KR20210037593A - System membership social commerce based on location and method for providing service thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, disclosed is a social commerce system. Specifically, the present invention relates to a membership location based social commerce system and a service providing method thereof which are operated by a membership system and which allow customers to use discounted services through active SNS use between companies and the customers concentrated in a specific area and allow the companies to recruit a plurality of customers. According to an embodiment of the present invention, members for a specific class, such as students, are recruited and events such as discounts and coupons for one or more companies registered in adjacent areas according to a current location of a member customer are provided, and therefore the customers can use products and services at discounted prices and the companies can expect high publicity effects and increased sales even at low costs.

Description

Membership location-based social commerce system and its service provision method {SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP SOCIAL COMMERCE BASED ON LOCATION AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICE THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a social commerce system, in particular, a membership system that operates on a membership system and enables customers to use discounted services through active SNS utilization between companies and customers concentrated in a specific region, and companies to attract a large number of customers. It relates to a location-based social commerce system and a service provision method thereof.

Self-employed people, who are in fierce competition for survival, promote their businesses by mobilizing various marketing strategies as a way to overcome the crisis, but the reality is that they are limited to single-shot advertisements with high cost and low-efficiency results.

At present, the top priority of many self-employed people across the country is to figure out a way to consistently attract a large number of customers. In order to consistently attract a large number of customers, not the terminal, it is necessary to be able to continuously advertise the business, but considering the profits of small businesses, it is common to simply wait for the customer to come by itself without paying attention. Accordingly, although the government has invested a lot of money to save the self-employed, there are companies that are closed down one after another.

Also, from the customer's point of view, the cost of living for a month for non-income people such as college students is estimated to be around 1 million won, which is a considerable burden for students to consume food at restaurants and pubs. There is a cause of being formed by price.

As a result, the burden on students' expenditures is only increasing, and the reality is that business closures are continuing due to the decline in sales of self-employed people.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1861813 (Notification date: May 29, 2018)

The present invention was conceived to solve the above-described problem, and the present invention is to mediate each other through location-based technology between customers of a specific class who have a burden on living expenses such as students and companies that want to increase sales by attracting customers. There is a problem in providing a member-based location-based social commerce system and its service provision method.

In addition, the present invention provides a member-based location-based social commerce system and a method for providing the service thereof to allow customers to perform activities related to company promotion by linking with SNS, and to provide benefits for using the company's products and services as compensation for this. There are other challenges to providing.

In order to solve the above-described problems, a membership-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention is a social commerce system including a service server that provides a social commerce service in connection with one or more customer terminals and company terminals, the service The server includes a location collection unit that collects the current location of a customer terminal of a customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time, a company matching unit that extracts one or more companies located within a certain distance from the customer terminal, and the member rights of the customer. Accordingly, it may include a service implementation unit that transmits to the customer terminal one or more member service information to which a cost discount is applied for a product or service handled by the extracted company.

The service implementation unit includes a company information providing unit that provides company information including the company name and location of the company extracted to the customer terminal, and a description and cost of the product or service handled by the company, among two or more extracted companies, When approval is completed for the purchase reservation from the reservation unit or the company terminal that requests a purchase reservation for a product or service to any one selected by the customer, a payment request for the purchase cost is requested to the customer terminal, and payment information is normally performed. When is transmitted, a payment processing unit that approves a payment case, and a review writing unit that reflects the information on the product or service when a review according to a purchase of a product or service is input from the customer terminal.

The service implementation unit may further include an event processing unit configured to hold a temporary sub-event in addition to the main event that is always ongoing by the company according to the request of the company terminal, and reflect it in the company information.

The service implementation unit may further include a reverse auction request unit requesting a bidding from the extracted two or more vendor terminals when the customer's intended minimum cost for a product or service that the customer intends to use is input from the customer terminal.

The service server, at the request of a customer terminal or a company terminal prior to membership registration, a member management unit that handles the member registration process of a customer or company, and at the request of the member management unit, the member registration process is currently in progress with reference to customer information. It may include a qualification verification unit that determines whether the customer has a pre-defined membership qualification and decides to approve or disapprove the membership.

The customer information may include a scanned image of a student ID on which the customer's face and student number are displayed.

