KR102044674B1 - Server and method for performing issuance and processing of coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

The method of issuing and processing coupons in the server is performed when a customer's identification information, a product code of a reward product paid at the time of purchase of a product, and a reward product are not paid to a customer from a merchant POS terminal. Receiving a request for issuing a first coupon or a second coupon, if a request for issuing a first coupon or a second coupon is received, issuing a first coupon or a second coupon, a request for use of the first coupon is received; When the validity of the first coupon is verified, determining the reward product as the first payment product, generating a product code of the first payment product using the product code of the gift product, and receiving a request for using the second coupon When the validity of the second coupon is verified, a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code among the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list is determined as the second payment product, and the extracted product code Generating a product code of the second payment product and transmitting the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product and the image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the terminal of the customer using It may include.

Description

SERVER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ISSUANCE AND PROCESSING OF COUPON}

The present disclosure relates to a method and server for performing issuance and processing of coupons.

Recently, coupon services have been widely used to secure customers by providing various benefits to customers in various service areas. Service providers are offering coupons to customers to encourage them to return and differentiate themselves from competitors. In addition, the customer can be provided with various benefits, such as price discount, product exchange using the issued coupon.

On the other hand, as portable terminals such as smart phones are widely spread, and functions provided by the portable terminals are diversified, coupon services are also provided through the portable terminals for the convenience of customers. Accordingly, the service provider develops various processes to easily use the coupon service using a portable terminal to proceed various events for providing a coupon service, and to improve the convenience of the customer.

However, if a large number of coupon services are provided through a portable terminal and thus cannot be differentiated from other coupon services or the coupon service method does not satisfy the needs of the customer, the utilization of the coupon service is low and the service provider expects the coupon service. As long as the effect may not occur. Accordingly, service providers need to differentiate themselves from other coupon services at various angles in order to generate the effect as expected through the coupon service.

The present disclosure issues a coupon selected at the request of the customer when the product is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer at the time of purchasing the product, and a gift that is not paid when the customer purchases the product according to the type of coupon requested by the customer. A method of issuing and processing a coupon to provide a product again or to determine and provide any product as a payment product is disclosed.

The present disclosure issues a selected coupon at the request of the customer when the product is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer at the time of purchase of the product, and reissues a gift that was not paid to the customer according to the type of coupon requested by the customer. A server for issuing and processing a coupon for providing or determining and providing an arbitrary product as a payment product is disclosed.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of issuing and processing a coupon in a server connected to a network of Point of Sales (POS) terminals of an affiliate store may include: when the first customer purchases a product at the affiliate store, From the POS terminal, the identification information of the first customer, the product code of the reward product paid at the time of purchase of the product, and the first coupon or the second coupon issued when the reward product is not paid to the first customer Receiving a request for issuance of the first coupon; when receiving a request for issuing the first coupon, additionally storing and storing a product code of the presented product in a random product list, and issuing the first coupon; When a request for issuance of a is received, the second coupon is issued, and the product code of the presented product is further recorded and stored in the list of stored products in association with the second coupon. In an embodiment, when the first customer uses the first coupon or the second coupon using the terminal of the first customer, the first customer identification information and the first coupon or Receiving a request to use the second coupon, identifying the first customer by using identification information of the first customer, and validating the first coupon or the second coupon, the first coupon When a request for using is received and the validity of the first coupon is verified, a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code among the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list is determined as the first payment product, and Generating a product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code, when the request for use of the second coupon is received, and the validity of the second coupon is verified, Is determined as the second payment product, the product code of the gift item associated with the second coupon is extracted from the stored product list, and the product code of the second payment product is used by using the product code of the gift item. Generating, a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the first payment product or the second payment product; Transmitting to the terminal of the first customer, from the POS terminal of the merchant, the POS terminal of the merchant scans the product code of the first paid product or the second paid product displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer; Receiving the obtained product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, the POS terminal of the merchant, the first payment product or Transmitting information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted by using the product code of the second payment product and deleting the extracted product code from the list of stored products or the random product list; And recording, by the affiliated store, that the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list are provided with a gift product corresponding to the extracted product code in the stored product list or the random product list. 2 When purchasing a product of a customer, a product code of a gift that is not paid to the second customer may be included.

In an embodiment, the method may set an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon based on at least one of a date and time of issuing the first coupon or the second coupon and a payment period of the reward product. It may further comprise the step.

