KR20090123746A - Method for providing mobile communication coupon using virtual certificate number - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mobile communications method for providing coupons which summarily easily transmits the virtual certificate number to each member is provided to simply distribute a coupon through a virtual certificate number. CONSTITUTION: A virtual certificate number is generated about a mobile communications coupon(ST10). If a business carrier inputs a coupon use condition, a service providing server registers the use condition of the mobile communications coupon according to the business carrier(ST20). The service providing server inputs certificate number from a user terminal(ST30). The use condition of the mobile communications coupon corresponding to the virtual authentication number is read from database of a service providing server(ST50). The real authentication number using the mobile communications coupon is given to the user terminal number(ST60). The service providing server transmits the real authentication number for the mobile communications coupon and user terminal number to the communications corporation server(ST70).

Description

How to provide a mobile communication coupon using a virtual authentication number {METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE COMMUNICATION COUPON USING VIRTUAL CERTIFICATE NUMBER}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication coupon providing technology, and in particular, when providing a mobile communication coupon such as a text coupon or a voice call coupon to customers or acquaintances, instead of providing a real authentication number one by one, providing a virtual authentication number collectively In the subsequent authentication process, authentication is performed through the virtual authentication number sent by the user and preset coupon use conditions, and the user is provided to the coupon registration server of the mobile carrier by granting a different actual authentication number from the service providing server for each user terminal number. The present invention relates to a mobile communication coupon providing technology that can use a text or voice call for a given amount free of charge.

As a mobile communication coupon using a mobile terminal, voice call coupons and text coupons are frequently used. These coupons are services that allow you to pay a certain amount of money and use the same amount of text or voice calls for free, and provide the ability to present them to others as well as for their own use. For example, if you purchase a character coupon worth 10,000 won and give it to someone you know, the other party can send you 10,000 won worth of text for free.

Currently used voice call coupons and text coupons are assigned one authentication number for each coupon. Therefore, if you want to transfer a coupon that you have not used yet, you only need to inform the assignee of the authorization number.

In this case, a person who wants to give a voice call coupon or a text coupon as a gift has a problem in that each person needs to provide an authentication number individually. There is a problem that needs to be entered. In addition, if the production in the form of a separate printed matter there is a problem that the production cost increases.

In addition, in the case of operators who want to provide mobile communication coupons to customers for business purposes, it is necessary to provide different authentication numbers to hundreds or thousands of customers.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mobile communication coupon providing technology that can present a coupon by providing a single virtual authentication number without the person who wants to present a text coupon or voice call coupon to send the actual authentication number of the coupon to each other. will be.

Mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention (a) the service providing server registers the purchase request for the mobile communication coupon from the coupon buyer terminal, and generates a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon step; (b) registering, by the service providing server, terms of use of the mobile communication coupon according to the setting of the coupon purchaser terminal; (c) checking the registration of the virtual authentication number corresponding to the authentication number when the service providing server receives the authentication number from the user terminal; (d) reading the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon corresponding to the virtual authentication number if the virtual authentication number corresponding to the authentication number is registered; (e) assigning an actual authentication number for using the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal number based on the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon; (f) the service providing server transmitting the user terminal number and the actual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon to the communication company server; And (g) registering, by the telecommunication company server, the mobile communication using service according to the actual authentication number with respect to the user terminal number.

In addition, the step (b) in the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, the service providing server provides a message sending menu for transmitting a message to one or more user terminals to the coupon buyer terminal; Receiving, by the service providing server, one or more user terminal numbers from the coupon purchaser terminal through a message sending menu; Transmitting, by the service providing server, a message including the virtual authentication number to the user terminal number according to the setting of the coupon purchaser terminal; And setting a use condition of the mobile communication coupon so as to give an actual authentication number only to the user terminal number to which the virtual authentication number has been transmitted.

In addition, step (b) in the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, the service providing server is provided with at least one user terminal number from the coupon buyer terminal; And setting, by the service providing server, conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to assign an actual authentication number only to the user terminal number.

In addition, step (b) in the method for providing a mobile communication coupon using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention is to receive the authentication period of the mobile communication coupon from the coupon buyer terminal as a condition of use of the mobile communication coupon to register; It is preferable that the step (e) comprises a step of assigning the actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal originating the authentication number entered during the authentication period of the mobile communication coupon; .

