KR20080026285A - Server for comparison of price, system and method for providing information of contents using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A price comparison server, a system and a method for providing contents information using the server are provided to collect price information on various contents in advance and provide information including the price information at the request of a mobile communication terminal having a tag reader. A price comparison server(10) includes a contents information collecting unit(130), a URL(Uniform Resource Locator) acquisition unit(140), a contents identification code acquisition unit(150), a price extracting unit(160) and an information providing unit(170). The contents information collecting unit collects price information for at least one contents identification code from at least one contents providing server. The URL acquisition unit searches for a URL address in which detailed information on a tag through an ODS(Object Directory Service) server using a tag identification code transmitted from a mobile communication terminal. The contents identification code acquisition unit searches for the identification code of contents to which the tag is attached through an OIS(Object Information Service) server according to the URL address. The price extracting unit extracts price information of the contents according to the contents identification code. The information providing unit transmits the price information to the mobile communication terminal.

Description

Server for Comparison of Price, System and Method for Providing Information of Contents Using the Same}

1 is a block diagram of a content information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a block diagram of a price comparison server according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a content information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of obtaining a content identification code shown in FIG. 3 in detail.

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

10: Price Comparison Server 20: Near Field Wireless Tags

30: mobile communication terminal 40: mobile communication network

50: ODS Server 60: OIS Server

70-1 ~ 70-n: CP server 110: interface

120: database 130: content information collection unit

140: URL acquisition unit 150: Content identification code acquisition unit

160: price extraction unit 170: information provider

The present invention relates to a short range wireless communication system, and more particularly, a price comparison server capable of identifying a short range wireless tag attached to a content as a reader and obtaining related information including a price of the corresponding content, and a content providing system using the same. And to a method.

As wired / wireless internet technologies have been developed and communication terminals have become commonplace, the number of electronic commerce users who purchase goods through online shopping malls through the wired / wireless internet is increasing day by day.

The online shopping mall has a vertex in which a price of a particular product can be easily compared, so that a buyer can purchase a desired item at a low price, but there is a disadvantage in that the product cannot be directly identified and purchased. On the other hand, the offline shopping mall, although the buyer can directly check the design, quality, content, etc. of the goods, it is inconvenient to purchase the desired goods at the lowest price.

Therefore, there is a need for a technology capable of providing information such as a minimum price and a review of various contents existing in an offline shopping mall regardless of time and place.

On the other hand, near field networking technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) or Near Field Communication (NFC) have been actively studied in recent years. RFID is an technology that identifies an object using radio frequency, an audible frequency band, and an electronic chip, which is an identifier linked to information on the entire process of production, distribution, storage, and consumption on a tag to which a product is attached. It has its own antenna, and it is a system that reads tag information using a reader and integrates with information system through various communication networks. The RFID system is composed of an RFID tag consisting of an electronic chip and antenna into which data is input, and an RFID reader controlling frequency transmission and decoding data received from the tag. The tag and reader transmit radio frequencies to transmit the RFID tag. It is coupled by an antenna that delivers data to the reader.

The RFID system is widely applied to logistics management, access management, parking management, amusement park management, ticket service, and the like, and its application field is continuously expanding.

Therefore, by attaching a near field wireless tag such as an RFID tag to various contents existing in an offline shopping mall, and reading a tag attached to the contents through a reader mounted on a mobile communication terminal, various information about desired contents may be obtained. Is viewed.

The present invention was devised to satisfy the above-described requirements, and collects price information for each of various contents in advance, and provides various related information including price information of contents at the request of a mobile terminal equipped with a tag reader. There is a technical problem to provide a price comparison server and a content information providing system and method using the same.

Another technical problem of the present invention is to satisfy the user's service needs by providing the lowest price information on the content existing in the offline shopping mall, allowing the user to shop at a low price while checking the actual content of the content. .

Price comparison server according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is a content information collection unit for collecting at least one price information for each content identification code from at least one content providing server; A URL obtaining unit searching for a URL address in which detailed information of the tag is stored through the ODS server using the tag identification code as the mobile communication terminal transmits a tag identification code; A content identification code acquisition unit for retrieving an identification code of the content to which the tag is attached through the OIS server according to the URL address; A price extraction unit for extracting price information of the content according to the content identification code; And an information provider for transmitting the price information to the mobile communication terminal.

In addition, the content information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a mobile communication terminal equipped with a reader for identifying a near field wireless tag; An object directory service (ODS) server for storing and managing a URL in which detailed information of the tag is stored for each identification code of the short range wireless tag; An object information server (OIS) server for storing detailed information for each short range wireless tag; And connected with the mobile communication terminal, the plurality of content providing servers, the ODS server, and the OIS server through a mobile communication network, collecting price information for each content identification number for at least one content from the content providing server, and moving the mobile terminal. Acquiring an identification number of the content to which the short range wireless tag is attached through the ODS server and the OIS server according to a request of the communication terminal, and obtaining price information by referring to the content identification number and transmitting the same to the mobile communication terminal. Price comparison server; includes.

