services are registered in the terminal device 300 according to a user's request. When (S201), the terminal device 300 transmits the registered beacon service information to the service management server 400 (S203), and then, when receiving a beacon signal from the beacon device 200 (S205), the beacon signal The second identification information included in is transmitted to the service management server 400 (S207) to receive service contents corresponding to the second identification information (S209).

As described above, the operation processes of the two embodiments described above are generally controlled and executed by the control module 390 of the terminal device 300 .

In the above, the configuration and operation method of the terminal device 300 according to the present invention has been described.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operating method of the service management server 400 according to the present invention will be described.

5 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the service management server 400 according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are operation processes of the service management server 400 according to one embodiment and another embodiment of the present invention. It is a flow chart to explain.

Referring to FIG. 5 , the service management server 400 may include a communication module 410 , a storage module 430 , and a control module 450 .

The communication module 410 is for communicating with the terminal device 300, and the communication network for performing the function of the communication module 410 is WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi, Wibro, WiMAX It is preferable to use a wireless communication method such as (Wimax) or HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), but is not limited thereto. Coaxial Cable), FTTC (Fiber to The Curb), FTTH (Fiber To The Home), and the like may be used.

In particular, in the present invention, beacon service information, first identification information, second identification information, service contents, and the like can be transmitted and received with the terminal device 300 through the communication module 410 .

The storage module 430 is a device for storing data, includes a main storage device and an auxiliary storage device, and stores application programs required for the functional operation of the terminal device 300 . This storage module 370 may largely include a program area and a data area. Here, when the terminal device 300 activates each function in response to a user's request, the corresponding application programs are executed under the control of the control module 390 to provide each function.

In particular, in the present invention, the storage module 430 may store the registered beacon service information received from the terminal device 300 in the form of a beacon service DB 431, and may store first beacon identification information and service content information in a beacon information DB. (433) format.

In this case, the first beacon identification information, service content information, the registered beacon service information, and terminal device 300 information may be mapped to each other and stored in the beacon information DB 453 .

The control module 450 serves to control the overall operation process of the service management server 400 .

Referring to Figure 6, looking at an embodiment of the operation process of the service management server 400, which is generally controlled by the control module 450, the service management server 400 from the terminal device 300 to the terminal device 300 ) Receives beacon service information registered in (S301), and extracts first beacon identification information and service contents corresponding to an affiliate store corresponding to the beacon service information, that is, an affiliate store capable of providing a service corresponding to the registered beacon service information and can be transmitted to the terminal device 300 (S303 to S305).

At this time, the service management server 400 sequentially extracts the first beacon identification information and service contents according to the location of the terminal device 300 and transmits them to the terminal device 300, or all the information corresponding to the beacon service information. 1 beacon identification information and service contents are extracted, and some or all of them may be transmitted according to the location of the terminal device 300 .

After that, when the terminal device 300 transmits the second identification information to the service management server 400 , service contents corresponding to the second identification information may be transmitted to the terminal device 300 .

Now, looking at FIG. 7, looking at another embodiment of the operation process of the service management server 400, which is generally controlled by the control module 450, the service management server 400 is transferred from the terminal device 300 to the terminal. When one or more beacon service information registered in the device 300 is received (S401), one or more first beacon identifications corresponding to an affiliate that can provide services based on the received beacon service information, that is, an affiliate store corresponding to the beacon service information Information is extracted (S403).

At this time, the first beacon identification information may be sequentially extracted according to the location information of the terminal device 300 .

The extracted first beacon identification information is stored in the storage module 430. At this time, the control module 450 stores the first beacon identification information, corresponding service information, terminal device 300 information, and service content information. It can be mapped to each other and stored (S405).

Thereafter, when second beacon identification information is received from the terminal device (S407), the first identification information and the second identification information are compared, and if the two identification information matches, service contents corresponding to the second identification information are provided to the terminal device ( 300) can be transmitted (S409 to S413).

At this time, the terminal device 300 that has transmitted the second beacon identification information checks the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information, and transmits service contents according to the staying time to the terminal device 300. However, when the second beacon identification information including received signal strength information equal to or greater than the preset received signal strength is received from the terminal device 300, the terminal device 300 enters the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information and the length of stay can be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information is continuously received from the terminal device 300, and accordingly, appropriate service contents are transmitted to the terminal device 300 to be provided to the user. can do.

As described above, the operation process of the above two embodiments is generally controlled by the control module 450 of the service management server 400.

In the above, the configuration and operation method of the service management server 400 according to the present invention has been described.

Hereinafter, a beacon service providing method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure will be described.

