KR20150061114A - Coupon service device matching coupon based on product information, method for coupon service by matching coupon based on product information and computer readable medium having computer program recorded therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a coupon service device for matching a coupon based on product information, a coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information, and a recording medium with a computer program recorded. The present invention receives necessary product information on a coupon directly from the user device, explores a registered coupon based on the received product information, and accurately provides a user with the coupon information the user wants. By using this method, the present invention provides the user with the accurate coupon information so that the user can rationally spend money and sellers can raise merchandise sales.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a coupon service device for matching a coupon based on product information, a coupon service method for matching coupon based on product information, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded coupon based on product information and computer readable medium having computer program recorded there}

The present invention relates to a coupon service device for matching coupons based on product information, a coupon service method for matching coupons based on product information, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded. Particularly, A coupon service method, a coupon service method, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded.

Coupons have long been used as a means of promoting sales. The seller can discount the price of the product to be offered to the consumer using the coupon. Coupons have been used in a variety of ways in that consumers can purchase products at discounted prices using coupons, and sellers can promote their products. The coupon was in the form of paper coupons before the Internet became popular. Merchants took a strategy to distribute coupons to consumers by putting paper coupons in the form of advertisements in newspapers or by installing publicity stands on the streets.

As the Internet developed and PC (personal computer) became more active, paper coupons evolved into electronic coupons. If the existing paper coupon was promoted and distributed offline, the electronic coupon is used by the seller to advertise through the banner on the web page of the Internet and the customer to select and download the desired electronic coupon through the Internet network.

Nowadays, with the spread of smartphones, companies are actively using mobile coupons as a way of advertising using mobile. Mobile coupons, which are also used as mobile gift certificates, gift cones, etc., are different from existing offline gift certificates. They are easy to check whether they are transmitted and used from the standpoint of the company, It is a tendency to expand usage and cases gradually.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2008-0073377 [Title: Coupon service management system and management method using electronic coupon]

An object of the present invention is to provide a coupon which couples coupons based on product information for receiving coupon information directly required from a user device and searching for registered coupons based on the coupon information, A service device, a coupon service method, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a coupon service providing apparatus and a coupon service providing apparatus, which are capable of searching for a coupon that is matched by using a period for searching for a coupon that is matched, A coupon service method for matching a coupon, a coupon service method, and a recording medium on which a computer program is recorded.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a coupon service device for matching coupons based on product information for providing information on coupons effectively matched to a plurality of user terminals inputting the same product information, And a recording medium recorded thereon.

The coupon service device for matching the coupon based on the product information according to the embodiment of the present invention receives the first product information including the product name information and the coupon providing period information from the user device, A coupon searching unit for comparing the received first product information with the second product information included in the registered coupon until the providing period expires and searching for a matching coupon; And a coupon providing unit for transmitting coupons matched to the user device when the coupons matched in the coupon searching unit are searched.

As an example related to the present invention, the first merchandise information may further include merchandise maker information and merchandise purchase location information. When the user device selects the similar search option, the matched coupon may include merchandise maker information, The goods purchase location information can be searched in the similar range.

The coupon service device may determine a demand for a specific product based on the first product information and determine whether to request the issuance of a new coupon for the specific product to a merchandise store that sells the specific product, And may further include a determination unit.

As an example related to the present invention, the coupon searching unit compares the first product information with the second product information on the basis of the time when the first product information is received, judges once whether or not there is a matching coupon, The additional search for the coupons matched in the short search cycle can be performed as the coupons are provided closer to the offer period.

As an example related to the present invention, the coupon searching unit searches the coupons matched with the first search cycle when the coupon providing period is not before the deadline of the coupon providing period and the deadline of the coupon providing period, The coupons matched to the second search cycle shorter than the first search cycle can be searched for and the coupons matched to the third search cycle shorter than the second search cycle can be searched for the deadline of the coupon providing period.

As an example related to the present invention, when there is another user apparatus that inputs the same article information as the first article information, the coupon searching unit sets the user apparatus and the other user apparatus as one search group, The second search period and the third search period may be set to be the same to judge whether or not there is a matched coupon.

