KR20000063674A - Discount Coupon Providing System Using Mobile Communication Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system for providing a discount coupon using a mobile communication terminal is provided for discounting a certain product or service to a customer having a coupon and providing a certain item or a service for free. CONSTITUTION: A discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal includes a member store DB(20) for recording and storing information concerning a member who requests a discount coupon service, a member store DB(30) for recording and storing information of member stores which want a discount coupon, a discount coupon providing service business man web server(40), a main server(45) and an internet communication network(50), a PC(80) connected with the discount coupon providing service business man web server(40), a mobile communication business man wireless portal server(55) connected with the internet communication network(50), and a gateway(60), a mobile communication base station(65) and a mobile communication terminal(70).

Description

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The present invention relates to a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a discount coupon providing system that provides a discount coupon that allows a discount coupon to be used when purchasing goods and using a service using a mobile communication terminal.

Discount coupons are usually issued for the purpose of promoting the sale of goods or services, advertising of goods and trade names, etc., and for coupon presenters, discounts on certain goods or services by a certain amount or free of charge Provide service.

Such a discount coupon is printed on the coupon paper, the name of the coupon and a unique logo, the discount rate and type of goods or services, the period of the discount period is specified.

These coupons are expensive to print on paper and economical for distribution, which increases the economic burden on the coupon provider, and it takes considerable time for the coupon provider to generate demand from consumers. There is a problem in that it is cumbersome to try and to obtain the necessary discount coupon.

The present invention has been invented to solve the above problems, the information on the discount items in the e-mail that can be searched by a mobile communication terminal designated by the member to the member of the discount coupon providing service to be issued coupons 1 Send the discount discount authentication password, and the customer presents the LCD screen of the mobile communication terminal displaying the discount information and the one-time authentication password among the received e-mail contents to the merchant to discount the contracted amount, or purchase goods or services free of charge. It is to provide a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to use.

1 is a block diagram of a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention,

2 is a configuration diagram of a member information database of a discount coupon providing service;

3 is a block diagram of a discount coupon merchant information database

4 is a flowchart of a discount coupon providing system using the mobile communication terminal.

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20: Discount coupon providing service member DB 30: Merchant DB

40: discount coupon service provider web server

50: Internet communication network

65: mobile communication provider wireless portal server 65: mobile communication base station

70: mobile communication terminal 80: personal computer

According to the present invention, in the discount coupon providing system, in which a discount amount and a discount rate for the amount of goods or services are described and paid to each buyer, the service applicant having a mobile communication terminal can write a discount coupon. Register as a member by accessing the web server of the application for discount coupons through the wired / wireless Internet network or by registering the membership, the region and period of use of the discount items and coupons desired by the discount coupon applicant, and the applicant's personal information (age, Storing / recording the gender, age, occupation, hobbies, etc.) in the database, creating a list of members who will send discount coupons by comparing the registered subscriber information with the database of coupon issuance requirements presented by the coupon provider 1 generated according to a predetermined algorithm and discount information of the merchant corresponding to the member to be issued. Sending the authentication password for e-mail that can be searched by the mobile terminal designated by the member in advance, and the member sends the LCD screen of the mobile terminal displaying the discount information and the one-time authentication password to the merchant There is provided a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that to present the goods to buy or use the service.

Hereinafter, a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a discount coupon providing service member information database, Figure 3 is a block diagram of a discount coupon merchant information database, 4 is a flowchart of a discount coupon providing system using the mobile communication terminal.

First, the present invention can be conveniently used even if the user does not have to move away from the daily coupons, document form, the one-time use that is used when discounting discount coupons classified according to the item, service, use area, or period of use desired by the user. The authentication password and discount information will be sent to the e-mail specified by the member, and the user can use the received discount coupon immediately by using a mobile communication terminal that can search the e-mail. Marketing can be used to increase sales and advertise without human economic efforts like traditional paper coupons.

As shown in FIG. 1, the discount coupon providing system using the mobile communication terminal records the member DB 20 in which information about the member applying for the discount coupon service, etc. is recorded / stored, and information of the affiliate store to issue the discount coupon. Discount coupon providing service provider web server (40) associated with the stored merchant DB (30), mail server for sending mail (45), discount coupon providing service provider web server (40) through the Internet communication network (50) and Internet network And a mobile communication service provider wireless portal server 55 connected to a PC 80 and an Internet communication network 50, a gateway 60, a mobile communication base station 65, and a mobile communication terminal 70.

