KR20120076509A - System and method for shopping navigation service - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A shopping guide service system and a method thereof are provide to supplies various information about the location of a desired specific shopping mall and stores by floors and products in the shopping mall. CONSTITUTION: If a shopping mall related information request about a specific shopping mall is received from a predetermined terminal, a shopping guide service server(200) supplies the shopping mall related information of the shopping mall. A terminal(100) connects to the shopping guide service server by the execution of a shopping guide service function. Based on the shopping mall related information, the terminal displays one or more moving paths from the location of a user to a selected specific product or a store on a shopping mall map.

Description

Shopping guide service system and method {SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHOPPING NAVIGATION SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a shopping guide service system and method, and more particularly, provides a terminal with a variety of information on the location of a shopping mall and floor-based stores and products in the shopping mall, and further, a specific store at a current location in the shopping mall. And by guiding the optimal movement route to go to the product or whether the registered product of interest is provided in the mall or where it is, etc., the user can easily and efficiently shopping through a terminal device such as a smartphone The present invention relates to a shopping guide service system and method for confirming information related to a terminal, and a terminal device and a method of driving the terminal device.

Smartphones are terminals that add computer functions, such as Internet communication and information retrieval, and the number of users is increasing at a rapid rate, and it is possible to install applications that can implement specific functions desired by users.

Meanwhile, people in modern society are constantly repeating shopping activities in which they purchase various products such as groceries, clothes, and home appliances, use them all, and repurchase them in order to live their daily lives. In addition, shopping malls such as department stores, large marts, etc., which sell these various products to people, tend to become larger as they have more and more various products to attract more buyers to their shopping malls.

However, it is not easy for buyers to find the products they want to purchase in such a large shopping mall, and they often wander unnecessarily to various floors, which causes discomfort due to physical fatigue and waste of time. Thus, there is a case that each floor of the existing shopping mall is provided with a guide device for guiding the store information for the floor, but this also has a limit to give enough satisfaction to the buyer shopping while moving.

Accordingly, the present invention is to provide an environment in which a user shopping while moving by using a terminal device provided by a user, that is, a potential buyer, can easily and efficiently check information related to a desired shopping.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to reach the shopping guide service server by executing a shopping guide service function to request shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall. When the shopping guide service server managing the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall receives the shopping mall-related information request for a specific shopping mall from the terminal device by storing previously registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall. A shopping guide service system for displaying / outputting at least one movement path of the terminal device moving from a current user's location to a specific product or store selected by the user on a shopping mall map based on the received shopping mall-related information; To provide users with a smartphone Through the same terminal device to easily and efficiently check the information related to the desired shopping.

The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and another object of the present invention is to provide shopping mall-related information for a specific shopping mall by connecting to a specific shopping guide service server through wireless communication by executing a shopping guide service function. And driving the terminal device to display and output at least one movement path moving from the current user's location to a specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall-related information received correspondingly. By providing a method, a user can check information related to a desired shopping simply and efficiently through a terminal device such as a smartphone.

The shopping guide service system according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, manages the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by storing previously registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall, and specified from a predetermined terminal device A shopping guide service server for providing shopping mall related information of the shopping mall when a shopping mall related information request is received for the shopping mall; And requesting shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall by executing the shopping guide service function by executing the shopping guide service function, and based on the shopping mall related information received in response thereto, the user's current selection on the shopping mall map. It includes a terminal device for displaying at least one moving path to the product or store.

Preferably, the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, corresponding to the shopping mall, the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and each store is provided Shopping mall information including at least one of the product information, building map information of the shopping mall and shopping mall map information including floor map information indicating store location for each floor, event information held in the shopping mall, and each floor of the shopping mall It may include at least one of relay device-related information, including device identification information and device location information of each installed communication relay device.

Preferably, the at least one shopping mall may further include a shopping mall server by providing an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function to the terminal device located in the shopping mall.

Terminal device according to a second aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises a UI output unit for outputting at least one of a sound and an image screen; A communication unit supporting wireless communication with the unit; And requesting shopping mall-related information for a specific shopping mall by executing a shopping guide service function by executing an external shopping guide service function, and the user at the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall-related information received corresponding thereto. And a service function control unit which displays at least one movement route moving to the selected specific product or store and outputs it to the UI output unit.

Preferably, the service function control unit connects to the shopping guide service server when the shopping guide service function is executed, requests / receives the shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall selected by the user, and controls the user's operation. Shopping mall information including at least one of location information, address information, telephone number information, operation time information, at least one store information entered for each floor, and product information provided for each store, based on the shopping mall related information. And at least one of shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall and floor map information indicating store location of each floor and event information proceeding in the shopping mall to the UI output unit.

Preferably, the service function control unit, when a specific product or store search is selected by the user, based on the relay device-related information in the received shopping mall-related information, shopping mall information and shopping mall map information, wireless communication through the communication unit Recognizes the communication relay device used in the system, recognizes the location information on the floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location, and retrieves the current location of the store equipped with the selected product or the current search. On the basis of this, the shortest distance moving path moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store may be displayed on the shopping mall map and output to the UI output unit.

