KR20090030539A - Method and system for providing multimedia service in public transport - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for providing multimedia service in public transportation are provided to increase a user convenience by offering various information service from departure to destination including a shopping information service. A service terminal(110) visually outputs a multimedia service. Various duty-free goods are listed by the multimedia server(130) while moving to the destination location. The multimedia service including information retrieval service for each nation is provided to the service terminal. A user requests a purchase of a duty-free good, a purchase detail is delivered to a duty-free shop server(150). A passenger facility server(140) stores information including personal information of a user, the passport number, an airline ticket number, and the user authentication is performed through the multimedia server. The duty-free shop server is requested for the list of the specific goods from the multimedia server, a database is searched and provide the search result. The duty-free shop server delivers the purchase detail of a user to the duty-free shop terminal(160).

Description

Method and System for Providing Multimedia Service in Public Transportation {Method and System for Providing Multimedia Service in Public Transport}

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a multimedia service in public transportation. More specifically, in the case of departure and arrival by public transportation, duty-free shopping service, air navigation information service, wireless internet service, etc., in conjunction with a passenger facility server and a duty-free server in conjunction with a multimedia server to a passenger facility server or a destination. A method and system for providing a multimedia service in real time.

Generally, duty-free goods are purchased directly at duty-free shops located in passenger facilities, which are either passenger facilities or ports at the time of entry or exit, or duty-free shops located at passenger facilities upon departure after purchasing goods at duty-free shops in hotels located outside the passenger facilities. The purchase is made by receiving goods purchased at the desk. Duty-free goods have no qualitative difference compared to ordinary non-exempt goods, and are exempt from VAT, special consumption tax, and customs duty.

On the other hand, in order to provide transportation convenience for departures from the city center to the passenger facility or for the entrants from the passenger facility to the city center, a number of public transportations are connected between the passenger facilities and the city center. Here, the public transportation is any one of rail, bus and taxi.

A representative example of such public transportation is the Incheon International Passenger Railroad, which connects the Incheon International Passenger Facility with downtown Seoul and provides transportation in the metropolitan area, and provides reductions in transportation time and logistics costs. The Incheon International Passenger Train was opened in March 2007 from Incheon Passenger Facility to Gimpo Passenger Facility. It takes about 30 minutes from Incheon Passenger Facility to Gimpo Passenger Facility. In addition, due to the increasing number of passenger rail lines to downtown Seoul, many users are expected to use public transportation as a means of transportation to and from the passenger facilities for entry and exit.

As such, many users primarily use public transportation to travel between passenger facilities and urban centers, so if you provide information on duty-free items to be purchased at passenger facilities within the public transportation, and you can purchase in advance, large returns are expected. do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention, when the departure and arrival of the public using the means of transportation, in conjunction with the passenger facility server and duty-free server in the multimedia server, the duty-free shopping service, flight information guide while moving to the passenger facility or destination It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing various multimedia services such as services and wireless Internet services in real time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a multimedia to at least one or more of the departure of the person traveling to the passenger facility for departure using public transportation and the person entering the country from the passenger facility using the public transportation to the destination. A system for providing a service, which is provided in the public transportation means, the list of duty-free items currently available for purchase by the user, the list of duty-free items available for purchase by the user's moving section, the popular sales items and sales performance at a specific time, and the current inventory price. At least one or more of a list of duty-free goods that can be purchased after arrival at the passenger facility, the current inventory of the specific duty-free goods requested by the user, the expected inventory after a certain period of time, and the expected sales of the remaining goods. Listed Tax Free Shows Display information, and the service terminal for transmitting purchase by the user input; A server providing the multimedia service to the service terminal, the multimedia server providing the duty free shopping information to the service terminal and receiving a purchase history from the service terminal; A wired / wireless internet network providing a communication path between the service terminal and the multimedia server; A passenger facility server that stores / manages personal information of the user and performs authentication of the user in association with the multimedia server; And a duty-free server for receiving duty-free sales and inventory status information from a duty-free terminal and storing the database as a database, and transmitting the purchase history to the duty-free terminal in conjunction with the multimedia server. Provides a system for providing a multimedia service.

