KR20040081672A - Display method for participation store in mobile phone - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for displaying affiliated stores of a mobile phone is provided to easily find out stores wanted by a user. CONSTITUTION: A user requests a list of stores located in a nearby area and other information on a mobile phone capable of a mobile commerce service(S1). The mobile phone transmits GPS(Global Positioning System) position information and a list of stores capable of settling by an IC(Integrated Circuit) card to a server(S2). The server reads the list of the stores within a certain distance from the user and other information from a database to compare the list of the stores with the list transmitted from the mobile phone(S3,S4). The server divides the stores within a certain distance into IC card usable stores and other credit card usable stores, and transmits the result to the mobile phone(S5). The mobile phone processes the IC card usable stores and other credit card usable stores in certain form to display the processed IC card usable stores and other credit card usable stores on a screen(S6).

Description

How to display an affiliate store on a mobile phone {DISPLAY METHOD FOR PARTICIPATION STORE IN MOBILE PHONE}

The present invention relates to a technology for displaying a merchant that can be paid by a mobile terminal in a nearby area, and in particular, stores that can be paid with an IC card mounted on a mobile phone supported by a mobile e-commerce (M-Commerce) service and a store that is not. It relates to a method of displaying affiliate stores of mobile phones so that they can be displayed separately.

In recent years, mobile phones have become widespread and are becoming a necessity for modern people. In addition, a mobile phone that can be settled like a normal credit card equipped with a payment IC card is showing a good response.

However, in the mobile phone according to the prior art, it is inconvenient that the user cannot check which shop among the stores (merchants) in the neighboring area in which the user is currently located can check the store with his mobile phone.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for displaying an affiliated store of a mobile phone that distinguishes and displays stores that can be settled with an IC card mounted on a mobile phone that supports a mobile e-commerce service.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone system to which the affiliated store display method of the present invention is applied.

2 is a signal flow diagram illustrating a process of a method for displaying an affiliated store of a mobile phone according to the present invention;

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1: cell phone 1A: IC card

2: satellite station 3: base station

4: server

In the mobile phone display method of the mobile phone according to the present invention, a mobile phone serviced by a mobile e-commerce service requests a server, such as a store that can use its own IC card from a list of stores in a nearby area, a credit card that can be settled at each store, and the like. A first process of doing; A second step of comparing and detecting information such as a list of stores and other necessary information from a database by using the location information received from the mobile phone, and the information such as a store that can be paid by the IC card and a credit card that can be paid by each store; ; And a third process of processing the request information that has been detected and transmitted by the server in a predetermined format and displaying the request information on a screen.

1 is a block diagram of a mobile phone system to which an affiliated store display method according to the present invention is applied, as shown in FIG. 1, a list of stores in a nearby region from a server 4, a store that can be paid by an IC card, and a credit that can be settled in each store. A mobile phone 1 for receiving information such as a card and displaying the same on a screen; A satellite station (2) for providing GPS location information to the mobile phone (1); A base station (3) for communication connection between the mobile phone (1) and the server (4); It is composed of a server (4) for classifying a store that can be paid by IC card, a credit card that can be settled in each store, and transmitting the same to the mobile phone (1). A detailed description with reference to 2 as follows.

First, the user requests the server 4, on the mobile phone 1 on which the mobile M-commerce is serviced, a list of stores in the neighboring area and other information at the current location (S1).

At this time, the mobile phone 1 is the server (4) the GPS position information obtained from the built-in GPS module and the credit card list recorded on the IC card (1A), that is, the list of merchants that can be paid by the IC card (1A) (S2)

The list of shops and other information, GPS location information and credit card list output from the mobile phone 1 are transmitted to the GPS related server 4 through the base station 3.

Accordingly, the server 4 reads a list of stores and other necessary information within a predetermined distance from a database by using the location information received from the mobile phone 1 from a database, and reads the mobile phone 1 from the database. Compared to the list transmitted from (S4).

As a result of the comparison, the server 4 classifies the shops that can be paid by the IC card 1A of the mobile phone 1, the credit cards that can be paid by each shop, among the shops within a certain distance, and displays the result in the route. Send to the mobile phone (1) via (S5)

Accordingly, the mobile phone 1 receives the information, stores that can be paid by their IC card 1A in a list of stores within a certain distance based on the point where the user is located, a credit card that can pay each store, etc. Process the information into a certain format and display it on the screen. (S6)

Accordingly, the user can easily select a desired store from the store list displayed on the screen of the mobile phone 1.

As described in detail above, the present invention displays a list of shops within a certain distance from the point where the user is located, and displays the shops that can be paid by the IC card mounted on the mobile phone and stores that do not. There is an advantage that you can easily find the store you want.

Claims (4)

A first step of requesting, by a server, information such as a store that can be paid by his IC card and a credit card that can be paid by each store, from a list of stores in a nearby area where a mobile phone is located; A second step of the server reading out the list of stores and other necessary information from a database by using the location information received from the mobile phone and detecting the information requested by the mobile phone; And a third process of displaying the request information detected and transmitted by the server on a screen. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile phone is a mobile phone to which mobile e-commerce is serviced. The method of claim 1, wherein the cellular phone has a built-in GPS module. The method of claim 1, further comprising: reading, from a database, a list of stores within a certain distance and other necessary information from a database using the location information received from the mobile phone by the server; Comparing the read list and the information with a list transmitted from the mobile phone; and as a result of the comparison, a shop that can be settled with an IC card of the mobile phone among stores within a predetermined distance, a credit card that can be settled in each shop, and the like. A method for displaying affiliates of mobile phones, comprising the steps of: transmitting the result to the mobile phone.