As an example related to the present invention, the coupon service search apparatus compares the first product information with the second product information of all the coupons registered at the time of receiving the first product information on the basis of the time when the first product information is received, And judges whether or not there is a coupon that has already been matched. If it is judged whether or not there is a coupon additionally matched, only the second product information of the coupon registered after the time when the first product information is received is compared with only the first product information, It is possible to judge whether or not it exists.

As an example related to the present invention, the matched coupon includes coupon ID information indicating whether the received data is coupon related data, coupon ID information including identifier information of the matched coupon, The coupon amount or discount rate information including the discounted rate information or the validity period information including the information on the period during which the matched coupon can be used, Coupon status information including information indicating whether or not a matched coupon has been used, and coupon count information including information about the number of times the matched coupon is used.

A coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information according to an embodiment of the present invention includes receiving first product information including product name information and coupon providing period information from a user device; Comparing the first product information with the second product information included in the registered coupon until the coupon providing period set based on the coupon providing period information expires, and searching whether a matching coupon exists; And transmitting a coupon matched to the user device when the matched coupon is searched.

As an example related to the present invention, a coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information includes receiving third product information including product name information from another user device; And if the merchandise name information is received from the other user apparatuses, the first merchandise information before receiving the third merchandise information is compared with the second merchandise information included in the registered coupon to determine whether the matched coupon exists And transmitting information on the coupon to the other user device using the calculated result.

As an example related to the present invention, a coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information is performed by comparing only the product information of the coupon registered after receiving the third product information from another user device with the third product information, And determining whether or not the coupon is present.

As an example associated with the present invention, a user device and other user devices may store information about a coupon matched to a near field communication (NFC) module.

A computer program for carrying out the method according to the above-described embodiment may be stored in the recording medium on which the computer program according to the embodiment of the present invention is recorded.

The present invention provides a method and system for receiving a coupon from a user device, directly receiving necessary coupon information, searching coupons registered on the basis of the coupon information, The coupon information can be provided only for the goods.

Also, as for the seller, it is possible to increase the sales of the commodity by targeting the correct consumer and providing the coupon.

Further, in browsing a coupon, by setting a deadline for receiving a coupon, only the coupon information registered before the user purchases the product is provided to the user, so that the user can receive the coupon information until the user purchases the coupon, .

In addition, by transmitting only coupon information highly likely to be used by the user, it is possible to reduce the amount of data transmission due to transmission / reception of unnecessary coupon information.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart showing a coupon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon information searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon information providing method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of using coupon information in a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a conceptual diagram showing the format of coupon information issued by the coupon service device.

It is noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, the technical terms used in the present invention should be construed in a sense generally understood by a person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined in the present invention, and an overly comprehensive It should not be construed as meaning or overly reduced. In addition, when a technical term used in the present invention is an erroneous technical term that does not accurately express the concept of the present invention, it should be understood that technical terms that can be understood by a person skilled in the art can be properly understood. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted according to a predefined or context, and should not be construed as being excessively reduced.

Furthermore, the singular expressions used in the present invention include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "comprising" or "comprising" or the like in the present invention should not be construed as necessarily including the various elements or steps described in the invention, Or may include additional components or steps.

In addition, terms including ordinals such as first, second, etc. used in the present invention can be used to describe elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. Terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like or similar elements throughout the several views, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. It is to be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for the purpose of facilitating understanding of the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the case of the existing coupon providing method, many coupons actually provided are often not used because the coupon service is provided without considering the interests of the coupon user (hereinafter referred to as the user). In addition, when a coupon to be used by a user is not provided, the user may not be able to consume the coupon effectively by using the coupon. An embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for providing a coupon to a user that is directly related to a desired product. In this way, it is possible to provide the user with the appropriate coupon, which not only helps the user but also increases the sales of the product from the point of view of the product manufacturer. In addition, by transmitting only coupon information highly likely to be used by the user, it is possible to reduce the amount of data transmission due to transmission / reception of unnecessary coupon information.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a coupon providing application may be installed in the user device 100 to receive a coupon service from the coupon service device 150. The coupon providing application receives product information (e.g., product manufacturer information, product name information, coupon providing period information, product providing location information, etc.) for a product desired by the user, and transmits the product information to coupon service device 150 . The coupon service device 150 may include a coupon searching unit 110 for searching coupons and a coupon providing unit 120 for providing coupons. Hereinafter, in an embodiment of the present invention, the service apparatus including the coupon searching unit 110 and the coupon providing unit 120 will be referred to as a coupon service apparatus 150 in a broad sense.