In addition, the step (b) in the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention is a step of receiving a user using the mobile communication coupon from the coupon purchaser terminal as the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon; And, step (e) preferably comprises the step of assigning the actual authentication number to use the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal that sent the authentication number entered on a first-come, first-served basis within the range of the use number.

In addition, the method for providing a mobile communication coupon using the virtual authentication number according to the present invention (b) step is to receive and register the use conditions of the mobile communication coupon forbidding the use of the coupon for the specific terminal number from the coupon buyer terminal; It is preferably configured to include, step (e) is a step of assigning the actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon to the remaining terminal except the specific terminal number of the user terminal that sent the authentication number; .

In addition, the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, the service providing server providing a member address book management menu to the coupon buyer terminal; Receiving at least one member and a terminal number of a member through a member address book management menu from a coupon purchaser terminal and storing the same in a member address book DB; Assigning a rating to each member stored in the member address book DB; And setting the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to differentiate the amount of use of the mobile communication coupon according to the grade of the member and give an actual authentication number.

In addition, the method for providing a mobile communication coupon using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, the service providing server, the real-time identification of the member receiving the actual authentication number of the member received the virtual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon; Reflecting the findings in the member address book DB; And providing, by the service providing server, a menu for transmitting a message by distinguishing between a member who has been assigned an actual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon and a member who has not been assigned yet, to the coupon purchaser terminal.

In addition, (a) step in the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, (a-1) the service providing server receiving a predetermined amount of mobile communication coupon purchase request from the coupon buyer terminal; (a-2) processing the payment for a certain amount; (a-3) allocating a certain amount of mobile communication coupons to the coupon purchaser; (a-4) If a coupon is received from the coupon buyer terminal and the coupon buyer has already been issued and charged for the virtual authentication number being used, setting the virtual authentication number already in use as the virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon. ; (a-5) upon receiving a request from the coupon purchaser terminal to set a specific number as a virtual authentication number, determining whether the specific number is currently used and setting the specific number as a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon if it is not currently in use; (a-6) if there is no separate virtual authentication number setting request from the coupon purchaser terminal, setting the virtual authentication number by itself; And (a-7) providing a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon to the coupon purchaser terminal.

In addition, in the method for providing a mobile communication coupon using a virtual authentication number according to the present invention, the step (a) further includes the step of setting an authentication number update period for newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication use service every specific period; Step (e) comprises: (e-1) checking whether the authentication number received from the user terminal is a virtual authentication number previously assigned to the user terminal number; And (e-2) when the authentication number is a virtual authentication number previously assigned to the user terminal number, the actual authentication number newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication service by applying the authentication number update period. It is preferably configured to include; giving about.

In addition, the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number in accordance with the present invention, the service providing server provides a member address book management menu for displaying the member who received the actual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon to the coupon buyer terminal Making; Receiving, by the service providing server, an additional request for a free mobile communication service for a specific member among members who have received the actual authentication number from the coupon purchaser terminal through the member address book management menu; And assigning an actual authentication number for newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication use service to a user terminal number of the specific member according to the request for adding the free mobile communication use service. .

According to the present invention, there is an effect that a person who wants to present a text coupon or a voice call coupon can easily distribute the coupon by providing only a single virtual authentication number without having to send the actual authentication number of the coupon to the other party.

In addition, the service providing server provides a coupon buyer with a member address book management menu to easily send a virtual authentication number to each member collectively, and by monitoring and showing the grade and authentication status of each member, the coupon buyer Network management and each member's certification management can be effective.

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

1 is a system configuration for implementing a mobile communication coupon providing technology using a virtual authentication number in accordance with the present invention.

Web / Wap server 10 refers to a service providing server that provides a mobile communication coupon and a virtual authentication number in connection with a mobile carrier. That is, the operator (coupon buyer) sells a coupon for a certain amount and issues a virtual authentication number, and when the virtual authentication number is received from the user terminal 40, the user terminal 40 sends a text message or voice by giving the actual authentication number. Mobile communication services such as calls can be used free of charge according to the operator's preset conditions.

The coupon registration server 20 is a server for setting a mobile communication coupon for each mobile communication company (SKT, KTF, LGT), hereinafter referred to as a communication company server. The coupon registration server 20 receives the mobile communication terminal number and the actual authentication number from the web / swap server 10 and registers the mobile communication service according to the actual authentication number for the corresponding terminal number.

