TW202242862A - Method, system and computer readable record medium for providing voucher service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a voucher service. The method for providing the voucher service of the present invention includes the following steps: receiving a first voucher associated with a first company; associating the received first voucher with a user account by means of open-login; sending a request for purchasing a first product using the first voucher in a first vending machine associated with the first company; and displaying a balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product on a display of a user terminal in response to an approval of the request for purchasing the first product using the first voucher.

Description

Cash coupon service provision method, system, and computer medium-readable recording medium

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for providing a voucher service, and more specifically relates to a method and a system for providing a voucher service using employee welfare vouchers.

Usually, employees who work in the company can enjoy a variety of benefits provided by the company. For example, company employees can enjoy beverages, snacks, etc. provided in the company. However, if drinks, snacks, etc. are provided in the company and employees are allowed to enjoy them freely, there will be a problem that benefits cannot be distributed fairly.

In order to solve such a problem, a system has been introduced in which a vending machine is installed in the company, and the company pays part of the purchase cost in the form of a subsidy and the employee pays the remaining cost (for example, 30%), thereby purchasing welfare products. Even in this case, there is a problem that some employees abuse company benefits or there may be outsiders who receive company benefits instead of company employees. In addition, there is a problem that the vending machine system in which the company bears part of the purchase cost in the form of subsidy can only be installed in the company and cannot limit the amount of money used by individuals or departments.

The present disclosure aims to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a voucher service providing method, a computer-readable recording medium, and a device (system).

The present disclosure can be implemented in various ways, including methods, devices (systems), or computer programs stored in a medium-readable recording medium.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the cash coupon service providing method executed by at least one processor of the user terminal includes the following steps: receiving a first cash coupon associated with a first company; The received first voucher is associated with the user account; transmitting a request to purchase a first product using the first voucher at a first vending machine associated with the first company; The purchase request of the first product is approved in response, and the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product is displayed on the display of the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising the step of: transmitting a request for purchasing a second product using a first voucher in a second vending machine associated with a second company, the second company being the same as the first company the associated company, the second vending machine is installed in the region associated with the second company; and in response to the approval of the purchase request for the second product using the first voucher, displaying on the display the purchase of the second product The balance of the first voucher after that.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first voucher is associated with a first company. Use of the first voucher is limited as the association between the user associated with the user account and the first company is released.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising the steps of: purchasing a second voucher; transmitting a request for purchasing the first product with the second voucher in a first vending machine associated with the first company; and as In response to the approval of the purchase request of the first product using the second voucher, the balance of the second voucher after the purchase of the first product is displayed on the display.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the following step is further included, that is, as related to using the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph the visual coding pattern displayed on the third automatic vending machine not associated with the first company In response to a response, a message related to indicating that the first voucher cannot be used at the third vending machine is displayed on the display.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the following step is further included, that is, as related to using the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph the visual coding pattern displayed on the third automatic vending machine not associated with the first company In response to a response, a message related to indicating that the second cash coupon can be used at the third vending machine is displayed on the display.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, further comprising the steps of: receiving information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased using the first voucher in the first automatic vending machine; and displaying information related to the plurality of products that can be purchased in the first vending machine related messages. The plurality of products that can be purchased includes a first product.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the plurality of products that can be purchased are different according to the department information associated with the first voucher.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the following step is further included, that is, as a response related to using the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph the visual coding pattern displayed on the first automatic vending machine, displaying on the display Information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased with the first cash coupon in the first automatic vending machine. The plurality of products that can be purchased includes a first product.

The present disclosure provides a computer-readable recording medium, which stores a computer program required to execute a cash coupon service providing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure in a computer.

An information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a communication module; a memory; and at least one processor connected to the memory and capable of executing at least one computer-readable program contained in the memory. The at least one program includes a plurality of instructions for: generating a first voucher for transmission to the company terminal in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from a company terminal associated with the first company; receiving a request for associating the first cash coupon with the user account from the user terminal; and associating and storing information related to the first company, the first cash coupon, and the user account.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the information related to the first company includes information about a first vending machine associated with the first company. At least one program includes a plurality of instructions for: receiving a request to purchase a first product at a first vending machine using a first voucher; Approval of the purchase request made for the first product; and transmitting to the user terminal a message related to the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one program further comprises a plurality of instructions for: in response to receiving a merge processing request for the first company and the second company, sending a message related to the first company Add a message for a second vending machine associated with a second company, set the region of the second vending machine to be different from the region associated with the address of the first company; receive a token for utilizing the first token in the second vending machine A request to purchase the second product through the coupon; transmit the purchase request approval of the second product using the first cash coupon to the second vending machine; and transmit the balance of the first cash coupon after purchasing the second product to the user terminal related messages.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first voucher is an employee welfare voucher purchased by the first company. The at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for restricting use of the first cash coupon in response to receiving a resignation processing request for the first cash coupon from the company terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from the user terminal, causing the second voucher to be associated with the user account and stored; receiving a request for purchasing the first product using the second cash coupon in the first vending machine; transmitting the purchase request approval of the first product using the second cash coupon to the first vending machine; and transmitting to the user terminal Information related to the balance of the second voucher after purchasing the first product.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for: receiving from the user terminal an image containing a visual coding pattern associated with a third vending machine, the third vending machine being connected to the second vending machine; A company is not associated; transmit to the user terminal a message related to indicating that the first cash coupon cannot be used at the third vending machine; and transmit a message related to indicating that the second cash coupon can be used at the third vending machine to the user terminal.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for: receiving from the user terminal an image containing a visual coding pattern associated with the first vending machine; Information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased with the first cash coupon in the first vending machine. The aforementioned plurality of products that can be purchased include a first product.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the voucher purchase request includes departmental information. At least one of the programs further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: receiving from the company terminal information about products that can be purchased by each department and information about vending machines that can be used by each department; The associated department information, the information related to the products that can be purchased by each department, and the information related to the vending machines that can be used by each department are determined to be related to the multiple products that can be purchased with the first cash coupon in the first vending machine message.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the information related to the first company includes information about a plurality of vending machines associated with the first company. At least one of the programs further includes a plurality of instructions for: generating sales statistical data of a plurality of automatic vending machines; and transmitting the generated sales statistical data to a company terminal as consumption pattern data of employees of the first company.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for transmitting, based on the generated sales statistics data, information related to favorite products of employees of the first company to the company terminal.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a user may store an employee benefit voucher provided by a company in a user terminal to conveniently purchase a product or receive a service.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the message processing system does not store personal information such as the user's name and age, but uses an open login method to store only the user account, thereby minimizing losses caused by leakage of personal information, etc. And lead the free use of vouchers.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the person in charge of the company who is in charge of employee benefits can effectively confirm the consumption patterns and favorite products of company employees, and can easily replace or change benefit products through simple requests.

The effects of the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs based on the descriptions in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific contents for implementing the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description, if there is a possibility that the gist of the present disclosure may be unnecessarily obscured, specific descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding structural elements. Also, in the process of describing the following embodiments, repeated description of the same or corresponding structural elements may be omitted. However, even if descriptions about structural elements are omitted, it does not mean that a certain embodiment does not include such structural elements.

