JP2004103011A - Method for donating electronic exchange ticket by using digital contents - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for donating an electronic exchange ticket by using digital contents. <P>SOLUTION: The method comprises: a stage for providing a theme by a purpose of donation so that a user can select it through a network connection mediation means; a stage for receiving the theme selected from the network connection mediation means; a stage for providing the digital contents corresponding to the selected theme through the network connection mediation means so that the user can select them; a stage for storing the digital contents selected by the user; a stage for transmitting an electronic exchange ticket arrival message including the digital contents to a mobile communication terminal of a mobile telephone number of a receiver; a stage for receiving an electronic exchange ticket receipt intention message of the receiver to the electronic exchange ticket arrival message from the mobile communication terminal of the receiver; and a stage for transferring the electronic exchange ticket of the user by the electronic exchange ticket receipt intention message to the receiver. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of gifting an electronic gift certificate, and more particularly, to an electronic product using digital contents, which enables a visual and audible message to be transmitted to a recipient by providing the digital contents together. It is a way to give a ticket.

At present, real gift certificates such as paper or prepaid cards are issued and distributed in anonymous form, and the range of use is increasing day by day. However, gift certificates are basically sold and used on the premise of being offline, and the inconvenience that a user must bring a gift certificate when purchasing or using a gift certificate is required. There are points.

Gift certificates are mainly used for gifts (presents) to other persons, and such gifts can be provided through contact between the parties, and are economically provided to the user such as lost, damaged or stolen. Losses could also be incurred.

In recent years, electronic transactions have been activated by the rapid development of the Internet, and gift certificates being distributed have been digitized, and demands for issuance and distribution by information and communication means have been increasing.

On the other hand, in recent years, the number of mobile communication subscribers has increased significantly, and the era of popularization of mobile communication has now opened, and it is an exaggeration to say that mobile communication is developing as a central area of human life. Absent. Mobile communication is attractive because it is a medium that is not restricted by time and space, and its infrastructure is already stably constructed.

In such a situation, it would be very useful if a technology that could purchase and use an electronic gift certificate using a mobile communication terminal owned by a large number of people would be provided. That is, the user does not need to visit a department store or a gift voucher directly to buy a gift voucher, and can purchase and use a gift voucher easily with a mobile communication terminal, The convenience in using the gift certificate is greatly improved, for example, there is no need to bring a gift certificate.

Conventionally, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, Patent Document 1 (2001) Korean Patent Application No. 19421, a method of distributing an electronic gift certificate using a mobile communication terminal uses a mobile communication terminal that the user always has. And a method of easily giving an electronic gift certificate.

Patent Document 2 The electronic gift certificate distribution method of Korean Patent Application No. 19421 includes a step of connecting a user holding the electronic gift certificate to an electronic gift certificate service server using a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet connection function. Requesting the gift of the electronic gift certificate by the user inputting information including the mobile communication number of the recipient, and the electronic gift certificate service server confirming the receiving intention with the mobile communication number of the recipient And transferring the amount corresponding to the amount of the electronic gift certificate from the user's virtual account to the receiver's virtual account when the receiver's intention to receive is confirmed; and Reporting that the gift processing of the electronic gift certificate has been completed.

2001 Korean Patent Application No. 19421 Mobile Communication Terminal Korean Patent Application No. 19421 Electronic Gift Certificate Distribution Method

Such a conventional electronic gift certificate gifting (present) method discloses only a method of simply notifying a gift or the fact of the gift of the electronic gift certificate to a recipient, and giving the recipient another sensibility factor. Could not provide.

従 来 In addition, in the conventional method of presenting (presenting) an electronic gift certificate, it was not possible to add another message when giving the gift.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a method of using digital content as a method of giving an electronic gift certificate.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of providing a digital content unique to a user by freely selecting the digital content according to a predetermined subject and using the digital content.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for confirming the gift of an electronic gift certificate to which digital content has been given by using a short message.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for transmitting a message when gifting an electronic gift certificate.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing a user to specify a transmission time of digital content.

