KR20090022588A - Apparatus and method for a limited lottery service using kinds of point and a small money through wireless and cable terminal unit - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus providing a limited lottery service by using various points or cash through a wireless and wired terminal and a method thereof are provided to improve the entertainment function of the lottery service and prevent the antisocial factor of the lottery service. A member registering unit(141) stores and generates the necessary personal information of member according to the members. A control unit(145) produces one integrated point from all kinds of the points of each members and cash. A prize winner is selected by using the predetermined method of drawing of lots. The grant of winning money unit supplies an integrated point corresponding to jackpot to the prize winner according to the predetermined grant of winning money mode. An outside interlocking unit(142) provides the open standard interface for connecting the outside linkage server(130) managing all kinds of the points of each members and wireless and wired terminal by using the personal information of the member.

Description

{Apparatus and method for a limited lottery service using kinds of point and a small money through wireless and cable terminal unit}

The present invention relates to a limited lottery service apparatus using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal and a method thereof, and more particularly, to a small amount of cash or cyber scattered through a wired or wireless terminal of a member who wants to use the lottery service. Draw various points into one integrated point according to preset criteria, collect integration points of less than a limited amount from at least one member, and limit the participation opportunities based on the confirmation of the member's phone number or social security number to proceed with the lottery service. The present invention relates to a limited lottery service apparatus using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired / wireless terminal, and a method for providing a prize according to a predetermined prize payment procedure among the total amount of cash and integrated points.

At present, lottery programs are being implemented by public institutions for the purpose of raising public interest funds. For example, the public welfare funding through the lottery business can be used to support the public, including industrial and technical support, medical care, welfare, education, local financial support, tourism, culture, sports, cultural heritage protection, game industry support, and landfill support. It is implemented for the smooth execution of special projects of public interest, such as business performance, welfare improvement, and industrial revival.

In particular, the lottery can provide psychological comfort to modern people that they can give great hope with little money during socio-economically difficult times.

However, on the other side of the lottery, the advertisement and sale of the lottery are made without strict limitations, and thus there is a problem of encouraging greed and ambitiousness for the substance as well as adults.

For example, LOTTO lottery is one of the most popular lotteries, but even though the participants may be forced to invest excessively due to excessive expectations, there is no strong and certain sanction. As a result, the lottery lottery has emerged as a serious social problem for all walks of life by antisocial and meticulous management, despite the beneficial side of raising public interest funds.

Therefore, in the conventional lottery industry, there is a need to highlight the beneficial aspects of providing entertainment to small citizens, and to prevent the useless aspects of antisocial and meandering flow due to unlimited and excessive investment.

Therefore, in the conventional lottery industry, when the lottery purchase is unreasonably invested or operated without the restriction of the lottery purchase, there is a problem that flows antisocially and meanderingly and becomes a serious social problem. .

Therefore, the present invention generates various points scattered in a small amount of cash or cyber via a wired or wireless terminal of a member who wants to use the lottery service as a single integrated point according to a predetermined criterion, and a limited amount of money from at least one member. Collect the following integrated points and restrict the participation opportunities according to the confirmation of the member's phone number or social security number and proceed with the lottery service, wired and wireless to provide the winners according to the winning prize payment procedure among the total amount of cash and integrated points. It is an object of the present invention to provide a limited lottery service apparatus and method using a small amount of cash and various points through the terminal.

The objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects and advantages of the present invention which are not mentioned above can be understood by the following description, and will be more clearly understood by the embodiments of the present invention. Also, it will be readily appreciated that the objects and advantages of the present invention may be realized by the means and combinations thereof indicated in the claims.

In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lottery service device comprising: member registration means for generating and storing member personal information necessary for a lottery service for each member when registering a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; Each member generates various points and a small amount of cash into one integrated point for each member, collects the integrated points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunity from at least one member, and uses a predetermined lottery method. Control means for selecting; And a payout payment means for paying the winnings in accordance with a predetermined winnings payment method for the integrated points corresponding to the winnings to the winners.

The present invention also provides a lottery service method, comprising: a registration step of creating and storing member personal information necessary for a lottery service for each member when registering a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A generation step of generating one integrated point for each member from various points and small amounts of cash scattered on the external linked server by using the member personal information of each member; Selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method by collecting integration points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member; And a payment step of paying the winner according to a predetermined method of paying the integrated point corresponding to the winner.

