KR20150031347A

KR20150031347A - Electronic coupon service method and device thereof

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Publication number: KR20150031347A
Application number: KR20130109803A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이혜선; 주병관; 서보민; 윤성용; 송민형; 최영근
Original assignee: 이혜선; 서보민; 주병관; 윤성용
Priority date: 2013-09-12
Filing date: 2013-09-12
Publication date: 2015-03-24

Abstract

Provided are an electronic coupon service method and a terminal therefor based on electronic stamp information capable of being used easily. The electronic coupon service method performed by a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps of: displaying at least one set of electronic coupon service provider information as an electronic coupon service application is executed by the user terminal; receiving a selection signal regarding the electronic coupon service provider information; displaying electronic stamp information related with the electronic coupon service provider information selected by the selection signal on the user terminal; receiving an electronic stamp signal from an external terminal; and updating the electronic stamp information displayed in the user terminal.

Description

[0001] ELECTRONIC COUPON SERVICE METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF [0002]

The present invention relates to an electronic coupon service using an electronic stamp.

A paper coupon is provided for taking a stamp to a customer who purchases a product at a cafe or a restaurant, thereby providing a benefit according to the number of times the product is purchased or the amount of the product purchased.

However, paper coupons are liable to be lost or damaged. In addition, there is an inconvenience in that the user must check and manage the management regulations related to the coupon of the coupon service provider, such as the validity period of the paper coupon.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic coupon service method and a terminal capable of performing the electronic coupon service method which can easily use a coupon using a portable terminal such as a smart phone in order to solve the above problems.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an electronic coupon service method that can convert an electronic coupon to an electronic reserve and use it as cash, and a terminal capable of performing the method.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide an electronic coupon service method capable of presenting an electronic coupon.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic coupon service method performed by a user terminal, comprising: displaying at least one electronic coupon service provider information as an electronic coupon service application is executed by a user terminal; Receiving a selection signal for the electronic coupon service provider information being displayed; Displaying electronic stamp information related to electronic coupon service provider information selected according to a selection signal for the received electronic coupon service provider information on the user terminal; Receiving an electronic stamp signal from an external terminal of the user terminal; And updating the electronic stamp information displayed on the user terminal according to the received electronic stamp signal, wherein the electronic stamp information is preferably electronic stamp information of the user of the user terminal.

In a preferred embodiment, the step of displaying the electronic stamp information on the user terminal may include displaying at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information on the user terminal, And displaying the electronic stamp information connected to the selected point information on the user terminal according to a selection signal for the received point information.

In a preferred embodiment, the electronic stamp information displayed on the user terminal is received from the server based on an electronic stamp request signal transmitted from the user terminal to the server, and the electronic stamp request signal is transmitted to the selected electronic coupon service Information about a provider and information about a user of the user terminal, and the server is a server for managing information related to the electronic coupon.

The method preferably transmits the updated electronic stamp information to the server so that the updated electronic stamp information can be managed by the server.

The method includes receiving the electronic stamp information and an electronic reserve conversion guide message from the server when the electronic stamp information is available, transmitting the received electronic stamp information and the electronic reserve transfer guide message to the user The method comprising the steps of: displaying an electronic reservation change request message on the terminal, receiving an electronic reservation change request signal based on the electronic reservation change notification message, transmitting the electronic reservation change request signal to the server, step; Displaying the received electronic reservation information on the user terminal;

The method comprising: receiving the electronic reserve use input; transmitting the electronic reserve information to the external terminal upon receiving the electronic reserve use input; And receiving guidance information related to use of the electronic reservation information from the server.

The method may further include transmitting date information on the date when the electronic stamp signal was received from the external terminal to the server, and the electronic stamp information received from the server may include information related to the electronic coupon service provider And may further include management information regarding the electronic stamp and information managed by the server based on the date information.

The information managed by the server may include information for managing the validity period of the electronic stamp information.

The method may further include receiving a request input for presenting the electronic stamp information after the electronic stamp information is displayed on the user terminal, displaying the electronic stamp information on the user terminal as the request input for presenting the electronic stamp information is received The method comprising the steps of: changing a display form of electronic stamp information, receiving a selection signal for the electronic stamp information, selecting a transmission scheme to be used for presenting the electronic stamp information, Receiving the information about the recipient terminal, and transmitting the selected electronic stamp information to the recipient terminal based on the information about the recipient terminal and the selected transmission method.

The method includes receiving a gift receiving notification message for the electronic stamp information from the outside of the user terminal, accepting the gift receiving for the electronic stamp information based on the notification message, Executing an application capable of installing the electronic coupon service application if the coupon service application is not installed; And installing the electronic coupon service application in the user terminal upon receipt of the electronic coupon service application installation request.

A terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a user input unit for receiving a user input; A display unit for displaying a screen according to the execution of the electronic coupon service application; A first communication unit for communicating with an external terminal of the user terminal; Displaying at least one electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit as the electronic coupon service application is executed, receiving a selection signal for electronic coupon service provider information displayed on the display unit through the user input unit, Displaying electronic stamp information related to electronic coupon service provider information selected according to a selection signal for the received electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit, receiving an electronic stamp signal from the external terminal through the first communication unit, And a control unit configured to control the user input unit, the display unit, and the first communication unit to update the electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit in accordance with the received electronic stamp signal To include, and is the electronic stamp is preferable that the user of the electronic stamp information of the user terminal.

Wherein the control unit displays at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit and receives a selection signal for at least one point information being displayed through the user input unit, The display unit, and the first communication unit to display the electronic stamp information connected to the selected point information on the display unit according to the selection signal for the point information on the first point.

Wherein the terminal further includes a second communication unit for communicating with a server providing a service related to the electronic coupon service application, and the electronic stamp information is information for identifying the electronic coupon service based on the electronic stamp request signal transmitted to the server through the second communication unit Wherein the electronic stamp request signal includes information on the selected electronic coupon service provider and information on the user of the user terminal, and wherein the server is further configured to provide a service related to the electronic coupon service application, It is preferable to manage information related to the electronic coupon.

And the control unit is configured to control the second communication unit to transmit the updated electronic stamp information to the server through the second communication unit so that the updated electronic stamp information can be managed by the server.

Wherein the control unit receives the electronic stamp information and the electronic reservation switchover guidance message from the server through the second communication unit when the electronic stamp information is available and transmits the received electronic stamp information and the electronic reservation information The electronic fund transfer request message is transmitted to the server via the second communication unit upon receipt of the electronic reservation transfer request input through the user input unit based on the electronic reservation transfer guide message Receiving the electronic reserve information from the server through the second communication unit, displaying the received electronic reserve information on the display unit, receiving the electronic reserve use input through the user input unit, Using the reserve And transmits the electronic reservation information to the external terminal through the first communication unit and receives guidance information related to use of the electronic reservation information from the server through the second communication unit, The display unit, the first communication unit, and the second communication unit.

The control unit is configured to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit to transmit the date information on the electronic stamp signal received from the external terminal through the first communication unit to the server through the second communication unit .

The electronic stamp information received from the server through the second communication unit may further include information managed by the server based on the management rule regarding the electronic stamp of the electronic coupon service provider and the date information.

