KR20140059066A - Method and server for providing location based service - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a location-based service providing method. The location-based service providing method performed by a service providing server according to the present invention includes the steps of: determining whether a mobile terminal has entered a member store by comparing the location data of the mobile terminal and the member store; and transmitting service list information of the services offered in the member store to the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is determined to have entered the member store. The present invention can provide a service list to a user′s smartphone when the user is visiting a service providing location such as a restaurant, a coffee shop, a bank, or a community center.

Description

Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a location-

The present invention relates to a method and a server for providing a location-based service, and more particularly, to a method and server for providing a location-based service by providing a service application installed in a mobile terminal when a mobile terminal is judged to have entered an arbitrary merchant, And more particularly, to a method and a server for providing a location-based service that can be provided to a terminal user only by a simple procedure.

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, various applications have been developed for processing offline services in a more simplified manner in accordance with the rapid spread of smart phones.

In general, when a restaurant user uses a restaurant, a restaurant user visits a restaurant, calls a restaurant employee, places an order, and when the meal is completed, the user makes a payment in front of the restaurant terminal and then leaves the restaurant. The procedure for using these restaurants will be the same in coffee shops that provide services similar to restaurants.

Alternatively, when using a bank, a bank user visits a bank, searches for a waiting information system provided by the bank, selects a desired job, waits for the order number after receiving the waiting number table. The procedure for using such a bank will be the same in a resident center or the like where a predetermined period of time is required to receive a predetermined service.

The above-mentioned procedure using the restaurant has a problem that unnecessary time is wasted because the ordering procedure and the payment procedure to be performed must be separated.

Also, when using a bank or a resident center, there is a problem in that time is wasted according to a procedure of going to the waiting guide system and receiving a waiting number list.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a location-based service capable of providing a service list to a user's smartphone at the same time when a user visits a service providing place such as a restaurant, a coffee shop, Method and a server.

In addition, the present invention provides a location-based service providing method and server capable of integrating an order procedure and a settlement procedure when a user visits a service providing place such as a restaurant or a coffee shop.

In addition, the present invention provides a location-based service providing method and server that can provide a waiting number table to a smart phone simply when visiting a service providing place of a bank, a resident center, or the like.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the following preferred embodiments.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a location-based service performed by a service providing server includes comparing location information of a mobile terminal and location information of an affiliated store to determine whether the mobile terminal has entered the affiliated store; And transmitting service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal when it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant store.

Here, the location-based service providing method performed by the service providing server may include: receiving, from the mobile terminal, a payment request for a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list; Performing a settlement process for the settlement request in cooperation with a settlement target system corresponding to the settlement means designated by the mobile terminal user; And transmitting the order information about the selected service item to the merchant terminal when the settlement process is completed.

Here, the merchant may be a restaurant, the service list information may be menu information, and the plurality of service items may be a plurality of menu items.

Here, the location-based service providing method performed by the service providing server may further include generating payment completion information corresponding to the payment request and transmitting the generated payment completion information to the mobile terminal when the payment processing is completed.

Here, the location-based service providing method performed by the service providing server may further include receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal at a preset period.

Here, the location-based service providing method performed by the service providing server may include receiving information on a service item selected by the mobile user from among the plurality of service items included in the service list, from the mobile terminal; And transmitting waiting table number information for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item to the mobile terminal.

Here, the wait number table information may include expected wait time information.

Here, the location-based service providing method performed by the service providing server may further include transmitting standby completion information to the mobile terminal in accordance with completion of the standby order for receiving the service corresponding to the selected service item .

Here, the waiting completion information may include service counter information providing the selected service.

The step of transmitting waiting list information for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item to the mobile terminal may include: transmitting information on the selected service item received from the mobile terminal to a waiting information system; Receiving waiting table number information for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item from the waiting guidance system; And transmitting the wait number table information to the mobile terminal.

