KR20130089880A - Method and system for operating relationship point by using preference of merchant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A relational point operation method and system using store preference are provided to calculate an interworking accumulation point for an interworking accumulation target in which the similarity of a preference store between self saving client and relationship formation members is over a fixed standard value and to accumulate the interworking accumulation point to the interworking accumulation target, thereby inducing the interworking accumulation target to visit a specific store for using the accumulated point. CONSTITUTION: A preference store checking unit (145) checks a preference store of a self saving client and relationship formation members based on application usage history and purchasing history which is stored in a storage medium (110). A preference similarity checking unit (150) calculates the similarity of the checked preference store. An interworking accumulation target checking unit (155) checks interworking accumulation target in which the similarity of a preference store is over a fixed standard value among the relationship formation members. An interworking accumulation point calculating part (160) calculates an interworking accumulation point for the interworking accumulation target. An interworking accumulation point saving part (165) accumulates the calculated interworking accumulation point to the interworking accumulation target. [Reference numerals] (100) Point operation system; (105) History storage unit; (110) Storing medium; (115) Self accumulation point accumulating unit; (120) Self accumulation customer checking unit; (125) Self accumulation information checking unit; (130) Database; (135) Point management D/B; (140) Relation forming member checking unit; (145) Preferred store checking unit; (150) Preference similarity checking unit; (155) Interworking accumulation target checking unit; (160) Interworking accumulation point calculating unit; (165) Interworking accumulation point saving unit; (170) Interworking accumulation point managing unit; (175) Application personalizing unit; (180) Member store device; (190) Point server; (200) Wireless terminal; (AA) Communications network; (CC,EE) Member information; (DD) Relation information; (FF) Self accumulation point; (GG) Interworking accumulation point; (HH) Wireless AP; (II) Base station

Description

Method and System for Operating Relationship Point by using Preference of Merchant}

According to the present invention, when a certain point is accumulated to the specific member by the purchase of a specific member among a plurality of members formed through social networking service (SNS), the specific member and the store among the member formed with the specific member To accumulate predetermined points linked to the points earned by the specific member to one or more members having similar preferences.

Vendors continue to unilaterally engage in one-way courtships to attract customers, but the vast majority of customers ignore them. Points earned and discount coupons usually provided is a typical one-way courtship operation.

Recently, with the emergence of social commerce, it is expected that the gap between customers and companies will be narrowed, but simply providing discount coupons through social commerce deepens the one-way courtship as above and does not narrow the gap. . In other words, the majority of customers who use discount coupons through social commerce no longer visit the store they visited once, and the customers visit the stores without purchasing the discount coupons. Is very unlikely to occur.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems, N (N≥1) relationship formed with the self-earning customer at the time when the self-earning point is accumulated according to the purchase of a particular member in a particular purchase generation store It is to provide a relational point operation method and system for earning a predetermined interlocking earning points linked to the accumulation of self-earning points to n (1≤n≤N) members of the formed members.

The relational point management system using the store preference according to the present invention can refer to a database that stores a plurality of member information having a relationship and relationship information formed between each member, and each member having an application for managing points of each member. A relational point operating system implemented in a server capable of communicating with a wireless terminal of the device, the storage medium in which the app usage history and purchase history for each member are stored, and self-establishment points are accumulated according to the purchase. A self-establishment customer identification unit for confirming a self-established customer, a self-establishment information verification unit for confirming store information on a store in which the purchase of the self-established customer has occurred and self-established points accumulated in the self-established customer; Query the database and associate with the self-established customer Is a relationship forming member checking unit for identifying N (N≥1) forming members, and the store (or store category) preferred by the self-established customer and N forming members based on the app usage history and purchase history ), A preferred similarity confirming unit for calculating a similarity of a preferred store (or store category) between the self-established customer and N relational customers, and the preferred store among the N relationship forming members. (Or store category) a linkage establishment target confirmation unit for identifying n (1≤n≤N) interworking establishment targets having a similarity or more than a specified reference value, and n interlocking establishment points to be accumulated to the n interlocking establishment targets, respectively. It is provided with an interlocking earning point calculating unit for calculating and the interlocking earning point earning unit for earning the calculated interlocking earning points to the n number of interlocking earning targets.

The relational point operating system using the store preference according to the present invention is characterized in that it further comprises an interlocking points management unit for managing so that the value of the cumulative accumulation points accumulated to each member does not exceed a specified maximum value.

In the relational point operation system using the store preference according to the present invention, the store contents corresponding to the accumulated accumulation points most accumulated to each member among the store-specific accumulation points accumulated for each member are higher than the other store contents. Characterized in that the application further comprises a personalization unit for controlling the exposure frequency of the store content for each member's application to be exposed more through the application.

According to the present invention, the linkage earning point calculation unit calculates a linkage earning point to be equally accumulated to the n linkage establishment targets, or is proportional to or inversely proportional to the similarity of the preferred store (or store category). It is characterized in that for calculating n interlocking earned points to be differentially credited to the name of the linkage earned.

According to the present invention, the self-establishment point, the earning point corresponding to the store visit, the earning point corresponding to the purchase behavior, the earning point corresponding to a certain percentage of the purchase amount, the earning point corresponding to the customer ranking of the store, the earning It characterized in that it comprises at least one of the points corresponding to a predetermined ratio of the points calculated by the random multiple of the points, the accumulated points and the total interlocking points earned.

