KR20040048153A - Lending system for apartment based on network and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A rental system targeting on an apartment based on the network and a method thereof are provided to rent a desired rental article by making a user consider the rental shops in a predetermined distance from the apartment as one integrated rental shop. CONSTITUTION: The first order managing module(440) judges that the rental article can be rented to the user in a desired time if the user inputs rental order information, and transmits a result to a user terminal. In case that the rental article can be rented in the desired time, the first rental managing module(450) manages the standby information if the standby information is generated by the user after transmitting the standby information to the user terminal. A user interface module provides the user terminal with a homepage including the available rental article information and the link information of the rental shops.

Description

Lending system for network-based apartments and its method {LENDING SYSTEM FOR APARTMENT BASED ON NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a rental system and method for a network-based apartment.

More specifically, a resident (hereinafter referred to as a "user") who lives in a certain apartment may rent a rental (hereinafter referred to as a 'rent') from the apartment such as a video or a DVD that is rented to each apartment house. The present invention relates to a rental system and a method for a network-based apartment for allowing rental shops existing within a distance to be regarded as one integrated rental shop and allowing rental of desired rentals.

Recently, apartments that have been constructed or completed have been equipped with a private network, equipped with computer-like equipment in the home, and the general housewives are looking for cyber apartments that can retrieve information over the Internet.

Therefore, businesses included in the commercial areas formed around the apartment have a homepage and intend to provide advertisements, promotions, and services through the homepage. In particular, there are some rental shops that have rentals such as video tapes or DVDs, and rent them for a certain period of time to users who have paid a certain amount of money. There are more than other areas, but since there are many users who want to rent, there is a problem that can not supply the rental smoothly, and also users can not rent the rental at the desired time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the present invention provides a rental service that is rented to each home of an apartment as one integrated rental shop for rental shops existing within a predetermined distance from the apartment. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rental system and a method for renting a network-based apartment for rent.

In addition, the present invention provides information on rentals currently stored in the store and information on rentals received by the user when a predetermined user makes a rental request for a predetermined rental, thereby allowing the user to select a rental widely. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rental system and a method for a network-based apartment.

In addition, the present invention allows the user to know in advance when to rent in the future when it is not possible to rent at a desired time, and when the rental time arrives, check the user's intention to rent again when the user does not need to rent The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rental system and a method for targeting a network-based apartment to avoid a problem.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of a rental system for a network-based apartment according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main server applied to FIG. 1;

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a rental store terminal applied to FIG. 1;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a rental method for a network-based apartment according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: data communication network 200: user terminal

300: main server 400: rental terminal

500: short message service server 600: automatic response system

In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for enabling an unspecified number of users to receive the desired service after making an online connection to the main server through a data communication network connected to the user terminal A first order management module for determining whether the user can rent a rental item at a desired time when a user who has made online access through the main server is inputted to the user terminal; At least one rental store terminal including a first rental management module for managing when the standby information is generated by the user after transmitting the standby information to the user terminal if the user can not rent at the desired time point The main server is configured to allow the user to make an online connection. In the case of the network-based network, characterized in that it comprises a user interface module for outputting on the screen of the user terminal a home page including at least one rental information and rental information link information that provides the necessary procedures for rental As a rental system for apartments, the above-mentioned problem is solved.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides a system for enabling an unspecified number of users to receive a desired service after making an online connection to a main server through a data communication network connected to a user terminal. First order management module for determining whether the user can rent the rental at the desired time when the user who has made an online connection through the online order is sent to the main server and when the user wants At least one rental store terminal including a first rental management module for transmitting the standby information to the main server if the rental is not possible, and then, if the standby information is generated by the user, transmits the standby information to the main server for management. It is configured to include, the main server, the user has an online connection A user interface module for outputting a home page including at least one rental information available for rental and at least one rental shop link information for providing a necessary procedure for rental, on the screen of the user terminal; A second order management module which checks whether or not the user can rent the user's rental order at a desired time point by interworking with the first order management module when the user wants to rent the order, and the user; If the user can not rent the rental order at the time desired by the user, the standby information is provided to the user in association with the first rental management module and, if accepted by the user, the user information is registered in the waiting list. 2nd generation that allows rentals to be rented at a set time A network based on the constructed apartment including a management module which is characterized as a rental system that targets, solves the above problems.

In addition, the present invention provides a rental system for a network-based apartment comprising a preference measurement module for measuring the rental preferences of the user using the log information generated by the user and displaying the rental preferences on the homepage. As a solution to the above problem,

At this time, the user interface module, the homepage support module for providing a homepage for the rental information and rental order to the user, and if the user is registered in the waiting list can check whether the rental at the time of rental again A voice message support module for transmitting a voice message to the user terminal and receiving response information of a user input in response to the voice message, and whether the user is rented at the time of rental if the user is registered in the waiting list; A short message that can be confirmed is transmitted to the user terminal, and comprises a short message support module for receiving a user's response information input in response to the short message. As a rental system, described above Solve one task.