Preferably, the service function control unit pre-stores the product of interest information indicating at least one product registered by the user, and is based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information. Recognizing a communication relay device used for wireless communication through the communication unit, and recognizes the location information on the floor for the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location and the When there is a product provided in a store existing within a predetermined specific distance from the recognized user location, a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest in the adjacent distance may be output to the UI output unit.

Preferably, when the service function control unit receives an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function from the outside, the service function control unit connects to the shopping guide service server by executing the shopping guide service function according to the event reception. Request shopping mall related information on a specific shopping mall recognized through the terminal, and based on the relay device related information, shopping mall information, and shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information, there is an interest when there is a product included in the stored interested product information At least one of a notification message for notifying that a product exists, store information provided with the corresponding product, and a moving path to the corresponding store may be output to the UI output unit.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a shopping guide service method comprising: requesting shopping mall-related information on a specific shopping mall by a terminal device accessing the shopping guide service server by executing a shopping guide service function; When the shopping guide service server managing the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall receives the shopping mall-related information request for a specific shopping mall from the terminal device by storing previously registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall. Providing a; And displaying and outputting, by the terminal device, at least one movement route moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the received shopping mall related information.

Preferably, the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, corresponding to the shopping mall, the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and each store is provided Shopping mall information including at least one of the product information, building map information of the shopping mall and shopping mall map information including floor map information indicating store location for each floor, event information held in the shopping mall, and each floor of the shopping mall It may include at least one of the relay device-related information including the device identification information and the device location information of each installed communication relay device.

Preferably, the method may further include providing, by the shopping mall server provided in the at least one shopping mall, an event of inducing execution of the shopping guide service function to the terminal device located in the shopping mall.

In accordance with a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of driving a terminal device. The method for driving a terminal apparatus includes wirelessly connecting to a specific shopping guide service server through wireless communication by executing a shopping guide service function. Requesting information requesting step; And a movement route display step of displaying and outputting at least one movement route moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information received correspondingly.

Preferably, based on the received shopping mall-related information, the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall according to the user's operation and at least one store information entered for each floor and each store is provided Outputting at least one of shopping mall information including at least one of product information, building map information of the shopping mall, shopping mall map information including floor map information indicating floor location of each floor, and event information in the shopping mall. It may further include an information output step.

Preferably, the movement path display step, if a specific product or store search is selected by the user, based on the relay device related information and the shopping mall information and shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall-related information, the mobile route is used for the wireless communication Recognizes the communication relay device and recognizes the location information on the floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location and recognizes the location information of the store where the selected product has been selected or the search this time. Based on the shopping mall map, the shortest distance from the current user's location to the specific product or store may be displayed and output.

Preferably, the method may further include storing the product of interest information indicating at least one product previously registered by the user.

Preferably, based on the received relay device related information in the shopping mall-related information, shopping mall information and shopping mall map information, the communication relay device used for the wireless communication is recognized, and at this layer for the communication relay device recognized this time. Recognizes the location information as the current user's location, and if there is a product included in the store located within a predetermined specific distance from the recognized user location among the products included in the stored interest product information, the interest product exists within the adjacent distance The method may further include outputting a notification message for notifying that the message is received.

Preferably, when an event for inducing the execution of the shopping guide service function is received from the outside, the shopping guide service function is executed according to the event reception to access the shopping guide service server and to a specific shopping mall recognized through the event. Requesting shopping mall-related information about the shopping mall; And a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest when there is a product included in the stored product of interest information based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information received in the shopping mall related information. The method may further include outputting at least one of the stored store information and the moving route to the corresponding store to the UI output unit.

Accordingly, according to the shopping guide system and method of the present invention, the terminal device provides a variety of information about the location of the specific shopping mall desired by the user and the stores and goods for each floor in the shopping mall, and further, at the current location in the shopping mall. By guiding the optimal travel route to visit the store and the product, or guiding whether the registered product of interest is provided in the shopping mall or where it is provided, the user can conveniently and efficiently through a terminal device such as a smartphone. Check the shopping information.

1 is a block diagram of a shopping guide service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exemplary view showing an example in which a user having a terminal device according to the present invention enters a shopping mall.
3 is a control block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a control flowchart of a shopping guide service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of driving a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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

1 is a diagram illustrating a shopping guide service system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the shopping guide service system according to the present invention manages shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by storing pre-registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall, and from a predetermined terminal device 100. When the shopping mall related information request for a specific shopping mall is received, the shopping guide service server 200 for providing shopping mall related information of the shopping mall. Access the shopping guide service server 200 by executing the shopping guide service function to request shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall, and the user selects the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information received correspondingly. It includes a terminal device 100 for displaying at least one movement route to a specific product or store.

In addition, the shopping guide service system according to the present invention includes a plurality of first shopping mall servers 310, a second shopping mall server 320, and the like, respectively provided in correspondence with at least one shopping mall, as illustrated in FIG. 1. The shopping mall server 300 may include. For example, the first shopping mall server 310 may be a server corresponding to A department store, and the second shopping mall server 320 may be a server corresponding to B mart.

