KR20190023063A - System and method for providing service using kiosk device - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a service system is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a service system for providing a service related to installation of a program such as an application of a portable terminal and the like using a kiosk device and a driving method thereof. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system has an effect of inducing interest of users for an application in an inventive method by providing a list for predetermined applications through kiosks positioned in each region and paying electronic money when a user installs a corresponding application in the portable terminal of the user.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a service system using a kiosk device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a service system, and more particularly, to a service system and a method for providing a service related to installation of a program such as an application of a portable terminal using a kiosk device.

In general, a kiosk device refers to an unmanned information providing terminal, and is a generic name of an unmanned terminal installed in a public place at an exhibition hall, a bank, a shopping mall, or an institution so that the public can easily use the information providing service and the unmanned automation of the business do.

Most of the kiosk devices are capable of displaying information such as advertisements by applying a touch screen method, processing service tasks such as deposit and withdrawal, purchasing and issuing tickets, as well as processing vending machines such as vending machines Function can be provided.

Such a kiosk device is connected to an information communication network and includes various peripheral devices such as a touch screen, a card reader, a printer, a speaker, a video camera, and an interphone in a multimedia computer, and provides an application for a user using a GUI (Graphic User Interface) .

Meanwhile, since the spread of high-performance and multi-function portable terminals such as smart phones has been expanded recently, the portable user terminal is provided with a multimedia function for carrying various types of digital contents by loading various applications as well as existing voice call functions .

Although the types and the number of applications executed in such portable terminals are rapidly increasing, the types of applications actually installed and used by users in portable terminals are limited.

Thus, many commercial application developers spend a great deal of money to promote their developed applications, but there are limits to attracting customers with the usual advertising methods in the current situation where numerous applications are being released every day.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an original method of inducing installation of an application executed in a portable terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a kiosk device for providing a list of one or more applications; And a service server for proceeding with the application installation procedure to the portable terminal of the user based on the personal identification information input by the user to the kiosk device and paying the electronic money to the user.

Wherein the service server comprises: a server communication module for communicating with the kiosk device through an information communication network; An application management module for identifying the user and the selected application and proceeding with the installation of the application; And a push message management module for transmitting an application installation message to the portable terminal.

The service server includes: a user information management unit for performing a member registration procedure and identifying a user through the personal identification information; An application identification unit for identifying an application selected by the user; And an electronic money management unit for providing electronic money to a user account when the application is installed.

The application setup message may be a short message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS).

The short message (SMS) or the multimedia message (MMS) may include a download link address for the application.

The personal identification information may be a telephone number assigned to the portable terminal.

The service server may further receive, from the portable terminal or the application store server, reply information as the installation of the application is completed.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of providing a service using a kiosk device, the method comprising: providing a list of one or more applications; Transmitting a message for installing the application to the portable terminal of the user identified based on the personal identification information input by the user to the kiosk device; And paying electronic money to the account of the user when the installation of the application is completed.

The message may be the short message (SMS) or the multimedia message (MMS), and may include a download link address for the application.

The method may further include receiving, from the portable terminal or the application store server, reply information indicating completion of installation of the application, after the installation of the application is completed.

A service system and method using a kiosk device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a list of predetermined applications through a kiosk located in each area, and when a user installs the application on his / her portable terminal, By paying in currencies, it is possible to create user interest in the application in an original way.

1 is a diagram illustrating an entire structure of a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a service server of a service system using a kiosk according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a service server of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a screen of a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a portable terminal of a user to which a push message is transmitted by a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to the description, when an element is referred to as being "comprising" or "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may be further comprised of other elements . In addition, the terms "unit," "module," and "component" described in the specification mean a unit for processing at least one function or operation, Hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

Furthermore, the term "embodiment" is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration, but the subject matter of the invention is not limited by such example. It is also to be understood that the terms "including, "" having, "and other similar terms are used, but that they do not exclude any additional or different components when used in the claims, Quot; is < / RTI > used in a manner similar to the term " Comprising ".

The various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software, or may be implemented with a combination of both, where appropriate. As used herein, terms such as "Unit," "Module," "System," and the like are likewise equally applicable to computer-related entities, It can be handled as equivalent to the software at the time of execution. For example, a program module may be composed of one component or a combination of two or more components. Further, in the present invention, both the application program and the hardware executed in the server or the terminal can be configured on a module basis, and can be recorded in one physical memory or distributed among two or more memories and recording media.

Hereinafter, a service system and a method of providing a service using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram illustrating an entire structure of a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, a service system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is a service system using a kiosk device. The service system includes a kiosk device 100 for providing a list of one or more applications, And an electronic voucher management server 200 for proceeding with the application installation procedure to the portable terminal 10 of the user based on the identification information and paying the electronic money to the user.