Wherein the control unit receives a request input for presenting the electronic stamp information through the user input unit after the electronic stamp information is displayed on the display unit, A user input unit for receiving a selection signal for the electronic stamp information through the user input unit and for transmitting the electronic stamp information through the user input unit; And receives an input of information related to a receiver terminal to receive the electronic stamp information gift through the user input unit and receives information on the receiver terminal using one of the second communication unit and the first communication unit, Based on the selected transmission scheme And to control the user input unit, the display unit, the first communication unit, and the second communication unit to transmit the selected electronic stamp information to the receiver terminal.

Wherein the control unit receives the gift reception notification message for the electronic stamp information through one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit and, when accepting the gift reception for the electronic stamp information based on the notification message, When the electronic coupon service application is installed in the user terminal, executes an application for installing the electronic coupon service application, and when the electronic coupon service application installation request is received through the user input unit, May be configured to control the user input unit, the display unit, the first communication unit, and the second communication unit to install the user terminal in the user terminal.

The electronic coupon service method is performed in a manner similar to the electronic coupon service method described above, in a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon one or more programs including instructions for executing an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment.

It is possible to provide a terminal which can easily use the electronic stamp information provided by the electronic coupon service provider according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a terminal which can convert an electronic coupon into an electronic reserve and use it as cash.

According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a terminal capable of presenting electronic stamp information freely regardless of availability of electronic stamp information.

It is not necessary for the user to confirm and manage the management regulation regarding the coupon of the electronic coupon service provider according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a main screen used in an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a relation between information included in the main screen shown in FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is an example of a screen displaying at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information.
5 is an example of an electronic stamp information screen displayed on the user terminal.
6 is an example of an electronic stamp information screen updated in accordance with reception of an electronic stamp signal.
7 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an example of a screen in which an electronic deposit changeover guidance message and electronic stamp information are displayed together according to a preferred embodiment.
FIG. 9 is an operational flowchart of an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment, which is an operational flowchart performed by a user terminal.
10 is an example of a screen for explaining a process of selecting a gift function on the electronic stamp information screen displayed on the user terminal.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of an operation of an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment, which is an operational flowchart performed by a user terminal.
12 is an example of a received gift box screen according to a preferred embodiment.
13 is a configuration diagram of a system for performing an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment.
Figure 14 is a functional block diagram of a user terminal in a preferred embodiment.

The terms used in the preferred embodiments will be briefly described, and the preferred embodiments will be described in detail.

Although the terms used in the preferred embodiments have selected the general terms that are currently widely used, considering the functions in the preferred embodiments, they may vary depending on the intention or circumstance of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new techniques and the like. Also, in certain cases, some terms are arbitrarily selected by the applicant, and in this case, the meaning thereof will be described in detail in the description of the preferred embodiment. Therefore, the terms used in preferred embodiments should not be construed as merely descriptive terms, but rather should be defined based on the meaning of the terms and throughout the description of the preferred embodiments.

When an element is referred to as "including" an element throughout the specification, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well, without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Also, the terms "part," " module, "and the like described in the specification mean units for processing at least one function or operation, which may be implemented in hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software .

The following preferred embodiments are based on at least one electronic coupon service provider (or a plurality of electronic coupon service providers). However, the present invention can also be applied to an electronic coupon service based on one electronic coupon service provider. When the electronic coupon service application is executed in the case where the present invention is applied to one electronic coupon service provider, the electronic coupon service provider information is displayed on the main screen (main screen 200 of FIG. 2) Information may be displayed or electronic stamp information of the electronic coupon service provider may be displayed. When point information is displayed on the main screen 200, the user's electronic stamp information is managed for each point. In a case where the electronic stamp information of the electronic coupon service provider is displayed on the main screen 200, when the electronic coupon service provider manages the electronic stamp information (which can be referred to as integrated electronic stamp information) of the user integrated regardless of the point to be.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the preferred embodiments can be implemented in various different forms and are not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly illustrate the preferred embodiments of the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and like parts are denoted by similar reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 illustrates an electronic coupon service method based on a user terminal 100 and a server 110. [

When a request to execute the electronic coupon service application (which is weak to the application or the application) is received (S101), the user terminal 100 executes the electronic coupon service application. The electronic coupon service application execution request may be dependent on a user input using a shortcut icon or the like of the electronic coupon service application displayed on the screen of the user terminal 100, but is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic coupon service application can be executed by a user voice signal called "electronic coupon service application execution ".

The electronic coupon service application may be installed in the user terminal 100 using an application for installing (or downloading) an application (for example, a play store) installed in the user terminal 100. [ After the electronic coupon service application is installed, the user of the user terminal 100 can perform a membership registration procedure of inputting user information such as a user's ID, telephone number, e-mail address, . The information input according to the membership subscription procedure can be managed as information for the electronic coupon service for the user of the user terminal 100 by the server 110 providing the electronic coupon service application. The membership subscription procedure can be performed by selecting the setting item 301 included in the menu 202 of FIG. 3 to be described later, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As the application is executed, the user terminal 100 displays the main screen 200 as shown in FIG. 2 (S103). 2 is a view for explaining a main screen 200 used in an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, the main screen 200 includes electronic coupon service provider information (café 1, café 2, café 3, restaurant 1, restaurant 2, etc.) displayed in the form of bars 205 - ).

However, the electronic coupon service provider information that can be included in the main screen 200 is not limited to the one shown in Fig. The electronic coupon service provider information is information of the merchant registered in the server 110 to provide the electronic coupon service to the user (or the customer) based on the electronic stamp information provided according to the preferred embodiments. The electronic coupon service provider information displayed through the main screen 200 may be provided in a form of a dartboard instead of a bar, but is not limited thereto.

The main screen 200 shown in Fig. 2 is arranged by classifying electronic coupon service provider information 205-1 to 205-5 into categories (for example, cafes, restaurants, etc.). However, the arrangement of the electronic coupon service provider information 205-1 to 205-5 is not limited to that shown in Fig. For example, on the main screen 200, the electronic coupon service provider information may be displayed in the order of Korean consonants, alphabetical letters, electronic coupon service providers, or the like, without being classified by category. The arrangement of the electronic coupon service provider information can be changed or edited by the user of the user terminal 100. [

The main screen 200 may contain electronic coupon service provider information or may include more electronic coupon service provider information than the electronic coupon service provider information 205-1 to 205-5 shown in FIG. Therefore, the main screen 200 may be referred to as including at least one electronic coupon service provider information, and step S103 may be referred to as displaying electronic coupon service provider information.

When the user of the user terminal 100 is provided with more electronic coupon service provider information than can be displayed at one time through the main screen 200, All the electronic coupon service provider information can be viewed while moving the page related to the electronic coupon service provider information displayed on the display unit 200 up and down. The up-down scrolling input may be, but is not limited to, the user's touch-based input.

2, the main screen 200 displayed on the user terminal 100 includes café 1 to café 3 (205-1 to 205-3), restaurant 1 and restaurant 2 (205- 4, and 205-5, but the electronic coupon service provider information is not limited thereto.

For example, the category related to the electronic coupon service provider information can be further subdivided (for example, a restaurant can be Korean, Western, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Fusion, etc.). Or a category may be set in a tab form and displayed, and the electronic coupon service provider information list may be displayed for each selected category. For example, when the cafe tab is selected, only the cafe-related electronic coupon service provider information list is displayed on the main screen 200, and when the restaurant tab is selected, only the restaurant related electronic coupon service provider information list is displayed on the main screen 200 .

