KR20130006734A - System and method of using a coupon jointly by suggestion of a member using a internet site - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for joint use of member proposal coupons through an internet site, and more particularly, registers a coupon obtained to each customer member who is connected as a member through a communication network and trades the registered coupon with another member's coupon. Coupon management site server to provide a coupon trading dedicated site to enable; And setting and storing the joint use conditions of the registered coupon, and when each customer member selects a specific coupon owned by the customer and proposes the joint use of the corresponding coupon to another customer member, the joint use of the other customer And a joint use management server for determining and processing joint use according to the acceptance.

Description

System and method of using a coupon jointly by suggestion of a member using a internet site}

The present invention relates to a system and method for jointly using a member proposal coupon through an internet site where a plurality of coupons issued at a store can be additionally provided by jointly using the coupon for a service that can be used. It is about.

A coupon is a kind of token that guarantees the holder of the benefits, such as a discount on the price of the product (or intangible service). Coupons are usually distributed in the form of paper, and when a coupon is traded at a coupon issuer's store, the coupon can be presented for a price discount or a plurality of coupons can be collected for free. Such coupon marketing is used by most operators as part of a marketing policy for attracting customers, and in particular, it is becoming an indispensable business element in the catering industry.

However, since the conventional coupons are mostly given to customers only fixed benefits indicated on the coupons, and the benefits are very small compared to the purchase price of the coupons, the limit that does not cause the coupon users to have great interest in using the coupons. There is.

In addition, the benefits provided by conventional coupons are most often conditional benefits. Therefore, if the user does not provide a certain amount of profit to the coupon issuing company through the purchase of the product, the coupon is not given to the user. For example, collecting 10 coupons provides a specific product or service, offers only a certain product or service for free if you buy more than 50,000 won, or discounts are applied only if you purchase a specific product. .

In addition, conventional coupons are generally distributed randomly. Therefore, the operator who issued the coupon cannot know exactly how much the coupon is issued to the customer, and thus, there is a limit in that the customer relationship management (CRM) or target marketing cannot be performed in the marketing process using the coupon. And coupons printed and distributed on paper is also a problem that is not easy to store and handle.

On the other hand, in recent years, as wired / wireless Internet services have spread and spread all over the country, coupons have been issued and used online. Accordingly, users can easily select and use coupons through the Internet using a PC in the home. In addition, in recent years, with the evolution of mobile terminals, a service that enjoys various benefits by presenting electronic coupons stored in the mobile terminal at a merchant store while having an electronic coupon issued and possessed by the mobile terminal has been commercialized. As a representative example, a barcode coupon is issued in the form of a mobile barcode through wireless internet, stored in a mobile terminal, and used in a timely manner.

The coupon service does not need to print a coupon on a paper, there is an advantage that can obtain customer data for customer relationship management (CRM) or target marketing in the process of issuing the coupon.

As such, coupons have been used in the trading of conventional goods and services and have served as discounts, rewards, and premium tickets. Coupons have also been developed that are distributed (and stored) as electronic information as described above and used after being printed by a printer.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-346352 discloses a "coupon generating device, server device, and receiver" for outputting a coupon by a home printer with a broadcast wave such as a television, for example. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328269 discloses a "electronic coupon" which enables detection of counterfeiting or tampering with coupons by the third party or illegal use of coupons even in the case of printing and using electronically issued coupons. System and Electronic Coupon Issuance and Verification Method ”are also disclosed. Further, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 11-203558, for example, a predetermined number of points are added sequentially, and the total number of points is recorded on the customer's magnetic card (or flash memory card) by the coupon issuing device, A coupon issuing system is disclosed in which a coupon is issued by the coupon issuing apparatus when the total number of points reaches the reference point number, the reference point number is subtracted from the total number of points, and the rest is recorded on the magnetic card.

As described above, a number of electronic coupons that do not use paper coupons at all, that is, coupons issued and distributed as electronic information and used as electronic information, have been disclosed. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 11-16053, Japanese Patent No. 5380991, and the like disclose, for example, a coupon using an IC card. The "method and system for using an electronic coupon" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. Hei 11-16053 is a server device of a coupon service provider, a terminal of a coupon service user, an IC card for storing a coupon (electronic coupon), and the like. And automatically select applicable coupons and use them when purchasing goods and services. The "method and system of using electronic coupons" also selects the applicable coupons for the next purchase of goods and services and provides them to the coupon service user. With the electronic coupon disclosed in the specification of US Pat. No. 5380991, the purchase history is recorded on the IC card, and the discount rate changes according to the history.

In addition to the above, various types of coupons are known. Such coupons include the "Electronic Coupon System and Electronic Coupon Issuance and Verification Method" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328269 and the "Portable Electronic Data Coupon" disclosed in PCT Patent Publication No. 8-509329. And "Real-Time Product Analysis, Individual Information Providing System, and Coupon Information Providing System" disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-353555.

