KR20030062054A - Free public phone system using the credit card donated service point and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A system and a method for using a free public phone using an accumulation point of a credit card are provided to increase profit directly by making a businessman engaged in the sales or the service business enable a member of a store to use the free public phone. CONSTITUTION: A card reader(10) discriminates a sort and an issuing company of a card by reading the card inserted into a card reading part, and at the same time reads the user information recorded on the card. A communication interface(30) transmits the information read from the card reader(10) to a management server, and extracts the user information from a database of a card company server based on the transmitted information. A control part(50) displays the accumulation point as a telephone charge price by transmitting the accumulation point according to the use results to a telephone from the communication interface(30), and at the same time, enables the user to use the telephone by making the telephone an open state.

Description

Free public phone system using the credit card donated service point and its method}

The present invention relates to a system in which various cardholders are allowed to use free public telephones by using the accumulated points provided while making payment through a card to purchase goods or use of various services to offset point scores and telephone usage charges. .

As voice transmission and reception data is spreading on the Internet during the phone call, voice data is converted into IP packets, and low-cost telephone usage is being developed and distributed in various ways. In particular, in case of subscribing to high speed internet network, the connection of internet connection and public switched telephone network (PSTN) is connected to each other by using VoIP. . These free or third party inexpensive telephone systems allow users to watch advertisements at the same time by using the characteristics of internet telephony through monitors of inexpensive voice transmission and reception networks. As a result, there has been widespread use of the payments from advertisers to compensate for the loss of free use and increase the advertising income.However, in reality, there are various problems such as uncertainty about the advertising effect and difficulty in securing the expected call quality. Most toll-free telephone systems are dead.

The strategy of attracting customers by using a free telephone method has been successful, but it has proved to be unprofitable with no revenue from abstract advertising, and most of the free internet phone business systems are in crisis.

Some free internet phone business systems are aiming to increase the sales amount rather than advertising revenue by providing point scores according to the purchase price when purchasing certain items by linking them with offline sales of various items, but also do not achieve the expected effect. I can't do it. The reason for this is that sales are promoted through the internet network, but the sales effect is not achieved as expected, and in the end, limited products are not supported by the purchase of various products such as specialized shopping malls and the organization of sales organizations. The sales route of the company is limited in the loss compensation. In particular, considering that most of the sales are made by inducing customers to visit the off-line businesses such as shops, restaurants, and entertainment services that provide various sales and service businesses, the actual purchase or service provision is the only purpose of the shopping. Profit creation is difficult.

The present invention is to increase the convenience of the customer according to the free use of the phone by using the merchant free public telephone or other public telephones only for the subscribers in the actual various sales or service businesses in the store using the merchant installation public telephone or other public telephones It is intended to directly increase profits by directly connecting with sales or services provided in a store.

The present invention also accumulates the accumulated points that are almost dead and accumulated in various cards owned by most existing adults to be used as a telephone charge to enable free public telephone use regardless of the type or form of the card. will be.

The present invention is to apply the system that most of the existing public telephones are gradually specified in accordance with the spread of mobile phones, so that anyone who owns a card can use a free telephone according to their own card usage fee will be.

The present invention also allows the use of a monitor installed in the telephone when the free use of the public telephone to provide the video information of various new products of the card issuer at the same time to enable a natural promotion when the customer uses the telephone free of charge.

1 is a network diagram of a telephone system of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a telephone system of the present invention;

3 is a block diagram of a management server of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of an affiliated store server of the present invention;

5 is a flow chart for using the toll-free telephone of the present invention;

6 is a flow chart for another method of use of the present invention;

7 is a flowchart illustrating management side data management of the present invention.

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cpu: Central operation controller, 60, 70: display unit, 61, 71: memory unit, 63, 73: card reader 62, 72: I / O unit, 64, 74: communication interface, 65, 75: database unit,

The present invention is a merchant server installed by each merchant,

Management server that enables merchant management, membership management, card company access and data management,

It is composed of a free public telephone system that allows free public calls for the cardholders by inserting a card.

The present invention provides a voice call unit connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) through a telephone line to enable a voice call, a transceiver connected to the voice call unit to change a user's voice signal into an electric signal, and various functions. And a numeric keypad, the keypad for inputting control words and data to the central control unit, the display for visual recognition of the operating status of the phone, the connection status, and a contact or contactless card. In the public telephone system consisting of a card reading unit for reading the user's information extraction and extracting the information data according to various functions, and a currency recognition unit for recognizing this when the input of various currencies,

A card reader which reads the card inserted in the card reading unit and reads the information about the user recorded on the card while identifying which kind of card is inserted and the issuer, and the user data read from the card. It transmits to the management server, and the management server connects to the server of the card company based on the transmitted data, and then extracts the information about the card user based on the information of the cardholder, and from the extracted information. When a cumulative point is detected according to a certain result of use, it is transmitted to the telephone and converted into a telephone bill based on the transmitted information and displayed on the display unit. It is about the telephone system.

