KR20200039094A - Method for providing discount information - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing discount information comprising the steps of: inputting, by a store terminal, a message including discount information on a sale product to a server; sending, by the server, the message to a user terminal; receiving, by the user terminal, the message and placing a product order; and transmitting, by the server, order information from the user terminal to the store terminal. In the step of inputting the message to the server, a message to be transmitted to a user who registers a corresponding store as a store of interest or a user residing in a selected region is input.

Description

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The present invention relates to a method for providing discount information, and more particularly, to a method for providing discount information of a seller to a consumer.

In general, commercial merchants are currently installed to perform sales activities, and are operating stores or shops offline or processing orders and advertising online.

However, most small-scale stores mostly provide very passive advertisements depending on word-of-mouth or newspaper advertisements.

In addition, even in the case of individuals, they purchase the products they want by using stores formed offline and online, but for small-scale stores, it is difficult to understand the store's features until they hear word-of-mouth or newspaper flyers. It was difficult to figure out which shops exist within the radius of life.

Accordingly, a conventional portal service provider, etc., is a type of location-based service, where a store is marked on a map, and a phone number, address, website address, and reviews of the store are registered.

However, since the portal service provider registers information only for a store that provides a predetermined information registration fee, even in the case of a small-scale store, even the advertisement using the location-based service has a difficult problem.

In addition, since the portal service provider cannot provide real-time transactions between the store and the customer, there is a problem that real-time communication or transaction between the store and the customer is impossible.

In addition, it is difficult to build a system for customer management in a small-scale store in a certain area, so it is not only basic information about customers, such as large enterprise type stores, but also database of purchase information, mileage information, such as purchase history and processing status, etc. I can't. As a result, it was difficult to provide an active customer service compared to a large enterprise store because it was unable to provide a suitable sales service to the customer.

Prior Art 1: Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0089936 (Real-time discount information providing method and a recording medium in which a program for executing it is recorded) Prior Art 2: Korean Patent No. 10-1354684 (discount information and card benefit information provision device and method)

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a method of providing discount information to provide consumers with discount information periodically or irregularly to further activate e-commerce between the consumer and the seller. Has its purpose.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing discount information according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a store terminal inputting a message including discount information on a sale product to a server; Transmitting a message to a user terminal, the user terminal receiving the message, placing a product order, and the server transmitting the order information from the user terminal to the store terminal Then, the step of inputting the message to the server is characterized in that a message to be transmitted to a user registered in the store of interest or a user residing in a selected area is input.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the seller can activate the e-commerce between the consumer and the seller by providing the discount information to the consumers through the server on a regular or irregular basis. In particular, it is possible to attract customers even during idle time when consumers are less likely to use it, which has an excellent effect of increasing operating profit.

In addition, since the service can be used at a low price from the consumer's point of view, an excellent effect is generated that benefits both the seller and the consumer.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing discount information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the store terminal shown in FIG. 1.
3 is an internal configuration diagram of the server illustrated in FIG. 1.
4 is a sequence diagram illustrating a method for providing discount information according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 9 are screen examples employed in the description of FIG. 4.

The present invention can be applied to various changes and may have various embodiments, and specific embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

The terms used in this application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "include" or "have" are intended to indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts or combinations thereof described herein, one or more other features. It should be understood that the existence or addition possibilities of fields or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts or combinations thereof are not excluded in advance.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Terms, such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary, should be interpreted as having meanings consistent with meanings in the context of related technologies, and should not be interpreted as ideal or excessively formal meanings unless explicitly defined in the present application. Does not.

In addition, it should be understood that all detailed descriptions that list the principles, aspects and embodiments of the invention as well as specific embodiments are intended to include structural and functional equivalents of these matters. It should also be understood that these equivalents include all currently invented equivalents as well as equivalents to be developed in the future, ie all devices invented to perform the same function regardless of structure.

Thus, for example, it should be understood that the block diagrams herein represent conceptual views of exemplary circuits embodying the principles of the invention. Similarly, all flow charts, state transition diagrams, pseudo-codes, and the like can represent a variety of processes performed by a computer or processor, whether or not the computer or processor is explicitly shown in a substantially readable form on a computer-readable medium. It should be understood as indicating.

In addition, the term 'terminal' used in the present invention is a term used for convenience of description, and may be expressed as a 'device' or a 'server' and is replaceable.

Also, the clear use of terms presented in terms of processors, controls or similar concepts should not be interpreted exclusively by reference to hardware capable of executing software, and without limitation, digital signal processor (DSP) hardware, ROM for storing software. It should be understood as implicitly including (ROM), RAM and non-volatile memory. Other hardware for governors may also be included.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent through the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings, and accordingly, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can easily implement the technical spirit of the present invention. There will be. In addition, in the description of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known technology related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram of a system for providing discount information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The discount information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a store terminal 10, a user terminal 20, and a server 30. The above store may be called a store or an affiliate store.

The store terminal 10 may perform member registration, and generate a message including discount information on sales products. Here, the discount information for the sale product is based on the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. For example, discount information on sales products is based on various conditions such as high inventory, low reservation rate, low order volume, and the like.

