KR20230039448A - Systems and methods for using point sharing between stores - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a system and a method for optimizing a local commercial area and making customers share and use points by mutual affiliation between stores within the local commercial area. A point sharing system which enables points to be shared and used between stores, according to one embodiment, comprises: a local commercial area setting module which collects location information of stores in a predetermined area and floating population information of the predetermined area, and based on the floating population information, selects a plurality of reference points in the predetermined area, and based on and the plurality of reference points and the location information of the stores, sets a local commercial area and mediates affiliations between store terminals within the local commercial area; and a point processing module which, according to a point using request of a customer terminal within the local commercial area, processes the point sharing use between stores affiliated within the local commercial area.

Description

Systems and methods for using point sharing between stores}

The present invention relates to a system and method for sharing and using points between stores, and more particularly, to a system and method for enabling customers to share and use points issued at different stores.

Large companies allow customers to share and use points issued by each company's stores through partnerships between companies, and stores in the form of a specific community, such as franchises, allow customers to share points issued by each store belonging to the community. so that it can be used. In order to participate in this, it takes a lot of system construction cost or due to its closed nature, it is practically difficult for small shops focused on individual store owners to participate. In addition, large companies and community-type stores that operate based on bases are very different from local limited-based small stores in commercial districts, and there are differences in sales products and services, so there is no effect of actual participation by small stores focused on individual store owners. .

Accordingly, small shops can gather and form a community to share and use points. To this end, it is necessary to set up a local commercial district by grouping small shops. The scope of small shops' commercial districts is different from that of large companies or community-type stores. When setting a local commercial district based on location information, it is difficult to set a practical local commercial district considering the surrounding environment (roads, people's movement lines, etc.) There is still a limit to setting up an effective local commercial district because the local commercial district is still composed based on the public zone and does not reflect the actual movement and density of customers.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for optimizing local commercial districts and enabling customers to share and use points by mutual cooperation between stores in local commercial districts.

According to an embodiment, a point sharing system for sharing and using points between stores collects location information of stores in a predetermined area and floating population information of the predetermined area, and collects the predetermined floating population information based on the floating population information. a regional business district setting module that selects a plurality of reference points in a region, sets a local business district based on the plurality of reference points and location information of the stores, and mediates cooperation between store terminals in the local business district; and a point processing module for processing point sharing and use between affiliated stores in the local business district according to a point usage request of a customer terminal in the local business district.

The local commercial area setting module may derive a movement line of the population based on the floating population information, and select a point having a population distribution density equal to or greater than a predetermined value among a plurality of points obtained by dividing the movement line as a reference point.

The regional commercial district setting module sets a predetermined radius range as the primary commercial district based on the reference point for each reference point, and the primary commercial district of the reference point in which a store whose distance from the adjacent reference point is within a critical distance exists in the primary commercial district is adjacent to the local commercial district. The process of integrating with the primary commercial district of the reference point and expanding to the same commercial district can be repeated for each reference point to set the local commercial district.

The local business setting module receives a request for affiliation with a second store belonging to the local business area from a terminal of a first store in the local business area, transmits the request to the terminal of the second store, and accepts the request from the terminal of the second store. A response may be received, and affiliate information including a point exchange rate may be received and stored from terminals of the first and second stores, respectively.

The point processing module generates a barcode for using points and transmits it to the customer terminal when receiving a request for using points accumulated at the first store from the customer terminal at the second store, and 2 When receiving a point deduction request according to the scan of the barcode from the terminal of the store, the points accumulated at the first store may be deducted according to the point exchange rate.

The point processing module may pay the remainder of the point settlement money paid from the first store to the second store after excluding a predetermined fee.

The regional business setting module selects a hub store and a border store from among stores in the local business area based on the number of affiliate connections and the affiliate connection direction of each store, and selects the hub store and the border store based on the hub store and the border store. Commerce can be optimized.

The regional commercial district setting module may divide the regional commercial district based on interconnected hub stores and set a final limit range of the divided regional commercial district based on boundary stores connected to the hub stores.

The regional commercial district setting module selects a store having an affiliate connection direction of left and right or up and down, in which the number of affiliate connection branches is greater than or equal to a predetermined number, as a hub store, and a store having only one affiliate connection direction among left, right, up, and down directions. Can be selected as a boundary store.

A method for sharing and using points between stores in a point sharing system according to an embodiment includes the steps of collecting location information of stores in a predetermined area and floating population information of the predetermined area; selecting a plurality of reference points of the predetermined area based on the floating population information, and setting a local business area based on the plurality of reference points and location information of the stores; mediating an alliance between store terminals within the local commercial district; and processing point sharing and use between affiliated stores in the local business district according to a point usage request of a customer terminal in the local business district.