The cafes 1 to 3 (205-1 to 205-3) shown in FIG. 2 are cafes of different brands. For example, cafe 1 is cafe vene, cafe 2 is starbucks, and cafe 3 is coffee bean. Restaurant 1 and restaurant 2 (205-4, 205-5) shown in Fig. 2 are restaurants of different brands. For example, Restaurant 1 may be Bonobono and Restaurant 2 may be China Factory.

2, each of the electronic coupon service provider information bars 205-1 to 205-5 includes information of each electronic coupon service provider (café 1, café 2, café 3, restaurant 1, restaurant 2), each electronic coupon (Logo 1, logo 2, logo 3, logo 4, and logo 5) of the service provider, and favorite registration setting symbol 206. However, each electronic coupon service provider information bar 205-1 to 205- 5 are not limited to what is shown in FIG.

For example, each electronic coupon service provider information bar 205-1 to 205-5 includes logo information (logo 1, logo 2, logo 3, logo 4, and logo 5) of each electronic coupon service provider described above I can not. The logo information included in the electronic coupon service provider information bars 205-1 to 205-5 and / or the favorite setting symbol 206 may be displayed at different positions. For example, referring to FIG. 2, the display position of the logo information of the electronic coupon provider is displayed on the left side of the corresponding electronic coupon provider information bars 205-1 to 205-5, but the electronic coupon provider information bar 205- 1 to 205 - 5).

2, the main screen 200 includes an electronic coupon service application name 201 (for example, ZZIC'S), a menu 202, an announcement 203, and a search window 204 But the information that can be included in the main screen 200 is not limited thereto.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a relation between information included in the main screen 200 shown in FIG.

The menu 202 shown in FIG. 2 includes items that can move the screen of the user terminal 100 to a page displaying the menu items 301 to 307 in the lower layer of the menu 202 shown in FIG. 3 (Or user entry). That is, when the selection input for the menu 202 is received on the main screen 200, the screen of the user terminal 100 is changed to a screen for selecting the menu items 301 to 307 on the main screen. A screen for selecting the menu items 301 to 307 can be displayed in the form of a pop-up window on the main screen 200. The user terminal 100 can maintain the display state of the main screen 200 when a screen for selecting the menu items 301 to 307 is displayed in the form of a pop-up window. The menu items 301 to 307 in the lower hierarchy of the menu 202 are not limited to those shown in Fig.

The selection input for menu 202 may be touch-based. Thus, the menu 202 may be referred to as a touch-based button. However, the selection input to the menu 202 is activated according to the user's voice signal corresponding to the "menu " to send a screen (or page) to the user terminal 100 capable of selecting the menu items 301 to 307 Can be displayed.

The notification 203 shown in FIG. 2 is a page for confirming notices such as update information related to the electronic coupon service application, version information of the electronic coupon service application, event information of the electronic coupon service provider, (Or a user entry item) that can move the screen. The announcement 203 may also be referred to as a touch-based button, but is not limited thereto. For example, the screen of the user terminal 100 may be moved to a page related to the announcement 203 according to the user's voice signal corresponding to the "announcement ". The announcement is not limited to the above.

The search window 204 is a window that allows the user of the user terminal 100 to search for point information of a desired electronic coupon service provider or electronic coupon service provider. The point information of the electronic coupon service provider may be represented, for example, as Café Venue Gangnam, Café Venetigo Point, but is not limited thereto.

The search using the search window 204 may include a name of an electronic coupon service provider, a branch name (e.g., Gangnam, Dogok), location (e.g., address) information, contact information (e.g., telephone number) But the present invention is not limited thereto. It is also possible to search by using the name or the branch name of the provider of the electronic coupon service, the initial (consonant such as a, b, c, etc.) or the collection (a, b, c, But is not limited thereto.

In the main screen 200, the favorite setting information 206 is shown on the right side of each electronic coupon service provider information bar 205-1 to 205-5 as a star. However, the display position and display appearance of the favorite setting information 206 are not limited to those shown in Fig.

When the favorite setting information 206 is touched or clicked on the main screen 200, the corresponding electronic coupon service provider information is registered in the favorites. The electronic coupon service provider information registered in the favorites using the favorite setting information 206 can be displayed at the top position among a plurality of electronic coupon service provider information provided through the main screen 200. [ The electronic coupon service provider information registered recently can be displayed at the top of the electronic coupon service provider information when the electronic coupon service provider information registered in the favorites is plural, And can be displayed in various forms. The display form of the electronic coupon service provider information registered in the favorites can be set by the user of the user terminal 100. [

3, a menu 202, an announcement 203, a search window 204, electronic coupon service provider information 205, and favorite setting information 206 are displayed on the lower layer of the main screen 200 But is not limited thereto.

A setting item 301, a gift item 302, a gift item 302, a My Page item 303, an electronic coupon service provider management (e.g., cafe management) item (for example, 305, a favorite item 306, a branch reporting and evaluation item 307, but is not limited thereto.

The setting item 301 is a function for setting account information (for example, user ID, telephone number, e-mail, etc.) of the user to be used in the electronic coupon service application. Setting of the electronic coupon service application, setting of the password lock function (to prevent use of the electronic coupon when the user terminal 100 is lost), setting of whether or not to use the notification, setting of the notification sound (E.g., changing all or a part of the theme of a user interface of an electronic coupon service application), changing a user's account, withdrawing a member, rejoining a user, etc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto . For example, the theme setting may change UI (User Interface) of electronic coupon service provider information or UI of electronic stamp information.

The presenting item (302) is a function of presenting the electronic stamp information included in the electronic coupon or electronic coupon to the acquaintances. When the present item 302 is selected, the screen of the user terminal 100 may be moved to the gift page.

The gift item 303 is a function of providing history information related to a gift that can be confirmed by the electronic coupon or electronic stamp information received by the user and the electronic coupon or electronic stamp information transmitted from the user. When the present item 303 is selected, the screen of the user terminal 100 may be moved to a page providing information related to the above-mentioned gifts.

The received electronic coupon or electronic stamp information can provide information that can easily distinguish the information received but not confirmed by the user from the information received and confirmed by the user. For example, "new" may be marked in an electronic coupon (or electronic stamp information) that has been received but not confirmed by the user and may be marked "old " in an electronic coupon (or electronic stamp information) 12, which will be described later).

The My Page item 303 is a function for displaying electronic stamp information for each electronic coupon service provider obtained by the user on the screen of the user terminal 100.

The electronic coupon service delivery destination management item 304 is a program for changing the form of the electronic stamp information (for example, changing the image (for example, cup image) of the electronic stamp information to a cat image taken by the user) (For example, order of vowels, number of electronic stamps, order of recent visits, etc.).

The favorite item 306 is a function for viewing only the list of electronic coupon service provider registered as a favorite on the screen of the user terminal 100 separately. The user of the user terminal 100 can change the priority of the electronic coupon service provider registered as a favorite after moving to the electronic coupon service provider list page registered as favorites using the favorite item 306. [

The point signal and assessment items 307 may be used to report (eg, report to the head office) or to report problems (eg, unfriendliness of staff, quality of food, amount of food, facility inconvenience, Sharing information among users, etc. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 3, the announcement 203 includes an update notification item 308 in a lower layer. However, the notification 203 may include, but is not limited to, an event item of the electronic coupon service provider as described above. The update notice may include various notices provided from the server operator of the electronic coupon service application as described above.

The electronic coupon service provider information 205 may include electronic stamp information 309 in a lower layer, but is not limited thereto.