Each shopping mall server 310, 320... Included in the plurality of shopping mall servers 300 provides shopping guide service server 200 with shopping mall related information about the shopping mall updated by an administrator of the corresponding server, thereby providing a shopping guide. The service server 200 continuously manages shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall to be managed in real time.

The shopping guide service server 200 manages shopping mall related information for each shopping mall by storing pre-registered shopping mall related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall. That is, the shopping guide service server 200 updates the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by reflecting the shopping mall-related information provided from each shopping mall server (310, 320 ...) included in the plurality of shopping mall servers (300). You can manage the shopping mall related information for in real time.

Here, the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, among the location information, address information, telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and product information provided for each store corresponding to the shopping mall Shopping mall map information including at least one, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, event information proceeding in the shopping mall, and each communication installed in each floor of the shopping mall It is preferable to include at least one of the relay device-related information including the device identification information and the device position information of the relay device.

That is, when shopping mall-related information corresponding to a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) is described among shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, the shopping mall related information corresponding to a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) may be located in the location information (for example, of A department store). Latitude and longitude information), address information, telephone number information, operating time information, and at least one store information (e.g., store name, store phone number, store category information, etc.) Etc.) and shopping mall information including at least one of product information provided for each store.

In addition, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include shopping mall map information including building map information of A department store and floor map information indicating store locations of stores entered for each floor. In addition, the relay device including event information (eg, sales information, application event information, gift voucher event information, etc.) carried out in the department store A, device identification information and device location information of each communication relay device installed in each floor of the department store A May contain information.

Here, the communication relay device, at least one installed on each floor with a predetermined interval so as to use a wireless communication (eg, mobile communication service, short-range wireless communication service, etc.) corresponding to the terminal device located in the shopping mall. As the relay device, for example, an access point device (AP) and a repeater and a small base station may be included.

Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 2, at least one communication relay device 1-1, 1-2, which is installed in the building 400 of a shopping mall (for example, A department store) to have a predetermined distance from each other on the first floor. 1-3,1-4) and at least one communication relay device 2-1,2-2,2-3,2-4 provided on the second floor with a predetermined interval therebetween, and on the third floor. At least one communication relay device 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, and 3-4 installed to have a predetermined interval may be included.

Then, when the shopping guide service server 200 receives a shopping mall related information request for a specific shopping mall from the terminal device 100 connected by executing the shopping guide service function, the shopping mall related information of the shopping mall among the shopping mall related information for each shopping mall. May be extracted and provided to the terminal device 100.

Meanwhile, each shopping mall server 310, 320... Included in the plurality of shopping mall servers 300 may provide an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function to the terminal device located in the shopping mall.

For example, the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include at least one terminal recognition module (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or lobby of the shopping mall (for example, A department store). If it is determined that the terminal device 100 according to the present invention enters into a shopping mall (for example, A department store) in conjunction with the present invention, an entrance and / or lobby is operated by operating an event signal generator (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or lobby. The at least one terminal device located at 100 may provide an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function. Alternatively, when the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to a shopping mall (eg, A department store) reaches a preset event occurrence period, the first shopping mall server 310 operates an event signal generating device (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or the lobby to enter the entrance and / Alternatively, an event for inducing execution of a shopping guide service function may be provided to at least one terminal device 100 located in a lobby.

The terminal device 100 accesses the shopping guide service server 200 by executing the shopping guide service function, requests the shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall, and stores the shopping mall related information received correspondingly. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays at least one moving path, preferably the shortest distance, moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the received / stored shopping mall related information. Can be output.

Specifically, the terminal device 100 performs shopping according to an event from the first shopping mall server 310 in which a shopping guide service function is executed according to a user's selection or corresponding to a specific shopping mall (eg, A department store) as described above. When the guide service function is executed, the shopping guide service server 200 accesses the shopping mall related information on the specific shopping mall selected by the user or the shopping mall related information on the corresponding shopping mall (for example, A department store) recognized in response to the above event. Request / Receive / Save

Then, the terminal device 100, according to the user's operation, based on the shopping mall-related information, the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and each store At least one of shopping mall information including at least one of the provided product information, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall, and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, and event information held in the shopping mall. Can display / output

When the user selects a specific product or store while viewing the displayed / output information as described above, the terminal device 100 moves from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information. The movement path of can be displayed and output.

The terminal device 100 may include a smart phone in which an application corresponding to the service function control unit (130 of FIG. 3) described below for executing the shopping guide service function is installed.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the terminal device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3.

The terminal device 100 according to the present invention includes a UI output unit 110 for outputting at least one of a sound and an image screen, a communication unit 120 for supporting wireless communication with the outside, and a shopping guide service function. Requesting shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall by accessing an external specific shopping guide service server 200, and based on the shopping mall related information received in response thereto, a specific product selected by a user at a current user's location on a shopping mall map or Service function control unit 130 to display at least one moving path to the store to output to the UI output unit 110.