In addition, the content information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the first step of the price comparison server collects the content price information for each content identification code from at least one content providing server; A second step of the price comparison server obtaining the tagged content identification code through the ODS server and the OIS server as the mobile communication terminal transmits a short range wireless tag identification code; A third step of the price comparison server extracting price information for each content providing server of the content with reference to the content identification code; And a fourth step of transmitting the extracted price information to the mobile communication terminal.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a content information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the content providing system according to the present invention is a mobile communication terminal (30) equipped with a reader capable of identifying a near field wireless tag 20, such as an RFID tag, tag corresponding to each identification code of the tag ( An object directory service (ODS) server 50 that stores and manages a uniform resource locator (URL) that stores detailed information of the 20), and an object information server (OIS) server 60 that stores detailed information for each tag 20. And the mobile communication terminal 30, the plurality of content providing servers (CP servers) 70-1 to 70-n, the ODS server 50, and the OIS server 60 through the mobile communication network 40. Collecting price information for each of the at least one content from the providing server (70-1 ~ 70-n), and specific content through the ODS server 50 and OIS server 60 at the request of the mobile communication terminal 30 Price comparison for acquiring information and extracting price information accordingly and transmitting the information to the mobile communication terminal 30 And a member (10).

Here, the price comparison server 10 collects a content identification number, price, price change trend, etc. for at least one content from the CP servers 70-1 to 70-n. The online store minimum price and the offline store minimum price for each content and the content provider information for sale at the optimum price are inferred and managed. Here, the content provider information may include a location, a contact point, etc. of the store in the case of an offline store, and a site address, an e-mail address, a contact point, etc. in the case of an online store.

After the user accesses the price comparison server 10 through the mobile communication terminal 30, the price comparison is performed by reading the identification number (for example, Electronic Product Code (EPC)) of the tag 20 attached to the specific book. A case where the data is transmitted to the server 10 is described as follows.

To this end, the price comparison server 10 may provide information such as an identification code, a selling price, a price change trend, and the like of the book from a content provider who sells the book in an online bookstore and / or an offline bookstore. In case of online store, site address, e-mail address, contact information, etc. should be collected in advance.

And, as the tag identification code attached to the book is transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 30, the price comparison server 10 transmits the tag identification code to the ODS server 50 is stored the detailed information of the tag A URL address is obtained, and the OIS server 60 is accessed using this URL address to receive the identification code of the book to which the tag is attached.

The price comparison server 10 transmits the collected price information, the lowest selling online and / or offline store information to the mobile communication terminal 30 with reference to the identification code of the book.

Accordingly, the user of the mobile communication terminal 30 can directly check the goods to be purchased in real and purchase them, thereby improving the reliability of shopping. In addition, the offline store can display only a sample of the goods to sell, and the actual purchase can be made online, thereby minimizing the space of the store.

2 is a block diagram of a price comparison server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The price comparison server 10 according to the present invention includes an interface 110 for performing protocol conversion for transmitting and receiving data and control signals with other servers connected through a communication network, content provider information, content information, content sales store information, and the like. Database 120, content information collecting unit 130, URL obtaining unit 140, content identification code obtaining unit 150, price extraction unit 160 and information providing unit 170 is stored for each content identification code do.

More specifically described as follows.

The content information collecting unit 130 collects online / offline store information, at least one online / offline selling price for each at least one content identification code, a price change trend, and the like from the at least one CP server 70-1 to 70-n. Save to 120.

As the mobile terminal 30 transmits the tag identification code, the URL obtaining unit 140 transmits the received tag identification code to the ODS server 50 to query the URL address where the detailed information of the corresponding tag is stored. And receive the result.

The content identification code obtaining unit 150 accesses the OIS server 60 according to the URL address obtained from the URL obtaining unit 140, queries the identification code of the content to which the corresponding tag is attached, and receives the result. .

In addition, the price extraction unit 160 inquires the database 120 according to the content identification code obtained from the content identification code acquisition unit 150, the online / offline minimum price and the lowest price sales store information, price change of the corresponding content Price information including trends and the like is extracted.

The information provider 170 inquires the corresponding content detailed information from the database 120 and transmits the content detailed information and the price information extracted by the price extraction unit 160 to the mobile communication terminal 30.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a content information providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In order to provide content information using a short range wireless tag such as an RFID tag, the price comparison server 10 firstly checks online / offline store information and at least one from at least one CP server 70-1 to 70-n. Collect and store the content price, price change trend, etc. for each content identification code of (S101).

In this state, the mobile communication terminal 30 accesses the price comparison server 10 (S103), reads a tag attached to the content of interest, acquires a tag identification code, and transmits it to the price comparison server (S105). , S107), the URL acquisition unit 140 and the content identification code acquisition unit 150 of the price comparison server 10 obtains the content identification code with the corresponding tag through the ODS server 50 and OIS server 60 (S109).