In the relational point operating method using the store preference according to the present invention, each member having an application that manages the points of each member can refer to a database that stores a plurality of member information having a relationship and relationship information formed between each member. A method of operating a relational point executed by a server capable of communicating with a wireless terminal, the method comprising: storing an app usage history for each member using the application and a purchase history for each member, and earning self-earning points according to the purchase Confirming the accumulated self-established customer, confirming store information about the purchase originating store where the purchase of the self-established customer has occurred, and self-established points accumulated by the self-established customer, and querying the database N (N≥1) Relationship Forming Members Checking the store, a store (or store category) preferred by the N-members and the N-members based on the app usage history and the purchase history, and between the NEAR-related customers Calculating the similarity of a preferred store (or store category), and n (1≤n≤N) interworking credits whose similarity of the preferred store (or store category) among the N relationship forming members is equal to or greater than a specified reference value; Identifying an object, calculating n interlocking points to be respectively credited to the n interlocking targets, and accumulating the calculated interlocking points on the n interlocking targets.

According to the present invention, when a specific member generates a purchase in a specific store and points the points according to the purchase, the predetermined point is linked to another member who has a predetermined relationship with the specific member, thereby allowing the other member to acquire the points. The advantage of encouraging visitors to visit the specific store to use the points accumulated, and the specific member is re-purchased by visiting the specific store again to show the influence of their purchase by linking the predetermined points to other members. There is an advantage to inducing it to occur.

1 is a diagram illustrating a relational point operating system configuration of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a wireless terminal and an application of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating an implementation method for a process of confirming an interlocking earning target for accumulating interlocking points.
4 is a diagram illustrating an implementation method for a confirmation process of accumulating and managing an interlocking earning point to an interlocking earning target.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings and description will be described in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention. For example, it is possible that a configuration provided on the server side is implemented on the terminal side, or conversely, a configuration portion provided on the terminal side is implemented on the server side.

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. The terms used below are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention, which may vary depending on the user, intention or custom of the operator. Therefore, the definition should be based on the contents throughout the present invention.

As a result, the technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following examples are one means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is only.

1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a relational point operating system 100 of the present invention.

More specifically, Figure 1 is a member of the relationship formed with the particular member when a certain point is earned to the specific member by the purchase of a particular member of the plurality of members formed through the Social Networking Service (SNS) As a system configuration for linking and earning a predetermined point linked to the point accumulation of the specific member to one or more members having a particular member and store preferences similar to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, 1 and / or modifications to the various implementations of the relational point operating system 100 configuration (e.g., implementations in which some components are omitted, subdivided, or combined) may be inferred, but the present invention Is made including all the inferred implementation method, the implementation method shown in FIG. This technical feature is not limited.

The point operation system 100 of the present invention can refer to a database 130 that stores a plurality of pieces of member information and relationships formed between each member through SNS and manages points of each member ( 215 is implemented in a server that can communicate with the wireless terminal 200 of each member. The server on which the point operating system 100 is implemented may be implemented as one independent server or a combination of two or more servers, and the present invention is not limited by the physical server configuration implementing the point operating system 100.

The database 130 is a generic term for a storage device that is implemented in an SNS system and manages a relationship of members. The database 130 stores a plurality of member information having a relationship formed through SNS and relationship information formed between each member. If the point operating system 100 provides SNS, the database 130 may be implemented in the point operating system 100.

The member information may include ID information and personal information (eg, name, social security number, date of birth, contact information, address, etc.) of the member stored in the database 130.

The relationship information includes information for identifying members among which members have formed a relationship among members stored in the database 130 and information for identifying relationships (eg, friends, acquaintances, alumni, groups, work relationships, etc.) formed between the members of the flower garden. Include.

Members of the relationship has a wireless terminal 200 having an application 215 for managing the points of each member, the wireless terminal 200 includes at least one of the user's smartphone, mobile phone, tablet PC can do. The application 215 may be downloaded from a designated application providing server and mounted on the wireless terminal 200.

The point operating system 100 communicates with an affiliated store device 180 (eg, an affiliated store terminal or an affiliated store server) provided in a store where a purchase occurs in which a customer's purchase corresponding to member information stored in the database 130 occurs, Alternatively, it is possible to communicate with a point server 190 (eg, a point server 190 provided in at least one separate point operator of a point issuer, a card company, a bank, and a bansa) for managing points of the customer. According to the intention of the skilled person, the point server 190 may be implemented in the point operating system 100.

When a customer corresponding to the member information stored in the database 130 visits a specific store and purchases a product, points issued by the specific store or a separate point operator are accumulated to the purchasing customer. Hereinafter, points earned in response to the purchase are referred to as self-establishment points, and among the members, customers who have accumulated the self-establishment points are referred to as self-established customers.

Referring to FIG. 1, the point management system 100 collects an app usage history and a purchase history of each member using the application 215, and stores the history in the storage medium 110. 105 is provided.

The history storage unit 105 periodically collects app usage history information of the user using the application 215 from the application 215 illustrated in FIG. 2, and stores the app usage history information in the storage medium 110. It includes history information for identifying a store corresponding to the store content used through the application 215.

In addition, the history storage unit 105 is interlocked with the affiliated store device 180 or the point server 190, interlocked with the payment institution server (not shown), or various point earning unit implemented in the point operation system 100 In association with, the purchase history for each member is periodically collected and stored in the storage medium 110, wherein the purchase history is at least one of the date, store, amount, product type that each member visited and purchased in each store It includes one.