When a registered customer uses an external SNS system, SNS activity details performed on the external SNS system are collected from the customer terminal, and if there is a relationship with the registered company among the SNS activity details, the company handles it. It may include an SNS compensation unit for requesting an additional discount for the product or service to the company terminal.

The customer terminal installs and executes an application for interworking with the service server, and the application connects to the service server through an information communication network to perform data communication, and recognizes the location information of the current customer terminal, A location information providing unit provided to the service server, a company search unit that requests the service server for company information of one or more companies located within a certain distance handling products or services corresponding to the keyword according to a customer's keyword input, Map mapping unit that displays the current location of the customer terminal and the location of neighboring companies on an electronic map, a notification management unit that receives events and notifications from the service server, displays them on the customer terminal, and connects to an external SNS system, and An SNS linking unit that transmits SNS activity details related to a company to the service server on the SNS opened with an account of and a payment processing unit that requests the service server for a payment procedure according to the purchase of a product or service provided by any one company. Can include.

In order to solve the above-described problem, as a service provision method by a social commerce system by a service server that provides a social commerce service in connection with one or more customer terminals and company terminals according to another aspect of the present invention, a specific qualification Collecting the current location of the customer terminal of the customer registered as a member in real time, extracting one or more companies located within a certain distance from the customer terminal, and handled by the extracted company according to the customer's membership rights. It may include the step of transmitting one or more member service information to which a cost discount for a product or service is applied to the customer terminal.

Before the step of collecting the current location of the customer's terminal of the customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time, at the request of the customer's terminal or the vendor's terminal before signing up, the step of processing the membership registration process of the customer or company, and the customer It includes the step of determining whether or not a customer who is currently in the membership registration process with reference to the information, and determining whether or not to approve or disapprove membership registration, and the customer information is scanned with a student ID showing the customer's face and student number. May contain images.

The step of transmitting one or more member service information to the customer terminal to which cost discounts are applied for goods or services handled by the extracted company according to the member rights of the customer may include, from the customer terminal, the product or It may further include receiving a minimum cost intended for the service and requesting a bid from two or more vendor terminals extracted from the customer terminal.

After the step of transmitting to the customer terminal one or more member service information to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted company are applied according to the customer's membership rights, the registered customer uses an external SNS system , Collecting SNS activity details performed on the external SNS system from the customer terminal, determining the relevance to the registered company among the SNS activity details, and handling it by the relevant company if it is determined that there is a relationship. It may include the step of requesting the additional discount for the product or service to the provider terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a customer is discounted by recruiting members for a specific class, such as a student, and providing events such as discounts and coupons for one or more companies registered in adjacent regions according to the current location of the member customer. Products and services can be used at a set price, and companies can expect high PR effects and sales increase at low cost.

1 is a diagram showing the overall structure of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram showing the structure of an application installed in a customer terminal of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing the structure of a service server of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a service providing method of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating screens displayed on a customer terminal provided by a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When a part of the specification says that a certain component is "equipped" or "included", it means that other components may be further included rather than excluding other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, terms such as "... unit", "... server" and "... system" described in the specification refer to units that process one or more functions or operations. It means, and this may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software.

In addition, in the present specification, the term "example" means serving as an illustration, example, or illustration, but the subject of the invention is not limited by such an example. In addition, "comprising", "having", "having" and other similar terms are used, but when used in the claims, "included" as an open transition word that does not exclude any additional or other elements. It may be used generically in a manner similar to the term "comprising".

The various techniques described herein may be implemented with hardware or software, or, where appropriate, with a combination of both. As used herein, terms such as "...unit", "...server" and "...system" are likewise a computer-related entity, i.e., hardware , It can be treated as a combination of hardware and software, software or equivalent to software at the time of execution. In addition, each function executed in the program of the present invention may be configured in a module unit, and may be recorded in one physical memory, or distributed between two or more memories and a recording medium.

In the following description, the "membership-based location-based social commerce system" of the present invention may be abbreviated as "social commerce system" or "system" for convenience of description.

Hereinafter, a member-based location-based social commerce system and a service providing method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the overall structure of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention is possessed by the general public belonging to a specific age group or a specific group, but is used by registered customers, and is located in each region. It may include a company terminal 200 operated by a company that intends to provide company information to registered customers through the system of the present invention, and a service server 300 that mediates a customer and a company registered as a member.

