KR20200049557A - Method and apparatus for providing advertisement in smart gateway system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method for providing an advertisement in a smart gateway system and a device thereof. The method for providing an advertisement in a smart gateway system comprises the steps of: (a) providing an advertisement through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal installed in a house or a building, when checking energy transaction or energy related history in each smart gateway that is linked to each facility meter to enable real-time meter reading according to energy resource use; and (b) accumulating points or applying a discount to energy costs used in the home or the building corresponding to the advertisement.

Description

Method and apparatus for providing advertisement in smart gateway system

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing advertisement in a smart gateway system.

Although remote meter reading and AMI technology have been commercialized in facility meters such as watt-hour meters and gas meters, they are limited to a single type of remote meter reading function, and are economical and lack real-time by going through several levels of server systems.

In addition, the current metering system is composed of a single embedded programming, so it is not easy to upgrade, and various services other than system linkage, transaction function, and energy settlement of various new and renewable energy are not available, so there is not much effect on investment.

In addition, the existing remote meter reading is a single function, and only one function is mounted on one device, so there is a disadvantage in that energy management is not properly performed from a consumer and supplier perspective.

The present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for providing advertisement in a smart gateway.

In addition, the present invention is to provide an advertisement providing method and apparatus for providing an advertisement in a smart gateway that can provide an advertisement when checking an energy transaction or energy history associated with a smart gateway, and can apply a discount to some of the energy costs. .

In addition, the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for providing advertisement in a smart gateway capable of encouraging local economy by providing advertisements of local companies through a smart gateway.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for providing advertisement in a smart gateway is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) wall pads and user terminals installed in a house or a building when checking energy transaction or energy related history in each smart gateway that is linked to each facility meter and enables real-time meter reading according to energy resource use Providing an advertisement through at least one of the following; And (b) accumulating points or accumulating points for energy charges used in the home or the building corresponding to the advertisement.

In the step (a), when energy is used in the home or the building at a differentiated rate according to a day or time period, an advertisement may be further provided through the wall pad and the user terminal at a time when a rate above a threshold is charged. Can be.

In step (b), when the at least one of the wall pad and the user terminal is operated to play and view the provided advertisement, an additional discount or additional points may be provided.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in a method for providing advertisements in each smart gateway that is linked to each facility meter and enables real-time meter reading according to energy resource use, through at least one of a wall pad installed in a house or a building and a user terminal Providing an advertisement for at least one of food and goods; And when an order is completed for at least one of the food and the product corresponding to the advertisement, providing a point or subtracting a portion of the energy cost used in the home or the building. This can be provided.

When ordering at least one of the food and the product, at least a portion of the cost for at least one of the food and the product may be paid to the point.

Prior to the step of providing the advertisement may further include a step in which the smart gateway, the food and the application for ad provided by a 3 ^rd party provider to provide the product at least one installation.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing advertisement in a smart gateway system is provided.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal installed in a house or a building when checking energy transaction or energy related history in each smart gateway capable of real-time metering according to energy resource use in connection with each facility meter An advertisement providing unit for providing advertisement through; And a discount management unit for accumulating points or accumulating points for energy bills used in the home or the building corresponding to the advertisement.

The advertisement providing unit may further provide an advertisement through the wall pad and the user terminal at a time when a fee exceeding a reference value is charged when energy is used in the home or the building at a differentiated rate according to a day or time period. .

According to another embodiment of the present invention, in each smart gateway capable of real-time meter reading according to the use of energy resources in connection with each facility meter, at least one of food and goods through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal installed in a house or a building. An advertisement providing unit providing advertisements for one; And when the order for at least one of the food and the product corresponding to the advertisement is completed, a smart gateway may be provided, including a discount management unit that provides points or subtracts a portion of energy costs used in the home or the building. have.

By providing a method and an apparatus for providing advertisement in a smart gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention, an advertisement is provided when checking an energy transaction or energy history associated with a smart gateway, and a discount can be applied to some of the energy costs Can be.

In addition, the present invention may encourage local economy by providing advertisements of local companies through a smart gateway.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a smart gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating various servers included in a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of the portal server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement method in a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement method in a smart gateway system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of an advertisement device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As used herein, a singular expression includes a plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, the terms "consisting of" or "comprising" should not be construed as including all of the various components, or various steps described in the specification, among which some components or some steps It may not be included, or it should be construed to further include additional components or steps. In addition, terms such as “... unit” and “module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. .