Coupons, by themselves, have significant economic value in themselves. Thus coupons can be traded on their own. Trading the coupon itself leads to active use of the coupons and increases the sales of sellers and providers who offer goods and services for which the coupons are issued. However, conventional systems related to coupons relate to issuing and distributing coupons, security of coupons, convenience of coupons in stores, and the like. The coupon itself was not traded in the conventional system. In other words, the value of the coupon itself was not noticed.

Also, an expiration date is usually set for the coupon, and the coupon is not valid after the expiration date has expired. Thus, even if a person has a useful coupon, its expiration date often expires because they do not notice or misses the opportunity to use the coupon. This means that goods or service providers who plan to issue coupons to increase sales cannot realize their plans and coupon users also waste useful coupons.

In addition, such transactions must be safe and fair. Such promotion of the use of electronic coupons requires an increase in the number of stores accepting electronic coupons. However, to accept electronic coupons, each store must install the associated equipment. This causes a lot of costs, and the problem is that small shops are not easy to issue coupons. In addition, progress and work for issuing and managing coupons at the store side have a problem of increasing unnecessary work.

In addition, the coupons collected in a particular store often do not fill the available number and expire the expiration date so that they cannot be used properly, and due to various types of different coupons issued for each store, management is not easy. . In addition, even if the coupon is not necessary to yourself immediately can be useful to others, when the transfer or exchange of coupons is made smoothly, it is possible to prevent coupons that are not only increased coupon utilization is discarded. However, there are currently no systems that can effectively exchange different kinds of coupons, and there is no way to effectively evaluate the value of each coupon for transactions between different kinds of coupons.

In addition, when the number of accumulated coupons can be provided to the service only if the predetermined number or more, there is a problem that does not receive the service if the number of coupons does not fill up. Therefore, there is a demand for a method of increasing the utilization of the coupon by allowing the same service to be used even with a small number of coupons by receiving separate benefits through various methods.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for jointly using member proposal coupons through an internet site that can register and manage various different coupons issued in various stores through an individual coupon trading dedicated site on the Internet. Is in.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to register the various coupons issued in the store through the website for exclusive coupon trading dedicated, and through the Internet site that can obtain additional benefits, such as coupon discount by using the registered coupon in conjunction with other members A member proposal coupon joint use system and method are provided.

In order to achieve the above object, the system according to the present invention, through the communication network to register the obtained coupon to each customer member registered as a member, so that the registered coupon can be traded with the coupon of other members A coupon management site server providing a coupon trading dedicated site; And setting and storing the joint use conditions of the registered coupon, and when each customer member selects a specific coupon owned by the customer and proposes the joint use of the corresponding coupon to another customer member, the joint use of the other customer And a joint use management server for determining and processing joint use according to the acceptance.

In this case, the joint use condition of the coupon is characterized in that the number of coupons to be used per person decreases as the number of participating members of the joint use increases.

In addition, the setting of the joint use condition may be set in a server of each store member or service provider who has subscribed as a member.

On the other hand, the coupon selected for the joint use, it characterized in that the use is limited until the determination of the joint use.

The joint use management server may be configured to process another customer member who has been proposed to use the coupon for the corresponding coupon to suggest the joint use again under a modified condition.

Further, according to the joint use decision, the joint use management server deletes the corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use, and allocates a service code for joint use to each joint use participating member. Characterized in that.

In order to achieve the above object, the method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: joining a service server via a communication network and registering by entering member information for each customer or store; Generating a coupon trading dedicated site for the member in the service server according to the membership registration; Registering a coupon obtained by each of the registered customer members on the coupon transaction dedicated site; Setting a joint use condition for coupons issued by each registered member of the store; Selecting a target coupon to be shared among coupons held by each customer member; Suggesting co-use for the target member to co-use; And processing the joint use conclusion according to the joint use acceptance of the corresponding member who has been proposed to use the joint use.

Meanwhile, information for providing a method of jointly using a member offer coupon through the Internet site may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such a recording medium includes all kinds of recording media in which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Compact Disk (CD), Digital Video Disk (DVD) -ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. It also includes implementations in the form of (eg, transmission over the Internet). In addition, these recording media can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that it is easy to manage and use individual coupons by registering and managing various types of coupons on a coupon-only site for each individual.

In addition, according to the present invention, the same service can be used even with a number of coupons smaller than the number of coupons actually required by using the coupons registered on the coupon-only site in conjunction with other members' registered coupons.

In addition, by using the coupon jointly with other members according to the present invention, the community between the users using the same store or service is naturally formed, there is an advantage that can create a variety of marketing strategies, or events through this.