The display position of the electronic coupon service application name 201 included in the main screen 200 is not limited to that shown in Fig.

On the other hand, when the main screen 200 as shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the user terminal 100, when a user input for selecting the cafe 1 205-1 is received (S104), the user terminal 100 At least one point information connected to the café 1 (205-1) is displayed on the user terminal 100 (S105).

4 is an example of a screen displaying at least one point information connected to the café 1 (205-1). Referring to FIG. 4, the branch information bar 401 may include logo information 402, a branch name (e.g., cafe 1-1) 403, and branch location information 404 (address information). The branch information bar 401 may include representative contact information of the branch office. Each branch information bar 401, 405 to 409 may include favorite setting information 410 that can be registered as a favorite. FIG. 4 shows an example in which each point information is displayed in a bar form, but the display form for each point information is not limited thereto.

The user terminal 100 transmits an electronic stamp request signal to the server 110 (S107) when a user's selection signal for the point information displayed on the user terminal 100 is received (S106). The electronic stamp request signal may include selected electronic coupon service provider information and information regarding the user of the user terminal 100. The information on the user may include identification information for identifying the user by the server 110 such as a user ID, an e-mail address, and a telephone number used in member registration based on the electronic coupon service application.

When the electronic stamp request signal is received, the server 110 transmits the electronic stamp of the user using the information about the user included in the electronic stamp request signal, the electronic coupon service provider information selected by the user of the user terminal 100, Information is retrieved (S108). When the electronic stamp information of the user is retrieved, the server 110 transmits the electronic stamp information of the user retrieved to the user terminal 100 (S109).

The user terminal 100 displays the received electronic stamp information (S110). 5 is an example of an electronic stamp information screen displayed on the user terminal 100. [ 5, the electronic stamp information screen is composed of area information 501 in which an electronic stamp can be taken, a gift item 502, and an electronic stamp in an area 501 where an electronic stamp contained in the electronic coupon can be printed And item guide information 503 provided when it is printed.

As shown in FIG. 5, the electronic stamp information screen includes an area 504 in which surrounding items such as electronic stamp information management regulations of the electronic coupon service provider are displayed, and an area 505 in which point information connected to the electronic stamp information is displayed . In the area 505 in which the branch information is displayed, as shown in FIG. 5, the photo information, the branch name, the branch location information, the contact information of the branch, the branch map view shortcut information (or the branch map view link information) (But not limited to) calling information by calling the contact information (or calling the contact information link information).

When the electronic stamp information screen as shown in Fig. 5 is displayed on the user terminal 100, since the electronic stamp information is not printed at all, after the electronic coupon service application is installed, No, or can be seen as issuing a new electronic coupon.

5 is displayed on the user terminal 100 and then the user makes a purchasing action in which the electronic stamp can be issued at the corresponding point, the terminal of the corresponding point (hereinafter referred to as " (Step S111).

Accordingly, the electronic stamp information displayed on the user terminal 100 is updated (S112). That is, the electronic stamp information screen shown in Fig. 5 is changed to a screen in which an electronic stamp is stamped as shown in Fig. The image relating to the electronic stamp can be edited by the user as described above. 6 is an example of an electronic stamp information screen updated in accordance with reception of an electronic stamp signal.

6 shows an electronic stamp information creation date (for example, 2013.09.09.) Displayed at the bottom of the electronic stamp information so that the user can check the validity period for each electronic stamp information, but is not limited thereto. For example, the electronic stamp information creation date may be displayed on one of the top, left, and right sides of the electronic stamp information. The electronic stamp information creation date can be hidden by the user of the user terminal 100. [ For example, when the electronic stamp information creation date or the electronic stamp information is clicked or touched by the user of the user terminal 100, the electronic stamp information creation date may disappear from the electronic stamp information screen. If the position at which the electronic stamp information or the electronic stamp information creation date is displayed after the electronic stamp information creation date has disappeared from the electronic coupon is clicked or touched by the user of the user terminal 100, the electronic stamp information creation date is displayed on the electronic stamp information screen Lt; / RTI >

Referring to FIG. 6, date information on the reception of the electronic stamp signal in the area where the electronic stamp is printed is described. The user terminal 100 may transmit the received date information to the server 110. [ Accordingly, the server 110 can manage the date information on the received electronic stamp and the information based on the management rule regarding the electronic stamp of the electronic coupon service provider. The information that can be managed by the server 110 based on the date information and the management rule regarding the electronic stamp may include, but is not limited to, valid period information of the electronic stamp information. For example, when the validity period of the electronic stamp information is short (for example, one month), the color of the electronic stamp information displayed on the user terminal 100 is changed or the color of the electronic stamp information The server 110 may transmit the guidance message or the electronic stamp information to the user terminal 100 so that a message for guiding the number can be displayed on the user terminal 100. [

The user terminal 100 transmits the updated electronic stamp information to the server 110 (S113). When the updated electronic stamp information is received, the server 110 transmits the updated electronic stamp information to the user terminal 100 using the update information included in the received information, information on the user of the user terminal 100, And updates the electronic stamp information about the user (S114).

7 is a flowchart illustrating an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 7 is an operation flowchart based on the user terminal 100 and the server 110. FIG. 7 includes a function of switching the electronic stamp information to an electronic reserve (or to a point or an electronic point) when the electronic stamp information becomes usable condition. Electronic reserves or points can be electronic money that can be used for cash.

The steps S701 to S708 shown in Fig. 7 are similar to the steps S101 to S108 of Fig. 1, and therefore, the description thereof will be omitted in order to avoid duplication of description.

In step S709, the server 110 determines whether the electronic stamp information of the searched user is available. The criterion for determining whether the user's electronic stamp information is available is in accordance with the electronic stamp management regulations of each electronic coupon service provider. The electronic stamp management regulation may be, for example, a provision that it can be used when collecting 10 electronic stamps, but the electronic stamp management regulation is not limited thereto.

As a result of the determination in step S709, if the electronic stamp information of the user is not in a usable state, the process based on steps S109 to S114 as shown in FIG. 1 may be performed.

If the electronic stamp information of the user is available as a result of the determination in step S709, then in step S710, the electronic deposit information transmitted from the server 110 to the user terminal 100 is stored in the electronic deposit transfer notification message (for example, I would like to switch to. Yes, no). The server 110 can independently transmit the electronic stamp information and the electronic fund transfer guidance message to the user terminal 100. [

In step S711, the user terminal 100 displays a screen including the received electronic stamp information and the electronic reservation switch instruction message. FIG. 8 is an example of a screen in which an electronic deposit changeover guidance message and electronic stamp information according to a preferred embodiment are displayed together.

When the user does not want to convert the electronic stamp information into the electronic reserve, the user can input a command to close the electronic reserve transfer guide message. The closing command can be input by touching or clicking on a symbol (for example, X) indicating a closing command included in the electronic reservation change message 810 shown in FIG. 8, but is not limited thereto.

(E. G., A user input for selecting "YES" included in the reserve guide message 810 shown in Fig. 8) is received by the user based on the electronic deposit guide message 810 S712), the user terminal 100 transmits an electronic reservation change request signal to the server 110 (S713). Accordingly, the server 110 performs a process of converting the electronic stamp information of the user into the electronic reserve (S714).

