KR20140083681A - Method and Apparatus for providing an account book - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a household part interlocking with certain information in an electronic device.
The apparatus for providing a household part using an electronic device according to the present invention includes a settlement information collecting part for receiving settlement information including settlement time information and a settlement amount, a scheduling information searching part for searching schedule information matching the settlement time of the settlement information, And a schedule information updating unit for adding the generated budget information as additional information of the predetermined information to the billing information.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention [0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing a household part, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing a household part linked with certain information in an electronic apparatus.

Recently, electronic devices such as smart phones have become popular, and various household service programs using payment information collected through SMS (Short Message Service) or web clipping have been released.

However, the conventional household account service programs have difficulty in guessing what purpose the user spent for the card using only the amount of money information from the user's point of view because the time when the user actually used the card or the merchant information is unclear. In addition, if the user is required to confirm and input one by one in order to improve the accuracy of the expenditure information, the usability of the service becomes considerably lower due to the hassle of direct input.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a more efficient household account service using schedule information of a calendar program installed in an electronic device and location / time information collectable in the device.

The apparatus for providing a household part using an electronic device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a settlement information collecting unit for receiving settlement information including settlement time information and a settlement amount, And a schedule information updating unit for adding the generated budget information as additional information of the predetermined information. The system includes a schedule information searching unit, a billing information collecting unit, and a billing information collecting unit.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a household account using an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving payment information including payment time information and payment amount; Generating billing information by combining the billing information and the retrieved schedule information, and adding the generated billing information as additional information of the predetermined information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic device for providing a household part includes a touch screen, a control part, a memory, and a household part service program stored in the memory and executed by the control part, The method comprising the steps of: receiving payment information including information and a payment amount; retrieving schedule information corresponding to the payment time of the payment information; generating the account information by combining the payment information and the retrieved schedule information; , And adding the generated household part information as additional information of the predetermined information.

According to the present invention, by providing the household budget information in conjunction with the schedule information of the calendar program, it is possible to help the user know when, where, and when the event is spent, and to know whether the user has spent the expenses, Helps to guess or remind effective use.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to store and manage the household part information together with the schedule information database of the calendar server, thereby erasing and reinstalling the household part program from the same electronic device, Since the data can be obtained again from the server, it is possible to solve the problem that the household data is not reset or incompatible.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.
2 illustrates an exemplary system environment to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a household part providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a process of generating and storing household part information by combining payment information, schedule information, and location information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 illustrates an example of the format of the household part information stored in the predetermined information and the display amount of the household part information displayed in the unit of month / week / day according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an exemplary screen for displaying the generated family history information according to an embodiment of the present invention in a calendar format on a monthly basis.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary screen for displaying household unit information generated in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in a weekly calendar format.
FIG. 8 is an exemplary screen for displaying the household part information generated according to an embodiment of the present invention in a daily calendar format.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a household part using an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and similarities. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular 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. used in the description of the present specification are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Also, in this specification, when an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" with another element, the element may be directly connected or directly connected to the other element, It should be understood that, unless an opposite description is present, it may be connected or connected via another element in the middle.

In addition, the singular phrases used in the present specification and claims should be interpreted generally to mean "one or more " unless otherwise stated.

Also, the terms "module," "part," " interface ", and the like used in the present specification generally mean a computer-related object and may mean, for example, hardware, software and combinations thereof.

The electronic device described in this specification may include a mobile phone, a smart phone, a laptop computer, a digital broadcasting electronic device, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player) But is not limited thereto.

1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device to which an embodiment of the present invention can be applied.

The electronic device 100 includes a wireless communication unit 110, an audio / video input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, A controller 170, a controller 180, a power supply unit 190, and the like. It is to be understood that the components shown in FIG. 1 are not essential, and may implement an electronic device having more or fewer components.

The wireless communication unit 110 may include one or more modules that enable wireless communication between the electronic device 100 and the wireless communication system or between the electronic device 100 and the network in which the electronic device 100 is located. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless Internet module 113, a short range communication module 114, and a location information module 115 .

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives broadcast signals and / or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management server through a broadcast channel.

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. The wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The wireless Internet module 113 refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and the wireless Internet module 113 can be embedded in or enclosed in the electronic device 100. WLAN (Wi-Fi), Wibro (Wireless broadband), Wimax (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and the like can be used as wireless Internet technologies.

The short-range communication module 114 refers to a module for short-range communication. Bluetooth, RFID, IrDA, Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Near Field Communication (NFC), and the like can be used as the short range communication technology.

The position information module 115 is a module for confirming or obtaining the position of the electronic device. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (Global Position System) module.