Referring to FIG. 1, the point operation system 100 includes a self-established customer confirmation unit 120 for identifying a self-established customer who has accumulated self-established points according to a purchase, and a purchase occurrence in which the purchase of the self-established customer has occurred. N (N≥1) having a relationship with the self-established customer by inquiring the self-establishment information checking unit 125 that checks the store information on the store and the self-established points accumulated to the self-established customer, and the database 130. It is provided with a relationship forming member confirmation unit 140 for confirming the relationship forming members of the person, and has a self-earning point earning unit 115 for earning the self-earning points according to the purchase to the self-earning customer.

The self-establishment point earning unit 115 confirms or calculates points to be credited to the self-established customer corresponding to the member information stored in the database 130 in association with the affiliated store device 180 of the purchase originating store. The self-establishment point is mapped to the member information of the self-established customer and stored in the point management D / B 135, or the self-established point is provided to the wireless terminal 200 of the self-established customer to the application 215. By registering, the self-earning point is earned according to the purchase to the self-earing customer. If the self-established point is processed by the affiliated store device 180 or the point server 190, the self-established point accumulator 115 may be omitted.

Here, the self-establishment points are credited points earned by the self-established customers in response to a store visit, earned points earned by the self-established customers in response to a purchase behavior, and provided to the self-established customers in response to a predetermined ratio of purchase amount. Corresponding to a certain percentage of the accumulated points, the points earned to the self-earning customer in response to the customer ranking of the store, points calculated by a random multiple of the earned points, the sum of the accumulated points and the total interlocked points It may include at least one of the points.

The self-established customer confirmation unit 120 identifies a self-established customer who has accumulated self-earned points according to a purchase that occurred in the purchase origin store.

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the self-established customer confirmation unit 120 may check the self-established customer who has accumulated the self-established points by the self-established point earning unit 115. Alternatively, when the self-establishment point is accumulated to the self-established customer by the affiliated store device 180, the self-established customer verification unit 120 interoperates with the affiliated device 180 to store the self-established points. You can check the earning customers. Alternatively, when the self-establishment point is accumulated to the self-established customer by the point server 190, the self-established customer identification unit 120 interoperates with the point server 190 to accumulate the self-established point. You can check the earning customers.

The self-establishment information verification unit 125 checks store information on a store in which the purchase of the self-established customer has occurred, and checks self-established points accumulated in the self-established customer.

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the self-establishment information check unit 125 by the self-establishment point earning unit 115 stores the store information and the magnetic store of the store in which the self-establishment points earned to the self-established customer You can check the earned points earned by the customer. Alternatively, when the self-establishment point is accumulated to the self-established customer by the affiliated store device 180, the self-establishment information verification unit 125 may interoperate with the affiliated store device 180 to store information of the store where the purchase occurred. Self-established points accumulated in the self-established customers can be checked. Alternatively, when the self-establishment point is earned to the self-established customer by the point server 190, the self-establishment information verification unit 125 may interwork with the point server 190 and store information of the store where the purchase occurred. Self-established points accumulated in the self-established customers can be checked.

When the self-established customer is confirmed by the self-established customer confirming unit 120, the relationship forming member checking unit 140 inquires the member information and the relationship information stored in the database 130 to confirm the confirmed self-established customer. Identify N relationship members with at least one relationship established.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the relationship forming member checking unit 140 may identify N relationship forming members having a relationship with a self-established customer according to a relationship category for identifying the relationship.

Referring to FIG. 1, the point management system 100 identifies a preferred store that identifies a store (or store category) preferred by the N-members and the self-established members based on the app usage history and purchase history. The unit 145, a preference similarity checking unit 150 for calculating a preferred store similarity between the self-established customers and the N relational customers, and n (1) having the preferred store similarity among the N relationship forming members equal to or greater than a specified reference value. An interworking establishment target confirmation unit 155 for confirming an interworking establishment target of ≤n≤N) persons is provided.

When N relationship forming members having a relationship with the self-established customer are identified, the preferred store identification unit 145 may store the self-established customer's frequently used store contents through the application 215 based on the app usage history. While identifying the corresponding preferred store (or store category), the preferred store (or store category) that the self-established customer visits frequently and purchases is identified based on the purchase history. In addition, the preferred store identification unit 145 confirms the preferred store (or store category) corresponding to the store contents frequently used by the N-members of relationship formation through the application 215 based on the app usage history. The preferred store (or store category) that the N relationship forming members frequently visit and purchase is identified based on the purchase history. On the other hand, if there is a member who cannot identify the preferred store (or store category) among the N relationship forming members, the member is automatically excluded from the N relationship forming member, or according to the intention of the person skilled in the art. Or store category), it is possible to automatically be included in the n-linked establishment target.

The preference similarity checking unit 150 compares the preferred stores (or store categories) of the self-established customers with the preferred stores (or store categories) of the N relational customers, and compares the preferred stores between the self-established customers and the N relational customers. The store (or store category) yields a preferred store similarity corresponding to a similar ratio. For example, the preferred store similarity is regarded as 100% when the preferred store (or store category) is matched, and then subtracts the rate at which the difference between the preferred store (or store category) occurs. Can be calculated.

The interlocking establishment confirmation unit 155 may identify n relationship forming members whose neighbourhood establishment points are greater than or equal to a predetermined reference value as n interlocking establishment targets for which the interlocking points are to be accumulated, or the similar store similarity. After sorting in descending order to confirm the relationship forming member from the first to the order corresponding to the preset n as the n-linked accumulation target to accumulate the linkage points.

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the linkage establishment target confirmation unit 155 may provide an interface for selecting an n-linkage establishment target for the application 215 provided in the wireless terminal 200 of the self-establishment customer. It is possible to receive n interworking establishment targets among the N relationship forming members through the interface, or n interworking establishment targets among one or more relationship formation members first identified through the above-described method.