A detailed process of obtaining the content identification code in the price comparison server 10 will be described later with reference to FIG. 4.

After acquiring the content identification code, the price extraction unit 160 of the price comparison server 10 obtains price information of the corresponding content, online / offline minimum price and lowest price sales store information, price change trend, etc. according to the content identification code. Extracting price information to include (S111).

Then, the information providing unit 170 extracts the detailed information of the corresponding content with reference to the content identification code, collects the content detailed information and the price information extracted in step S111 (S113), and then to the mobile communication terminal 30 It transmits (S115).

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of obtaining a content identification code shown in FIG. 3 in detail.

First, the URL obtaining unit 140 of the price comparison server 10 transmits the received tag identification code to the ODS server 50 as the mobile communication terminal 30 transmits the tag identification code, the details of the tag The URL address in which the information is stored is queried (S201), and the result is received (S203).

Thereafter, the content identification code obtaining unit 150 accesses the OIS server 60 according to the URL address obtained from the URL obtaining unit 140, queries the identification code of the content to which the corresponding tag is attached (S205), The result is received (S207).

The user of the mobile communication terminal 30 having received the content information by the above process can check the online and offline store information that is sold at the lowest price and the lowest price of the content they want to purchase. It will lead you to the lowest priced purchase.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to directly check the content of interest in the offline store and to search the lowest price of the content by using the short range wireless tag attached to the content, so that the user can purchase the desired content at a lower price. Will be.

In addition, the content provider can display only a sample of the content in the offline store, and the actual transaction of the content can be performed in the online store, thereby minimizing the space and cost required to open the offline store, and reconstructing the content. Management can be done efficiently.

Claims (10)

A price comparison server connected to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a tag reader through a mobile communication network, and connected to an object directory service (ODS) server, an object information server (OIS) server, and a plurality of content providing servers, A content information collection unit for collecting price information for at least one content identification code from at least one content providing server; A URL obtaining unit searching for a URL address in which detailed information of the tag is stored through the ODS server using the tag identification code as the mobile communication terminal transmits a tag identification code; A content identification code acquisition unit for retrieving an identification code of the content to which the tag is attached through the OIS server according to the URL address; A price extraction unit for extracting price information of the content according to the content identification code; And An information provider for transmitting the price information to the mobile communication terminal; Price comparison server that includes. The method of claim 1, The content information collecting unit collects online or offline store information of the content providing server, online selling price information or offline selling price information for each content identification code, The price extractor extracts price information including online or offline minimum price of the content and online or offline minimum price selling store information. The method of claim 1, The content identification code obtaining unit obtains detailed information of the content to which the tag is attached through the OIS server according to the URL address, The information providing unit includes a price comparison server including content detail information in the price information and transmits it to the mobile communication terminal. A mobile communication terminal equipped with a reader for identifying a near field wireless tag; An object directory service (ODS) server for storing and managing a URL in which detailed information of the tag is stored for each identification code of the short range wireless tag; An object information server (OIS) server for storing detailed information for each short range wireless tag; And Connected to the mobile communication terminal, the plurality of content providing servers, the ODS server, and the OIS server through a mobile communication network to collect price information for each content identification number for at least one content from the content providing server, and the mobile communication Price obtained by acquiring the identification number of the content attached to the short range wireless tag through the ODS server and the OIS server according to the request of the terminal, and obtaining price information by referring to the content identification number and transmitting it to the mobile communication terminal. Comparison server; Content information providing system comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein And the price comparison server obtains detailed content information from the OIS server and transmits the detailed content information together with the content price information. The method of claim 4, wherein The price information, price comparison server, characterized in that to extract the price information including the online or offline minimum price of the content, the online or offline minimum price sales store information. A content information providing method using a price comparison server connected to a mobile communication terminal equipped with a tag reader through a mobile communication network, and connected to an object directory service (ODS) server, an object information server (OIS) server, and a plurality of content providing servers. , A first step of the price comparison server collecting content price information for each content identification code from at least one content providing server; A second step of the price comparison server obtaining the tagged content identification code through the ODS server and the OIS server as the mobile communication terminal transmits a short range wireless tag identification code; A third step of the price comparison server extracting price information for each content providing server of the content with reference to the content identification code; And A fourth step of transmitting the extracted price information to the mobile communication terminal; Content information providing method comprising a. The method of claim 7, wherein In the first step, the price comparison server collects online or offline store information and online or offline price information for each content identification code from the content providing server. The method of claim 4, wherein the price information includes the online or offline minimum price, the online minimum price store information, or the offline minimum price store information of the content. The method of claim 7, wherein The second step further includes the step of the price comparison server to obtain the detailed information of the content from the OIS server, The fourth step is the step of transmitting the detailed information of the content together with the price information. The method of claim 7, wherein In the second step, the price comparison server transmits the tag identification code to the ODS server to obtain a URL address in which detailed information of the tag is stored; And And a second step of the price comparison server accessing the OIS server according to the URL address to obtain an identification code of the content to which the tag is attached.

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