In addition, according to the present invention, by allowing a plurality of members to jointly use coupons for the corresponding store, the number of customers and the number of times of use can be increased from the standpoint of the store owner, and there is an advantage of increasing the utilization of the coupon.

In addition, according to the present invention by registering and managing the information on the coupon in each store through the coupon-only site has the advantage that it is possible to issue and manage the coupon in a small shop without any extra cost and to use it as a marketing means.

1 is a diagram illustrating the concept of a system for joint use of member proposal coupons through an Internet site according to the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a system for jointly using a member offer coupon through an internet site according to the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 illustrates a data field of a customer information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing data fields of a store information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 illustrates a data field of a coupon information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 illustrates a data field of an event information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 illustrates a data field of a news information database according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for providing a site dedicated to coupon trading on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for jointly using a member offer coupon through an Internet site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a view showing the main page of the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
12 is a view showing a member registration screen in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
13 is a view showing each menu in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
14 is a view showing a coupon storage in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 is a view showing a coupon transaction screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
16 is a view showing a store-only page in a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
17 is a view showing a setting information input screen of a store in a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a view showing a shop owner information input screen in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention proposes a coupon trading dedicated site that can register and manage various types of coupons issued by each shop registered as a member to each customer who is registered as a member. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention through the coupon transaction dedicated site provided on the Internet to set the conditions for the coupon co-use in the store, each customer member jointly use the coupon registered by other users owned coupons By doing so, the same service (or goods) can be provided even with a small number of coupons.

To this end, in the embodiment of the present invention, each member checks the conditions for the joint use of coupons set for a particular coupon, and suggests joint use to other members so that they can share the coupons they have with other members. If the member receiving the joint use proposal accepts the joint use, the joint use is concluded. Accordingly, the shared use coupon is deleted from each member's coupon box and a service code for shared use is assigned to each member. Each member who is assigned the service code has the same effect as using the coupon by receiving the service or goods using the assigned service code without using the coupon in the corresponding store.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

1 is a view showing the concept of a member offer coupon joint use system through an Internet site through a site on the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the customer member 101 and the store member 102 each receive a service according to the present invention by accessing and joining a server of a service provider 100 providing a service according to the present invention.

The store member 102 provides goods or services to the customer member 101, and the customer member 101 receives a coupon from a store when the customer member 101 pays a cost for purchasing an item or using a service.

In this case, the provided coupon according to the present invention is registered in the server of the service provider 100 through a terminal (for example, a mobile communication terminal or a smartphone, etc.) of the customer member 101, or the store member 102 is provided in the store The coupon is registered by transmitting coupon information to be accumulated along with the corresponding customer information (eg, member information, social security number, telephone number, etc.) to the server of the service provider 100 through the terminal (computer terminal or dedicated terminal).

On the other hand, the service provider 100 generates a coupon transaction dedicated site in order to provide a coupon transaction and coupon joint use service according to the present invention, each member dedicated to the customer member 101 or store member 102 subscribed as a member Provide a site. As such, the coupon can be registered through the coupon trading dedicated site provided to each member, and the coupon can be traded between the members. In addition, the service provider 100 provides a service to jointly use a coupon registered by a plurality of members through the generated coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, each store holds various events or promotions related to the joint use of coupons, and through this, each customer member 101 uses various coupons by jointly using their coupons with other members. A method of use may be disclosed.

2 is a diagram showing a system for using a member offer coupon through an Internet site through a site on the Internet according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the system according to the present invention may include a service server 200, a communication network 210, a customer terminal 220, a store terminal 230, and the like, which are constructed by a service provider.

Therefore, the customer and the shop owner using the store connect to the service server 200 through the communication network 210 using their own customer terminal 220 or the store terminal 230, respectively, and join the service member. Various coupon transaction related services can be provided accordingly.

The service server 200 includes a plurality of servers for providing various service functions such as a coupon dedicated site server 201, a coupon transaction management server 202, a coupon value evaluation server 203, and a joint use management server 204. It can be configured as. In addition, the service server 200 may include various databases such as a customer information database 205, a store information database 206, a coupon information database 207, an event information database 208, and a news information database 209. have.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, the servers providing each service are represented as separate servers, but may be configured by physically integrating one server or integrating only some servers according to the server construction method of the operator.

Coupon-dedicated site server 201 performs a function to create a coupon-only site for each customer or store members subscribed according to the present invention. At this time, each customer member may access the coupon trading dedicated site through the customer terminal 220 to register the coupon obtained by him or her, and trade the registered coupon with another coupon of another person, and the implementation of the present invention. According to an example, a registered coupon may be combined with another person's coupon to be shared.

The coupon transaction management server 202 performs various functions related to the transaction when each customer member makes a coupon transaction with another member through the coupon transaction dedicated site. For example, in conjunction with the coupon-only site server 201 provides an interface to perform a coupon transaction on each site, and provides a function to allow coupon transactions between members according to various trading methods.