At this time, there may be a difference between the price or the period for using the mobile communication service according to the actual authentication number. For example, if the web / swap server 10 sends a real authentication number that can be used for 5000 won worth of free text, the terminal number provided with the free text as much as 5000 won is set to use.

The operator terminal 30 refers to a coupon purchaser terminal, and the operator who wants to provide a mobile communication coupon (a text coupon, a voice call coupon, etc.) as a gift to a member or acquaintance managed by the operator is provided to the web / wap server 10. Means a personal computer and a mobile terminal used to connect.

The user terminal 40 refers to a personal computer and a mobile terminal which are used by a general user to access the web / wap server 10. The user may authenticate the mobile communication coupon by inputting a virtual authentication number and his terminal number provided from the operator by accessing the web / wapper server 10 through a personal computer or the like. In addition, a virtual authentication number is transmitted to the web / wafer server 10 by using a mobile phone, etc., without having to separately enter a terminal number of the user, and the web / wap server 10 recognizes the mobile phone number and uses it as a user terminal number. You can also receive input.

Below is an example of the use of a mobile communication coupon according to various coupon use conditions, and the expression 'gift letter' is used instead of 'mobile communication coupon'.

■ Example 1 (Authentication Method According to Terminal Number)

A person purchased a gift letter worth 1 million won and was given a virtual authentication number of 12345678. I want to give a gift letter worth 10,000 won to 100 people I manage. He presented each gift text by SMS on the address book, and all members who received the SMS used the virtual authentication number 12345678 to authenticate the gift text. At this time, if the person who does not receive the SMS tries to authenticate by accessing 12345678, the authentication is denied because the mobile number does not match.

■ Example 2 (Method for setting the authentication period)

A person named B purchased a gift letter worth 2 million won and was given a virtual authentication number of 10102355. In addition to the members he manages, anyone wants to give you a gift letter worth 1,000 won. Provided time is 24 hours. In this case, anyone can request a gift with 10102355 to use a gift character of 1,000 won, but authentication can only be made for 24 hours.

■ Example 3 (How to set the number of people)

A person named C purchased a gift letter worth 1 million won and was given a virtual authentication number of 10041004. I would like to give 1,000 won worth of gift letters to 1,000 people no matter whoever they are. In this case, if the authentication request is made with the virtual authentication number 10041004, the first 1,000 people can be given a gift letter of 1,000 won. If the number of persons is exceeded, no further certification is possible.

■ Example 4 (Set membership level and coupon coupon type accordingly)

A person wants to buy a gift letter worth 1 million won and give it a differential gift according to the grade of the member he manages. Therefore, he set up a gift of 10,000 won gift texts to members of excellent members, and 5,000 won of gifts to the rest of the members, and sent them by SMS to individual members immediately.

■ Example 5 (Method of providing a virtual authentication number offline)

A person in charge of insurance purchases a gift letter worth 1 million won and wants to use it for a new business with a member he manages. He customized his business cards into business card-type gift texts that combined gift text merchandise, printed his gift text virtual unique number 10041004, and set 20 text merchandise to each new customer. . This allowed A to raise the utility value of his business card even further.

■ Example 6 (How to provide the actual certification number offline)

A new restaurant, B, buys a gift letter worth 2 million won and distributes it to the customers who come to his shop. Although it was a business card type production, it was not necessary to utilize a virtual unique number. Each coupon had its original certification number printed on it, and the business card's telephone number was printed on the business card.

■ Example 7 (How to monitor the certification status by providing the member management address book)

A person purchased a gift letter worth 1 million won and gave it a differential gift according to the grade of the member who manages it. A month later, when I opened the address book to present to my members, only 50% of the members used the authenticated gift text. Eventually, he sent a verification SMS to members who use gift texts correctly, and sent the verification SMS again to 50% members who did not use it.

■ Example 8 (How to reuse the same virtual authorization number after a specified period)

A, a plastic surgeon, wants to buy a gift letter worth 10 million won and use it for new business. He customized his business card as a business card type gift letter combining gift text products, and printed his hospital phone number 0232204283 as a virtual authentication number, and set 50 text items each to new customers. Divided.

Meanwhile, he added a reminder that 50 letters are recharged each day for the next six months, and that they can be used for free by visiting his hospital's website and entering a virtual authorization number. As a result, it is highly likely that the card will not be discarded for the next six months.

■ Example 9 (The way businesses recharge their free services)

Salesperson B purchased a gift letter worth 20 million won. He printed a virtual certificate number on his business card and gave it to his clients, some of whom were given 50 free text messages each using the virtual certificate number.

