KR20190036219A - Method of gathering and providing information on shops - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method which effectively ranks shops or items handled by the shops. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing information on shops which is realized by a computer comprises the steps of: corresponding to shops and collecting items purchased by a plurality of point of sales (POSs) capable of being communicated through a network and receipt data including a quantity of each of the purchased items; ranking the shops or the purchased items in accordance with the collected receipt data; and providing at least one part of a ranked list to a first user terminal when receiving a first query including a given factor received from the first user terminal.

Description

METHOD OF GATHERING AND PROVIDING INFORMATION ON SHOPS [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for collecting and providing information about stores via a network.

With the development of communication technology, information providing services provided to users are diversified. For example, information about nearby stores based on the current location of the user terminal may be provided through an application such as a web browser or a dedicated application. For example, in response to a request from the user terminal, appropriate information may be provided through the application of the user terminal, such as stores with a high public preference, locations of stores, items handled by stores, and public preference .

Traditionally, evaluations of multiple users were collected to determine stores with high public preferences, and information on determined stores was provided to the user terminals. In such a case, if users submit distorted assessments, such information may be less reliable, even if it appears that certain stores have high public preferences based on such assessments.

It should be understood that the above description is intended to assist the understanding of the background of the technical ideas of the present invention only and thus it can not be understood that it corresponds to the prior art known to those skilled in the art.

Embodiments of the present invention are intended to provide a method for efficiently ranking items handled in stores or their stores.

A computer-implemented method for providing information on stores according to an embodiment of the present invention, the computer-implemented method comprising the steps of: receiving items for each of a plurality of forces corresponding to the stores and communicable over a network, Collecting receipt data including each quantity; Ranking the stores or the payment items according to the collected receipt data; And providing at least a portion of the ranked list to the first user terminal when a first query containing a given factor from the first user terminal is received.

The stores or the items to be paid may be ranked according to the numbers of the items to be paid.

The method may further include the sales of each of the paid items, and the stores or the paid items may be ranked according to the sales of the paid items.

The receipt data may be collected from the plurality of forces.

The receipt data may be collected from the second user terminals acquiring the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces.

The method comprising: providing coupons payable to any one of the stores to the first user terminal; And storing mapping information between an identifier associated with the first user terminal and the provided coupon.

The coupon may be provided in response to receiving a selection from the first user terminal for a paymentable item in any one of the stores or the one of the stores.

The coupon may be provided when the at least a portion of the ranked list is provided to the first user terminal.

The method comprising: receiving a message indicating that the provided coupon has been used; And reflecting at least one of the one of the stores and the item paid by the provided coupon to the preference information corresponding to the identifier associated with the first user terminal.

The message indicating that the provided coupon has been used may be received from any one of the stores.

The method may further include, when receiving the second query from the first user terminal, providing the user terminal with a part of the ranked list by referring to the preference information.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a computer implemented method of collecting information about stores. The method comprising the steps of: collecting receipt data corresponding to the stores, the receipt data including items paid for each of a plurality of forces capable of communicating via a network, and a quantity of each of the items paid; And ranking the stores or the paid items according to the collected receipt data, wherein at least a portion of the ranked listing is associated with a query including a given factor generated by the first user terminal Are extracted for the response.

The receipt data may be collected from the plurality of forces.

The receipt data may be collected from the second user terminals acquiring the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces.

Another aspect of the invention relates to a computer apparatus for collecting information about stores. The computer device comprising: a communicator for communicating with a network; And at least one processor coupled to the communicator, wherein the at least one processor is further operable to receive items for each of a plurality of forces that correspond to the stores and are communicable over the network, Receives receipt data through the communicator; And generate a database by ranking the stores or the payment items according to the collected receipt data. At this time, at least a part of the ranked list is extracted for a response to a query including a given factor generated by the first user terminal.

The receipt data may be received from the plurality of forces.

The receipt data may be received from the second user terminals acquiring the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces.