The present invention generates points in response to rental order information requested by the user, accumulates the points, and provides the user with an event corresponding thereto when a preset point is exceeded, or As a rental system for a network-based apartment, characterized in that it further comprises an event and a prize management module to give a prize to the user, to solve the above problems.

In addition, as another embodiment of the present invention, the present invention (1) the process of providing a home page including link information rental shops to the user who has made an online connection; (2) determining whether predetermined rental shop link information is clicked by the user; (3) allowing the rental shop homepage to be displayed on the screen of the user terminal when predetermined rental shop link information is clicked by the user; (4) determining whether the rental to be rented by the user on the rental store homepage is determined; (5) retrieving the rental to be rented from the DB when the rental information and the rental time are input by the user; (6) determining whether the rental is possible as a result of the search; And (7) a rental method for a network-based apartment comprising a step of outputting a guide message informing the user that the rental is possible when the rental is possible.

And, as a result of the determination in step (6), if it is impossible to rent at the time desired by the user, (6-1) outputting a message asking whether to register the rental information of the user in the waiting list; (6-2) determining whether the user wants to register the rental information in the waiting list; (6-3) if there is a request to register the rental information in the waiting list, registering the user information in the waiting list and transmitting a message informing the rental availability date to the user terminal; (6-4) determining whether the rental date has arrived; (6-5) transmitting a message for confirming the rental to the user terminal when the rental date arrives; (6-6) determining whether rental acceptance information is input from the user terminal; And (6-7) a rental method for a network-based apartment comprising the step of registering the user information in the order information DB when the rental acceptance information is input. do.

In this case, the message transmitted to the user terminal, the network-based apartment, characterized in that provided in the form of a short message using an e-mail service using the Internet or an automatic response service using the automatic response system or a short message service server As a rental method, the above-mentioned subject is solved.

These objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

1 is a view for explaining the configuration of the rental system for a network-based apartment according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the main server applied to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a rental store terminal applied to FIG. 1.

First, referring to FIG. 1, a system constituting the present invention includes at least one user terminal 200, a main server 300, at least one rental store terminal 400, a short message service server 500, and a data communication network 100. The auto answering system 600 is connected.

The data communication network 100 will include both wired and wireless communication networks and dedicated networks such as the Internet, infrastructure, swap and PSTN.

In addition, the user terminal 200 is a user interface means for receiving a predetermined service, and may be a touch panel because it is an LCD panel having a keypad attached to and provided in a predetermined area of the apartment, and may also be limited to a personal computer (PC). In some cases, a general telephone or a portable terminal may be included. That is, the user terminal 200 may be limited to a PC in order to receive a homepage provided by the main server 300 or the rental store terminal 400, but services such as output of a rental confirmation message for providing a service are not only a PC, but a general service. This can be done through a telephone or a portable terminal.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main server 300 includes a member information DB 310 for storing rental store information input by at least one user and a rental store operator as member information, and the user includes the main server ( When performing web surfing through the main homepage provided by 300, the rental preferences information generated using the log information generated by the preference information DB 330 and at least one event and prize information correspond to the member information. And the event and prize information DB (340), the user or business operator to be registered as a member, and the member management module 350 for managing the member information entered by the registered member, and the user Provides online rental information and at least one rental location link that provides the necessary procedures for rental. The user interface module 360 for outputting the home page on the screen of the user terminal 200 and the preference of measuring the rental preferences of the user using the log information generated by the user and displaying them on the home page. The measurement module 390 generates a point in response to the rental order information requested by the user, accumulates the point, and provides the user with an event corresponding to the point exceeding a preset point. Or an event and prize management module 395 for giving prizes to the user.

Here, the rental is typically a video tape or a DVD.

In addition, the rental store terminal 400 has a rental information DB 410 for storing information on at least one rental as shown in Figure 3 of the accompanying drawings, and when the rental request is input by the user to the desired time If the rental is rented in the order information DB 420 for storing the rental information corresponding to the member information as the order information, and the standby information DB (430) for storing at least one or more atmospheric information generated by the user's request And a first order for determining whether or not the user can rent a rental item at a desired time when the user who has made online access through the main server 300 is inputted to the user terminal. After the management module 440 and the user cannot rent at the desired time, the waiting information is transmitted by the user after transmitting the waiting information to the user terminal 200. If the generated consists of the first rental management module 450 for managing them.