The coupon searching unit 110 may receive the product information from the user device 100 and search whether there is a coupon matching the product information based on the received product information. The coupon service device 150 can form a database in which a coupon provided for a product is registered from a merchandise store in connection with a merchandise store that provides the merchandise in advance. The merchandise store can enter product information related to the coupon in a manner similar to the user device when registering the coupon. The coupon searching unit 110 can search whether or not a coupon matching the received product information and product information exists. The coupon having the product information matched with the product information input through the user device 100 among the coupons registered in the coupon searching unit 110 can be expressed by the matched coupon. The matched coupon is a coupon having the same commodity information as the commodity information inputted through the user device 100 or a coupon having the commodity information matched in a certain similar category but not identical to the commodity information inputted through the user device 100 . A determination method of the matched coupon will be described later.

The coupon searching unit 110 receives product information from the user device 100 and searches coupons to be matched. The search result of the coupon searching unit 110 may indicate that there is no matching coupon. In this case, the coupon searching unit 110 determines whether there is a coupon that is newly registered in the coupon service device 150 until the coupon providing period expires based on the coupon providing period information received from the user device 100 You can explore whether or not. When the coupon information matched before expiration of the coupon providing period is registered, the coupon service device 150 can provide a coupon matched to the user device 100. [

Conversely, there may be a coupon that matches the search result of the coupon searching unit 110. In this case, the coupon searching unit 110 may transmit the matched coupon to the user device 100. [ In addition, the coupon searching unit 110 may search coupon information newly registered until the coupon providing period set based on the coupon providing period information transmitted by the user device 100 expires. When coupons matched to the coupon service device 150 are registered before expiration of the coupon service period, the coupon service device 150 can provide coupons matched to the user device 100. [

That is, in searching for coupons registered in the coupon searching unit 110, after performing the search once based on the product information received from the user device, only the coupon information registered in the coupon service device 150 Search can be performed. By using such a search method, it is possible to reduce the time for searching for a coupon that is matched by the coupon searching unit 110. [ For example, the coupon searching unit 110 may newly search the coupon service device (or the coupon service device) after the product information registration time of the user device 100, considering the time when the user device 100 registered the product information, 150 may be searched to reduce the coupon search time.

The matched coupon can be transmitted to the user device 100 through a coupon providing unit 120 in the form of a push message or the like. For example, when a coupon that is matched by the coupon searching unit 110 is searched, the coupon searching unit 110 transmits a coupon issue request signal including information on the matched coupon and identifier information of the user device 100 to the coupon To the providing unit 120. The coupon providing unit 120 may transmit the coupon issuing signal including the coupon information matched based on the received coupon issue request signal and the identifier information of the user device 100 to the user device 100. [

The coupon issuance signal transmitted by the coupon providing unit 120 may be transmitted to the user apparatus in various information formats. For example, the coupon issuing signal may be a signal that can be verified based on the coupon providing application installed in the user device 100. Alternatively, the coupon issue signal may be transmitted via a short message service (SMS) or based on a social network service (SNS) application installed on the user device.

The user device 100 receiving the coupon issue signal can purchase the product using the coupon information included in the received coupon issue signal. For example, the user can purchase a product using the received coupon information through the following method. For a newly married couple preparing for marriage, they can purchase their own furniture, household appliances, or a wedding dress rental. The newlyweds can register product information for a specific product (eg, XX (product brand), Kimchi refrigerator (product name), 20XXYYYZZZ (product purchase period)) through the coupon providing application.