Advantages, features and methods of achieving the disclosed embodiments will be clearly understood with reference to the various embodiments described in the following description together with the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure is not limited to the multiple embodiments disclosed below, and can be implemented through various implementation modes. This embodiment is only used to make the present disclosure more complete and to convey the present invention to those of ordinary skill more completely. Scope of Invention Disclosed.

The terminology used in this specification is briefly explained, and the disclosed embodiments are specifically described. For the terms used in this specification, in consideration of the functions in the present disclosure, common terms that are widely used at present have been selected as much as possible, but this may be based on the intention or practice of practitioners in the relevant field, new technology Appears differently. In addition, in specific cases, there are terms arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, their meanings will be described in detail in the corresponding description of the invention. Therefore, the terms used in the present disclosure should be defined based on the meanings the terms have and the full content of the present disclosure, not only based on the names of the terms.

A singular expression in this specification includes a plural expression unless it is clearly specified as a singular expression in the text. Also, plural expressions include singular expressions as long as the plural expressions are not clearly specified in the text. Throughout the specification, when it is indicated that a certain part includes a certain structural element, as long as there is no specific contrary statement, it means that other structural elements may also be included rather than excluded.

Also, terms such as "module" or "section" used in this specification mean software structural elements or hardware structural elements, and a "module" or "section" can perform a certain function. However, the meaning of "module" or "part" is not limited to software or hardware. A "module" or "unit" may also be configured to be stored in an addressable storage medium, and may also be configured to reproduce one or more processors. Therefore, as an example, a "module" or "part" may include multiple structural elements such as multiple software structural elements, multiple object-oriented software structural elements, multiple class structural elements, and multiple task structural elements, and multiple program, multiple functions, multiple attributes, multiple procedures, multiple subroutines, multiple segments of program code, multiple drivers, multiple firmware, multiple microcode, loops, data, databases, multiple data structures At least one of , tables, arrays, or variables. The internal functions of multiple structural elements and "modules" or "parts" can be combined by a smaller number of multiple structural elements and "modules" or "parts", or can be further separated into multiple additional structures Components and "modules" or "parts".

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a "module" or a "section" may be implemented by a processor and a memory. "Processor" should be interpreted broadly to include general purpose processors, central processing units (Central Processing Unit, CPU), microprocessors, digital signal processors (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), controllers, microcontrollers , state machine, etc. In some cases, "processor" may refer to Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Programmable Logic Device (PLD), Field Programmable Gate Array (Field Programmable Gate Array, FPGA), etc. For example, "processor" may also refer to a combination of multiple processing devices, such as a combination between a digital signal processing (DSP) and a microprocessor, a combination of multiple microprocessors, and a digital signal processing (DSP) chip. A combination of more than one microprocessor combined, or any other combination of that structure. Also, "memory" should be construed broadly to include any electronic component that can store electronic information. "Memory" can also refer to random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), read only memory (Read Only Memory, ROM), non-volatile random access memory (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, NVRAM) , Programmable Read Only Memory (PROM), Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROM), Electronically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (Electrically -Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, EEPROM), flash memory, magnetic or optical data storage device, scratchpad, etc. -Many types of readable media. A memory is said to be in electronic communication with a processor whenever the processor can read information from the memory and/or can record information in the memory. The memory integrated in the processor is in electronic communication with the processor.

In the present disclosure, a "voucher" may refer to a settlement method or the like for purchasing a product or using a service within a preset amount limit. For example, vouchers can be provided to users in electronic form.

In this disclosure, "open login method (openlogin)" may mean that a user registers/logs in to a specific Serve. For example, the open login method can be realized by means of social login, single sign-on (SSO, Single Sign On), and the like.

In the present disclosure, a "vending machine" may refer to a device that can be connected to a network through wired/wireless communication and can purchase goods and/or utilize services by electronic money such as vouchers. For example, the vending machine may include a vending machine (vending machine) in which goods can be purchased with electronic money such as a voucher over the Internet, a terminal at a store where goods can be purchased/services can be used, and the like. Also, the vending machine can determine whether to purchase a specific product or all products according to the settlement method. For example, a voucher purchased by Company A as an employee benefit may only be used at vending machines associated with Company A.

In the present disclosure, a "visual coding pattern" may refer to a code that can be displayed in a visual form for machine-readable data or information. In one embodiment, the visual coding pattern can be scanned/read by using an application program of a device with a built-in camera, such as a graphics reader or a smart phone. Visually encoded patterns include visually encoded one-dimensional patterns and visually encoded two-dimensional patterns. A visually encoded one-dimensional pattern consisting of parallel lines of varying width and spacing, which can include Universal Product Codes (UPCs), among others. The visually coded two-dimensional pattern can be composed of geometric patterns such as quadrilaterals, dots, and hexagons, and can include matrix two-dimensional barcodes (Data Matrix), bull's-eye codes (MaxiCode), two-dimensional codes (Quick Response, QR), etc. . In this specification, a "visually encoded pattern" may also be referred to as a "pattern".

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a voucher service through an application running on a user terminal 120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The user 110 may utilize the user terminal 120 to purchase products from the vending machine 140 . In this case, the user 110 can purchase products at the vending machine 140 by utilizing the voucher 132 (or voucher code) stored in the user terminal 120 . For example, the voucher 132 is an employee welfare voucher purchased by the company (company A) where the user 110 works, and may contain any amount. Moreover, the automatic vending machine 140 can communicate with the user terminal 120 and/or external systems through a network or the like.

In one embodiment, to utilize the voucher service, the user 110 will receive a voucher 132 associated with the company, which may be associated with the user account. For example, the user 110 can receive company welfare vouchers from the company by mail, etc., and select the voucher registration button displayed on the user interface 130 by touch input, etc., so that the received vouchers can be registered in their own account. In this case, the user 110 can associate the received voucher 132 with the user account through an open login method. That is, the user 110 can use the user account in the instant messaging service, the user account in the social networking service, etc., and log in to the voucher service through the open login method, thereby making the voucher 132 received from the company compatible with own user account is associated. In one embodiment, the user account can be stored encrypted or can be newly generated in a manner corresponding to the open login method. In another embodiment, after being associated with the user account, a code different from that used when registering the cash coupon can be assigned for management. Thus, the user 110 can register and use the voucher 132 without revealing his personal information.

Afterwards, the user 110 can use the cash coupon 132 to purchase products at the vending machine 140 through the cash coupon service application program installed on the user terminal 120 . For example, the user 110 can select a desired product at the vending machine 140 and send a purchase request for the selected product using the cash coupon 132 through the user terminal 120 . Wherein, if it is confirmed that the voucher 132 used by the user 110 is valid and the voucher 132 can be used in the vending machine 140, the purchase request will be approved. If the purchase request is approved, the price of the purchased product is subtracted from the amount of the voucher 132, and the user can take the purchased product from the outlet of the automatic vending machine. And, the balance of the voucher 132 after purchasing the product may be displayed on the display of the user terminal 120 and/or the display of the vending machine.

FIG. 1 shows that one voucher 132 is displayed on the user interface 130 , but it is not limited thereto, and two or more different vouchers can also be stored in the user terminal 120 and displayed on the user interface 130 . In addition, although the user 110 uses the cash coupon 132 to purchase a product at the automatic vending machine 140 in FIG. 1 and described in detail as an example, it is not limited to this. For example, user 110 may also utilize voucher 132 to receive arbitrary services. In this case, user 110 may use voucher 132 with a computing device associated with any service. According to the structure as described above, the user 110 can store the employee benefit voucher 132 provided by the company in the user terminal 120 to conveniently purchase a product or receive a service.

