KR20170048074A - Wearable Device, System And Method For Progressing Payment Via Motion Sensing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wearable device, system, and method for providing coupons and points through payment motion detection. The wearable device comprises: a motion storage unit; a motion detection unit; and a control unit. The motion storage unit stores one or more motions of a user and commands corresponding to the motions. The motion detection unit detects the motion of the user. The control unit requests, from a management server, coupon, point, or event information which can be used in a store where the user is located when the detected motion of the user is consistent with a stored payment motion. Therefore, according to the present invention, the wearable device detects the payment motion of the user and can receive information such as coupons, points, and events available at the store where the user wants to pay without physical input.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a wearable device, a system and a method,

The present invention relates to a coupon and a point wearable device, a system and a method for providing a coupon through point detection. More specifically, the present invention relates to a wearable device, And to provide available benefit information.

Wearable device means a device that can be worn on the body of human beings and it can be worn with glasses, watches, bracelets, shoes, rings, belts, bands, necklaces, Headset, clothes, and so on. These wearable devices are currently in a stage of rapid penetration, among which wearable glasses, wearable watches, and wearable bands, which are closely related to human life and are easy to wear, are forming the largest product group.

On the other hand, wearable devices are also referred to as smart devices in other words. It is necessary to start driving by the user's input. However, once the driving is started, various additional information can be automatically generated and supplied to the user from then on. For example, if a user wearing a wearable watch wants to measure his or her own heart rate, the wearable watch measures the user's heart rate at the same time the user presses the heart rate measurement input button and generates various information based on the measured heart rate It can be provided to the user. On the other hand, in recent years, many wearable devices that do not require the start of driving by the user's input have appeared. For example, in the case of a wearable band, the user's heart rate can be continuously measured even if there is no drive start by the user's input, and the wearable device in the future is likely to develop in a direction that does not require the start of driving by the user's input Very high. This is because the convenience of driving the device is increased as much as the input of the user is unnecessary.

The source of the various additional information that the wearable device provides to the user is the information measured by the user. Therefore, a wearable device must implement a sensor for measuring various information from a user, and a larger number of types of mounted sensors can measure a lot of information from the user. Therefore, a heart rate measuring sensor, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, and a foot count measuring sensor are required to be mounted on a wearable device in recent years, and researches for mounting various sensors in a limited space inside the device have been continued.

After the wearable device measures information from the user through the mounted sensor, the wearable device can generate various additional information on the basis of the information and provide it to the user. For example, the user's current location can be measured to provide information about nearby stores or products related to the user's interests. Although provision of such additional information may be provided through the function of the wearable device itself, it is not possible to provide all the additional information necessary for each different user in one wearable device. Thus, recently, an application installed in the wearable device It is being developed together. In this case, the application can be viewed as a kind of application program, and can generate various additional information based on the information measured through the function of the wearable device itself and provide it. In this example, provision of information on nearby stores or items related to the user's interests can be performed by the application. In other words, every time a new application is developed, the additional information that can be provided to the user through the wearable device has to be diversified. The development of the application can be regarded as a future partner with development of the wearable device itself.

Meanwhile, in recent years, establishing a system capable of settlement through a wearable device has become a main concern of the related industry. For example, by including an NFC (Near Frequency Communication) function in the wearable device itself and registering the user's credit card in the application, the user can make settlement through the wearable device without having to take out his own wallet and pay. That is, the mobile wallet function can be performed by replacing the conventional wallet. However, there are a lot of technical problems to solve because there are many security related problems such as user's personal information and card payment approval.

However, there is still a disadvantage that the user is required to input the payment, and when the user makes a payment, the coupon, point, event, and other information available in the store are not interlocked.

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In this specification, it is possible to solve the problem of convenience of settlement and security in settlement through the wearable device, and at the same time, it is possible to recognize the action of the user to pay without physical input, and to store information such as coupons, points, We propose a service that can be received from the management server.

One object of the present invention is to detect a payment operation of a user and receive information such as a coupon, a point, an event, and the like available in a store where the user intends to settle without physical input.

Another object of the present invention is to transmit the location of a user to a management server, to receive information on coupons, points, events, etc. of affiliated stores, and to provide settlement information reflecting the payment information to a terminal of a store.

Yet another object of the present invention is to confirm correct information of a store from a beacon even if a wearable device is indoors, and to receive information such as coupons, points, and events of the store from a management server.

The coupon and the point providing system through the payment operation detection of the present invention stores the payment operation of the user of one or more users and detects the operation of the user to determine whether the operation of the detected user coincides with the stored payment operation, Point or event information that can be used in the store in which the user is located, and a coupon, point, or event information available in the store, And a management server for extracting coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store and transmitting the extracted coupon, point or event information to the wearable device.

The wearable device may further include a beacon that transmits the location information of the store to the wearable device that has approached the wearable device within a predetermined distance by detecting the approach of the wearable device, and the wearable device transmits the store location information received from the beacon to the management server And receives coupons, points, or event information that can be used in the store from the management server.

In addition, the present invention may further comprise a user terminal for receiving coupon, point or event information from the management server, and performing mobile settlement by reflecting the coupon, point or event information.

The present invention provides a coupon and a point-providing wearable device for detecting a settlement operation of a user, comprising: an operation storage unit for storing payment operations of one or more users; an operation sensing unit for sensing an operation of a user; And a control unit for requesting a management server for a coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store where the user is located if they match.