In addition, the present invention provides a lottery service apparatus, comprising: member registration means for generating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member during member registration of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; Various points of each member are classified by type and stored in the member personal information, and the winners are selected by using a predetermined lottery method by collecting the points by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member. Control means for; And a payout payment means for paying the winnings in accordance with a predetermined winnings payment method for the points corresponding to the winnings to the winners.

In addition, the present invention is a lottery service method, when registering a member of a user connected via a wired or wireless terminal, generating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member; Classifying various types of points scattered on an external linked server by using member personal information of each member and storing the sorted points in the member personal information; Collecting winners by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunity from at least one member, and selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method; And paying the winnings to the winner according to a predetermined winnings payment method for the points corresponding to the winnings.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a lottery service device having a processor, the function of generating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member at the time of member registration of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A function of generating a single integrated point for each member using various member points and a small amount of cash scattered on an external linked server by using member personal information of each member; Collecting winners according to a predetermined lottery method by collecting integration points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing the function of paying the winnings according to a predetermined winnings payment method for the integrated points corresponding to the winnings to the winners.

In another aspect, the present invention provides a lottery service device having a processor, the function of generating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member at the time of member registration of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A function of classifying various points scattered on an external interworking server by type using member personal information of each member and storing the sorted points in the member personal information; A function of collecting the points by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member, and selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method; And a computer-readable recording medium having recorded a program for realizing a function of paying a winnings in accordance with a predetermined winnings payment method for the points corresponding to the winnings to the winners.

As described above, the present invention allows the members to easily use the lottery service by using various points scattered on the cyberspace, thereby highlighting the entertainment function of the lottery service.

In particular, the present invention can prevent the side that can flow anti-social and meandering through the lottery service by limiting the amount and opportunity that members can participate, and has an excellent effect in accessibility by allowing easy participation in the lottery through wired and wireless have.

The above objects, features, and advantages will become more apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may share the technical idea of the present invention. It will be easy to implement. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Prior to describing the present invention, in the present invention, "including a small amount of cash, various points scattered in various services such as mileage, e-money, reserves, gift certificates, gift certificates, etc. to a predetermined criterion Therefore, an integrated point that converts into a single type and generates it as one is referred to as an "integrated point".

The limited lottery service of the present invention includes at least one member participating in a lottery, which is held on a unit basis for a limited period of time, at a limited opportunity, at or below its pre-limited amount, at its own integration point, thereby contributing a portion of the amount to the at least one winner. This is a service to pay the winnings. At this time, the 'member', a subscriber using the lottery service of the present invention, is selected as a 'winner' when winning a lottery service using an integrated point in which various points scattered on the cyber are integrated into one.

As described above, the lottery service of the present invention uses an integrated point incorporating various micropoints scattered on the cyber, thereby increasing the utilization value of a small amount of points that are not used by members and can be easily destroyed. It can highlight the entertainment factor that is the original function of.

1 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a limited lottery service network according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the limited lottery service network according to the present invention includes a first member terminal 110, a second member terminal 120, an external interworking server 130, and a lottery service device 140. .

The first and second member terminals 110 and 120 are wired / wireless terminals of members for using the lottery service of the present invention provided by the lottery service device 140. Here, the first member terminal 110 and the second member terminal 120 may be a PC, laptop, mobile phone, smart phone, DBM phone, HSDPA phone, WiBro phone and the like.

In this case, the first member terminal 110 and the second member terminal 120 may be connected to the lottery service device 140 through the Internet (wired or wireless), a detailed description thereof will be well known to those skilled in the art The description will be omitted.

However, the first member terminal 110 is described in terms of using a series of lottery services by accessing the lottery service device 140 through the Internet, the second member terminal 120 is a lottery service device 140 through a mobile communication network ) Will be described in terms of receiving the Short Message Service (SMS) related to the lottery service.

In addition, the second member terminal 120 may be encouraged to actively participate beyond the guided side of the lottery service from the lottery service device 140, and may easily access the lottery service device 140 to use the lottery service. A short message in the form of a callback URL may be sent.

The external interworking server 130 collectively refers to at least one service server previously registered by a member, and each service server has various points (eg, mileage, E-money, Reserves, etc.).

The external interworking server 130 accommodates an open standard interface (Opne API) so that various points can be used as one integrated point by the lottery service device 140. Thus, the external interworking server 130 checks the connection information of itself 120 when the connection request of the lottery service device 140 interworks with the lottery service device 140.