2 is a schematic diagram showing a structure in which a message processing system 230 can communicate with a plurality of user terminals 210_1, 210_2, 210_3 and an automatic vending machine 240 in order to provide a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. . The message processing system 230 may include a system that can provide settlement services (or payment services) including voucher services through the network 220 . In one embodiment, the message processing system 230 may include more than one server device that can store, provide and run computer executable programs (such as downloadable application programs) and data related to the provision of voucher services, settlement services, etc. and/or database, or more than one distributed computing device and/or distributed database based on cloud computing services. The cash coupon service provided by the message processing system 230 can be provided to the user through the settlement service application program, the cash coupon service application program, etc. respectively installed in the plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , 210_3 .

The user terminal 210_1 , the user terminal 210_2 , the user terminal 210_3 , the message processing system 230 and the vending machine 240 can communicate with each other through the network 220 . For example, the plurality of user terminals 210_1 , 210_2 , 210_3 may include company terminals associated with a specific company, user terminals associated with employees of a specific company, and the like. Furthermore, the network 220 can be configured to realize communication between the user terminal 210_1 , the user terminal 210_2 , the user terminal 210_3 , the message processing system 230 , and the automatic vending machine 240 . For example, according to the setting environment, the network 220 may include Ethernet (Ethernet), power line communication (Power Line Communication), telephone line communication device and serial port communication (RS-serial) and other wired communication, mobile communication network, wireless local area network ( Wireless LAN, WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), Bluetooth (Bluetooth) and ZigBee (ZigBee) and other wireless networks, or their combination. The means of communication are not limited in any way, and may include not only communication means using communication networks included in the network 220 (for example, mobile communication networks, wired networks, wireless networks, broadcasting networks, satellite networks, etc.), but also user NFC between terminals 210_1, 210_2, 210_3.

In FIG. 2, although the mobile phone terminal 210_1, the tablet personal computer terminal 210_2, and the personal computer (PC) terminal 210_3 are illustrated as examples of user terminals, it is not limited thereto, and the user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 may Any computing device capable of wired and/or wireless communication and capable of installing and running service applications, voucher service applications, etc. For example, user terminals may include smart phones, mobile phones, navigators, computers, notebook computers, terminals for digital broadcasting, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistants, PDA,), portable multimedia players (Portable Multimedia Player, PMP), Tablet PCs, game consoles, wearable devices, Internet of things (IoT) devices, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) devices, etc. . In addition, in FIG. 2 , three user terminals 210_1, 210_2, and 210_3 are shown in the form of communicating with the message processing system 230 through the network 220, but it is not limited thereto, and a different number of user terminals can be formed. A structure for communicating with the automatic vending machine 240 and the information processing system 230 via the network 220 . Additionally, in FIG. 2 , one automatic vending machine 240 is shown, but it is not limited thereto. Any number of automatic vending machines 240 can be connected with user terminals 210_1, 210_2, 210_3 and message processing systems as required. 230 constitutes a way of communicating.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the internal structures of the user terminal 210 and the message processing system 230 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. User terminal 210 can refer to any computing device that can run settlement service application program, voucher service application program, etc. and can realize wired/wireless communication, for example, can include mobile phone terminal 210_1 shown in FIG. Computer terminal 210_3 etc. As shown in the figure, the user terminal 210 may include a memory 312 , a processor 314 , a communication module 316 and an input/output interface 318 . Similarly, the information processing system 230 may include a memory 332 , a processor 334 , a communication module 336 and an input/output interface 338 . As shown in FIG. 3 , the user terminal 210 and the message processing system 230 can utilize respective communication modules 316 , 336 to realize message communication and/or data communication through the network 220 . Furthermore, the input/output device 320 can be configured to input information and/or data to the user terminal 210 through the input/output interface 318 or to output information and/or data generated from the user terminal 210 .

The memory 312, 332 may include any non-transitory computer-readable recording medium. According to an embodiment, the memory 312, 332 may include random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), hard disk drive, solid state drive (solid state drive, SSD), flash memory (flash memory) and other permanent mass storage devices (permanent mass storage device). As other examples, permanent large-capacity storage devices such as read-only memory, solid-state hard disk, flash memory, and hard disk drive can be used as separate permanent storage devices that are distinguished from memory, and can be included in the user terminal 210 or message processing System 230. Also, an operating system and at least one program code (for example, code required for a settlement service application program, a voucher service application program, etc. installed on the user terminal 210 to be driven) may be stored in the memory 312 , 332 .

A plurality of such software structural elements may be loaded from a separate computer-readable recording medium than the memories 312,332. Such separate computer-medium-readable recording media may include recording media directly connected to such user terminals 210 and information processing systems 230, for example, may include optical-magnetic floppy disks, magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, digital video discs/discs, etc. - Computer-readable recording media such as read-only memory (DVD/CD-ROM) drives, memory cards, etc. As another example, multiple software components can also be loaded in the memory 312, 332 through the communication module instead of the computer-readable recording medium. For example, at least one program can be loaded into the memory 312, 332 based on a computer program (eg, an application program providing settlement services, voucher services, etc.) via a file distribution system that distributes application installation files by developers or Installed from a number of files provided by the network 220 .

The processors 314, 334 process instructions of computer programs by performing basic calculations, logic, and input and output operations. Instructions can be provided to the processors 314 , 334 through the memory 312 , 332 or the communication module 316 , 336 . For example, the processors 314 and 334 are configured to be able to execute instructions received based on program codes stored in recording devices such as the memories 312 and 332 .

The communication modules 316, 336 can provide a structure or function to enable the user terminal 210 and the message processing system 230 to communicate with each other through the network 220, and can provide the user terminal 210 and/or the message processing system 230 to communicate with other user terminals or The structure or function of communicating with other systems (an example of which is a separate cloud system, etc.). As an example, the request or data generated by the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 according to the program code stored in a recording medium such as the memory 312 can be transmitted to the message processing system 230 through the network 220 according to the control of the communication module 316 (eg, product purchase requests, open login requests, voucher registration requests, voucher purchase requests, etc.). On the contrary, the user terminal 210 can receive control signals or instructions provided by the processor 334 of the message processing system 230 through the communication module 316 of the user terminal 210 through the communication module 336 and the network 220 .

The I/O interface 318 may be an interface unit with the I/O device 320 . As an example, the input device may include a camera including an audio sensor and/or image sensor, a keyboard, a microphone, a mouse, etc., and the output device may include a display, a speaker, a haptic feedback device ) and other devices. As another example, the input/output interface 318 may be an interface unit with a device that integrates structures or functions that perform input and output, such as a touch screen. In FIG. 3 , although the input/output device 320 is shown not included in the user terminal 210 , it is not limited to this, and the user terminal 210 may form a single device. Moreover, the input/output interface 338 of the message processing system 230 may be an interface unit with a device (not shown) connected to or included in the message processing system 230 for input or output. In FIG. 3 , although the input and output interfaces 318 and 338 are shown as separate structural elements that are distinguished from the processors 314 and 334, it is not limited thereto. The input and output interfaces 318 and 338 may be included in the processor. 314, 334.