The store terminal 10 may input a store name, a store ID, a password, a location (address), a business type, a phone number, and a store description for member registration.

In the case of generating a message including discount information, the store terminal 10 may generate a message to be transmitted to a user (customer) who has registered the store as a point of interest or a user (customer) living in a selected region. As such, it is possible to conduct targeted marketing that only sends to customers who satisfy certain conditions (ie, registration of interest store, region), rather than sending a message containing discount information to anyone, thus enabling low-cost, high-efficiency marketing and helping to increase sales. Will be.

Member information and messages from the store terminal 10 are transmitted to the server 30 through a predetermined network. Here, the store terminal 10 and the server 30 communicate with each other through a predetermined network. The above-described predetermined network may be implemented as a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value added network (VAN). On the other hand, a predetermined network is a mobile communication network (mobile radio communication network), a satellite communication network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It can be implemented as a wireless network. If necessary, the predetermined network may be a wired and wireless mixed network.

On the other hand, the store terminal 10 may check the member list registered as the store of interest. In addition, the store terminal 10 may receive the rejection request according to the customer request and check the customer's information from the rejection customer, and then exclude the message from being sent.

Since the present invention is mainly for small business owners, the store terminal 10 is preferably composed of a point-of-sales (POS) terminal of a store operated by a small business owner.

The user terminal 20 may perform member registration, message reception and viewing, product ordering, and the like.

The user terminal 20 may input a user name (customer name), address, user ID, password, user contact information, etc. for member registration.

Member information and order information in the user terminal 20 is transmitted to the server 30 through a predetermined network. Here, the user terminal 20 and the server 30 communicate with each other through a predetermined network. The above-described predetermined network may be implemented as a wired network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), or a value added network (VAN). On the other hand, a predetermined network is a mobile communication network (mobile radio communication network), a satellite communication network, Bluetooth (Bluetooth), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet), HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), LTE (Long Term Evolution), etc. It can be implemented as a wireless network. If necessary, the predetermined network may be a wired and wireless mixed network.

The user terminal 20 may be implemented as a portable terminal or a portable computer. Here, the portable terminal is a wireless communication device that is guaranteed for portability and mobility, PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital) All kinds of handhelds such as Assistant), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) -2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminal, etc. ) Based wireless communication device. The portable computer may include a laptop, a laptop, or the like.

Also, the user terminal 20 may be various smart devices such as a smart phone, a smart note, a tablet PC, and a wearable computer.

The server 30 stores and manages member information (including store name, location, etc.) from the store terminal 10 and member information (including area, store of interest) from the user terminal 20.

The server 30 stores a message including discount information from the store terminal 10 (that is, a message to be sent to a customer who registers the store as a store of interest or a customer who lives in a selected region). Then, the server 30 delivers the message from the store terminal 10 to the corresponding user terminal 20.

The server 30 stores order information from the user terminal 20 and delivers the order information to the corresponding store terminal 10.

In FIG. 1, only one shop terminal 10 and one user terminal 20 are shown, but in reality, it should be considered that there are multiple shop terminals.

FIG. 2 is an internal configuration diagram of the store terminal 10 shown in FIG. 1.

The store terminal 10 includes a transmission / reception unit 11, an input unit 12, a message generation unit 13, a display unit 14, and a control unit 15.

The transceiver 11 may be connected to the server 30 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

The input unit 12 performs information input for member registration. Here, information for member registration may include a store name, a store ID, a password, a location (address), a business type, a phone number, and a store description.

In addition, the input unit 12 may input the content of a message including discount information on the sale product. At this time, the input unit 12 may input content including discount information in the corresponding message composition area after one of the “send customer push message” and “request local push message transmission” is selected.

Here, "send customer push message" means to create and send a message to be sent to customers who have registered the store as a store of interest, and "request to send local push message" to customers residing in the region selected by the store operator (administrator). It means writing a message to send and sending it.

In particular, the discount information for the sale product is based on the stock quantity, order quantity, and reservation information of the corresponding store. Accordingly, the input unit 12 may input discount information based on various conditions, such as when there is a large amount of inventory, a low reservation rate, or a low order quantity.

The message generation unit 13 generates a message including discount information based on the content input from the input unit 12. That is, the message generation unit 13 messageizes the content (including discount information) input to the corresponding message composition area after one of the "send customer push message" and "request local push message transmission" is selected.

The message generated by the message generator 13 is transmitted to the one or more user terminals 20 through the server 30 through the transceiver 11.

The display unit 14 displays a screen through which the member 12 can register and input message contents through the input unit 12. For example, the display 14 may display a screen for registering a member, a screen for selecting "send customer push message" or "request for sending local push message", and a screen for entering message content. .

The control unit 15 controls the overall operation of the store terminal 10.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of the server 30 shown in FIG. 1. The server 30 may be an example of a device for providing discount information described in the claims of the present invention.

The server 30 includes a transmission / reception unit 31, a database 32, and a control unit 33.

The transceiver 31 may be connected to the store terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 using a wired or wireless communication network to transmit and receive data.

