KR101397174B1 - Method for providing intergrated point service based on single sign on - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing integrated point service based on single sign-on. The method includes receiving a parameter corresponding to a point use event from at least one server when the point use event of a user terminal occurs in at least one site provided by the at least one server; extracting at least one point site list including points which the user terminal has, from the integrated point database, based on the parameter; arranging at least one of the point site lists in order, from the highest points which the user terminal has; subtracting the points in order of arrangement to correspond with the point use event; and transmitting the subtracted events to at least one of the sites and at least one of the point sites.

Description

[0001] METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERGRATED POINT SERVICE BASED ON SINGLE SIGN ON [0002]

The present invention relates to a method for providing a single sign-on based integrated point service.

As online and offline shopping malls become active, competition for attracting customers is intensifying in each shopping mall and merchant store. One of the ways to attract customers is by paying the user a purchase point or points for purchases at his or her shopping mall or merchant store.

At this time, the method of providing the integrated point service is performed by a method in which the points between the affiliated companies can be interlocked. In this regard, prior art No. 2008-0025450 (published on Mar. 21, 2008) discloses a method that can be used as an integration point by converting an integrated coupon into a point of contents service company.

However, due to the lack of linkage between online and offline shopping malls, the user is unable to use the points because they are small in size, and the points are expired due to the expiration of the validity period.

One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of providing a single sign-on-based integrated point service that integrally manages point information generated in online and offline shopping malls, thereby allowing a user to integrally use points accumulated in respective shopping malls and merchant points can do. It should be understood, however, that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described technical problems, and other technical problems may exist.

As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method of using a point from at least one server when at least one site provided by at least one server generates a point use event of a user terminal Extracting at least one point site list in which a point held by the user terminal exists based on the parameter from the integration point database; and transmitting the at least one point site list to the user terminal Sorting the points in order of magnitude, subtracting points in order of points aligned to correspond to the point usage event, and transmitting the deduction event to at least one site and at least one point site.

According to the above-mentioned problem solving means of the present invention, the user can integrate distributed points without using a plurality of cards and use them for settlement.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a single-sign-on integrated point service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram for explaining a single sign-on integrated point providing server shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating various embodiments of the present invention implemented in the single-sign-on integrated point service providing system shown in FIG.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and similar parts are denoted by like reference characters throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is referred to as being "connected" to another part, it includes not only "directly connected" but also "electrically connected" with another part in between . Also, when an element is referred to as "including" an element, it is to be understood that the element may include other elements as well as other elements, And does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a single-sign-on integrated point service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the single-sign-on integrated point service providing system 1 may include a user terminal 100, a single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300, and at least one server 400. However, the single-sign-on integrated point service providing system 1 of FIG. 1 is only one embodiment of the present invention, and therefore, the present invention is not limited to FIG. At this time, the respective components of FIG. 1 are generally connected through a network 200. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a user terminal 100 may be connected to a single sign-on based integrated point service providing server 300 through a network 200. Also, the user terminal 100 may be connected to at least one server 400 through the network 200. Herein, the user terminal 100 may be connected to at least one server 400 via the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 and may be connected to at least one server 400 via a single sign- And may be connected to the point service providing server 300.

Here, the network 200 refers to a connection structure capable of exchanging information between nodes such as terminals and servers. An example of the network 200 is an Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network) ), Wireless LAN (Local Area Network), WAN (Wide Area Network), PAN (Personal Area Network), 3G, 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi and the like. The user terminal 100, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300, and the at least one server 400 shown in FIG. 1 are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The user terminal 100 may be a terminal accessing at least one site provided by at least one server 400. [ At this time, the user terminal 100 may be a terminal that intends to use a point accumulated in another site in any one site. Also, the user terminal 100 may be a terminal capable of moving to another site via the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 without re-login. At this time, the user terminal 100 can be subscribed to the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 as an integrated authentication member using the IPin ID, and can be subscribed to at least one server 400 using the integrated authentication password At least one site may be automatically logged in. At this time, the user terminal 100 may be implemented as a computer capable of accessing a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed. Also, the user terminal 100 may be implemented as a terminal capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. The user terminal 100 may be a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS) , PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication) -2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) -2000, W-CDMA (W-CDMA), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) a smartphone, a smartpad, a smart tablet, a Tablet PC, and the like.