Herein, the step of transmitting the waiting completion information to the mobile terminal in response to the completion of the waiting sequence for receiving the service corresponding to the selected service item may include a waiting sequence for receiving the service corresponding to the selected service item Receiving standby completion information from the determined waiting guidance system; And transmitting the waiting completion information to the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for providing a location-based service performed in a mobile terminal connected to a service providing server through a communication network, the method comprising: comparing the location information of the mobile terminal with location information of an affiliated store, Judging whether or not it has been performed; Requesting and receiving service list information provided from the merchant to the service providing server when it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant; And outputting the received service list information on a display.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording medium on which a combination of instructions for performing the location-based service providing method is implemented tangibly and a program readable by the digital information processing apparatus is recorded.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service providing server for providing a location-based service, the service providing server for providing location-based services includes a merchant entry judging unit for judging whether the mobile terminal has entered the merchant by comparing position information of the mobile terminal with location information of the merchant, ; And a service list provider for transmitting service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal when it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant store.

Here, the service providing server may include: a payment request receiver for receiving, from the mobile terminal, a payment request for a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list; A settlement processing unit for performing a settlement process for the settlement request in cooperation with a settlement system corresponding to the settlement unit designated by the mobile terminal user; And an order information providing unit that transmits order information on the selected service item to the merchant terminal when the settlement process is completed.

Here, the service providing server may further include a settlement report unit for generating settlement completion information corresponding to the settlement request and transmitting the settlement completion information to the mobile terminal when the settlement process is completed.

Here, the service providing server may include: a selection service receiving unit for receiving, from the mobile terminal, information on a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list; And waiting number table information for receiving service corresponding to the selected service item to the mobile terminal.

Here, the service providing server may further include a waiting information managing unit for transmitting waiting completion information to the mobile terminal in accordance with completion of a waiting order for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item.

The present invention has the effect of providing a service list to a user's smartphone at the same time when a user visits a service providing place such as a restaurant, a coffee shop, a bank resident center, or the like.

Further, the present invention has an effect of integrating an order procedure and a settlement procedure when a user visits a service providing place such as a restaurant or a coffee shop.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of providing a waiting number table as a smart phone simply when visiting a service providing place such as a bank or a resident center.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing location-based services according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location based service according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server for providing a location based service according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location based service according to a second embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server for providing a location-based service according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the terms "comprises" or "having" and the like are used to specify that there is a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component or a combination thereof described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a system for providing a location-based service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, a system 100 for providing location-based services includes mobile terminals 10-1, 20-2, 10-3, ..., 10-n, A server 20, merchant terminals 30-1, 30-2, 30-3, ..., 30, and a settlement system 40. [

The mobile terminal 10 and the service providing server 20 are connected through a communication network 50 to transmit and receive data. The communication network 50 may be applied to the present invention without limitation in terms of its type, communication method, and combination mode if it is a network capable of transmitting and receiving data between the devices 10 and 20 such as a wire, wireless, wired / wireless combination, local area network, .

The mobile terminal 10 is a portable communication device that can access the service providing server 20 through the communication network 50. [ For example, the mobile terminal 10 may be a smart phone, a tablet PC, or the like. However, for convenience of explanation and a clear understanding of the present invention, the mobile terminal 10 will be described as an example of a smart phone.

The mobile terminal 10 is provided with an application (hereinafter abbreviated as "service app") for providing a location-based service according to the present invention. The service app can be downloaded from the service providing server 20 connected to the mobile terminal 10 through the communication network 50. Alternatively, the service app may be downloaded to the mobile terminal 10 from a server (or a web page corresponding to the server (e.g., Apple Store, Android Market, etc.) that sells the app for a fee or free of charge.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 20 stores location information of an affiliate shop. The service providing server 20 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether or not the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store and judges that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store And provides a location based service according to the present invention. Details of the location-based service according to the present invention will be described later.