The customer terminal 100 is a mobile smart terminal device such as a smartphone or a tablet PC used by a customer who has subscribed to the system of the present invention with customer rights. Such a customer terminal 100 may be equipped with a GPS means capable of measuring the current location, and as a known web browser or a system dedicated application program is installed and executed, the current location is determined in real time through an information and communication network. 300), and receiving company information about one or more companies located in adjacent points from the current location from the service server 300 to provide a notification to the customer.

Here, a customer registered as a member of the system according to an embodiment of the present invention can maintain membership only when a certain amount of money is paid to the system operation side every month, and the member customer is a schedule for the amount of product purchase and service use when using a registered partner company. You can basically get a discount on the rate. As an example, in the case of student members, membership can be granted with a flat rate of 10,000 won per month.

Here, the company information may include information on a product or service sold by a corresponding company, information such as unit price, and information on discount details and other coupons and events when visiting a member.

The vendor terminal 200 is a computing device operated by an affiliated company that has subscribed as a member to the system of the present invention. A company operator may attract customers by providing company information to customers located in a branch adjacent to the company by registering specific information on their company and products and services to be promoted in the service server 300.

In addition, the company terminal 200 provides information on events such as discounts and service additions currently in progress at the company to the customer terminal 100 through the service server 300, thereby providing additional discount benefits for the customer to use the affiliated company. By providing more, you can induce an increase in customer inflow.

The aforementioned customer terminal 100 and company terminal 200 include PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communications), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). , International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT)-2000, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)-2000, W-Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Wireless Broadband Internet (Wibro) terminal, smartphone, smartpad ), all kinds of handheld-based wireless communication devices, such as a tablet PC, and a computing device such as a stationary PC and a notebook computer.

The service server 300 is a server device operated by the system operator to implement the service of the present invention, and processes membership registration procedures for customers and companies according to the request of one or more customer terminals 100 and company terminals, The location information of the registered customer terminal 100 is transmitted in real time to determine the current location, and when a company located in a place adjacent to the current location exists, the company information registered by the corresponding company may be transmitted to the customer terminal 100. .

In addition, the service server 300 may mediate a reservation procedure for a selected company according to the request of the customer terminal 100, and may provide a function to write a review for the company after using the company. In addition, the service server 300 may further provide a reverse auction type service in which a company that will provide a product or service on a condition desired by a customer participates.

In addition, the service server 300 can link with an external social network service (SNS) system that customers are using personally, and among various SNS activities performed by customers on SNS, activities related to affiliates exist. If so, it can provide benefits for that customer.

A detailed description of the service server 300 for implementing the above-described functions will be described later.

The service server 300 includes a high-performance microprocessor and a large-capacity memory and storage in order to stably respond to requests from a plurality of customer terminals 100 and company terminals 200 through an information and communication network without delay or error. A workstation-class server device equipped with a can be used.

In addition, an information communication network for data communication between the service server 300 and terminals refers to a connection structure in which information exchange is possible between each node such as a plurality of terminals and servers, and an example of such an information communication network is RF , 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) network, LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, 5GPP (5rd Generation Partnership Project) network, WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, Internet, LAN (Local Area Network), Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) network, NFC network, satellite broadcasting network and analog broadcasting network, etc. may be included, but is not limited to a specific network.

According to the above structure, the member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention performs promotion to affiliates targeting member customers who have registered as members, and allows customers to use products and services at a discounted price. In addition, various types of benefits are provided, and affiliated companies can expect the effect of increasing customer inflow and sales according to the mediation of member customers.

Hereinafter, a structure of an application installed in a customer terminal of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

2 is a diagram showing the structure of an application installed in a customer terminal of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, an application and each component constituting the application may be implemented in the form of an executable program by a known microprocessor, recorded on a recording medium capable of reading and writing, and mounted on a user terminal. In addition, the functions of each component of the above-described application may be implemented in the form of a web page executed in a web browser.