The process of converting the electronic stamp information into the electronic reserve may be determined according to the electronic stamp information management rule of each electronic coupon service provider. For example, in a case where the electronic stamp information management rule is set so that 10 electronic stamps can be converted to an electronic reserve amount of 2000 won, the server 110 performs a process of converting 10 electronic stamps into an electronic reserve amount of 2000 won can do.

When the process of converting the electronic stamp information into the electronic reserve is completed, the server 110 transmits electronic deposit information to the user terminal 100 (S715).

The user terminal 100 displays the received electronic reservation information (S716). The received electronic reserve information may be displayed in the form of a pop-up window. The user of the user terminal 100 can confirm the displayed electronic reserve and decide whether to use the electronic reserve as cash. For example, if you purchase an item (such as a cafe latte) other than an item that can be purchased using an available electronic stamp (for example, Amelacano) while paying an additional charge, You can purchase items (such as cookies) other than items that you can purchase using electronic stamps (for example, Americano).

When the user of the user terminal 100 receives an input of using the electronic reservation (S717), the user terminal 100 transmits the electronic reservation information to the terminal of the branch (the branch terminal 1310 of FIG. 13 described later) S718). The method of transmitting the electronic reservation information from the user terminal 100 to the terminal of the branch office (the branch terminal 1310 of FIG. 13 to be described later) may use a local communication method such as NFC tagging, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, electronic reserve information may be transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the branch terminal 1310 using a short-range communication method such as RFID, Bluetooth (low-power Bluetooth), or Wi-Fi direct method.

When the user of the user terminal 100 determines the purchase and makes a payment, the terminal of the branch (the branch terminal 1310 in FIG. 13 to be described later) transmits the information about the electronic deposit to the server 110 (S719). At this time, when an additional payment amount is generated, the server 110 may store the additional payment amount as an electronic deposit or convert it into electronic stamp information according to the electronic stamp information management rule of the corresponding electronic coupon service provider. In the case where the additional payment amount is stored as the electronic reserve, the usage method is in accordance with the electronic stamp information management rule of the electronic coupon service provider. For example, the stored electronic reserve may be used by including the electronic deposit information in an electronic reserve that can be used when switching the electronic deposit information to the electronic reserve, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The server 110 updates the information on the user of the user terminal 100 (S720) when the electronic fund utilization information is received from the terminal of the branch (the branch terminal 1310 of FIG. 13 to be described later). The server 110 transmits the updated information to the user terminal 100 (S721). Accordingly, the user of the user terminal 100 can confirm the details of the electronic deposit. At this time, the server 110 may provide the user terminal 100 with information on the remaining electronic funds (electronic fund information generated due to the above-mentioned additional payment amount).

Fig. 9 is a flowchart of an operation of an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment, which is an operational flowchart performed by the user terminal 100. Fig. Fig. 9 is an operational flowchart for explaining a function of presenting the electronic stamp information. 10 is an example of a screen for explaining a process of selecting a gift function on the electronic stamp information screen displayed on the user terminal 100. [ The operation flow chart of FIG. 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

Referring to FIG. 9, since steps S901 to S905 are similar to steps S103 to S110, a description thereof will be omitted below to avoid redundant description.

In step S905, when the electronic stamp information screen as shown in Fig. 10 is displayed, when the user touches or clicks the gift item 1001, the user terminal 100 receives the gift request input (S906) .

When the gift request input is received, the user terminal 100 displays the display status of the electronic stamp information 1002, 1003, and 1004 in order to indicate that the displayed electronic stamp information 1002, 1003, (S907). A method other than changing the display state of the electronic stamp information 1002, 1003, or 1004 may be used to indicate that the electronic stamp information 1002, 1003, or 1004 displayed on the user terminal 100 is selectable Can be used. For example, text information such as "selectable" or "select" may be displayed as selection input information on each electronic stamp information 1002, 1003 and 1004.

In step S908, when the selection input for the electronic stamp information is received, the user terminal 100 performs a transmission mode selection process for the selected electronic stamp information (S909). For example, when display is made on the user terminal 100 with selectable transmission scheme information (e.g., kakao talk, text message, Bluetooth, e-mail, Wi-Fi direct, etc.) The selected transmission scheme can be selected as the transmission scheme for the electronic stamp information, but is not limited thereto.

The selection input for the electronic stamp information performed in step S908 can select all or some of the three electronic stamp information shown in FIG. In order to facilitate selection of all the electronic stamp information, the screen shown in Fig. 10 includes touch-based dedicated button information for selecting all of the electronic stamp information (for example, the three electronic stamp information shown in Fig. 10) .

After receiving the selected electronic stamp information (S910), the user terminal 100 transmits the selected electronic stamp information to the recipient terminal based on the recipient information input To the user terminal 1320 of FIG. 13 (to be described later) (S911), and terminates the execution of the electronic coupon service application.

The recipient information input performed in step S910 may be determined according to the transmission scheme selected in step S909. For example, when the transmission mode is selected as KakaoTalk and when the transmission mode is selected as a text message, the receiver information input mode may be performed differently.

9 shows that the electronic coupon service application execution is automatically ended when the function of presenting the electronic stamp information is completed for convenience of explanation. 9, when the function of presenting the electronic stamp information is completed, it is implemented to return to the main screen 200 or to confirm whether or not the execution of the electronic coupon service application is terminated by the user of the user terminal 100, And terminate execution.

Fig. 11 is an operation flow diagram of an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment, which is an operation flow chart performed by the user terminal 100. Fig. Fig. 11 is an operational flowchart for explaining a function of receiving the electronic stamp information. FIG. 12 is an example of a screen for explaining gifts displayed on the user terminal 100. FIG. The operation flow chart of FIG. 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

In step S1101, upon receiving the electronic stamp information gift reception notification message, the user terminal 100 confirms whether or not the electronic stamp information gift reception acceptance is acceptable to the user (S1102). In step S1101, reception of the electronic stamp information gift receiving notification message is received according to the transmission method selected in step S909 of Fig. 9 described above. The confirmation in step S1102 may be performed in accordance with a user input based on the pop-up window, but is not limited thereto, by displaying a pop-up window including acceptance or rejection selection information on the user terminal 100. [

Upon receiving the input of rejecting the gift reception through the pop-up window, the user terminal 100 ignores the gift reception notification message (S1103). Accordingly, the display operation of the pop-up window including the gift-receiving notification message displayed on the user terminal 100 and the above-described acceptance / rejection selection information may be terminated. The end of the display operation may indicate that the corresponding information disappears on the screen of the user terminal 100.

Upon receiving the input of accepting the gift reception via the pop-up window, the user terminal 100 confirms whether the electronic coupon service application is installed in the user terminal 100 (S1104). If the electronic coupon service application is not installed in the user terminal 100, an application (for example, a play store) capable of installing the electronic coupon service application as described above with reference to FIG. 1 is executed (S1105) The service application is downloaded from the server 110 (S1106)

When the electronic coupon service application is installed, the user terminal 100 executes the installed electronic coupon service application and can directly display the gift providing page (S1107). However, after the electronic coupon service application is installed, the membership subscription procedure and the various confirmation procedures can be performed until the gift subscription page is opened by the user terminal 100. The process of checking multiple times may include, for example, confirming to the user before performing each process, such as "Would you like to run the installed electronic coupon service application" or "Would you like to go to the gift giving page?" Do not.

The gift box page displayed in step S1107 may be displayed as shown in Fig. The gift box page is a received gift box page, and the user can check the point information, the number of electronic stamps, the sender information, and the expiration date information related to the newly received electronic stamp information through the received gift box page, It is not limited.