The present invention enables the installation of various applications to realize the service of 3 ^rd party operators through a smart gateway interworking with a facility meter measuring various energy resources, thereby providing a platform capable of providing various additional services using energy resources. It is to do.

In other words, the smart gateways are a variety of 3 ^rd party providers in accordance with carrying out the platform capabilities are applying a variety of value-added services using energy resources, and a variety of associated energy for such homes, shops, buildings, depending on the applications installed on the smart gateway accordingly It may be possible to provide additional services. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a smart gateway according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating various servers included in a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a smart gateway system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a smart gateway 110, a control box 120, a management server 130 and a service technician device 140. .

The smart gateway 110 functions as a platform for providing services using various types of energy resources. The smart gateway 110 has a variety of communication interfaces (not shown), through which it can be linked with various devices.

For example, the smart gateway 110 may be interlocked with a facility meter that reads the usage of energy resources through the first communication interface. Here, the first communication interface may be at least one of RS-485, DC-PLS, Wireless Mbus, and CAN. Further, the facility meter may be, for example, at least one of an electricity meter, a calorimeter meter, a water meter, a hot water meter, and a gas meter.

In addition, the smart gateway 110 may be linked to the control box 120 through a second communication interface. Here, the second communication interface may be RJ45. As described in more detail below, the control box 120 may be a plurality.

In addition, the smart gateway 110 may be interlocked with a home display (not shown) through a third communication interface to output and provide meter reading information for each energy resource and status information for a device to the user. Here, the third communication interface may be RJ45.

Further, the smart gateway 110 may be interlocked with the management server 130 using a fourth communication interface (eg, HTTPS).

2, the internal configuration of the smart gateway 110 is schematically illustrated. Referring to FIG. 2, the smart gateway 110 includes a platform 210 and an application layer 220.

The platform 210 is mounted on the smart gateway 110. The platform 210 mounted on the smart gateway 110 may be driven when the smart gateway 110 is installed in a specific space (for example, in a home, in a business, in a building, etc.). The driven platform 210 may transmit firmware-related information of the corresponding smart gateway 110 and basic application-related information mounted on the platform 210 through communication with the management server 130. Accordingly, the management server 130 receives the firmware-related information and the basic application-related information of the corresponding smart gateway 110, and then checks the firmware version mounted on the smart gateway 110, the type and version of the basic application, and the firmware and You can control to update the default application. In addition, the management server 130 may control to additionally install some of the uninstalled basic applications according to the basic application related information provided by the platform 210.

For example, the basic application may be facility meter management, meter reading collection, external display management, technician support, GWA client application, AMS client application, CLS agent application, and the like. These basic applications are only an example for convenience of understanding and explanation, and various types of applications required for interworking with each facility meter, control box, home display, and external server 130 at the time of manufacturing the smart gateway 110 are provided. It is natural that it can be mounted.

When the update of the firmware and the basic application is completed by the platform 210 driven in correspondence with the initial installation of the smart gateway 110, the platform 210 is interlocked with the management server 130 according to the service subscribed by the user. ^{The rd} party application may be dynamically installed on the platform 210. At this time, 3 ^rd party applications installed on the platform 210 may be different depending on the service type to which the user has subscribed.

For example, the 3 ^rd party application may be a utility application and / or a 3 ^rd party service application. The utility application may be an application provided by each utility operator (for example, a local gas operator, a local heating corporation, a gas corporation, a water resource corporation, and Korea Electric Power Corporation). Each utility operator can be provided with meter reading information according to the use of energy resources, and status information of each facility meter through a utility application provided by each utility provider. In addition, it is natural that each utility provider may be provided with necessary information according to a request from the utility provider through the utility application provided by each utility provider.

Also, the 3 ^rd party service application may be an application provided by each 3 ^rd party service provider. The 3 ^rd party service applications can provide the requested information for each of the 3 ^rd party service to each 3 ^rd party service providers.

For example, each 3 ^rd party service providers CLS management operators, energy-saving business, DR operators, power exchanges, energy-based big data analytics platform, HEMS (Smart Home Energy Management System), BEMS (smart building energy management system), FEMS (Smart Factory Energy Management System).

For example, it is assumed that the first user is subscribed to the first service, and the second user is subscribed to the second service.