The step of setting the local commercial district includes deriving a movement line of the population based on the floating population information, and selecting a point having a population distribution density equal to or greater than a predetermined value as a reference point among a plurality of points obtained by dividing the movement line. can do.

In the step of setting the local commercial district, a predetermined radius range based on the reference point is set as the primary commercial district for each reference point, and a store having a distance from an adjacent reference point within a critical distance exists in the primary commercial district of the reference point. The process of integrating with the primary commercial district of an adjacent reference point and expanding to the same commercial district is repeated for each reference point to set a local commercial district.

The step of mediating the affiliation may include receiving an affiliation request for a second store belonging to the local business district from a terminal of a first store in the local business district and transmitting the request to the terminal of the second store; receiving an acceptance response from a terminal of the second store; and receiving and storing affiliate information including a point exchange rate from terminals of the first and second stores, respectively.

The processing of the point sharing use may include receiving a point use request for using points accumulated at the first store at the second store from the customer terminal; Generating a barcode for point use and transmitting it to the customer terminal; Receiving a point deduction request according to the scan of the barcode from a terminal of the second store; and deducting points accumulated in the first store according to the point exchange rate.

The processing of the point sharing use may further include paying the second store a remainder minus a predetermined fee from the point settlement paid from the first store.

The method may include selecting a hub store and a border store from among stores in the local business area based on the number of affiliate connections and the affiliate connection direction of each store; and optimizing the local commercial area based on the hub store and the border store.

In the optimizing step, the local commercial district may be divided based on interconnected hub stores, and a final limit range of the divided local commercial district may be set based on boundary stores connected to the hub store.

The hub store is a store in which the number of affiliate connection branches is greater than or equal to a predetermined number and has an affiliate connection direction of left and right or up and down, and the border store may be a store that has only one affiliate connection direction among left, right, up, and down. .

According to the present invention, local small stores maintain the point system of existing stores and allow customers to share and use points of small stores within the local commercial area, thereby increasing the staying time of customers in the local commercial area and promoting new inflows. Thus, synergy between stores can be enhanced. In particular, in the present invention, the synergistic effect of joint marketing can be maximized by optimizing the local commercial district.

1 is a diagram illustrating a point sharing architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the point sharing system of Figure 1;
3 is a diagram illustrating a movement line of a population, a plurality of points, and a reference point according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a diagram illustrating a method of setting a local commercial area according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram illustrating an example of upgrading a local commercial district according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a local business area in a point sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of forming an alliance between stores according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of upgrading a local commercial district according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a flowchart illustrating a point sharing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar components are given the same reference numerals regardless of reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffixes "module" and "unit" for components used in the following description are given or used together in consideration of ease of writing the specification, and do not have meanings or roles that are distinct from each other by themselves. In addition, in describing the embodiments disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the embodiment disclosed in this specification, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the embodiments disclosed in this specification, the technical idea disclosed in this specification is not limited by the accompanying drawings, and all changes included in the spirit and technical scope of the present invention , it should be understood to include equivalents or substitutes.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. These terms are only used for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this application, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that there is a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, but one or more other features It should be understood that the presence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof is not precluded.

In implementing the present invention, components may be subdivided for convenience of description, but these components may be implemented in one device or module, or one component may be divided into multiple devices or modules may be implemented in

1 is a diagram illustrating a point sharing architecture according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the point sharing architecture includes a customer terminal 110, a store terminal 120, an existing store point management system 130, a point sharing system 140, and a communication network 150 connecting them. . Here, the communication network 150 includes a known mobile communication network or a next-generation mobile communication network, wired Internet, or short-distance wireless communication, but is not necessarily limited thereto, and is not particularly limited if it is a network for wired or wireless communication.

The customer terminal 110 includes a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or tablet PC, or a fixed terminal such as a desktop, and communicates with the point sharing system 140 to share and use point information and points possessed by the customer for each store. Stores that can be used may be checked, and the use of points selected by the customer may be requested to the point sharing system 140 . The customer terminal 110 may include a dedicated application for this purpose. When transmitting a point use request to the point sharing system 140, the customer terminal 110 may receive and display a payment barcode from the point sharing system 140.

The store terminal 120 includes a mobile terminal such as a smartphone or tablet PC, or a fixed terminal such as a desktop, and communicates with the point sharing system 140 to be a partner within the local commercial area proposed by the point sharing system 140. A list of stores that can form an alliance may be queried, and an alliance with a store selected by the store owner from among the list of stores may be established. When setting up an alliance, it is possible to set the exchange rate of points, limit/period of sharing points, etc. The store terminal 120 scans the payment barcode displayed on the customer terminal 110 of the customer who wants to use the points, transmits the corresponding information to the point specific system 140, and requests point deduction processing.