The A / V (Audio / Video) input unit 120 is for inputting an audio signal or a video signal, and may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122. The camera 121 processes image frames such as still images or moving images obtained by the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 151. [

The user input unit 130 is a user interface for receiving various commands from a user, and there is no particular limitation on the implementation method thereof.

In this case, the user input unit 130 may be integrated with the display module 151, which will be described later, so that the display screen 151 is displayed. May be implemented in a sort-f key manner through the entire surface of the memory card.

The sensing unit 140 senses the current state of the electronic device 100, such as the open / closed state of the electronic device 100, the position of the electronic device 100, the presence or absence of user contact, the orientation of the electronic device, Thereby generating a sensing signal for controlling the operation of the apparatus 100. [

The output unit 150 may include a display module 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, a haptic module 154, and the like in order to generate an output related to visual, auditory, have.

The display module 151 displays and outputs information processed in the electronic device 100. For example, when the electronic device is in the call mode, a UI (User Interface) or a GUI (Graphic User Interface) associated with the call is displayed. When the electronic device 100 is in the video communication mode or the photographing mode, the photographed and / or received video or UI and GUI are displayed.

The display module 151 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display) or the like.

The audio output module 152 may output audio data received from the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory unit 160 in a call signal reception mode, a call mode or a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode,

The alarm unit 153 outputs a signal for notifying the occurrence of an event of the electronic device 100. [ Examples of events that occur in electronic devices include call signal reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like.

The haptic module 154 generates various tactile effects that the user can feel. A typical example of the haptic effect generated by the haptic module 154 is vibration. The intensity and pattern of the vibration generated by the hit module 154 can be controlled. For example, different vibrations may be synthesized and output or sequentially output.

The memory 160 may store various application programs (e.g., a calendar, a camera, a mail, the Internet, etc.) for the operation of the controller 180 and may store input / output data (e.g., , Video, etc.). In addition, the memory 160 may store a household part service program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The memory 160 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (for example, SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM , An optical disc, and the like.

The interface unit 170 serves as a path for communication with all external devices connected to the electronic device 100. The interface unit 170 receives data from an external device or receives power from the external device to transfer the data to each component in the electronic device 100 or to transmit data in the electronic device 100 to an external device.

The controller 180 may perform various functions and process data for the device 100 by executing a software module or a set of instructions stored in the memory 102. [ In one embodiment, the processor 101 may execute a household part service program in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power and internal power under the control of the controller 180 and supplies power necessary for operation of the respective components.

The various embodiments described herein may be embodied in a recording medium readable by a computer or similar device using, for example, software, hardware, or a combination thereof.

According to a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented as application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays May be implemented using at least one of processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, and electrical units for performing functions. In some cases, And may be implemented by the control unit 180.

According to a software implementation, embodiments such as procedures or functions may be implemented with separate software modules that perform at least one function or operation. The software code may be implemented by a software application written in a suitable programming language. Also, the software codes may be stored in the memory unit 160 and executed by the control unit 180. [

2 illustrates an exemplary system environment to which an embodiment of the present invention is applicable.

As shown, the electronic device 210 is capable of communicating with the calendar server 220 via a wired or wireless communication network. In one embodiment, the calendar server 220 stores user-specific schedule information input from a user through a calendar program provided as an operating system (e.g., iOS, Android, etc.) of the electronic device in the schedule information DB 221 Managed server. Alternatively, when the user synchronizes with the calendar program provided on the web site using the calendar synchronization function provided by the operating system of the electronic device 210, the calendar server that manages the calendar program provided on the web site . For example, when the user synchronizes the calendar program of the electronic device using a synchronization function provided by iOS by using a calendar program provided by Google (Google) and a mail account, the calendar server 220 transmits, It can be a server operated by a company to provide calendar function.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the household budget providing method according to the present invention generates household budget information in association with schedule information of a user inputting and outputting through a calendar program, and stores the generated household budget information as additional information of the schedule information DB 211 . 2, since the schedule information including the household budget information is managed in synchronization with the schedule information DB 221 of the calendar server 220, the user can confirm the household budget information through the calendar program, It is possible to re-acquire the household part information from the calendar server 220 even if the electronic device is re-installed.

3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a household part providing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the household budget providing apparatus 300 includes a settlement information collecting unit 310, a predetermined information searching unit 320, a location information obtaining unit 330, a household part information generating unit 340, 350 and a household information display unit 360. [

The payment information collecting unit 310 receives the payment information including the payment time information and the payment amount. In one embodiment, the payment information may be received in the form of an SMS text message as information including purchase details when a user purchases goods or services at an online or offline store, or may be processed by recognizing a bar code, a QR code, And later displayed on the screen through the interface of the application. In addition, at the time of purchase in the online shopping mall, the purchase history of the web site can be delivered to the household budget providing device 300 through a web clipping function. In addition, the user can directly input a graphical user interface provided by the household budget providing apparatus 300. In addition, in the present invention, the payment information collected through various routes can be utilized, and the scope of rights of the present invention is not limited to the collection method of payment information.