Referring to FIG. 1, the point management system 100 includes an interlocking points calculation unit 160 that calculates n interlocking points to be accumulated to the n interlocking points, and the n interlocking points. An interlocking earning point earning unit 165 is provided to accumulate the calculated interlocking earning points, and the interlocking earning point managing unit 170 manages the value of the accumulated earning interlocking points to each member not to exceed a specified maximum value. It is provided.

When the n linkage establishment targets are identified, the linkage establishment point calculation unit 160 calculates n linkage establishment points to be respectively credited to the identified n linkage establishment targets.

The linked credit points are points that are credited to at least one relationship forming member who has a relationship with the self-established customer in connection with the procedure of accumulating self-established points according to the purchase to the self-established customer. Whereas the self-established point is a purchase point that is earned point value according to the purchase, the linkage earned point is a non-purchase point earned based on the relationship is formed with the self-eared customer irrespective of the member's own purchase. have. Thus, the self-earning point may include all the attributes that a normal purchase point may have. Meanwhile, the interlocking points are non-purchasing points linked to the self-earning points, and inherit the attributes of the self-earning points, or a part of the inherited attributes is replaced with another attribute, or is different from the attributes of the purchase point. Can be given. For example, at least one of an effective period, a point value, and a discount rate of the corresponding point may be changed. The characteristics of such an interlocking earning point can be set through the terms and conditions.

According to the first interlocking points calculation method of the present invention, the interlocking points calculation unit 160 calculates a total interlocking points to be accumulated in at least one interlocking points in association with the self-earing points, and the calculated N interlocking points may be calculated by dividing the total interlocking points by n.

According to the second interlocking point calculation method of the present invention, the interlocking point confirmation unit 155 confirms n number of interlocking points to be limited within a specified number, and the interlocking point point calculating unit 160 determines a designated equivalent point value. It is possible to calculate n interlocking points with.

According to the third interlocking earning point calculation method of the present invention, the interlocking earning point calculating unit 160 calculates a total interlocking earning point to be accumulated in at least one interlocking earning target in association with the self-earing point, and the calculated By applying the differential weights proportional to the similarity of the preferred store to the total interlocking points, the n interlocking points may be calculated.

According to the fourth linkage establishment point calculation method of the present invention, the linkage establishment target confirmation unit 155 checks n linkage establishment targets limited within a specified number, and the linkage establishment point calculation unit 160 stores the preferred store similarity. N interlocking establishment points to which a differential weight proportional to is applied may be calculated.

According to the fifth interlocking earning point calculation method of the present invention, the interlocking earning point calculating unit 160 calculates a total interlocking earning point to be accumulated in at least one interlocking earning object in association with the self-earing point, and the calculated A total weighted points may be calculated by applying differential weights that are inversely proportional to the preferred store similarity, and calculate n number of linked points.

According to the sixth linkage establishment point calculation method of the present invention, the linkage establishment target confirmation unit 155 checks n linkage establishment targets limited within a specified number, and the linkage establishment point calculation unit 160 is similar to the preferred store. N interlocked earning points to which a differential weight is inversely proportional to may be calculated.

When the n interlocking points are calculated, the interlocking points earning unit 165 corresponds to the n interlocking points identified by the interlocking points confirming unit 155 to the calculated n interlocking points. By mapping with member information and storing in the point management D / B 135, or by providing the calculated n interlocking points to the wireless terminal 200 of the n interlocking establishment target to register in the application 215, The n interlocking credit points are accumulated to the n interlocking credit targets.

The interlocking points management unit 170 periodically checks the value of the interlocking points accumulated in each member by interworking with the point management D / B 135 or interworking with the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200. Check and verify that the value of the accumulated accumulation points accumulated exceeds the specified maximum value. Here, the specified maximum value compared with the accumulated accumulation points and the accumulation point is set by the operation point of the operation point of the operation point 100 of the point operating system 100, issuing the connection points earned by the accumulated accumulation point points It is set to a value that does not cause excessive provisioning debt for the store or point operator.

If the value of the cumulative accumulated earned accumulation point exceeds the designated maximum value, the interlocked earned points manager 170 manages the value of the accumulated accumulated accumulated earned points does not exceed the specified maximum value.

According to the method of the present invention, the linkage earned point may have a variable validity period. That is, the self-establishment point is set to a certain validity period, whereby the self-establishment point not used during the validity period exists as a provision debt of the point operator. On the other hand, the validity period of the interlocked earned points may be varied so that the value of the accumulated earned earned points to a specific member does not exceed a specified maximum value. For example, if the validity period of the self-earning point is designated as 1 year, the interlocking earning point may be varied to 1 year, 6 months, 1 month and the like. In addition, the validity period of the interlocking earned points may be varied for each member even if the same kind of points.

Alternatively, the interlocking points may have a variable point value. That is, the self-establishment point has a certain value, and the point value corresponds to the provision provision debt. On the other hand, the value of the interlocking earned points may be varied so that the value of the accumulated earned earned points to a specific member does not exceed a specified maximum value. For example, if the point value of the self-earning point is designated as a value of 1 won per point of one point, the linkage point may be changed to 1 won, 0.5 won, 0.1 won, etc. per point of one point. In addition, the value of the linkage earned points can be changed differently for each member even points of the same kind.