The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate using digital contents according to the present invention comprises the steps of connecting to a platform of the electronic gift certificate by a user's network connection mediating means and selecting an electronic gift certificate of a predetermined amount; Inputting an electronic gift certificate executed on the electronic gift certificate platform, the method comprising:
The method of presenting the electronic gift certificate includes providing the subject according to the purpose of the gift through the network connection mediating means so that the user can select the subject, and receiving the theme selected from the network connection mediating means. Providing the digital content corresponding to the selected subject through the network connection mediating means so that the user can select the digital content; storing the digital content selected by the user; Transmitting the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the mobile communication terminal having the mobile telephone number of the recipient, and transmitting the electronic gift certificate receiving intention message of the recipient in response to the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the receiver's mobile communication Receiving from the terminal, and receiving the electronic gift certificate , Comprising the steps of: transfer money to the recipient of the electronic gift certificate of the user Te including.

The digital content may be separately displayed according to a type of the mobile communication terminal of the recipient, and the method further includes a step of selecting a display mode when selecting the digital content. Is desirable.

Preferably, the content of the digital content is stored in advance on the platform of the electronic gift certificate according to the subject.

Preferably, the digital content includes at least one of a picture, a photograph, music, a moving image, an animation, and a text.

Preferably, the method of presenting the electronic gift certificate further includes a step of charging the user, and the charging is preferably determined based on a display format of the digital content selected by the user.

Preferably, the method of presenting an electronic gift certificate further includes transmitting a transfer result of the electronic gift certificate to a mobile communication terminal of the user.

The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate includes the step of allowing the user to input an additional message through the network connection means on the electronic gift certificate platform, and including the input message in the electronic gift certificate arrival message. Preferably, the method further comprises the step of transmitting to the mobile communication terminal of the recipient.

The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate may further include the step of the electronic gift certificate platform allowing the user to input a transmission time of the electronic gift certificate arrival message through the network connection means. The transmitting the message may include transmitting the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the recipient's mobile communication terminal at the input time of the electronic gift certificate platform.

Also, the electronic gift certificate reception intention message is one of a reception allowance message and a rejection message, and the method is such that when the electronic gift certificate reception intention message of the recipient is a message of rejection, the method is as follows. If the electronic gift certificate platform receives the rejection message, the electronic gift certificate platform may further include notifying the user's mobile communication terminal of the rejection of the recipient.

The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate further includes the step of the electronic gift certificate platform canceling the gift of the electronic gift certificate when receiving the rejection message or not receiving a reception permission message within a predetermined period. It is desirable to include.

With the above configuration, the present invention transmits the digital content to the recipient together with the electronic gift certificate in a method of giving the electronic gift certificate. It has the effect of carrying out objective communication.

Also, the present invention has an effect that a unique digital content can be formed by selecting digital content in a desired display form for a user.

In addition, the present invention uses a short message to confirm the gift of an electronic gift certificate to which digital content has been given, and does not require a separate process.

Also, the present invention has an effect that the emotion of the user can be expressed more positively by providing a method of transmitting a message when gifting an electronic gift certificate.

The present invention also has the effect that billing is performed according to the display format of the digital content.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment of the present invention and a method of gifting an electronic gift certificate using digital content based on the accompanying drawings. Is not limited, but the scope of the present invention is limited by the contents of the claims set forth below.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a system in which a method for presenting an electronic gift certificate using a mobile communication terminal or the like according to the present invention is implemented.

More specifically, a system in which the method for gifting an electronic gift certificate using a mobile communication terminal or the like of the present invention is implemented is a network connection mediating means 1 (that is, a mobile communication terminal Or a computer or PDA for connecting to a specific Internet website), the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient, a base station 10 for relaying wireless signals, and a mobile communication company server for transmitting and receiving wireless signals through the network 30. 20 and an electronic gift certificate platform 40 for managing the gift (present) of the electronic gift certificate from the user to the recipient.

FIG. 2 is a simplified configuration diagram of the electronic gift certificate platform 40 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 includes a network interface 41 for connection to the network 30, a control unit 42 for managing and controlling the entire platform, and a user database (hereinafter, '') for storing user information. 43), an electronic gift certificate DB44 for storing electronic gift certificates owned by the user, and a digital content DB45 for storing digital contents.