The store terminal 120 communicates with the existing store point management system 130 and transmits identification information and payment information of customers who have purchased products/services at the store to the existing store point management system 130 to request point accumulation. can Alternatively, in the case of a store that does not use the existing store point management system 130, the store terminal 120 may request point accumulation by transmitting customer identification information and payment information to the point sharing system 140. The store terminal 120 may individually include an application communicating with the existing store point management system 130 and an application communicating with the point sharing system 140, or may include an integrated application.

The existing store point management system 130 communicates with the store terminal 120, receives identification information and payment information of customers who have purchased goods/services at the store, and calculates points for the corresponding store for the corresponding customer. Save. The existing store point management system 130 communicates with the point sharing system 140 through the communication network 150 to transmit customer identification information and point information to the point sharing system 140, and the point sharing system 140 ) It is possible to receive point deduction information from.

The point sharing system 140 optimizes the local commercial district based on store information (location, industry, etc.), local floating population, density, population movement line data, etc., and provides each store terminal 120 within the local commercial district. It provides a list of stores that can form partnership alliances and enables them to establish partnership partnerships between stores. The point sharing system 140, upon receiving an affiliation request for a second store terminal from a first store terminal, transfers the affiliation request to the second store terminal, and rejects or accepts a response from the second store terminal to the first store terminal. send.

The point sharing system 140 receives and stores setting information such as the exchange rate of points and the sharing point limit/period from the store terminal 120 when setting up a partnership alliance, and stores it, and customers share points at affiliated stores. Points can be deducted by referring to the exchange rate, sharing point limit/period, etc. When a point use request is received from the customer terminal 110, the point sharing system 140 generates a payment barcode and transmits it to the customer terminal 110, and the store terminal 120 of the store where the customer wants to use the point receives the corresponding barcode. Points may be deducted by receiving scan information of the payment barcode.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the point sharing system of Figure 1; Referring to FIG. 2 , the point sharing system 140 includes a regional business setting module 210 and a point processing module 220 . The point sharing system 140 may include a memory, a memory controller, one or more processors (CPUs), a peripheral interface, a display device, an input device, and communication circuitry. The memory may include high-speed random access memory, and may also include one or more magnetic disk storage devices, non-volatile memory such as flash memory devices, or other non-volatile semiconductor memory devices. Access to memory by the processor and other components, such as peripheral interfaces, may be controlled by the memory controller. The memory may store various types of information and program instructions, and the program is executed by a processor. Peripheral interfaces connect I/O peripherals with the processor and memory. One or more processors execute various software programs and/or sets of instructions stored in memory to perform various functions and process data for the system. The regional trade area setting module 210 and the point processing module 220 shown in FIG. 2 may be implemented as programs, stored in a memory, and executed by a processor, or may operate in a combination of hardware and software.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the regional commercial area setting module 210 includes a collection unit 211, a reference point selection unit 212, a regional commercial area setting unit 213, an alliance setting unit 214, and an advancement unit 215 includes

The collection unit 211 collects store information by region and floating population information. The store information includes a location, type of business, and the like. The floating population information includes location information of the population for each time period. Store information may be collected from a location-based geographic information system, and floating population information may be collected from a telecommunication company system. The telecommunications company system analyzes location information of portable terminals by time zone and holds floating population information by region. Alternatively, floating population information may be collected from a small business commercial district information system or the like, or may be collected using information of portable terminals connected to Wi-Fi installed in various places. Alternatively, it may be collected through analysis of CCTV images installed in the area.

The reference point selection unit 212 derives the movement line of the population for each region based on the floating population information collected by the collection unit 211, and equally divides the movement line to derive a plurality of points. The reference point selection unit 212 analyzes the population distribution density for each of a plurality of points based on the floating population information, and selects a point having a population distribution density equal to or greater than a predetermined value (eg, average) as a reference point. The density of population distribution may be calculated based on, for example, the number of people per unit area in a predetermined time period or based on the number of people passing through a corresponding point in a predetermined time period.

3 is a diagram illustrating a movement line of a population, a plurality of points, and a reference point according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3 , a movement line 310 of the population is derived based on floating population information of a specific region. Then, the moving line 310 is equally divided to derive a plurality of points. In FIG. 3, 12 points of A to R are derived. For each of the 12 points, the distribution density of people is analyzed, and four points that are above the average of the distribution density of the 12 points, that is, "C", "Bar", "A", and "Ka" points are selected as reference points. do.