8 to 9 are data flow diagrams showing overall operational flows of a beacon service providing system according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Looking at an embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIG. 8, the terminal device 300 registers a beacon service at the user's request (S501), and transmits the registered beacon service information to the service management server 400. .

Then, the service management server 400 extracts first identification information of a beacon device corresponding to an affiliate store capable of providing a service corresponding to the registered service information and transmits the extracted first identification information to the terminal device 300 .

At this time, service contents corresponding to the registered beacon service may be extracted and transmitted to the terminal device 300, and the terminal device 300 may store the received service contents information and first identification information (S507). .

At this time, the service management server 400 may sequentially transmit the first identification information and service contents to the terminal device 300 based on the location information of the terminal device 300 .

As described above, this is to solve the memory shortage problem of the terminal device 300 .

After that, when the terminal device 300 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 200 (S509), it is determined whether the second identification information included in the beacon signal and the stored first identification information match, and match In this case, service contents may be provided to the user (S511 to S513).

At this time, if the terminal device 300 has received and stored the service contents in S507, the terminal device 300 can directly provide the service contents corresponding to the second identification information to the user, and if the service contents have not been received, The second identification information may be transmitted to the service management server 400, and service contents corresponding thereto may be received and provided to the user.

In addition, the terminal device 300 may check the length of time the terminal device 300 stays at the affiliated store and provide various service contents corresponding to the length of stay to the user. It can be calculated based on the number of times that the included beacon signal is continuously received with a signal strength greater than or equal to a preset received signal strength.

Looking at a method for providing a beacon service according to another embodiment with reference to FIG. 9 , when the terminal device 300 registers one or more beacon services according to a user's request (S601), the registered one or more beacon service information is provided as a service. It is transmitted to the management server 400 (S603), and the service management server 400 extracts and stores first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information (S605).

In this case, the first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information may mean identification information of a beacon device installed in an affiliated store capable of providing a beacon service corresponding to the beacon service information.

In addition, the service management server 400 may extract first beacon identification information according to the location of the terminal device 300 .

After that, when the terminal device 300 receives the beacon signal transmitted by the beacon device 200 (S607), it transmits the second identification information included in the beacon signal to the service management server 400 (S609).

Then, the service management server 400 receiving the second identification information compares whether the stored first identification information and the received second identification information match, and if they match, the service content corresponding to the second identification information is provided to the terminal device ( 300) (S611 to S613).

At this time, the terminal device 300 can check the length of time the terminal device 300 stays at the affiliated store corresponding to the specific second identification information and transmit various service contents according to the length of stay to the terminal device 300, and the length of stay is set in advance. It can be calculated based on the number of times the second beacon identification information including signal strength information equal to or greater than the received signal strength is continuously received from the specific terminal device 300 .

In the above, a method for providing a beacon service according to various embodiments of the present disclosure has been described.

Hereinafter, an example to which the method for providing a beacon service according to the present invention is applied will be described.

10 to 12 are diagrams for explaining an embodiment to which a method for providing a beacon service according to the present invention is applied.

Referring to FIG. 10 , information about 'A membership card' 1000, which is a specific beacon service, is registered in the terminal device 300 according to a user's request.

Referring to FIG. 11 (a), a user possessing a terminal device 300 receives a beacon signal from the beacon device 200 installed in 1001 to 1006 affiliated stores.

However, among them, the 'A membership card' (1000) registered in the terminal device 300 is only affiliated stores 1001 and 1005.

Therefore, the terminal device 300 does not provide the user with service contents corresponding to the second beacon identification information included in the beacon signal transmitted from the 1002, 1003, 1004, and 1006 affiliated stores, which are 'B and C membership affiliated stores'. Only benefits related to member stores 1001 and 1005 of the 'A membership card' are provided to the user (see FIG. 11(b)).

12 shows a user holding a terminal device 300 staying at a 1001 affiliated store, and if the user stays at a 1001 affiliated store, a beacon signal will be continuously received from the beacon device 200 installed at the 1001 affiliated store , If the received signal strength is greater than or equal to the preset signal strength, it is determined that the stay time is increasing, and service contents corresponding to this increase can be continuously provided to the user.

Referring to FIG. 12(b), it can be seen that the longer the stay time, the better benefits are provided to users in the order of 1100 to 1300.

In the above, an example to which the beacon service providing method according to the present invention is applied has been looked at.