In addition, the motion sensing unit may use an electromyogram sensor that senses an electric signal of a muscle that changes according to an operation of a user.

In addition, the motion sensing unit may use an inertial sensor that senses an acceleration that varies according to a user's operation.

In this case, the motion sensing unit senses an operation of the user holding the card and the banknote, and the controller generates the payment signal in accordance with the sensed motion.

The present invention may further comprise a communication unit for transmitting the signal generated by the control unit to the management server together with the GPS information and for receiving the coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the management server.

The communication unit receives the location information of the store from the beacon, transmits the store location information received from the beacon to the management server, and receives the coupon, point or event information available from the store from the management server .

The control unit may determine whether the operation of the user detected by the operation detecting unit matches the payment operation and, if the operation matches, determine that the payment information of the user, which reflects the received coupon, point or event information, And the like.

The management server of the present invention includes a database for storing coupon, point, or event information available in a store, a server control unit for extracting corresponding information according to a signal received from the wearable device from the database, And a server communication unit for transmitting to the user terminal.

A method of performing payment through motion detection of the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) detecting a user's operation by a wearable device; (b) comparing the operation in which the wearable device stores the operation of the user, and generating a signal set to perform a command corresponding to the pre-stored payment operation; (c) the wearable device transmits the signal to the management server, and the management server receives the signal; (d) extracting corresponding information according to the received signal by the management server; (e) the management server transmits the extracted information to the wearable device, and the wearable device receives the extracted information; And (f) transmitting the payment information of the user reflecting the received information to the external device by the wearable device to perform settlement.

Further, before the step (c), the wearable device may further include receiving burial position information from the beacon, and the step (c) may transmit the received burial position information to the management server. have.

Further comprising: (d) after the step (d): (d1) transmitting information extracted by the management server to the user terminal, and receiving the information from the user terminal; And (d2) transmitting the settlement information of the user, which reflects the received information, to the external device by the user terminal and performing settlement.

A method of performing settlement through motion detection in a wearable device of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) storing a settlement operation of one or more users; (b) detecting an operation of the user; (c) determining whether the detected operation of the user matches the stored settlement operation; And (d) requesting a management server for a coupon, point, or event information that can be used in a store where the user is located, when the sensed user operation matches the stored payment operation.

The step (d) may further include the steps of: (d1) transmitting the generated payment signal to the management server together with the GPS information if the sensed user operation and the stored payment operation match; And (d2) receiving coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the management server.

(D) receiving position information of the store from the beacon; (d) transmitting location information of the store to the management server; And (d4) receiving from the management server coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store.

Meanwhile, in the step (b), an electromyogram sensor that senses an electric signal of a muscle that changes according to a user's operation may be used.

In the step (b), an inertial sensor may be used to sense an acceleration that varies according to a user's operation.

A method of performing settlement through motion detection in a management server of the present invention includes the steps of: (a) storing coupon, point, or event information available in a store; (b) extracting information corresponding to a signal received from the wearable device; And (c) transmitting the corresponding information to the wearable device or the user terminal.

The present invention can detect a payment operation of a user and receive information such as a coupon, a point, an event, and the like available at a store where the user wishes to settle without physical input.

Further, the present invention detects a payment operation of a user without special input and allows payment to be carried out in a store, thereby increasing convenience for the user.

In addition, the present invention transmits the location of a user to a management server, receives information on coupons, points, events, etc. of affiliated stores, and provides settlement information reflecting the collected coupons, points, and events to a terminal of a store.

In addition, even when the wearable device is in the room, the present invention can confirm correct information of a store from a beacon and receive information such as coupons, points, and events of the store from a management server.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional block of a coupon and a point providing system by detecting a payment operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing functional blocks of a coupon and a point-wearable wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram illustrating a functional block of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing payment by motion detection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
5 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon and a point providing method by detecting a payment operation in a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon and a point providing method by detecting a payment operation in a wearable device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon and a point providing method by detecting a payment operation in a management server according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. The embodiments described above are provided so that those skilled in the art can easily understand the technical spirit of the present invention and thus the present invention is not limited thereto and a detailed description of the related known structure or function may be considered to blur the gist of the present invention Detailed description thereof will be omitted. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The embodiments disclosed herein should not be construed or interpreted as limiting the scope of the present invention. It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that the description including the embodiments of the present specification has various applications. Accordingly, any embodiment described in the Detailed Description of the Invention is illustrative for a better understanding of the invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to embodiments.

The functional blocks shown in the drawings and described below are merely examples of possible implementations. In other implementations, other functional blocks may be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the following detailed description. Also, although one or more functional blocks of the present invention are represented as discrete blocks, one or more of the functional blocks of the present invention may be a combination of various hardware and software configurations that perform the same function.

In addition, the expression "including any element" is merely an expression of an open-ended expression, and is not to be construed as excluding the additional elements. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, It should be noted that the same reference numerals have the same signs as possible even if they are displayed on different drawings.

Further, when a component is referred to as being connected or connected to another component, it may be directly connected or connected to the other component, but it should be understood that there may be other components in between.

In addition, the expressions such as 'first, second', etc. are used only to distinguish a plurality of configurations, and do not limit the order or other features between configurations.

FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a configuration of a coupon and a point providing system by detecting a payment operation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a coupon and a point providing system using a payment operation detection according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a wearable device 100 and a management server 200. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for storing a payment operation of a user of one or more users, detecting an operation of a user, determining whether the detected user's operation matches the stored payment operation, A wearable device that requests a coupon, point, or event information that can be used to the management server, and coupon, point, or event information that is available in the store, and a coupon that can be used at a store where the user is located from a request of the wearable device, Or event information and transmits the extracted information to the wearable device.

The wearable device 100 refers to a device that can literally be worn on a human body and may be a device that can be worn on a human body and may include glasses, Headset, clothes, and so on.

Meanwhile, in recent years, building a system capable of settlement through the wearable device 100 has become a main concern of the related industry. For example, by including an NFC (Near Frequency Communication) function in the wearable device 100 itself and registering the user's credit card in the application, the user can make payment through the wearable device 100 without taking out his / can do. That is, the mobile wallet function can be performed by replacing the conventional wallet. However, there are a lot of technical problems to solve because there are many security related problems such as user's personal information and card payment approval.

In particular, when a user makes a settlement at any store, the user can not individually store information such as coupons and points that can be used in the store.

Therefore, the wearable device 100 of the present invention senses that the user is going to make a settlement by recognizing the settlement operation without the physical input of the user to solve the inconvenience, Points, events, and the like, so as to provide convenience of settlement.

In order to accomplish this, the wearable device 100 of the present invention is equipped with a sensor for sensing the motion of the user, and analyzes the movement of the user's muscles or a specific action performed by the user. For example, when the user takes an action of picking up a card, the wearable device 100 senses that the muscles of the user's thumb and forefinger have been used for more than a certain century, and if this is the pre- The information of the store where the user is located can be transmitted to the management server 200 and information such as coupons, points, and events handled in the store where the user is located can be received.

The management server 200 can collect information of the user received from the wearable device 100, information on the store where the user is located, and the like, and transmit the information suitable for the user. More specifically, information such as an order menu of a store, a coupon available at a store, a point available at a store, and an event in progress at a store can be transmitted to the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400.

Meanwhile, it is preferable that the wearable device 100 or a user terminal 400 to be described later and the management server 200 are connected through a wired / wireless communication network. The communication network includes a base station controller, a base station transmitter, and / or a repeater. Here, the base station controller relays signals between the base station transmitter and the exchange. The network supports both synchronous and asynchronous. Therefore, in case of the synchronous type, the transmission and reception base station transmitter will be a base station transmission system (BTS), the transmission and reception base station controller will be a base station controller (BSC) The transmitting and receiving base station controller will be an RNC (Radio Network Controller). Of course, the communication network according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be said that the communication network can be used for a GSM network other than a CDMA network and an access network of a next generation mobile communication system to be realized in the future.

The communication network may further include an access point. The access point represents a small base station such as a femto or pico base station, which is installed in a large number of buildings. Here, the femto or pico base station is classified according to the maximum number of the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400 can be connected due to classification of the small base station. The access point also includes a short-range communication module for performing short-range communication such as Wi-Fi with the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400. The short-range communication is not limited to Wi-Fi, but may be variously applied to a variety of applications such as Bluetooth (Radio Frequency) and UWB (Ultra Wide Band) communication such as Bluetooth communication, zigbee communication, IrDA, UHF and VHF Standard. The access point can extract the location of the data packet, specify the best communication path to the extracted location, and forward the data packet along the designated communication path to the next device, e.g., wearable device 100 or user terminal 400 . Access points can share multiple lines in a typical network environment.

An access point is largely divided into a fixed access point and a mobile access point. The fixed access point may include a router, a repeater and a repeater, and the mobile access point may include a bridge product of a particular manufacturer, such as a KT egg. Such a mobile access point can read the receiving side address from the transmitting side information and specify the most appropriate communication path and transmit it while ensuring free mobility.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a coupon and a point providing system for detecting a payment action detect a access of a wearable device 100 and transmit a beacon 300 And the wearable device 100 transmits the store location information received from the beacon 300 to the management server 200 and transmits coupon, point or event information available in the store to the management server 200 ) From the base station.

The beacon 300 is a local communication means for sending a signal to a wearable device 100 or a user terminal 400 of a user within a short distance (about 50 to 70 m) 300 periodically transmit ID and Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) values to the wearable device 100 or a user of the wearable device 400 enters the range of the signal. The beacon 300 serves as a reference point for indicating a location and uses a communication technology (DSRC, ultrasound, infrared, Bluetooth, CDMA, LTE, WiFi, LiFi, etc.) A low frequency beacon 300, an LED beacon 300, a Wi-Fi beacon 300 and a Bluetooth beacon 300. The present invention can be applied to BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) protocol based near field wireless communication The beacon 300 has a merit in that it can identify the location of the indoor user within the radius range and can confirm the accurate store information on which the user is located.

Accordingly, when the user of the present invention enters the store where the beacon 300 is installed, the beacon 300 sends the ID including the location information of the store to the wearable device 100 in the wearable device 100, The location information of the store is transmitted to the management server 200 so that the management server 200 can transmit information such as coupons, points, and events that the user can use in the store.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, a coupon and a point providing system through payment action detection is a system for receiving a coupon, point or event information from a management server 200 and receiving a coupon, And may further include the terminal 400. Therefore, payment can be made not only through the wearable device 100 but also through the user terminal 400 such as a smart phone directly used by the user.