Referring to FIG. 2, the application 101 installed in the customer terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a server linking unit 110 for performing data communication by accessing a service server through an information communication network, and a current location of the customer terminal. The location information provider 120 that recognizes the information and provides it to the service server, requests the service server for the company information of one or more companies located within a certain distance handling the product or service corresponding to the keyword according to the customer's keyword input A company search unit 130, a map mapping unit 140 that displays the location of the current customer terminal and the location of a neighboring company on an electronic map, and a notification management unit that receives events and notifications from the service server and displays them on the customer terminal. (150), an SNS linking unit 160 that accesses an external SNS system and transmits SNS activities related to the company performed on the SNS opened with the customer's account to the service server, a product or service provided by any one company It may include a payment processing unit 170 for requesting a payment procedure according to the purchase of the service server to the service server and a terminal database 180 in which various data necessary for application execution are stored.

The server linking unit 110 may perform data communication by accessing a service server through an information communication network. When the application 101 is executed, the server linking unit 110 attempts to connect to the service server through a preset URL, and when normally connected, it may transmit location information to be described later to the service server in real time.

In addition, the server linking unit 110 may receive the company information transmitted from the service server and transmit it to the notification management unit 150 or the like.

The location information providing unit 120 may read location information on a current location measured from a GPS module mounted on a customer terminal, etc., and provide it to a service server through the server linking unit 110.

The company search unit 130 may provide a function of searching for one or more affiliated companies registered in the service server by receiving a predetermined keyword from the customer and transmitting it to the service server. Keywords entered by customers may include not only specific company name, but also business type, address, product and service type, business hours, etc., and customers search for affiliates that can benefit as members according to their intentions, and the company information You can check. The company search unit 130 may receive the search result from the service server and display it on the screen of the customer terminal.

The map mapping unit 140 may map the current location of the customer terminal and the location of an adjacent partner company transmitted from the service server on an electronic map and display a graphic image. The map mapping unit 140 can call a commercialized electronic map API, and displays the customer's location on the electronic map according to the current location information transmitted, and the location of one or more affiliated companies existing within a certain range around it. Can be displayed.

In addition, when the customer selects one of the affiliated companies displayed on the map, the map mapping unit 140 may display company information on the affiliated company in the form of a pop-up window.

The notification management unit 150 may receive and display a notification message for an ongoing event in an affiliated company existing in a location adjacent to the current customer from the service server. The affiliated company may itself hold a discount event for members, and the notification management unit 150 may receive a notification message about an ongoing event in the company information about the company adjacent to the current location from the service server, This can be output in the form of a notification window or a notification sound on the customer terminal.

The SNS linking unit 160 may provide a linking function with an external SNS system operated separately from the service server of the present invention. Customers can perform various types of activities such as SNS activities on an external SNS system, such as writing and saving articles, uploading images, conversations, and online shopping on an online space allocated to an account, for example. The system operation side allows member customers to access the external SNS system within the application 101 through business agreements with external SNS systems, and the SNS linkage unit 160 is performed by the member customer in the SNS system. SNS activities such as writing articles and uploading images can be transmitted to the service server.

The payment processing unit 170 may provide a prepayment function for a product purchase reservation or a visit reservation request for an affiliated company selected by a customer. The customer may select a product purchase or a restaurant visit reservation at a specific point in time to a neighboring partner company or an affiliate company selected by search, and the payment processing unit 170 may process a payment procedure for confirming such a reservation. For the payment procedure, a known payment method stored in the terminal database 180 may be used, and the payment processing unit 170 may request payment for a reservation through the payment method from the service server, and pay normally by the service server. When is approved, the reservation process is completed.

The terminal database 180 may store various set values for driving the application 101. In particular, as the application 101 of the present invention provides a function of displaying the current location of customers and companies on an electronic map, the electronic map image can be stored in the terminal database 180 and transmitted from the service server. Electronic coupons and payment methods for reservation may be stored.

On the other hand, the application according to the embodiment of the present invention installed in the above-described customer terminal may be set in conjunction with a student ID, which is usually implemented as a physical card having a payment function through cooperation with a school for students, as a payment method. , When paying for a reservation, the student ID can be used as a payment method to request payment from the service server.