13 is a diagram illustrating an operating environment of a device for providing a beacon service in a beacon service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 and the discussion below are intended to provide a brief, general description of a suitable computing environment in which the present invention may be implemented. Although not required, the invention may be described in terms of computer executable instructions, such as program modules being executed by a computer system. Generally, program modules include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular tasks or implement particular abstract data types. Computer-executable instructions, associated data structures, and program modules represent examples of program code means for carrying out the inventive acts disclosed herein.

Referring to FIG. 13 , an exemplary computing system embodying the present invention couples processing unit 11 , system memory 12 , and various system components including system memory 12 to processing unit 11 . It includes a computing device of the type that includes a system bus (10).

Processing unit 11 may execute computer-executable instructions designed to implement features of the invention.

System bus 10 may be any of several types of bus structures including a local bus, a peripheral bus, and a memory bus or memory controller using any of a variety of bus architectures. The system memory 12 includes a read only memory (ROM) 12a and a random access memory (RAM) 12b. A basic input/output system (BIOS) 13a containing basic routines that help transfer information between components within a computing system, such as during startup, may be typically stored in ROM 12a.

The computing system may include storage means, for example a hard disk drive 15 that reads information from or writes information to a hard hard disk, reads information from or writes information to a magnetic disk. a magnetic disk drive 16 for recording, and an optical disk drive 17 for reading information from or writing information to an optical disk such as, for example, a CD-ROM or other optical media. . The hard disk drive 15, magnetic disk drive 16, and optical disk drive 17 are connected to the system by a hard disk drive interface 18, a magnetic disk drive-interface 19, and an optical drive interface 20, respectively. connected to the bus 10.

In addition, the computing system may further include an external memory 21 as a storage unit. The external memory 21 may be connected to the system bus 10 through an input/output interface 24 .

The drives described above and associated computer readable media read and written by the drives provide non-volatile storage of computer executable instructions, data structures, program modules and other data. The exemplary environment described herein exemplifies a hard disk 15, a magnetic disk 16, and an optical disk 17, but other than magnetic cassettes, flash memory cards, DVDs, Bernoulli cartridges, and RAM. Other types of computer readable media for storing data may be used, including ROMs, ROMs, and the like.

comprising an operating system (13b), one or more application programs (13c), other program modules (13d), and one or more program modules including program data (13c), which are loaded and executed by the processing unit (11). The program code means may be stored in the hard disk 15, magnetic disk 16, optical disk 17, ROM 12a or RAM 12b.

In addition, the computing system may receive commands and information from the user through other input devices 22 such as a keyboard, a pointing device, a microphone, a joy stick, a game pad, a scanner, and the like. These input devices 22 may be connected to the processing unit 11 through an input/output interface 24 connected to the system bus 10 . The input/output interface 24 is a very common interface such as, for example, a serial port interface, a PS/2 interface, a parallel port interface, a USB interface, an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1394 interface (i.e., a FireWire interface). Any of a variety of different interfaces can be logically represented, or even a combination of different interfaces can be logically represented.

In addition, the computing system to which the present invention is applied may further include a display device 26 such as a monitor or LCD or an audio device 27 such as a speaker or microphone, which is provided through a video/audio interface 25. It is connected to the system bus 10. Other peripheral output devices (not shown) such as, for example, speakers and printers may also be connected to the computer system. The video/audio interface unit 25 may include a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a Graphics Device Interface (GDI), and the like.

Further, a computing system implementing the present invention is connectable to a network, such as, for example, an office-wide or enterprise-wide computer network, a home network, an intranet, and/or the Internet. The computer system may exchange data with external sources, such as, for example, remote computer systems, remote applications, and/or remote databases over such networks.

To this end, the computing system to which the present invention is applied includes a network interface 28 for receiving data from and/or transmitting data to external sources.

In the present invention, such a computing system may transmit and receive information to and from a device located in a remote location through a network interface 28 . For example, when the computing system means the terminal device 300, information may be transmitted and received with the beacon device 200 or the service management server 400 through the network interface 28. On the other hand, when the computing system refers to the beacon device 200 or the service management server 400, information may be transmitted and received with the terminal device 300 through the network interface 28. Network interface 28 may be represented by a logical combination of one or more software and/or hardware modules, such as, for example, a network interface card and a corresponding Network Driver Interface Specification (“NDIS”) stack.

Similarly, the computer system receives data from or transmits data to an external source via the input/output interface 24. I/O interface 24 may be connected to a modem 23 (eg, a standard modem, cable modem, or digital subscriber line (“DSL”) modem) through which an external source may be connected. It may receive data from and/or transmit data to an external source.