The present invention, in addition to the system described above in the public telephone system,

By reading the card inserted in the card reading part, it is possible to identify what kind of card is inserted and where the issuer is, and to read the information about the user recorded on the card, and the information data to the management server based on the information of the read card sender. After querying the member information by sending the information, and then access the server of the card company based on the query information through the public communication network to extract the information about the card user based on the information on the cardholder, and from the extracted information When a cumulative point is detected according to the result of use, the phone is sent to the phone. The phone converts the phone bill into a display based on the transmitted information and displays it on the display unit. It also provides a free telephone method using a public telephone system.

The public telephone system of the present invention, unlike most existing public telephone systems, is connected to a public communication network and is configured to perform a procedure of extracting and authenticating a subscriber's ID, password, etc. extracted from a card for each card affiliate. The public communication network uses a data communication network in addition to the existing telephone network, so that data communication functions such as facsimile, SMS, e-mail, and voice mail are also available through the public telephone.

In addition, the present invention expands and applies a monitor of a public telephone to enable real-time transmission and processing of various data information on a monitor as a still image or a moving image, thereby enabling a promotion effect on the card company or another specific affiliated store.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The present invention uses form and input tags standardized by the HTML (HyperText Markup Language) protocol, and other terms such as query and select are standard SQL (Structured Query Language). Query terms, API functions, and related items as MsSql (microsoft), Mysql (Adabas), Oracle (dBase), PostgreSQL (Empress), Solid (FilePro), Sybase (Informix), Velocis (InterBase), mSql (Unix). Supported for all databases such as dbm). The operating system used is not limited to MS, IIS, PWS, NT as well as Unix, Linux, etc. can be used.

1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration network showing a specific embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the telephone system, Figure 3 is a flow chart showing the operation sequence.

The present invention provides a voice call unit connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) through a telephone line to enable a voice call, a transceiver connected to the voice call unit to change a user's voice signal into an electric signal, and various functions. And a numeric keypad, the keypad for inputting control words and data to the central control unit, the display for visual recognition of the operating status of the phone, the connection status, and a contact or contactless card. In the public telephone system consisting of a card reading unit for reading the user's information extraction and extracting the information data according to various functions, and a currency recognition unit for recognizing this when the input of various currencies,

A card reader (10) for reading the information on the user recorded on the card while distinguishing the type and the issuer of the inserted card by reading the card inserted in the card reading unit;

A communication interface 30 which transmits the information read from the card reader to the management server, and extracts information on the cardholder from the database of the card company's server based on the transmitted information;

When a cumulative point is detected according to a certain use result from the information extracted from the communication interface for the card user, the cumulative point is transmitted to the phone, the cumulative point is converted into a telephone amount, and displayed on the display unit. It relates to a public telephone system composed of a control unit 50 that is open to enable the card reader to use the telephone.

The card used in the present invention is a generic term for general contact and contactless cards, and in particular, includes a toll card issued separately to suit the present system, including various credit cards that have been previously issued and used. As long as there is a communication line that reads information on the card and enables various data exchanges based on the information, there is no need to be particular to the specific card type. The card provided by the present invention means that when a member registered as a member at a member store or a store of the headquarters purchases a certain amount of money, a certain amount can be paid at a telephone rate in proportion to the purchase amount. Specifically, if a specific individual joins as a member through a merchant, headquarters or online, and then purchases an item in the member's name, a certain percentage of the purchase amount can be accumulated in the head office server to make a phone call. This card is configured to be possible. In other words, even if you purchase a product online without visiting the merchant or headquarters, you can get a free telephone amount corresponding to the purchase amount on the server.If the member's ID and password are clearly written on the card, It does not interfere with the benefit of free calls.

In the present invention, the communication interface 30 can use any communication data that can be connected to the server provided in each card company through this wired network on the premise that the existing public telephone is connected to the public switched telephone network by wire. In general, a means such as a modem may be used. In addition, any means capable of connecting to a high-speed communication network such as ISDN, ADSL, dedicated Internet line, etc. may be employed.