The product information inputted through the user device 100 can be transmitted to the coupon searching unit 110 and the coupon searching unit 110 can determine whether there is a coupon among the registered coupons based on the received product information It can be judged. As a result of the determination, the coupon searching unit 110 may provide the coupon providing unit 120 with information on the matched coupon when the matched coupon exists. Coupon providing unit 120 may transmit coupon information matched to user device 100. [ The coupon searching unit 110 may transmit the coupon information to the user device 100 when the coupon information matching the coupon information is registered until the coupon providing period is completed in consideration of the coupon providing period inputted from the user device 100. [

As another example, assume that a user tries to purchase a dress in area A at the weekend. The user can register the product information in the coupon providing application. The product information may be, for example, a product name (dress), a product offering period (20XX year YY month ZZ day), and a product purchase location (area A). The coupon searching unit 110 can determine whether coupon information matched based on the product information received from the user device 100 exists. The coupon searching unit 110 may provide the coupon information matching the coupon information to the coupon providing unit 120 when there is matching coupon information. Coupon providing unit 120 may transmit coupon information matched to user device 100. [ The coupon searching unit 110 may transmit the coupon information to the user device 100 when the coupon information matching the coupon information is registered until the coupon providing period is completed in consideration of the coupon providing period inputted from the user device 100. [

According to the embodiment of the present invention, as described above, when a user registers specific product information through a coupon providing application installed in a user device or a user device, a coupon for a product the user wants to purchase is received from the coupon service device 150 . When a user provides a desired coupon, the usage rate of the coupon and the sales rate of the product to which the coupon is applied can be increased. Therefore, not only the coupon provider but also the coupon service provider can effectively operate the product. In addition, since an indiscriminate user does not need to receive an undesirable coupon, resources of the user device provided with the coupon can be saved.

2 is a flowchart showing a coupon providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 discloses a method by which a coupon service device provides a coupon to a user device.

And receives product information from the user device (step S200).

For example, receiving the product information from the user device may be a method of inputting the product information that the user intends to purchase through the coupon providing application installed in the user device. The user device can transmit the input product information to the coupon service device. The product information may be information related to the product such as, for example, manufacturer information of the product, product name information, coupon providing period information, product providing position information and the like.

And determines whether there is a coupon that is matched based on the received goods information (step S210).

The coupon service device can determine whether there is a coupon that is matched based on the product information received from the user device. For example, the coupon service device compares the product information of the registered coupon with the product information, and if the information is determined to be the same or similar information, the coupon service device may determine the coupon as a matched coupon and provide the coupon to the user device .

The coupon service device determines whether or not coupon information matched with coupon information registered when receiving product information from the user device exists, and when there is coupon information registered additionally until the time of purchase of the goods, It is possible to judge whether or not the coupon information is the coupon information.

If there is a matching coupon, the coupon is transmitted to the user device (step S220).

As a result of analysis of the coupon service device, if a matched coupon exists, it can be transmitted to the user device. The matching coupon can be transmitted when there is a matching coupon as a result of performing a search based on a point in time when the user inputs the product information in the coupon service device. Even if there is no matching coupon as a result of searching based on the point of time when the product information is inputted, the coupon service device additionally searches another coupon information registered before expiration of the coupon providing period received from the user device, And transmits the coupon to the user device if the coupon is matched.

Hereinafter, a method of searching for coupon information matched by the coupon service device and transmitting the coupon information will be further described.

3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon information searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, a method of setting a criterion for determining coupon information registered as coupon information based on product information received from a coupon service device 300 is described. In Fig. 3, it is assumed that the product information is, for example, the manufacturer information of the product, the product name information, the coupon providing period information, and the product providing position information.

Referring to FIG. 3, in the case of specific information among received goods information, the coupon service device 300 can determine the registered coupon as a matched coupon even when the goods information of the registered coupon is similar information, have. For example, when a similar search option is selected on a user device, product information of a similar coupon may also be provided to the user device as matched coupon information.

For example, suppose that the manufacturer of the product information registered by the user through the coupon providing application is XX, and the product name is the refrigerator (310). In this case, if the same coupon 350 as the refrigerator exists, the coupon service device determines the coupon information as the matched coupon 360 and provides the coupon 360 to the user device can do. That is, even when the information of the goods manufacturer is different, the coupon 360 may be determined to be matched and transmitted to the user device.

As another example, it can be assumed that the user sets the purchase location of the goods in the area A with respect to the location where the goods are purchased. In this case, if the other information is the same, the coupon service device can determine the coupon information registered as the location information by the surrounding location (area B, area C, area D) other than the area A, . The distance information for determining the same range position may be preset and determined to be the same position in the case of the goods purchase position included in the specific range.