The database 32 stores information of the store terminal 10 registered as a member and information of the user terminal 20 registered as a member. That is, the database 32 stores information of multiple users (customers) and store information. In particular, in the case of user information, information may be divided into information of a user (customer) registered by region, and information of a user (customer) registering the corresponding store as an interest store.

Meanwhile, the database 32 stores a message (including discount information) from the store terminal 10, and stores order information from the user terminal 20 after confirming the content of the message.

The control unit 33 controls the overall operation of the server 30. In particular, the control unit 33 transmits a message from one or more store terminals 10 to the corresponding user terminal 20 through the transmission / reception unit 31 based on the information in the database 32. Then, the control unit 30 transmits order information from the user terminal 20 to the corresponding store terminal 10 through the transmission / reception unit 31.

4 is a sequence diagram for explaining a method for providing discount information according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 to 9 are screen examples employed in the description of FIG. 4.

First, the store operator (administrator) accesses the server 30 through the store terminal 10 to register as a member (S10), and the user (customer) accesses the server 30 through the user terminal 20 to become a member Register (S12). For example, in the store terminal 10, for member registration, a store name, a store ID, a password, a location (address), a business type, a phone number, and a store description are input. In the user terminal 20, a user name (customer name), address, user ID, password, user contact information, etc. are input for member registration.

Accordingly, the server 30 stores the member information from the store terminal 10 and the user terminal 20 in the database 32 (S14).

Subsequently, when it is time to send a message including discount information on the sale product to the user (customer), the store operator (administrator) displays the message “Customer” on the screen displayed on the store terminal 10 as illustrated in FIG. 5. Either "Push message transmission" or "Local push message transmission request" is selected. If you want to send a message to customers who have registered the store as a store of interest, select "Send customer push message". Conversely, if the store operator (manager) wants to send a message to customers residing in the selected region, select "Request regional push message transmission". In this way, if you send a message (including discount information) only to customers who satisfy a certain condition, such as a customer who has registered the store as a store of interest or a customer who lives in the selected area, it is a low cost and high efficiency marketing compared to sending a message to anyone randomly. It is possible and it will actually help with sales growth.

For example, when the store operator (administrator) selects "send customer push message", a screen as in FIG. 6 is displayed on the store terminal 10. Accordingly, the store operator (administrator) stores the contents of the message (including discount information) to be sent to one or more customers through the input unit 12 of the store terminal 10 (for example, 50% sale from now to 10 watermelons) Enter.

Conversely, when the store operator (administrator) selects "request for sending local push message", a screen as in FIG. 7 is displayed on the store terminal 10. Accordingly, the store operator (administrator) enters the desired area through the input unit 12 of the store terminal 10, and the contents of the message (including discount information) to be sent to one or more customers in the desired area (for example, watermelon from now on) Enter 50% of sales up to 10 copies).

The message content entered as described above is messaged in the message generating unit 13 in the store terminal 10 (S16).

Then, the store terminal 10 transmits the message (including discount information) to the server 30 through the transceiver 11 (S18).

The server 30 stores the message in the database 32 (S20), and transmits it to the user terminal 20 to receive the message (S22).

Subsequently, a message is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 20, as illustrated in FIG. 8 (S24). When a new message arrives, as shown in FIG. 8, a marker (for example, a sticker-type marker) indicating that the message is a new message is displayed at one end of the message. In FIG. 8, an indicator (that is, N) indicating that the message is a new message disappears when the corresponding message is selected.

If the user selects the message to view (confirm) the content of the new message, the screen of the user terminal 20 is changed to the screen as shown in FIG. 9 (S26).

In addition, if the user wants to purchase the sale product presented by the corresponding store according to the discount information after reading the message content, press the “OK” button in FIG. 9. Accordingly, an order for purchasing the corresponding product is input (S28). Accordingly, the user terminal 20 transmits the order information for the purchase of the product to the server 30 (S30).

After storing the order information in the database 32 (S32), the server 30 transmits the order information to the corresponding store terminal 10 (S34).

This completes the electronic commerce between the user (customer) and the seller (shop).

In addition, the above-described method for providing discount information of the present invention can be implemented as a computer-readable program or code on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data readable by a computer system is stored. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disks, and optical data storage devices. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the method can be easily inferred by programmers in the technical field to which the present invention pertains.

As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and specifications. Although specific terms are used herein, they are only used for the purpose of describing the present invention, and are not used to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

10: shop terminal 11, 31: transceiver
12: input unit 13: message generating unit
14: display unit 15, 33: control unit
20: user terminal 30: server
32: database

Claims (2)

A step in which the store terminal inputs a message including discount information on the sale product to the server;
Transmitting, by the server, the message to a user terminal;
The user terminal receiving the message and placing a product order; And
And the server transmitting the order information from the user terminal to the store terminal.
Step of inputting the message to the server,
A method of providing discount information characterized by inputting a message to be sent to a user who registers the store as a store of interest or a user who lives in a selected region. The method according to claim 1,
The step of transmitting the message to the user terminal,
If the store terminal is selected to send a message to a user who registered the store as a point of interest, the message is sent to the user who registered the store as a point of interest,
If the store terminal is selected to send a message to a user residing in a selected area, the method for providing discount information is characterized in that the message is sent to a user residing in the selected area.

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