The single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 may be a server that collectively manages point use events occurring in at least one site provided by at least one server 400. At this time, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 checks whether a point is a point that can be settled in one of the servers 400 when an event using a point is generated in the user terminal 100, If it is not possible to pay for itself, it can receive the parameters from any one server 400 and process the point settlement in conjunction with at least one server 400.

In addition, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 enables the integrated log-in of the user terminals 100 based on the single sign-on method and integrates the points generated in the purchase result of the user terminal 100 Lt; / RTI > In addition, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 may perform payment corresponding to the point use event in association with the at least one server 400 when a point use event generated in payment of the user terminal 100 occurs Can be performed. At this time, the point use event of the user terminal 100 is not limited to the online site but may include an offline merchant. Accordingly, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 allows the user terminal 100 to use the accumulated points integrated on-line or off-line, So that it can be used. At this time, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 can be implemented as a computer capable of connecting to a remote server or terminal through the network 200. Here, the computer may include, for example, a notebook, a desktop, a laptop, and the like on which a WEB browser is installed.

At least one server 400 can provide free point-to-point interworking of the user terminal 100 through the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300. At this time, at least one server 400 can provide at least one site, and the user terminal 100 can access and log in at least one site and use points accumulated in the site. Also, when the user terminal 100 uses the point of the second server 400 (2) in the first server 400 (1) or in the reverse case, the single sign-on based integrated point service providing server 300 ) May be paid or paid at a certain rate. In addition, at least one server 400 may include at least one POS terminal, whereby the user terminal 100 can collectively use up to points earned online as well as points earned online have. Here, when at least one server 400 is at least one POS terminal, the user terminal 100 may be a terminal reading a magnetic card or a reader reading a bar code.

In summary, the single sign-on integrated point service providing system 1 is configured to: i) integrate the points generated by the purchase of the user terminal 100 in at least one server 400 by applying the concept of the integration point I) the user of the user terminal 100 does not have a plurality of cards, or iii) the user of the user terminal 100 does not have a plurality of cards, If only the integrated authentication password is stored, the integration points can be used by a plurality of sites and a plurality of merchants.

Hereinafter, a method of providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example.

Recently, as online and offline shopping malls are activated, competition for attracting customers in each shopping mall is becoming more and more intense. One method for attracting customers is to provide a user with a purchase order at his or her shopping mall by paying a deposit or a point of purchase.

However, due to the lack of linkage between online and offline shopping malls, the user is often unable to use the points because of their small size, and the points are expired due to the expiration of the validity period.

Accordingly, the method for providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention integrates point information generated in online and offline shopping malls, thereby allowing a user to integrally use points accumulated in respective shopping malls and merchant points Can be done. Accordingly, the user can integrate the distributed points without using a plurality of cards and use the same for settlement.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining a single sign-on integrated point providing server shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating various embodiments executed in a single sign on based integrated point service providing system shown in FIG.

2, a single-sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a receiving unit 310, an extracting unit 330, an arranging unit 350, a subtracting unit 370, , And a transmission unit 390. [

(Not shown) operating in conjunction with the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 or the single sign-on integrated point providing server 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a single sign- , A web page, or the like to the user terminal 100, the user terminal 100 can install or open an application, a program, a web page, and the like for the service. Also, a single sign-on based integrated service program may be run in the user terminal 100 using a script executed in a web browser. Here, a web browser is a program that enables a WWW (World Wide Web) service, and is a program for receiving and displaying hypertext described in hypertext mark-up language (HTML), for example, Netscape (Netscape) An Explorer, chrome, and the like. Further, the application refers to an application on the terminal, for example, an app (app) running on a mobile terminal (smart phone).