According to embodiments of the present invention, a method of effectively ranking items handled by stores or their stores is provided.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information on stores according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing an example of a receipt.
FIG. 4 is a table conceptually showing an example of a database stored in the storage of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a list displayed on the user terminal of FIG. 1. FIG.
6 is a flowchart showing an embodiment for collecting receipt data.
7 is a flow chart illustrating another embodiment of collecting receipt data.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of managing preference information for each user in the store information management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S410 of FIG.
10 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S410 of FIG.
11 is a flowchart showing a method of providing information on stores according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a modification of the store information managing apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer device suitable for embodiments of the store information management device of FIG. 1 and the store information collection server and recommendation server of FIG.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, only parts necessary for understanding the operation according to the present invention will be described, and descriptions of other parts will be omitted in order to avoid obscuring the gist of the present invention. Further, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. The embodiments described herein are provided to enable those skilled in the art to easily understand the technical ideas of the present invention.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "indirectly connected" . Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a network system 100 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the network system 100 includes a network 105, payment terminals such as first through kth points of sale 111 through 11k, a store information management device 120, a storage 130, and a user terminal 140.

The network 105 connects various components in the network system 100, such as the plurality of forces 111 to 11k, the store information management apparatus 120, and the user terminal 140. [ The network 105 may include at least one of a public network, at least one private network, a wired network, a wireless network, other suitable types of networks, and combinations thereof. Each of the plurality of forces 111 to 11k, the store information management device 120 and the user terminal 140 may each include at least one of a wired communication function and a wireless communication function, They can communicate with each other.

The plurality of forces 111 to 11k may be located in off-line stores, for example, restaurants, and used when the buyers settle items handled in the stores. To this end, the plurality of forces 111 to 11k may communicate with a provider server (not shown) via the network 105. [ For example, a POS can identify the amount of an item from an IC chip, a barcode, etc. attached to the item, and the purchaser can use the payment means such as a credit card, an application installed in the mobile, And the POS can communicate with the business server via the network 105 to inquire whether the payment has been approved or not. Then, the POS can be notified from the provider server whether or not the payment is approved. For example, when the purchaser makes a payment by cash, the force can be notified of the approval of payment from the input of the force user.

The plurality of forces 111 to 11k may issue receipts when payment is approved. Each of these receipt data (RCPTS) includes various information such as store information, a payment item, the number of payment items, and the sales amount of the payment item. As is well known, the plurality of forces 111 to 11k further include a function of printing receipt data (RCPTS).

The store information management device 120 can communicate with the components of the network system 100 via the network 105. [ The store information management device 120 may include one or more processors, memories, and other suitable components for executing instructions, such as program codes, or data stored on a computer readable medium, Various applications and steps can be performed. For example, the instructions may be stored in a storage medium readable by a computer internal or external to the configuration.

The store information management device 120 can provide information on stores corresponding to the plurality of forces 111 to 11k. The store information management device 120 may include a store information collection module 121 and a recommendation module 122.

The store information collection module 121 collects receipt data (RCPTS). The receipt data (RCPTS) may include the number of items paid for each of the forces 111 through 11k and the number of items paid, as described above. The store information collecting module 121 generates a database representing popular preferences by ranking the stores and / or the items paid according to the receipt data (RCPTS), and stores the generated database in the storage 130.

In an embodiment, the store information collection module 121 counts the number of items paid out in each of the stores using the receipt data (RCPTS), calculates the rank of the stores and / . In another embodiment, the store information collection module 121 accumulates the sales amounts of the items settled in each of the stores by using the receipt data (RCPTS), and stores them in the stores And / or items that have been paid. However, it should be noted that the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. The information in the receipt data (RCPTS) collected according to various methods (or criteria) may be used to rank the stores or items that have been settled.

The recommendation module 122 retrieves at least a portion of the ranked list from the database of the storage 130 when a query containing a given factor is received from the user terminal 140 and returns the retrieved list to the user terminal 140. For example, the recommendation module 122 may extract a list that matches a query of a given factor in the ranked list, based on a predetermined ranking algorithm, such as a pagerank.