13 shows an operating environment suitable for the present invention, the principles of the present invention may be employed in any system capable of implementing the principles of the present invention, with suitable modifications, if necessary. The environment depicted in FIG. 13 is illustrative only and does not represent even a small fraction of the wide variety of environments in which the principles of the present invention may be implemented.

In addition, various information generated during execution of a process for validating a beacon signal in the beacon service system of the present invention may be stored and accessed in any computer readable medium related to a computing system. For example, some of these program modules and some of the associated program data may be stored in system memory 12 by operating system 13b, application programs 13c, program modules 13d, and/or program data. (13e).

Additionally, when a mass storage device such as a hard disk is connected to the computing system, these program modules and related program data may be stored in the mass storage device. In a network environment, program modules or parts thereof related to the present invention may be stored in a remote computer system connected through the modem 23 or the network interface 25 of the input/output interface 24. Execution of these modules may be performed in a distributed environment as described above.

As set forth above, while this specification contains many specific implementation details, they should not be construed as limiting as to the scope of any invention or claimables, but rather as may be specific to a particular embodiment of a particular invention. It should be understood as a description of the features. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, while features may operate in particular combinations and be initially depicted as such claimed, one or more features from a claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from that combination, and the claimed combination is a subcombination. or sub-combination variations.

Similarly, while actions are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should not be construed as requiring that those actions be performed in the specific order shown or in the sequential order, or that all depicted actions must be performed to obtain desired results. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous. Further, the separation of various system components in the embodiments described above should not be understood 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.

Specific embodiments of the subject matter described herein have been described. Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. For example, the actions recited in the claims can be performed in a different order and still achieve desirable results. As an example, the processes depicted in the accompanying drawings do not necessarily require the specific depicted order or sequential order in order to obtain desirable results. In certain implementations, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

The present description presents the best mode of the invention and provides examples to illustrate the invention and to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention. The specification thus prepared does not limit the invention to the specific terms presented. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above-described examples, a person skilled in the art may make alterations, changes, and modifications to the present examples without departing from the scope of the present invention.

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

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a beacon service, and more particularly, when a user registers a desired beacon service, service contents related to the registered beacon service are provided to the user, and unregistered beacon services are provided to the user. It relates to a method and apparatus for providing a beacon service that does not.

According to the present invention, the beacon service information registered by the user in the terminal device is transmitted to the service management server, the service management server extracts beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information, and the extracted beacon identification information and the terminal device are When the beacon identification information received from the beacon device is compared and matched, service contents corresponding to the beacon identification information are provided, so that only the service contents that the user wants to be provided can be provided.

Through this, the user's fatigue caused by the terminal device indiscriminately recognizing the beacon signal and providing service contents corresponding to the beacon signal to the user regardless of the user's intention, and increasing the user's satisfaction with the beacon service provision can be raised

Therefore, the present invention can contribute to the development of the beacon service industry through the above beacon service providing method, and has industrial applicability because it is not only sufficiently commercially available or commercially viable, but also realistically and clearly practicable.

100: communication network 200: beacon device 300: terminal device
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A first communication module for receiving a beacon signal transmitted by one or more beacon devices;
A second communication module interworking with the communication network to transmit and receive data to and from the service management server; and
When one or more beacon services are registered, one or more first beacon identification information corresponding to the registered beacon service is received and stored from the service management server, and the second beacon signal included in the beacon signal received through the first communication module is stored. If the beacon identification information and the first beacon identification information match, check the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information calculated based on the number of consecutive receptions at signal strength equal to or greater than the preset received signal strength and a control module for controlling to provide service contents according to the staying time;
A terminal device including a. delete delete delete delete delete A communication module interworking with a communication network to transmit and receive data with a terminal device; and
When one or more beacon service information registered in the terminal device is received, one or more first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information is extracted, and the second beacon identification information received from the terminal device through the communication module is If it matches the extracted first beacon identification information, check the staying time at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information calculated based on the number of consecutive receptions at signal strength equal to or greater than the preset received signal strength, a control module for controlling transmission of service contents according to the staying time to the terminal device;
A service management server that includes a. delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete Receiving, by a service management server, at least one beacon service information registered in the terminal device from a terminal device;
extracting and storing at least one piece of first beacon identification information corresponding to the beacon service information;
Comparing the second beacon identification information received from the terminal device with the extracted first beacon identification information; and
If the identification information and the beacon information match, check the length of stay at the affiliated store corresponding to the second beacon identification information calculated based on the number of consecutive receptions at a signal strength equal to or higher than the preset received signal strength, and the stay transmitting service contents according to the time to the terminal device;
Beacon service providing method comprising a. delete delete delete delete

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