The lottery service device 140 generates the points scattered in each service server of the external interworking server 130 as one integrated point, thereby generating the lottery service of the present invention by the first member terminal 110 or the second member terminal 120. )

Hereinafter, the lottery service device 140 will be described in detail.

The lottery service device 140 includes an external linking unit 141, a member registration unit 142, a prize paying unit 143, a short message processing unit 144, a control unit 145, and a member DB 146.

The external interlocking unit 141 performs data communication with the external interlocking server 130 and the first member terminal 110 through the Internet. In this case, the external interworking unit 141 supports an open standard interface for accommodating heterogeneous interfaces of the external interworking server 130 and the first member terminal 110.

The member registrar 142 performs a predetermined member registration procedure that can use the lottery service of the present invention. That is, the member registration unit 142 is connected to the first member terminal 110 through the external linking unit 141, 'information required for the lottery service based on each registration information input from the first member terminal 110'. (Hereinafter referred to as "member personal information"), and the general user is registered as a member who can use the lottery service of the present invention. At this time, the member registration unit 142 stores the newly created member personal information in the member DB (146).

Preferably, the member registration unit 142 registers a legitimate user as a member by first performing user authentication according to normal authentication and security procedures (for example, authentication procedures using an accredited certificate) when registering members.

Here, the member personal information includes a name, ID / password, resident registration number, contact information (particularly, the phone number of the second member terminal 120), winnings payment information (for example, account information, etc.), the external linkage server 130 Access information (ie, ID and password).

The winnings payment unit 143 is controlled by the controller 145, and provides the winners with the integrated points corresponding to the winnings notified from the controller 145 according to a predetermined winnings payment procedure.

In detail, the prize paying unit 143 may convert the integrated point corresponding to the prize money into a predetermined amount and pay the prize money. In other words, the payout section 143 is connected to the external financial institution server (not shown in Figure 1) through the external linkage unit 141 using the payout information (that is, account information) included in the member personal information In addition, by using the payout information included in the member's personal information, a predetermined amount corresponding to the payout should be paid to the member. For example, the winnings payment unit 143 is a predetermined amount corresponding to the winnings when the winnings are paid, when the integrated points corresponding to the winnings is '1 million points', '10, 000 won 'into the account of the member's financial institution.

On the contrary, the winnings payment unit 143 may pay by changing the integration points corresponding to the winnings to the points used in the corresponding service server of the external linking server 130 at the request of the winners when the winnings are paid. For example, when the payout unit 143 is designated as '1 mile per 1 point', when the winnings are paid, if the points used in the corresponding service server of the external interworking server 130 are 'miles', the winning amount is integrated. Points are paid to the service server by changing the 'million points' to 'million miles'.

The short message processing unit 144 is controlled by the control unit 145, and the short message service (hereinafter referred to as "lottery service information") to guide members to participate in the lottery service (Short Message Service: SMS) ) And send it. That is, the short message processing unit 144 generates a short message using the phone number of the second member terminal 120 from the member personal information stored in the member DB 146, and the short message service center of the mobile communication network ( SMSC, not shown in Figure 1) to finally send a short message to the second member terminal 120.

Here, the lottery service information includes a progress schedule, a limited amount of participation, a limited number of participation, a participation method, a lottery result, a prize amount, and a prize payment information.

As described above, when the short message processing unit 144 transmits the short message to the second member terminal 120, the short message of the callback UEL type is easily connected to the lottery service device 140 to process a series of lottery services. Encourage participation in

The controller 145 establishes a website for easily accessing the lottery service through the Internet and provides the first member terminal 110. Through this, the controller 145 may provide a member with a series of lottery service procedures, such as a member registration procedure, an integrated point conversion procedure, a lottery participation procedure, a winning result check procedure, or the like, or view / register / delete the lottery service procedure. Provide members with an interface.

The control unit 145 receives the points of each service server of the external interlocking server 130 as an integration point by using the access information of the external interlocking server 130 included in the member personal information when registering a member through the member registration unit 142. do. At this time, the control unit 145 stores the status of the member's integration point in the member personal information stored in the member DB 146 and updates the change situation according to the member's participation in the lottery service.