Alternatively, the interlocking earning point may have a variable discount rate. That is, the self-establishment point is converted to a cash value or converted to another form (for example, a discount coupon, a gift certificate, a gift certificate, etc.), and then discounted and converted according to a predetermined discount rate. On the other hand, the discount rate of the interlocking points may be varied so that the value of the interlocking points accumulated cumulatively to a specific member does not exceed a specified maximum value. For example, if the discount rate of the point value of the self-establishment point is designated as 90%, the discount rate of the interlocking points may be varied to 90%, 60%, 50% and the like. In addition, the discount rate of the interlocking earning point may be changed differently for each member even if the same type of points are converted into the same form.

According to the first interlocking points management method of the present invention, the interlocking points management unit 170 may erase the interlocking points exceeding the specified maximum value by varying the valid period of the accumulated accumulated interlocking points. .

According to the second interlocking earned point management method of the present invention, the interlocked earned point management unit 170 varies the point value of the cumulative accumulated earned earned points so that the accumulated accumulated interlocked earned points do not exceed a specified maximum value. Can manage

According to the third interlocking points management method of the present invention, the interlocking points management unit 170 manages the accumulated interlocking points to be accumulated so as not to exceed the specified maximum value by varying the discount rate of the accumulated accumulation points. can do.

Referring to FIG. 1, in the point operation system 100, the store content corresponding to the accumulated accumulation point accumulated most by each member among the accumulated accumulation points for each store accumulated by the members is higher than other store contents. The application 215 is provided with an application personalization unit 175 for controlling the frequency of exposure of the store content for each member's application 215 to be more exposed.

The application personalization unit 175 controls the order of store contents (for example, a store name, an icon, a store description, etc.) displayed on the UI of the application 215 of each member, or the store contents belonging to the same category. By selecting the store content to be displayed on the UI of the application 215, the frequency of store content exposure is increased so that the store content is exposed more through the application 215 than the other store content at the accumulated accumulation points most accumulated to each member. Control, thereby facilitating exhaustion of the interlocking points.

2 is a diagram showing a functional configuration of a wireless terminal 200 and an application 215 of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 2 illustrates an application 215 and a wireless terminal corresponding to a program configuration for managing self-establishment points and interlocking points accumulated in a specific member in association with the point operation system 100 shown in FIG. 200) As shown in the configuration, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, various embodiments of the wireless terminal 200 can be inferred by referring to and / or modifying the present invention. However, the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above, the technical features are not limited only to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the wireless terminal 200 includes a control unit 201, a memory unit 212, a screen output unit 202, a key input unit 203, a sound processor 204, an NFC module 206, A camera unit 205, a wireless network communication module 209, a near field communication module 208, a positioning module 210, a USIM reader unit 211 and a USIM, and a battery 207 for power supply. Equipped.

The control unit 201 is a general term for controlling the operation of the wireless terminal 200. The control unit 201 includes at least one processor and an execution memory, BUS). According to the present invention, the control unit 201 loads and executes at least one program code included in the wireless terminal 200 through the processor into the execution memory, and calculates at least one result through the bus. By transmitting to the negative to control the operation of the wireless terminal 200. Hereinafter, the configuration of the application 215 of the present invention implemented in the form of program code for convenience will be described in the controller 201.

The memory unit 212 is a general term for a nonvolatile memory corresponding to a storage resource included in the wireless terminal 200, and includes at least one program code executed through the control unit 201 and at least used by the program code. Store and maintain one data set. The memory unit 212 basically comprises a system program code and a system data set corresponding to the operating system of the wireless terminal 200, a communication program code and a communication data set for processing a wireless communication connection of the wireless terminal 200, The program code and the data set corresponding to the application 215 of the present invention are also stored in the memory unit 212. [

The screen output unit 202 is composed of a screen output device (for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device) corresponding to an output resource provided in the wireless terminal 200 and a screen output module for driving the screen output device. 201 and a bus, and outputs the calculation result corresponding to the screen output among the various calculation results of the control unit 201 to the screen output device.

The key input unit 203 comprises a key input device (or a touch screen device coupled to the screen output unit 202) corresponding to an input resource provided in the wireless terminal 200 and a key input module for driving the key input device And inputs a command for instructing various operations of the control unit 201 or data necessary for the operation of the control unit 201 by a bus connection with the control unit 201. [

The sound processor 204 includes a speaker corresponding to an output resource provided in the wireless terminal 200 and a sound module for driving the speaker, and is connected to the controller 201 by a bus so that The calculation result corresponding to the sound output is output through the speaker among various calculation results. The sound processor 204 is composed of a microphone corresponding to an input resource provided in the wireless terminal 200 and a sound module for driving the microphone, and transmits sound data input through the microphone to the controller 201. do.

The NFC module 206 is a proximity communication module for transmitting data between terminals at a close distance of about 10 cm according to the NFC (Near Field Communication) standard that uses the 13.56 Mz frequency band of the ISO 18000 series wireless communication standard. The short range wireless communication module 208 may be integrally implemented or may be implemented as a separate communication module. According to the intention of the person skilled in the art, the NFC module 206 may provide proximity communication of other frequency bands (eg, 900Mhz band, etc.) supported by the ISO 18000 series standard in addition to the 13.56Mz frequency band, whereby the present invention is not limited thereto. No. Meanwhile, the NFC module 206 may be included in a communication resource provided in the wireless terminal 200 according to a target to which the NFC module 206 communicates in close proximity.

The camera unit 205 includes an optical unit, a charge coupled device (CCD), and a camera module for driving the same, and acquires bitmap data input to the CCD through the optical unit. The bitmap data may include both still image data and moving image data.