Coupon usage information of other users may also be utilized to determine that the coupon is matched and transmitted even if some of the coupon's product information is not the same as the product information transmitted by the user device. For example, a coupon service device may store a record of using other users' coupons. The coupon service device can extract other users who input the same or similar information as the product information inputted by the user and calculate information about the coupon usage pattern of the user. The coupon information used by the other user is analyzed, and the coupon having the highest usage rate is determined as the matched coupon and can be transmitted to the user device.

For example, by analyzing other coupons used by other users who input the same product name (e.g., refrigerator) as the user device, the other coupon having the information of the goods manufacturer showing the highest coupon usage rate is determined as the highest priority And transmit the coupon to the user device as a matched coupon. It is assumed that the user searches for the registered coupon information by inputting the refrigerator manufactured by XX company as commodity information. If the coupon information for the refrigerator manufactured by the company XX exists, the user can transmit the coupon information for the product to the user device with the highest priority. Further, the coupon service device can additionally determine coupon use information of other users who input the refrigerator as a product name. If other users use the coupon for the refrigerator corresponding to the product manufacturer YY the most, the coupon for the refrigerator corresponding to the manufacturer YY can be additionally transmitted as the matched coupon to the user device.

By using this method, a user can receive coupons for various products, perform comparison, and purchase goods. Whether or not the coupon service device transmits additional coupon information to the user device may be determined based on the setting of the user device as to whether similar information is provided through the user device. If the user device does not wish to receive coupons matched in the similar range, the coupon service device may not transmit the coupons corresponding to the similar range to the user device without judging the coupons as matched coupons.

4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon information providing method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 4, the coupon service device calculates a statistical value of coupon information desired by the user based on the product information received from the user device, and transmits the calculated statistical value to the merchandise store, thereby predicting the demand at the merchandise store and registering the new coupon in the coupon service device The method comprising:

Referring to FIG. 4, for example, five users may transmit product information 410 for coupon service device 400 to search for a product having the same manufacturer name and the same product name. In this case, the coupon service device 400 can know that the coupon demand for the corresponding product is more than a certain amount. In this case, the coupon service device 400 can transmit the information 430 indicating that there is a demand for the coupon with respect to the merchandise to be sold to the merchandise vendor 420, with respect to the merchandise information in which the demand exists more than a certain amount. In such a case, the merchandise retailer 420 can determine the coupon demand for the product and determine whether to issue the new coupon information. When the merchandise vendor 420 decides to issue a new coupon, the merchandise vendor 420 can newly register the new coupon information 450 in the coupon service device 400. [ The coupon service device 400 can transmit the new coupon 460 to the registered user device when the new coupon for the new product information is registered.

In order to determine the demand, the coupon service device determines a demand for a specific product based on the received product information, and determines whether or not to request the issuance of a new coupon for a specific product to a product retailer that sells a specific product .

5 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the coupon service device can perform a search for coupon information in various ways. For example, the coupon service device may perform a search once for coupons already registered in the coupon service device at the time of receiving the product information. Thereafter, the search for the corresponding product can be performed at a cycle set up before the purchase of the product. For example, the coupon service device can set two hours in a basic search cycle. The coupon service device can perform a search for the coupon with the set basic search cycle. The search for such a coupon may be performed at different intervals in consideration of coupon providing period information set by the user.

For example, it is possible to set the search period of the registered coupon information to become shorter as the time to purchase a product becomes shorter. For example, when the coupon service device basically searches for coupon information at a two-hour interval (first search cycle) 510 and then searches for coupon information at an interval of one hour (second search cycle) 520 The coupon information can be searched in units of 30 minutes (third search period) 530 by setting a shorter cycle for searching for coupon information at the deadline of the purchase of goods. That is, as the coupon providing period is shorter, the registered coupon can be searched by setting the cycle for searching coupon information to be shorter. By using this method, the user can be prevented from missing the coupon information for purchasing the product at the time of purchase of the product.

6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a coupon searching method of a coupon service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method in which, when a coupon service device performs a coupon search, searching is performed in consideration of product information input by another user device.

The coupon service apparatus 600 may classify a plurality of users 610 and 620 into one group and perform a matched coupon search if the product information 615 and 625 inputted by a plurality of users are the same.