The settlement system 40 interlocks with the service providing server 40 and performs a settlement process corresponding to the settlement request of the mobile terminal 10. [ The settlement system 40 corresponds to the payment means designated by the user of the mobile terminal 10. [ That is, when the settlement means is card settlement, the settlement object system 40 will be a credit card company system. For example, if the settlement means is a Samsung card, the settlement object system 40 will be a Samsung Card company system. Alternatively, when the payment means is a bank, the settlement system 40 will be a banking system. For example, if the settlement means is a foreign exchange bank, the settlement system 40 will be a foreign exchange banking system. When the user of the mobile terminal 10 registers the bank transfer as a payment means, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can select the target bank and register a part of the account number and the password in advance. In addition, when the settlement means is the settlement of the mobile communication company, the settlement object system 40 will be the mobile communication company system. For example, when the settlement means is " KT ", the settlement target system 40 will be the communication fee settlement system of " KT ". When the user of the mobile terminal 10 registers the mobile communication carrier settlement as the payment means, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can select the target communication company and register the telephone number in advance.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location-based service according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 10 transmits the location information of the mobile terminal 10 to the service providing server 20 at a preset period (S205). That is, the service providing server 20 can confirm the moving route of the user of the mobile terminal 10 using the location information of the mobile terminal 10. The location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be GPS (Global Positioning System) information received by the mobile terminal 10. Alternatively, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be location information of an access point (AP) connected to the mobile terminal 10.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 20 can receive from the mobile communication system managing the location information of the mobile terminal 10. That is, the mobile communication system recognizes the location information of the base station (or the repeater) connected to the mobile terminal 10 as the location information of the mobile terminal 10, To the service providing server (20). Alternatively, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be calculated by trigonometry on the basis of the location information of the mobile terminal 10, which is obtained from three or more base stations connected to the mobile terminal 10.

The service providing server 20 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store (S210). That is, the service providing server 20 can compare the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store. For example, if the merchant is a restaurant, the service providing server 20 may compare the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the restaurant to determine whether the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the restaurant.

Since the franchisee occupies a certain area, the location information of the franchisee may be a plurality of pieces of location information covering the area occupied by the franchisee. At this time, the service providing server 20 sequentially compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the plurality of location information, and determines whether the location information of the mobile terminal 10 matches any one of the plurality of location information It can be determined that the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the franchise. Alternatively, the location information of the franchisee may be the center coordinates of the area occupied by the franchisee. At this time, the service providing server 20 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the above-mentioned center coordinates, and when the distance between the two coordinates is smaller than a preset distance, the user of the mobile terminal 10 enters the franchise It can be judged.

When there are a plurality of franchisees, the service providing server 20 sequentially compares the position information of the mobile terminal 10 with the position information of the plurality of franchisees to sequentially determine which of the plurality of franchisees the user of the mobile terminal 10 enters (S210).

If the service providing server 20 determines that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant, the service providing server 20 transmits the service list information provided by the entered merchant to the mobile terminal 10 (S215). The service list information includes a plurality of service items. The service providing server 20 can transmit the service list information to the mobile terminal 10 via a push server.

For example, if the merchant is a restaurant, the service list information may be menu information and the plurality of service items may be a plurality of menu items. That is, if it is determined that the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the restaurant, the service providing server 20 transmits menu information of the restaurant provided at the entered restaurant to the mobile terminal 10. The menu information of the restaurant includes a plurality of menu items (i.e., food information to be sold).

When the service list information is received, the mobile terminal 10 outputs a service list on the display of the mobile terminal 10 so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can view it (S220). That is, when the service list information is received, the mobile terminal 10 executes the service application and outputs the service list on the executed application. When the franchisee is a restaurant as in the above example, the mobile terminal 10 displays the food information on the display so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can view the food information to be sold at the restaurant (S220).