Meanwhile, customer C contacted salesperson B and hoped to receive more free texting services. Accordingly, salesperson B sets a new 50 free text services to be added to the terminal number of customer C through the member address book management menu.

Therefore, customer C can continue to use the free text service provided by Mr. B forever without the need to perform any additional work.

2 is a flow chart showing the overall operation of the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number in accordance with the present invention.

First, if the service providing server receives a purchase request for the mobile communication coupon from the operator (coupon buyer) terminal, register it, and generates a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon (ST10). In this case, the mobile communication coupon refers to a coupon that can use a predetermined amount of text and voice calls using mobile communication, such as a text coupon or a voice call coupon.

Next, when the operator inputs the coupon use condition, the service providing server registers the use condition of the mobile communication coupon according to the setting of the operator (ST20). Various settings such as terminal number, period, number of people are possible, and will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 4.

When the service providing server receives an authentication number from an arbitrary user terminal (ST30), it is checked whether a virtual authentication number corresponding to the input authentication number is registered (ST40). At this time, by setting the web / swap address or parameters to be entered as a virtual authentication number may be implemented so that the user does not need to directly enter the authentication number. In addition, the user may input the authentication number and the terminal number after connecting to the service providing server using a personal computer. In the case of the terminal number, the data input in advance through membership registration may be utilized in the server.

As a result of the check in step ST40, when the virtual authentication number corresponding to the authentication number is registered, the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon corresponding to the virtual authentication number are read from the DB of the service providing server (ST50).

Then, an actual authentication number for using the mobile communication coupon is assigned to the user terminal number based on the read coupon use condition (ST60). The process of assigning the actual authentication number to the terminal number will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 5.

After the actual authentication number is assigned, the service providing server transmits the user terminal number and the actual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon to the service provider server and requests registration (ST70).

At this time, it is necessary to determine the communication company corresponding to the terminal number, which carrier may be checked through the number porting information server, and if there is no such data in the number port information server, which carrier belongs to the station number of the terminal number. Determine. For example, if 010-20XX is SKT, 010-21XX is LGT, and 010-25XX is KTF, the carrier is determined through the station number.

The telecommunication company server receives the user terminal number and the actual authentication number from the service providing server, and then registers the mobile communication using service according to the actual authentication number with respect to the user terminal number (ST80).

Then, the service providing server informs the user terminal of the coupon registration result of the communication company server, so that the user can use the registered mobile communication service (ST90).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of setting a virtual authentication number ST10 according to the selection of a business operator (coupon purchaser) in FIG. 2 in more detail.

First, the service providing server receives a mobile communication coupon purchase request of a certain amount from the operator (ST11). For example, an operator applies for a coupon worth 1 million won.

Then, the payment for the predetermined amount is processed (ST12). In this case, the operator may pay for the coupon through prepaid or postpaid payment, or may pay for the coupon using the cyber money held in advance.

After the payment is made as described above, the mobile communication coupon is allocated for a certain amount of money applied for the service provider (ST13). Coupons may then be distributed and used within the amount of money requested.

The subsequent step is to assign a virtual authentication number to the assigned mobile communication coupon.

If the operator has already been issued and is using the virtual certification number, the existing virtual certification number may be used as it is, according to the operator's choice. That is, if the operator wants to charge the amount previously paid for the existing virtual authentication number currently being used (ST13-1), the service server uses the existing virtual authentication number to verify the virtual authentication for the mobile communication coupon previously allocated. Set to the number (ST13-2).

However, if the operator wants to set a new virtual authentication number, the operator may designate a series of numbers he wants as a virtual authentication number or may be set automatically by the service server.

If the operator wants to directly set the virtual authentication number (ST14), after receiving a specific number to be set as the virtual authentication number (ST15), it is determined whether the entered number is currently in use (ST16). If not currently in use, the number is set as the virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon (ST17).

However, if there is no request for setting up a separate virtual authentication number from the service provider, the service providing server sets the virtual authentication number by itself (ST18).

In addition, by providing the set virtual authentication number to the operator terminal (ST19), the operator knows the virtual authentication number assigned to the coupon he purchased, and can then provide the virtual authentication number to several people.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating in more detail an operation process of the operator ST20 setting coupon use conditions in FIG. 2.