On the other hand, there is another embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above, the rental shop terminal 400 of another embodiment is a rental order by the user who made an online connection through the main server 300 as shown in Figure 3 When the information is input, the first order management module 440 determines whether the user can rent a rental item at a desired time point and transmits it to the main server 300, and the user can rent the money at a desired time point. If it is not possible to transmit the standby information to the main server 300, if the standby information is generated by the user is configured to include a first rental management module 450 to be managed by transmitting it to the main server 300 Has

In addition, the main server 300 of another embodiment of the present invention is at least one rental shop that provides information on the rentals available for rental and the necessary procedures when renting, as shown in FIG. User interface module 360 to output a home page including link information on the screen of the user terminal 200, and the first order management module when the user orders to rent a predetermined rental through the home page The second order management module 380 checks whether or not the user can rent the user's rental order at a desired time in cooperation with 440, and the rental order that the user rented the order. If the user cannot rent at the desired time, the standby information is interlocked with the first rental management module 450 to the user. And a second rental management module 370 that allows the rental to be rented at a set time point after registering the user information in the waiting list if the user has accepted. At this time, the same components as in the embodiment of the present invention will not be repeated.

Here, the first and second order management module 440, 380, the user, if the user wants to search the rental information in order to rent a predetermined rental, information and rental status currently stored in the store and the rental or The rental request received from the user provides the user with information on the rental.

The first and second order management modules 440 and 380 freely select predetermined rentals among the rentals currently stored in stores when returning rentals within a period determined by a rental agreement with a rental store. Support loans.

On the other hand, the user interface module 360 is a homepage support module 361 that provides the user with information about the rental and the homepage to order the rental, and when the user is registered in the waiting list, the rental at the time of rental The voice message supporting module 362 is transmitted to the user terminal, and the voice message support module 362 can receive the response information of the user input in response to the voice message, and the user is registered in the waiting list. If the short message to check whether the rental at the time of the rental is again sent to the user terminal 200, the short message support module 363 to receive the response information of the user input in response to the short message further It is included.

Next, a method of operating a rental system for a network-based apartment having the above configuration will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a rental method for a network-based apartment according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, first, the main server 300 provides a homepage including rental shop link information to a user who has made an online connection (S100), and whether predetermined rental shop link information is clicked by the user on the homepage. In operation S110, when the predetermined rental store link information is clicked by the user, the main server 300 causes the corresponding rental store homepage to be output on the screen of the user terminal 200 (S120).

Then, the main server 300 determines whether the rental to be rented by the user on the rental store homepage is determined (S130), and if the rental information and the rental time is input by the user as a result of the determination, the main server 300. ) Retrieves the rental to be rented from the rental information DB 410 (S140), and determines whether the rental is possible (S150). At this time, the main server 300 searches for the rental on the basis of the information of the rental stored in the current store and the information of the rental requested to be returned by the user.

As a result of the determination of S150, if the rental is possible, the main server 300 outputs a guide message informing the user that the rental is possible (S160), and activates the delivery system so that the rental can be rented at a desired time. . On the other hand, if the rental shop link information is not clicked as a result of the determination in step S110 or if the cancel button is clicked without entering the rental and rental time to be rented as a result of the determination in step S130, the menu item selected by the user corresponds to the menu item selected by the user. The service page is output on the screen of the user terminal 200.

In addition, when it is determined in step S150 that the rental is not possible at the desired time, the main server 300 outputs a message to the user terminal 200 asking whether to register the rental information of the user in the waiting list. (S180).

Then, the main server 300 determines whether the user wants to register the rental information in the waiting list (S190), and as a result of the determination, if there is a request for registering the rental information in the waiting list by the user, the main server 300. After registering the user information in the waiting list and transmits a message indicating the available date to the user terminal 200.

Then, the main server 300 determines whether the rental date has arrived (S210), and if the rental date has arrived, transmits a message for confirming the rental to the user terminal 200 (S220). In response to the message of step S220, it is determined whether rental acceptance information is input from the user terminal 200 (S230).

When the rental acceptance information is input from the user terminal 200 as a result of the determination in step S230, the main server 300 registers the user information in the order information DB (S240), and operates the delivery system to rent the rental item to the user. To be possible.

On the other hand, if the cancel button is clicked without registering in the waiting list as a result of the determination in step S190, the main server 300 provides a service page corresponding to the menu item selected by the user.

In response to the determination of step S230, if the user does not accept the rental in response to the message, after deleting the user information from the waiting list (S250), the rental procedure is terminated.

Although not shown in the flowchart, the main server 300 provides point information corresponding to the information of the rental loaned by the user, and generates an event corresponding to the point information when the point information exceeds preset point information. To be provided to the user or a certain prize may be delivered to the user.

In addition, the main server 300 measures the user's preference for the rental using the rental order information or log information generated when the user surfs the main homepage, and the homepage or the rental terminal terminal homepage. By letting other users know about it, you can get the publicity effect for a given rental.

