KR20140148076A - Method of and system for providing membership meal coupon service based on local - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a membership meal coupon service based on an area, which is capable of conveniently using it at a local affiliate restaurant like a cafeteria. A service method using smart device infrastructure configured based on an area according to the present invention includes a first step of allowing a store terminal to access to a service server to receive an issued store ID and set a price of a meal coupon; a second step of allowing a company terminal to access to the service server to receive a company ID and a staff ID and a membership meal coupon issued in an integrative payment; a third step of allowing each individual terminal to access to the service server to individually receive membership meal coupons; a fourth step of using the membership coupons by each staff terminal or individual terminal through a store smart device and NFC; a fifth step of updating membership meal coupon using histories of each staff or individual; and a sixth step of settling a bill of using the membership meal coupon by the store terminal and the service server.

Description

[0001] METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MEMBERSHIP MEAL COUPON SERVICE BASED ON LOCAL [0002]

The present invention relates to a method and system for providing a region-based membership service for a local franchisee, such as a cafeteria.

Generally, corporations issue paper or electronic tickets so that employees can use them at lunchtime. In addition, in general restaurants, we have built a card terminal infrastructure so that customers can pay by card after meal with a card terminal or establish a POS program infrastructure to make payments with POS terminals and build a new payment infrastructure such as NFC terminals Making it available to customers.

However, in the case of using a meal card issued by a corporation, it is not possible to use a general restaurant other than a cafeteria. In the case of a general restaurant, in order to construct a general card terminal and a POS program infrastructure, There is a problem in that it is required to pay.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for providing a region-based membership service allowing a local franchisee restaurant to be conveniently used as a canteen.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a service method using a smart device infrastructure built on a regional basis, the method comprising: receiving a store ID from a store terminal connected to a service server, ; A second step in which the company terminal is connected to the service server, the company ID and the employee ID are issued, and the membership fee is issued by collective payment; A third step in which each individual terminal accesses a service server and individually receives a membership ticket; A fourth step in which each employee terminal or individual terminal uses the membership fee through the store smart device and the NFC; A fifth step of updating the history of use of each member or individual membership of a meal ticket; And a sixth step in which the store terminal and the service server process the settlement for use of membership fee.

In order to achieve the above object, a system of the present invention includes: a user terminal for loading a membership meal management application with an NFC chip installed therein and paying membership meal fees by an NFC when the membership management application is running; A store terminal for recognizing an NFC chip or an NFC tag to process a meal-ticket use process and communicate with a service server; A company terminal for accessing a service server, registering a company and an employee, and collectively paying a membership fee; And a service server for registering and receiving a company or a user from the company terminal or the user terminal and issuing a membership ticket.

The regional based membership service according to the present invention can operate even if there is at least a store that can accommodate a company that can consume and its employees even if it is a limited area, And the service can be easily implemented. Particularly, according to the present invention, unlike other business models, it is possible to reduce the initial cost because an extensive infrastructure is not needed in the beginning, and it is possible to provide additional profit to other users who use the infrastructure and use the infrastructure By creating the service, the store can provide the service without paying the card fee.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the concept of a regional based membership service according to the present invention;
2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a service system according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a regional based membership service according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for issuing membership subscription right in a service server according to the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of using online membership reservation and ordering according to the present invention,
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of using a membership ticket at a store according to the present invention,
7 is an example of a meal-ticket viewing screen according to the present invention,
8 is an example of a shop view screen according to the present invention,
Fig. 9 is an example of a meal-ticket addition screen according to the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of the present invention when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The following examples are merely illustrative of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram illustrating the concept of a regional based membership service according to the present invention.

1, a user accesses a service server with a smartphone equipped with a membership card management application, purchases a membership card, and uses the card in a store. As shown in FIG. 1, The service fee is paid to the credit card company by the service provider, not the store, so that the store only pays a predetermined infrastructure fee without paying the card fee. After the infrastructure according to the present invention is established, additional profit is generated from other businesses using the smart device infrastructure, or additional fees for smartphone application users are generated to preserve the card fee.