The wireless network communication module 209 and the short-range wireless communication module 208 are communication resources provided in the wireless terminal 200. The wireless network communication module 209 accesses a wireless communication network through a base station, The wireless communication module 208 connects to a short range communication device or a wireless AP located in a short distance.

The wireless network communication module 209 is a general term for a communication configuration for connecting the wireless terminal 200 to wireless communication, and includes an antenna, an RF module, a baseband module, and a signal processing module for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals of a specific frequency band. It is configured to include at least one, connected to the bus via the control unit 201 transmits the calculation result corresponding to the wireless communication of the various calculation results of the control unit 201 via wireless communication, or receives data via wireless communication By transmitting to the control unit 201 and maintaining the procedure of connection, registration, communication, handoff of the wireless communication. According to the present invention, the wireless network communication module 209 can connect the wireless terminal 200 to a voice network including a voice channel and a data channel via the exchange, and in some cases, And can be connected to a data network providing data communication based on exchange communication.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network communication module 209 is a mobile communication module that performs at least one of connection to a mobile communication network, location registration, call processing, call connection, data communication, and handoff according to a CDMA / WCDMA standard . Meanwhile, according to the intention of the person skilled in the art, the wireless network communication module 209 may further include a portable Internet communication configuration for performing at least one connection, location registration, data communication, and handoff to the portable Internet according to the IEEE 802.16 related standard. It is apparent that the present invention is not limited by the wireless communication configuration provided by the wireless network communication module 209.

The short range wireless communication module 208 is a short range communication module for connecting a communication session using a radio frequency signal as a communication medium within a predetermined distance, and preferably includes at least one of Wi-Fi communication, Bluetooth communication, and public wireless communication. Can be. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the short range wireless communication module 208 may be integrated with the wireless network communication module 209. According to the present invention, the short-range wireless communication module 208 connects the wireless terminal 200 to a packet-switched communication-based data network through a wireless AP.

The position positioning module 210 is composed of a GPS positioning module for positioning the moving position of the wireless terminal 200, and receives the satellite signal transmitted from at least three or more GPS satellites orbiting the earth orbit, the wireless terminal ( The movement position information of 200 is calculated. On the other hand, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the location positioning module 210 is connected to the positioning device on the communication network associated with at least two base stations (or access point) the wireless terminal 200 and the base station (or access point) It may include a terrestrial positioning module for positioning the position of the radio terminal 200 in a terrestrial positioning method using the frequency arrival time (or the arrival angle) between.

The USIM reader unit 211 is a generic term for a configuration for exchanging at least one data set with a universal subscriber identity module (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) mounted on or detached from the wireless terminal 200 based on ISO / IEC 7816 standard. As an example, the data sets are exchanged in a half-duplex communication through an APDU (Application Protocol Data Unit).

The USIM is a SIM type card having an IC chip according to the ISO / IEC 7816 standard, an input / output interface including at least one contact point connected to the USIM reader unit 211, and at least one IC chip program code. And an IC chip memory for storing a data set, and a program code for the IC chip or extracting (or processing) the data set according to at least one command transmitted from the wireless terminal 200 connected to the input / output interface. It includes a processor for transmitting to the input and output interface.

The application 215 of the present invention is downloaded from an application providing server (eg, Apple's App Store, etc.) through the data network to which the communication resource is accessible, and stored in the memory unit 212. The downloaded application 215 is driven manually or automatically. In order to automatically drive the application 215, a separate program may be driven in advance, whereby the present invention is not limited.

According to the present invention, the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200, in conjunction with the point operating system 100 of Figure 1, the application operating unit 220 for performing a program function implemented in the application 215 Equipped.

The application operation unit 220 outputs various interface screens through the screen output unit 202, receives various information corresponding to the interface screen through the key input unit 203, or the short range wireless communication module 208. Or a function of communicating with the point operating system 100 through a wireless network communication module 209.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the application operator 220 may provide the location information of the wireless terminal 200 derived by the location positioning module 210 to the point operating system 100. Alternatively, the application operating unit 220 may configure a history of using the application 215 by a member and provide the history to the point operating system 100.

Referring to FIG. 2, the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200 may include a relationship forming processor configured to control a specific member corresponding to a user of the wireless terminal 200 and at least one other member to form and maintain a relationship. 225.

The relationship forming unit 225 outputs a relationship forming interface for processing a chat, message exchange, store recommendation, etc. between other members having a relationship with a specific member using the application 215 through the application operation unit 220. And control the information input through the relational interface to exchange and interact with another member's application 215.

Referring to FIG. 2, the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200 is connected to an application personalization unit 175 of FIG. 1 to an interface for outputting store contents among various interfaces output by the application operation unit 220. The interface personalization unit 230 is provided to personalize the store contents accumulated with the largest interlocking credit points to a specific member using the application 215 to be exposed more than other store contents.

The interface personalization unit 230 receives, from the application personalization unit 175 implemented in the point operating system 100 of FIG. 1, store content information to be displayed first through the application operation unit 220 compared to other store contents. In addition, the received store content is processed to be displayed first on the interface related to the store content output from the application manager 220.

Referring to FIG. 2, the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200 is interlocked with the self-establishing point accumulator 115 of FIG. 1, or is interlocked with an affiliated store device 180 or a separate point server 190. Thus, a self-establishment processing unit 235 is provided to process a specific member using the application 215 to accumulate self-establishment points according to a purchase in a specific store.

The self-establishment processing unit 235 receives a self-establishment point accumulated to a specific member using the application 215 from the self-establishment point earning unit 115 implemented in the point operating system 100 of FIG. From the device 180 or the separate point server 190, the self-establishment point information accumulated to a specific member using the application 215 is received and recorded in the memory unit 212.