Hereinafter, a structure of a service server of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

3 is a diagram showing the structure of a service server of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the service server 300 of the member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention collects the current location of the customer terminal 100 of a customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time. The collection unit 310, the company matching unit 320 that extracts one or more companies located within a certain distance from the customer terminal 100, and the cost discount for the products or services handled by the extracted companies according to the customer's membership rights According to the request of the service implementation unit 330, which transmits one or more member service information to the customer terminal 100, the customer terminal 100 or the company terminal 200 before signing up, the customer or company's membership registration procedure is performed. At the request of the member management unit 340 and the member management unit 340 that are processed, the customer who is currently undergoing the membership registration process determines whether or not a predefined member is eligible for membership, and decides whether to approve or disapprove membership registration by referring to customer information. The qualification verification unit 350, the server database 360 storing various setting values for the operation of the service server 300, and the external SNS from the customer terminal 100 when a customer subscribed to a member uses an external SNS system. An SNS compensation unit (370) that collects the SNS activity details performed on the system, and requests additional discounts on products or services handled by the company to the company's terminal if there is a relationship with the registered company among the SNS activity details. ) Can be included.

The location collection unit 310 may collect current location information from one or more customer terminals connected through an information communication network in real time. The customer terminal 100 of the member customer can provide the service server 300 with its own location measured through GPS in real time according to the execution of the application, and the location collection unit 310 It receives location information and updates the current location of the customer.

The company matching unit 320 may match and extract a company in a location adjacent to within a certain distance among registered one or more affiliated companies according to the current location of each customer terminal 100. The company matching unit 320 uses the location information of the customer to match the location of the company included in the company information of the affiliated company stored in the server database 360 to extract companies within several m to several hundreds of meters.

The service implementation unit 330 transmits the company information of the partner company matched with the customer whose current location is identified to the customer terminal 100 so that the partner company adjacent to the current location in the customer terminal 100 is displayed on the electronic map. . In addition, the service implementation unit 330 may provide various functions to the customer terminal 100, such as searching for an affiliate company from the customer side or selecting a company through a reverse auction method.

In addition, the service implementation unit 330 performs functions such as transmitting to the customer terminal 100 one or more member service information to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted companies are applied according to the customer's membership rights. Can provide.

In order to implement these functions, the service implementation unit 330 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes the company name and location of the company extracted to the customer terminal, and the company information including a description and cost of the product or service handled by the company. The company information providing unit 331 that provides a, a reservation unit 335 that requests a purchase reservation for a product or service to any one of the extracted two or more companies, and approval for the purchase reservation from the company terminal is completed. When input, the payment processing unit 336 that requests payment for the purchase cost to the customer terminal and approves the payment when payment information is normally transmitted, and when a review according to the purchase of a product or service is input from the customer terminal, the corresponding Reverse auction requesting bidding from two or more extracted companies' terminals when the minimum cost intended by the customer is input from the review writing unit 337 reflecting the information of the product or service and the customer's terminal for the product or service that the customer wants to use It may be composed of an application unit (339).

First, the company information providing unit 331 extracts the company information on one or more affiliated companies matched to each customer by the company matching unit 320 from the server database 360 and transmits it to the corresponding customer terminal 100. Function can be performed.

The event processing unit 332 may process a procedure for holding an event requested by each company through the company terminal 200. In an embodiment of the present invention, events held by each company may be classified into sub-events that are temporarily conducted at the request of the company in addition to the main event that always proceeds. As an example, if the main event is always a 10% discount event, the sub-event is an event such as 1+1 when purchasing a product, an additional 10% discount, and providing a free drink at a specific time.

The event processing unit 332 may receive the content of the sub-event from the company terminal 200 and add the sub-event to each company information.

The reservation unit 335 may process a reservation procedure for purchasing a product, visiting, or using a service according to a customer's request for any one affiliated company selected from the customer terminal 100. The customer terminal 100 may request a reservation by designating a time for a predetermined service, and the reservation unit 335 may relay such reservation information to the corresponding company terminal 200, and after the company confirms the reservation information In response to the approval or rejection, the result may be transmitted to the customer terminal 100.

When payment is requested from the customer terminal 100 for part or all of the cost of purchasing goods or services for the reservation approved reservation, the payment processing unit 336 processes the payment by checking whether it is normal payment information and deciding whether to approve it. can do.

The review writing unit 337 may provide a function of inputting and uploading user reviews for affiliates previously used from the customer terminal 100. After purchasing a product or using a service, a customer may input a review on it through the customer terminal 100, and the review writing unit 337 may provide a review writing tool by the customer terminal 100, and review When the creation is complete, the contents can be stored in association with the company information stored in the server database.