The storage 130 may be accessed by the store information collection module 121 and the recommendation module 122. As an example, the storage 130 may communicate with the store information collection module 121 and the recommendation module 122 via the network 105. In another embodiment, the storage 130 may be included in the store information management device 120. [

The user terminal 140 communicates with the store information management apparatus 120 via the network 105. [ The user terminal 140 may be provided with an application for sending a query containing a factor given to the recommendation module 122, receiving a ranked list, and displaying the received list. An operating system supporting such an application may be further installed in the user terminal 140. [

The user terminal 140 may be a computer, a UMPC (Ultra Mobile PC), a workstation, a netbook, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a portable computer, a web tablet, a wireless phone A device capable of transmitting and receiving information such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, an e-book, a portable multimedia player (PMP), a portable game machine, etc. in a wired and / And the like.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing information on stores according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a view showing an example of a receipt. FIG. 4 is a table conceptually showing an example of a database stored in the storage 130 of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, in step S110, receipt data (RCPTS) including items settled in each of the forces 111 to 11k corresponding to stores, the quantity of each of the items paid, Collected. For example, receipt data (RCPTS) may be collected for a given time period (e.g., in the last month). The time at which the receipt data (RCPTS) accumulates can be suitably changed.

The receipt data may include various information such as the name of the store, the telephone number of the store, the address of the store, the items paid, the quantity of each item paid, and the sales of each item paid. Referring to FIG. 3, in the receipt, " NHN Entertaninment Coffee head office " represents the name of the store, from which the ID (identification) of the store can be determined. "031) 8038-3000" represents the telephone number of the store. "Gyeonggi-do Seongnam-si Bundang-gu, Dae-wang Pangyo 645-56" indicates the address of the store, from which the location of the store can be determined. "Caffe latte" and "icesty-peach" represent items of settlement, and "1" and "3" represent the quantities of "caffe latte" and "icesty-peach" respectively. "4000" and "11,400" represent sales of "cafe latte" and "iced tea-peach", respectively. When a coupon is used at the time of payment, a coupon identifier such as " coupon number " may be further included in the receipt data RCPT. Thus, information such as the ID of the store, the telephone number of the store, the location of the store, the items that have been settled, the quantity of each of the items that have been settled, and the sales of each item settled are acquired from the collected receipt data RCPT .

Referring again to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in step S120, a database representing popular preference is ranked by ranking the stores and / or settlement items according to the collected receipt data (RCPTS). Such a database may be stored in storage 130. The quantity of items paid out in each store and the sales of the items paid are accumulated each time receipt data (RCPTS) are received, and the stores or the items to be paid are ranked according to the accumulated information, have.

It should be noted that the ranking of stores and / or items paid may be varied and varied in various ways. The stores can be ranked. For example, stores may be ranked in descending order of the sum of the quantities of items paid in the store. As another example, the stores may be ranked in order of the total sum of the sales of items paid in the store. Items that have been paid can be ranked. For example, items that have been paid in the order of the number of items for which payment has been made may be ranked. As another example, items that have been paid in the order of revenue for which the item is paid may be ranked.

FIG. 4 is a table showing the items (ITM11 to ITM1m, ITMz1 to ITMm1m, and ITMz1 to ITmm) which are ranked in the first to zth store IDs (ID1 to IDz) in the database and settled for the first to zth store IDs RTI ID = 0.0 > ITMzm). ≪ / RTI > 4, the database includes cumulative quantities corresponding to the items (ITM11 to ITM1m, ITMz1 to ITMzm) that have been settled, cumulative sales SL11 corresponding to the items (ITM11 to ITM1m, ITMz1 to ITMzm) SL1m, SLz1 to SLzm). Further, the database may further include first through z-th positions LCT1 through LCTz corresponding to the first through z-th storage IDs (ID1 through IDz). In addition, the database may further include various information on the first to z-th store IDs (ID1 to IDz). Information about each store included in the database may be optionally provided to the user terminal 140. [