In addition, according to another object of the present invention, in a method for providing a multimedia service to a user traveling to a passenger facility for departure by using public transportation, (a) the main screen of the multimedia service through a service terminal; Outputting; (b) receiving a duty free shopping service on the main screen; (c) providing an interface for searching for duty free goods and a purchase list of the duty free goods; (d) if there is a selection of a specific duty free product from the user, outputting detailed information of the specific duty free product and confirming the purchase; (e) receiving personal information from the user and performing authentication; (f) receiving a payment method and a receiving method of the specific duty free product; (g) transmitting the purchase history information including one or more of the specific duty free product, the personal information, the payment method, and the receiving method to a duty free server; Provide a way to provide.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to increase convenience by providing various information providing services including shopping services to users traveling to a passenger facility or a destination using public transportation means, and convenience of using a duty free store. It has the effect of increasing profits by providing.

By providing advertising content to users traveling to passenger facilities or destinations, it is possible to enjoy enormous advertising effects, thereby generating advertising revenue.

In addition, there are profits from brokerage commissions through various brokerages, such as duty-free sales, lodging, car rentals, call taxis and call vans, and can expect entry fees and advertising revenue for each company.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. First of all, in adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are used as much as possible even if displayed on different drawings. In addition, in describing the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related well-known configuration or function may obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing a multimedia service according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Multimedia service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a service terminal 110, the Internet network 120, multimedia server 130, passenger facility server 140, duty-free shop server 150 and duty-free shop terminal 160 do.

The service terminal 110 of the present invention provides a variety of wireless Internet services via the Internet network 120, in a number of duty-free shops located in the passenger facility while the user travels to the passenger facility by using public transportation for departure It is a terminal that provides a list of duty-free goods for sale, provides a service for the user to purchase in advance, and also searches and provides various information in Korea in real time when the user enters the country and uses public transportation.

In addition, the service terminal 110 of the present invention is in a variety of forms, such as a computer system attached to a location that can be easily used by a user, including a seat in a public transport, or a portable computer, laptop, PDA, mobile communication terminal, etc. May be provided to the user.

In addition, the service terminal 110 of the present invention is a display unit for visually outputting a multimedia service, a speaker unit for outputting various voices or sounds, a microphone or a headset for providing an Internet phone, and receives various commands from a user Input unit and the like.

Here, the display unit and the input unit may be provided integrally in the form of a touch screen.

The Internet network 120 provides a communication path between the service terminal 110 and the multimedia server 130, and various wireless, such as a high-speed portable Internet network or a mobile communication network to enable a wireless Internet service in the public transportation means moving at a high speed. Communication system.

When the user leaves the country, the multimedia server 130 provides a duty-free shopping service, an air navigation information guide service, and various information for each country, which list and provide information on various duty-free goods while traveling to a passenger facility using public transportation. Provides a multimedia service, such as a country-specific information search service that can be searched to the service terminal 110, and when the user requests the purchase of duty-free goods, receives it and delivers the purchase details to the duty-free server 150.

In addition, the multimedia server 130, when the user enters the country, while moving from the passenger facility to the destination by using public transportation, various domestic information, real-time news, accommodation information, linked traffic information, car rental reservation information, major Various information such as tourist information, main event information, and search for map information of the destination is provided to the service terminal 110.

In addition, a variety of services such as wireless Internet service, Internet telephony service, TV, DMB and VOD service, and game service are commonly provided to both the departure and arrival.

When the multimedia server 130 is described in more detail for the duty-free shopping service provided for the departure, the information on the current location of the user and the time required from the current location to the passenger facility in real time, passenger facility server 140 ) To authenticate the user by using the user's personal information (name and social security number), passport number and ticket number, etc., and in conjunction with the duty-free server 150, the user can purchase by section from departure to arrival Duty-free goods, top selling items and sales at specific times, not currently available for purchase because they are out of stock, but available for purchase after arrival at the passenger facility, duty-free items available for purchase before the departure time after the user arrives at the passenger facility, and specific duty-free items requested by the user to purchase. Current stock and estimated inventory after a certain time, if inventory remains Product provides a duty-free shopping information list screen information about a variety of duty-free items, such as expected sales to the service terminal 110.