The user terminal 400 may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a cellular phone, a PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, a GSM (Global System for Mobile) phone, a Wideband CDMA ) Phone, a CDMA-2000 phone, a Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, and the like. On the other hand, the user terminal 400 may represent a portable small device, but it may be referred to as a mobile communication terminal when it includes a camcorder, a laptop computer, and the like, so that the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a coupon and a point-providing wearable device 100 through a payment action detection according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, a coupon and a point providing wearable device 100 through a payment action detection according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an operation storage unit 110 for storing payment operations of one or more users, And stores the coupon, point or event information in the store where the user is located, to the management server if the detected operation matches the stored payment operation And a control unit 130 for controlling the display unit.

The action storage unit 110 may store one or more actions for which the wearable device 100 is to be designated by the user as a settlement action. In order to recognize the operation, the motion sensing unit 120, which will be described later, recognizes the motion of the user and stores the motion in the motion storage unit 110. For example, when the user moves the thumb and the index finger to take out the banknote or card from the wallet, the motion detection unit 120 detects the speed and the angle at which the arm moves and stores the motion in the operation storage unit 110 .

The motion sensing unit 120 senses the motion of the user, wherein the motion includes a fine motion to a large motion of all means of the user's body. For example, when the wearable device 100 is in the form of a smart glass, it can detect a specific eye movement of a user as an action. When the wearable device 100 is a smart watch or a smart band, When the wearable device 100 is in the form of a smart ring held by a finger, when the user takes an action of drawing a specific picture with his / her finger, the action is detected through a change in the moving direction and the acceleration . Meanwhile, the above embodiments are merely examples, and various means for detecting the operation of the user may be included.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the motion sensing unit 120 may use an electromyogram sensor that senses an electric signal of a muscle that changes according to a user's motion. It is preferable that the wearable device 100, such as a smart watch or a smart band, worn on a body part in which a user's muscular movement is active uses the electromyogram sensor. The EMG sensor can grasp the user's motion by grasping the user's muscle contraction or muscle relaxation state.

For example, when the user moves the respective fingers, the user can grasp the motion of each finger and the motion through the combination of the fingers can be detected, It is possible to make a command corresponding to the operation in the controller 130 to be described later.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the motion sensing unit 120 may use an inertial sensor that senses an acceleration that varies according to a motion of a user. The inertial sensor detects the inertial force generated by the user's body movement after wearing the wearable device 100 and detects the inertial force acting on the inertial body by the acceleration such as the acceleration, . Inertial sensors are classified into accelerometers and gyroscopes, and laser and non-mechanical methods are also being developed.

In the case of using the motion sensing unit 120 using the inertial sensor, the wearable device 100 may be regarded as an example of a type of smart ring held by the finger. At this time, when the user takes an action of drawing a specific picture with his or her finger, the motion can be detected through the change of the moving direction and the acceleration.

For example, when the user draws 'ON' in the air with the finger wearing the smart ring, the motion sensing unit 120 senses the motion of the user, and the controller 130, which will be described later, If the payment operation is correct, the controller 130, which will be described later, searches the stored payment operation for the coupon, point, or event information that can be used in the store where the user is located The management server transmits the information to the wearable device so that the user can easily receive and use coupon, point, and event information available in the store where the user is located without physical input.

The controller 130 determines whether the detected operation of the user is consistent with the stored payment operation, and may request the management server for coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store where the user is located.

For example, when the user draws 'OK' in the air or draws 'O' by pinching the thumb and the index finger, the motion sensing unit 120 senses the motion of the user, The payment operation previously stored in the storage unit 110 is searched for and a matching operation is found. If the operation is a payment operation by the user, the user can request coupon, point or event information to be used in the store in which the user is located, have.

In addition, the control unit 130 may transmit settlement information of the user stored in the wearable device 100 to the external device to perform settlement. Here, the payment information includes the company, card number, expiration period, and CVC number related to the credit card when the user performs settlement using the credit card information including the information selected by the user as the payment means It is preferable that the wearable device 100 is stored in the wearable device 100 in advance.

In an embodiment in which settlement is performed, a user performs a settlement operation, the control unit 130 transmits a signal including payment information of the user to the POS terminal of the store by wireless communication, and information about an amount to be paid from the POS terminal The control unit 130 can approve the wearable device 100 itself through the previously stored operation. For such a payment approval operation, the user may be distinguished through means such as vein authentication through the wearable device 100 so that the final payment approval is made.

 Here, POS is an abbreviation of a point-of-sale terminal. The POS terminal is installed in a register such as a store, and is a terminal device that inputs sales information of a product each time and transmits it to the central computer via a communication line. In the present invention, the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400 and the wearable device 100 are connected to the wearable device 100, It is preferable to wirelessly transmit and receive information on the payment information of the user or the amount to be paid in the store.

In an embodiment where the user terminal 400 receives final approval in addition to the wearable device 100, the wearable device 100 transmits to the user terminal 400 the amount to be paid by the wearable device 100 in the POS terminal, The user terminal 400 can display a payment screen for displaying the payment amount and related information such as coupons, points, and events available in the shop. Then, for the security of the user, final payment approval can be made using means such as fingerprint authentication.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the coupon and the point providing wearable device 100 through the payment action detection transmits the signal generated by the control unit 130 through the communication network to the management server 200 together with the GPS information, (140) for receiving coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the GPS receiver (200). Here, the communication network includes both wired and wireless communication, and the coupon and the point-providing wearable device 100 and the management server 200 can be connected to each other through the communication network.