As an example, the first through z-th store IDs (ID1 through IDz) may be ranked based on the cumulative quantities. When the sum of the cumulative quantities of the first store IDs ID1 is greater than the sum of the cumulative quantities of the z store IDs IDz, the rank of the first store ID ID1 is higher than the z store ID IDz . As another example, based on cumulative sales, the store IDs (ID1-IDz) can be ranked. If the sum of the cumulative sales of the z store ID (IDz) is larger than the sum of the cumulative sales of the first store IDs (ID1), the rank of the z store ID (IDz) is changed so that the first store ID Can be higher.

1 and 2, in step S130, a query including a given factor is received from the user terminal 140. [ In step S140, a list matching the query of the given argument in the ranked list of the database is retrieved. In step S150, the searched list is provided to the user terminal 140. [

The query may include at least one of a variety of factors such as the type of store or type of handling item (e.g., "Korean", "Japanese", "Chinese", etc.), location, For example, if the types of the first and z store IDs (ID1, IDz) in FIG. 4 are grouped into " Korean ", a query including the store type & When received, the store information management device 120 may feed back the ranking list of the first and z th store IDs (ID 1, ID z) to the user terminal 140. For example, when a query including a position as a given factor is received from the user terminal 140, referring to the first to z-th positions LCT1 to LCTz in Fig. 4, the store IDs The ranking list can be fed back to the user terminal 140. [ For example, a query containing a default value as a given factor may be received from the user terminal 140. In this case, the recommendation module may extract at least some of the ranked lists according to predetermined criteria and provide the extracted list to the user terminal 140.

As conventionally, when collecting evaluations of a large number of users to determine stores with high public preferences, and providing information about the determined stores to the user, there is a possibility that the collected evaluations are arbitrary, May be low.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the stores are ranked based on the actually paid items in the forces, thereby creating a database representing popular preference, and information on the ranked stores is provided to the user. Thus, the likelihood that an arbitrary assessment will affect the database is ruled out or at least reduced, and therefore a database representing public preference can have improved reliability.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a list displayed on the user terminal 140 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 5, the user terminal 140 receives some of the ranked lists in the database and displays the received list. For example, the user terminal 140 transmits a query containing a given factor to the store information management apparatus 120 (see FIG. 1) according to a user's input, and stores a ranked list from the store information management apparatus 120 And an application for receiving and displaying the received list.

The user may select one or more buttons BTN1, BTN2, BTN3 to specify at least one of the factors to be included in the query. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the user can select at least one of the position and the menu through the first and second buttons BTN1 and BTN2, and the user terminal 140 may be determined using a Global Positioning System (GPS).

It should be noted that the information about each store that is received and displayed on the user terminal 140 may be suitably changed as needed. For example, when the ranking list of stores 1 to 5 is displayed as shown in FIG. 5, the ranking of stores, the types of stores, the popularity items of stores (e.g., popular menus) Corresponding photographs IMG1 to IMG5 and the like can be displayed.

6 is a flowchart showing an embodiment for collecting receipt data (RCPTS).

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, in step S210, payment is approved in any one of the forces 111 to 11k. For example, when the purchaser makes a settlement using a credit card or a mobile application, the POS can request settlement of the corresponding amount to another provider server and receive approval of settlement from the provider server. As another example, if the purchaser makes a payment by cash, the force may receive approval of the payment due to the input of the force user.

In step S220, the POS sends the receipt data to the store information management device 120. [ In step S230, the store information management device 120 updates the database of the storage 130 based on the received receipt data.