Coupon value evaluation server 203 is to quantify the various actions related to the coupons carried out on the coupon transaction dedicated site provided in accordance with the present invention and to periodically evaluate the value for each coupon by using it as a value evaluation data for the coupon do. The evaluation value of each coupon evaluated through the coupon value evaluation server 203 may be posted in real time through a specific menu of the coupon trading dedicated site. In addition, the calculated value of each coupon is reflected directly or indirectly when the coupon transaction in the coupon transaction management server 202 proceeds.

The joint use management server 204 performs a function of increasing utilization of coupon use by allowing a plurality of members to jointly use the coupon when each member wants to use a registered coupon. That is, if the store member or the service server 200 sets a joint use condition for a particular coupon, and a plurality of members apply for joint use according to the condition, the joint use of the coupon is processed.

For example, if a particular coupon is used by an individual alone, 10 coupons must be credited for a single service or discount or purchase of goods. If used together, fewer coupons (e.g., 8 coupons) can be used. Can be provided.

Therefore, each member checks the co-use conditions for the corresponding coupon set in the store or the service server, and applies for joint use of the corresponding coupon owned by another member and the corresponding coupon held by another member. To this end, the joint use proposer selects a particular coupon to be used jointly, searches for other members to share, and suggests joint use, and the joint use is decided by the member who has been proposed to use the joint use. In this case, the joint use decision is made when the combination of the coupon selected by the member who proposes the joint use and the selected coupon of the member who is offered the joint use satisfies the set joint use condition.

On the other hand, when the joint use for a particular coupon is determined as described above, the selected coupon of each member participating in the joint use is deleted, and each is assigned a service use code number for the joint use. Accordingly, each member can use the assigned service use code in the same shop as the coupon.

Hereinafter, the detailed configuration and function of each component of the service server 200 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a service server according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, first, a coupon-only site server 201 includes a member manager 311, a coupon register 312, a coupon manager 313, a member search module 314, a news and bulletin board manager 315, and the like. It may be configured as. The coupon-only site server 201 performs a function of providing each member with a coupon-only site for providing coupon registration and joint use as described above. Accordingly, the member manager 311 processes the member registration of each customer or store that is connected to the service server 200 as a member, and the information input at the time of membership registration is customer as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, respectively. It is stored in the member database 205 and the store member database 206.

4 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a customer information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the customer member database 205 stores information about each customer registered as a member, and includes data fields such as ID, name, address, phone number, mobile phone number, holding coupon, and participating event. May be included.

5 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a store information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, the store member database 206 stores information about each store registered as a member, and includes data fields such as a business name, address, telephone number, registration coupon information, store introduction information, event information, and news information. May be included.

The coupon registration unit 312 performs a function of registering the coupons provided from the stores of the customer members registered as the members in the coupon transaction dedicated site according to the present invention. The information about each registered coupon is processed in conjunction with the coupon information database 207.

6 is a view showing a data field of the coupon information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Each store member creates, registers, and manages their coupon, which is stored in the coupon information database 207. Referring to FIG. 6, the coupon information database 207 stores various kinds of information about coupons registered at each store, and includes information such as a coupon name, issued store information, coupon image, expiration date, evaluation information, and an ongoing event. It can be included and stored.

The coupon manager 313 manages various coupons registered through the coupon register 312 and provides a function of managing setting information for each coupon in a store that generates each coupon. At this time, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to set a joint use condition for a corresponding coupon, and a coupon joint use service described below may be provided according to the set joint use condition.

The member search module unit 314 provides functions that allow each customer member to search information such as coupon status of other members registered in the service server 200. For example, it provides a function of searching for a member holding a coupon that he / she wants, or searching for a coupon to be searched by a search word. In addition, it may provide a function to search for posts, such as site bulletin board. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention may perform a function of searching for a joint use target for coupon joint use.

The news and bulletin board management unit 315 performs various coupons or event-related news posted in the store, news related to joint use, a function for managing posts posted by each customer member, and the like.

Coupon transaction management server 202 provides a trading means that can trade the coupons registered by each customer member with each other through the coupon transaction dedicated site described above. Accordingly, the coupon transaction management server 202 may include a transaction proposal module 321, a transaction conclusion processing unit 322, a transaction target search unit 323, a coupon value reflection unit 324, a transaction method determination unit 325, and the like. It can be configured to include.

On the other hand, according to an embodiment of the present invention coupon trading method may be implemented in various ways. For example, a specific member may apply for a transaction to another member, and the corresponding member who receives the transaction may approve the transaction so that the transaction may be concluded.