The UI output unit 110 performs an output function for outputting at least one of a sound and an image screen provided by the service function controller 130 so as to be recognized by a user, and outputs a speaker unit and an image screen output for sound output. It may include a display for.

The communication unit 120 is a function unit that performs a communication function for supporting wireless communication with the outside (for example, a mobile communication service, a short range wireless communication service, etc.), and accesses the access point device (AP), a repeater, a small base station, and the like. It has a configuration capable of performing wireless communication with the outside through.

The service function control unit 130 connects to the shopping guide service server 200 by executing the shopping guide service function to request shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall, and on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information received corresponding thereto. At least one moving path moving to a specific product or store selected by the user from the current user's location is displayed and output to the UI output unit 110.

In more detail, the service function control unit 130 connects to the shopping guide service server 200 through wireless communication of the communication unit 120 when the shopping guide service function is executed by the user, and selects a search selected by the user. By requesting the shopping mall-related information for the shopping mall it can be received / stored.

Then, the service function control unit 130 according to the user's operation, the location information and address information and phone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall based on the shopping mall-related information and at least one store information entered by each floor and each store At least one of shopping mall information including at least one of the provided product information, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall, and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, and event information held in the shopping mall. Output to the UI output unit 110.

Here, the shopping mall-related information may correspond to at least one of location information, address information, telephone number information, operation time information of the shopping mall, at least one store information entered for each floor, and product information provided for each store. Shopping mall map information including one, the building map information of the shopping mall and the shopping mall map information including floor-specific map information indicating the location of each floor, event information proceeding in the shopping mall, each communication relay device installed on each floor of the shopping mall It is preferable to include at least one of the relay device-related information including the device identification information and the device location information of the.

That is, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to the specific shopping mall (eg, A department store) received from the shopping guide service server 200, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to the mall (eg A department store) is the location information (eg, the location information of the A department store) : Latitude and longitude information), address information, telephone number information, operation time information, and at least one store information (e.g., store name, store phone number, store category information) (e.g. lingerie, clothing, foodstuff, etc.) And the like) and shopping mall information including at least one of product information provided for each store.

In addition, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include shopping mall map information including building map information of A department store and floor map information indicating store locations of stores entered for each floor. In addition, event information (e.g., sales information, application event information, gift voucher event information, etc.) conducted in A department store, device identification information (eg device ID) and device location information of each communication relay device installed in each floor of A department store It may include a relay device related information including a.

When the user selects a specific product or store while viewing the displayed / output information as described above, the service function control unit 130 moves to the specific product or store selected by the user from the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information. One movement path is displayed and output to the UI output unit 110.

That is, when a specific product or store search is selected by the user, the service function control unit 130 performs wireless communication through the communication unit 120 based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information. Recognizes the communication relay device used in the system, recognizes the location information on the floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location, and retrieves the current location of the store equipped with the selected product or the current search. Based on this, the movement path of the shortest distance moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store may be displayed on the shopping mall map and output to the UI output unit 110.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, if the user having the terminal device 100 selects a specific product or a store search on the first floor of the department store A, the service function controller 130 may relay the device in the shopping mall related information. Based on the related information, the communication relay device used for the wireless communication through the communication unit 120 will be recognized.

As a result of the recognition, when the communication relay device 1-1 is recognized, the service function controller 130 uses the position information on the floor as the current user's location according to the device position information of the communication relay device 1-1 recognized this time. It will be determined that the current user is in a position corresponding to the communication relay device 1-1 on the first floor.

In addition, the service function control unit 130 recognizes which floor of the corresponding product or store is located according to the location information of the store having the current selected product or the current selected store based on the shopping mall information in the shopping mall related information. .

Accordingly, the service function control unit 130 displays the movement path of the shortest distance moving to a specific product or store selected from the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall map information in the shopping mall-related information. Can be printed as

Accordingly, the terminal device 100 according to the present invention enables the user to easily and quickly check various information about the location of the shopping mall and the floor-based stores and products in the shopping mall by executing a shopping guide service function, and furthermore, The current location in the shopping mall can be guided to the optimal path to go to a specific store and goods.

In addition, the service function control unit 130 previously stores the interest product information indicating the at least one product registered by the user, and is based on the relay apparatus related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information. By recognizing the communication relay device used for wireless communication through the communication unit 120, the position information on the floor for the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location and the product contained in the stored product information If there is a product provided in a store existing within a predetermined specific distance from the recognized user location, a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest in the adjacent distance may be output to the UI output unit 110.

That is, the service function controller 130 may prestore the product of interest information indicating at least one product previously registered by the user. In other words, the service function control unit 130, if the user registers a specific product as a product of interest while viewing the information displayed / output by executing the shopping guide service function by registering this product as a product of interest, at least registered as a product of interest The product information of interest representing one product may be stored / managed.