At this time, the connection of the network 200 is performed by the user terminal 100, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300, and at least one server 400 are connected to the communication terminal for communication with the terminal connected to the network 200 Means creating a communication object. The single sign-on integrated service providing server 300 can exchange data with each other through a communication object.

Hereinafter, a method for providing a single sign-on based integrated service according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

2, when at least one site provided by at least one server 400 receives a point use event of the user terminal 100, the receiving unit 310 receives a point use event from at least one server 400 And receives a parameter corresponding to the event. At this time, the point use event may occur when the point of the user terminal 100 stored in at least one site is smaller than the settlement point. For example, assume that the user A who is a member of the first site wants to pay 1200 won at the point of purchase of the commodity, and the number of points accumulated by the user A at the first site is 1000. Here, the first site may transmit the IP address of the user A, the domain information of the first site, the point information, and the like to the receiving unit 310 because the user A's point is less than 200 won.

Also, the parameter corresponding to the use of the point is at least one of the IPin ID, at least one site ID, and domain information of at least one site, and may be mapped and stored with the user terminal.

The extraction unit 330 extracts from the integration point database (not shown) at least one point site list in which the points held by the user terminal 100 exist, based on the parameters. At this time, the integrated point database may be included in the single point-on-integrated point providing server 300 or may be a separate database server. Here, the at least one point site list can be extracted based on the IP pin ID or the integrated authentication password held by the user of the user terminal 100. Also, the at least one point site list may be a list of sites where the user of the user terminal 100 has a point.

The sorting unit 350 arranges at least one point site list in order of the points held by the user terminal 100 in descending order. For example, if the user of the user terminal 100 has a point of 100 won for the A site, 210 won for the B site, 1000 won for the C site, 450 won for the D site, and 0 won for the E site, Point site can be arranged as C site-D site-B site-A site. At this time, since there is no point held by the user terminal 100 in the E site, it can be removed in the alignment process.

The subtracting unit 370 may subtract points in the order of the sorted points so as to correspond to the point use event. If the payment point requested by the user terminal 100 is 1200, the user can settle a certain amount at the C site and a predetermined amount at the D site. At this time, subtracting a point from the subtracting unit 370 can be performed by subtracting a predetermined commission between at least one site and at least one point site, and subtracting the remaining points excluding the deducted commission. Here, the subtracting unit 370 may extract the predetermined commission from the commission fee deduction database (not shown), and transmit the deducted commission to at least one site and at least one point site for updating.

The transmitting unit 390 transmits the deduction event to at least one site and at least one point site. At this time, at least one site can perform settlement based on the point use event of the user terminal 100. [

In addition, at least one server 400 may include at least one POS terminal, and the parameters may include at least one of card number, product information, and merchant code mapped to the IP pin ID of the user terminal 100 One can be included. In addition, the parameters may be databased on the basis of the IP pin ID of the user terminal 100. Accordingly, the user of the user terminal 100 can receive the integrated point service even using the offline merchant.

Hereinafter, an operation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with the above-described configuration.

Referring to FIG. 3A, it is assumed that user A searches for goods at site A and applies for point settlement. At this time, when the own point held in the site A is equal to or more than the settlement point, the server A (400 (A)) completes settlement at its own point and records the point deduction content in the database.

On the other hand, when the own point of the site A is less than the settlement point, the server A (400 (A)) transmits the information of the user A as a parameter to the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300. At this time, the input parameters may be IPin ID, product information, ID of the site A, and domain information. Then, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 extracts all the point site lists in which the user A holds the points, and arranges the extracted point site lists in order of the points. At this time, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300 may extract only the point site list corresponding to the settlement point. For example, if the settlement point is 1,000 won and the self-point is 200, the list of point sites for which the point other than the commission is 800 can be extracted and sorted.

Then, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 transmits the corresponding data to at least one server 400 (B) 400 (C) after deducting the fee for the payment point, To the server A (400 (A)) of the site A so that settlement based on the point use event is performed at the site A.