In addition, when there are no points scattered on the external interworking server 130, the controller 145 uses the integrated points, which are electronically settled in small amounts, through a normal billing system (not shown in FIG. 1). Get involved.

The controller 145 performs a predetermined lottery service in units of a predetermined period.

First, the controller 145 collects integration points in small amounts that are less than or equal to a limited amount (for example, 1000 points or less) from at least one member.

Thereafter, the controller 145 selects a winner by using a common lottery method among members participating in a predetermined lottery service.

In detail, the controller 145 selects a random member corresponding to the predetermined number of members from among the members who participated in the lottery service on a predetermined lottery day and selects it as a winner. For example, when there are 1000 members who have participated in a predetermined lottery service and the predetermined number of members is 5, the controller 145 arbitrarily selects 5 members from among 1000 and selects a winner.

On the contrary, the control unit 145 stores a series of numbers submitted by the members at the time of participating in the lottery service in the member personal information, as in the normal lotto lottery method. Thereafter, the controller 145 randomly selects a series of numbers on a predetermined drawing date, and selects a member who has applied for the series of numbers as a winner. For example, the control unit 145 stores a series of numbers "2, 5, 7, 11, 33, 42" that any member has applied for in the member's personal information of the member, and the series on the predetermined drawing date. If the numbers (ie 2, 5, 7, 11, 33, 42) are selected, the member is selected as the winner.

Here, the winner selection method by the controller 145 as described above is not limited to this, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the winner can be selected in various ways according to the winner selection method of the lottery service provider.

In particular, the controller 145 may limit the participation opportunity of members participating in the lottery service for each predetermined period to one time or a finite number of times. That is, the controller 145 may limit the participation opportunity of a particular member so that the member cannot repeatedly participate in the lottery service using the phone number or the social security number of the second member terminal 120 included in the member personal information.

Through this, the lottery service of the present invention by limiting the overlapping participation of a specific member for a certain period of time, to prevent the problem that can be altered antisocial and socially beyond the entertainment element which is one of the essential elements of the lottery service.

On the other hand, the control unit 145, when the payment of the winnings, to notify the winnings payment section 114 the integrated points corresponding to the winnings to pay the winnings. At this time, the controller 145 updates the change situation of the integration point of the member personal information stored in the member DB 146.

2 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a limited lottery service apparatus and method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the lottery service device 140 first registers a general user as a member in order to use the lottery service (S201). At this time, the lottery service device 140 generates and stores member personal information based on the information input from the first member terminal 110, and confirms whether a legitimate user is registered as a member through authentication and security procedures.

Subsequently, the lottery service device 140 generates each point scattered in each service server of the external interworking server 130 as one integrated point by using the access information of the external interlocking server 130 of the member personal information. (S202).

On the other hand, the lottery service device 140 proceeds with a predetermined lottery service for a predetermined period, while collecting the integration points in a small amount of less than a limited amount from at least one or more members participating in the lottery (S203). At this time, the lottery service device 140 limits the opportunity of the member to participate in the lottery service.

Thereafter, the lottery service device 140 selects a winner by using a common lottery method from among members who have participated in the predetermined lottery service on a predetermined lottery date (S204). At this time, the lottery service device 140, upon payment of the winnings, provides the winners with the integrated points corresponding to the winnings according to a predetermined winnings payment procedure (S205).

On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, the same effect of the present invention can be obtained by proceeding the lottery service as described above for each type of points without generating integration points.

That is, the lottery service device 140 classifies various types of points scattered on the cyber, and stores them in member personal information. At this time, the lottery service device 140 performs the lottery service as described above for each type of points. Thereafter, the lottery service device 140 pays a prize to the winner of the lottery service performed for each point.

Detailed description thereof will be omitted since it will be obvious to those skilled in the art.

On the other hand, the method of the present invention as described above can be written in a computer program. And the code and code segments constituting the program can be easily inferred by a computer programmer in the art. In addition, the written program is stored in a computer-readable recording medium (information storage medium), and read and executed by a computer to implement the method of the present invention. The recording medium may include any type of computer readable recording medium.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention for those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is not limited by the drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of a lottery service network according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of an exemplary embodiment of a limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

110: first member terminal 120: second member terminal

130: external interworking server 140: lottery service device

141: member register 142: external linkage

143: winnings payment unit 144: short message processing unit

145: control unit 146: member DB

Claims (18)