In the present invention, the control unit 50 is a microcomputer type in which the central operation control unit (cpu), the memory unit 52, and the input / output interface 53 are integrally provided. The type of the card is based on information received from the reader. The program for the operation of data transmission and reception through the communication interface is stored in the memory part. Besides, general on / off for public telephones, voice signal processing, dial signal processing, charge settlement, telephone operation status scanning, etc. Programs for various mechanical operations are also stored, but the description of these parts is general and will be omitted.

When the card is inserted through the reader 10, the controller 50 determines the type of the inserted card, sets the card reading method according to the type of the card, and reads the data after reading the card according to the set reading method. Set the card issuer by means of, and if the card issuer is determined, set a signal line for the issuer, and then access the card company through the communication interface 30, and after accessing the card company, Search the data such as availability, accumulated points, etc. to receive the retrieved data through the communication interface to the control unit, and display the available amount for each card inputted by the received data on the display unit to operate the phone on. do.

In the present invention, the management server is a central operation control unit (cpu),

Display unit 60 to be visible to the naked eye, such as a general monitor, LCD, etc.

The memory unit 61 stores a program for membership management, data storage, communication interface operation, data input / output processing, etc. of the present invention, and simultaneously embeds a system program for the entire system.

An input / output unit 62 for inputting card data input through the card reader 63, data input from a keypad, or outputting data to enable data writing on the card;

Communication interface 64 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the card company server, merchant server existing in the outside,

It is composed of a database unit (65) in which a member management database, a telephone bill management database, and databases necessary for general store management, such as inventory management and product management, are installed.

The database unit 65 installed in the management server includes a program for inventory management, deposit and withdrawal management, product withdrawal management, and accounting management for general merchandise entry, and the like. There is a membership management database composed of a member table composed of fields such as password, amount of use, point score, number of times of use, and a telephone fee management table with fields of conversion criteria, number of times of use, and remaining amount of money.

The management server is installed at the center and keeps online all the time so that it can manage real-time member data, phone usage data and various other product information data sent from each affiliate.

In the present invention, the merchant server has a central operation control unit (cpu),

Display unit 70 for displaying with the naked eye, such as a general monitor, LCD, etc.

The memory unit 71 stores a program for membership management, data storage, communication interface operation, data input / output processing, etc. of the present invention, and simultaneously embeds a system program for the entire system.

An input / output unit 72 for inputting card data input through the card reader 73, data input from the keypad, or outputting data to enable data writing on the card;

Communication interface 74 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the head office server that exists outside,

It is composed of a database unit 75 is installed a member management database, telephone bill management database, and databases necessary for general store management, such as inventory management, product management.

A merchant server is a terminal connected to the main office server online, and in particular, by installing a member management database for each region or affiliated store, the member can register, delete, or modify each region in the affiliated store. This update, insertion, deletion ( Deleted data is to update the database of the main office server connected in real time.

In the present invention, the affiliated store means a place where a free public telephone system of the present invention is installed by joining as a member a store engaged in various industries, including a business that provides various services, including a general store that sells general products. When a free public telephone system is installed, a unique ID is assigned, and the conversion standard rate is applied according to the type of service or the type of service for each merchant. There are various settings.

The following describes the free telephone processing method by the telephone system of the present invention. Free phone handling is managed by head office server, merchant server and user server as follows.

First, the case where the cardholder is used in any affiliated shop or where the free public telephone system of the present invention is installed will be described as an example.

In the step 100 of the free public telephone system of the present invention, a card or a general credit card holder inserts the card into the card reader 10,

Determining the type of the inserted card (110);

Selecting a reading method for each type of inserted card and reading the information recorded on the card (120);

Transmitting information of the read card to the control unit (130);

Accessing the management server through the communication interface based on the type of card and the cardholder information, updating the information of the cardholder according to the transmitted data, and accessing the server of the corresponding card company (140);

Based on the cardholder's ID and password, the cardholder can determine whether the card can be used. If the card is not available, prepare the data that it is impossible, and if it is available, extract the point accumulation score data of the cardholder. Sending it to 150,

In step 160, the management server converts the available amount based on the accumulated accumulation point, transmits the amount to the control unit of the card system, and displays it on the display unit and simultaneously opens the phone in the on state.

When the card user uses the phone, the unit price for each time is calculated to remove the use amount from the available amount and then display the remaining amount on the display unit at a predetermined time period (170).

When the call is completed, the end-use amount is displayed on the display and the available amount is converted into a point score, and the database of the management server is updated. The updated data is transferred to the corresponding card company through the communication interface. It is configured to update the cumulative point (180) to be transmitted to the server side of the.