For example, it may be assumed that the first user information 610 is input to the first user information 615. The coupon service device 600 can determine whether there is a coupon 617 among the registered coupons based on the first product information 615 input by the first user device 610. [ The coupon service device 600 performs a periodic search as described above until the coupon providing period entered by the first user device 610 expires after the determination of whether the matched coupon 617 exists or not The coupons 617 may be additionally matched through the coupon.

It may be assumed that the first user device 610 and the second user device 620, which is another user device, input the first product information 615 in the same manner. In this case, in order to provide the coupon information matched to the second user device 620, the first user device 610 searches only the registered coupon after performing the search based on the first product information 615, To the second user device 620, the matched coupon searched for in the second user device 620 and the further discovered coupon 627 in the second user device 620. [ When the product information 615 and 625 are the same, unnecessary search procedures can be reduced by utilizing the search results 627 of other user devices that have previously registered the same product information.

The second user device 620 may receive the same coupon as the coupon previously transmitted to the first user device 610 without searching for the registered coupon. Thereafter, the first user device 610 and the second user device 620 may be classified into one group. The coupon service device 600 can search for coupons additionally registered in the same period and multicast to the first user device 610 and the second user device 620. [

7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method of using coupon information in a user device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a method of using coupon information received from a user device via a near field communication (NFC) on the basis of a reader installed in a merchandise store. 7, NFC is an example of a proximity communication technique. In addition, the coupon received by the user device in various ways other than NFC can be used at the merchandise store.

Referring to FIG. 7, a coupon service apparatus capable of acquiring and using a coupon safely by accessing the user apparatus 700 and the reader 720 using NFC technology can be implemented.

The coupon information received by the user device 700 may be stored in the NFC module 710 implemented in the user device 700. [ The obtained coupon information may be transmitted to and used by the reader 720 of the merchandise store through the access of the reader 720 of the merchandise store and the user 700. [

An authentication procedure for whether or not the coupon is valid can be performed through communication between the reader 720 of the merchandise store and the coupon service device 740. [ The authenticity of the coupon information can be determined based on the coupon identification number and authentication information in the coupon service device 740. [ The coupon information used by the user device 700 may be stored in the coupon service device 740 and used as statistical information for transmitting coupons matched to other user devices.

8 is a conceptual diagram showing the format of coupon information issued by the coupon service device.

Referring to FIG. 8, the coupon information may include various data such as a unique identifier for the coupon and information for using the coupon at the store.

For example, the coupon information includes coupon proof 800, coupon ID 810, store ID 820, validity period 830, coupon name 840, coupon amount or discount rate 850, coupon status 860, , And the number of coupons (870).

The coupon proof 800 may include information for confirming whether or not it is coupon related data.

The coupon ID 810 may include information for identifying what the coupon is.

The store ID 820 may include issuer information for using coupons.

The validity period 830 may include information on the coupon validity period.

Coupon name 840 may include information about coupon name and description.

The coupon amount or discount rate 850 may include information on coupon usage amount and discount rate.

The coupon status 860 may include information as to whether or not the coupon has been used.

The number of coupons 870 may include information on the number of coupons used.

The coupon service device for matching a coupon based on product information according to an embodiment of the present invention and the coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information can be created by a computer program and the codes constituting the computer program and the code segment Can be easily deduced by a computer programmer in the field. In addition, the computer program is stored in a computer-readable medium and readable and executed by a computer, a user device, a coupon service device, etc. according to an embodiment of the present invention to implement a coupon service providing method .

The information storage medium includes a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, and a carrier wave medium. A coupon service device that couples coupons based on product information according to an embodiment of the present invention and a computer program that implements a coupon service method that couples coupons based on product information can be stored and installed in a built-in memory of a user device have. Alternatively, an external memory such as a smart card storing and installing a computer program implementing a coupon service method for matching a coupon based on product information, a coupon service device for matching a coupon based on product information according to an embodiment of the present invention, May be mounted on a user device or the like through an interface.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention can receive product information about a coupon directly required from a user device and search for a registered coupon on the basis of the received coupon information so that the coupon information desired by the user can be accurately provided to the user. This method allows the user to make reasonable consumption by providing accurate coupon information, and the seller can increase the sales performance of the product. In addition, when the coupon service device searches for the matched coupon, the coupon information is provided to the user without requesting the user to further search until the coupon providing period set by the user expires, so that the user can receive the coupon information before purchasing, You can have the product purchased. Furthermore, the coupon service device can increase the resource utilization efficiency of the coupon service device by utilizing the existing search information without searching the coupon repeatedly registered for the same information.