Thereafter, the mobile terminal 10 selects at least one of a plurality of service items from the user of the mobile terminal 10 (S220). For example, the user of the mobile terminal 10 selects the type and number of the food to be ordered from the menu of the outputted restaurant. At this time, the mobile terminal 10 may output the payment information including the payment amount for the ordered food so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can confirm the payment information. The payment information may include payment means information previously designated by the user of the mobile terminal 10. [ Alternatively, when there are a plurality of payment means, the payment information may include payment means selection information so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can designate the payment means. The payment information may be generated in the mobile terminal 10 or may be generated in the service providing server 20 and transmitted to the mobile terminal 10.

The mobile terminal 10 transmits a payment request for the service item selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 to the service providing server 20 (S225). The service providing server 20 performs a settlement process for the settlement request in association with the settlement system 40 corresponding to the settlement means designated by the user of the mobile terminal 10 at step S230.

When the settlement process is completed, the service providing server 20 transmits order information on the selected service item to the merchant terminal 30 (S235). For example, when the merchant is a restaurant, when the payment process for the food selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 is completed, order information on the selected food is transmitted to the merchant terminal provided at the merchant.

If the merchant is a restaurant, steps S205 to S235 are successively performed as follows. When the user of the mobile terminal 10 enters the restaurant, the service application of the mobile terminal 10 is activated and the menu provided at the restaurant is displayed on the display. Then, the user of the mobile terminal 10 can select the food, and when payment for the selected food is completed, the order information is transmitted to the restaurant terminal 30. [ According to the present embodiment, there is an advantage that a process of ordering and payment processing at a restaurant can be simplified. Of course, the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 can be applied not only to a restaurant, but also to a shop or a coffee shop selling goods.

When the settlement process is completed, the service providing server 20 may generate payment completion information corresponding to the settlement request and transmit the settlement completion information to the mobile terminal 10 (S240). At this time, the mobile terminal 10 can output the received payment completion information on the display so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can view it.

In addition, the service providing server 20 may transmit the settlement completion information to the merchant terminal 30 (S245) when the settlement processing is completed. At this time, the merchant terminal 30 can output the received payment completion information on the display so that the user of the merchant terminal 30 can view it. Although steps S235 and S245 are shown separately in FIG. 2, the order information and payment completion information may be transmitted together.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server for providing a location based service according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3, the service providing server 20 includes a merchant entry determination unit 21, a service list providing unit 22, a payment request receiving unit 23, a payment processing unit 23, an order information providing unit 25 ), And a settlement reporting unit 26. In the description of FIG. 3, the matters already described with reference to FIG. 2 will be briefly described or omitted, but it will be obvious that the same can be applied to the corresponding matters.

The merchant entry determination unit 21 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the merchant and determines whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant. As described above, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be received from the mobile terminal 10 or may be received from a mobile communication system (not shown).

The service list provider 22 performs a function of transmitting service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal 10 when it is determined that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant. Merchants can be restaurants, coffee shops, shops, and so on. The service list information may be food menu information, coffee menu information, product information, and the like depending on the type of the merchant.

The payment request receiving unit 23 receives a payment request for the service item selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 among the plurality of service items included in the service list from the mobile terminal 10.

The payment processor 23 plays a role of performing a payment process for a payment request in cooperation with a payment target system corresponding to the payment means designated by the user of the mobile terminal 10. [

The order information providing unit 25 transmits the order information for the selected service item to the merchant terminal 30 when the settlement process is completed.

The settlement reporting unit 26 generates payment completion information corresponding to the settlement request and transmits the settlement completion information to the mobile terminal 10 when the settlement process is completed.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a location-based service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The present embodiment can be applied to an affiliate shop that needs to receive a waiting number list in order to receive a predetermined service. For example, this embodiment can be applied to banks, resident centers, and the like.