In FIG. 12, 'new (1211)' is information indicating a newly received gift as described with reference to FIG. In Fig. 12, "old (1221, 1231)" is information indicating that it is electronic stamp information used as a gift that has already been received as described in Fig. Gifts received from gift boxes received are displayed in the form of bars (1210, 1220, 1230), but the display form can be changed to another form. The gift bars 1210, 1220, and 1230 shown in FIG. 12 may be edited in different forms by the user of the user terminal 100.

In step S1107, when the user selects the electronic stamp information, the user terminal 100 transmits the electronic stamp information selected by the server 110 (S1108).

If it is determined in step S1104 that the electronic coupon service application is installed in the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 can proceed to step S1107 and perform the above-described process.

11 described above is a case where the user terminal 100 is a terminal receiving an electronic stamp information gift. However, in the case where the user terminal 100 is the terminal that presents the electronic stamp information and the user terminal 1320 is the terminal receiving the electronic stamp information gift as shown in FIG. 13, As shown in FIG.

13 is a configuration diagram of a system 1300 for performing an electronic coupon service method according to a preferred embodiment. 13, the system 1300 includes a user terminal 100 referred to in the above-described preferred embodiments, a server 110 referred to in the above-described preferred embodiments, a terminal at a point referred to in the above- 1310), and a user terminal 1320 for receiving electronic stamp information gifts.

The user terminals 100, 1320 may comprise a portable device. But are not limited to, a cellular phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, an electronic book terminal, a digital broadcasting terminal, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), and a PMP (Portable Multimedia Player).

The user terminal 100 and the user terminal 1320 can present the electronic stamp information directly on the basis of the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi direct, and NFC communication described above. For example, when the user of the user terminal 100 has collected the electronic stamp information of the user terminal 1320 and the electronic stamp information of the user of the user terminal 100 when the user of the user terminal 1320 visited the same cafe The user terminal 100 can transmit the electronic stamp information to the user terminal 1320 using the gift giving function mentioned in Fig. 9 described above. The user terminal 100 and the user terminal 1320 may comprise the same components but may not include the same components. For example, both the user terminal 100 and the user terminal 1320 may be smartphones. The user terminal 100 may be a smartphone and the user terminal 1320 may be a tablet.

The server 110 is a server that can provide services related to the electronic coupon service application, and may be referred to as a service providing server, but is not limited thereto. The server 110 may manage the information related to the electronic coupon and the electronic stamp on a user-by-user basis or an electronic coupon service provider basis, but is not limited thereto.

The branch terminal 1310 is a terminal at a point of the electronic coupon service provider.

14 is a functional block diagram of a user terminal 100 in a preferred embodiment. 14, the user terminal 100 includes a user input unit 1401, a display unit 1402, a controller 1403, a memory 1404, a first communication unit 1405, and a second communication unit 1406 can do. However, not all illustrated components are required. The user terminal 100 may be implemented by more components than the components shown, and the user terminal 100 may be implemented by fewer components.

For example, the user terminal 100 may be capable of outputting vibration signals corresponding to acoustic output portions (e.g., speakers, buzzer, etc.), vibration motors (e.g., A magnetic sensor for sensing the state of the user terminal 100 or the surroundings of the user terminal 100 and transmitting the state to the control unit 1403, an acceleration sensor (for example, An atmospheric pressure sensor, an acceleration sensor, an on / humidity sensor, an infrared sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a position sensor (e.g., GPS), a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor, and an RGB sensor) .

The A / V (Audio / Video) input module is for inputting audio signals or video signals. The A / V input module may include, but is not limited to, a camera and a microphone. The camera can obtain an image frame such as a still image or a moving image through the image sensor in the video communication mode or the photographing mode. The image captured through the image sensor can be processed through the control unit 1403 or a separate image processing unit (not shown).

The image frame processed by the camera can be stored in the memory 1404 or transmitted to the outside via the second communication unit 1406. [ More than one camera may be provided according to the configuration of the user terminal 100.

The microphone may receive an external sound signal, convert it into electrical sound data, and transmit the electrical sound data to the control unit 1403. For example, the microphone may receive acoustic signals from an external device or speaker. The microphone can use various noise cancellation algorithms to remove noise generated in receiving an external acoustic signal.

The user input unit 1401 shown in FIG. 14 may be a means for a user to input data for controlling the user terminal 100. FIG. For example, the user input unit 1410 may include a key pad, a dome switch, a touch pad (contact type capacitance type, pressure type resistive type, infrared ray detection type, surface ultrasonic wave conduction type, A tension measuring method, a piezo effect method, etc.), a jog wheel, and a jog switch, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

When a screen according to the execution of the electronic coupon service application is displayed on the display unit 1402, the user input unit 1410 selects a selection signal for the electronic coupon service provider information, a selection signal for the branch information, Signal, and electronic stamp information to an electronic reserve, an electronic reserve use input, a gift request input, an information input for a recipient terminal to receive a gift, a gift reception accept input, and the like. .

The display unit 1402 can display information processed by the user terminal 100. The display unit 1402 can display the screens mentioned in the above-described preferred embodiments. The display unit 1402 can display the menus according to the touch input.

When the display portion 1402 and the touch pad have a layer structure and are configured as a touch screen, the display portion 1402 can be used as an input device in addition to the output device. The display unit 1402 may be a liquid crystal display, a thin film transistor-liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, a flexible display, a three-dimensional display 3D display, electrophoretic display (EPD), and the like.

And may include two or more display units 1402 according to an embodiment of the user terminal 100. [ At this time, the two or more display units 1402 may be arranged to face each other using a hinge.

The control unit 1403 controls the overall operation of the user terminal 100 in general. For example, the control unit 1403 executes the programs stored in the memory 1404 to thereby display the user input unit 1401, the display unit 1402, the memory 1404, the first communication unit 1405, and the second communication unit 1406, and so on. The control unit 1403 may be referred to as a processor that processes the functions of the user terminal 100. [

The control unit 1403 displays at least one electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit 1402 as the electronic coupon service application is executed. Receives a selection signal for the electronic coupon service provider information displayed on the display unit 1402 through the user input unit 1401 and transmits the electronic coupon service provider information selected in accordance with the selection signal for the received electronic coupon service provider information And displays the electronic stamp information on the display unit 1402. [ The control unit 1403 receives the electronic stamp signal from the branch terminal 1310 through the first communication unit 1405 and updates the electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit 1402 according to the received electronic stamp signal, And may be configured to control the input unit 1401, the display unit 1402, and the first communication unit 1405.

The control unit 1403 can receive a selection signal for at least one point information through the user input unit 1401 when displaying at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit 1402 have. The control unit 1403 controls the display unit 1402 and the display unit 1402 to display the electronic stamp information connected to the selected point information on the display unit 1402 according to the selection signal for the point information received through the user input unit 1401. [ ), And the first communication unit 1405, as shown in Fig.

The control unit 1403 controls the second communication unit 1406 to transmit the updated electronic stamp information to the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406 so that the electronic stamp information updated by the server 110 can be managed .