The kiosk device 100 is installed in a public place in each area such as a vending machine so as to provide information on various advertisement information and products to a user and provides information on shopping, food, exercise, And other services, and the like.

In particular, the kiosk device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a list of one or more applications, and the user can select one of the applications and request installation progress.

The kiosk device 100 is a client terminal capable of directly inputting the individual identification information and transmitting the individual identification information to the service server 200. The client terminal includes interface means for providing the above- Means, display means, and the like. Here, the personal identification information may be a phone number of the portable terminal assigned to the user name.

In addition, each of the kiosk devices 100 can be identified and managed by the service server 200 by a separate management code.

The service server 200 is a server device that is connected to the kiosk device 100 through an information communication network to provide various information and processes and manages an installation procedure of an application for a portable terminal. In order to smoothly perform these functions, the service server 200 is preferably a high-performance microprocessor and a computing device having a large-capacity data storage space so as to process a plurality of member management and application installation requests without delay.

The service server 200 provides the kiosk device 100 with the advertisement information about the application of the contracted company among the applications registered in the application store server 400 and installs the application and the user's personal identification information therefrom Upon receipt, a push message for application installation is sent based on the received information, and electronic money corresponding to the installation is paid.

Accordingly, the service system according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide the advertisement of the application to the user, and cause the user to pay attention to the application.

Hereinafter, a structure of a service server of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a service server of a service system using a kiosk according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2, a service server 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a server communication module 210 for communicating with one or more kiosk devices 100 through an information communication network, An application management module 220 for determining the user based on the personal identification information when the installation of the application is selected, identifying the application selected by the user, and paying the electronic money to the user at the time of installation, A push message management module 230 that transmits an application installation message to the application server 200, and a database 250 that stores various data.

The server communication module 210 is connected to the kiosk device 100 through an information communication network, and transmits and receives personal identification information and information necessary for providing other services. When the user and the portable terminal 10 are identified by the personal identification information, the server communication module 210 pushes the link address of the application store, which can download the application requested to be installed in the portable terminal 10, In the form of a message.

The application management module 220 performs an application installation procedure and an electronic money payment procedure when the application is requested by the user. In detail, the application management module 220 confirms whether the user is registered as a member through the personal identification information, and performs registration if the member is not registered. Also, when the installation of the application is requested by the user, the application is identified and the push message management module 230 is requested to transmit the address for installation of the application to the portable terminal 10 of the user. Then, the application pays a specified amount of electronic money for each application in accordance with the installation.

 In order to perform such a function, the application management module 220 includes a user information management unit 221 for confirming whether or not the user is registered as a member based on the individual identification information, an application identification unit 220 for identifying and installing the application selected by the user, An electronic money management unit 225 for distributing electronic money to the user or managing the increase / decrease of the electronic money paid.

The push message management module 230 generates a push message at the request of the application management module 220 and transmits the push message to the portable terminal 10 of the identified user through the server communication module 210. The push message includes an application download address link provided by the application store server.

Here, the push message may be a short message (SMS) or a multimedia message (MMS).

The database 250 stores information necessary for executing an application installation procedure and an electronic money payment procedure. The information stored in the database 250 includes membership information for a user, an application list, and an amount of electronic money allocated to each application. The modules store information stored in the database 340 Referenced, created, and updated.

Although not shown, the service server 200 of the present invention may be connected to a financial institution server to exchange the electronic money paid to each user to cash or a point equivalent thereto. In connection with the public interest aspect, Can be performed.

In the service system using the kiosk device of the present invention, not only the above-described virtual electronic money but also a form of exchange and discount coupon for a spot such as a specific product can be applied. That is, the electronic money paid in the service system of the present invention can be used as various types of payment means such as cash, virtual point, spot exchange and discount coupon.

Hereinafter, a method of operating a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of operating a service system using a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, in a method of operating a service system using a kiosk device according to the present invention, a kiosk device disposed in each area provides advertisement information for one or more applications to a user (S100). The user can see a description of various applications on the screen of the kiosk device and the benefits provided when the application is installed. Here, the benefit may be an electronic money given to the account of the registered user.

Next, when the user selects an application desired to be installed and inputs his / her personal identification information to the kiosk device, the kiosk device transmits the input information to the service service server. In response, The installation message of the application is transmitted to the portable terminal of the user identified at step S110. The installation message includes the download link address of the application.

Thereafter, when installation of the application is completed in the portable terminal, the service server provides electronic money to the account of the identified user (S120).