ユ ー ザ The user DB 43 and the electronic gift certificate DB 44 are closely related to each other. That is, the electronic gift certificate owned by each user is stored in the electronic gift certificate DB44.

デ ジ タ ル The digital content stored in the digital content DB 45 is composed of pictures, photographs, music, moving images, animations, texts (various greetings, congratulations, etc.). Digital content is first classified according to the theme corresponding to the reason (purpose) for giving the electronic gift certificate. For example, birthday, graduation, joining a company, promotion, parenting day, teacher's day, mother's day, etc. Next, the digital contents are classified according to the theme and are already stored in the digital contents DB45.

The digital content DB 45 stores digital content whose display form changes according to the type of the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient. That is, the digital content DB 45 is digital content related to the same subject, but a screen form (for example, monochrome, black and white, 256 colors, etc.) and an acoustic form (for example, single tone, Digital content that satisfies the requirements of sound, 16 speech sounds, etc.).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for gifting an electronic gift certificate according to the present invention.

Step S30 is a step performed before the method of presenting an electronic gift certificate according to the present invention is started. That is, the user connects the user's network connection mediating means 1 to the base station 10, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 through the mobile communication company server 20 and the network 30, or operates wirelessly or in conjunction with the electronic gift certificate platform 40. A step of connecting the user's network connection mediating means 1 to a wired website to a protocol such as TCP / IP and consequently connecting to the electronic gift certificate platform 40; a step of selecting the gift of the electronic gift certificate; The method includes a step of inputting a mobile communication number (and / or name) of a recipient who receives a gift certificate, and a step of selecting an amount and / or type of an electronic gift certificate to be given to the recipient by a user.

In step S31, the control means 42 of the electronic gift certificate platform 40 transmits a predetermined subject through the network interface 41 so that the user can select a subject corresponding to the purpose of presenting the electronic gift certificate by the connection mediating means 1. Next, the user selects a desired item from the transmitted subjects and transmits the selected item to the electronic gift certificate platform 40 through the connection mediating means 1.

In step S32, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 transmits the digital contents relating to the subject selected by the user in step S31 to the connection mediating means 1 sequentially or simultaneously. For example, a step of selecting a picture, a step of selecting a photograph, a step of selecting music, a step of selecting a moving image, a step of selecting an animation, and a step of selecting a text may be sequentially performed. However, the entire digital content can be transmitted to the connection mediation means 1 of the user at once, and the user can select at least one of pictures, photographs, music, moving images, animations, and texts regardless of the order. .

Also, in this step S32, when the user selects various types of digital contents, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 allows the user to select the display form of each digital content.

In step S33, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 provides a message field in which a message that the user intends to send further can be described to the user's connection mediation means 1. For example, when the user intends to send an additional message, the user may input a message using the keyboard of the connection mediation means 1 (step S34), otherwise, the user may leave the message blank. .

In step S35, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 allows the user to specify a time to transmit the electronic gift certificate arrival message. For example, the user can choose between immediate shipping, which sends the electronic gift certificate arrival message immediately, or reservation shipping, which sends the electronic gift certificate arrival message at the desired time. The electronic gift certificate platform 40 immediately sends the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the recipient's terminal 2 as a default, but the user may desire that the electronic gift certificate arrival message be transmitted, for example, three days later. Therefore, such a step is required. For example, when the user selects the reservation shipping, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 inputs and stores the shipping time desired by the user.

In step S36, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 generates an electronic gift certificate arrival message including the digital content selected by the user and an additional message (if any). The electronic gift certificate arrival message indicates that the user has given the electronic gift certificate to the recipient, and further includes a message for selecting whether or not to receive the gifted electronic gift certificate.

In step S37, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 immediately sends the electronic gift certificate arrival message generated in step S38 if the user selects immediate delivery. On the other hand, if the user selects the reservation shipping, in step S39, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 searches for the delivery time of the electronic gift certificate arrival message already stored, and determines the electronic gift certificate arrival message at the sending time. Is transmitted to the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient.