The controller 1403 receives the electronic stamp information from the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406 and the electronic stamp information from the server 110 via the second communication unit 1406, It is possible to receive the reserve transfer guidance message together. The control unit 1403 displays the received electronic stamp information and the electronic fund transfer guidance message on the display unit 1402. [

The control unit 1403 may transmit the electronic deposit change request signal to the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406 as the electronic deposit change request input is received through the user input unit 1401 based on the electronic deposit changeover guidance message have. Upon receipt of the electronic reserve information from the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406, the control unit 1403 displays the received electronic reserve information on the display unit 1402. [ The control unit 1403 transmits the electronic reserve information to the branch terminal 1310 through the first communication unit 1405. [

Then, the control unit 1403 can receive the guidance information related to the use of the electronic reservation information from the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406. [ The controller 1403 may be configured to control the user input unit 1401, the display unit 1402, the first communication unit 1405, and the second communication unit 1406 to perform the operations described above.

The controller 1403 controls the first communication unit 1405 to transmit the date information when the electronic stamp signal is received from the branch terminal 1310 through the first communication unit 1405 to the server 110 via the second communication unit 1406. [ And the second communication unit 1406. [0086] Accordingly, the information managed by the server 110 may include information for managing the valid period of the electronic stamp information of the user of the user terminal 100. The electronic stamp information received from the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406 further includes the information managed by the server 110 based on the management rule regarding the electronic stamp of the electronic coupon service provider and the date information .

The control unit 1403 displays the electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit 1402 and displays the electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit 1402 when the request for presenting the electronic stamp information is received through the user input unit 1401. [ (For example, changing the border information of the electronic stamp information to a dotted line) or changing the color of the electronic stamp information.

When the selection signal for the electronic stamp information is received through the user input unit 1401, the control unit 1403 can select a transmission scheme to be used for presenting the electronic stamp information through the user input unit 1401. [ The transmission mode selection can be performed similar to that described above with reference to FIG.

The control unit 1403 controls the second communication unit 1406 and the first communication unit 1405 to transmit the electronic stamp information to the receiver terminal (user terminal 1320) A user input unit 1401, a display unit 1402, a display unit 1403, and a display unit 1403 for transmitting the electronic stamp information selected by the recipient terminal (user terminal 1320) based on the information about the recipient terminal (user terminal 1320) The first communication unit 1402, the first communication unit 1405, and the second communication unit 1406.

The control unit 1403 can receive the gift receiving notification message for the electronic stamp information through one of the first communication unit 1405 and the second communication unit 1406. [ The gift receiving notification message through the first communication unit 1405 may include a case where a user terminal in a short distance presents electronic stamp information based on local communication such as NFC tagging, Wi-Fi direct, and Bluetooth. The gift receiving notification message through the second communication unit 1406 may include a case of presenting the electronic stamp information based on communication other than the short-distance communication.

The control unit 1403 judges whether or not the electronic coupon service application is installed in the user terminal 100 when an input accepting the gift reception for the electronic stamp information is received via the user input unit 1401 based on the gift receiving notification message can do. If it is determined that the electronic coupon service application is not installed in the user terminal 100, the control unit 1403 executes an application for installing the electronic coupon service application as described with reference to Fig. 11, The display unit 1402, the first communication unit 1405, and the second communication unit 1406 to install the electronic coupon service application on the user terminal 110 as the electronic coupon service application installation request is received .

The second communication unit 1406 can be configured to communicate with the server 110 providing the service related to the electronic coupon service application. The electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit 1402 can be received from the server 110 based on the electronic stamp request signal transmitted to the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406. [ The electronic stamp request signal transmitted from the user terminal 100 to the server 110 through the second communication unit 1406 may include information on the selected electronic coupon service provider and information on the user of the user terminal 100 . Information about the user may be as described in FIG.

The first communication unit 1405 may include one or more components that allow communication between the user terminal 100 and the branch terminal 1310 or between the user terminal 100 and the user terminal 1320. For example, the first communication unit 1405 may include a short-range communication module.

The short-range wireless communication module may be a Bluetooth communication, a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) communication, a near field communication unit, a Zigbee communication, an IrDA (infrared data association) (Wi-Fi Direct) communication, UWB (ultra wideband) communication, Ant + communication, and the like.

The second communication unit 1405 may include one or more components that allow communication between the user terminal 100 and the server 110 or between the user terminal 100 and the user terminal 1320. For example, the second communication unit 1405 may include at least one of a WLAN (Wi-Fi) communication module, a wireless communication module, and a mobile communication module.

The mobile communication module transmits and receives radio signals to at least one of a base station, an external terminal, and a server on a mobile communication network. Here, the wireless signal may include various types of data depending on a voice call signal, a video call signal, or a text / multimedia message transmission / reception.

The memory 1404 may store a program for processing and controlling the control unit 1403 and may store data input through the user input unit 1401 and data output through the display unit 1402. [ Memory 1404 may store, but is not limited to, applications that may install applications, including electronic coupon service applications, and various applications that may be used to transmit electronic stamp information. The memory 1404 may store user information used in the membership registration procedure.

The memory 1404 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, a card type memory (e.g., SD or XD memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory) SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) , An optical disc, and the like.

Programs stored in the memory 1404 can be classified into a plurality of modules according to their functions, for example, a UI module, a touch screen module, an alarm module, an application module, and the like. The above-mentioned applications may be included in the application module.

The UI module can provide a specialized UI, a GUI, and the like that are interlocked with the user terminal 100 for each application. The touch screen module senses a touch gesture on the user's touch screen and can transmit information on the touch gesture to the control unit 1403. [ The notification module may generate a signal (e.g., a call signal reception, a key signal input, a message reception, a schedule notification, etc.) for notifying occurrence of an event of the user terminal 100. [

The electronic coupon service method referred to in the above-described preferred embodiments can be referred to as an electronic stamp service method as the service can be provided in units of electronic stamps.

The preferred embodiments shown in Figs. 1, 7, and 9 above display at least one point information connected to the electronic coupon service provider information on the user terminal 100. Fig. However, after the electronic coupon service provider information is selected, it can be modified to display the electronic stamp information on the user terminal 100 without displaying the point information. In this case, the electronic stamp information may be integrated electronic stamp information of the electronic coupon service provider information.

Providing point-by-point electronic stamp information and providing the above electronic stamp information can be determined according to the electronic coupon and / or electronic stamp information management rule of the electronic coupon service provider.

Electronic coupon service provider information providing point-by-point electronic stamp service provider information and electronic coupon service provider information providing the integrated electronic stamp information may coexist on the screen shown in FIG.

For example, when the café 1 (205-1) shown in Fig. 2 is the electronic coupon service provider information providing electronic stamp information for each branch, when a selection input for the café 1 (205-1) is received, The terminal 100 may display the point information and display the electronic stamp information of the selected point as shown in FIG.

For example, when the cafe 2 (205-2) shown in Fig. 2 is the electronic coupon service provider information providing the integrated electronic stamp information, when the selection input to the cafe 2 (205-2) is received, The display 100 may be directly changed to the electronic stamp information screen shown in FIG. 5 on the main screen 200 of FIG. In this case, the electronic coupon service provider information is displayed in the area 505 in place of the information about the point in Fig.