In the present invention, the amount of usable amount based on the cumulative point data can be set by a contract according to the card company, and if the conversion standard rate is set, the conversion standard rate is applied to the cumulative points sent out from the card company. The available amount is displayed and the conversion rate is different for each card company. Therefore, the card type is selected on the memory of the controller of the present invention, so that a separate conversion standard rate is applied according to the card type so as to display the target usable amount of money.

In the present invention, if the available amount calculated as a result of applying the conversion rate to the cumulative point score is less than the base rate, the call itself is not possible. In this case, the currency can be made by the following method.

Specifically, when the available amount is less than the currently used rate, the display will indicate whether it is still being used or not enough, and a beep or other warning will be issued while the user continues to use or discontinue the use. Step 190 to allow selection of;

If the selection signal to continue to use is input, the payment form is to be selected, and if the user chooses to stop using the step of returning to the initial stage while discharging the input card (195),

If the payment form is selected (step 196), the warning state is released, and the user keeps the phone on the phone so that the user can make a call and continuously scans the basic amount and the used amount and stores them in the memory.

When the call is completed, the last used fee is sent to the server side of the card company through the communication interface, and the database is updated to allow the user to pay the amount used simultaneously with the unique ID and password of the card user. Adds a step (197) of discharging and closing the input card while displaying the amount used so that the currency can continue even if the accumulated points are insufficient.

In the present invention, the process of managing a free public telephone in the management server is as follows.

When an arbitrary card is inserted from a specific merchant or the free public telephone system of the present invention, and the system reads the information on the inserted card and receives the data information on the card, the card is connected to the inserted card company based on the received information. Step 200,

After the online connection to the card company, accessing the card company's database based on the ID, password, etc. of the card among the card data information, selects necessary information by SQL querying the point score for the cardholder (210). ),

Transmitting the point scores from the selected data to the free public telephone system (220),

Transmitting data and waiting to receive data from a merchant using a free public telephone (230);

When the remaining point score according to the amount used from the merchant or the free public telephone system is received, the received data, the number of times, and the date of use are transmitted to the member management database of the management server and the member management database of the card company. It is configured to update the user's data (240).

In the present invention, the management server is configured to enable direct membership from the merchant or online access user in addition to the data management according to the use of the free public telephone. When member personal information in form provided by the server is filled in by the input tag by accessing the management server through the merchant or online, the data is transmitted to the main office server in the form of post or get, and the main office server Is configured to insert or update the data in the member management database to enable member management in real time.

According to the present invention, even if various points are accumulated for each card company by the amount of money used to purchase goods or receive services by carrying various types of cards, most of them are in the state of being president and converted to the amount of public telephone use such as cash. By enabling the free phone by score, it will activate the public phone previously specified.

In addition, if you make a phone call from a business where such a free public telephone system is installed, users will benefit because they do not need cash even if the phone is used according to the amount used.

And merchants can attract a lot of customers compared to other businesses due to the good impression of these free users. In addition, such a free public telephone system is distributed nationwide, the more various businesses join, the more profits will be gained by the users as well as the businesses at the same time to achieve the best promotional effect.