The transaction proposal module 321 performs a function of suggesting a coupon transaction to any member without selecting a transaction target or specifying a transaction target for a coupon transaction. Therefore, the transaction proposal module unit 321 selects a coupon of a customer member who wants to trade a coupon, and applies a transaction to a trading partner, and transmits a corresponding transaction proposal message to the transaction target member.

In this case, the transaction proposal message may be displayed on the site of the corresponding transaction target member or may be notified to a mobile communication terminal set by the corresponding transaction target member.

The transaction execution processing unit 322 performs a function of exchanging the selected coupon between each member when the transaction target member accepts the transaction after the transaction proposal procedure by the transaction proposal module unit 321.

The transaction target search unit 323 may be a member of a customer member who wants to trade a coupon, who can trade according to his / her desired condition (for example, a member who wants to sell and sell a coupon or a member who has a coupon that he / she wants to buy). ) To search automatically.

The coupon value reflecting unit 324 reflects the value of each coupon evaluated by the coupon value evaluating server 203 during the coupon transaction between each member and performs the function of reflecting the coupon at the conclusion of the coupon. For example, if the value of coupon A and coupon B has an exchange value of approximately 2: 1, the function of reflecting in the coupon execution so that the member holding A coupon and the member holding B coupon are traded in a quantity ratio of 1: 2. To perform.

The transaction method determination unit 325 provides various coupon transaction methods as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention, and provides a means suitable for the corresponding transaction method so that the coupon transaction can be performed according to the coupon transaction method selected by each member. to provide.

Coupon value evaluation server 203 calculates the value for each coupon by quantifying the various actions associated with the coupon proceeds through the coupon trading dedicated site so that it can be utilized during the coupon transaction. To this end, the coupon value evaluation server 203 is the reliability evaluation processing unit 331, the accumulated coupon calculation unit 332, transaction volume calculation unit 333, inquiry amount calculation unit 334, usage calculation unit 335 and coupon value Mountain unit 336 and the like.

The reliability evaluation processing unit 331 digitizes each coupon by combining the reliability value evaluated by the server itself and the reliability value evaluated by the customer. The earned coupon calculation unit 332 performs a function of accumulating and accumulating the accumulated number of each coupon registered by registering to the coupon trading dedicated site. The transaction amount calculating unit 333 accumulates and calculates the transaction amount of each coupon for a predetermined period according to the coupon transaction activity. The inquiry amount calculating unit 334 performs a function of quantifying an activity such as a search or inquiry of each member for each coupon for a predetermined period of time. The usage calculator 335 performs a function of quantifying the number of coupons used in the shop for a predetermined period of time.

Coupon value calculation unit 336 is each of the functional unit (that is, reliability evaluation processing unit 331, accumulated coupon calculation unit 332, transaction volume calculation unit 333, inquiry amount calculation unit 334, usage calculation unit 335 It performs the function of numerically calculating and calculating the value for the coupon by assigning weights to the values calculated in)). The coupon value calculation unit 336 calculates a coupon value every set period, and when a new coupon value is calculated, the previously stored value is updated and stored.

As such, the value of each coupon calculated by the coupon value calculation unit 336 is posted in real time on a coupon transaction-only site, thereby confirming the value of the coupon in each customer or store, and using the coupon for coupon trading or marketing. It becomes the number.

The joint use management server 204 performs a function of providing a joint use service of a coupon through a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention, and for this purpose, the joint use setting unit 341 and the joint use suggestion processing unit 341. ), The joint use acceptance processing unit 343, the joint use determination unit 344, the coupon conversion processing unit 345, and the like. That is, the joint use management server 204 performs a function of allowing each member who holds the coupon to use the coupon jointly with other members according to the joint usage setting criteria set by the store or service server.

The joint use setting unit 341 performs a function of setting a joint use condition for each coupon by receiving a store's consent from a service member server or a service server of a store member, and storing the set condition in a database. For example, in the case of a service that can be obtained by accumulating 10 sheets when one person uses A coupon, when two people use jointly, the number of coupons of two people can be combined so that each member can receive the service in chapter 18. have. Therefore, the same service can be provided with only 9 coupons per person. Similarly, three people can receive the same service through co-use with 24 coupons and four with 30 coupons. In this case, a plurality of users do not need to use the same coupon for joint use, and even if they are differentially used, the joint use may be determined only if the conditions of the total number of coupons are satisfied.

By using the coupons in a plurality of users in this way, it is possible to increase the utilization of the use of coupons and attract a lot of service users in terms of shops. In addition, by joining a plurality of users together for the same service, a community can be formed through a homogeneity of a corresponding store or service, and various events or promotions can be used by using the same.

The joint use proposal processing unit 342 performs a function of processing a joint use when a specific member proposes joint use to another member to be jointly used according to the criteria set in the joint use setting unit 341. For example, it may be possible to search for and suggest another member holding the corresponding coupon to be shared, or to propose to any member. The offer may be notified through a coupon transaction dedicated site of the member, or may be notified through a text message to a mobile communication terminal set by the member.