Article 1 may be the first 1 3 ^rd party applications list On the platform of the smart gateway is installed is installed on the user's premises. The two may be the second list 2 3 ^rd party applications On the platform of the smart gateway is installed is installed on the user's premises. At this time, the second 3 ^rd party application list may include an application included in the first 3 ^rd party application list and additional applications. Here, the first 3 ^rd party application list and the second 3 ^rd party application list are described for convenience of description, and the type and number of 3 ^rd party applications installed according to services subscribed by each user may be different. have.

In summary, the platform 210 may be mounted to be able to dynamically install and remove applications on the smart gateway 110 in order to provide additional services related to energy resources in connection with various devices. Applications required for providing energy-related services may be dynamically installed and removed by the platform 210 driven at the time the smart gateway 110 is installed.

The smart gateway 110 can meter / measure and control the use of each energy resource, and can provide various energy resource related services based on the metering / reading information for the use of each energy resource.

The smart gateway 110 may be a platform capable of edge computing function capable of real-time data processing for metering / measurement, control of use of each energy resource, and providing various services based thereon. Accordingly, the smart gateway 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be independent of hardware or an operating system, and may enable multiple applications to operate independently.

In addition, the smart gateway 110 may provide advertisements when applying for energy transactions or checking energy history through the smart gateway 110 and apply discounts or provide points for energy costs accordingly.

For example, the smart gateway 110 may apply a discount to a purchaser (ie, a user) or provide points to a buyer (ie, a user) after providing an advertisement in an energy transaction through the smart gateway 110. Of course, the smart gateway 110 may provide a discounted cost (point) to the seller (energy seller).

The control box 120 is a means for controlling at least one local control device.

For example, the control box 120 may perform selective energy control of a plurality of local control devices excluding facility meters according to energy-related policies. At this time, the control box 120 may be interlocked with the smart gateway 110 to obtain real-time meter reading information from the smart gateway 110 and selectively perform step-by-step energy control based on this.

That is, the control box 120 may be linked with the smart gateway 110 in real time to perform selective control of a plurality of local control devices based on energy-related policies for energy control for each step through real-time meter reading information.

The local control device controlled by the control box 120 is not necessarily limited to an energy-related device, and may perform selective control of an in-house appliance.

For example, the control box 120 may perform power control for at least one of a plurality of interlocked local control devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, for convenience of understanding and explanation, it is assumed that the control box 120 performs power control for a plurality of local control devices, and this is mainly described, but performs various controls in addition to power control. It is natural that you can do it. Here, the local control device may be a home appliance, a sensor, an air conditioner, a solar power generation device, an energy storage device, and an electric vehicle.

In addition, the control box 120 may store energy-related policies provided by the smart gateway 110 or the management server 130, and perform control of at least one of a plurality of local control devices according to the energy-related policies You may.

In addition, the control box 120 may be a plurality. Since the control varies depending on the type of the local control device, the control box may also be separately provided depending on the type of the local control device.

For example, the first control box may control a home device such as a smart home appliance. In addition, the second control box may control energy production / storage and external local control devices such as a photovoltaic device, an energy storage device, and an electric vehicle.

Accordingly, the first control box is interlocked with the smart gateway, and can perform selective control on a plurality of local control devices controlled by the first control box using real-time meter reading information.

For another example, it will be described on the assumption that the local control device controlled by the second control box is an electric vehicle. The second control box controls charging of the electric vehicle and the energy storage device by using late-night electricity at late-night time based on real-time meter reading information on the use of each energy resource through the smart gateway based on the stored energy-related policy. , In the daytime, the electric vehicle charging may be controlled by using the charged energy storage device.

In FIG. 1, it is assumed that an energy generating device, an energy storage device, etc. are controlled through the control box 120. For another example, the energy generating device (power generation device) or the energy storage device is a smart gateway 110. Of course, it can be directly connected to and controlled.

In summary, the control box, the control box is a device that connects a controllable device in the house with a smart gateway, and controls a device connected to the control box based on energy and other information provided by the smart gateway.

The home display 150 is a means for outputting various information related to energy resources in connection with the smart gateway 110.

For example, the home display 150 may output real-time meter reading information on the use of each energy resource under the control of the smart gateway 110. In addition, the home display 150 may output various visual information for managing energy in the home under the control of the smart gateway 110. For example, the home display 150 may output meter reading information, device status information, CLS control, log information, etc. under the control of the smart gateway 110.