In an embodiment, the method may include transmitting information about the first coupon or the second coupon to the terminal of the first customer, or displaying a message indicating that the first coupon or the second coupon has been issued. The method may further include transmitting to the terminal of the customer.

In an embodiment, the validating of the first coupon or the second coupon may include: checking whether the first coupon or the second coupon is issued to the identified first customer, the first coupon; When the first coupon or the second coupon is issued to a customer, checking whether the validity period set in the first coupon or the second coupon has expired and validity set in the first coupon or the second coupon If the period has not expired, the method may include verifying that the first coupon or the second coupon is valid.

In an embodiment, the stored product list stores a plurality of second product codes stored in association with each of the plurality of second coupons and information about a gift product corresponding to each of the plurality of second product codes, and the presentation The information on the product may include affiliate store information indicating an affiliate store that can be paid.

The random goods list may further store information on a gift item corresponding to each of the plurality of first product codes, and the information about the gift item may include affiliate store information indicating a merchant that can be paid and a gift item. The price information may include at least one of price information indicating a price and type information indicating a type of a gift.

In an embodiment, the determining of the reward product corresponding to the extracted product code as a first payment product and generating the product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code may include: Extracting a plurality of third product codes of a plurality of gift items payable by the affiliated store, which are confirmed based on the affiliated store information, from the plurality of first product codes when the information about the affiliated store includes the affiliated store information; The method may include extracting one product code from among the plurality of third product codes and determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product.

In an embodiment, the determining of the reward product corresponding to the extracted product code as a first payment product and generating the product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code may include: When the price information and the type information are included in the information on, the price of the gift items not paid to the first customer, which is confirmed based on the price information and the type information among the plurality of first product codes Extracting a plurality of fourth product codes for a plurality of gift items that are within a preset value and that are the same kind as the gift product that is not paid to the first customer, one of the plurality of fourth product codes The method may include extracting a product code of and determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product.

In an embodiment, the image of the first payment product or the second payment product may be separated from the random product list by using a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. Can be extracted from the table.