The mobile terminal 10 transmits the location information of the mobile terminal 10 to the service providing server 20 at a predetermined period (S305). That is, the service providing server 20 can confirm the moving route of the user of the mobile terminal 10 using the location information of the mobile terminal 10. The location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be GPS (Global Positioning System) information received by the mobile terminal 10. Alternatively, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be location information of an access point (AP) connected to the mobile terminal 10.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the service providing server 20 can receive from the mobile communication system managing the location information of the mobile terminal 10. That is, the mobile communication system recognizes the location information of the base station (or the repeater) connected to the mobile terminal 10 as the location information of the mobile terminal 10, To the service providing server (20). Alternatively, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be calculated by trigonometry on the basis of the location information of the mobile terminal 10, which is obtained from three or more base stations connected to the mobile terminal 10.

The service providing server 20 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store (S310). That is, the service providing server 20 can compare the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store. For example, if the merchant is a bank, the service providing server 20 may compare the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the bank to determine whether the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the bank.

Since the franchisee occupies a certain area, the location information of the franchisee may be a plurality of pieces of location information covering the area occupied by the franchisee. At this time, the service providing server 20 sequentially compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the plurality of location information, and determines whether the location information of the mobile terminal 10 matches any one of the plurality of location information It can be determined that the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the franchise. Alternatively, the location information of the franchisee may be the center coordinates of the area occupied by the franchisee. At this time, the service providing server 20 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the above-mentioned center coordinates, and when the distance between the two coordinates is smaller than a preset distance, the user of the mobile terminal 10 enters the franchise It can be judged.

When there are a plurality of franchisees, the service providing server 20 sequentially compares the position information of the mobile terminal 10 with the position information of the plurality of franchisees to sequentially determine which of the plurality of franchisees the user of the mobile terminal 10 enters (S310).

If the service providing server 20 determines that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant, the service providing server 20 transmits the service list information provided from the entered merchant to the mobile terminal 10 (S315). The service list information includes a plurality of service items. The service providing server 20 can transmit the service list information to the mobile terminal 10 via a push server.

For example, if the franchisee is a bank, the service providing server 20 transmits the service list information provided by the entering bank to the mobile terminal 10 when it is determined that the user of the mobile terminal 10 has entered the bank . The service list information includes a plurality of service item information. For example, a plurality of service items may be a deposit and withdrawal service, a loan service, a foreign exchange service, a fund service, or the like. Alternatively, if the franchise is a resident center, the plurality of service items may be resident registration issuing service, seal proof issuing service, resident registration card issuing service, and the like.

When the service list information is received, the mobile terminal 10 outputs a service list on the display of the mobile terminal 10 so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can view it (S320). That is, when the service list information is received, the mobile terminal 10 executes the service application and outputs the service list on the executed application. When the merchant is a bank as in the above example, the mobile terminal 10 outputs service items such as deposit and withdrawal service, loan service, foreign exchange service, and fund service provided by the bank (S320). Thereafter, the mobile terminal 10 selects at least one of a plurality of service items from the user of the mobile terminal 10 (S320).

The mobile terminal 10 transmits the service item selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 (for example, deposit and withdrawal service) to the service providing server 20 (S325), and the service providing server 20 transmits the received service item And transmits the information to the air guidance system 35 (S330). The atmospheric guidance system 35 is a system installed in an affiliated store to generate and issue an awaiting number table for a plurality of service items provided at an affiliated store.

The wait guidance system 35 generates wait number table information corresponding to the selected service item information and transmits it to the service providing server 20. For example, if the merchant is a bank and the service item selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 is a deposit / withdrawal service, the wait guidance system 35 transmits, to the deposit / withdrawal service, And transmits the generated information to the service providing server 20.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, steps S330 and S335 may be performed in the service providing server 20. At this time, the wait guidance system 35 transmits information on a plurality of service items being processed at the merchant to the service providing server 20 whenever there is a change.

The service providing server 20 transmits the received wait number table information to the mobile terminal 10 and the wait time number table information is displayed on the display so that the mobile terminal 10 can watch the user of the mobile terminal 10 (S345) . The wait number table information may include expected wait time information. The expected waiting time information may be calculated in the waiting guidance system 35 or the service providing server 20 according to the embodiment.