In this case, it is preferable that a member suggesting the joint use selects a coupon to be used jointly from among coupons held by the member. As such, when a coupon to be used in common is selected, the selected coupon is temporarily locked (Lock) state, and the coupon cannot be traded or used until the joint use is determined. Meanwhile, when the joint use is concluded, the corresponding coupon is deleted and converted into a service code, and when the joint use is canceled, the suspended state is released.

The joint use acceptance processing unit 343 checks the coupon and the joint use setting criteria owned by the particular member who received the joint use proposal, and performs a function of processing the joint use when the joint member accepts the joint use. Acceptance of the joint use is also possible through a coupon transaction dedicated site provided to the corresponding member, and when the joint use proposal is provided to the mobile communication terminal set by the user, the joint use may be accepted by selecting the accept button on the mobile communication terminal. .

On the other hand, if the member who has received the joint use proposal rejects the joint use proposal, the joint use proposal is destroyed, and the member who proposes the joint use should suggest the joint use to another member again. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the member who has received the joint use proposal may revise the contents of joint use and propose it again to the corresponding joint use proposal member. For example, under the condition that 15 coupons are required for joint use, if a member who proposes the first joint use selects 7 coupons of his own and suggests the joint use by selecting 8 coupons to other members, The proposed member can again select only 7 coupons for the user and propose to modify the coupon to use 8 coupons for the member who proposed the first joint use. In such a case, the first joint use proposal member who receives the revised proposal will determine the joint use by checking the proposal and accepting the revised proposal.

In the common use determination unit 344, when the common use is accepted and a plurality of the joint users meet to satisfy the set common use setting criteria, the joint use is determined. That is, the joint use determination unit 344 compares the coupons selected by the plurality of members with the joint use setting conditions stored in the database and determines joint use if the conditions are satisfied, and cancels the joint use if the conditions are not satisfied. Done.

The coupon conversion processing unit 345 deletes the corresponding coupon of each member according to the joint use decision of the joint use determination unit 344, and provides a dedicated service code (serial number) for joint use to each joint use member. Done.

7 is a diagram illustrating a data field of an event information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 7, the event information database 208 stores information about an event related to a coupon issued by each store. Accordingly, the event information database 208 includes data such as a coupon name, an event store, an event period, a set coupon number, and the like. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention will include data such as event period, the number of co-use set coupons for the coupon joint use.

8 is a diagram illustrating a data field of a news information database according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8, the news information database 209 includes various news information posted on a coupon trading dedicated site provided according to the present invention. In this case, the news information may be posted by an administrator of the service server, and each store member may directly post news related to a store or news related to a coupon. Accordingly, the news information database 209 may include store news information, coupon news information, post information, event information, and the like.

As described above, the detailed functions and various additional functions of the member offer coupon joint use system through the Internet site and the service server for providing the same have been described. Hereinafter, a method of jointly using a member offer coupon through an Internet site according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

First, a method of providing a coupon transaction dedicated site basically provided for a coupon transaction will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a coupon trading dedicated site on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 9, a customer who wants to use a coupon registration and transaction service through a site first accesses a service server and registers as a member, thereby creating a coupon transaction dedicated site for each customer (S901).

Meanwhile, the store connects to the service server and registers as a store member, and inputs basic information of the store and information related to a coupon issued by its store (S902). In addition, the store generates a coupon, generates a coupon in various ways (for example, a site, the Internet, an email, an SMS, a store payment, etc.), and issues it to customers (S903).

Each customer who has received the issued coupon transmits the coupon information through the corresponding store or his mobile terminal, and the service server receives the coupon information paid for the respective customers (S904). The service server registers the corresponding coupon in the coupon transaction dedicated site of the corresponding member (S905). When the member accesses and logs in to the coupon transaction dedicated site, the registered coupon can be inquired (S906).

On the other hand, when each member uses or jointly used the coupon registered on his coupon trading-only site, or deals with other members, the coupon is deleted on the site (S907).

10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for jointly using a member proposal through a site on the Internet according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10, first, conditions for joint coupon use are set at a service server or a store according to an embodiment of the present invention (S1001). Accordingly, when the joint use event is started after the set period has elapsed (S1002), a member who wants to suggest joint use selects a coupon for joint use in his coupon box, and selects a condition for joint use. For example, if the co-use condition for the A coupon is 18 sheets for 2 persons, 9 corresponding coupons owned by the user are selected, and the co-use conditions for 9 coupons for the use of others and the corresponding coupon are selected (S1003). Accordingly, the selected coupon is set to a locked state (S1004), and until the joint use is determined, the corresponding coupon cannot be traded or used.