According to the method of the present invention, the self-establishment processing unit 235 recognizes a code image in the form of a two-dimensional bar code through the camera unit 205 to acquire a self-establishment point to be credited to a specific member using the application 215. After receiving the self-establishment point to be credited to a specific member using the application 215 from the merchant device 180 through the NFC module 206 or the NFC module 206, the self-establishment point information is checked and received. By transferring to at least one of the earned point earning unit 115 and the point server 190, it can be processed to earn credit points according to the purchase in a particular store to a specific member using the application 215. Self-established point information accumulated for the specific member is stored in the memory unit 212.

The self-establishment processing unit 235 processes the self-establishment point information accumulated to the specific member through the application operation unit 220, and the resources (eg, the self-establishment point is provided in the wireless terminal 200). NFC module 206 is used to process the exhaustion.

Referring to FIG. 2, the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200 is linked to the purchase of other members to a specific member using the application 215 in association with the interlocking credit points earning unit 165 of FIG. 1. And an interlocking credit processor 240 for processing the accumulated interlocked credit points, and the interlocked credit processor 240 is interlocked with the interlocked credit point manager 170 implemented in the point operating system 100 of FIG. It is possible to manage so that the value of the linkage earned points accumulated to a specific member using the application 215 does not exceed a specified maximum value.

The interlocking credit processor 240 receives the interlocking credit points information to be credited to a specific member using the application 215 from the interlocking credit points earning unit 165 implemented in the point operating system 100 of FIG. Record in section 212.

The interlocking credit processor 240 processes the interlocked credit point information accumulated to the specific member through the application operator 220 to be output, and the resource (e.g., provided in the wireless terminal 200) is interlocked credit points. NFC module 206 is used to process the exhaustion.

The linkage establishment processor 240 receives a subtraction value for subtracting a part of the linkage establishment points recorded in the memory unit 212 from the linkage establishment point manager 170 implemented in the point operation system 100 of FIG. 1. The received subtraction value may be updated by subtracting the received subtracted value from the interlocking earning point recorded in the memory unit 212. Alternatively, the interlocking establishment processor 240 receives an adjustment value for adjusting a value or a discount rate of the interlocking establishment point recorded in the memory unit 212 from the interlocking establishment point manager 170, and transmits an adjustment value to the memory unit 212. The value or discount rate of the recorded interlocking points can be updated.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an implementation method for a process of confirming an interlocking establishment target for accumulating interlocking points.

In more detail, Figure 3 is linked to the earning self-earn points of self-established customer n of the relationship-forming members formed a relationship with the self-eared customer n interlocked earned points that will be credited with the interlocked earned points linked to the earned points earned As a process of identifying an object, a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains may refer to and / or modify this drawing 3 to implement various methods (e.g., a part) for the process of confirming the interlocking object. Steps may be omitted, or the order of implementation may be changed), but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above, and the technical features are not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG. .

Referring to FIG. 3, the point operating system 100 periodically collects and stores the app usage history generated and transmitted by the application 215 provided in the wireless terminal 200 of each member and stored in the storage medium 110. In connection with the affiliated store device 180 or the point server 190, interworking with the payment institution server (not shown), or various point earning unit and point trading unit (not shown) implemented in the point operation system 100 The purchase history of each member is periodically collected from at least one and stored in the storage medium 110 (300).

On the other hand, the merchant store device 180 provided in the store where the purchase occurs, the point server 190 provided in a separate point operator, the self-earning customer's wireless terminal 200 and the self-earning provided in the point operating system 100 At least one of the point earning unit 115 performs a procedure of accumulating a predetermined self-earning point to the self-earing customer in response to the purchase of the self-earing customer through the purchase originating store (305), the point operating system ( 100) checks the self-eared customer in which the self-earned point is accumulated in connection with the self-eared point earning procedure (310), and stores the store information of the store in which the purchase of the self-eared customer has occurred and the self-eared customer. The self-appointing point is checked (315).

The point operating system 100 queries the database 130 to identify N relationship forming members having a relationship with the self-established customer (320), the app usage history and purchase history stored in the storage medium 110 Identify a store (or store category) preferred by the self-established customer and the N relationship members based on 325, and determine a similarity degree of the preferred store (or store category) between the self-established customer and the N relational customers. Calculate (330).

If the similarity of the preferred store (or store category) between the self-established customer and the N relational customers is calculated, the point management system 100 determines that the preferred store (or store category) among the N relationship forming members. The number of n-linked objects whose similarity is equal to or greater than a specified reference value is identified (335).

4 is a diagram illustrating an implementation method for a confirmation process of accumulating and managing an interlocking earning point to an interlocking earning target.

In more detail, FIG. 4 illustrates a process of acquiring and managing a predetermined interlocking earning point linked to the earning of the self earning points of the self-earing customer to the n linked workbooks identified through the process illustrated in FIG. 3. As those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains, various implementation methods (e.g., some steps may be omitted) for the process of accumulating and managing the interlocking points by referring to and / or modifying the drawing 4. It is possible to infer an implementation method in which the order is changed), but the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above, and the technical features are not limited only to the implementation method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, the point management system 100 calculates n interlocking points to be credited to the n interlocking points identified through the process illustrated in FIG. 3 (400). The interlocking points may include points earned equally to the n interlocking points, or points to be differentially credited to the n interlocking points.