As described above, the regional-based membership subscription service of the present invention allows the direct purchase through the service server rather than the store, and the service provider can pay the credit card company by activating the service by guaranteeing the profit to the store. Additional revenue models to protect losses include mobile advertising revenues and survey revenue from user applications, and other additional revenue models include fees for companies that use subscription rights, various existing points / reserves, etc. It is possible to earn commissions when converting virtual e-money or points to points that can be used in stores.

2 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a service system according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the region-based membership subscription service system according to the present invention includes a near field communication (NFC) chip capable of communicating with each other. When a subscription management application is installed, A store terminal 120 for recognizing an NFC chip or an NFC tag and processing a meal-ticket use process and communicating with the service site 110, a service terminal 110 for accessing the service site 110, A company terminal 130 for registering a company and an employee, a service site 110 for registering a company or a user from a company terminal or a user terminal 140.150 and issuing / charging a membership fee, .

Referring to FIG. 2, a service server 112 for registering a store member, a company member, an employee, and an individual member according to the present invention, issuing a membership ticket, and settlement of a meal ticket used in a store, And a database 114 in which is stored billing information and member information. The user terminal is individually logged in through the personal ID and an employee smart terminal 140 that belongs to the company and issues a membership payment ticket through collective payment. And a personal smart terminal 150 for purchasing a membership ticket. The smart terminal is an Android phone or an iPhone, and has a membership management application for membership, and NFC chip is built in. In the case of a general phone without an NFC chip, an NFC tag (such as a sticker type or a key ring type) may be separately attached for the service according to the present invention.

The company terminal 130 is basically equipped with an NFC chip as a smart device such as a computer, a tablet PC or a smart phone, and has an NFC tag writer 132 for managing NFC tags of employees who do not have a smart phone . The store terminal 120 is a smart device such as a computer, a tablet PC, or a smart phone, and basically includes an NFC chip, a tag reader 122 for reading NFC tags, and a service server 112).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of providing a regional based membership service according to the present invention,

3, the store-based membership service provision service according to the present invention includes the steps of: a store terminal 120 is connected to a service server 110 to receive a store ID and set a meal price value; 130) is connected to the service server (110) and is issued a company ID and an employee ID, and is issued with a membership payment by collective payment; A step of allowing each individual terminal 150 to access the service server 110 to log in as a personal ID and to receive individual membership fees, Updating the membership usage history of each employee or individual, and processing the settlement of the use of the membership fee by the store terminal 120 and the service server 110.

3, an employee smart terminal 140, a personal smart terminal 150, a store terminal 120, a company terminal 130, and the like for a service according to the present invention, You need to download and install a meal management application (app) from a service site like Google Market or App Store.

The store subscribes to the service site using a smart terminal or a computer such as a smart phone or a tablet PC as a store member. Accordingly, the service server 112 registers the store member (merchant) in the database And gives a store ID (S101 to S103).

Next, the store sets the price of the meal ticket for the food to be sold, and the representative meal price can be set for each store or the meal price can be set for each menu of each store (S104).

Store ID address Contact Type of store terminal Store Classification Meal amount (KRW) ABxxx-001 Cheongdam-dong 02-554-8889  iPad  Collection  6000 ABxxx-002 Yeoksam-dong 02-553-1234 Galaxy Tab  Korean food  7000 ... .... ... ....

The company applies for subscription to a service site by using a smart terminal or a computer such as a smart phone or a tablet PC as a company (academic) member. Accordingly, the service server 112 transmits data And registers the company ID and the company ID (S111 to S113). Subsequently, the employee of the affiliated company is registered, the employee ID is received and delivered to the manager, and the manager pays the meal bill collectively, and the service server 112 issues / charges the meal bill (S114 to S117). The issued / charged meal coupon is distributed / charged to the employees (individuals) along with the employee ID (S118, S119).

Company ID Number of employees Terminal type Type of meal ticket Employee ID Number of tickets issued DBxxx-001  58 PC Normal CA01 ~ 0058    1160 DBxxx-002 120 PC .... .... .... ....

As shown in FIG. 3, the individual who does not belong to the company accesses the service site 110 individually to join the service, and accordingly, the service server 112 stores the personal information Registration, personal ID, and purchase and use of the membership card (S121 to S124).

Personal ID Terminal type Type of meal ticket Number of remaining meal tickets  point Kxx-001-001 Android Phone Normal 15 53,920 Kxx-001-002 Iphone Normal 17 43,800 ... ...