The regional commercial district setting unit 213 sets a predetermined radius range as the primary commercial district based on the reference point for each reference point selected by the reference point selection unit 212 . Since the primary commercial district is set for each reference point, a plurality of primary commercial districts are set when there are a plurality of reference points. For example, if there are three reference points, three primary commercial districts are set.

The regional commercial district setting unit 213 refers to the shop information (ie, location information) for each region collected by the collecting unit 211, and determines whether the primary commercial district of each reference point is the same as the primary commercial district of an adjacent reference point. After analysis, if it is the same commercial district, the primary commercial districts of the two adjacent reference points are integrated and expanded to the same commercial district. The regional commercial district setting unit 213 determines that the primary commercial district of a reference point in which a store whose distance from an adjacent reference point is within the threshold distance exists in the primary commercial district is the same commercial district as the primary commercial district of an adjacent reference point. For example, there are primary commercial districts of first and second reference points adjacent to each other, and the distance between the first reference point and the second reference point of the store closest to the second reference point among stores within the primary commercial district is within a critical distance. , the commercial districts of the first and second reference points are determined to be the same commercial district. The regional commercial area setting unit 212 repeats this process to set the final regional commercial area.

4 is a diagram illustrating a method of setting a local commercial area according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the example of FIG. 4 , each of a, b, c, d, e, and f is a reference point, and a predetermined radius range based on each reference point is set as the first commercial district. That is, based on each reference point a, b, c, d, the areas A, B, C, and D are set as the primary commercial districts. Area A and area B are adjacent commercial areas, and it is analyzed whether the two areas are the same commercial area. That is, since store K among the stores in area A has the closest distance to the reference point b in the adjacent area B, and the distance is within a critical distance, areas A and B are integrated into the same commercial district. Similarly, areas B and C are integrated into the same commercial district. On the other hand, since the distance between the store M and the d reference point in area A, which is the closest to the d reference point in area D, is beyond the critical distance, areas A and D are not integrated into the same commercial district.

The affiliation setting unit 214 establishes affiliation between stores based on the regional business area set by the regional business area setting unit 213 . Specifically, when a request for searching for a local business district is received from the store terminal 120 , the affiliate setting unit 214 provides the store terminal 120 with a list of stores in the set local business district.

When an affiliation request for a specific store in the provided store list is received from the store terminal 120, the affiliate setting unit 214 sends an affiliation request including information of the store requesting affiliation to the store terminal 120 of the specific store. and receives an acceptance or rejection response from the store terminal 120 of the specific store, and transmits it to the store terminal 120 requesting affiliation. When an alliance is established, the alliance setting unit 214 stores the affiliate information in a storage means.

The affiliate setting unit 214 receives, from each affiliated store terminal 120, information about a point exchange rate with affiliated stores and a sharing point limit/period, and stores the information after adding it to affiliate information. Accordingly, the customer can share and use points at affiliate stores according to the point exchange rate within the limit/period of sharing points.

As the number of alliances between stores increases, data on the number of affiliate connections and the direction of affiliate connections for each store is generated. Accordingly, the upgrading unit 215 selects a hub store and a border store from among stores in the local business area based on this, and advances the local business area based on the hub store and the border store.

Specifically, the upgrade unit 215 selects a store having a left-right or up-and-down affiliate connection direction in which the number of affiliate connection branches is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, based on the number of affiliate connection branches and affiliate connection direction data of each store, as a hub store; , stores that have only one direction of affiliation connection among left, right, up, and down are selected as boundary stores. The upgrade unit 215 sets the final regional commercial district by dividing the regional commercial district based on interconnected hub stores and setting a final limit range of the divided regional commercial district based on border stores connected to the hub store.

5 is a diagram illustrating an example of upgrading a local commercial district according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5 , stores designated by alphabets are stores in a local commercial district in which areas A, B, and C enlarged with reference to FIG. 4 are integrated. Each store may enter into a mutual alliance according to the method described above. Among the stores shown in FIG. 5 , stores in which the number of affiliate connection branches is four or more and which have affiliate connection directions of left and right or up and down are stores A, C, and D. Accordingly, stores A, C, and D are selected as hub stores. Among stores A, C, and D, stores A and C are interconnected, and store D is not connected. Therefore, the area from the A/C store to the border stores I, E, J, N, O, and P stores is set as one local commercial district 510, and the border stores K, L, M based on the D store. , The area up to the B store is set as another local commercial district 520 . That is, one local commercial district described with reference to FIG. 4 is divided into two local commercial districts 510 and 520 according to information on affiliation between stores. Later, when a new store is opened in each of the local commercial districts 510 and 520, a list of stores in the local commercial district including the corresponding store is recommended as an alliance target.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the point processing module 220 includes a use request receiving unit 221 , a retained point transceiving unit 222 , a barcode generating unit 223 , and a point deduction unit 224 .