In response to the request of the customer terminal 100, the reverse auction application unit 339 may apply for a reverse auction for the product or service presented by the customer, and accordingly, if one or more affiliates correspond to the product or service handled by the customer, You can participate in the bidding by offering specific prices or conditions. Thereafter, the customer can check the contents of the bid, select a desired partner company, and perform the reservation procedure.

In addition, the member management unit 340 can perform the membership registration process according to the request of the customer and the company, and process the login process according to the request of the customer terminal 100 and the company terminal 200 of customers and companies registered as members. have. In addition, as a member management function, functions such as creation, change, update, and deletion of member information can be provided.

The qualification verification unit 350 serves to verify whether a customer who intends to join a member has a service target qualification. The service according to the embodiment of the present invention targets economically disadvantaged classes such as students, and thus the qualification verification unit 350 requests the basis for verifying whether the customer is a student in the membership registration process, and the customer Qualification may be verified based on customer information transmitted from the terminal 100. As such customer information, a scanned image of a student ID with a student's face and student number may be used.

The server database 360 may store various set values for operating the service server 300. Information stored in the server database 360 includes member information, company information, customer information, and the like. The server database 360 may store, update, delete, and reply to the above-described information according to a request or reference of each component constituting each service server 300.

As one of the features of the present invention, the SNS compensation unit 370 may provide a compensation according to a customer's SNS activity in connection with an external SNS system. In detail, when a customer registered as a member of the system of the present invention subscribes to a known commercialized SNS system and uploads SNS activities related to affiliates, as an example, photos, introductions, and reviews about affiliates, additional benefits are provided. Will be given.

In order to implement this function, the application of the customer terminal 100 can detect the SNS activity performed by the customer by accessing the external SNS system using the customer terminal 100 and transmit it to the service server 300, and SNS compensation The unit 370 may collect the SNS activity details and determine the relevance with the registered affiliated company, and if there is a relationship, the unit 370 may request the terminal 200 of the corresponding company for additional discounts on products or services handled by the corresponding company. .

This is to provide a reward for the activity to the customer as the promotion of the affiliated company naturally occurs according to the customer's SNS activity.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a service by a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

4 is a diagram illustrating a service providing method of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the following description, the executing entity for each step becomes the service server of the present invention and its constituent parts, unless otherwise stated.

Referring to FIG. 4, a method for providing a service of a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes in real time collecting the current location of a customer terminal of a customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification (S100), The step of extracting one or more companies located within a certain distance from the customer terminal (S110) and one or more member service information to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted companies are applied to the customer terminal according to the customer's membership rights. It may include the step of transmitting (S120).

First, as a step (S100) of collecting the current location of the customer terminal of the customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time.When the customer terminal is normally connected according to an attempt to access the service server according to the execution of the web browser or application , The service server receives the current location information from the customer terminal in real time.

On the other hand, the service provided by the system of the present invention is for a specific class, such as students, and may further include an identity verification procedure for whether the customer satisfies the sign-up condition when registering as a member, and accordingly, before step S100, sign up for a member. At the request of the previous customer terminal or company terminal, the step of processing the customer or company's membership registration process, and the customer who is currently undergoing the membership registration process by referring to the customer information determines whether or not the customer is eligible for a predefined membership, and becomes a member. The decision to approve or disapprove may proceed further. Here, as the customer information, a scanned image of a student ID in which the customer's face and student number are displayed may be used.

Next, in the step (S110) of extracting one or more companies located within a certain distance from the customer terminal and matching the customer with the customer (S110), based on the location information collected by the service server, the current location of the customer is identified, and a certain distance is centered on the customer. One or more affiliated companies located within and their company information are extracted. The range of the extracted companies may be changed according to the customer's settings and may range from several m to several hundreds of m.

And, as a step (S120) of transmitting one or more member service information to a customer terminal to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted company are applied according to the customer's membership rights (S120), the service server extracts the extracted company information. One or more members who can check neighboring companies in the customer terminal by sending them to the customer terminal, and at the same time, when the customer selects a company, a discount of a certain rate is applied to the goods or services handled by that company. Service information is provided. Accordingly, a customer can select a desired affiliate company and use a product or service at a discounted price, and the company can attract customers without a separate promotion activity.