In an embodiment, the information about the first payment product or the second payment product may be separated from the random product list by using a product code of the payment product received from the POS terminal of the affiliate store. Can be extracted from the lookup table.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a server connected to a network by a point of sales (POS) terminal of an affiliated store may include a communication circuit configured to communicate with a POS terminal of the affiliated store and a terminal of at least one customer, and a plurality of first products. A memory for storing a random goods list in which codes are stored and a list of stored goods in which a plurality of second goods codes are stored, and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to store a product by a first customer at the affiliate store; Is issued when the purchaser is not issued to the first customer, the identification information of the first customer, the product code of the gifted product paid upon purchase of the product, and the gifted product from the merchant POS terminal. A request for issuing a first coupon or a second coupon is received through the communication circuit, and a request for issuing the first coupon is received. And if the product code of the presenting product is additionally recorded and stored in a random product list, issuing the first coupon and receiving a request for issuing the second coupon, the second coupon is issued and the presented product Storing and storing the product code in association with the second coupon in a list of stored products, and when the first customer uses the first coupon or the second coupon using the terminal of the first customer, Receiving the first customer's identification information and the use request of the first coupon or the second coupon from the terminal of the first customer through the communication circuit, and using the identification information of the first customer to receive the first customer Identify, validate the first coupon or the second coupon, and if the request to use the first coupon is received, and the validity of the first coupon is verified, the random goods list A gift item corresponding to the extracted product code among the plurality of stored first product codes is determined as the first payment product, and the product code of the first payment product is generated using the extracted product code, and the second When a request for using a coupon is received and the validity of the second coupon is verified, the reward product is determined as the second payment product, and a product code of the reward product associated with the second coupon is determined from the list of stored products. Extract the product code of the second payment product by using the product code of the presented product, the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and the first payment product or the second payment product; Control the communication circuit to transmit an image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the payment product to the terminal of the first customer; The first payment product or the second payment product obtained by scanning the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer by the POS terminal of the merchant Receiving a product code of a payment product through the communication circuit, the first payment product or the second payment extracted using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product to the POS terminal of the merchant; Control the communication circuit to transmit information about a product, delete the extracted product code from the stored product list or the random product list, or correspond to the extracted product code to the stored product list or the random product list The plurality of first product codes stored in the random goods list and recording that the reward goods , In which the merchant can include the product code of the gift is not paid to the two consumer goods, the second customer at the time of purchase of the product.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of issuing and processing a coupon in a server connected to a network of Point of Sales (POS) terminals of an affiliate store may include: when the first customer purchases a product at the affiliate store, Receiving, from a POS terminal, the first customer identification information, a product code of a reward product paid when the product is purchased, and a request for issuing a coupon issued when the reward product is not paid to the first customer. Issuing the coupon, recording a product code of the presented product on a random product list in association with the coupon, and further recording and storing the issuing coupon, wherein the first customer is the terminal of the first customer. When using the coupon to use, to request the payment of the first customer identification information and any gift items from the terminal of the first customer Receiving a first use request for the coupon or a second use request for the coupon for requesting payment of the reward product, identifying the first customer using identification information of the first customer, and Verifying the validity of the coupon; when the validity of the coupon is verified and a first use request for the coupon is received, the reward product is determined as the first payment product, and the reward of the reward product is determined in the random goods list. Extracting a product code, generating a product code of the first payment product using the product code of the presented product, validating the coupon, and receiving a second use request for the coupon; The reward product corresponding to a product code randomly extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list is determined as a second payment product, and the additional Generating a product code of the second payment product by using the received product code, and visually displaying the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product and the first payment product or the second payment product Transmitting the expressed image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the terminal of the first customer, wherein the POS terminal of the affiliated store is displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer from the POS terminal of the merchant; Receiving a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product obtained by scanning a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, to the POS terminal of the merchant, the first payment product or Transmitting information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted using the product code of the second payment product and the random phase; Deleting the extracted product code from the product list, or recording that the gift item corresponding to the extracted product code is paid to the random product list, wherein the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list When purchasing a product of a second customer at the affiliated store, may include a product code of a gift product that is not paid to the second customer.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of performing and issuing a coupon may include: issuing a selected coupon at the request of the customer, if the customer does not receive a gift to be paid at the time of purchase of the product, Depending on the type of customer, the customer may re-offer the gift that was not paid at the time of purchasing the product, or may decide to provide any product as a payment product. Through this, the service provider may provide a coupon service differentiated from other coupon services, and may provide a coupon service according to a customer's needs, thereby increasing the utilization of the coupon service.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
3 is a flowchart of a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
4 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon issuing method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
5A illustrates a random product list according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
5B illustrates a list of stored goods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
6 illustrates a customer terminal displaying a message for indicating issuance of a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
7 is a flowchart of a method of processing a coupon in response to a use request of a customer according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
8 is a flowchart of a method of determining a payment product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
9 is a flowchart of a method of determining a payment product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
10A and 10B illustrate screens displayed on a customer terminal while a payment product is determined according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
10C illustrates a screen displayed on a customer terminal after a first payment product or a second payment product is determined according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
11 is a flowchart of a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated for the purpose of describing the technical spirit of the present disclosure. The scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments set forth below or the detailed description of these embodiments.

All technical and scientific terms used in the present disclosure, unless defined otherwise, have the meanings that are commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure belongs. All terms used in the present disclosure are selected for the purpose of more clearly describing the present disclosure, and are not selected to limit the scope of the rights according to the present disclosure.

As used in this disclosure, expressions such as "comprising", "including", "having", and the like, are open terms that imply the possibility of including other embodiments unless otherwise stated in the phrase or sentence in which the expression is included. It should be understood as (open-ended terms).

As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

Expressions such as “first”, “second”, and the like used in the present disclosure are used to distinguish a plurality of components from each other, and do not limit the order or importance of the components.

As used in this disclosure, the expression “based on” is used to describe one or more factors that affect the behavior or behavior of a decision, judgment, described in a phrase or sentence that includes the expression, which expression Does not exclude additional factors that affect decisions, actions of behaviour, or actions.

In the present disclosure, when a component is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, or new It is to be understood that the connection may be made or may be connected via other components.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals. In addition, in the following description of the embodiments, it may be omitted to duplicate the same or corresponding components. However, even if the description of the component is omitted, it is not intended that such component is not included in any embodiment.