In step 40, the receiver's mobile communication terminal 2 receives the electronic gift certificate arrival message, and displays a message regarding the acceptability included in the electronic gift certificate arrival message. The recipient decides whether or not to receive the gifted electronic gift certificate, and if it is received, proceeds to step S41, the mobile communication terminal 2 generates an electronic gift certificate reception allowable message, but if not received, Proceeding to step S42, an electronic gift certificate receipt refusal message is generated.

In step S41, the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient generates an electronic gift certificate reception permit message and transmits it to the electronic gift certificate platform 40. In addition, when the recipient's mobile communication terminal 2 generates the electronic gift certificate reception permission message, the mobile content terminal 2 executes the digital contents included in the electronic gift certificate arrival message simultaneously or sequentially. That is, pictures and / or pictures are displayed, music, moving images, animations are executed, and texts or additional messages are displayed.

In step S42, the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient generates an electronic gift certificate reception rejection message and transmits it to the electronic gift certificate platform 40. At this time, the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient may not execute the digital content included in the electronic gift certificate arrival message.

In step S43, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 receives the electronic gift certificate reception message including the electronic gift certificate reception permission message and the rejection message from the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient. According to the received electronic gift certificate reception message, that is, when the electronic gift certificate reception permission message is received, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 receives the owner of the electronic gift certificate presented to the user in the electronic gift certificate DB44. (Or the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient) and perform the transfer from the user to the recipient. When the electronic gift certificate receipt rejection message is received, the above-described transfer process is performed, Not required. In addition, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 receives the electronic gift certificate reception refusal message, or, if it does not receive the electronic gift certificate reception allowance message within a predetermined period (for example, within 7 days), the electronic gift certificate reception 40 Gift certificates can be revoked.

In step S44, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 transmits the transfer result of step S43 to the connection mediating means 1 of the user. For example, if the transfer is performed, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 informs the connection mediating means 1 of the user that the recipient has received the electronic gift certificate and that the transfer has been performed. On the other hand, if the transfer has not been made, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 informs the user of the connection mediation means 1 that the recipient has sent an intention to reject the electronic gift certificate.

In step S45, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 charges for the use of the digital content selected by the user. The charge at this time is determined based on the display mode of the digital content selected by the user.

FIG. 4 is an embodiment of step S32 in FIG.

The "recipient telephone number" column in FIG. 4 indicates the telephone number of the mobile communication terminal of the recipient, and the "gift certificate selection" column indicates the amount of the electronic gift certificate that the user intends to give to the recipient or This is a column for selecting a type. In addition, a column for listing the recipient's name may be further included.

"Subject" column means the reason the user gives to the recipient.

The "picture" field is a field for selecting a picture corresponding to the subject selected by the user, and the parent's figure is selected as an example. In the "picture" column, a photograph, a moving image, an animation, or the like is used. The pictures are classified into 1, 2, 3, and 4 according to the display form.For example, 1 is defined as a single color, 2 as 4 colors, 3 as 256 colors, 4 as 65,000 colors, and the like. Can be.

The "music" column is a column for selecting a predetermined music corresponding to the theme selected by the user. The music is classified into 1, 2, 3, and 4 according to its display form.For example, 1 can be defined as a single tone, 2 as 4 speech sounds, 3 as 16 speech sounds, 4 as 40 chords, and the like. .

The “memo” column is a column where a predetermined text has already been stored in the electronic gift certificate platform 40 and is presented. (Same as text above).

The “Additional memo” column is a column that allows you to write what you want to convey in addition to the text selected in the “Memo” column. (Same as above message). The “send” column is a column for determining when the user sends the electronic gift certificate arrival message. That is, the immediate dispatch is to immediately send the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the recipient's mobile communication terminal 2, and the reservation dispatch is to dispatch at the time determined by the user.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of step S35 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, when the user selects the reservation shipping, the electronic gift certificate platform 40 allows the user to input the shipping time through the connection mediation means 1.

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of step S40 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile communication terminal 2 of the user displays the received electronic gift certificate arrival message, that is, a message notifying the recipient that the electronic gift certificate has been presented, and 1. 2. Prompt the user to select one of the rejections.