In addition, in step S120, the customer may propose a reverse auction for one or more affiliates to purchase goods or services at their intended price. According to this reverse auction method, the service server is intended to be used by the customer from the customer terminal. It receives the minimum cost intended for the product or service, and requests a bid from two or more companies' terminals extracted from the customer's terminal.

On the other hand, after step S120, after the step of transmitting one or more member service information to the customer terminal to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted company are applied according to the customer's membership rights, the SNS linkage function is performed. As a step, when a customer registered as a member uses an external SNS system, the service server collects the SNS activity details performed on the external SNS system from the customer terminal, the step of determining the relevance of the registered company among the SNS activity details, and , If it is determined that there is a relationship, a step of requesting an additional discount for a product or service handled by a corresponding company may be performed to the company terminal.

Hereinafter, the technical idea of the present invention will be described in detail through an example of a screen provided through an application by a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 to 7 are diagrams illustrating screens displayed on a customer terminal provided by a member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the application of the member-based location-based social commerce system according to an embodiment of the present invention transmits the location information of the current customer terminal 100 to the service server according to execution, and the service server accordingly transmits the current location information of the customer terminal 100 to the service server. ), and one or more affiliates adjacent to the current location can be displayed on an electronic map (scr).

The electronic map (scr) may be implemented using a known map API, and on this electronic map, one or more affiliates (p) located within a certain range around the current location of the customer (usr) may be displayed.

Customers can easily check their current location and the location of affiliates (p) who can receive benefits such as discounts through the electronic map (scr). You can check detailed company information on products or services handled and discount benefits.

Referring to FIG. 6, as one of the company information, as one of the company information, it is a screen that displays the contents of events currently being conducted by affiliates adjacent to the customer. The customer terminal includes the company name, business type, and discount of each affiliate provided from the service server. Event contents can be displayed on the screen in the form of a list. The customer can check the desired company and product or service from such a list, and select any one of the companies to request a reservation purchase or visit reservation.

Here, the above-described event may further include not only the main discount service provided as a member to the customer, but also a sub discount event that can be additionally applied. As illustrated, in addition to the main discount event, the home chicken may further set and provide a '1+1' sub discount event on a single occasion.

In addition, referring to FIG. 7, a screen for a reverse auction method product purchase function conducted by a customer for an affiliated company is shown, and a customer can input a desired condition and price for a product or service through a customer terminal, Accordingly, the service server distributes the input information to the terminal of the partner operated by the affiliated company so that the company can check it, and then receives a response from the terminal of each company that wants to participate in the reverse auction and provides it to the customer terminal.

Accordingly, the customer may check the contents of a bid for one or more companies that have made a bid, and select one of the affiliated companies according to their preferences to make product purchase reservations or visit reservations.

Although many items are specifically described in the above description, this should be interpreted as an illustration of a preferred embodiment rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be determined by the described embodiments, but should be determined by the claims and equivalents to the claims.

100: customer terminal 101: application
110: server interlocking unit 120: location information providing unit
130: company search unit 140: map mapping unit
150: notification management unit 160: SNS linkage unit
170: payment processing unit 180: terminal database
200: vendor terminal 300: service server
310: location collection unit 320: company matching unit
330: service implementation unit 331: company information providing unit
332: event processing unit 335: reservation unit
336: payment processing unit 337: review writing unit
339: reverse auction application department 340: member management department
350: qualification verification unit 360: service database
370: SNS linkage unit

Claims (12)