In addition, when the predetermined user returns the rental within the period set by the rental shop, the main server 300 supports one of the rentals currently stored in the store to rent the rental free of charge.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, which are included in the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

As described above, the present invention allows a user to regard a rental to be rented to each home of an apartment as a single integrated rental shop for rental shops existing within a predetermined distance from the apartment and to rent a desired rental. The rental effect can be rented at a desired time.

In addition, the present invention allows the user to know in advance when to rent in the future when it is not possible to rent at a desired time, and when the rental time arrives, check the user's intention to rent again when the user does not need to rent It is effective to avoid.

Claims (8)

In a system for allowing an unspecified number of users to provide a desired service after making an online connection to the main server through a data communication network connected to the user terminal, A first order management module for determining whether or not a user can rent a rental item at a desired time when a user who has made online access through the main server is inputted to the user terminal; At least one rental store terminal including a first rental management module for managing the standby information generated by the user after transmitting the standby information to the user terminal when the user cannot rent at the desired time; Consists of more including The main server, And a user interface module for outputting a home page including at least one rental information and information on at least one rental shop providing information necessary for rental when the user makes an online connection on a screen of the user terminal. Rental system targeting network-based apartments. In a system for allowing an unspecified number of users to provide a desired service after making an online connection to the main server through a data communication network connected to the user terminal, A first order management module for determining whether or not a user can rent a rental item at a desired time when a user who has made online access through the main server is inputted to the main server; And a first rental management module for transmitting the standby information to the main server when the user cannot rent at the desired time, and then transmitting the standby information to the main server to manage the standby information. It comprises one or more rental store terminal, The main server, A user interface module for outputting a home page including at least one rental information available for rental and link information for at least one rental shop providing a necessary procedure when the user makes an online connection on the screen of the user terminal; When the user orders to rent a predetermined rental through the homepage, it checks whether or not the user can rent the rental order at the desired time by interworking with the first order management module and informs the user. A second order management module; If the user cannot rent the rental order at the time desired by the user, the standby information is provided to the user in association with the first rental management module, and if the user accepts, the user information is registered in the waiting list. The rental system for a network-based apartment, characterized in that configured to include a second rental management module for allowing the rental to be rented after the set time. The method according to claim 1 or 2, A rental system for a network-based apartment comprising a preference measuring module for measuring the rental preferences of the user using the log information generated by the user to display on the homepage. The method of claim 2, wherein the user interface module, A homepage support module for providing a homepage for renting information and rental information to the user; When the user is registered in the waiting list, a voice message for re-checking whether or not to be rented at the time of rental is transmitted to the user terminal, and a voice message support module for receiving the user's response information input in response to the voice message. and; When the user is registered in the waiting list, a short message for re-checking whether or not to be rented at the time of rental is transmitted to the user terminal, and a short message support module for receiving the user's response information input in response to the short message. Rental system targeting the network-based apartments, characterized in that consisting of. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Points are generated in response to the rental order information requested by the user, and the points are accumulated, so that a corresponding event is generated when a preset point is exceeded, or provided to the user, or a prize is given to the user. Rental system for a network-based apartment, characterized in that further comprises an event and prize management module to be provided. (1) providing a home page including link information of a rental shop to a user who has made an online connection; (2) determining whether predetermined rental shop link information is clicked by the user; (3) allowing the rental shop homepage to be displayed on the screen of the user terminal when predetermined rental shop link information is clicked by the user; (4) determining whether the rental to be rented by the user on the rental store homepage is determined; (5) retrieving the rental to be rented from the DB when the rental information and the rental time are input by the user; (6) determining whether the rental is possible as a result of the search; And (7) a rental method for a network-based apartment comprising a step of outputting a guide message informing the user that the rental is possible when the rental is available. According to claim 6, If the determination result of the step (6), when the user can not rent at the desired time, (6-1) outputting a message inquiring whether to register the rental information of the user in a waiting list; (6-2) determining whether the user wants to register the rental information in the waiting list; (6-3) if there is a request to register the rental information in the waiting list, registering the user information in the waiting list and transmitting a message informing the rental availability date to the user terminal; (6-4) determining whether the rental date has arrived; (6-5) transmitting a message for confirming the rental to the user terminal when the rental date arrives; (6-6) determining whether rental acceptance information is input from the user terminal; And (6-7) The rental method for a network-based apartment, characterized in that further comprising the step of registering the user information in the order information DB when the rental acceptance information is input. The method of claim 6 or 7, wherein the message transmitted to the user terminal, A rental method for an apartment based on a network, characterized in that it is provided in the form of a short message using an e-mail service or a short message service server using an e-mail service or an auto answering system using the Internet.