The user terminal 210 and the message processing system 230 may include more structural elements than those shown in FIG. 3 . However, most prior art structural elements need not be explicitly illustrated. According to an embodiment, the user terminal 210 can be realized by including at least a part of the above-mentioned input and output device 320 . Moreover, the user terminal 210 may further include a transceiver, a global positioning system (Global Positioning system, GPS) module, a camera, various sensors, a database and other structural elements. For example, if the user terminal 210 is a smart phone, it may include structural elements that a smart phone usually has. For example, the user terminal 210 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyro sensor, a camera module, various physical buttons, and a It is realized by means of various structural elements such as buttons formed by boards, input and output ports, and vibrators for generating vibrations.

According to one embodiment, the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 can be configured to run an application program or a browser application program that provides settlement services, voucher services, and the like. In this case, the program code associated with the corresponding application can be loaded into the memory 312 of the user terminal 210 . In the process of running the application program, the processor 314 of the user terminal 210 can receive the information and/or data provided by the input and output device 320 through the input and output interface 318, or can receive from the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316. Messages and/or data may be stored in memory 312 by processing received messages and/or data. Also, such information and/or data may be provided to the message processing system 230 through the communication module 316 .

In the process of running the application program, the processor 314 can communicate with input devices such as a touch screen connected to the input and output interface 318, a keyboard, a video camera including an audio sensor and/or an image sensor, and a microphone. The input or selected text, image, video, etc., can store the received text, image and/or video in the memory 312 , or provide it to the information processing system 230 through the communication module 316 and the network 220 . In one embodiment, the processor 314 may provide the information processing system 230 with a product purchase request, a coupon purchase request, etc. input through an input device through the network 220 and the communication module 316 .

The processor 334 of the message handling system 230 can be configured to manage, process and/or store messages and/or data received from multiple user terminals and/or multiple external systems. In one embodiment, the processor 334 can generate sales statistics data of a plurality of vending machines by using product purchase information generated by a plurality of user terminals (user terminals of company employees) using vouchers, which can be provided to the company The terminal transmits the generated sales statistics data as consumption pattern data of company employees. Additionally or alternatively, the processor 334 may transmit information related to favorite products of company employees to the company terminal based on the generated sales statistics.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for registering cash coupons among the company terminal 410 , the message processing system 420 and the user terminal 430 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the company terminal 410 may transmit a voucher purchase request 412 to the message processing system 420 . For example, the company terminal 410 may be a terminal of a manager who manages benefits of company employees, and the message processing system 420 may refer to any system that issues cash coupons and manages registration and/or usage of the cash coupons. In this case, the voucher purchase request 412 may include the amount of the voucher, the demand for the voucher, the information of the department receiving the voucher, the scope of use (available vending machines, available regions, etc.), but does not Limited to this.

In response to receiving the voucher purchase request 412 , the message processing system 420 may generate a voucher 422 based on the voucher purchase request 412 and transmit the generated voucher 422 to the company terminal 410 . For example, the information processing system 420 can store the cash coupon 422 in an internal database by associating the cash coupon 422 identification information (for example, a code) with the cash coupon amount, department information, usage range, etc., and can transmit the cash coupon 422 to the company terminal 410 . And, the company terminal 410 may transmit the received voucher 414 to the employee's user terminal 430 . For example, the company terminal can send the voucher 414 to the user terminal 430 by email, company internal communication software, etc.

In one embodiment, the user associated with the user terminal 430 may register the voucher 414 to his account in order to use the received voucher 414 . The user account associated with the user terminal 430 may be a user account registered in the voucher service provided by the message processing system 420 . For example, the user can register his user account in the voucher service through the open login method (for example, accounts that can implement the open login method such as Line account, Apple account, Facebook account, Google account, etc.), Use a registered user account to receive voucher services. In this case, the user terminal 430 may perform an open login 432 using a registered user account, and may transmit a voucher registration request 434 to the message processing system 420 to register the received voucher 414 into its own user account. The voucher registration request 434 may include voucher identification information (code) and the like. In FIG. 4 , although the open registration 432 and the voucher registration request 434 are illustrated as being distinguished, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the open registration 432 and the voucher registration request 434 may be simultaneously transmitted.

In step 424 , in response to receiving the voucher registration request 434 from the user terminal 430 , the message processing system 420 may register the voucher with the open login method account. For example, the message processing system 420 may associate and store the voucher identification message (code) received from the user terminal 430 with the user account. In this case, the internal database of the message processing system 420 may be associated with and stored with voucher identification information, voucher amount, department information, scope of use, user account, and the like.

In FIG. 4 , although the message processing system 420 receives a voucher purchase request from one company terminal 410 and receives a voucher registration request from one user terminal 430, it is not limited thereto. For example, the message processing system 420 may receive voucher purchase requests from multiple company terminals of multiple different companies, and issue vouchers for each company. Also, the messaging system 420 may receive voucher registration requests from multiple user terminals associated with multiple employees of one company and/or may receive voucher registration requests from multiple user terminals associated with multiple different companies.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a voucher message database 500 in a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As detailed in FIG. 4 , the message handling system (420 in FIG. 4 ) may enable messages related to companies (e.g., company identification codes), vouchers (e.g., voucher identification codes), user accounts (e.g., , personal account that can realize open login), etc. are associated and stored to register the voucher to a specific user. For example, the message processing system may generate or update the voucher message database 500 by associating company name 510, voucher 520, user account 530, department 540, and available vending machines 550 and 560.

In one embodiment, the messaging system may receive voucher purchase requests from the first company and/or the second company. Wherein, the voucher purchase request may include information related to the demand amount of the voucher, the amount of the voucher, the corresponding department, the scope of use (available vending machines), and the like. If a voucher purchase request is received, the information processing system will associate and store the company name 510, voucher 520, department 540, available vending machines 550, voucher balance 560, etc. to generate a voucher information database 500 or to update. For example, the information processing system can associate and store "the first company", "the first voucher", "the personnel department", "the first group", and "100,000 won". In other examples, the information processing system can associate and store "second company", "fourth voucher", "R&D department", "fourth group" and "150,000 won". Each voucher generated based on a voucher purchase request from a company terminal can be associated with company information, department information, information on products available for purchase, information on regions available for purchase, etc. At least one of the information related to the amount is associated and stored.

In one embodiment, the message processing system may receive a voucher registration request from a user terminal. In this case, the voucher registration request received by the message processing system may include the voucher (eg, voucher identification code), user account information, and the like. Wherein, the user account may be a personal account capable of implementing open login instead of a company account.

If the cash coupon registration request is received, the message processing system can search the cash coupon information database 500 to determine whether there is a cash coupon identical to the cash coupon included in the cash coupon registration request. If it is confirmed that the same voucher exists, the message processing system can update the user account information on the voucher information database 500 . For example, if a cash coupon registration request including "the first cash coupon" and "sally@facebook.com" is received, the message processing system can associate and store "sally@facebook.com" and the "first cash coupon" . In another example, if a voucher registration request including "cony@naver.com" and "cony@naver.com" is received, the message processing system may cause "cony@naver.com" and "fourth voucher" to be generated associated and stored. Wherein, the first cash coupon, the third cash coupon, and the fourth cash coupon may be cash coupons for welfare provided by companies (first company, second company) to employees.