The communication unit 140 receives the location information of the store from the beacon 300 and transmits the store location information received from the beacon 300 to the management server 200 so that the coupon, Or event information from the management server (200). The beacon 300 has an advantage in that it can identify the location of the indoor user within the radius range and can confirm the accurate store information on which the user is located.

Accordingly, when the user of the present invention enters the store where the beacon 300 is installed, the beacon 300 sends the ID including the location information of the store to the wearable device 100 in the wearable device 100, The location information of the store is transmitted to the management server 200 so that the management server 200 can transmit information such as coupons, points, and events that the user can use in the store.

In addition, when the store settlement related information such as coupons, points, and events is received from the management server 200, the controller 130 transmits the settlement information of the user reflecting the received coupon, point or event information to the external device And the settlement is performed.

For example, the user can request the payment information of the user and the amount of money to be paid to the POS terminal of the store by applying discount coupons, 1 + 1 coupons, etc. received from the management server 200, And can request the payment information of the user and the amount information to be settled to the POS terminal of the store, receive the ongoing event information in the store, participate in the event, and request the amount information to be settled to the POS terminal of the store .

3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a management server 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3, the management server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a database 210, a server control unit 220, and a server communication unit 230. A server 210 for extracting information corresponding to a signal received from the wearable device 100 from the database 210, a database 210 for storing coupons, points or event information available in the store, And a server communication unit 230 for transmitting the corresponding information to the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400.

The database 210 stores user information (user's membership information, frequently used stores, information on stores authorized to view user information, etc.), coupon information available at a specific store, point accumulation information per user's store, Receives information on the location of the user received from the wearable device 100, such as ongoing event information, and stores various information that can be used in the store in which the user is using, and when new information is received from the wearable device 100 or an external device The database 210 is a device for storing data, and basically stores data such as environment variables for searching, sorting, analyzing, etc. The function of the database 210 is similar to that of a normal Because the implementation can be done using the technology, a detailed description of the implementation is omitted The.

The server control unit 220 can extract information corresponding to the signal received from the wearable device 100 from the database 210. [ For example, if the information received from the wearable device 100 is a coupon information request signal that can be used in the 'A store alternate shop', the controller 130 searches coupons that can be used in the store A and transmits the coupon information to the wearable device 100, Or to the user terminal 400 of the user using the same ID as the wearable device 100.

The server communication unit 230 can transmit the corresponding information extracted by the server control unit 220 from the database 210 to the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400 according to the request signal of the wearable device 100 through the communication network have. Here, the communication network includes both wired and wireless communication, and the wearable device 100 and the management server 200 can be interconnected through a communication network.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing payment by motion detection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 4, a method of performing payment through motion detection according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: (a) detecting a user's operation by a wearable device (S410); (b) a step (S420) of generating a signal by which the wearable device compares the operation of the user with the stored operation to perform a command corresponding to the previously stored settlement operation; (c) the wearable device transmits the signal to the management server, and the management server receives the signal (S430); (d) extracting information corresponding to the received signal by the management server (S440); (e) the management server transmits the extracted information to the wearable device, and the wearable device receives the extracted information (S450); And (f) transmitting the settlement information of the user reflecting the received information to the wearable device to perform settlement in operation S460.

In the step (a) S410, a motion of the user or a specific action performed by the user is analyzed using a sensor for detecting the motion of the user. For example, when the user takes an action to completely close the thumb, the wearable device can detect that the muscle using the user's thumb has been used for a certain period of time, and can set the screen of the wearable device 100 to be turned on, In the case where the user takes an operation to close the index finger, the wearable device can transmit the payment information of the user to the settlement terminal of the store where the user is located so that the user can settle the specific product. In addition, when the user takes an action to unblock the stop finger, the information of the store where the user is located can be transmitted to the management server to receive information such as coupons, points, and events handled in the store where the user is located.

The step (b) S420 compares the operation detected in step (S410) with the pre-stored payment operation to find a matching operation, and if the operation is an operation for the user to make a payment, The controller 100 may transmit the payment information of the user stored in advance to the external device to perform settlement. Here, the payment information includes the company, card number, expiration period, and CVC number related to the credit card when the user performs settlement using the credit card information including the information selected by the user as the payment means It is preferable that the wearable device 100 is stored in the wearable device 100

In step (c) (S430), the coupon and the point-providing wearable device 100 can be connected to the management server 200 through a payment operation detection through a communication network. The communication network includes both wired and wireless communication.

The management server 200 extracts information corresponding to the signal received from the wearable device 100 in step (d) (S440). For example, if the information received from the wearable device 100 is a coupon information request signal that can be used in the 'A store alternate shop', the management server 200 searches for a coupon available for use at the store A and transmits the coupon to the wearable device 100 Or to the user terminal 400 of the user using the same ID as the wearable device 100.

In step (e) S450, the coupon and the point-providing wearable device 100 can be connected to the management server 200 through a payment operation detection through a communication network. The communication network includes both wired and wireless communication.

In the step (f) (S460), the payment information of the user reflecting the coupon, point or event received from the management server 200 may be transmitted to the external device to perform settlement.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the method for performing settlement through motion detection may further include a step S470 of receiving the store position information from the beacon 300 before the wearable device 100 performs step (c) (S430) , And the step (c) (S430) may transmit the received store location information to the management server 200 together. On the other hand, the step of receiving the store location information from the beacon 300 will not be limited in time between certain steps.