The management server 130 is a device for supporting / managing the smart gateway 110 to manage / control various energy related supplementary services to users and to provide various services for personal assets and energy management. .

When the user's smart gateway installation request is received, the management server 130 may transmit information related to the smart gateway installation to the service technician device 140. When a smart gateway installation request is received by the service technician through the service technician device 140, the smart gateway 110 may be installed to visit a corresponding installation target site and interlock with each facility meter. Thereafter, the service technician may transmit information related to the installation of the smart gateway 110 to the management server 130 through the service technician device 140. In addition, the service technician may drive the platform 210 mounted on the smart gateway 110 through the service technician device 140. In addition, it is natural that the service technician may be connected to the management server 130 through the service technician device 140 to perform setting and viewing of the set value of the corresponding smart gateway 110.

The service technician device 140 may transmit and receive data through the smart gateway 110 and a TCP-based socket or an HTTPS communication interface.

The management server 130 receives service technician information (for example, ID, number, etc.) through the service technician device 140, authenticates the service technician (service technician), and then enables the installation of the smart gateway 110. I can apply.

In addition, the management server 130 may receive device installation / removal information, monitoring information, and the like from the smart gateway 110 installed in a specific space (place), respectively.

Also, the management server 130 may control the setting change of the smart gateway 110. For example, when the energy-related policy stored in the management server 130 is changed, it may be controlled to change the setting of the smart gateway 110 to correspond to the changed energy-related policy.

In addition, the management server 130 may be controlled dynamically so as to install the at least a portion of the 3 ^rd party application service provided by the utility applications, 3 ^rd party providers to provide each utility provider in the smart gateway 110.

Utility is installed on each smart gateway 110 depending on the type of service to which you subscribe applications and 3 ^rd party service type of application may be different. Accordingly, it is possible to control the utility application and the 3 ^rd party service application according to the service to which the user has subscribed to be dynamically installed in the smart gateway 110.

Further, the management server 130 may be controlled to dynamically remove at least a portion of the utilities in correspondence to the change of the service provided to the user smart gateway 110 application, 3 ^rd party application service.

In FIG. 1, the management server 130 is shown in one configuration, but as shown in FIG. 3, the management server 130 may be provided in a plurality of individual configurations according to each function. In this case, a plurality of individual servers 130a to 130f operate in cooperation with each other and may enable dynamic application installation and removal through the smart gateway 110.

In this specification, it is assumed that only applications are dynamically installed and deleted in the smart gateway 110, but each user manages the server 130 through a user device (for example, a mobile communication terminal, a laptop, etc.). It is natural that you can download and install the required application by accessing.

4 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a management server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4, the management server 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a push unit 410, a service technician support management unit 415, a security management unit 420, a device management unit 425, an update management unit 430 ), A memory 435 and a processor 440.

The push unit 410 is a means for delivering a wake-up packet.

For example, the push unit 410 may transmit a wakeup packet to the smart gateway 110 to perform a communication connection function between the unconnected smart gateway and the management server.

The service technician support management unit 415 is a means for authenticating service technicians and supporting meter firmware updates.

The security management unit 420 is a means for supporting security by anonymizing the sensitive information collected from the smart gateway 110 in real time when transmitting and receiving sensitive personal information and reading information.

The security management unit 420 may perform key and certificate (key / certification) management.

The device manager 425 monitors the smart gateway 110 and manages the configuration of the smart gateway 110. In addition, the device management unit 425 manages the log of the smart gateway, and may also manage the installation and removal of the smart gateway / device.

The update management unit 430 manages the update of the platform mounted on the smart gateway 110 and the firmware update of each facility meter.

The memory 435 is a means for storing various program codes (commands) required to operate the management server 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 440 includes internal components (for example, a push unit 410, a service technician support management unit 415, a security management unit 420, and a device management unit) of the management server 130 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 425), update management unit 430, memory 435, and the like.

5 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of a portal server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The portal server 500 may be a configuration of the management server 130, or may be provided as a separate configuration as shown in FIG. The portal server 500 is registered under the utility company or 3 ^rd party providers, and means for overall management of the installation / removal of the application thereof.

Referring to FIG. 5, the portal server 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an energy provider registration unit 510, a service registration unit 515, an application management unit 520, a device status management unit 525, and a set value management unit ( 530), a memory 535 and a processor 540.