The use request receiver 221 receives a point use request from the customer terminal 110 . The point use request may include shop information to use points and point information to use.

The retained point transmitter/receiver 222 transmits point information currently held by each customer to the customer terminal 110 according to the request of the customer terminal 110 . The possessed point transmitter/receiver 222 may transmit, to the customer terminal 110, a list of stores where the customer has points that can be used. At this time, the retention point transceiver 222 may transmit a list of stores included within a predetermined radius based on the current location of the customer terminal 110 . The customer may select a store to use points from the store list displayed on the customer terminal 110 and select a point to use, and accordingly, the use request receiving unit 221 receives a point use request.

In one embodiment, the possessed point transceiver 222, when the customer transmits point information held by each store to the customer terminal 110, analyzes the customer's point accumulation / use history, and determines the location of the customer terminal 110. As a criterion, a list of stores where points can be used within a predetermined radius may be transmitted. For example, it is possible to provide a predetermined number of stores that the corresponding customer uses the most, or stores of the most visited type of business after using current points. Alternatively, a predetermined number of stores closest to the customer terminal 110 may be provided.

The barcode generator 223 generates a barcode based on the point use request received from the use request receiver 221 and transmits the generated barcode to the customer terminal 110 . The barcode may include store information where points were accumulated, store information at which points are to be used, and point information to be used. Preferably, the barcode generation unit 232 includes point information to be used in the barcode by referring to a point exchange rate between a store where points are accumulated and a store where the points are to be used, a limit/period of sharing points, and the like. For example, if a customer uses 1,000 points accumulated at store A at store B, and the point exchange rate between store A and store B is 0.5, the customer is given 500 points as points that can be used at store B. do.

The customer shows the barcode received on the customer terminal 110 to the store owner at the store where the points are to be used, and the store owner scans the barcode with the store terminal 120 and transmits a point deduction request. The point deduction unit 224 receives the point deduction request according to the scan of the barcode from the store terminal 120 and deducts the customer's retained points based on the request. The point deduction unit 224 communicates with the existing store point management system 130 to request deduction of the customer's retained points, receives a response, and transmits the point deduction result to the customer terminal 110 . Alternatively, the point deduction unit 224 may subtract points from the point information stored on its own when the point information is stored on its own. Also, the point deduction unit 224 transmits a point use approval completion response to the store terminal 120 .

When the points are deducted, the settlement money according to the use of the points is deposited from the store from which the customer's points were deducted to the store where the customer's points were used. In the previous example, if the customer used 1,000 points accumulated at store A at store B, the point exchange rate was 0.5, and therefore 500 won was deducted as points from the amount to be paid at store B, store A was transferred to store B. 500 won will be paid later. The point settlement may be paid directly between stores, or may be paid in connection with a financial institution through the point deduction unit 224 . When deposits are deposited in each store at a pre-designated financial institution and points are deducted, the point deduction unit 224 may transfer the point settlement money through the designated financial institution. Depending on the embodiment, a business operator operating the point sharing system 140 may receive an amount of a predetermined percentage of the settlement amount.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting a local business area in a point sharing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , in step S601 , the point sharing system 140 collects shop information by region and floating population information. The store information includes a location, type of business, and the like. The floating population information includes location information of the population for each time period. Store information may be collected from a location-based geographic information system, and floating population information may be collected from a telecommunication company system. Alternatively, it may be collected from a small business commercial district information system, etc., may be collected using information of portable terminals connected to Wi-Fi installed in various places, or may be collected through analysis of CCTV images installed in the area.

In step S602, the point sharing system 140 derives a reference point for each region based on the collected floating population information. Specifically, the point sharing system 140 derives a movement line of the population based on floating population information, and equally divides the movement line to derive a plurality of points. Then, the point sharing system 140 analyzes the population distribution density for each of a plurality of points based on the floating population information, and selects a point having a population distribution density equal to or greater than a predetermined value (eg, average) as a reference point. The density of population distribution may be calculated based on, for example, the number of people per unit area in a predetermined time period or based on the number of people passing through a corresponding point in a predetermined time period.

In step S603, the point sharing system 140 sets a predetermined radius range as the primary business area based on the reference point for each reference point selected in step S602. Since the primary commercial district is set for each reference point, a plurality of primary commercial districts are set when there are a plurality of reference points. For example, if there are three reference points, three primary commercial districts are set.