The service providing server provides a member address book management menu through which an operator can manage members (ST21). Operators can effectively maintain and manage their contacts through the address book. You can also assign a rating to each member, you can also set to differentiate the coupon for each rating.

In addition, the operator may set various coupon use conditions.

(1) In case of setting the period of validity of the coupon: The server receives and registers the period of validity of the mobile communication coupon as a condition of use of the mobile communication coupon from the operator (ST22). This is the case described in Example 2 of FIG. 1.

(2) When setting the number of people to use the coupon: The server receives the number of users of the mobile communication coupon from the operator as the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to register (ST23). This is the case described above in Example 3 of FIG. 1.

(3) In case of setting the target of use of the coupon: The server receives a specific terminal number from the operator as a condition of use of the mobile coupon and registers it (ST24).

(4) In case of setting the prohibition of use of the coupon: The server receives and registers the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon forbidding the use of the coupon for the specific terminal number from the operator (ST25).

The above coupon use conditions are individually set or set together according to the operator's choice, so that a person who satisfies each condition can use the coupon.

In addition, the operator may set the winding type of the coupon (ST26). That is, the coupon type may be set differently for each period, first-come-first-served basis, and target. For example, the number of users may be set to 1000, and the first 100 may be set by allocating a coupon of 5000 won and the remaining 900 of 500 won. In addition, if a coupon of 1 million won is distributed for 1000 hours by 24 won for 24 hours and 1000 people are not occupied, the remaining amount may be set to be used next time. In addition, according to the grade of the member stored in the address book can be set to distribute the coupon of 10,000 won to excellent members and 1,000 won coupon to the remaining members.

Next, the operator distributes the virtual authentication number by using a message sending menu provided by the server or personally distributing a business card using a text message, an email, and offline.

When using the message sending menu, the operator sets the user terminal number to receive the message through the message sending menu provided by the server (ST27).

Then, by sending a message containing the virtual authentication number to each user terminal number, those who receive the coupon gift will receive the information containing the virtual authentication number (ST28).

The server may set the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to assign the actual authentication number only to the user terminal number to which the virtual authentication number is transmitted according to the operator's choice (ST29), but it may be set not to apply such a restriction.

When the operator directly distributes the virtual authentication number without using the message sending menu, the operator may separately input or transmit a user terminal number to be used for the coupon to the service providing server. This corresponds to the same coupon use condition setting method as a result of the above step ST24. In this case, the service providing server sets the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to assign the actual authentication number only to the provided terminal number.

Thereafter, the service providing server identifies the member who has received the virtual authentication number among the members stored in the member address book DB, and identifies the member who has been assigned the actual authentication number in real time and reflects it in the member address book DB. Therefore, the operator can monitor the status of each member through the member address book.

In addition, the service providing server may provide a service provider with a menu for transmitting a message by distinguishing between a member who has received the actual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon and a member who has not been assigned yet, thereby allowing the operator to manage the authentication of the coupon more efficiently. To prevent unnecessary authentication.

In addition, in the manner described in Example 9 above, the service provider may directly recharge the free mobile communication service for the member who has been given the actual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon.

That is, the operator can check the member who has been given the actual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon through the member address book management menu, and among them, input a request for adding a free mobile communication service to a specific member.

Then, the service providing server assigns the actual authentication number for providing a certain amount of free mobile communication service to the user terminal number of the corresponding member, so that the member extends the free mobile communication service without any additional procedure. You can continue to use it.

5 is a flow chart illustrating in more detail the operation of the step (ST60) to give the actual authentication number that can use the coupon in FIG.

This process relates to a process of assigning a coupon and assigning an actual authentication number by checking the coupon use conditions set by the above step of setting the coupon use conditions of FIG. 4 one by one (ST22 to ST26).

First, when the operator purchases a coupon, it is determined whether the amount of payment processed has been exhausted (ST61), and if the operator's amount is exhausted, the coupon registration fails (ST67). To be recognized.

Subsequently, the user terminal that transmits the authentication number input during the authentication period of the mobile communication coupon is recognized as a state capable of assigning an actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon (ST62).

In addition, the user terminal that transmits the authentication number entered on a first-come-first-served basis within the range of the user is recognized as being capable of assigning an actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon (ST63).

In addition, the terminal number that is the target of the use of the preset coupon is recognized as a state capable of assigning an actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon (ST64). (Excluding a specific number and adding a specific number, etc.)