Additionally or alternatively, the user may directly purchase the voucher. In this case, the message processing system may directly receive the voucher purchase request from the user terminal instead of the company terminal, and may associate and store the voucher purchased by the user account with the user account. For example, the message processing system can associate and store "the second voucher", "sally@facebook.com", "the second group", and "50,000 won". In this case, the columns of the company name 510 and department 540 are left blank because the second cash coupon is not a cash coupon for company welfare. In addition, since the second cash coupons are purchased directly by employees, there is no limit to the vending machines that can be used. That is, the "second group" may include all vending machines connected to the message processing system.

In one embodiment, the company can set up vouchers in different ways for each department according to the needs. For example, companies can set different voucher amounts, vending machines that can be used, and items/services that can be purchased by department. This is because each department will have different types of items required for business, work places, field places, etc. As shown in the figure, the first company may set so that vouchers provided to the HR department and the Internet Technology (IT) department differ in amounts and available vending machines (or items that can be purchased).

In one embodiment, if the first company and the second company are merged, the vending machine that can use the voucher of the first company and the vending machine that can use the voucher of the second company may be merged. For example, the first cash coupon can be used at the vending machines in the first and fourth groups, and the third cash coupon can be used at the vending machines in the third and fourth groups. That is, in response to receiving a merged processing request from the first company and the second company, the message processing system may add information about vending machines associated with the second company to messages related to the first company, or may add information about vending machines associated with the second company to messages related to the first company. The information related to the second company adds the information of the vending machine associated with the first company.

In one embodiment, if the user associated with a particular voucher resigns from the company that issued the voucher, the use of that voucher may be limited. That is, in response to receiving a resignation processing request for a voucher associated with a resigned employee from a company terminal, the message processing system may restrict use of the voucher. For example, if the employee receiving the first cash voucher resigns, the message processing system may delete the message stored in a manner associated with the first cash voucher from the voucher information database 500 according to the request of the first company (“the first company ", "First Coupon", "Personnel Department", "First Group", "sally@facebook.com", and "100,000 KRW"). In other examples, the message processing system can correlate and store the message associated and stored with the first cash coupon and the "unusable" message, thereby updating the cash coupon information database 500 .

In FIG. 5, although the information about the automatic vending machine 550 which can be used is shown so that it may be stored in the voucher information database 500 as the usage range of a voucher, it is not limited to this. For example, as the scope of use of cash coupons, information about a plurality of items that can be purchased and information about a plurality of services that can be purchased may also be stored in the cash coupon information database 500 . According to the structure as described above, the message processing system does not store personal information such as the user's name, age, etc., but uses an open login method to store only the user account, thereby minimizing losses due to leakage of personal information, etc. Lead free use of vouchers.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method for executing product purchase among a message processing system 610 , an automatic vending machine 620 and a user terminal 630 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, in step 632 , the user terminal 630 may capture a QR code for purchasing a product in the vending machine 620 . For example, a QR code may be a code associated with a vending machine 620 or a code associated with a product sold in a vending machine. Alternatively, the user terminal 630 may also photograph a visual coding pattern of a type different from the two-dimensional code.

In one embodiment, if the user selects a specific product in the vending machine 620, a QR code associated with the product will be output to the display of the vending machine 620, and the user terminal 630 can capture the QR code. Alternatively, a plurality of QR codes associated with respective products are attached to the vending machine 620, and the user may photograph the QR codes of the products to be purchased. Alternatively, a two-dimensional code associated with the automatic vending machine 620 may be attached to the automatic vending machine, and if the user photographs the two-dimensional code, a menu for selecting products sold in the automatic vending machine 620 may be displayed on the user terminal 630 User Interface. In this case, the user can select the product to be purchased through the user interface.

In one embodiment, the user terminal 630 may send a product purchase request 634 to the message processing system 610 . Wherein, the product purchase request 634 may include information related to the vending machine 620, information related to the product to be purchased, information related to the voucher to be used, and the like. For example, the voucher may be an employee benefit voucher and the vending machine 620 may be a vending machine associated with a company that provides the employee benefit voucher.

If the product purchase request 634 is received, the message processing system 610 can confirm whether the voucher associated with the product purchase request 634 is valid, whether the voucher can be used in the vending machine 620, whether the balance of the voucher is sufficient, and the like. As described above, the message processing system 610 utilizes the voucher message database etc. to determine whether to approve the purchase request, may subtract the product price from the balance of the voucher and transmit the purchase approval request 612 to the vending machine 620 . If a purchase approval request 612 is received, the vending machine 620 may provide the purchased product 622 to the user.

In one embodiment, the message processing system 610 may transmit the voucher balance message 614 to the user terminal 630 . In step 636, in response to receiving the voucher balance message 614, the user terminal 630 may display the balance of the voucher after purchasing the product on the display.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for executing product purchase among a message processing system 710 , an automatic vending machine 720 and a user terminal 730 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, in step 732 , the user terminal 730 may capture a QR code for purchasing a product in the vending machine 720 . As described in detail with reference to FIG. 6, the two-dimensional code may be a code associated with the vending machine 720 or a code associated with a product sold in the vending machine. Alternatively, the user terminal 730 may also photograph a visual coding pattern of a type different from the two-dimensional code.

The user terminal 730 may transmit a product purchase request 734 to the vending machine 720 . Wherein, the product purchase request 734 may include information related to the product to be purchased, information related to the voucher to be used, and the like. In this case, the vending machine 720 may transmit a product purchase request 722 to the message processing system 710 . That is, the vending machine 720 may request confirmation from the message processing system 710 whether to approve the product purchase request 734 .

If the product purchase request 722 is received, the message processing system 710 can confirm whether the voucher is valid, whether the voucher can be used in the vending machine 720, whether the balance of the voucher is sufficient, and the like. As described above, the message processing system 710 may subtract the product price from the balance of the voucher and transmit the purchase approval request 712 to the vending machine 720 by determining whether to approve the purchase request by using the voucher information database or the like. If a purchase approval request 712 is received, the vending machine 720 may provide the purchased product 724 to the user.

In one embodiment, the message processing system 710 may transmit a voucher balance message 714 to the user terminal 730 . In step 736, in response to receiving the voucher balance message 714, the user terminal 730 may display the balance of the voucher after purchasing the product on the display.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of confirming a voucher that can be used at an automatic vending machine 810 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the vending machine 810 may include a visual coding pattern 812 needed to provide information associated with the vending machine (eg, a vending machine identifier). For example, the visual coding pattern 812 may be predetermined and affixed to the exterior of the vending machine 810 , or may be displayed on a display of the vending machine 810 . In this case, the user can use the visual coding pattern 812 to confirm the vouchers that can be used in the vending machine 810 through the first step 820 and the second step 830 .

The first step 820 represents the step in which the user takes a picture of the visual coding pattern 812 associated with the vending machine 810 using the image sensor of the user terminal. A second step 830 represents the step of displaying a voucher usable in the vending machine 810 in response to photographing the visually coded pattern 812 . As shown, a message 832 related to introducing vouchers usable in the vending machine 810 may be displayed on the display of the user terminal.

In one embodiment, the automatic vending machine 810 is an automatic vending machine associated with company A, and may be an automatic vending machine that can use employee welfare vouchers provided by company A to employees. For example, the vending machine 810 may be installed in a building of company A, or may be installed in an area associated with company A (an area where employees of company A frequently travel, etc.). Moreover, the first voucher associated with the user terminal may be an employee welfare voucher obtained by the user from company A, and the second voucher may be a voucher directly purchased by the user. In this case, for example, "The first cash coupon cannot be used at this vending machine (not the company A welfare vending machine)", "The second cash coupon can be used at this vending machine" may be displayed on the display of the user terminal. "And so on message 832.