In the following, process steps, method steps, algorithms, and the like have been described in a sequential order in the flowchart shown in the accompanying drawings, but such processes, methods, and algorithms may be configured to operate in any suitable order. . In other words, the steps of the processes, methods, and algorithms described in various embodiments of the present disclosure need not be performed in the order described in this disclosure. In addition, although some steps are described as being performed asynchronously, in some embodiments these some steps may be performed simultaneously. Moreover, illustration of the process by depiction in the figures does not mean that the illustrated process excludes other changes and modifications thereto, and any of the illustrated process or steps thereof is one of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. It is not meant to be essential to more than one, nor does it mean that the illustrated process is preferred.

1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the server 100 may be connected to a network by a point of sales (POS) terminal 110 of a merchant and a terminal 120 of a customer.

In one embodiment, the server 100 may be any suitable electronic device, such as a server, a computer, and the like operated by an administrator who manages a plurality of affiliated stores. For example, the server 100 may process processes related to the operation of the merchant (eg, a product order processing process, a product delivery process, a return processing process, etc.), and provide various benefits to the customer in addition to the tasks related to the operation of the merchant. Processes related to the operation of events, events, etc. to be provided, and the process of issuing and processing coupons according to the operation of events, events, and the like. In addition, although one server 100 is illustrated in FIG. 1, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the server 100 may be configured with a plurality of servers divided according to a function to be performed.

In one embodiment, the POS terminal 110 may perform the entire inventory management, sales management, etc. of the merchant, in addition to payment for the product selected by the customer. In addition, the POS terminal 110 may receive and store information related to an event, an event, and the like from the server 100. The POS terminal 101 provides information about an event, an event, etc. related to the purchased product to the customer, when the customer purchases a product related to the event, the event, etc. based on the information related to the event, the event, etc. received from the server 100. In communication with the server 100, a coupon according to an event, an event, or the like related to a purchased product may be provided to the customer.

In one embodiment, customer terminal 120 may be any suitable electronic device, such as a server 100, a smart phone, tablet PC, or the like capable of communicating with POS terminal 110. When a customer purchases a product, the customer terminal 120 may transmit / receive information for issuing and processing a coupon according to an event, an event, etc. related to the purchased product from the server 100 or the POS terminal 110. The customer may be provided with a message indicating that a coupon or a coupon has been issued according to an event, an event related to a purchased product, etc. using the customer terminal 120.

2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a server 100 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the server 100 may include a communication circuit 210, a memory 220, and a processor 230. The plurality of components included in the server 100 may be electrically connected through a bus (not shown) to transmit and receive information, control, commands, data, and the like.

In one embodiment, the communication circuit 210 may communicate with an external electronic device or an external server. For example, the communication circuit 210 may include a server terminal and an external electronic device, for example, a POS terminal (eg, POS terminal 110) of at least one affiliate store, and at least one customer terminal (eg, a customer terminal ( 120)) and the like. The communication circuit 210 may be connected to a network through wireless or wired communication to communicate with an external electronic device or an external server. As another example, the communication circuit 210 may be connected to an external electronic device or an external server by wire to perform communication.

Wireless communication includes, for example, cellular communication (eg, LTE, LTE Advance (LTE-A), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Wideband CDMA (WCDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), and Wireless Broadband (WiBro). And the like). In addition, the wireless communication may include short-range wireless communication (eg, wireless fidelity (WiFi), light fidelity (LiFi), Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee, Near Field Communication (NFC), etc.). .

In one embodiment, the memory 220 may store instructions or data related to at least one other component of the server 100. In addition, the memory 220 may store software and / or a program. For example, the memory 220 may include an internal memory or an external memory. The internal memory may include at least one of volatile memory (eg, DRAM, SRAM, or SDRAM), and nonvolatile memory (eg, flash memory, hard drive, or solid state drive (SSD)). The external memory may be functionally or physically connected to the server 100 through various interfaces.

In one embodiment, the memory 220 may store instructions for operating the processor 230. For example, the memory 220 may store instructions for allowing the processor 230 to control other components of the server 100 and to interwork with an external electronic device or an external server. In addition, instructions for performing an operation by each component may be stored in the memory 220. The processor 230 may control other components of the server 100 based on the instructions stored in the memory 220 and may interwork with an external electronic device or an external server. Hereinafter, the operation of the server 100 will be described mainly as components of the server 100.

In one embodiment, the processor 230 may drive at least one component of the server 100 by running an operating system or an application program, and may perform various data processing and operations. For example, the processor 250 may include a central processing unit or the like, or may be implemented as a system on chip (SoC).