In step S604, the point sharing system 140 refers to shop information by region and analyzes whether or not the primary commercial district of each reference point is the same commercial district as the primary commercial district of an adjacent reference point. Integrate the first commercial district and expand it to the same commercial district. The point sharing system 140 determines that the primary commercial district of a reference point where a store with a distance from an adjacent reference point within a threshold distance exists in the primary commercial district is the same commercial district as the primary commercial district of an adjacent reference point. For example, there are primary commercial districts of first and second reference points adjacent to each other, and the distance between the first reference point and the second reference point of the store closest to the second reference point among stores within the primary commercial district is within a critical distance. , the commercial districts of the first and second reference points are determined to be the same commercial district.

In step S605, the point sharing system 140 repeats the process of step S604 between adjacent primary commercial districts to set the final local commercial district.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a method of forming an alliance between stores according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in step S701, the store terminal 1 accesses the point sharing system 140 and transmits a local business search request. In step S702, the point sharing system 140 transmits, to the store terminal 1, the list of stores in the local commercial area to which the store terminal 1 belongs, set by the method described with reference to FIG. 6. At this time, the point sharing system 140 may provide various types of information such as type of business and location of each store.

In step S703, the store owner of the store terminal 1 selects a store to form an alliance with from the list of stores displayed in the store terminal 1. In this embodiment, it is assumed that store 2 is selected. Accordingly, in step S704 , store terminal 1 transmits an alliance request including store 2 information to the point sharing system 140 .

In step S705, the point sharing system 140 transmits an affiliation request including information of store 1 to the store terminal 2 of store 2. Here, information on store 1 includes various types of information such as type of business and location. The store owner of store 2 may accept or reject the partnership by reviewing the information of store 1 displayed on the store terminal 2 . In this embodiment, accept is entered.

In step S706, the store terminal 2 transmits an alliance acceptance to the point sharing system 140. In step S707, the point sharing system 140 transmits an alliance result including an alliance acceptance or rejection response received from the store terminal 2 to the store terminal 1.

After the partnership request and acceptance process is completed, the store owner of store 1 and the store owner of store 2 share the point exchange rate and share with the point sharing system 140 through store terminal 1 and store terminal 2 in steps S708 and S709. Transmit affiliate information including information about point limit/period. In step S710, the point sharing system 140 stores the received affiliate information. Accordingly, the customer can share and use points at affiliate stores according to the point exchange rate within the limit/period of sharing points.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a process of upgrading a local commercial district according to an embodiment of the present invention. As described with reference to FIG. 6 , regional commercial districts are set, and as described with reference to FIG. 7 , the number of affiliate connections and affiliate connection direction data for each store are generated as alliances are formed between stores in the local commercial district.

In step S801, the point sharing system 140 extracts the number of affiliate connections and affiliate connection direction data of each store in the local commercial area from the affiliate information. In step S802, the point sharing system 140 determines that a store having a left-right or up-and-down affiliate connection direction, in which the number of affiliate connection branches is equal to or greater than a predetermined number, based on the number of affiliate connection branches and affiliate connection direction data of each store, is designated as a hub store. select In addition, in step S803, the point sharing system 140 selects a store having only one affiliate connection direction among left, right, up, and down as a border store.

In step S804, the point sharing system 140 divides local commercial districts based on interconnected hub stores. And, in step S804, the point sharing system 140 sets the final regional commercial district by setting the final limit range of each divided regional commercial district based on the border shops connected to the hub shop.

According to the method described with reference to FIG. 8 , the local commercial district set with reference to FIG. 6 may be divided into a plurality of local commercial districts based on hub shops and border shops, and may be optimized. Later, when a new store is opened in each divided local business district, a list of stores in the local business district including the corresponding store is recommended as an alliance target.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using point sharing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9 , in step S901, the customer terminal 110 accesses the point sharing system 140 and transmits a point inquiry request. At this time, the customer terminal 110 may transmit a point inquiry request including location information.

In step S902, the point sharing system 140, based on the identification information of the customer terminal 110, can use the point owned by the customer in the local commercial area corresponding to the customer terminal 110's store-specific store and the current location. A store list is retrieved and transmitted to the customer terminal 110 . The point sharing system 140 may transmit a list of stores included within a predetermined radius based on the current location of the customer terminal 110 .

In one embodiment, the point sharing system 140, when transmitting the point information held by the customer for each store to the customer terminal 110, by analyzing the customer's point accumulation / use history, based on the location of the customer terminal 110 A list of stores where points can be used within a predetermined radius can be transmitted. For example, it is possible to provide a predetermined number of stores that the corresponding customer uses the most, or stores of the most visited type of business after using current points. Alternatively, a predetermined number of stores closest to the customer terminal 110 may be provided.