Thus, the electronic gift certificate arrival message not only includes the selected picture, picture, music, memo, and / or additional memo, but also asks whether or not to receive the same message and electronic gift certificate as in FIG. Including.

In FIG. 6, when the recipient presses the number '1' with the intention of accepting 1.The mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient generates an electronic gift certificate acceptance message and transmits it to the electronic gift certificate platform 40. And execute the picture and music included in the electronic gift certificate arrival message. If the recipient presses the number '2' with the intention of rejecting 2. The mobile communication terminal 2 of the recipient generates an electronic gift certificate rejection message and transmits it to the electronic gift certificate platform 40. At this time, the recipient's mobile communication terminal 2 may not execute the picture and music included in the received electronic gift certificate.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system in which an electronic gift certificate gifting method of the present invention is embodied. FIG. 2 is a simplified configuration diagram of the electronic gift certificate platform 40 of FIG. 1. 4 is a flowchart of a method for gifting an electronic gift certificate according to the present invention. 2 is an embodiment of step S32 of FIG. 4 is an embodiment of step S35 of FIG. 4 is an embodiment of step S40 of FIG.

Claims (11)

An electronic merchandise to be executed on the electronic gift certificate platform, comprising the steps of: connecting to the electronic gift certificate platform by the user's network connection mediating means and selecting a predetermined amount of electronic gift certificate; and inputting the mobile telephone number of the recipient. In the method of gifting a ticket,
Providing the electronic gift certificate by providing the subject through the connection mediating means so that the user can select a subject according to the purpose of the gift;
Receiving the selected subject from the connection mediation means;
Providing digital content corresponding to the selected subject through the connection mediating means so that the user can select the digital content;
Storing digital content selected by the user;
Transmitting the electronic gift certificate arrival message including the digital content to a mobile communication terminal having a mobile telephone number of the recipient;
Receiving from the mobile communication terminal of the recipient an electronic gift certificate receipt intention message of the recipient for the electronic gift certificate arrival message;
Transferring the electronic gift certificate of the user to the recipient according to the electronic gift certificate reception intention message;
A digital gift certificate using digital contents. The digital content is displayed differently according to the type of the mobile communication terminal of the recipient, and the method further comprises the step of selecting a display format when selecting the digital content. A method for gifting an electronic gift certificate using the digital content according to claim 1. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the content of the digital content is stored in advance in the electronic gift certificate platform according to the subject. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the digital content includes at least one of a picture, a photograph, music, a moving image, an animation, and a text. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the method of presenting the electronic gift certificate further includes the step of charging the user. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the charging is determined based on a display form of the digital content selected by the user. The electronic merchandise using digital contents according to claim 1, wherein the method of presenting the electronic merchandise coupon further comprises transmitting a transfer result of the electronic merchandise coupon at the mobile communication terminal of the user. How to give a ticket. The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate includes the step of allowing the user to input an additional message through the network connection means on the electronic gift certificate platform, and including the input message in the electronic gift certificate arrival message. ,
Transmitting the electronic gift certificate using digital contents according to claim 1, further comprising transmitting the digital gift certificate to the recipient's mobile communication terminal. The method of presenting an electronic gift certificate further includes the step of allowing the user to input a transmission time of the electronic gift certificate arrival message by the network connection means on the electronic gift certificate platform,
The transmitting the electronic gift certificate arrival message may include transmitting the electronic gift certificate arrival message to the recipient's mobile communication terminal at the input time of the electronic gift certificate platform. A method for gifting an electronic gift certificate using the digital content according to claim 1. The electronic gift certificate receiving intention message is one of a reception allowance message and a rejection message, and if the electronic gift certificate receiving intention message of the recipient is rejection, the method includes the electronic gift certificate platform. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving a rejection message, the electronic gift certificate platform notifying the user's mobile communication terminal of the rejection of the recipient. How to give an electronic gift certificate. The method of gifting an electronic gift certificate further includes the step of the electronic gift certificate platform canceling the gift of the electronic gift certificate when the receipt refusal message is received or the receipt acceptance message is not received within a predetermined period. 11. The method for gifting an electronic gift certificate using digital content according to claim 10.

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