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Central computing controller (cpu), Display unit 60 to be visible to the naked eye, such as a general monitor, LCD, etc. Memory unit 61, which stores a program for member management, data storage, communication interface operation, data input / output processing, etc. and at the same time embeds a system program for the entire system; An input / output unit 62 for inputting card data input through the card reader 63, data input from a keypad, or outputting data to enable data writing on the card; Communication interface 64 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the card company server, merchant server existing in the outside, A management server comprising a database unit 65 in which a member management database, a telephone bill management database, and databases necessary for general store management such as inventory management and product management are installed; Central computing controller (cpu), Display unit 70 for displaying with the naked eye, such as a general monitor, LCD, etc. A memory unit 71 storing programs for member management, data storage, communication interface operation, data input / output processing, etc., and at the same time storing a system program for the entire system; An input / output unit 72 for inputting card data input through the card reader 73, data input from the keypad, or outputting data to enable data writing on the card; Communication interface 74 for transmitting and receiving data by connecting to the head office server that exists outside, An affiliated store server comprising a member management database, a telephone charge management database, and a database unit 75 in which databases necessary for general store management, such as inventory management and product management, are installed; A voice call unit connected to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) to enable a voice call through a telephone line, a transceiver connected to the voice call unit to change a user's voice signal into an electric signal, and various functions and numeric buttons The keypad is arranged to allow the control word and data input to the internal central control unit, the display unit for visual recognition of the operation status, connection status, etc. of the telephone, and the contact or contactless card. In the public telephone, which consists of a card reading unit for extracting information of the user and extracting information data according to various functions, and a currency recognition unit for recognizing this when the various currencies are put in, A card reader (10) for reading the information on the user recorded on the card while distinguishing the type and the issuer of the inserted card by reading the card inserted in the card reading unit; A communication interface 30 which transmits the information read from the card reader to the management server, and extracts information on the cardholder from the database of the server of the card company based on the transferred information; When a cumulative point is detected according to a certain use result from the information extracted from the communication interface for the card user, the cumulative point is transmitted to the phone, the cumulative point is converted into a telephone amount, and displayed on the display unit. Free public telephone system consisting of a public telephone consisting of a control unit 50 to open and enable the card sender to use the telephone. The method of claim 1, The database unit 65 installed in the management server includes a program such as inventory management, deposit and withdrawal management, product withdrawal management, and accounting management for general merchandise entry and exit fields, member names, addresses, IDs, passwords, usage amounts, and points. Membership database consisting of member table composed of fields such as score and frequency of use, conversion rate, frequency of use, remaining amount, etc. The free public telephone system, which keeps online all the time so that local member data, telephone usage data and other product information data sent from each affiliate can be managed in real time. In step 100, a free public telephone system allows a card or a general credit card holder to insert the card into the card reader 10. Determining the type of the inserted card (110); Selecting a reading method for each type of inserted card and reading the information recorded on the card (120); Transmitting information of the read card to the control unit (130); Accessing the management server through the communication interface based on the type of card and the cardholder information, updating the information of the cardholder according to the transmitted data, and accessing the server of the corresponding card company (140); Based on the cardholder's ID and password, the cardholder can determine whether the card can be used. If the card is not available, prepare the data that it is impossible, and if it is available, extract the point accumulation score data of the cardholder. Sending it to 150, In step 160, the management server converts the available amount based on the accumulated accumulation point, transmits the amount to the control unit of the card system, and displays it on the display unit and simultaneously opens the phone in the on state. When the card user uses the phone, the unit price for each time is calculated to remove the use amount from the available amount and then display the remaining amount on the display unit at a predetermined time period (170). When the call is completed, the end-use amount is displayed on the display and the available amount is converted into a point score, and the database of the management server is updated. The updated data is transferred to the corresponding card company through the communication interface. Free public telephone method comprising the step (180) of updating the cumulative point by sending to the server side. The method of claim 3, wherein A free public telephone method, characterized in that the available amount of money is converted into a separate conversion standard according to the card company based on the accumulated point score data. The method of claim 3, wherein If the available amount calculated as a result of applying the conversion rate to the cumulative point score is less than the base rate, the display will indicate whether it is still being used or not enough, and a warning sound or other warning will be issued at the same time. Step 190 to enable selection of use or deprecation, If the selection signal to continue to use is input, the payment form is to be selected, and if the user chooses to stop using, returning to the initial stage while discharging the input card (195), If the payment form is selected (step 196), the warning state is released, and the user keeps the phone on the phone so that the user can make a call and continuously scans the basic amount and the used amount and stores them in the memory. When the call is completed, the last used fee is sent to the server side of the card company through the communication interface, and the database is updated to allow the user to pay the amount used simultaneously with the unique ID and password of the card user. Free public telephone method comprising a step (197) of discharging and closing the input card while displaying the amount used. When an arbitrary card is inserted from a specific merchant or the free public telephone system of the present invention, and the system reads the information on the inserted card and receives the data information on the card, the card is connected to the inserted card company based on the received information. Step 200, After the online connection to the card company, accessing the card company's database based on the ID, password, etc. of the card among the card data information, selects necessary information by SQL querying the point score for the cardholder (210). ), Transmitting the point scores from the selected data to the free public telephone system (220), Transmitting data and waiting to receive data from a merchant using a free public telephone (230); When the remaining point score according to the amount used from the merchant or the free public telephone system is received, the received data, the number of times, and the date of use are transmitted to the member management database of the management server and the member management database of the card company. Server management method for free public telephones, characterized in that the step of updating (240) the user's data. The method of claim 6, When the management server accesses the management server through the merchant or online and the member personal information according to the form provided by the server is written by the input tag, the data is transmitted in the form of a post or get method. A method of managing a server for free public telephones, comprising inserting or updating the data into a member management database to enable member management in real time.