If the above conditions are met, the coupon type is calculated according to the conditions (ST65), and if the conditions are not satisfied, the coupon registration is failed (ST67). The coupon registration failure result may be set to notify the user terminal.

After the coupon type is calculated, an actual authentication number is assigned to the user terminal number that satisfies the coupon use condition by allocating the actual authentication number corresponding to the calculated ticket type and subtracting the operator amount (ST66).

Subsequently, the actual authentication number and the user terminal number are transmitted to the communication company server, and the communication company server identifies the type of coupon by referring to the actual authentication number and gives a point of a text coupon or a voice call coupon. Subsequent steps are as described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an additional step of setting an authentication number update cycle (ST1A) in advance so that a customer (user) can reuse a virtual authentication number received once in a coupon purchase step (ST10) of the operator of FIG. 2, FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a step of adding an actual authentication number (ST6C) by applying an authentication number update cycle when a customer reuses a virtual authentication number in the actual authentication number assignment step (ST60) of FIG. 2.

The present invention provides a function that can reuse the virtual authentication number already issued to each user. Corresponding to the contents described above in Example 8, the service providing server sets the authentication number renewal period in advance so as to provide a new amount of free mobile communication service every specific period (ST1A). In the case of Example 8, the authentication number update cycle is repeated every 1 day every month, which may be set arbitrarily by the operator or automatically set in the system.

In addition, as shown in Example 8, a limited period of six months may be provided to provide a virtual authentication number reuse service only during the corresponding period.

Therefore, when the user terminal receives the same virtual authentication number as previously assigned to the user terminal number from the user terminal (ST6A), the actual authentication number newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication service by applying the previously set authentication number update period. Is assigned to the user terminal number (ST6C).

For example, if the same virtual authentication number is input from the user, the actual authentication number that can use 50 free characters is given. In addition, the update function may be set to be updated only once a month, but may also provide a function that is automatically restored to be able to re-authenticate Y times at intervals of X months according to the setting of the operator.

The free mobile communication service (also known as gift text) may be provided only for a list of already entered telephone numbers or may be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. In either case, most users who receive free mobile communication service prefer to receive free mobile communication service only once.

However, the person who has already received the free mobile communication service as above can automatically receive the free mobile communication service again using the same virtual authentication number after a period set by the service provider (certification number renewal cycle). By providing the function to make the system, the advertising effect of the medium (eg business card) with the corresponding virtual certification number can be enhanced.

Although the present invention has been described in more detail with reference to the examples, the present invention is not necessarily limited to these embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit 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 scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1 is a system configuration for implementing a mobile communication coupon providing technology using a virtual authentication number in accordance with the present invention,

2 is a flow chart showing the overall operation of the mobile communication coupon providing method using a virtual authentication number in accordance with the present invention,

3 is a flow chart illustrating in more detail the operation process of setting a virtual authentication number (ST10) according to the selection of the operator (coupon buyer) in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating in more detail an operation process of the operator setting coupon use conditions (ST20) in FIG. 2;

5 is a flow chart illustrating in more detail the operation of the step (ST60) of giving a real authentication number that can use the coupon in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an additional step of setting an authentication number update cycle in advance so that a customer (user) can reuse a virtual authentication number received once in a coupon purchase step (ST10) of the operator of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a step of adding an actual authentication number (ST6C) by applying an authentication number update cycle when a customer reuses a virtual authentication number in the actual authentication number assignment step (ST60) of FIG. 2.

Claims (11)