The wait guidance system 35 determines whether the waiting sequence for receiving the service corresponding to the selected service item has been completed (S350). For example, when an employee who is handling a deposit and withdrawal job at the bank inputs a signal to the counter terminal indicating that the job processing of the "wait number table 223" has been completed, the wait guide system 35 transmits a " It is determined that the waiting sequence is completed (S350). At this time, the waiting guidance system 35 transmits waiting completion information for the " wait number table 224 " to the service providing server 20 (S355). At this time, the waiting completion information may include service window information providing the selected service.

The service providing server 20 transmits the received standby completion information to the mobile terminal 10 and the mobile terminal 10 having received the standby completion information displays waiting completion information (S365). The waiting completion information that is output may be a text-formatted message. According to another embodiment, the mobile terminal 10 receiving the waiting completion information may output a notification message in a vibration format, not a text format message, or may output a message in a text format and a vibration format together.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, step S350 may be performed in the service providing server 20. At this time, the wait guidance system 35 transmits information on a plurality of service items being processed at the merchant to the service providing server 20 whenever there is a change. According to the present embodiment, it is apparent that the process of step S355 is an unnecessary process.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a service providing server for providing a location based service according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

5, the service providing server 20 includes an access point determination unit 21, a service list providing unit 22, a selection service receiving unit 27, a waiting number caption study unit 28, a waiting information management unit 29). In the description of FIG. 5, the matters already described with reference to FIG. 4 will be briefly described or omitted, but it will be obvious that the same can be applied to the corresponding matters.

The merchant entry determination unit 21 compares the location information of the mobile terminal 10 with the location information of the merchant and determines whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant. As described above, the location information of the mobile terminal 10 may be received from the mobile terminal 10 or may be received from a mobile communication system (not shown).

The service list provider 22 performs a function of transmitting service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal 10 when it is determined that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant. The merchant may be a bank, a resident center, or the like. The service list information is information that lists the tasks to be processed at the merchant.

The selection service management unit 27 receives information on the service item selected by the user of the mobile terminal 10 among the plurality of service items included in the service list from the mobile terminal 10. The selection service management unit 27 may further perform a function of transmitting information on the selected service item to the wait guidance system 35. [

The waiting number heading study unit 28 transmits the waiting number table information for receiving the service corresponding to the selected service item to the mobile terminal 10. The wait number table information may be received from the atmospheric guidance system 35.

The waiting information management unit 29 transmits waiting completion information to the mobile terminal in accordance with completion of the waiting sequence for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item. The wait completion information may have been received from the wait guidance system 35 that has determined that the wait sequence for the selected service item has been completed. According to another embodiment, the waiting information management unit 29 receives information on a plurality of service items being processed at the merchant from the waiting guidance system 35, and judges whether or not the waiting sequence is completed using the received information To perform more functions. At this time, if it is determined that the waiting sequence for the selected service item is completed, the waiting information management unit 29 may generate standby completion information and transmit the waiting completion information to the mobile terminal 10.

Although not shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, according to the third embodiment of the present invention, whether or not the mobile terminal 10 enters the merchant can be determined at the mobile terminal 10. That is, the mobile terminal 10 compares the location information of the affiliated store with the location information of the mobile terminal 10 every time the location information of the mobile terminal 10 is changed to determine whether the mobile terminal 10 has entered the affiliated store . As a result of the determination, if it is determined that the mobile terminal 10 has entered the merchant, the mobile terminal 10 can output the list of services provided by the entered merchant on the display so that the user of the mobile terminal 10 can view the service list. At this time, the service list may be stored in advance in the mobile terminal 10 or may be received by the service providing server 20. Then, the mobile terminal 10 can select at least one of a plurality of service items from the user. The subsequent steps may be applied to steps S225 to S245 shown in Fig. Alternatively, steps S325 to S365 shown in FIG. 4 may be applied to subsequent procedures.