FIG. 3B shows a case where at least one server 400 is a force terminal. Referring to FIG. 3B, it is assumed that a user can use an integration point even in an offline state.

When the user A who is a member of the site A uses the point at the offline merchant E, the POS terminal of the merchant E collects the card number, the merchandise information, and the merchant code and transmits it to the single sign-on integrated point service providing server 300. At this time, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server 300 subtracts the points accumulated offline and online from the integration point database based on the input parameters, and sends the result back to the merchant point E and the other affiliated points Feedback. Thereby, the user can integrate and use the distributed points without using a plurality of cards, and can connect the points flexibly both on-line and off-line.

The method of providing a single sign-on-based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method of providing integrated point services based on point information generated in online and offline shopping malls by integrating the points accumulated in respective shopping malls and merchant points can do. Accordingly, the user can integrate the distributed points without using a plurality of cards and use the same for settlement.

The unified point service providing method based on the single sign-on based on FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 1, It is possible to deduce that the following description will be omitted.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5, when a point use event of a user terminal occurs in at least one site provided by at least one server, a single sign-on integrated point service providing server receives a point use event corresponding to a point use event from at least one server Parameters are received (S4100).

Then, the single sign-on-based integrated point service providing server extracts at least one point site list having the points held by the user terminal from the integration point database based on the parameters (S4200).

In addition, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server arranges the at least one point site list in the order of the points held by the user terminals in step S4300.

Here, the single sign-on integrated point service providing server subtracts points in the order of sorted points to correspond to the point use event (S4400), and transmits the deduction event to at least one site and at least one point site (S4500) .

The method for providing a single sign-on-based integrated point service of FIG. 4 is not described in the description of the method for providing a single sign-on based integrated point service through the same or described contents The following explanation is omitted.

4 may be implemented in the form of a recording medium including instructions executable by a computer, such as an application executed by a computer or a program module. have. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer and includes both volatile and nonvolatile media, removable and non-removable media. In addition, the computer-readable medium may include both computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes both volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Communication media typically includes any information delivery media, including computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, or other transport mechanism.

The method of providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by an application installed in a terminal (which may include a program included in a platform or an operating system basically installed in the terminal) And may be executed by an application (that is, a program) directly installed on a master terminal by a user through an application providing server such as an application store server, an application, or a web server associated with the service. In this regard, the method of providing a single sign-on based integrated point service according to an embodiment of the present invention is basically installed in a terminal or implemented as an application directly installed by a user (i.e., a program) Lt; / RTI >

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only and that those of ordinary skill in the art can readily understand that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. will be. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single entity may be distributed and implemented, and components described as being distributed may also be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

Claims (9)

A method for providing an integrated point service based on a single sign on,
Wherein at least one site provided by at least one server, when a point use event occurs that occurs when the point of the user terminal stored in the at least one site of the user terminal is less than the payment point, Wherein the at least one site ID and the at least one site domain information corresponding to the point use event are mapped with the user terminal and stored and the database parameter based on the user ID of the user terminal is stored Receiving;
Extracting from the integration point database at least one point site list in which the user terminal has points based on the parameter;
Arranging the at least one point site list in a descending order of points held by the user terminal;
Subtracting the points in order of the aligned points to correspond to the point use event, deducting a predetermined fee between the at least one site and the at least one point site, and subtracting the remaining points excluding the deducted fee step; And
Transmitting a deduction event to the at least one site and the at least one point site;
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When the user terminal is logged in using one of the IPin ID and the integrated authentication password in one site and is moved to another site via the single sign on based integrated point service providing server,
Wherein the at least one site performs settlement based on the point usage event of the user terminal,
Wherein the at least one server includes at least one POS terminal and the parameter further comprises a card number, merchandise information, and a merchant code mapped to an IP pin ID of the user terminal,
The predetermined fee is extracted from the commitment fee deduction database,
And sending the deducted fee to the at least one site and the at least one point site for updating.
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