The service terminal 110 may provide the above-described various lists for the specific duty-free goods requested by the user by using a graph or a chart, and may simultaneously perform voice guidance through the speaker unit.

In addition, the service terminal 110 transmits the purchase history input by the user to the multimedia server 130. Here, the purchase history includes information on a specific duty free product that a user requests to purchase, personal information of the user, payment information of the specific duty free product, and information on a method of receiving the duty free product.

As a method for the user to purchase duty-free goods while arriving at the passenger facility through the duty-free shopping service of the present invention and arrive at the passenger facility, the user may go directly to the duty-free shop selling the duty-free goods and receive the automatic goods dispenser. There may be used a variety of methods, such as using a method, and providing a separate place for receiving only the goods purchased by the user.

In addition, when the multimedia server 130 receives the purchase history from the service terminal 110, in order to authenticate the user, personal information of the user, for example, information such as name and resident registration number, passport number, ticket number, etc. Transmitting to the 140 to verify whether or not the user can purchase a duty-free product, and performs payment for the purchase of the duty-free product according to the payment information of the duty-free product. Here, the payment information of the duty-free goods includes whether the user paid in advance for the price of the duty-free goods and whether to pay when receiving the duty-free goods. In other words, the tax-free shopping service of the present invention uses a variety of payment methods such as credit card, bank transfer, etc. in various ways, such as payment immediately before the purchase request through the service terminal 110, or upon receipt of goods after the arrival of the passenger facility It is possible to pay with.

In addition, when providing the aforementioned duty-free shopping service, the multimedia server 130 performs an indirect advertisement using a banner or the like on the shopping screen, or the advertisement when the user boards a public transportation or departs a specific section or station. By providing a free internet phone, free content (movies, music, etc.), and offers a variety of services, such as discounting a certain amount of shopping.

The passenger facility server 140 stores / manages information about a user's personal information, passport number and ticket number, and performs a function of authenticating a user through interworking with the multimedia server 130. In addition, the passenger facility server 140 provides real-time information (delay or cancellation) of each user's flight, flight information of the airline, and the like.

The duty free server 150 receives and stores information such as sales and real-time inventory of each duty-free shop from the duty-free terminal 160, and stores them in a database.The sales and sales of the duty-free goods, the sales volume of the duty-free goods per hour, and the minute are sold and Various information such as expected sales volume is stored in a database (not shown), and when a list of specific items is requested from the multimedia server 130, a function of searching and providing a database is performed. In addition, the duty free server 150 performs a function of transmitting the user's purchase history to the duty free terminal (160).

Duty-free shop terminal 160 transmits information such as sales history, item list and real-time inventory of the duty-free shop entered through the salesperson to the duty-free shop server 150, the user's purchase history sent from the duty-free shop server 150 to the seller Informing is a device that performs a function.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a multimedia service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method of providing a multimedia service when a user uses public transportation for departure.

After the user boards a public transport and sits in a seat, when the user starts the operation of the service terminal 110, the service terminal 110 provides the user with an execution screen of preset advertisement content (S202). Here, the advertisement content may be stored in advance in the service terminal 110 or the service terminal 110 may start communication with the multimedia server 130 to receive the advertisement content in real time.

In addition, when the user refuses to watch the advertisement, the user is guided whether the user can watch the advertisement as much as possible by guiding whether or not to discount the wireless internet phone or duty free shopping by watching the advertisement.

After the provision of the advertisement, the service terminal 110 provides a main screen of the multimedia service (S204). Here, the main screen includes icons for selecting various services such as duty free shopping service, flight information service, country information search service, and general wireless Internet service. In addition, the main screen provides information such as the departure position and real-time moving position of the current public transportation means, the time to the destination.

In addition, in addition to the above-described services, various multimedia services may be additionally provided according to a user's request. For example, recently released movie watching service, the latest music content providing service, real-time TV and DMB service.

When the user requests the flight information information service, the multimedia server 130 searches for and provides the details requested by the user through linkage with the passenger facility server 140, and receives the request details of the user for various other services. Process.