The above-described location-based service providing method according to the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording apparatuses in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer-readable recording medium include a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like, and may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave such as transmission over the Internet. The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code can be stored and executed in a distributed manner.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the relevant art that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. The appended claims are to be considered as falling within the scope of the following claims.

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Claims (18)

A location-based service providing method performed by a service providing server,
Comparing the location information of the mobile terminal and the location information of the franchisee to determine whether the mobile terminal has entered the franchisee; And
And transmitting service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal if it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant store.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving, from the mobile terminal, a payment request for a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list;
Performing a settlement process for the settlement request in cooperation with a settlement target system corresponding to the settlement means designated by the mobile terminal user; And
And transmitting the order information including the selected service item to the merchant terminal when the payment process is completed.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the merchant is a restaurant, the service list information is menu information, and the plurality of service items are a plurality of menu items.
3. The method of claim 2,
And generating payment completion information corresponding to the payment request and transmitting the generated payment completion information to the mobile terminal when the payment processing is completed.
The method according to claim 1,
And receiving location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal at a predetermined period.
The method according to claim 1,
Receiving, from the mobile terminal, information on a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list; And
And transmitting waiting table number information to the mobile terminal for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the wait number table information includes expected wait time information.
The method according to claim 6,
And transmitting waiting completion information to the mobile terminal according to completion of a waiting sequence for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item.
9. The method of claim 8,
And the waiting completion information includes service window information for providing the selected service.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the step of transmitting waiting table number information to the mobile terminal for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item comprises:
Transmitting information on the selected service item received from the mobile terminal to an atmospheric guidance system;
Receiving waiting table number information for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item from the waiting guidance system; And
And transmitting the wait number table information to the mobile terminal.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the step of transmitting standby completion information to the mobile terminal in response to completion of a standby sequence for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item comprises:
Receiving standby completion information from a waiting guidance system determined that a standby sequence for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item is completed; And
And transmitting the wait completion information to the mobile terminal.
A location-based service providing method performed in a mobile terminal connected to a service providing server through a communication network,
Comparing the location information of the mobile terminal with location information of the franchisee to determine whether the mobile terminal has entered the franchisee;
Requesting and receiving service list information provided from the merchant to the service providing server when it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant; And
And outputting the received service list information on a display.
A recording medium in which a combination of instructions for carrying out the method of any one of claims 1 to 12 is tangibly embodied and a program readable by a digital information processing apparatus is recorded.
A service providing server for providing a location-based service,
An affiliated store entry determining unit for comparing the location information of the mobile terminal with the location information of the affiliated store to determine whether the mobile terminal has entered the affiliated store; And
And a service list providing unit for sending service list information provided from the merchant to the mobile terminal when it is determined that the mobile terminal has entered the merchant.
15. The method of claim 14,
A payment request receiver for receiving, from the mobile terminal, a payment request for a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list;
A settlement processing unit for performing a settlement process for the settlement request in cooperation with a settlement system corresponding to the settlement unit designated by the mobile terminal user; And
Further comprising an order information providing unit that transmits order information including the selected service item to the merchant terminal when the settlement processing is completed.
16. The method of claim 15,
Further comprising a settlement reporting unit for generating settlement completion information corresponding to the settlement request and transmitting the settlement completion information to the mobile terminal when the settlement process is completed.
15. The method of claim 14,
A selection service receiving unit for receiving, from the mobile terminal, information on a service item selected by the mobile terminal user among a plurality of service items included in the service list; And
And an idle number table study for transmitting waiting table number information for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item to the mobile terminal.
18. The method of claim 17,
And a waiting information management unit for transmitting waiting completion information to the mobile terminal in accordance with completion of a waiting sequence for receiving a service corresponding to the selected service item.

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