The force can further transmit force information when transmitting receipt data. For example, the store information management device 120 can acquire POS information such as the ID of the POS that transmitted the receipt data and the location (or address) of the store. As such, at least some of the information about the store can be obtained from the POS information as well as the receipt data. For example, the first through z-th storage IDs (ID1 through IDz) and the first through z-th positions LCT1 through LCTz in Fig. 4 can be obtained from the force information. Considering that the force information can be standardized in a predetermined format and that the standardized information can be interpreted relatively easily, when at least a part of the information on the store is acquired from POS information, the design of the store information management apparatus 120 The accuracy of the information about the store can be improved while becoming simpler.

As an embodiment, the force can mask personal information, such as credit card information, among the receipt data and transmit it to the store information management device 120. [ In another embodiment, the store information management device 120 can select and store the remaining information, excluding the personal information, of the receipt data transmitted from the force. Accordingly, without considering individual laws such as the law requiring that the user be consented to when collecting personal information, the actual payment items in the stores, the quantity of each item paid, and the payment The sales of each of the items can be efficiently collected.

7 is a flow chart showing another embodiment for collecting receipt data (RCPTS).

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 7, in step S310, payment is approved at any one of the forces 111 to 11k. In step S320, the POS transmits the receipt data to the user terminal of the purchaser who has purchased the payment item. The Force can transmit receipt data in a variety of ways. For example, the POS can transmit the receipt data to the user terminal through SMS (Short Message Service), e-mail, or the like. For example, the force may transfer receipt data to an application installed in a user terminal. In FIG. 7, the POS is shown as providing the receipt data to the user terminal, but the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. For example, a carrier server associated with a POS may provide receipt data to a user terminal.

In step S330, the user terminal of the purchaser transmits the receipt data to the store information management apparatus 120. [ In this case, the user terminal of the buyer may include an application for delivering the received receipt data to the store information management apparatus 120. [

In step S340, the database of the storage 130 is updated based on the received receipt data.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing preference information for each user in the store information managing apparatus 120 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 8, in step S410, a coupon that can be settled in any one of the stores corresponding to the forces 111 to 11k is issued to the user terminal 140. FIG.

For example, the store information management device 120 can communicate with the affiliate server corresponding to the force of the store or the force to which the coupon can be used, receive the coupon, and provide the coupon to the user terminal 140. [

In step S420, mapping information between the identifier associated with the user terminal 140 and the issued coupon is stored. The identifier associated with the user terminal 140 may be the identity of the user of the user terminal 140. For example, when the user terminal 140 accesses the store information management apparatus 120, the user of the user terminal 140 can input an ID and log in (or sign in). In this manner, the store information management apparatus 120 can acquire an identifier associated with the user terminal 140. [

In step S430, step S440 is performed depending on whether or not a message indicating that the issued coupon has been used is received.

As an example, a message indicating that the issued coupon has been used may be received from the Force. For example, as described with reference to FIG. 3, the receipt data transmitted from the force to the store information management apparatus 120 may include a coupon identifier indicating that the coupon has been used.

The message indicating that the issued coupon has been used may not include information on the person who used the coupon. For example, the personal information in the receipt data may be masked and transmitted to the store information management device 120. [ However, the store information management device 120 can identify that the identifier associated with the user terminal 140 has used the issued coupon according to the stored mapping information in step S420.

 In step S440, the store and / or item in which the issued coupon is used is stored in the storage 130 as preference information corresponding to the identifier associated with the user terminal 140. [ Then, when the user terminal 140 transmits the query, the list to be provided to the user terminal 140 among the ranked lists in the storage 130 may be selected based on the preference information. This is described in more detail with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of step S410 of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 9, in step S411, it is determined whether a coupon associated with the ranking list to be provided to the user terminal 140 exists. For example, the store information management device 120 can acquire information on coupons from affiliate servers (not shown) of shops corresponding to the forces 111 to 11k or the forces 111 to 11k . Then, when a ranking list to be provided to the user terminal 140 is determined (see S140 of FIG. 2), it is possible to search for available coupons in the stores of the determined list.