Accordingly, the service function controller 130 recognizes the communication relay device used for wireless communication through the communication unit 120 based on the relay device related information in the shopping mall related information received / stored by executing the shopping guide service function. The location information on the corresponding floor of the communication relay apparatus recognized this time may be recognized as the location of the current user. This will be the same as the method described in detail with reference to the case where the user having the terminal device 100 selected a specific product or store search on the first floor of the department store, as shown in FIG.

Then, the service function control unit 130, based on the shopping mall information in the shopping mall-related information, from among the products included in the pre-stored product of interest information, the predetermined specific distance (for example, the same floor) from the current location of the recognized user A radius of 10M) to determine whether there is a product in the store, and if the product exists, a notification message (for example, a message screen and / or a notification sound) indicating that there is a product of interest within an adjacent distance. It may be output to the UI output unit 110.

Thus, the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, through the execution of the shopping guide service function, the user can move by simply notifying the user if there is a product of interest near the usual interest while moving inside the mall. Remind people of interest that they can enjoy shopping effectively.

On the other hand, the service function control unit 130, when receiving an event to induce the execution of the shopping guide service function from the outside, executes the shopping guide service function in accordance with the event reception connected to the shopping guide service server 200 and the event Request shopping mall related information on a specific shopping mall recognized through the terminal, and based on the relaying device related information, shopping mall information, and shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information, a product included in the stored interested product information exists At least one of a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest, store information provided with the corresponding product, and a moving path to the store may be output to the UI output unit 110.

That is, when a user having the terminal apparatus 100 enters a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) and receives an event from the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to the shopping mall (for example, A department store), the service function controller The 130 may execute a shopping guide service function according to an event from the first shopping mall server 310.

When the shopping guide service function is executed according to an event from the outside as described above, the service function control unit 130 accesses the shopping guide service server 200 and then accesses the specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) recognized through the information contained in the event. Request shopping mall related information and store the shopping mall related information received in response thereto.

Accordingly, the service function control unit 130 based on the shopping mall information, the relay device-related information and the shopping mall map information in the shopping mall-related information received this time, if there is a product included in the previously stored interest product information, the interested product is a shopping mall. (E.g., A department store) may output a notification message to the UI output unit 110, or the shortest to move to the store equipped with the product from the store information and the current user location equipped with the corresponding product The movement path of the distance may be output to the UI output unit 110.

In this case, the method of outputting the shortest distance moving path from the current user's location to the store provided with the corresponding product is omitted in the above description.

In addition, the service function control unit 130 that executes the shopping guide service function according to the event may terminate the execution of the shopping guide service function by itself when there is no product included in the pre-stored product information of interest.

Accordingly, the terminal device 100 according to the present invention automatically executes a shopping guide service function when the user enters a shopping mall, and notifies the user of an interest product that the user usually has interest in. Remind them to enjoy shopping effectively.

As described above, the shopping guide service system according to the present invention provides various information about the location of a specific shopping mall desired by a user in a terminal device and the store and goods per floor in the shopping mall, and further, at the current location in the shopping mall. By guiding the optimal travel route to visit specific stores and products or by guiding whether the registered products of interest are provided in the shopping mall or where they are located, the user can conveniently and efficiently through a terminal device such as a smartphone. Check the shopping information you want.

Hereinafter, a shopping guide service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. Here, for convenience of description, the components shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be described with reference to corresponding reference numerals.

First, a shopping guide service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

The shopping guide service server 200 manages shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by storing the shopping mall-related information registered in advance corresponding to the at least one shopping mall (S20). That is, the shopping guide service server 200 updates the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by reflecting the shopping mall-related information provided from each shopping mall server (310, 320 ...) included in the plurality of shopping mall servers (300). You can manage the shopping mall related information for in real time.

In other words, each shopping mall server (310, 320 ...) included in the plurality of shopping mall server 300 by providing the shopping guide service server 200 with the shopping mall-related information for the shopping mall updated by the administrator of the server ( S10), the shopping guide service server 200 to continuously update the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall to be managed in real time. For example, the first shopping mall server 310 may be a server corresponding to A department store, and the second shopping mall server 320 may be a server corresponding to B mart.

Here, the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, among the location information, address information, telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and product information provided for each store corresponding to the shopping mall Shopping mall map information including at least one, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, event information proceeding in the shopping mall, and each communication installed in each floor of the shopping mall It is preferable to include at least one of the relay device-related information including the device identification information and the device position information of the relay device.

That is, when shopping mall-related information corresponding to a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) is described among shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall, the shopping mall related information corresponding to a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) may be located in the location information (for example, of A department store). Latitude and longitude information), address information, telephone number information, operating time information, and at least one store information (e.g., store name, store phone number, store category information, etc.) Etc.) and shopping mall information including at least one of product information provided for each store.

In addition, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include shopping mall map information including building map information of A department store and floor map information indicating store locations of stores entered for each floor. In addition, the relay device including event information (eg, sales information, application event information, gift voucher event information, etc.) carried out in the department store A, device identification information and device location information of each communication relay device installed in each floor of the department store A May contain information.