In step S903, the customer terminal 110 transmits a point use request including shop information to use points and point information to use to the point sharing system 140 according to the customer's input. The store information includes information about the store where the points are accumulated and information on other stores that are affiliated with the store where the points are accumulated and the customer can share and use the corresponding points. In this embodiment, it is assumed that store 2 stores points and store 1 stores points to be shared and used.

In step S904, the point sharing system 140 generates a barcode based on the point use request. In one example, the point sharing system 140 may generate a barcode including shop information where points were saved, shop information to use points, and point information to be used. Preferably, the point sharing system 140 includes point information to be used in a barcode by referring to a point exchange rate between a store where points are saved and a store where the points are to be used, a limit/period of sharing points, and the like. For example, if a customer uses 1,000 points accumulated at store 2 at store 1, and the point exchange rate between store 2 and store 1 is 0.5, the customer is given 500 points as points that can be used at store 1. do.

In step S905, the point sharing system 140 transmits the generated barcode to the customer terminal 110. After purchasing goods/services from store 1, the customer presents the barcode received to the customer terminal 110 in the payment process to the store owner of store 1, and thus the store owner presents the barcode displayed on the customer terminal 110 through the store terminal 1. After scanning, the store terminal 1 transmits a point deduction request to the point sharing system 140 in step S907. The point deduction request may include store information where points are accumulated, store information at which points are to be used, and point information to be used.

In step S908, the point sharing system 140 deducts the customer's retained points according to the point deduction request. Preferably, the point sharing system 140 may communicate with the existing store point management system 130 that stores point information of store 2 to request deduction of the customer's retained points and receive a response. Alternatively, if the point sharing system 140 stores the point information of store 2 on its own, points may be deducted from the point information stored on its own.

In step S909, the point sharing system 140 transmits point use approval completion to the store terminal 1. Therefore, the store owner of store 1 pays with the amount reflected by the points.

In step S910, the point sharing system 140 transmits the point deduction result to the customer terminal 110. Preferably, the point sharing system 140 may transmit used point information and remaining point information to the customer terminal 110 .

After the point sharing use is completed in this way, in step S911, the store terminal 2 may transmit the settlement amount according to the customer's use of points to the point sharing system 140, and in step S912 the point sharing system 140 may transfer the settlement amount from the received settlement amount. The settlement money excluding a predetermined fee may be transmitted to the store terminal 1 . Preferably, payment of the settlement amount means transfer to an account of a designated financial institution.

According to the above embodiment, local small stores maintain the point system of existing stores and allow customers to share and use the points of small stores within the local commercial area, thereby increasing the staying time of customers in the local commercial area and increasing new inflow. By promoting it, synergy between stores can be increased. In particular, in the present invention, the synergistic effect of joint marketing can be maximized by optimizing the local commercial district.

While this specification contains many features, such features should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention or the claims. Also, features described in separate embodiments in this specification may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in this specification in a single embodiment may be implemented in various embodiments individually or in combination as appropriate.

Although actions are described in a particular order in the drawings, it should not be understood that such actions are performed in the specific order as shown, or that the actions are performed in a series of sequential order, or that all described actions are performed to achieve a desired result. . Multitasking and parallel processing can be advantageous in certain circumstances. In addition, it should be understood that the division of various system components in the above-described embodiments does not require such division in all embodiments. The program components and systems described above may generally be implemented as a package in a single software product or multiple software products.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented as a program and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form. Since this process can be easily performed by a person skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, it will not be described in detail.

The present invention described above is capable of various substitutions, modifications, and changes without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, and thus the above-described embodiments and It is not limited by drawings.

110: customer terminal
120: shop terminal
130: existing store point management system
140: point sharing system
150: communication network
210: regional commercial area setting module
211: collection unit
212: reference point selection unit
213: regional commercial area setting unit
214: affiliate setting unit
215: advanced unit
220: point processing module
221: use request reception unit
222: possession point transmission and reception unit
223: barcode generator
224: point subtraction unit

Claims (19)