100: user device 110: coupon searching section
120: Coupon Offering 150: Coupon Service Device
360: Matched coupon 420: Where to buy
720: reader 800: coupon proof information
810: Coupon ID 820: Store ID
830: validity period 840: coupon name
850: coupon amount discount rate 860: valid period
870: Number of offers

Claims (13)

The first product information including the product name information and the coupon providing period information from the user device is received and the first product information received until the coupon providing period set on the basis of the coupon providing period information expires and the registered coupon A coupon searching unit for comparing the included second product information and searching for a matching coupon; And
And a coupon providing unit transmitting the matched coupon to the user device when the coupon searching unit searches the matched coupon, wherein the matching unit couples the coupon based on the product information. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first product information further includes product manufacturer information and product purchase location information,
Wherein the matched coupon is a combination of coupon matching based on merchandise information, wherein the merchandise maker information and the merchandise purchase position information of the first merchandise information are searched in a similar range when the user apparatus selects the similar search option Coupon service device. The method according to claim 1,
The coupon service apparatus judges a demand for a specific commodity based on the first commodity information and determines a commodity demand judging section for judging whether or not to issue a new commodity for the specific commodity to a commodity selling store selling the specific commodity And couples the coupon based on the product information. The method according to claim 1,
The coupon service search unit compares the first product information with the second product information on the basis of the time when the first product information is received, judges once whether or not there is a coupon matched, and considers the coupon providing period And further searching for the matched coupon in a short search period as the coupon providing period is closer to the coupon providing period, wherein the coupon is matched with the coupon based on the product information. 5. The method of claim 4,
The coupon searching unit searches for the matched coupon in a first search cycle when the coupon is not the day before the coupon providing period and the deadline of the coupon providing period, Searching for the matched coupon in a second search cycle shorter than the first search cycle and searching for the matched coupon in a third search cycle shorter than the second search cycle in the case of the deadline of the coupon providing period A coupon service device that matches a coupon. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the coupon searching unit sets the user apparatus and the other user apparatus as one search group when there is another user apparatus that inputs the same article information as the first article information, The search period and the third search period are set to be the same to determine whether the matched coupon is present or not. The method according to claim 1,
The coupon searching unit compares the first product information with the second product information of all the coupons registered at the time of receiving the first product information on the basis of the time when the first product information is received, The method further comprises the step of comparing only the second product information of the coupons registered after the time when the first product information is received and the first product information when judging whether the matched coupon exists or not, Wherein the coupon information includes at least one of a price and a coupon. The method according to claim 1,
The matched coupon includes coupon ID information indicating whether the received data is coupon related data, coupon ID information including identifier information of the matched coupon, and information on a store where the matched coupon can be used The coupon amount or discount rate information including the coupon ID information, valid period information including information on a period during which the matched coupon can be used, a discount amount or discount rate information at the time of using the matched coupon, The coupon information including at least one of coupon status information including information indicating whether the coupon has been used and information about the number of times the coupon is used. Coupon service device. Receiving first product information including product name information and coupon providing period information from a user device;
Comparing the first product information with second product information included in the registered coupon until the coupon providing period set based on the coupon providing period information expires, and searching for whether a matching coupon exists; And
And transmitting the matched coupon to the user device when the matched coupon is searched for. 10. The method of claim 9,
Receiving third merchandise information including merchandise name information from another user device; And
When receiving the merchandise name information from the another user apparatus as the third merchandise information, comparing the first merchandise information with the second merchandise information included in the registered coupon before receiving the third merchandise information, Determining whether or not a coupon is present and transmitting information on the matched coupon to the other user device using the calculated result; . 11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising the step of comparing the third product information with the product information of the coupon registered after receiving the third product information from the another user device and judging whether the matched coupon exists or not. And the coupon is matched based on the merchandise information. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the user device and the other user device store information on the matched coupon in a near field communication (NFC) module. 12. A recording medium on which a computer program for performing the method according to any one of claims 9 to 12 is recorded.

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