The method according to an embodiment of the present invention can be implemented in the form of a program command which can be executed through various computer means and recorded in a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, and the like, alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape; optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magnetic media such as floppy disks; Magneto-optical media, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include machine language code such as those produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

100: user terminal 110: server
1310: Branch terminal 1320: User terminal
1401: User input unit 1402:
1403: Control section 1404: Memory
1405: first communication unit 1406: second communication unit

Claims

An electronic coupon service method performed by a user terminal,
Displaying at least one electronic coupon service provider information as an electronic coupon service application is executed by a user terminal;
Receiving a selection signal for the electronic coupon service provider information being displayed;
Displaying electronic stamp information related to electronic coupon service provider information selected according to a selection signal for the received electronic coupon service provider information on the user terminal;
Receiving an electronic stamp signal from an external terminal of the user terminal;
And updating the electronic stamp information being displayed on the user terminal according to the received electronic stamp signal,
And the electronic stamp information is electronic stamp information of a user of the user terminal.

The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the electronic stamp information on the user terminal comprises:
Displaying at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information on the user terminal;
Receiving a selection signal for at least one point information being displayed;
And displaying the electronic stamp information connected to the selected point information on the user terminal according to a selection signal for the received point information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The electronic stamp information being displayed on the user terminal,
A server for receiving an electronic stamp request signal transmitted from the user terminal to the server,
Wherein the electronic stamp request signal includes information on the selected electronic coupon service provider and information on a user of the user terminal,
Wherein the server is a server for managing information related to the electronic coupon.

4. The method of claim 3,
And transmits the updated electronic stamp information to the server so that the updated electronic stamp information can be managed by the server.

4. The method of claim 3,
If the electronic stamp information is a usable condition,
Receiving the electronic stamp information and the electronic reserve conversion guide message from the server;
Displaying the received electronic stamp information and the electronic reservation switch instruction message on the user terminal;
Transmitting an electronic reservation change request signal to the server as the electronic reservation change request input is received based on the electronic reservation change notification message;
Receiving electronic reserve information from the server;
Displaying the received electronic reservation information on the user terminal;
Receiving the electronic reserve use input;
Transmitting the electronic reserve information to the external terminal upon receiving the electronic reserve use input; And
And receiving guide information related to use of the electronic reservation information from the server.

4. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising the step of transmitting, to the server, date information indicating that the electronic stamp signal was received from the external terminal,
Wherein the electronic stamp information received from the server further includes an electronic coupon service which further includes a management rule for the electronic stamp of an electronic coupon service provider associated with the electronic stamp information and information managed by the server based on the date information, Way.

The electronic coupon service method according to claim 6, wherein the information managed by the server includes information for managing the valid period of the electronic stamp information.

The method of claim 1,
Receiving a request input for presenting the electronic stamp information after the electronic stamp information is displayed on the user terminal;
Changing a display form of electronic stamp information being displayed on the user terminal as a request input for presenting the electronic stamp information is received;
Receiving a selection signal for the electronic stamp information;
Selecting a transmission scheme to be used for presenting the electronic stamp information;
Receiving an input of information about a recipient terminal to receive the electronic stamp information gift;
And transmitting the selected electronic stamp information to the recipient terminal based on the information about the recipient terminal and the selected transmission method.

The method of claim 1,
Receiving a gift receiving notification message for the electronic stamp information from outside the user terminal;
Executing an application capable of installing the electronic coupon service application if the electronic coupon service application is not installed in the user terminal when accepting the gift reception for the electronic stamp information based on the notification message; And
And installing the electronic coupon service application to the user terminal upon receipt of the electronic coupon service application installation request.

10. A computer-readable recording medium on which a program for implementing an electronic coupon service method according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is recorded.

In a user terminal,
A user input for receiving user input;
A display unit for displaying a screen according to the execution of the electronic coupon service application;
A first communication unit for communicating with an external terminal of the user terminal;
Displaying at least one electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit as the electronic coupon service application is executed,
Receiving a selection signal for the electronic coupon service provider information displayed on the display unit through the user input unit,
Displaying electronic stamp information related to electronic coupon service provider information selected according to a selection signal for the received electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit,
Receives an electronic stamp signal from the external terminal through the first communication unit,
In order to update the electronic stamp information being displayed on the display unit according to the received electronic stamp signal
And a control unit configured to control the user input unit, the display unit, and the first communication unit,
Wherein the electronic stamp is electronic stamp information of a user of the user terminal.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
Displaying at least one point information connected to the selected electronic coupon service provider information on the display unit,
Receiving a selection signal for at least one point information being displayed through the user input unit,
In order to display the electronic stamp information connected to the selected point information on the display unit according to the selection signal for the received point information
And a control unit configured to control the user input unit, the display unit, and the first communication unit.

13. The method according to claim 11 or 12,
Further comprising a second communication unit for communicating with a server providing a service related to the electronic coupon service application,
Wherein the electronic stamp information includes:
And an electronic stamp request signal transmitted from the server to the server via the second communication unit,
Wherein the electronic stamp request signal includes information on the selected electronic coupon service provider and information on a user of the user terminal,
The server may be configured to provide a service related to the electronic coupon service application,
And manages information related to the electronic coupon.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control unit
And to control the second communication unit to transmit the updated electronic stamp information to the server via the second communication unit so that the updated electronic stamp information can be managed by the server.

14. The apparatus of claim 13,
If the electronic stamp information is a usable condition,
Receiving the electronic stamp information and the electronic reserve switching guide message together from the server through the second communication unit,
Displaying the received electronic stamp information and the electronic reservation change-over guidance message on the display unit,
And transmits an electronic reservation change request signal to the server through the second communication unit upon receiving the electronic reservation change request input through the user input unit based on the electronic reservation changeover guidance message,
Receiving electronic reserve information from the server through the second communication unit,
Displaying the received electronic reserve information on the display unit,
Receiving the electronic reserve use input through the user input unit,
And transmits the electronic reserve information to the external terminal through the first communication unit as the electronic deposit use input is received,
And controls the user input unit, the display unit, the first communication unit, and the second communication unit to receive guide information related to use of the electronic reservation information from the server through the second communication unit.

14. The apparatus of claim 13,
And to control the first communication unit and the second communication unit to transmit the date information on the electronic stamp signal received from the external terminal through the first communication unit to the server via the second communication unit,
Wherein the electronic stamp information received from the server via the second communication unit further includes information managed by the server based on a management rule regarding the electronic stamp of the electronic coupon service provider and the date information.

The terminal according to claim 16, wherein the information managed by the server includes information for managing the valid period of the electronic stamp information.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
Receiving the request input for presenting the electronic stamp information through the user input unit after the electronic stamp information is displayed on the display unit,
Changing the display form or color of the electronic stamp information displayed on the display unit as the input request for presenting the electronic stamp information is received,
Receiving a selection signal for the electronic stamp information through the user input unit,
Selecting a transmission scheme to be used for presenting the electronic stamp information through the user input unit,
Receiving an input of information about a receiver terminal to receive the electronic stamp information gift through the user input unit,
The display unit, the display unit, the display unit, and the display unit, in order to transmit the selected electronic stamp information to the receiver terminal based on the information on the receiver terminal and the selected transmission method using one of the second communication unit and the first communication unit. A first communication unit, and a second communication unit.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11,
Receiving a gift receiving notification message for the electronic stamp information through one of the first communication unit and the second communication unit,
Executing an application capable of installing the electronic coupon service application when the electronic coupon service application is not installed in the user terminal when accepting the gift reception for the electronic stamp information based on the notification message,
And controls the user input unit, the display unit, the first communication unit, and the second communication unit to install the electronic coupon service application in the user terminal upon receipt of the electronic coupon service application installation request through the user input unit Terminal.