In step S412, the coupon is provided to the user terminal 140 together with the ranking list. For example, the store information management device 120 can communicate with the affiliate server of the store or the force of the store where the coupon can be used, receive the coupon, and provide the coupon to the user terminal 140.

10 is a flowchart showing another embodiment of step S410 of FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 10, in step S416, it is determined whether a selection for a store is received from the user terminal 140. FIG. For example, if the user of the user terminal 140 selects any one of the listings in the list after the user terminal 140 receives the ranking list (see step S150 of FIG. 2), the user terminal 140 selects And informs the store information management apparatus 120 of the store.

In step S417, it is determined whether a coupon corresponding to the selected store exists. For example, the store information management device 120 can acquire information on coupons from affiliate servers (not shown) of shops corresponding to the forces 111 to 11k or the forces 111 to 11k . Then, the store information management device 120 can determine whether or not a coupon corresponding to the selected store exists.

In step S418, the retrieved coupon is provided to the user terminal 140. [

11 is a flowchart showing a method of providing information on stores according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 11, steps S510, S520, and S530 will be described in the same manner as steps S210, S220, and S230 described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, a duplicate description will be omitted.

In step S540, an identifier associated with the user terminal 140 is detected. For example, the user of the user terminal 140 may input an ID and log in to the web page provided by the store information management apparatus 120. [ Based on this input, the store information management device 120 may sense an identifier associated with the user terminal 140. [

In step S550, referring to the preference information corresponding to the identifier associated with the user terminal 140, a list corresponding to the query of the given factor in the list ranked in the database of the storage 130 is searched. For example, when the symbol information indicates that there is a history of settlement in a "Korean" type store in the past, a relatively high weight is assigned to the cumulative quantity of "Korean" type stores and / or cumulative sales (see FIG. 4) , And can assign a relatively low weight to the cumulative quantity and / or cumulative sales of other types of stores. The higher the number of settlement history, the higher the weight of the store related factors. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited thereto. It should be noted that the methods of referring to the symbol information may be variously changed as needed. For example, when the preference information indicates that there is a history of payment in a store located in " Seoul " in the past, a relatively high weight can be given to the cumulative quantity and / or cumulative sales of stores located in " Seoul ".

In step S560, the retrieved list is provided to the user terminal.

The use of the issued coupon may mean that the user has actually purchased a particular item. According to the embodiment of the present invention, preference information is generated based on items actually paid by the user at the force. Thus, the preference information can have improved reliability, and the probability that the ranking list provided with reference to such preference information is suitable for the user can be increased.

As an embodiment, the store information management device 120 may receive a reservation request for a store from a user of the user terminal 140, and may transmit a reservation message to the corresponding POS. In this case, the store information management device 120 may feed back the reservation result to the user terminal 140. [

12 is a block diagram showing a modification 210 of the store information management device 120 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 12, the store information collection server 211 and the recommendation server 212 may be provided as separate devices. At this time, the store information collection server 211 and the recommendation server 212 can communicate with the storage 130 via the network 105, respectively. The store information collection server 211 and the recommendation server 212 constitute a store information management system 210.

The store information collection server 211 and the recommendation server 212 may perform the functions of the store information collection module 121 and the recommendation module 122 described with reference to FIG. The store information collection server 211 collects the receipt data (RCPTS, see FIG. 1) via the network 105, and stores the database representing the popular preference in the storage 130. The recommendation server 212 provides at least some of the ranked lists in the database of the storage 130 to the user terminal 140 in response to a query from the user terminal 140 (see FIG. 1).

FIG. 13 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary computer device 300 suitable for embodiments of the store information management device 120 of FIG. 1 and the store information collection server 211 and recommendation server 212 of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 13, a computer device 300 includes a bus 310, at least one processor 320, a system memory 330, and a communicator 340.

The bus 310 is coupled to various components of the computer device 300 to communicate data, signals, and information. The processor 320 may be either a general purpose processor or a dedicated processor and may control all operations of the computer device 300. The system memory 330 stores instructions to be executed by the processor 320. The system memory 330 may include at least one of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), and other types of computer readable media.