As a social commerce system including a service server that provides a social commerce service by interworking with one or more customer terminals and company terminals,
The service server,
A location collection unit that collects the current location of a customer terminal of a customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time;
A company matching unit for extracting one or more companies located within a predetermined distance from the customer terminal; And
A service implementation unit that transmits to the customer terminal one or more member service information to which cost discounts are applied for products or services handled by the extracted company according to the customer's membership rights.
Membership location-based social commerce system comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The service implementation unit,
A company information provider providing company information including a company name and location of the company extracted to the customer terminal, and a description and cost of a product or service handled by the company;
A reservation unit for requesting a purchase reservation for a product or service from one of the extracted two or more companies;
A payment processing unit for requesting payment for the purchase cost to the customer terminal when approval is completed for the purchase reservation from the vendor terminal, and approving a payment case when payment information is normally transmitted; And
When a review of a product or service is inputted from the customer terminal, a review writing unit that reflects the product or service information
Membership location-based social commerce system comprising a. The method of claim 2,
The service implementation unit,
In response to the request of the company's terminal, an event processing unit that sets the holding of a temporary sub-event in addition to the main event that is always ongoing by the company, and reflects it in the company information
Membership location-based social commerce system further comprising. The method of claim 2,
The service implementation unit,
When the customer's intended minimum cost is input from the customer terminal for the product or service that the customer wants to use, the reverse auction request unit requests a bid from the extracted terminal of two or more companies.
Membership location-based social commerce system further comprising. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The service server,
A member management unit that handles the membership registration process of the customer or company according to the request of the customer terminal or the company's terminal before membership registration; And
At the request of the member management department, a qualification verification unit that refers to customer information to determine whether a customer currently undergoing membership registration is eligible for a predefined membership, and decides whether to approve or disapprove membership.
Membership location-based social commerce system comprising a. The method of claim 5,
The above customer information is,
Membership location-based social commerce system that includes a scanned image of a student ID card with the customer's face and student number displayed. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
When a registered customer uses an external SNS system, SNS activity details performed on the external SNS system are collected from the customer terminal, and if there is a relationship with the registered company among the SNS activity details, the company handles it. SNS compensation unit that requests an additional discount for the product or service to be provided to the terminal of the company
Membership location-based social commerce system comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The customer terminal installs and executes an application for interworking with the service server,
The application,
A server linking unit for performing data communication by accessing the service server through an information communication network;
A location information providing unit that recognizes the location information of the current customer terminal and provides it to the service server;
A company search unit for requesting from the service server for company information of one or more companies located within a certain distance handling products or services corresponding to the keyword according to a customer's keyword input;
A map mapping unit that displays a current location of a customer terminal and a location of an adjacent company on the electronic map;
A notification management unit for receiving events and notifications from the service server and displaying them on a customer terminal;
An SNS linking unit that connects to an external SNS system and transmits SNS activity details related to the company to the service server on the SNS opened by the customer's account; And
A payment processing unit that requests the service server for a payment procedure according to the purchase of a product or service provided by any one company
Membership location-based social commerce system comprising a. As a service providing method by a social commerce system by a service server that provides a social commerce service in connection with one or more customer terminals and company terminals,
Collecting in real time the current location of a customer terminal of a customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification;
Extracting one or more companies located within a predetermined distance from the customer terminal; And
Transmitting one or more member service information to the customer terminal to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted company are applied according to the customer's membership rights
Membership-based location-based social commerce system service providing method comprising a. The method of claim 9,
Before the step of collecting the current location of the customer terminal of the customer registered as a member according to a specific qualification in real time,
Processing the membership registration procedure of the customer or company according to the request of the customer terminal or the company terminal before membership registration; And
Including the step of determining whether a customer who is currently undergoing membership registration with reference to customer information determines whether or not a member is eligible for a predefined membership, and decides whether to approve or disapprove membership,
The customer information is a member-based location-based social commerce system service providing method including a scanned image of a student ID in which the customer's face and student number are displayed. The method of claim 9,
Transmitting one or more member service information to the customer terminal to which cost discounts for products or services handled by the extracted company are applied according to the customer's membership rights,
Receiving a minimum cost intended by the customer for a product or service that the customer intends to use from the customer terminal; And
Requesting a bid from two or more vendor terminals extracted from the customer terminal
A method for providing a service of a member-based location-based social commerce system further comprising. The method of claim 9,
After the step of transmitting to the customer terminal one or more member service information to which cost discounts are applied for products or services handled by the extracted company according to the member rights of the customer,
When a customer registered as a member uses an external SNS system, collecting SNS activity details performed on the external SNS system from the customer terminal;
Determining a relevance to a registered company among the SNS activity details; And
If it is determined that there is a relevance, requesting an additional discount for the product or service handled by the relevant company to the company's terminal
Membership-based location-based social commerce system service providing method comprising a.

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