2 and 3 show a built example of the member DB 20 and the affiliated store DB 30 used in the embodiment as one of the present invention.

2 shows a structure of a member database, which is information about a member who applied for a discount coupon service. This member DB includes items to be compared and searched with merchant discount information such as identification number (ID), fixed password, name, resident registration number, mobile phone number, e-mail address, discount items, coupon use area, and period of use. .

3 illustrates a structure of an affiliated store database, which is discount information for each affiliated store. This merchant database contains information related to the discounted event, such as the merchant identification number, fixed password, merchant name, sales region, upcoming items and event period.

The following describes the operation of the system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal.

An applicant who wishes to use a discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal may apply in writing, or the applicant may access a service web server using a wired Internet network using a personal computer, or a service web server using a wireless internet using a mobile communication terminal. By accessing the step of registering as a member (S401) and recording / storing predetermined personal information for providing a discount coupon (S402) and a target to issue a discount coupon among the registered member information and the merchant DB. Creating a list of members to be compared and issuing (S403) and generating a one-time authentication password to be sent to the members to be issued according to a predetermined algorithm and sending the one-time authentication password together with the discount information by e-mail. (S404) and the e-mail to the mobile communication terminal via the Internet communication network and mobile communication provider wireless portal server, gateway and mobile communication base station In the step S405 and when the coupon user purchases the goods or pays the service fee, the merchant displays the LCD screen of the mobile communication terminal displaying the discount information and the one-time authentication password in the e-mail contents received at the mobile communication terminal. As a step (S406) of applying the calculated discount amount or the discount rate.

As a prerequisite, the affiliated store records / stores the discount information of the affiliated store in advance, in a telephone, or on the web in the affiliated store DB. The one-time authentication password granted when sending the discount coupon of the merchant is notified to the merchant in advance by fax or E-mail, or the one-time authentication password is accessed by accessing the discount coupon provider's web server through the wired or wireless network. You can check

In addition, discount coupon service members can access the discount coupon provider's web server via wired or wireless Internet, and record and store the desired discount items, application areas, and usage period in the member DB to receive various discount coupons by e-mail. It becomes possible.

The mobile communication terminal can be used as long as it is a mobile communication terminal having a function of searching E-mail wirelessly, such as a mobile phone, a PCS, a PDA, an IMT2000, or the like.

The present invention eliminates the hassle of having to collect coupons from the user's point of view, and can receive the necessary coupons by e-mail. Compared to coupons, printing costs and distribution can reduce the human and economic burden, and a larger discount rate can be applied to the discounted items or services, thereby promoting sales and advertising effects.

Claims (3)

A discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal; The applicant who wishes to use the discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal may apply in writing, or the applicant may access a discount coupon providing service web server using a wired internet network using a personal computer, or a discount coupon using the wireless internet using a mobile communication terminal. Access the provided service web server and register as a member; Record / store predetermined personal information for providing a discount coupon in a member DB, and prepare a member list to be sent by comparing and searching the stored member information and information on requirements for dispatching a discount coupon among the merchant DB; E-mail the discount information and the one-time authentication password generated according to a predetermined algorithm to the member to be sent to the mobile terminal through the Internet communication network, the mobile communication provider's wireless portal server, the gateway, and the mobile communication base station. by receiving mail; When a coupon user purchases an item or pays a service fee, the discount value or discount rate calculated by presenting the LCD screen of the mobile communication terminal displaying the discount information and the one-time authentication password in the e-mail received at the mobile communication terminal is displayed. Steps to be applied; Discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that consisting of. In claim 1, a predetermined personal information for providing a discount coupon is recorded / stored in a member DB, and a member list for sending a discount coupon is prepared by comparing the stored member information with information about a target coupon to be sent from the merchant DB. Discount coupon providing system using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it comprises. According to claim 1, Providing a discount coupon using a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for generating a one-time authentication password to be sent to the member to be issued according to a predetermined algorithm, and sent by e-mail specified by the member with the discount information system.