 In one embodiment, the payment information may further include shop information in addition to the payment time and payment amount.

The schedule information searching unit 320 searches the schedule information list stored in the electronic device for schedule information corresponding to the settlement time of the payment information. In one embodiment, the schedule information is schedule information of a user input by a user through a calendar program installed in the electronic device and stored and managed in a memory or an identification module of the electronic device, wherein the schedule information includes a date event, And additional information.

In one embodiment, the schedule information list can be managed in synchronization with the schedule information database of the calendar server. Accordingly, the household budget information generated by the household budget information generating unit 330 can be added to the fixed information database and managed as additional information items of the fixed information list.

In one embodiment, the schedule information searching unit 320 may search for schedule information matched at a time point and a settlement time in searching for schedule information matching the settlement time of the payment information. If schedule information matched in units of hours is not found, the schedule information can be searched by extending to a time range closest to the settlement time. For example, if the time of payment is 19:05 on December 5, the schedule information corresponding to 19:00 on December 5 is searched for preferentially, and if the schedule information is not searched, You can search the schedule information by extending it to the range.

The location information obtaining unit 330 may obtain location information at the time of settlement using the location information module of the electronic device. In one embodiment, the location information obtaining unit 330 may periodically obtain location information of the electronic device, for example, over time, and store the location-based location information in a memory.

The household account information generating unit 340 generates the household account information by combining the payment information and the retrieved predetermined information. In one embodiment, the household part information generating unit 340 may generate the household part information by adding at least one of the event information and the place information included in the retrieved schedule information to the payment information. In one embodiment, when the payment information includes information on the user who has made the payment, the usage information of the payment information may be included as the place information of the household account information instead of the place information of the schedule information.

In the alternative embodiment, when the place information (or the place of use) information is not included in the schedule information and the settlement information, the household part information generating unit 340 generates the household information using the position information acquired by the position information obtaining unit 330 The matching location information can be retrieved and included as the settlement place information in the household budget information.

In one embodiment, the household budget information generated by the household budget information generating unit 340 may include at least one of a payment time, a payment amount, an event, and a payment place.

The schedule information updating unit 350 may store the household budget information generated by the household budget information generating unit 340 as additional information of the predetermined information. In one embodiment, in the case of storing the household part information as the additional information of the predetermined information, when there is the already stored additional information, it is possible to distinguish using the space or the like, and among the items of the household part information, for example, They can be stored separately using special characters.

In general, the schedule information list further includes a date information event, a time information item associated with the event, and an additional information item storing detailed information or an additional description related to the event input from the user. The household budget providing apparatus according to the embodiment can store and manage the household budget information using the additional information item field. Accordingly, the schedule information provided in the calendar program and the household budget information can be synchronized, and the household budget information can be displayed through the user interface of the calendar program. In addition, since the schedule information of the portable storage device is managed in synchronization with the schedule information DB of the calendar server, the household budget information can also be stored and managed in the schedule information DB of the calendar server.

The above-described household part information generation and storage method is schematically illustrated in Fig. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process of generating and storing household part information by combining payment information, schedule information, and location information according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, the settlement information 410 collected by the settlement information collection unit 310, the schedule information 420 retrieved by the schedule information retrieval unit 320, and the schedule information 420 acquired by the location information acquisition unit 330 The location information 430 may be combined based on time, so that the household information 440 may be generated. Also, the household part information 440 may be stored in the additional information field of the predetermined information.

Referring back to FIG. 3, the household budget information display unit 360 can display the household budget information on a screen in a calendar format. In one embodiment, the household part information display unit 360 can adjust the display amount of the household part information in correspondence with each one-unit, weekly, and monthly-unit display format of the calendar.

5 illustrates an example of the format of the household part information stored in the predetermined information and the display amount of the household part information displayed in the unit of month / week / day according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, each item of the household information can be stored in the form of a character / number column separated by "/ " in the additional information item of the schedule information.

On the other hand, when the household budget information is displayed in the monthly calendar format, the total payment amount per day (eg, -58,0000) may be displayed. If the information is displayed in the weekly calendar format, (Eg, a dinner with a child / a Chinese factory / -58,000) can be displayed, and when displayed in the form of a daily calendar, multiple uses and amounts of the date (eg, -58,000 / Halis / -12,000) may be displayed.

FIG. 6 is an exemplary screen for displaying the generated family history information according to an embodiment of the present invention in a calendar format on a monthly basis. As shown in the figure, the total income / expenditure amount of the month is displayed in the upper part of the screen, and the date box where the income / expenditure occurred is displayed in a different color. When the user selects the date field in which the income / expenditure occurred, the total income / expenditure of the selected date can be displayed at the bottom of the screen. In addition, the user can directly input information on the import / export by selecting a desired date.