Hereinafter, a method of operating a service server in a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of operating a service server of a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the service server of the present invention accesses a kiosk device installed in each region to maintain a standby state (S200). When personal identification information is input to the kiosk device (S210) And determines whether the user is registered as a member according to the personal identification information (S220).

At this time, if the member is not registered, the user management unit requests the membership through the kiosk device and performs a membership process for the user (S230). If the user is a registered member, the user selects an application of interest (S240) , The application identification unit identifies the application, and the push message management module transmits an application download message to the user's portable terminal based on the personal identification information (S250).

Thereafter, when the user confirms the application download message received in the portable terminal and selects the link address included in the message, the download screen of the connected application store server is switched to, and the user can download the application (S260 ).

After the downloading of the application (S260), the process waits until the installation of the application is completed (S270). When the installation is completed, the electronic money management unit of the service server pays the electronic money specified in the account of the user ).

At this time, although not shown, after the application downloading step (S260), the service server may further include receiving the reply information according to the completion of installation of the application from the portable terminal or the application store server, The terminal or application store server may transmit an identification packet for this to the service server.

FIG. 5 is a view illustrating a screen of a kiosk device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view illustrating a screen of a portable terminal of a user to which a push message is transmitted by a service system according to an embodiment of the present invention .

Referring to FIG. 5, the kiosk device of the present invention provides an application list screen 500 for advertising one or more applications 510, and a user can select each application 510 and check advertisement information for the application 510 In particular, it is possible to check the electronic money points paid according to the installation of the application.

In addition, the portable terminal number input box 520 of the user can be displayed on the application list screen 500, and the user can input the number of the portable terminal registered in his / her name in the input box 520 to proceed the login procedure And the system will identify the user. Also, an application download message in the form of a push message is sent to the input number of the portable terminal so that the user can install the selected application.

6, the service server sends a push message 610 for downloading the selected application to the portable terminal number, which is the personal identification information, and the user transmits the corresponding push message 610 ). Here, the push message 610 may be sent in the form of SMS or MMS. In particular, the push message 610 includes the download link address 615 of the application, and the user can proceed with the installation procedure of the application by selecting the download link address 615.

The service system and method using the kiosk device of the present invention can be implemented in a program form and stored in a recording medium including a CD-ROM, a RAM, a ROM, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magneto-optical disk, and the like which can be read by a computer.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. That is, it is obvious that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention by anyone having ordinary skill in the art.

* 10: Portable terminal 100: Kiosk device
200: service server 210: server communication module
220: Application management module 221: User information management part
223: Application identification unit 225: Electronic money management unit
230: push message management module 250: database

Claims (1)

A service system using a kiosk device,
A kiosk device providing a list of one or more applications; And
The portable terminal determines whether or not the member is registered based on the personal identification information, which is a telephone number assigned to the portable terminal of the user, input by the user to the kiosk device, and if the member is a registered member, The application is installed according to the selection of the address and upon receiving the reply information from the portable terminal or the application store server upon completion of installation of the application, And a service server for providing electronic money of a predetermined amount,
Wherein the service server is connected to a financial institution server for exchanging electronic money paid to each user to cash or equivalent points,
The service server,
A server communication module for communicating with the kiosk device through an information communication network;
An application management module for identifying the user and the selected application and proceeding with the installation of the application;
A push message management module for transmitting an application install message to the portable terminal identified through the phone number; And
And a database for storing information on the user's membership information, an application list, and the amount of electronic money allocated to each application, wherein each module constituting the service server refers to information stored in the database Generated and updated,
The service server provides a service to perform a donation in connection with a donor company,
The application management module includes:
A user information management unit for performing a member registration procedure and identifying a user registered as a member through the personal identification information by referring to the database;
An application identification unit for identifying an application selected by the user; And
And an electronic money management unit for providing electronic money to the user account when installing the application,
The application setup message may be an SMS (Short Message Service) or a multimedia message (MMS)
The short message (SMS) or the multimedia message (MMS) includes a download link address for the application,
The service server maintains a standby state by being connected to a kiosk device installed in each area. When the user identification information is input to the kiosk device, the user information management unit refers to the database and registers the user's membership If the user is not registered, the user is requested to register through the kiosk device and performs a membership registration procedure. If the user is a registered member, the user selects an application of interest, The push message management module transmits an application download message to the user's portable terminal based on the personal identification information,
When the user confirms the application download message received in his / her portable terminal and selects the link address included in the message, the download screen of the connected application store server is switched to download the application, Upon completion, the electronic money management unit provides the electronic money designated in the account of the user, and the service server further receives the reply information as the installation of the application is completed from the portable terminal or the application store server, Or the application store server transmits the identification packet to the service server.

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