Accordingly, when the user of the present invention enters the store where the beacon 300 is installed, the beacon 300 sends the ID including the location information of the store to the wearable device 100 in the wearable device 100, The location information of the store is transmitted to the management server 200 so that the management server 200 can transmit information such as coupons, points, and events that the user can use in the store. Accordingly, the beacon 300 has a merit in that it can grasp the location of the indoor user within the radius range, so that the accurate store information on which the user is located can be confirmed.

In another embodiment of the present invention, after (d) (S440), (d1) the information extracted by the management server is transmitted to the user terminal and the user terminal receives the information (S480); And (d2) the user terminal transmitting payment information of the user reflecting the received information to the external device to perform settlement (S490). Therefore, payment can be made not only through the wearable device 100 but also through the user terminal 400 such as a smart phone directly used by the user.

The user terminal 400 may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart phone, a cellular phone, a PCS (Personal Communication Service) phone, a GSM (Global System for Mobile) phone, a Wideband CDMA ) Phone, a CDMA-2000 phone, a Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, and the like. On the other hand, the user terminal 400 may represent a portable small device, but it may be referred to as a mobile communication terminal when it includes a camcorder, a laptop computer, and the like, so that the embodiment of the present invention is not particularly limited thereto.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing settlement by motion detection in a method of performing settlement through motion detection in a wearable device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a method for performing settlement by motion detection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of (a) storing a settlement operation of one or more users, (S510); (b) detecting the operation of the user (S520); (c) determining whether the sensed user's operation and the stored settlement operation coincide with each other (S530); And (d) requesting, from the management server, a coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store where the user is located, if the sensed user operation matches the stored payment operation (S540) .

The step (b) (S520) senses the motion of the user, wherein the motion includes a fine motion of all means of the user's body to a large motion. For example, when the wearable device 100 is in the form of a smart glass, it can detect a specific eye movement of a user as an action. When the wearable device 100 is a smart watch or a smart band, When the wearable device 100 is in the form of a smart ring held by a finger, when the user takes an action of drawing a specific picture with his / her finger, the action is detected through a change in the moving direction and the acceleration . Meanwhile, the above embodiments are merely examples, and various means for detecting the operation of the user may be included.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) (S520) may use an electromyogram sensor that senses an electric signal of a muscle that changes according to an operation of a user. It is preferable that the wearable device 100, such as a smart watch or a smart band, worn on a body part in which a user's muscular movement is active uses the electromyogram sensor. The EMG sensor can grasp the user's motion by grasping the user's muscle contraction or muscle relaxation state.

For example, when the user moves the respective fingers, the user can grasp the motion of each finger and the motion through the combination of the fingers can be detected, It is possible to make a command corresponding to the operation in the controller 130 to be described later.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the step (b) (S520) may be performed using an inertial sensor that senses an acceleration that varies according to a user's operation. The inertial sensor detects the inertial force generated by the user's body movement after wearing the wearable device 100 and detects the inertial force acting on the inertial body by the acceleration such as the acceleration, . Inertial sensors are classified into accelerometers and gyroscopes, and laser and non-mechanical methods are also being developed.

In the case where the inertial sensor is used as described above, it can be considered that the wearable device 100 is in the form of a smart ring held by a finger. At this time, when the user takes an action of drawing a specific picture with his or her finger, the motion can be detected through the change of the moving direction and the acceleration.

The step (d) (S540) includes the steps of: (d1) transmitting the generated payment signal together with the GPS information to the management server when the sensed user's operation matches the stored payment operation; And (d2) receiving coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the management server. Accordingly, the present invention can identify the location of the store where the user is based on the GPS information and receive various information to be handled in the store from the management server 200.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing payment by motion detection in a method of performing settlement through motion detection of a wearable device according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 6, the method for performing payment by motion detection according to another embodiment of the present invention further includes (a) storing a payment operation of at least one user (S610); (b) detecting an operation of the user (S620); (c) determining whether the detected operation of the user matches the stored settlement operation (S630); And (d) requesting a management server for a coupon, point, or event information that can be used in the store where the user is located, when the detected operation of the user matches the stored payment operation, (d6) receiving location information of the store from the beacon (S640); (d3) transmitting location information of the store to the management server (S650); And (d4) receiving from the management server coupons, points, or event information that can be used in the store (S660). On the other hand, the step (e) will not be limited to specific steps in a time series manner.

Further, in the present invention, after the step (d) (S650, S660), the payment information of the user reflecting the coupon, point or event information received from the management server is transmitted to the external device (S670) .

Accordingly, when the user of the present invention enters the store where the beacon 300 is installed, the beacon 300 sends the ID including the location information of the store to the wearable device 100 in the wearable device 100, The location information of the store is transmitted to the management server 200 so that the management server 200 can transmit information such as coupons, points, and events that the user can use in the store.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of performing settlement by motion detection in a method of performing settlement through motion detection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 7, a method for performing settlement by motion detection according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: (a) (S710); (b) extracting information corresponding to a signal received from the wearable device (S720); And (c) transmitting the corresponding information to the wearable device or the user terminal (S730).

The step (a) (S710) is a step in which the database 210 stores user information (information on a user's membership subscription information, stores frequently used, information on stores authorized to view user information, etc.) The location information of the user received from the wearable device 100 such as the point accumulation information for each store of the user and the event information in progress in the store, and stores various information that the user can use in the store, Or update information when new information is received from an external device. Here, the database 210 is a device for storing data, and basically stores data such as environment variables for searching, sorting, analyzing and the like. The function of the database 210 can be implemented using a common technology A detailed description of the implementation is omitted.