The energy supplier registration unit 510 is a means for registering an energy supplier.

Service Registry 515 is a means for receiving a registration 3rd party providers and services of the 3 ^rd party providers.

When the application management module 520 includes a 3 ^rd party services are requested by the user, the means for managing the installation and removal of the application according to the requested 3 ^rd party services.

For example, the application management unit 520 may generate a list of applications to be installed according to the 3 ^rd party service requested by the user and transmit it to the management server 130 or the application management server (not shown). In this case, the application corresponding to the 3 ^rd party service requested by the user by the management server 130 or the application management server (not shown) may be controlled to be installed on the smart gateway 110.

The device state management unit 525 is a means for managing the state of the device.

The set value management unit 530 may be linked with a utility provider server to receive a request to change a set value of each facility meter and manage it. When the setting value of each facility meter is requested by the utility provider server, the setting value management unit 530 is interlocked with the management server 130 to control each smart gateway 110 to change the setting value of the linked facility meters. Can be controlled.

The memory 535 is a means for storing various program codes (commands) required to operate the portal server 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The processor 540 is an internal component of the portal server 500 according to an embodiment of the present invention (eg, energy provider registration unit 510, service registration unit 515, application management unit 520, device status management unit) (525), means for controlling the set value management unit 530, the memory 535.

In addition, the portal server 500 may be linked with a utility provider server to receive and manage information about meter firmware update, meter information upload, and meter information management. In addition, the portal server 500 may receive a request for installing a smart gateway or a facility meter according to a specific utility provider selection from an installation agency server (not shown). In this case, the portal server 500 may be connected to the management server 130 to transmit the installation or / and removal of the smart gateway or facility meter to the service technician device 140 corresponding to a specific utility operator.

So far, the smart gateway system has been described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. In summary, in the smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention, as a smart gateway performs a platform function, various 3 ^rd party operators apply for a 3 ^rd party service through the smart gateway system, and each application is installed accordingly. by dynamic / optionally installed in the smart gateway is directly linked with meter has the advantage of providing the user with a variety of 3 ^rd party services using a meter-reading information according to the use of energy resources.

The smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention may collect a metering information according to the use of different types of energy resources in real time and then process the linkage to enable efficient energy management.

6 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement method in a smart gateway system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The advertisement device 600, which is a subject that performs the advertising method described below, may be one configuration of a configuration (for example, a management server, a smart gateway) included in the smart gateway system, and is independent of the configuration. It may be a device.

In step 610, the advertisement device 600 receives an energy transaction or energy related history confirmation request. The advertisement device 600 is interlocked with the smart gateway 110 and may receive an energy transaction or energy related history confirmation request through the smart gateway 110.

The smart gateway 110 may receive an energy transaction or energy related history confirmation request through a display device (for example, a wall pad) installed in a house or a building or a user terminal.

In step 615, the advertisement device 600 extracts an advertisement to be provided corresponding to the request. The advertisement device 600 may extract different advertisements according to the request. For example, in the case of an energy transaction request, the advertisement device 600 may extract different advertisements according to the tradeable unit energy transaction information. Also, the advertisement device 600 may extract a plurality of different advertisements for unit energy transaction information.

In addition, the advertisement device 600 may provide advertisements through a wall pad or a user terminal to a fee base having a high price when a differentiated fee according to time (day) is applied at home or in a building.

For example, the advertisement device 600 may provide different advertisements depending on the time or load, when different rates are applied according to time or load. In addition, it is possible to provide additional advertisements, advertisements with a lot of discounts, or points accumulation as the time period or the load increases.

In step 620, the advertisement device 600 transmits the advertisement extracted in response to the request to the wall pad or the user terminal.

This will be described in more detail.

For example, it is assumed that a user checks a history of energy use through a wall pad installed in a home or building. The advertisement device 600 associated with the smart gateway 110 may expose the advertisement to a part of the wall pad screen when information on the energy use history is output through the wall pad by the smart gateway 110. .

For another example, when the user performs an energy transaction through the smart gateway 110, the advertisement device 600 may expose the advertisement to a portion of the wall pad screen.

When the advertisement is exposed or when the exposed advertisement is viewed, the advertisement device 600 may apply a discount to the user's energy bill or energy transaction cost.

In addition, as described above, the advertisement device 600 provides an advertisement through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal in a time period where the fee is expensive when using energy charged with a differentiated fee according to a day or time And, it is possible to apply a discount to the energy bill.