When the shopping guide service function is executed (S40), the terminal device 100 connects to the shopping guide service server 200 (S50) and requests shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall (S60), which is received correspondingly. Store the shopping mall related information (S70).

Specifically, when the shopping guide service function is executed according to a user's selection, the terminal device 100 may access the shopping guide service server 200 to request and receive / store shopping mall related information about a specific shopping mall selected by the user. Can be.

Meanwhile, each shopping mall server 310, 320... Included in the plurality of shopping mall servers 300 may provide an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function with respect to the terminal device located in the shopping mall. S30).

For example, the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include at least one terminal recognition module (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or lobby of the shopping mall (for example, A department store). If it is determined that the terminal device 100 according to the present invention enters into a shopping mall (for example, A department store) in conjunction with the present invention, an entrance and / or lobby is operated by operating an event signal generator (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or lobby. The at least one terminal device located at 100 may provide an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function.

Alternatively, when the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to a shopping mall (eg, A department store) reaches a preset event occurrence period, the first shopping mall server 310 operates an event signal generating device (not shown) installed at the entrance and / or the lobby to enter the entrance and / Alternatively, an event for inducing execution of a shopping guide service function may be provided to at least one terminal device 100 located in a lobby.

Accordingly, when the event is received from the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to the specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) as described above (S30), the terminal apparatus 100 executes the shopping guide service function according to the event. (S40) The shopping guide service server 200 may access and receive / store the shopping mall related information on the corresponding shopping mall (for example, A department store) recognized in response to the event (S60, S70).

Then, the terminal device 100, according to the user's operation, based on the shopping mall-related information, the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of the shopping mall and at least one store information entered for each floor and each store At least one of shopping mall information including at least one of the provided product information, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall, and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, and event information held in the shopping mall. Can be displayed / output (S80).

When the user selects a specific product or store while viewing the displayed / output information as described above, the terminal device 100 moves from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information. The movement path of the display can be displayed and output (S90).

Hereinafter, a driving method of the terminal device according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 5.

The driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention determines whether the shopping guide service function execution is selected by the user (S100), and when the shopping guide service function is executed, the shopping guide service server 200 through wireless communication. ) May be requested (S110), the shopping mall-related information for a specific shopping mall selected by the user may be requested and received / stored (S120).

In addition, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, according to the user's operation, at least one of the location information and address information and telephone number information and operating time information of each shopping mall based on the shopping mall-related information and entered each floor Shopping mall information including at least one of store information and product information provided for each store, shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, At least one of the event information is output (S130).

Here, the shopping mall-related information may correspond to at least one of location information, address information, telephone number information, operation time information of the shopping mall, at least one store information entered for each floor, and product information provided for each store. Shopping mall map information including one, the building map information of the shopping mall and the shopping mall map information including floor-specific map information indicating the location of each floor, event information proceeding in the shopping mall, each communication relay device installed on each floor of the shopping mall It is preferable to include at least one of the relay device-related information including the device identification information and the device location information of the.

That is, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to the specific shopping mall (eg, A department store) received from the shopping guide service server 200, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to the mall (eg A department store) is the location information (eg, the location information of the A department store) : Latitude and longitude information), address information, telephone number information, operation time information, and at least one store information (e.g., store name, store phone number, store category information) (e.g. lingerie, clothing, foodstuff, etc.) And the like) and shopping mall information including at least one of product information provided for each store.

In addition, the shopping mall-related information corresponding to a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may include shopping mall map information including building map information of A department store and floor map information indicating store locations of stores entered for each floor. In addition, event information (e.g., sales information, application event information, gift voucher event information, etc.) conducted in A department store, device identification information (eg device ID) and device location information of each communication relay device installed in each floor of A department store It may include a relay device related information including a.

When the user selects a specific product or store while viewing the displayed / output information as described above (S140), the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the shopping mall-related information. At least one movement route moving to the selected specific product or store may be displayed and output (S150).

That is, in the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, when a specific product or a store search is selected by the user, the terminal apparatus 100 is wirelessly based on the relay device related information and the shopping mall information and the shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information. Recognize the communication relay device used for communication, recognize the location information on the floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location, and search this time. On the basis of this, the shortest distance moving path from the current user's location to the specific product or store can be displayed and output.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the user having the terminal device 100 selects a specific product or a store search on the first floor of the department store A, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is Therefore, the communication relay device used for wireless communication will be recognized based on the relay device related information in the shopping mall related information.

As a result of the recognition, when the communication relay device 1-1 is recognized, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the device position information of the communication relay device 1-1 recognized at this time. The information will be recognized as the location of the current user, and it will be determined that the current user is at a location corresponding to the communication relay device 1-1 on the first floor.

In addition, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention may be based on the shopping mall information in the shopping mall-related information, where the corresponding product is located on the floor of the store based on the location information of the store where the selected product is currently selected or selected this time. Or know if the store is located.

Accordingly, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the shopping mall map information in the shopping mall-related information, the shortest movement path moving to a specific product or store selected from the current user's location on the shopping mall map. Can be displayed and output.