In addition, the joint use proposal member may further input a comment of the proposer (S1005), and transmit the selected information and the additionally inputted comment to another member in a proposal message (S1006). In this case, the target member to be jointly used may select a proposal target by using a member search function provided in a coupon trading dedicated site or by selecting a member registered as a friend of the user.

On the other hand, the member who has received the suggestion message of the joint use checks the joint use condition and the comment of the proposer and determines whether to accept the joint use (S1007). If the joint use is accepted, the joint use for the selected coupon is concluded (S1010) when the joint use condition is met, and the coupon selected by each member is deleted (S1011) and the event code for the joint use service (Serial Number) are each assigned (S1012). The usage period of the joint usage event code may be limited, and when the usage period expires (S1013), the joint usage event code may be deleted (S1014).

If the member who received the joint use proposal message in step S1007 does not accept the joint use, the joint use suggestion member is notified, and the joint use suggestion member searches for or selects another member to propose the joint use again. Done. In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, a member who has received the joint use suggestion message may modify the joint use condition to propose the joint use of another condition to the joint use proposer (S1008). The modification message of the joint use condition is transmitted to the corresponding joint use proposer, and when the modified joint use condition is confirmed and accepted (S1009), the joint use for the corresponding coupon is concluded.

In the above, the method for providing a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention and the coupon co-use method through the same have been described in detail. Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 11 to 18, an example of a coupon trading dedicated site and a joint use service through the web will be described.

11 is a view showing a main page of a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, a coupon trading dedicated site is provided as described above according to an embodiment of the present invention. There is a member registration menu at the top of the site, and various menus for various additional services may be added.

In addition, the main page of the site may geometrically display a connection relationship with other members related to itself, and the coupons that may be used in the region may be displayed on the coupon screen by clicking the region on the provided map.

In addition, the member having the largest value value of the coupon held on the current site may be displayed, or the coupons having the largest value value of the coupon calculated above may be displayed in order.

When the member registration menu is clicked on in FIG. 11, a member registration menu as shown in FIG. 12 is provided. 12 is a view showing a member registration screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 12, membership is made by entering various personal information and selecting subscription, and a personalized coupon transaction site according to membership is provided. In addition, the member subscription information is stored and managed in the customer member database 205 as described above.

13 is a view showing each menu in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 13, a menu of news for each coupon, news related to a transaction, evaluation posting of a coupon manager, site news, etc. is displayed, and when a user clicks a picture of each blogger searched or displayed, the user can be moved to the member's site. have. In addition, a list of members registered as friends with me may be additionally displayed.

14 is a view showing a coupon storage in the coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 14, when a coupon-only site is provided by registering as described above, the coupon is registered and the type and number of coupons registered by the user are displayed as an image in the coupon box. In this case, it is preferable to set an image of the accumulated coupon as an image that can identify each store at a glance, and the image may be set when registering coupon information in each store.

On the other hand, if you click on each coupon in my coupon box, a separate pop-up menu is created as shown separately, and the coupon can be set as my coupon to be traded through the generated pop-up menu, or set as the target coupon to be traded. have. In addition, it may be directed to a showcase menu for a corresponding coupon or to a page providing benefit information provided for the corresponding coupon.

At this time, if you want to trade the coupon registered in my coupon box with the coupon of another person, click the Create a transaction menu. As such, when the menu for making a transaction is clicked, a coupon transaction window as shown in FIG. 15 is generated.

15 is a view showing a coupon transaction screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 15, first, a type of a transaction (Bang or Deal) is selected, and a coupon to be traded is selected in my coupon box.

Then, the counterpart is selected through the search, and the target coupon is selected from the coupons held by the counterpart. Finally, when applying for a transaction to the counterparties, the deal is closed according to whether the other party accepts the deal. When the transaction is normally completed, the coupons purchased from the counterpart are additionally displayed in the coupon box, and the target coupons in the coupon box are deleted or reduced by the corresponding number.

16 is a view illustrating a store-only page in a coupon-only site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 16, when a store member accesses a coupon trading-only site according to the present invention, settings for a corresponding store and a coupon may be input. For example, an image registered for the corresponding coupon is displayed, and the value (eg, reliability, accumulated amount, transaction amount, inquiry amount, etc.) evaluated for the corresponding coupon is updated and displayed in real time.

In addition, the basic information input for the store is displayed, and setting information of the condition (benefit) according to the coupon joint use is displayed according to the present invention. For example, when a coupon is used by one person, 10 coupons must be accumulated to provide the corresponding service. However, when two persons use the coupon, the total number of coupons used can provide the corresponding service to each member. In the case of three or more people, the number of coupons will be discounted to receive additional benefits.