When using the differentiated rate plan according to the time zone, the advertisement device 600 may provide a notification message about this when the energy use rate changes through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal. Thereafter, the advertisement device 600 may extract an advertisement corresponding to the corresponding fee and transmit it to at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal.

For another example, when using a progressive plan, a notification message for this when the progressive section is changed in conjunction with a smart gateway may be transmitted through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal. Similarly, the advertisement device 600 may provide information on a rate discount or accumulation of points when the advertisement message is transmitted or when the advertisement is played.

In step 625, the advertisement device 600 applies a discount to the energy bill in the home or in the building in correspondence with the advertisement provision.

In FIG. 6, it is assumed that discounts are applied to energy bills in a house or a building in correspondence with advertisements, and this is mainly described. However, depending on the implementation method, points may be provided to the corresponding user in correspondence with advertisement provision. Here, the point may be used as a virtual currency (or local currency, electronic money). Therefore, the user may pay for energy bills using points, and may also order products such as food using points.

The discount application corresponding to the advertisement offer may be applied to the energy rate at a certain rate. The discount application rate may be applied differently according to the frequency of advertisement delivery, the frequency of advertisement reproduction, and the frequency of actions associated with advertisement. The frequency of actions linked to advertisements indicates the frequency of orders linked to advertisements. In addition, the discount application may be a flat rate discount. That is, a fixed price discount may be applied at a standard amount per advertisement (for example, 100 won, 1000 won, etc.).

In addition, the advertisement device 600 may apply an additional discount when an advertisement provided through a wall pad installed in a house or a building or a user terminal is viewed or associated with an additional action (eg, food, product order, etc.) associated with the advertisement. It might be.

That is, the advertisement device 600 is provided by the user, not a simple impression, by playing a wall pad or a user terminal to play the advertisement, or using pre-registered user identification information (for example, a phone number). If an additional action to order food or order a product is associated with an advertisement, an additional discount may be possible.

For another example, an energy transaction is assumed and explained.

When a user is connected to the smart gateway 110 through a wall pad or a user terminal to perform an energy transaction, the advertisement device 600 may provide advertisement through the wall pad or the user terminal when buying energy. Subsequently, the advertisement device 600 may apply a discount to the energy transaction cost when the advertisement is exposed or the advertisement is viewed. The advertisement device 600 may provide information on the discounted cost to the management server or the like through the smart gateway 110 so that the discounted cost can be preserved to the seller.

As a result, a part of the energy transaction cost may be applied by the advertisement providing entity, and the seller may be prevented from having a disadvantage by allowing the seller to pay the applicable discounted cost.

7 is a flowchart illustrating an advertisement method in a smart gateway system according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Smart Gateway 110 in step 710 installs the application for the provision of local business ads (3 ^rd party providers). Smart gateway 110 may receive and install the application service for providing to the gateway via a smart system, the local operators (3 ^rd party providers) ad a registration wall pad or a group in the premises or the building of the user terminals.

Smart gateway in step 715 (110) provides at least one of the local operators (3 ^rd party providers) advertising the premises or the building in the installed wall pad and group registration of the user terminal. Here, the advertisement may include a two-dimensional code (eg, barcode, QR code, etc.) for ordering at least one of the advertised food and products. Of course, the advertisement may include an interface for ordering at least one of the corresponding food and products. That is, an automatic order may be implemented by touching the order interface included in the advertisement.

In this way, by using a wall pad installed in the home or in the building, the user can increase the convenience of the user by allowing the user to order food or products without inputting orderer information such as an address by simply touching the corresponding wall pad. have.

In step 720, the smart gateway 110 accumulates points or partially deducts energy charges when ordering at least one of food and products corresponding to the corresponding advertisement.

Of course, depending on the implementation method, the smart gateway 110 performs at least a partial payment for at least one of the ordered food and product using accumulated points when at least one of the food and product is ordered corresponding to the advertisement. You may.

8 is a block diagram schematically showing the internal configuration of an advertisement device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The advertisement device may be a configuration of any one of devices included in the smart gateway system (for example, a smart gateway, a management server, etc.), or a separate device interworking with the devices.

Referring to FIG. 8, an advertisement device 600 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a communication unit 810, an advertisement providing unit 815, a discount management unit 820, a memory 825, and a processor 830. It is composed.