In the lottery service apparatus, Member registration means for generating and storing member personal information necessary for a lottery service for each member when registering a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; Each member generates various points and a small amount of cash into one integrated point for each member, collects the integrated points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunity from at least one member, and uses a predetermined lottery method. Control means for selecting; And Winning payment means for paying the winnings to the winner according to a predetermined winnings payment method integrated points corresponding to the winnings Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal comprising a. According to claim 1, External interlocking means for providing an open standard interface for accessing the wired / wireless terminal and the external interlocking server managing various points of each member using the member personal information. Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal further comprising. According to claim 1, Short message processing means for transmitting a short message containing information about a predetermined lottery service to the wired / wireless terminal using the member personal information Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal further comprising. The method according to claim 1, wherein The member personal information, Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through the wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the connection information of the external interlocking server and the 'phone number of the wired or wireless terminal or the resident registration number of the member'. The method of claim 4, wherein The member registration means, Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the registration after performing the authentication and security procedures for each member to confirm that the member is a legitimate member. The method of claim 5, The control means, Limited lottery service device using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the member provides a website for the member to view a series of lottery service procedures to register / modify / delete. The method of claim 6, The control means, By using the access information of the external linkage server of the member personal information, various points and small amounts of cash of each member managed by the external linkage server to generate as a single integrated point Limited draw service device using cash and various points. The method of claim 6, The control means, A small amount of cash and various points through the wired / wireless terminal, characterized in that each member's participation opportunity is limited to a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period of time by using the 'phone number of the member terminal or the resident registration number of the member' of the member personal information. Limited lottery service device used. In the lottery service method, A registration step of generating and storing member personal information necessary for a lottery service for each member when registering a member of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A generation step of generating one integrated point for each member from various points and small amounts of cash scattered on the external linked server by using the member personal information of each member; Selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method by collecting integration points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member; And Payment step of paying the winnings to the winner according to a predetermined winnings payment method integrated points corresponding to the winnings Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal comprising a. The method of claim 9, The member personal information, Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the connection information of the external interlocking server and the 'phone number of the wired or wireless terminal or the resident registration number of the member'. The method of claim 10, The registration step, Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the registration after performing the authentication and security procedures for each member to confirm that the member is a legitimate member. The method of claim 10, The generating step, Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that the connection through the external interlocking server and an open standard interface to generate a variety of points of each member as one integrated point. The method of claim 12, The generating step, By using the access information of the external linkage server of the member personal information, various points and small amounts of cash of each member managed by the external linkage server to generate as a single integrated point Limited lottery service method using cash and various points. The method of claim 10, The selection step, Limited lottery service using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal, characterized in that each member's participation opportunity is limited to a predetermined number of times by using the 'phone number of the wired or wireless terminal or the resident registration number of the member' of the member personal information. Way. In the lottery service apparatus, Member registration means for generating and storing member personal information necessary for a lottery service for each member when registering a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; Various points of each member are classified by type and stored in the member personal information, and the winners are selected by using a predetermined lottery method by collecting the points by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member. Control means for; And Winning payment means for paying the winnings in accordance with a predetermined winnings payment method for the points corresponding to the winnings to the winners Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal comprising a. In the lottery service method, Generating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member when registering a member of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; Classifying various types of points scattered on an external linked server by using member personal information of each member and storing the sorted points in the member personal information; Collecting winners by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunity from at least one member, and selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method; And Paying the winnings to the winner according to a predetermined winnings payment method for the points corresponding to the winnings Limited lottery service method using a small amount of cash and various points through a wired or wireless terminal comprising a. In the lottery service device having a processor, Creating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member when registering a member of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A function of generating a single integrated point for each member using various member points and a small amount of cash scattered on an external linked server by using member personal information of each member; Collecting winners according to a predetermined lottery method by collecting integration points according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member; And A function that pays the winnings to the winners according to a predetermined winnings payment method integrated points corresponding to the winnings A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this. In the lottery service device having a processor, Creating and storing member personal information necessary for the lottery service for each member when registering a member of a user connected through a wired or wireless terminal; A function of classifying various points scattered on an external interworking server by type using member personal information of each member and storing the sorted points in the member personal information; A function of collecting the points by type according to a limited participation amount and participation opportunities from at least one member, and selecting a winner according to a predetermined drawing method; And A function to pay a winnings to the winner according to a predetermined payout method for the points corresponding to the winnings A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for realizing this.

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