In particular, the multimedia server 130 determines whether the user selects the duty-free shopping service (S206), and when the user selects the duty-free shopping service, the list of duty-free items currently available for purchase, real-time popular items in the current time zone, and past sales Performance, a list of items available for purchase by user's travel segment, a list of duty-free items that are not available for purchase because they are not currently in stock, but a list of duty-free items that can be purchased after arrival at the passenger facility and before departure time, Lists and provides optional information on various duty-free items, such as the current inventory of a specific duty-free item that you have requested to purchase, estimated inventory after a certain period of time, and estimated sales of duty-free goods that remain in stock, and allows you to search for specific duty-free goods. The interface is provided through the service terminal 110 (S208).

After providing the above-mentioned various lists, the multimedia server 130 selects a specific duty-free product and, in conjunction with the duty-free server 150, within a few minutes before the arrival of the stock of the item or the expected stock within a certain time, the passenger facility Whether to purchase, provides a variety of detailed information, such as price, discount rate (S210).

After the user selects a specific duty-free article and determines whether to request a purchase (S212), if the user requests a purchase, the user's personal information is input (S214). Here, the user's personal information includes a variety of information such as resident registration number, passport number, ticket number, etc., multimedia server 130 transmits the information to the passenger facility server 140 to perform the authentication of the user, a specific duty-free product In case of a legitimate user who can purchase, the payment method is input (S216). In this case, when the user requests a payment immediately, the purchase price of the corresponding item is immediately paid through a credit card or a wire transfer method.

When the user selects a specific duty-free article and determines a payment method, the multimedia server 130 receives a receiving method of the corresponding duty-free article (S218). In other words, it is input whether or not to go directly to the duty-free shop of the relevant duty-free goods, receive the duty-free goods through the automatic goods dispenser, or receive them at a specific goods receiving destination provided in the passenger facility.

When the multimedia server 130 receives the information on how to receive from the user, the information (name, model name, size, quantity, etc.) of the duty-free goods, user personal information (name, social security number, passport number or / and ticket number, etc.) And, the information about the purchase history, including the payment information (whether pre-payment or payment at the time of receipt) and the receiving method, and forwards to the duty-free server 150 (S220), the duty-free server 150 By transmitting the purchase details of the user to the duty-free shop terminal 160 of the duty-free shop that sells duty-free goods, the salesperson of the duty-free shop can prepare the duty-free goods in advance according to the receiving method.

When the user arrives at the passenger facility, the user performs payment according to a predetermined receipt method and payment method and receives the corresponding duty free product (S222).

In the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing the duty-free shopping service when the user leaves the country is described in detail, but is not limited thereto. In other words, in addition to the duty-free shopping service described above, departure service can provide a variety of services such as flight information information service, country-specific information search service, etc. For immigrants, major domestic news service, accommodation guide and reservation service, car rental reservation Various services such as connecting service, connecting transportation (subway, bus, call taxi / call van, KTX, etc.) information service, tourist information service, major event information service (events, performances, sports events, etc.), destination map search service, etc. It can be provided.

In addition, it is possible to provide various services such as Internet telephony service, wireless internet service, TV and VOD (real time DMB, music video, movie, music, drama, sports, etc.), game service to both the departure and arrival.

The above description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may make various modifications and changes without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to the field of multimedia providing service, and can provide convenience for providing various information providing services including shopping services to users traveling to passenger facilities or destinations using public transportation. It is a very useful invention that provides the convenience of using duty free shops and increases the profits.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a system for providing a multimedia service according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a multimedia service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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110: service terminal 120: Internet network

130: multimedia server 140: passenger facility server

150: duty free server 160: duty free terminal

Claims (13)