According to the above configuration, if the user holds a plurality of cash coupons, it is possible to easily check the cash coupons that can be used in the automatic vending machine 810 . In one embodiment, if one of the multiple cash coupons held by the user can be used in the vending machine 810, the product can be purchased by automatically selecting the cash coupon. Additionally or alternatively, if there are a plurality of vouchers that can be used in the vending machine 810, an employee benefit voucher is automatically selected instead of the voucher purchased directly by the user, and a product is purchased.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of confirming items that can be purchased at an automatic vending machine 910 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown, the vending machine 910 may include a visually encoded pattern 912 necessary to provide information associated with the vending machine. For example, the visual coding pattern 912 may be attached to the exterior of the vending machine 910 or may be displayed on a display of the vending machine 910 . In this case, the user can use the visual coding pattern 912 to confirm items that can be purchased with a specific cash coupon (voucher A) in the vending machine 910 through the first step 920 and the second step 930 .

The first step 920 represents the step in which the user takes a picture of the visual coding pattern 912 associated with the vending machine 910 using the image sensor of the user terminal. The second step 930 represents the step of displaying, in response to photographing the visual coding pattern 912 , a plurality of items that can be purchased with a specific voucher (voucher A) in the vending machine 910 . As shown, a message 932 related to product A, a message 934 related to product B, etc. may be displayed on the display of the user terminal. For example, information related to a product may include product description, product amount, purchase conditions (which departments are able to purchase). Among them, a plurality of items that can be purchased using the cash coupon A can be specified in a manner that differs depending on the company and department. For example, Product A may be a product that employees of all departments of the company can use welfare vouchers to purchase, and Product B may be a product that can only be purchased by employees of the company's Internet Technology Department using welfare vouchers. If Voucher A is issued for use by a department such as the HR department instead of the Internet technology department, product A will be displayed as a purchasable product, and product B may be displayed (eg, shaded) as an unpurchasable product. In this case, which departments are able to purchase will be associated with the voucher message. Each cash coupon generated based on a cash coupon purchase request from a company terminal can be combined with company information, department information, information about products that can be purchased, information about areas that can be purchased, and At least one of the amount-related information is associated and stored. Thereby, even without inputting department information etc. for each user account, it is possible to determine the purchase possibility of each product from the voucher information associated with the user account.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of purchasing a product using a voucher according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the user can use the voucher to purchase products at the vending machine through the first step 1010 , the second step 1020 and the third step 1030 . The first step 1010 represents the step in which the user selects a voucher to be used in order to purchase a product at the vending machine. As shown in the figure, the user terminal can display on the display the list of vouchers currently held by the user. For example, a list of vouchers including the first voucher 1012 and the second voucher 1014 may be displayed on the display. Although the names of the first cash coupon 1012 and the second cash coupon 1014 are simply displayed in FIG. 10 , the present invention is not limited thereto, and the cash coupon information related to the balance of the cash coupon and the like may be displayed at the same time.

The second step 1020 represents the step in which, in response to the selection of the first voucher 1012 by the user in the first step 1010, the code associated with the first voucher will be displayed. For example, the code associated with the first voucher may include a barcode, QR code 1022, etc. for using the first voucher. In this case, the user can purchase the product by having the vending machine recognize the QR code 1022 associated with the voucher.

The third step 1030 represents the step of displaying the balance of the used first voucher if the product has been purchased. As shown in the figure, if the user uses the first cash coupon to purchase product A in the vending machine, the display of the user terminal may display "Product A has been purchased. The balance of the first cash coupon is 58,000 won." Message 1032.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a method for providing statistical data generated based on the use of vouchers between the company terminal 1110 and the message processing system 1120 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, in step 1122, the message processing system 1120 may generate sales statistical data of a plurality of vending machines. For example, a number of vending machines may refer to a number of vending machines associated with a particular company. In other examples, multiple vending machines may refer to multiple vending machines associated with multiple companies (multiple companies in similar industries, etc.). The information processing system 1120 can generate sales statistical data including the name, sales quantity, sales cycle, etc. of products sold in a plurality of vending machines of each company.

After that, the information processing system 1120 can extract the consumption pattern data 1124 of company employees from the generated sales statistics data and transmit it to the company terminal 1110 . In one embodiment, the consumption pattern data 1124 may include the name of the products purchased by company employees using employee welfare vouchers, the purchase quantity, the purchase cycle, the statistical summary of purchases by each department, the use ratio of vouchers, and the utilization rate of each vending machine Wait. From the company terminal 1110 level, the received consumption pattern data 1124 can be used to adjust the amount of employee welfare vouchers, products that can be purchased by each department, the location of vending machines, and the like.

Additionally, in step 1126 , the message processing system 1120 can generate messages related to favorite products of company employees based on the generated sales statistics. For example, the information processing system 1120 may determine a product that is the same as or similar to a mainly sold product as a favorite product by using sales statistics. In other examples, the message processing system 1120 may utilize sales statistics to identify products that are the same as or similar to products with few sales as non-favorite products. Also, the message processing system 1120 may determine the message 1128 related to the favorite product to be transmitted to the company terminal 1110 by using the message about the favorite product/non-favorite product in other companies similar to the company in terms of industry type. Afterwards, the message processing system 1120 can transmit the generated message 1128 related to the favorite product to the company terminal 1110 .

In one embodiment, the company terminal 1110 may transmit a sales product change request 1112 to the message processing system 1120 . For example, the sale product change request 1112 may be a request to replace or change all or part of the products currently sold in a plurality of vending machines with other products. In step 1130, if the sale product change request 1112 is received, the message processing system 1120 can change the sale product messages in a plurality of vending machines. In this case, the products sold in a plurality of vending machines associated with the company may be changed to the products associated with the sales product change request 1112 . According to the above-mentioned structure, the person in charge of the company responsible for employee benefits, etc. can effectively confirm the consumption patterns and favorite products of the employees of the company, and can easily replace or change the benefit products with a simple request or the like.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1200 for providing a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The cash coupon service providing method 1200 can be executed by a user terminal (for example, at least one processor of the user terminal). The voucher service providing method 1200 may start with step S1210, that is, the processor receives a first voucher associated with a first company. For example, the first voucher may be an employee benefit voucher purchased by a first company.

In step S1220, the processor may associate the received first voucher with the user account by using an open login method. For example, the processor may associate a user account in an instant messaging service, a user account in a social network service, etc., with the received first voucher by using an open login method. In this case, the processor may register the first voucher by transmitting a request for registering the first voucher to the message processing system or the like.

In step 1230, the processor may transmit a request to purchase a first product with a first voucher at a first vending machine associated with the first business. And, in step S1240, as a response related to the approval of the purchase request of the first product using the first cash coupon, the processor may display on the display of the user terminal the information of the first cash coupon after purchasing the first product. balance. Additionally or alternatively, the processor may also purchase a second voucher, and may transmit a request to purchase the first product using the second voucher at a first vending machine associated with the first company, as with the utilization The purchase request of the first product carried out by the second cash coupon is approved in response, and the balance of the second cash coupon after the purchase of the first product can also be displayed on the display.