Thus, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, so that the user can easily and quickly check the location of the shopping mall desired by the user and various information about the store and goods per floor in the shopping mall by executing the shopping guide service function, Furthermore, it can guide the optimal travel route to find a specific store and goods at the current location in a specific shopping mall.

In addition, the method of driving the terminal apparatus 100 according to the present invention may store pre-item product information indicating at least one product pre-registered by the user, and the relay apparatus-related information and the shopping mall information in the received shopping mall-related information. And based on the shopping mall map information, recognizes the communication relay device used for wireless communication, recognizes the location information on the corresponding floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location, and includes the product included in the stored interest product information. If there is a product provided in a store existing within a predetermined specific distance from the recognized user location, a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest in the adjacent distance may be output.

That is, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention may pre-store interest product information indicating at least one product pre-registered by the user. In other words, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, if a user registers a specific product as a product of interest while viewing the information displayed / output by executing the shopping guide service function, by registering this product as a product of interest, The interest product information indicating at least one product registered as the interest product may be stored / managed.

Accordingly, the method for driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention recognizes a communication relay device used for wireless communication based on the relay device related information in the shopping mall related information received / stored by executing the shopping guide service function. The location information on the corresponding floor of the communication relay apparatus recognized this time may be recognized as the location of the current user. This will be the same as the method described in detail with reference to the case where the user having the terminal device 100 selected a specific product or store search on the first floor of the department store, as shown in FIG.

In addition, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the shopping mall information in the shopping mall-related information, from among the products included in the pre-stored product of interest information, the specific neighborhood that is preset from the current location of the user recognized money. It may be determined whether there is a product provided in a store existing within a distance (eg, a radius of 10M of the same floor) continuously or at a specific determination cycle (S160). Accordingly, if there is a corresponding product, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention may output a notification message (for example, a message screen and / or a notification sound) indicating that a product of interest exists within a close distance ( S170).

In addition, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention determines whether the execution of the shopping guide service function is terminated (S180), and if not, corresponding to the user operation based on the shopping mall-related information as in step S130 described above. Will display the information.

Thus, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, by executing the shopping guide service function, if the user is interested in the usual products of interest while moving inside the shopping mall is notified by simply notifying the user Remind people that you may miss them so that they can enjoy your shopping effectively.

On the other hand, in the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, if the execution of the shopping guide service function is not selected by the user, it is determined whether an event for inducing the execution of the shopping guide service function is received from the outside (S190). ).

Therefore, when an event for inducing the execution of the shopping guide service function is received from the outside, the driving method of the terminal apparatus 100 according to the present invention executes the shopping guide service function in response to the event reception to the shopping guide service server 200. Access (S200) and may request / receive shopping mall-related information on a specific shopping mall recognized through the event (S210).

In addition, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the relay device-related information in the shopping mall-related information, shopping mall information, and shopping mall map information, whether there is a product included in the stored interest product information. In operation S220, at least one of a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest and a store information provided with the corresponding product, and a movement route moving to the corresponding store may be output (S230).

That is, when a user having the terminal apparatus 100 enters a specific shopping mall (for example, A department store) and receives an event from the first shopping mall server 310 corresponding to the shopping mall (for example, A department store), The driving method of the terminal device 100 may execute a shopping guide service function according to an event from the first shopping mall server 310.

When the shopping guide service function is executed according to an event from the outside as described above, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is connected to the shopping guide service server 200 and then recognized through a specific shopping mall in the information contained in the event. Request information about a shopping mall (for example, A department store) and store the shopping mall related information received in response thereto.

Thus, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention is based on the shopping mall information, the relay information and the shopping mall map information in the shopping mall-related information received this time, the product contained in the product information of interest already stored If present, a notification message indicating that the product of interest exists in a shopping mall (for example, A department store) may be output, or the store information provided with the product and the shortest moving from the current user's location to the store equipped with the product It is also possible to output the movement route of the distance.

In this case, the method of outputting the shortest distance moving path from the current user's location to the store provided with the corresponding product is omitted in the above description.

In addition, the driving method of the terminal device 100 according to the present invention, in which the shopping guide service function is executed according to the event, when the product included in the interest product information stored in the result of the determination in step S220 does not exist, by itself The shopping guide service function may be terminated (S240).

Therefore, the method of driving the terminal device 100 according to the present invention automatically executes a shopping guide service function when entering a shopping mall, and if a user has a product of interest, which is usually of interest, may be passed by simply notifying the user. Remind you of the products you are interested in so that you can enjoy your shopping effectively.

As described above, the shopping guide service method according to the present invention provides various information about the location of a specific shopping mall desired by a user in a terminal device and the store and goods per floor in the shopping mall, and further, at the current location in the shopping mall. By guiding the optimal travel route to visit specific stores and products or by guiding whether the registered products of interest are provided in the shopping mall or where they are located, the user can conveniently and efficiently through a terminal device such as a smartphone. Check the shopping information you want.