A system for providing a multimedia service to at least one or more of the departure of a person traveling to a passenger facility for departure by using public transportation and an immigrant moving from the passenger facility to a destination by using the public transportation means, Is provided in the public transportation means, the list of duty-free goods that the user can currently purchase, the list of duty-free goods available for purchase by the user's moving section, the hot sale items and sales history of a specific time period, the current inventory is not available for purchase but the passenger Duty-free shopping information that lists at least one or more of a list of duty-free items that can be purchased after arriving at the facility, the current inventory amount of the specific duty-free item that the user requested to purchase, the estimated inventory amount after a certain period of time, and the expected sales amount of the remaining items. A service terminal for displaying and transmitting a purchase history input by the user; A server providing the multimedia service to the service terminal, the multimedia server providing the duty free shopping information to the service terminal and receiving a purchase history from the service terminal; A wired / wireless internet network providing a communication path between the service terminal and the multimedia server; A passenger facility server that stores / manages personal information of the user and performs authentication of the user in association with the multimedia server; And Duty-free shop server that receives the duty-free shop sales and inventory status information from the duty-free terminal and stores the database, and transmits the purchase history to the duty-free terminal in conjunction with the multimedia server System for providing a multimedia service in the public transport comprising a. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia server, Flight information information service, country information search service, real-time domestic news service, accommodation guide and reservation service, car rental connection service, linked transportation information information service, tourist information service, major event guide service, destination map search At least one or more of a service, an internet telephony service, a wireless internet service, a TV and a VOD service, and a game service, to the service terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the service terminal, And a computer system attached to the seat of the public transportation means, at least one of a portable computer, a notebook computer, a PDA, and a mobile communication terminal. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information, System for providing a multimedia service in the public transportation means comprising at least one or more of the user's name, resident registration number, passport number and ticket number. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia server, System for providing a multimedia service in the public transportation means characterized in that the transfer of the purchase history to the duty free server. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase history, System for providing a multimedia service in the public transportation means comprising the information of the specific duty-free goods, the personal information of the user, payment information of the specific duty-free goods and information on how to receive the specific duty-free goods. The method of claim 6, wherein the payment information, And whether the user paid in advance for the price of the specific duty free product and whether or not to pay when the user receives the specific duty free product. The method of claim 6, wherein the receiving method is Multimedia in public transportation means comprising at least one of a method of receiving directly by the user at a store selling the specific duty-free goods, a method of receiving through an automatic goods dispenser, and a method of receiving in a specific area within the passenger facility. System that provides services. The method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia server, Before the departure of the public transport or when passing through a certain section or station, the advertisement content is provided to the user, and services including wireless internet phone, free content and discount of shopping amount are provided according to the use of the advertisement content. A system for providing a multimedia service in public transportation, characterized by providing. In a method for providing a multimedia service to a user traveling to a passenger facility for departure by using public transportation, (a) outputting a main screen of the multimedia service through a service terminal; (b) receiving a duty free shopping service on the main screen; (c) providing an interface for searching for duty free goods and a purchase list of the duty free goods; (d) if there is a selection of a specific duty free product from the user, outputting detailed information of the specific duty free product and confirming the purchase; (e) receiving personal information from the user and performing authentication; (f) receiving a payment method and a receiving method of the specific duty free product; And (g) transmitting the purchase history information including one or more of the information of the specific duty free product, the personal information, the payment method, and the receiving method to the duty free server; Method for providing a multimedia service in the public transport comprising a. The method of claim 10, wherein before step (a), (a-1) providing advertisement content when the user starts operation of the service terminal; Method for providing a multimedia service in public transport, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 10, wherein the main screen, The duty-free shopping service, flight information information service, country information search service, real-time domestic major news service, accommodation guide and reservation service, car rental reservation connection service, linked traffic information information service, tourist information guide service, major events guide A method for providing a multimedia service in a public transportation means comprising an icon for selecting at least one of a service, a destination map search service, an internet phone service, a wireless internet service, a TV and a VOD service, and a game service. The method of claim 11, wherein the available list, A list of the goods currently available for purchase by the user, a list of duty-free goods available for purchase by each user's moving section, a list of duty-free goods that cannot be purchased because they are not currently in stock, but can be purchased after arriving at the passenger facility, and the user has arrived at the passenger facility. A list of duty-free items that can be purchased before the departure time, at least one list of the current inventory of the specific duty-free goods and the estimated inventory after a certain time, the popular sales items and sales performance of the specific time period, and the expected sales of the duty-free goods with inventory remaining. Method for providing a multimedia service in public transport, characterized in that.

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