The system memory 330 may store program codes that provide various functions when executed by a processor. As an embodiment, when the computer device 300 is employed in the store information management apparatus 120 of FIG. 1, such program codes may be stored in the store information collection module 331 and the recommendation module 332 as shown in FIG. 13 . The store information collection module 331 may provide functions of the store information collection module 121 described with reference to Fig. 1 when being executed by the processor 320. Fig. The recommendation module 332 may provide the functionality of the recommendation module 122 described with reference to Figure 1 when executed by the processor 320. [ In addition, the program codes may further include additional functional modules for providing one or more additional functions. As another embodiment, when the computer device 300 is employed in either the store information collection server 211 or the recommendation server 212 of FIG. 12, the program codes stored in the system memory 330 may be stored in the store information collection module 211 (331) and a recommendation module (332).

A communicator (or transceiver) 340 communicates signals between the computer device 300 and other devices via the network.

Although specific embodiments and applications are described herein, it is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to those precise embodiments, Various modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings.

Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the embodiments described, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the following claims, belong to the scope of the present invention .

111 to 11k: first to k-th forces
120: store information management device
130: Storage
140: User terminal
RCPTS: Receipt data

Claims (17)

A computer-implemented method for providing information about stores, the method comprising:
Collecting receipt data corresponding to the stores, items of settlement for each of a plurality of POS (Point of Sale) communicable through a network, and receipt data including a quantity of each of the settlement items;
Ranking the stores or the payment items according to the collected receipt data; And
Providing at least a portion of the ranked list to the first user terminal when a first query containing a given factor is received from the first user terminal. The method according to claim 1,
And wherein said stores or said items of payment are ranked according to said quantity of said items being paid. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receipt data further includes sales of each of the payment items,
And wherein the stores or the paid items are ranked according to the sales of the paid items. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receipt data is collected from the plurality of forces. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the receipt data is collected from second user terminals acquiring the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces. The method according to claim 1,
Providing coupons payable to any one of the stores to the first user terminal; And
Further comprising storing mapping information between an identifier associated with the first user terminal and the provided coupon. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the coupon is provided in response to receiving a selection from the first user terminal for a paymentable item in any one of the stores or any of the stores. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the coupon is provided when the at least a portion of the ranked list is provided to the first user terminal. The method according to claim 6,
Receiving a message indicating that the provided coupon has been used; And
Further comprising reflecting at least one of the one of the stores and the item paid by the provided coupon to the preference information corresponding to the identifier associated with the first user terminal. 10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the message indicating that the provided coupon has been used is received from any one of the stores. 10. The method of claim 9,
And when the second query is received from the first user terminal, providing the user terminal with a portion of the ranked list by referring to the preference information. A computer-implemented method for collecting information about stores, the method comprising:
Collecting receipt data corresponding to the stores and including items settled for each of a plurality of forces capable of communicating through a network and a quantity of each of the items settled; And
And ranking the stores or the payment items according to the collected receipt data,
Wherein at least a portion of the ranked list is extracted for a response to a query comprising a given factor generated by the first user terminal. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the receipt data is collected from the plurality of forces. 13. The method of claim 12,
Wherein the receipt data is collected from second user terminals acquiring the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces. A computer device for collecting information about stores, comprising:
A communicator for communicating with a network; And
At least one processor coupled to the communicator,
Wherein the at least one processor comprises:
Receiving, via the communicator, receipt data corresponding to the stores, items of settlement for each of a plurality of forces capable of communicating via the network, and receipt data including a quantity of each of the items;
And generate a database by ranking the stores or the payment items according to the collected receipt data,
Wherein at least a portion of the ranked list is extracted for a response to a query including a given factor generated by the first user terminal. 16. The method of claim 15,
And the receipt data is received from the plurality of forces. 16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the receipt data is received from second user terminals that obtain the receipt data via the network from the plurality of forces.

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