In other words, the store may use the coupon jointly, so that when the number of the joint users increases, the same benefit may be set even when using a small number of coupons. By doing this, it is possible to increase the use of the coupon in terms of the store, it can be induced to form a community according to the joint use of the coupon. In addition, coupon joint use can be eventized and used for various promotions.

17 is a diagram illustrating a setting information input screen of a store in a coupon trading dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 17, a store owner may input basic information of a store through a setting menu, and set or change a condition for joint use of a coupon. According to the set joint use conditions, each member can be jointly used for the corresponding coupon, the set joint use conditions can be easily confirmed by each member clicks on the corresponding coupon through their coupon trading dedicated site.

18 is a diagram illustrating a store owner information input screen in a coupon transaction dedicated site according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 18, it is also possible to input and set information of a store owner in a coupon transaction dedicated site for a store member.

On the other hand, "BANG" used in English of the words used in the description and drawings in the present invention means the use of the highway, "DEAL" means a transaction.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the illustrated embodiments, but should be determined by the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

100: service provider 101: customer member
102: Store Member 200: Service Server
201: coupon dedicated site server 202: coupon transaction management server
203: Coupon Valuation Server 204: Co-use Management Server
210: communication network 220: customer terminal
230: store terminal 311: member management unit
312: coupon registration unit 313: coupon management unit
314: member search module 315: news and bulletin board management
321: transaction proposal module 322: transaction conclusion processing unit
323: Transaction target search unit 324: Coupon value reflecting unit
325: trading method decision unit
331: Reliability evaluation processing unit
332: Earn coupon calculation unit 333: Transaction volume calculation unit
334: inquiry amount calculation unit 335: usage calculation unit
336: Coupon value calculation
341: co-use setting unit 342: co-use proposal processing unit
343: joint use acceptance processing unit 344: joint use determination unit
345: coupon conversion processing unit

Claims (13)

A coupon management site server which registers the obtained coupon to each customer member registered as a member through a communication network and provides a coupon trading dedicated site so that the registered coupon can be traded with the coupon of another member; And
Set and store the joint use conditions of the registered coupon, and if each customer member selects a particular coupon owned by the customer and proposes the joint use of the corresponding coupon to another customer member, accepting the joint use of the other customer. And a joint use management server for determining and processing joint use according to the member offer coupon joint use system through the Internet site.
The method of claim 1, wherein the joint use conditions of the coupon,
A system for using a member offer coupon jointly through an internet site, characterized in that the number of coupons to be used per person decreases as the number of participating members of the joint use increases.
The method of claim 1, wherein the setting of the common use condition is
Member offer coupon sharing system through the Internet site, characterized in that can be set in the server of each store member or service provider registered as a member.
The coupon of claim 1 wherein the coupon selected for joint use is
The member offer coupon joint use system through the Internet site, characterized in that the use is set to be restricted until the determination of the joint use.
The method of claim 1, wherein the common use management server,
The system of claim member co-use system through the Internet site, characterized in that the other customer member who has been proposed to the joint use for the coupon to be proposed to the joint use again on a modified condition.
The method of claim 1, wherein the common use management server,
According to the joint use decision, delete the corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use, assign a service code for joint use to each joint use participating member,
Limiting the usage period of the joint use event code, and if the usage period expires, the joint use event code is deleted, the member offer coupon joint use system through the Internet site.
Accessing a service server through a communication network and subscribing by inputting member information for each customer or store;
Generating a coupon trading dedicated site for the member in the service server according to the membership registration;
Registering a coupon obtained by each of the registered customer members on the coupon transaction dedicated site;
Setting a joint use condition for coupons issued by each registered member of the store;
Selecting a target coupon to be shared among coupons held by each customer member;
Suggesting co-use for the target member to co-use; And
And processing a joint use conclusion in accordance with the acceptance of the joint use of the member who has been suggested to use the joint use.
The method of claim 7, wherein the conditions of joint use of the coupon,
A method of jointly using member proposal coupons through an Internet site, characterized in that the number of coupons to be used per person decreases as the number of participating members of the joint use increases.
The method of claim 7, wherein the setting of the joint use conditions,
A method of jointly using a member proposal coupon through an Internet site, which can be set in a server of each store member or service provider who has registered as a member.
The coupon of claim 7 wherein the coupon selected for joint use is
Method of using a member offer coupon jointly via the Internet site, characterized in that the use is limited until the determination of the joint use.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method is
Method for co-using member proposal coupons through the Internet site, characterized in that the other customer member who has been proposed to use the coupon for the co-offer to propose a joint use again on a modified condition.
The method of claim 7, wherein the method is
According to the joint use decision, the corresponding coupon of each joint use participating member selected for the joint use is deleted, and a service code for joint use is assigned to each joint use participating member. How to share a member offer coupon. The method of claim 7, wherein the method is
And limiting the usage period of the joint use event code, and if the corresponding use period expires, the joint use event code is deleted.

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