FIG. 7 is an exemplary screen for displaying household unit information generated in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in a weekly calendar format. As shown in the figure, the total income / expenditure amount is displayed at the upper part of the screen, and the time period where the income / expenditure occurs can be displayed in different colors. The user can directly input information about the import / export by selecting the desired time.

FIG. 8 is an exemplary screen for displaying the household part information generated according to an embodiment of the present invention in a daily calendar format. As shown in the figure, the total income / expenditure amount of the date is displayed in the upper part of the screen, and the time period where the import / expense occurred is displayed in a different color. The user can directly input information about the import / export by selecting the desired time.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a household part using an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In step 910, payment information including payment time information and payment amount is received.

In step 920, schedule information matching the settlement time of payment information is searched. The schedule information matching the settlement time and the start time is searched. If the schedule information matching the start time is not found, the schedule information can be searched by extending to the time range closest to the settlement time. The schedule information includes at least one of an event input by a user on a date, a time, a place, and additional information associated with the event, and can be input and managed by a user through the calendar program of the electronic device. In addition, the schedule information can be managed in synchronization with the schedule information database of the calendar server.

In step 930, location information at the payment time point may be obtained using the location information module of the electronic device.

In step 940, the payment information and the retrieved schedule information are combined to generate the household part information. In one embodiment, the household part information may be generated by adding at least one of event information and place information included in the retrieved schedule information to the payment information. Alternatively, when the searched schedule information does not include the place information, the household information generating step may include the obtained position information as the place information in the household part information.

In step 950, the generated household part information is added as additional information of the predetermined information.

In step 960, the household budget information may be displayed on a screen in a calendar format. In one embodiment, the display amount of the household part information may be adjusted corresponding to each day, week, and month display format of the calendar.

The method of providing a household part using an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program command that can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination.

Program instructions to be recorded on a computer-readable medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Includes hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. The above-mentioned medium may also be a transmission medium such as a light or metal wire, wave guide, etc., including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a data structure and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The hardware devices described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operations of the present invention, and vice versa.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all differences within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the present invention.

Claims (15)

An apparatus for providing a household part using an electronic device,
A payment information collecting unit for receiving payment information including payment time information and payment amount,
A schedule information retrieval unit for retrieving schedule information corresponding to the settlement time of the payment information;
A household part information generator for generating household part information by combining the payment information and the retrieved schedule information;
And a schedule information updating unit for adding the generated household part information as additional information of the predetermined information,
And an electronic apparatus including the electronic apparatus. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the schedule information includes at least one of an event by date, a time, a place, and additional information associated with the event, and is input and managed by a user through a calendar program of the electronic device A household budget providing device. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the household budget information generating unit adds at least one of event information and place information included in the retrieved schedule information to the payment information to generate household budget information. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a location information obtaining unit for obtaining location information at the settlement time using the location information module of the electronic device, and when the location information is not included in the searched schedule information, Wherein the information generating unit includes the position information obtained by the position information obtaining unit in the household budget information. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the schedule information is synchronized with a schedule information database of a calendar server. The method according to claim 1,
And a household part information display unit for displaying the household part information on a screen in a calendar format. 7. The household part providing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the household budget information display unit adjusts the display amount of the household budget information in correspondence with each one-unit, weekly and monthly-unit display format of the calendar. A method of servicing a household part using an electronic device,
Receiving payment information including payment time information and a payment amount;
Retrieving schedule information corresponding to the settlement time of the payment information;
Generating the account information by combining the payment information and the retrieved schedule information;
Adding the generated household part information as additional information of the predetermined information
The method comprising the steps of: The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the schedule information includes at least one of an event input by a user on a date, a time, a place, and a side information associated with the event, and is input by a user through a calendar program of the electronic device A method of providing a household part using a managed electronic device. 9. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein, in the household budget information generation step, the household budget information is generated by adding at least one of event information and place information included in the retrieved schedule information to the payment information. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the step of acquiring location information at the settlement time using the location information module of the electronic device, and when the location information is not included in the retrieved schedule information, Wherein the location information is included in the household part information. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising synchronizing the schedule information with a schedule information database of a calendar server. 9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising the step of displaying the household budget information on a screen in a calendar format. 14. The method as claimed in claim 13, wherein the household budget information is adjusted in correspondence with the daily, weekly and monthly display formats of the calendar. An electronic device for providing a household part,
With a touch screen,
A control unit,
A memory,
And a household part service program stored in the memory and executed by the control part, the household part service program including instructions for executing the household part providing method according to any one of claims 8 to 13.

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