In one embodiment, the processor may transmit a request to purchase a second product using the first voucher at a second vending machine associated with the second business. Wherein, the second company is a company associated with the first company (for example, a company updated with the same code on the system by merging with the first company), and the second vending machine can be set at the address of the second company The associated region, the region where the second vending machine is located is different from the region associated with the address of the first company. Thereafter, in response to approval of the purchase request of the second product using the first voucher, the processor may display a balance of the first voucher after purchasing the second product on the display. Additionally or alternatively, if the association between the user account and the first company is disassociated (for example, at the request of the first company due to the resignation of the user associated with the user account from the first company), the first cash Coupon usage may be limited.

In one embodiment, in response to utilizing the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph a visually coded pattern displayed at a third vending machine not associated with the first company, the processor may display on the display A message indicating that the first voucher cannot be used at the third vending machine. And, in response to utilizing the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph a visually coded pattern displayed at a third vending machine not associated with the first company, the processor may display on the display an indication that it is possible to Information related to the use of the second voucher by the third automatic vending machine.

In one embodiment, the processor may receive information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased using the first voucher in the first vending machine, and may display the information related to the plurality of products that can be purchased in the first vending machine. For example, the plurality of products available for purchase includes a first product. In addition, the plurality of products that can be purchased differ according to the department information associated with the first cash coupon. Additionally or alternatively, in response to utilizing the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph the visually coded pattern displayed at the first vending machine, the processor may display on the display the Information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased with the first voucher in the vending machine.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method 1300 for providing a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The cash coupon service providing method 1300 can be executed by an information processing system (for example, at least one processor of the information processing system). The voucher service providing method 1300 may start with step S1310, that is, in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from a company terminal associated with the first company, the processor may generate a first voucher to transmit to the company terminal. For example, the first voucher may be an employee benefit voucher purchased by a first company. Also, the information related to the first company may include information about the first vending machine associated with the first company.

In step S1320, the processor may receive a request for associating the first voucher with the user account from the user terminal by using an open login method. In this case, in step S1330, the processor may associate and store the information related to the first company, the first voucher and the user account.

Thereafter, in step S1340, the processor may receive a request for purchasing the first product using the first voucher in the first vending machine. And, in step S1350, the processor may transmit a purchase request approval of the first product using the first voucher to the first vending machine. In this case, in step S1360, the processor may transmit a message related to a balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product to the user terminal.

In one embodiment, in response to receiving a merge processing request for a first company and a second company, the processor may add to the message related to the first company a message for a second vending machine associated with the second company. message. Wherein, the second automatic vending machine may be installed in an area associated with the address of the second company, and the area where the second automatic vending machine is installed is different from the area associated with the address of the first company. Also, the processor may receive a request for purchasing the second product using the first voucher in the second vending machine, and may transmit the request for purchasing the second product using the first voucher to the second vending machine. In recognition, a message related to the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the second product may be transmitted to the user terminal. Additionally or alternatively, in response to receiving the resignation processing request for the first cash coupon from the company terminal, the processor may restrict use of the first cash coupon.

In one embodiment, in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from the user terminal, the processor may associate and store the second voucher with the user account. Also, the processor may receive a request to purchase the first product using the second voucher in the first vending machine. In this case, the processor may transmit to the first automatic vending machine the confirmation of the purchase request of the first product using the second cash coupon, and may transmit to the user terminal message.

In one embodiment, the processor may receive from the user terminal an image including a visually coded pattern associated with a third vending machine not associated with the first company. In this case, the processor may transmit a message indicating that the first voucher cannot be used at the third automatic vending machine to the user terminal. And, the processor may transmit a message related to indicating that the second voucher can be used at the third automatic vending machine to the user terminal.

In an embodiment, the processor may receive from the user terminal an image containing a visually coded pattern associated with the first vending machine. In this case, the processor may transmit to the user terminal information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased using the first voucher in the first vending machine. Wherein, the plurality of products that can be purchased may include the first product.

The processor may receive information about products that each department can purchase and information about vending machines that each department can use from the company terminal. Afterwards, the processor may determine, based on departmental information associated with the first voucher, information related to products that each department can purchase, and information related to automatic vending machines that each department can use, that it is related to the first vending machine. Information about various products that can be purchased with the first coupon. For example, a voucher purchase request may include departmental information.

In one embodiment, the processor may generate sales statistics data of a plurality of automatic vending machines, and transmit the generated sales statistics data to a company terminal as consumption pattern data of employees of the first company. That is, the information related to the first company may include information about a plurality of vending machines associated with the first company. Also, the processor may transmit information related to favorite products of employees of the first company to the company terminal based on the generated sales statistical data.

The above cash coupon service providing method can be provided by a computer program stored in a computer-readable recording medium to be run on a computer. Media can be persistent storage of programs that can be run by the computer, or they can be temporary storage for execution or downloading. In addition, the media can be a variety of recording units or storage units formed by combining single or multiple hardware, and are not limited to media directly connected to a certain computer system, and can also be scattered on the network. The medium is a structure that can store program instructions. Examples include: magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes; optical recording media such as optical discs-read-only memory (CD-ROM) and high-density digital video discs (DVD); Magneto-optical medium (magneto-optical medium) such as floppy disk (floptical disk); read-only memory (ROM); random access memory (RAM); flash memory, etc. In addition, examples of other media include an application store for distributing application programs, a website for supplying or distributing various other software, recording media and storage media managed in a server or the like.

The methods, steps or techniques of the present disclosure may also be implemented by various units. For example, such techniques may also be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. The multiple exemplary logic blocks, multiple modules, multiple loops, and multiple algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure of this application can also be realized by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Understandable. In order to clearly illustrate this mutual substitution of hardware and software, various exemplary structural elements, multiple blocks, multiple modules, multiple circuits, and multiple steps have been described from a functional point of view in the previous content. . Whether to realize this function by means of hardware or by means of software is different according to specific application programs and design requirements of the entire system. Although one of ordinary skill may also implement the functions described in various ways for each particular application by way of examples, these examples should not be construed as departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

In the example of hardware, multiple processing units for implementing multiple technologies can also be implemented on more than one application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), multiple digital signal processors (DSP), multiple digital signal processing devices (digital signal processing devices, DSPDs), multiple programmable logic devices (PLDs), multiple field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), multiple processors, multiple controllers, multiple microcontrollers, multiple Implemented within a microprocessor, a number of electronic devices, a number of other electronic units designed in such a way as to perform the various functions described in this disclosure, a computer, or a combination thereof.

Therefore, the various exemplary logic blocks, modules, and loops described in connection with the present disclosure may also be implemented by general purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, multiple discrete hardware components, any combination of cells designed in such a way as to perform the multiple functions described in this application implement or execute. A general-purpose processor may also be a microprocessor, but, in the alternative, the processor may be any known processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine. Moreover, a processor can also be realized by a combination of multiple computing devices, such as a digital signal processor (DSP) and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, and more than one computer connected to the core of a digital signal processor (DSP). microprocessor or any combination of other structures.

In the example of firmware and/or software, technology may be stored in random access memory (RAM), read only memory (ROM), non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electronically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, compact disc (CD), magnetic or optical data storage devices, etc. A computer can read multiple instructions in the medium to achieve. Instructions may be executed by more than one processor, and may also cause multiple processors to perform specific forms of the functions described in this disclosure.