When the n interlocking points are calculated, the point management system 100 accumulates the calculated interlocking points to each member corresponding to the n interlocking points. The interlocking earned points are earned through the application 215 provided in the wireless terminal 200 of the member corresponding to the interlocked earning target (410), or the member information corresponding to the interlocking earning target in the point earning D / B It can be earned by storing in conjunction with the linkage earned points information (410).

After the linkage points are accumulated to each member, the point management system 100 is linked to the application 215 or the point management D / B 135 of the accumulated points accumulated to each member It periodically checks if the value exceeds the specified maximum value (410). If the value of the cumulative accumulated earned earned points exceeds a specified maximum value, the point management system 100 manages the value of the cumulative accumulated earned earned points does not exceed the specified maximum value (415), As a result, the application 215 or the point management D / B 135 of the wireless terminal 200 erases points exceeding the maximum value among accumulated accumulation points for the member, or accumulates the accumulated points. At least one of the value and the discount rate is adjusted (415).

In addition, the point operation system 100 checks the store content corresponding to the most accumulated accumulated linkage earned points among the accumulated earned linkage points to each member (420), corresponding to the most accumulated linkage earned points The store contents are personalized so that the store contents are exposed more than other store contents through the application 215 provided in the wireless terminal 200 of each member (425), and the frequency of the personalized store contents exposure is recalled. A request is made to apply to the application 215 of the wireless terminal 200 (430). The application 215 provided in the wireless terminal 200 of each member processes the store contents exposed through the application 215 to be personalized and exposed based on the personalized store contents exposure frequency (435).

100: Point Operating System
105: history storage unit
110: storage medium
115: Earn points earned
120: self-established customer confirmation
125: self-earning information confirmation unit
130: database
135: point management D / B
140: relationship forming member confirmation unit
145: preferred store identification
150: preference similarity check unit
155: Confirmation of the interlocking accumulation target
160: linkage earning point calculation unit
165: earn credit points
170: interlocking points management
175: application personalization unit
180: merchant device
190: Point Server
200: wireless terminal

Claims (6)

A relational point management system implemented in a server capable of communicating with a wireless terminal of each member having an application for managing points of each member and a database storing a plurality of relational member information and relation information formed between each member. To
A storage medium storing an app usage history of each member using the application and a purchase history of each member;
Self-established customer confirmation unit for confirming the self-established customer who earned the self-earn points in accordance with the purchase;
A self-establishment information verification unit for confirming store information on the purchase-occurring store where the purchase of the self-established customer has occurred and the self-established points accumulated in the self-established customer;
A relationship forming member checking unit for checking N (N≥1) relationship forming members having a relationship with the self-established customer by querying the database;
A preferred store identification unit that checks a store (or store category) preferred by the N-members and the self-established members based on the app usage history and purchase history;
A preference similarity checking unit for calculating a similarity between a preferred store (or a store category) between the self-established customer and N relational customers;
An interlocking establishment confirmation unit for identifying n (1 ≦ n ≦ N) interworking establishment targets whose similarity of the preferred store (or store category) among the N relationship forming members is equal to or greater than a specified reference value;
An interlocking earning point calculating unit configured to calculate n interlocking earning points to be respectively credited to the n interlocking earning targets; And
Relational point operating system using the store preferences comprising; n interlocking earning points earned by the interlocking earning points earned by the interlocking earning target.
The method of claim 1,
Relational point management system using the store preferences characterized in that it further comprises an interlocking points management unit for managing so that the value of the cumulative earned points accumulated in each member does not exceed a specified maximum value.
The method of claim 1,
Stores for each member's application so that the store contents corresponding to the accumulated accumulation points most accumulated to each member among the accumulated accumulation points accumulated for each member are more exposed through the application than other store contents. Relational point management system using the store preferences, characterized in that further comprising an application personalization unit for controlling the frequency of content exposure.
The method of claim 1, wherein the interlocking point calculation unit,
Calculate the linkage points to be equally accumulated to the n linked points, or
Relational point operating system using the store preferences, characterized in that to calculate the n points of the linkage earned to be differentially credited to the n linkages earned target in proportion to or inversely proportional to the similarity of the preferred store (or store category).
The method of claim 1, wherein the self-establishment point,
Earn points corresponding to store visits,
Points earned in response to purchases,
Earn points corresponding to a certain percentage of the purchase amount,
Earn points corresponding to the customer ranking of the store,
Points calculated by a random multiple of the accumulated points,
Relational point operating system using the store preferences characterized in that it comprises at least one of the points corresponding to a predetermined ratio of the points of the accumulated points and the total interlocking earned points.
Relational point operation executed by a server capable of communicating with a wireless terminal of each member having an application for managing points of each member and a database storing a plurality of relational member information and relation information formed between each member. In the method,
Storing an app usage history of each member using the application and a purchase history of each member;
Identifying a self-established customer who has accumulated self-earn points according to the purchase;
Confirming the store information on the purchase-occurring store where the purchase of the self-established customer occurred and the self-established points accumulated in the self-established customer;
Querying the database to identify N (N ≧ 1) relationship forming members having a relationship with the self-established customer;
Identifying a store (or store category) preferred by the N-members with the self-established customer based on the app usage history and purchase history;
Calculating a similarity degree of a preferred store (or store category) between the self-established customer and N relational customers;
Identifying n (1 ≦ n ≦ N) interworking accumulation targets of which the similarity of the preferred store (or store category) among the N relationship forming members is equal to or greater than a specified reference value;
Calculating n interlocking points to be respectively credited to the n interlocking points; And
And earning the calculated interlocking earned points to the n interlocked earned targets.

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