In the point sharing system for sharing and using points between stores,
Location information of stores in a predetermined area and floating population information of the predetermined area are collected, a plurality of reference points of the predetermined area are selected based on the floating population information, and based on the plurality of reference points and the location information of the stores a regional commercial district setting module for setting a local commercial district and mediating cooperation between store terminals within the local commercial district; and
A point sharing system comprising a point processing module for processing point sharing and use between affiliated stores in the local commercial district in response to a point usage request from a customer terminal in the local commercial district. According to claim 1,
The regional commercial area setting module,
Point sharing system, characterized in that the movement line of the population is derived based on the floating population information, and a point having a population distribution density of a predetermined value or more is selected as a reference point among a plurality of points obtained by dividing the movement line. According to claim 2,
The regional commercial area setting module,
For each reference point, a predetermined radius range is set as the primary commercial district based on the reference point, and the primary commercial district of the reference point where the distance from the adjacent reference point is within the critical distance exists in the primary commercial district is integrated with the primary commercial district of the adjacent reference point. A point sharing system characterized in that the process of expanding to the same commercial district is repeated for each reference point to set a local commercial district. According to claim 1,
The regional commercial area setting module,
Receives an affiliation request for a second store belonging to the local business district from a terminal of a first store in the local business district, transmits the request to the terminal of the second store, receives an acceptance response from the terminal of the second store, and A point sharing system characterized by receiving and storing affiliate information including a point exchange rate from terminals of 1st and 2nd stores, respectively. According to claim 4,
The point processing module,
When a request for using points to use points accumulated at the first store at the second store is received from the customer terminal, a barcode for using points is generated and transmitted to the customer terminal, and the terminal of the second store Point sharing system characterized in that when receiving a point deduction request according to the scan of the barcode, the points accumulated in the first store are deducted according to the point exchange rate. According to claim 5,
The point processing module,
Point sharing system, characterized in that for paying the remainder of the point settlement money paid from the first store to the second store after excluding a predetermined fee. According to claim 1,
The regional commercial area setting module,
Selecting a hub store and a border store from among stores in the local business area based on the number of affiliate connections and the affiliate connection direction of each store, and optimizing the local business area based on the hub store and the border store point sharing system. According to claim 7,
The regional commercial area setting module,
Point sharing system, characterized in that for dividing the local commercial district on the basis of interconnected hub stores, and setting a final limit range of the divided local commercial districts based on boundary stores connected to the hub stores. According to claim 8,
The regional commercial area setting module,
Selecting a store with a predetermined number or more affiliate connections and a left-right or up-down affiliate connection direction as a hub store;
A point sharing system characterized in that a store having only one direction of affiliate connection among left, right, up, and down is selected as a border store. In the method for sharing and using points between stores in a point sharing system,
collecting location information of stores in a predetermined area and floating population information of the predetermined area;
selecting a plurality of reference points of the predetermined area based on the floating population information, and setting a local business area based on the plurality of reference points and location information of the stores;
mediating an alliance between store terminals within the local commercial district; and
and processing point sharing and use between affiliated stores in the local business district according to a point usage request of a customer terminal in the local business district. According to claim 10,
The step of setting the local commercial district,
Deriving a movement line of the population based on the floating population information, and selecting a point having a population distribution density equal to or greater than a predetermined value as a reference point among a plurality of points obtained by dividing the movement line. According to claim 11,
The step of setting the local commercial district,
For each reference point, a predetermined radius range is set as the primary commercial district based on the reference point, and the primary commercial district of the reference point where the distance from the adjacent reference point is within the critical distance exists in the primary commercial district is integrated with the primary commercial district of the adjacent reference point. A method characterized in that the process of expanding to the same commercial district is repeated for each reference point to set a local commercial district. According to claim 10,
The step of mediating the partnership is,
receiving a request for affiliation with a second store belonging to the local business district from a terminal of a first store within the local business district and transmitting the request to the terminal of the second store;
receiving an acceptance response from a terminal of the second store; and
and receiving and storing affiliate information including a point exchange rate from terminals of the first and second stores, respectively. According to claim 13,
The step of processing the point sharing use,
Receiving a point use request for using points accumulated at the first store at the second store from the customer terminal;
Generating a barcode for point use and transmitting it to the customer terminal;
Receiving a point deduction request according to the scan of the barcode from a terminal of the second store; and
and deducting points accumulated at the first store according to the point exchange rate. According to claim 14,
The step of processing the point sharing use,
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of paying the second store a remainder of the point settlement money paid from the first store after excluding a predetermined fee. According to claim 10,
selecting a hub store and a border store from among stores in the local business area based on the number of affiliate connections and the affiliate connection direction of each store; and
and optimizing the local commerce based on the hub store and the border store. According to claim 16,
The optimizing step is
The method of claim 1 , wherein the regional commercial district is divided based on interconnected hub stores, and a final limit range of the divided local commercial districts is set based on boundary stores connected to the hub stores. According to claim 17,
The herb shop,
It is a store in which the number of affiliate connections is greater than a predetermined number and has an affiliate connection direction of left and right or up and down;
The boundary store,
A method characterized in that the store has only one direction of affiliate connection among left, right, up, and down. A computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium as a computer program for executing the method according to any one of claims 10 to 19 through a computer system.

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