In step S720, the information corresponding to the signal received from the wearable device 100 may be extracted from the database 210. For example, if the information received from the wearable device 100 is' A The control unit 130 searches the coupon that can be used in the store A and transmits the coupon information to the wearable device 100 or the user of the user who uses the same ID as the wearable device 100 To the terminal 400.

The server control unit 220 transmits corresponding information extracted from the database 210 to the wearable device 100 or the user terminal 400 according to a request signal of the wearable device 100 through the communication network in step (c) (S730) . Here, the communication network includes both wired and wireless communication, and the wearable device 100 and the management server 200 can be interconnected through a communication network.

In addition, the method for performing settlement through motion detection of the present invention may be implemented in the form of a program or an application for executing the method, and a computer-readable recording medium containing such a program or application should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative only and not restrictive of the scope of the invention. It is also to be understood that the flow charts shown in the figures are merely the sequential steps illustrated in order to achieve the most desirable results in practicing the present invention and that other additional steps may be provided or some steps may be deleted .

The technical features and implementations described herein may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or may be implemented in computer software, firmware, or hardware, including the structures described herein, and structural equivalents thereof, . Also, implementations that implement the technical features described herein may be implemented as computer program products, that is, modules relating to computer program instructions encoded on a program storage medium of the type for execution by, or for controlling, the operation of the processing system .

The computer-readable medium can be a machine-readable storage device, a machine-readable storage substrate, a memory device, a composition of matter that affects the machine readable propagation type signal, or a combination of one or more of the foregoing.

In the present specification, the term " apparatus "or" system "includes all apparatuses, apparatuses, and machines for processing data, including, for example, a processor, a computer or a multiprocessor or a computer. In addition to the hardware, the processing system may include, for example, code that forms the processor firmware, a protocol stack, a database 210 management system, an operating system, or any combination thereof, Code.

A computer program, known as a program, software, software application, script or code, may be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted language or a priori, procedural language, Routines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment.

On the other hand, a computer program does not necessarily correspond to a file in the file system, but may be stored in a single file provided to the requested program or in a plurality of interactive files (for example, one or more modules, File), or a portion of a file that holds another program or data (e.g., one or more scripts stored in a markup language document).

A computer program may be embodied to run on multiple computers or on one or more computers located at one site or distributed across a plurality of sites and interconnected by a wired / wireless communication network.

On the other hand, computer readable media suitable for storing computer program instructions and data include, for example, semiconductor memory devices such as EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices, such as magnetic disks such as internal hard disks or external disks, And any type of non-volatile memory, media and memory devices, including CD and DVD discs. The processor and memory may be supplemented by, or incorporated in, special purpose logic circuits.

Implementations implementing the technical features described herein may include, for example, back-end components such as a data server, or may include middleware components, such as, for example, an application server, Or a client computer having a graphical user interface, or any combination of one or more of such backend, middleware or front end components. The components of the system may be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication, for example, a communication network.

Hereinafter, more specific embodiments capable of implementing the configurations including the system described in this specification and the MO service-based benefit providing method will be described in detail.

The systems and methods of performing payment through motion detection described herein include means for executing computer software, program code, or instructions on one or more processors included in a server or server associated with a client device or a Web-based storage system Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI > The processor may be part of a computing platform, such as a server, a client, a network infrastructure, a mobile computing platform, a fixed computing platform, and the like, and may specifically be a type of computer or processing device capable of executing program instructions, code, In addition, the processor may further include a method of performing settlement through motion detection, a memory for storing instructions, codes, and programs, and a method for performing settlement through motion detection through a separate interface when not including a memory, And access storage devices such as a CD-ROM, DVD, memory, hard disk, flash drive, RAM, ROM, cache, etc. in which the program is stored.

In addition, the system and method of performing payment through motion detection described herein may be used, in part or in whole, through a device running computer software on a server, client, gateway, hub, router or network hardware. The software may be executed in various types of servers such as a file server, a print server, a domain server, an Internet server, an intranet server, a host server, a distributed server, A storage medium, a communication device, a port, a client, and other servers via a wired / wireless network.

Also, a method of performing payment, a command, a code, etc., through motion detection may be executed by the server, and other devices required to execute a payment execution method through motion detection may be implemented as part of a hierarchical structure associated with the server .

In addition, the server can provide an interface to other devices including, without limitation, a client, another server, a printer, a database 210 server, a print server, a file server, a communication server, a distributed server, / Remote execution of the program via the wireless network can be facilitated.

In addition, any of the devices connected to the server through the interface may further include at least one storage device capable of storing a payment execution method, command, code, and the like through motion detection, and the central processor of the server may be executed on a different device Commands, codes, and the like can be provided to the device and stored in the storage device.

Meanwhile, the system and the method of performing settlement through motion detection described herein can be partially or wholly used through a network infrastructure. The network infrastructure may include both a device such as a computing device, a server, a router, a hub, a firewall, a client, a personal computer, a communication device, a routing device, etc. and a separate module capable of performing each function, In addition to one device and module, it may further include storage media such as a story flash memory, buffer, stack, RAM, ROM, and the like. Also, a method, a command, and a code for performing settlement through motion detection can be executed and stored by any one of a device, a module, and a storage medium included in a network infrastructure, Other devices that are needed may also be implemented as part of the network infrastructure.