The communication unit 810 is a means for transmitting and receiving data with other devices (eg, smart gateway, wall pad, user terminal, etc.) through a communication network.

The advertisement providing unit 815 is a means for providing advertisements in connection with the smart gateway 110 when providing energy transactions or energy-related history. As described above, the advertisement providing unit 815 may provide advertisement through a wall pad installed in a house or a building or a user terminal when providing energy transaction or energy related history in the smart gateway 110.

As this is already described above, a duplicate description will be omitted.

The discount management unit 820 is a means for managing the application of discounts to energy bills used at home or in the building in correspondence with advertisement provision. Of course, the discount management unit 820 may manage points in correspondence with advertisement provision.

The discount management unit 820 may apply a direct discount to the energy bill, and after accumulating points, not only discount management of the energy bill based on the points but also payment management based on food orders and product orders based on the points You may.

The memory 825 stores instructions (program code) for performing an advertisement method according to an embodiment of the present invention, and various data derived from this process.

The processor 830 includes internal components (eg, a communication unit 810, an advertisement providing unit 815, a discount management unit 820, a memory 825, etc.) of the advertisement device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a means to control.

The apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in a form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and may be recorded on a computer readable medium. Computer-readable media may include program instructions, data files, data structures, or the like alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable medium may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable by those skilled in the computer software field. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. Includes hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as magneto-optical media and ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include high-level language codes that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc., as well as machine language codes produced by a compiler.

The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

So far, the present invention has been focused on the embodiments. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will appreciate that the present invention may be implemented in a modified form without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the disclosed embodiments should be considered in terms of explanation, not limitation. The scope of the present invention is shown in the claims rather than the foregoing description, and all differences within the equivalent range should be interpreted as being included in the present invention.

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Claims (9)

(a) Provides advertisement through at least one of a wall pad installed in a house or a building and a user terminal when checking energy transaction or energy related history in each smart gateway that can be linked with each facility meter and enable real-time meter reading according to energy resource use. step; And
(b) a method of providing advertisement in a smart gateway, comprising accumulating discounts or accumulating points on energy bills used in the home or the building corresponding to the advertisement.
According to claim 1,
Step (a) is,
When the energy is used in the home or the building at a differentiated rate according to a day or time period, at least one of the wall pad and the user terminal is notified at a time when a rate plan is changed or when a progressive section changes when a progressive is applied. Advertisement providing method in the smart gateway, characterized in that to provide additional advertising after providing.
According to claim 1,
In step (b),
A method for providing advertisements in a smart gateway, characterized by providing an additional discount or additional points when playing and viewing the provided advertisement by operating at least one of the wall pad and the user terminal.
In the advertisement providing method in each smart gateway that can be linked with each facility meter to enable real-time meter reading according to the use of energy resources,
Providing an advertisement for at least one of food and goods through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal installed in a house or a building; And
And when an order is placed for at least one of the food and the product corresponding to the advertisement, providing a point or subtracting a portion of the energy cost used in the home or the building.
According to claim 4,
When ordering for at least one of the food and the product, at least a portion of the cost for at least one of the food and the product at the point is paid, the advertisement providing method in the smart gateway.
According to claim 4,
When ordering for at least one of the food and the product, at least a portion of the cost for at least one of the food and the product at the point is paid, the advertisement providing method in the smart gateway.
An advertisement providing unit that provides advertisement through at least one of a wall pad installed in a house or a building and a user terminal when checking energy transaction or energy related history in each smart gateway that can be linked with each facility meter and enable real-time meter reading according to energy resource use. ; And
An advertisement device including a discount management unit accumulating points or applying discounts to energy bills used in the home or the building corresponding to the advertisement.
The method of claim 7,
The advertisement providing unit, in the case of using energy at a differentiated rate according to the day or time zone in the home or the building, the wall pad and the notification message according to the change section of the progressive section when the time zone or the progressive agent is charged at a rate higher than the standard The advertisement device, characterized in that to provide additional advertisement after providing through at least one of the user terminal.
In each smart gateway capable of real-time meter reading according to the use of energy resources in connection with each facility meter,
An advertisement providing unit providing advertisements for at least one of food and products through at least one of a wall pad and a user terminal installed in a house or a building; And
When the order is completed for at least one of the food and the product corresponding to the advertisement, a smart gateway including a discount management unit that provides points or subtracts a portion of the energy cost used in the home or the building.

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