(a) a service providing server receiving and registering a purchase request for a mobile communication coupon from a coupon purchaser terminal and generating a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon; (b) registering, by the service providing server, terms of use of the mobile communication coupon according to the setting of the coupon purchaser terminal; (c) if the service providing server receives an authentication number from a user terminal, checking whether a virtual authentication number corresponding to the authentication number is registered; (d) reading the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon corresponding to the virtual authentication number when the virtual authentication number corresponding to the authentication number is registered; (e) assigning an actual authentication number for using the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal number based on the conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon; (f) the service providing server transmitting the user terminal number and the actual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon to a communication company server; And (g) registering, by the telecommunication company server, a mobile communication using service according to the actual authentication number with respect to the user terminal number; Mobile communication coupon providing method comprising a. The method according to claim 1, In step (b), Providing, by the service providing server, a message sending menu for transmitting a message to one or more user terminals to the coupon purchaser terminal; Receiving, by the service providing server, one or more user terminal numbers from the coupon purchaser terminal through the message sending menu; Transmitting, by the service providing server, a message including the virtual authentication number to the user terminal number according to the setting of the coupon purchaser terminal; And Setting conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to assign an actual authentication number only to the user terminal number to which the virtual authentication number has been transmitted; Mobile communication coupon providing method further comprises. The method according to claim 1, In step (b), Receiving, by the service providing server, one or more user terminal numbers from the coupon purchaser terminal; And Setting, by the service providing server, conditions of use of the mobile communication coupon to assign an actual authentication number only to the user terminal number; Mobile communication coupon providing method further comprises. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The step (a) further comprises the step of setting an authentication number update period for providing a new amount of free mobile communication service for a specific period; In step (e), (e-1) checking whether the authentication number received from the user terminal is a virtual authentication number previously assigned to the user terminal number; And (e-2) If the authentication number is a virtual authentication number previously assigned to the user terminal number, the actual authentication number for newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication service by applying the authentication number update period is recalled. Assigning to a user terminal number; Mobile communication coupon providing method comprising a. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The mobile communication coupon providing method, Providing, by the service providing server, a member address book management menu for displaying a member who has previously received an actual authentication number of a mobile communication coupon to the coupon purchaser terminal; Receiving, by the service providing server, an additional request for a free mobile communication service for a specific member among members who have received the actual authentication number from the coupon purchaser terminal through the member address book management menu; And Assigning an actual authentication number for newly providing a certain amount of free mobile communication service to a user terminal number of the specific member according to the request for adding the free mobile communication service; Mobile communication coupon providing method further comprises. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The step (b) comprises the step of registering by receiving the authentication available period of the mobile communication coupon from the coupon buyer terminal as the terms of use of the mobile communication coupon; The step (e) comprises the step of assigning the actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal originating the authentication number entered during the authentication period of the mobile communication coupon; How to offer a mobile coupon. The method according to claim 6, The step (b) comprises receiving and registering the use number of the mobile communication coupon from the coupon buyer terminal as the use condition of the mobile communication coupon; The step (e) comprises the step of assigning the actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon to the user terminal originating the authentication number entered on a first-come, first-served basis within the range of the user. How to offer a mobile coupon. The method according to claim 7, The step (b) comprises the step of receiving and registering the use conditions of the mobile communication coupon forbidding the use of the coupon for a specific terminal number from the coupon buyer terminal; The step (e) comprises the step of assigning the actual authentication number that can use the mobile communication coupon to the remaining terminal except the specific terminal number of the user terminal that sent the authentication number; How to give a communication coupon. The method according to claim 8, The mobile communication coupon providing method, Providing, by the service providing server, a member address book management menu to the coupon purchaser terminal; Receiving at least one member and a terminal number of the member through the member address book management menu from the coupon purchaser terminal and storing the member number in a member address book DB; Assigning a grade to each member stored in the member address book DB; And Setting a use condition of the mobile communication coupon so as to differentiate the amount of use of the mobile communication coupon according to the grade of the member and give an actual authentication number; Mobile communication coupon providing method further comprises. The method according to claim 9, The mobile communication coupon providing method, Identifying, by the service providing server, a member who has received an actual authentication number among members who have received the virtual authentication number of the mobile communication coupon in real time; Reflecting the grasp result in the member address book DB; And Providing, by the service providing server, a menu for transmitting a message by distinguishing between a member who has received an actual authentication number of a mobile communication coupon and a member who has not been assigned yet; Mobile communication coupon providing method further comprises. The method according to claim 10, In step (a), (a-1) receiving, by the service providing server, a mobile communication coupon purchase request for a predetermined amount from the coupon purchaser terminal; (a-2) processing the payment for the predetermined amount; (a-3) allocating the predetermined amount of mobile communication coupons to the coupon purchaser; (a-4) When the coupon purchaser receives a predetermined amount from the coupon purchaser and is requested to charge the virtual authentication number that is already in use, the virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon is used. Setting to a number; (a-5) Upon receiving a request from the coupon purchaser terminal to set a specific number as a virtual authentication number, judging whether the specific number is currently used or not and using the specific number as the virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon. Setting up; (a-6) if there is no separate virtual authentication number setting request from the coupon purchaser terminal, setting a virtual authentication number by itself; And (a-7) providing a virtual authentication number for the mobile communication coupon to the coupon purchaser terminal; Mobile communication coupon providing method comprising a.

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