Each individual or employee uses the information recorded in the NFC chip (or the attached NFC tag) of the smartphone to order the food at the store and use the membership fee, and the store 120 and the service server 112 process the settlement (S130, S140). The issuance of meal tickets can be issued in the number of coupons as in the case of virtual coupons, or the amount of money charged by cyber money can be paid for food expenses.

 FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for issuing a membership card on the service server according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, a procedure for issuing a membership card according to the present invention determines whether the service server 110 is a company or an individual by providing an ID when the user logs in, and provides the corresponding web page (S201, S202). If you are an organization such as a company or a school, you can register an employee, select a meal ticket, or enter a billing amount to collectively pay for each meal, issue / charge meal tickets for each employee ID, or issue / (S203 to S208). The types of meal tickets can be divided into fun meal tickets that can be used at night or on holidays, our food tickets that can be used in the cafeteria designated by the company, and lunch tickets that can be used freely in the general cafeteria.

In the case of an individual, the user selects a meal coupon or enters a meal coupon charge amount, and purchases / charges the meal coupon through individual payment (S209 to S211). As described above, in the present invention, a meal coupon can be issued in a coupon method or a charge amount method.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of using online membership reservation according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 5, the procedure of using the meal ticket in the online reservation method according to the present invention is to check the stores near the user through the store view, select the store, S304). Next, at the time of ordering, the use of the meal ticket is processed to use the meal ticket, and the meal ticket use history can be updated and managed (S305, S306).

When ordering by reservation method like this, it is possible to order food before arriving at the store, and there is an advantage that it can be eaten immediately without waiting for it after arriving at the store immediately after making a payment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure for using a membership ticket in a store according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, in the case of paying for a meal at a store after ordering a meal near a company, eating a meal, and adding a user in the case of collective payment in which one person makes a lump sum payment even if there are many people (S401 to S403) . Adding users can be done by adding users who have eaten together by searching or by using NFC to bring the users in touch with each other. If you make individual payments, you pay for them individually without adding any users.

The total amount to be paid at the time of user addition and individual payment is displayed. After confirming the payment amount, NFC payment is processed. After payment is made, the service server updates the payment history of the meal ticket (S404 to S406).

FIG. 7 is an example of a meal-ticket viewing screen according to the present invention, FIG. 8 is an example of a store-view screen according to the present invention, and FIG. 9 is an example of a meal-right addition screen according to the present invention.

In the meal-ticket viewing screen, as shown in FIG. 7, the restaurant name and meal price are displayed. On the store view screen, the position of the store is shown as a map as shown in FIG. 8, As you can see, it makes it possible to use multiple people's meal tickets at once.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, 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 equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

102: Communication network 110: Membership meal service site
112: service server 114: meal ticket / member DB
120: store terminal 122: NFC tag reader
130: Company terminal 132: NFC tag writer
140: Employee smart terminal 150: Personal smart terminal

Claims (5)

In a service method using a smart device infrastructure constructed on a regional basis,
A first step of connecting a store terminal to a service server to receive a store ID and set a meal price value;
A second step in which the company terminal is connected to the service server, the company ID and the employee ID are issued, and the membership fee is issued by collective payment;
A third step in which each individual terminal accesses a service server and individually receives a membership ticket;
A fourth step in which each employee terminal or individual terminal uses the membership fee through the store smart device and the NFC;
A fifth step of updating the history of use of each member or individual membership of a meal ticket; And
Wherein the store terminal and the service server process the settlement of membership fee. 2. The method of claim 1,
Provides a regional-based membership service that can be divided into a first category, a second category, and a third category, which can be freely used in general restaurants. Way. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first step
Setting a representative meal price for each store, or setting a meal price for each menu of each store. A membership terminal which has a membership management application for a membership, an NFC chip, and the membership fee management application is activated;
A store terminal for recognizing an NFC chip or an NFC tag to process a meal-ticket use process and communicate with a service server;
A company terminal for accessing a service server, registering a company and an employee, and collectively paying a membership fee; And
And a service server for registering and accepting a company or a user from the company terminal or the user terminal and issuing a membership ticket. 5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the company terminal further comprises an NFC tag writer for issuing an NFC tag to its employees.

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