Meanwhile, the steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed by a processor, or in a combination of both. A software module may reside in a RAM memory, a flash memory, a ROM memory, an EPROM memory, an EEPROM memory, registers, a hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art. An exemplary storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium. Alternatively, the storage medium may be integrated into the processor. The processor and the storage medium may be included within an ASIC. The ASIC may be included in the terminal. In the alternative, the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a terminal.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the gist of the present invention as claimed in the following claims. Anyone skilled in the art will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various modifications or changes are possible.

It provides a variety of information on the location of a specific shopping mall desired by the user and the stores and products of each floor in the shopping mall, and further guides or registers the optimal travel path to find a specific store and products at the current location in the shopping mall. The application of a shopping guide service system and method for guiding whether a product of interest is provided in a shopping mall or where it is provided can bring great progress in terms of improving the quality of shopping services, convenience of shopping, and user satisfaction. In addition, the possibility of the commercialization or sales of the terminal equipment and service solution to be applied is not only sufficient, but also can be clearly implemented in reality.

100: terminal device
200: shopping guide service server
300: shopping mall server

Claims (9)

Stores shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall by storing pre-registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall, and provides shopping mall-related information of a shopping mall when a shopping mall-related information request for a specific shopping mall is received from a predetermined terminal device. Information service server; And
Access to the shopping guide service server by executing a shopping guide service function to request shopping mall related information for a specific shopping mall, and the specific product selected by the user at the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information received corresponding thereto. Or a terminal device for displaying at least one movement route moving to a store.
The method of claim 1,
The mall-related shopping mall information,
Corresponding to the shopping mall, shopping mall information including at least one of location information, address information, telephone number information, operating time information of the shopping mall, at least one store information entered for each floor, and product information provided for each store; , Shopping mall map information including building map information of the shopping mall and floor map information indicating store location of each floor, event information proceeding in the shopping mall, device identification information and device location of each communication relay device installed in each floor of the shopping mall Shopping guide service system, characterized in that it comprises at least one of the relay-related information including the information.
The method according to claim 1 or 2,
And a shopping mall server provided in the at least one shopping mall to provide an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function with respect to the terminal device located in the shopping mall.
A UI output unit configured to output at least one of a sound and an image screen;
Communication unit for supporting wireless communication with the outside; And
Access to a specific shopping guide service server by executing a shopping guide service function to request shopping mall related information on a specific shopping mall, and the user selects the current user's location on the shopping mall map based on the shopping mall related information received correspondingly. And a service function control unit which displays at least one movement route moving to a specific product or a store and outputs it to the UI output unit.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The service function control unit,
When the shopping guide service function is executed, access the shopping guide service server, request / receive shopping mall related information on a specific shopping mall selected by the user, and locate the shopping mall based on the shopping mall related information according to a user's operation. Shopping mall information including at least one of information, address information, telephone number information, operating time information, at least one store information entered for each floor, and product information provided for each store, building map information of each shopping mall, and each floor Terminal device characterized in that for outputting at least one of the shopping mall map information including the floor map information indicating the location of each store, the event information proceeding in the shopping mall to the UI output unit.
The method of claim 4, wherein
The service function control unit,
When a specific product or store search is selected by the user, the communication relay device used for wireless communication through the communication unit is recognized based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information in the received shopping mall related information. Recognizes the location information on the corresponding floor of the recognized communication relay as the current user's location, and recognizes the location information of the store with the selected product or the selected store this time. Terminal device, characterized in that for displaying the shortest distance to move to the specific product or store from the location to the UI output unit.
7. The method according to any one of claims 4 to 6,
The service function control unit,
Pre-stores interest product information indicating at least one product registered by the user and is used for wireless communication through the communication unit based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information received in the shopping mall related information Recognizes the communication relay device and recognizes the location information on the corresponding floor of the currently recognized communication relay device as the current user's location, and sets a predetermined proximity distance from the recognized user's location among the products included in the stored interest product information. If there is a product provided in the existing store in the terminal device, characterized in that for outputting a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest in the adjacent distance to the UI output unit.
The method of claim 7, wherein
The service function control unit,
When an event for inducing execution of the shopping guide service function is received from the outside, the shopping guide service function is executed according to the event reception to access the shopping guide service server and the shopping mall related information for the specific shopping mall recognized through the event. And a notification message indicating that there is a product of interest when there is a product included in the stored product of interest information based on the relay device related information, the shopping mall information, and the shopping mall map information received in the shopping mall related information. Terminal device, characterized in that for outputting at least one of the store information provided with the product and the moving path to the store to the UI output unit.
Requesting shopping mall related information on a specific shopping mall by accessing the shopping guide service server by a terminal device by executing a shopping guide service function;
When the shopping guide service server managing the shopping mall-related information for each shopping mall receives the shopping mall-related information request for a specific shopping mall from the terminal device by storing previously registered shopping mall-related information corresponding to at least one shopping mall. Providing a; And
And displaying, by the terminal device, at least one movement route moving from the current user's location to the specific product or store selected by the user on the shopping mall map based on the received shopping mall related information. Service method.

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