In addition, the system and the method of performing settlement through motion detection described in this specification can be implemented by hardware or a combination of hardware and software suitable for a specific application. Herein, the hardware includes both general-purpose computer devices such as personal computers, mobile communication terminals, and enterprise-specific computer devices, and the computer devices may include memory, a microprocessor, a microcontroller, a digital signal processor, an application integrated circuit, a programmable gate array, Or the like, or a combination thereof.

Computer software, instructions, code, etc., as described above, may be stored or accessed by a readable device, such as a computer component having digital data used to compute for a period of time, such as RAM or ROM Permanent storage such as semiconductor storage, optical disc, large capacity storage such as hard disk, tape, drum, optical storage such as CD or DVD, flash memory, floppy disk, magnetic tape, paper tape, Memory such as storage and dynamic memory, static memory, variable storage, network-attached storage such as the cloud, and the like. Here, the commands and codes are data-oriented languages such as SQL and dBase, system languages such as C, Objective C, C ++, and assembly, architectural languages such as Java and NET, application languages such as PHP, Ruby, Perl and Python But it is not so limited and may include all languages well known to those skilled in the art.

In addition, "computer readable media" as described herein includes all media that contribute to providing instructions to a processor for program execution. But are not limited to, transmission media such as coaxial cables, copper wires, optical fibers, and the like that transmit data to nonvolatile media such as data storage devices, optical disks, magnetic disks, etc., volatile media such as dynamic memory and the like.

On the other hand, configurations implementing the technical features of the present invention, which are included in the block diagrams and flowcharts shown in the accompanying drawings, refer to the logical boundaries between the configurations.

However, according to an embodiment of the software or hardware, the depicted arrangements and their functions may be implemented in the form of a stand alone software module, a monolithic software structure, a code, a service and a combination thereof and may execute stored program code, All such embodiments are to be regarded as being within the scope of the present invention since they can be stored in a medium executable on a computer with a processor and their functions can be implemented.

Accordingly, the appended drawings and the description thereof illustrate the technical features of the present invention, but should not be inferred unless a specific arrangement of software for implementing such technical features is explicitly mentioned. That is, various embodiments described above may exist, and some embodiments may be modified while retaining the same technical features as those of the present invention, and these should also be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

It should also be understood that although the flowcharts depict the operations in the drawings in a particular order, they are shown for the sake of obtaining the most desirable results, and such operations must necessarily be performed in the specific order or sequential order shown, Should not be construed as being. In certain cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. In addition, the separation of the various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems are generally integrated into a single software product, It can be packaged.

As such, the specification is not intended to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. It is possible to apply a deformation.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are deemed to be included in the scope of the present invention. .

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can realize various functions of a wearable device by sensing the operation of a user, ultimately realizing all the functions of the wearable device by the action of a user, which is industrially applicable.

Further, the present invention enables the user to perform payment in the store by detecting the user's operation without any special input, thereby increasing the convenience of the user, which is industrially applicable.

In addition, the present invention can transmit settlement information to coupons, points, events, etc. of affiliated stores by transmitting the location of the user to the management server and providing the settlement information reflecting the coupons, points, have.

In addition, even when the wearable device is indoors, the present invention can confirm accurate information of a store from a beacon and provide information such as coupons, points, and events of the store from a management server, which is industrially applicable.

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Claims (9)

An operation storage unit for storing a payment operation of one or more users;
An operation detecting unit detecting an operation of a user; And
A control unit for requesting a management server for a coupon, point or event information that can be used in a store where the user is located if the detected user's operation agrees with the stored payment operation and matches;
The coupon and the point providing wearable device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the motion detection unit comprises:
And an electromyogram sensor that senses an electric signal of a muscle that changes according to an operation of a user is used.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the motion detection unit comprises:
Wherein the inertia sensor detects an acceleration that varies according to an operation of a user.
The method according to claim 1,
A communication unit for transmitting the signal generated by the control unit to the management server together with the GPS information and receiving coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the management server;
The coupon and the point-providing wearable device according to claim 1,
5. The method of claim 4,
Wherein,
And receives from the management server coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store by receiving the location information of the store from the beacon and transmitting the store location information received from the beacon to the management server Detection coupon and point provided wearable device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
When the detected operation of the user coincides with the stored payment operation, searches the corresponding user terminal to indicate whether the user has a coupon or a point available in the store, and notifies the coupon and the point Provided wearable device.
A method of performing settlement by a wearable device through motion detection,
(a) storing a payment operation of one or more users;
(b) detecting an operation of the user;
(c) determining whether the detected operation of the user matches the stored settlement operation; And
(d) requesting a management server for a coupon, point, or event information that can be used in a store where the user is located, when the detected operation of the user matches the stored payment operation;
The method comprising the steps of:
8. The method of claim 7,
The step (d)
(d1) transmitting the generated payment signal to the management server together with the GPS information when the sensed user operation and the stored payment operation coincide with each other; And
(d2) receiving coupon, point or event information of the store based on the GPS information from the management server;
Further comprising a payment operation detecting step of detecting a settlement operation.
8. The method of claim 7,
(e) receiving location information of a store from a beacon;
Further comprising:
The step (d)
(d3) transmitting location information of the store to a management server; And
(d4) receiving from the management server coupon, point or event information that can be used in the store;
The method comprising the steps of:

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