Although described above in the form of multiple implementations of the presently disclosed subject matter applied to one or more stand-alone computer systems in the multiple embodiments described above, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and may also be implemented by connecting to a network or any computing environment such as a distributed computing environment. Furthermore, in this disclosure, various embodiments of the subject matter may also be implemented in multiple processing chips or in multiple devices, and memory devices may also be similarly affected in multiple devices. Such multiple devices may also include multiple personal computers (PCs), multiple network servers, and multiple portable devices.

In this specification, the present disclosure was described using some embodiments, but various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure that can be understood by those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains to the present disclosure. Moreover, such deformation and change should be deemed to fall within the protection scope of the invention claims attached to this specification.

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Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described by referring to the drawings described below, in which like reference numerals denote like structural elements, but are not limited thereto.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of providing a voucher service through an application running on a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a structure in which a message processing system is communicably connected with a plurality of user terminals and automatic vending machines in order to provide a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal structure of a user terminal and a message processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method for registering cash coupons among a company terminal, a message processing system, and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a coupon message database (DB) in the message processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method for executing product purchase among a message processing system, an automatic vending machine, and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method for executing product purchase among a message processing system, an automatic vending machine, and a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of confirming a voucher that can be used at a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of confirming items that can be purchased at a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of purchasing a product using a voucher according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 11 is a flow chart illustrating a method for providing statistical data generated based on the use of vouchers between a company terminal and an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating a method for providing a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating a method for providing a voucher service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

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Claims (20)

A method for providing voucher services, executed by at least one processor of a user terminal, characterized in that it includes the following steps: Receive the first voucher associated with the first company; associating the received first voucher with a user account by utilizing an open login method; transmitting a request to purchase a first product using the first voucher at a first vending machine associated with the first business; and As a response related to the approval of the purchase request of the first product using the first voucher, the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product is displayed on the display of the user terminal. According to the cash coupon service provision method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that it also includes the following steps: transmitting a request for purchasing a second product using the first voucher at a second vending machine associated with a second company, the second company being a company associated with the first company, the second vending machine being configured in the territory associated with the second company; and In response to approval of the purchase request for the second product using the first voucher, a balance of the first voucher after purchase of the second product is displayed on the display. According to the cash coupon service provision method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, the first voucher is associated with the first company, Use of the first voucher is limited as the association between the user associated with the user account and the first company is broken. According to the cash coupon service provision method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that it also includes the following steps: Purchase the second voucher; transmitting a request to purchase the first product using the second voucher at a first vending machine associated with the first business; and In response to approval of the purchase request for the first product using the second voucher, a balance of the second voucher after purchase of the first product is displayed on the display. The method for providing cash coupon service according to Claim 4, further comprising the step of, as a method of using the image sensor of the user terminal to identify a third automatic company that is not associated with the first company. The visual coding pattern displayed by the vending machine responds to shooting, and a message related to the fact that the first cash coupon cannot be used at the third vending machine is displayed on the display. The method for providing cash coupon service according to Claim 4, further comprising the step of, as a method of using the image sensor of the user terminal to identify a third automatic company that is not associated with the first company. The visual coding pattern displayed by the vending machine responds to photographing, and a message related to the ability to use the second cash coupon at the third vending machine is displayed on the display. According to the cash coupon service provision method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, Also include the following steps: receiving messages related to a plurality of products that can be purchased using the first voucher in the first vending machine; and displaying on the display information relating to the plurality of products available for purchase, The plurality of products available for purchase includes the first product. The method for providing cash coupon service according to Claim 7, wherein the plurality of products that can be purchased are different according to the department information associated with the first cash coupon. According to the cash coupon service provision method described in claim 1, it is characterized in that, It also includes the following steps, that is, as a response to using the image sensor of the user terminal to photograph the visual coding pattern displayed on the first automatic vending machine, displaying on the display the information about a plurality of products that can be purchased with the first voucher in the vending machine, The plurality of products available for purchase includes the first product. A computer-readable recording medium, characterized in that it stores a computer program required for executing the cash coupon service providing method according to any one of Claims 1 to 9 in a computer. An information processing system, characterized in that, include: communication module; memory; and at least one processor, coupled to the memory, capable of executing at least one computer-readable program contained in the memory, The at least one program includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: generating a first voucher for transmission to the company terminal in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from a company terminal associated with the first company; receiving a request from a user terminal to associate the first voucher with a user account using an open login method; and The information related to the first company, the first voucher and the user account are associated and stored. The message processing system according to claim 11, wherein, the information related to the first company includes information about a first vending machine associated with the first company, The at least one program includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: receiving a request to utilize the first voucher to purchase a first product at the first vending machine; transmitting to the first vending machine an approval of a purchase request for the first product using the first voucher; and Sending a message related to the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the first product to the user terminal. The information processing system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: In response to receiving a merge processing request for the first company and the second company, adding to the message related to the first company a message for a second vending machine associated with the second company, setting the second the region of the vending machine is different from the region associated with the address of the first business; receiving a request to utilize the first voucher to purchase a second product at the second vending machine; transmitting to the second vending machine an approval of a purchase request for the second product using the first voucher; and A message related to the balance of the first voucher after purchasing the second product is sent to the user terminal. The message processing system according to claim 11, wherein, The first voucher is an employee welfare voucher purchased by the first company, The at least one program also includes instructions for restricting use of the first cash coupon in response to receiving a resignation processing request for the first cash coupon from the company terminal. The information processing system according to claim 12, wherein the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: causing and storing a second voucher associated with the user account in response to receiving a voucher purchase request from the user terminal; receiving a request to purchase the first product at the first vending machine using the second voucher; transmitting to the first vending machine an approval of a purchase request for the first product using the second voucher; and A message related to the balance of the second voucher after purchasing the first product is sent to the user terminal. According to the information processing system described in Claim 15, it is characterized in that the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: receiving from the user terminal an image containing a visually coded pattern associated with a third vending machine not associated with the first company; transmitting to the user terminal a message indicating that the first voucher cannot be used at the third vending machine; and A message related to indicating that the second cash coupon can be used at the third automatic vending machine is transmitted to the user terminal. The message processing system according to claim 12, wherein, The at least one program also includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: receiving from the user terminal an image containing a visually coded pattern associated with the first vending machine; and transmitting to the user terminal information related to a plurality of products that can be purchased with the first voucher in the first vending machine, The plurality of products available for purchase includes the first product. The message processing system according to claim 17, wherein, The voucher purchase request contains departmental information, The at least one program also includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: receiving from the company terminal information about products that each department can purchase and information about vending machines that each department can use; and Based on the department information associated with the first voucher, the information related to the products that can be purchased by each department, and the information related to the vending machines that can be used by each department, determine the Information related to multiple products purchased by the first cash coupon. The message processing system according to claim 11, wherein, the information about the first company includes information about a plurality of vending machines associated with the first company, The at least one program also includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps: generating sales statistics for the plurality of vending machines; and The generated sales statistics data are transmitted to the company terminal as consumption pattern data of employees of the first company. According to the information processing system described in claim 19, it is characterized in that the at least one program further includes a plurality of instructions for performing the following steps, that is, based on the generated sales statistics data, sending the Information related to the favorite products of the employees of the company.

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