In an embodiment, the memory 220 may store a random product list in which a plurality of first product codes are stored. For example, a random commodity list may be used to determine payment products exchangeable through the coupon when the customer uses the coupon. In addition, the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list may include a product code of a gift product that is not paid to at least one customer at the request of at least one customer when purchasing at least one customer's product at a merchant. Can be. More details on the random product list will be described later.

In addition, the memory 220 may store a list of stored products in which a plurality of second product codes are stored. For example, the list of stored products may be used to pay a gift when the customer uses the coupon, through the coupon, a gift that the customer did not receive when purchasing the product. The stored product list may store information about a plurality of second product codes stored in association with each of the plurality of coupons and a gift product corresponding to each of the plurality of second product codes. More details on the list of stored products will be described later.

In one embodiment, the processor 230 is a first received from the POS terminal 11, when the customer purchases a product to which the reward product is paid at the time of purchase and the reward product is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer According to a request for issuing a coupon or a second coupon, a first coupon or a second coupon may be issued to a customer who has purchased a product. For example, when a customer purchases a product that is provided with a gift at a merchant, the customer may receive the gift. However, in some cases, a customer may not want to receive a gift at the time of purchase, and may want to receive it later. Accordingly, in various embodiments of the present disclosure, the first coupon or the second coupon may be issued to the customer when the customer does not want to receive the gift at the time of purchase of the product according to his or her intention. Hereinafter, the first coupon is a coupon used to receive a payment product determined according to a product code extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in a random product list, and the second coupon is a gift that is not paid when a customer purchases a product. The coupon may be used to receive the product later.

For example, a gift item is a product that is paid to a customer who purchased the product when the customer purchases a product on which an event or event proceeds, and may be the same kind of product or a different kind of product. . The processor 230 records and adds a product code of a gift to a random product list according to a request for issuing a first coupon received from the POS terminal 110, and issues a first coupon to a customer who purchased the corresponding product. have. In addition, the processor 230 issues a second coupon to a customer who purchased the corresponding product in response to a request for issuing a second coupon received from the POS terminal 110, and stores the product code of the presented product in association with the second coupon. It can be recorded in addition to the product list. A detailed method of issuing the first coupon or the second coupon will be described later.

In an embodiment, the processor 230 extracts an arbitrary product code from a random product list according to a request for use of the first coupon received from the customer terminal 120, and provides a reward product corresponding to the extracted product code. You can decide by product. In addition, the processor 230 extracts a gift item associated with the second coupon from the list of stored products according to a request for using the second coupon received from the customer terminal 120, and presents a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code. It can be decided by payment product.

The processor 230 may generate a product code of the payment product and transmit the product code to the customer terminal 120, and the customer may be provided with the payment product at the affiliate store using the product code of the payment product received at the customer terminal 120. . After the payment product is provided to the customer, the processor 230 may delete the product code of the payment product from the random product list or the storage product list or record that the payment product is provided. A detailed method of processing the coupon by the server 100 according to a request of using the first coupon or the second coupon of the customer will be described later.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, when the customer receives the first coupon, since the server 100 arbitrarily determines a payment product at the time of using the first coupon, the customer may not be able to use the first coupon. It is not possible to know whether the goods will be paid, and it is possible to know what goods will be paid by using the first coupon. A manager who manages a plurality of merchants or an operator who operates a merchant may provide such a first coupon service to a customer so that the customer has an expectation of what product will be provided through the use of the first coupon, thereby providing a first coupon service. It can increase the utilization of.

In addition, when the customer is paid for the second coupon, the server 100 may provide a gift that was not paid when purchasing the product at the time desired by the user, for example, when the second coupon is used. A manager who manages a plurality of merchants or an operator who operates a merchant may provide such a second coupon service to a customer so that the customer may be provided with a gift at a desired time through the use of the second coupon. It can increase the utilization of the service.

In addition, the manager who manages a plurality of affiliated stores or the operator who operates the affiliated store allows the customer to select the first coupon or the second coupon, thereby operating the first coupon service or the second coupon service, respectively. By increasing the utilization of the coupon service or the second coupon service, it is possible to induce the customer to visit the affiliated store, and the effect of promoting the sale of the product targeted for the first coupon service or the second coupon service can be expected.

3 is a flowchart of a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In operation 311, when the customer purchases the product at the affiliated store, the server 100 may identify the customer's identification information, the product code of the presented product paid when the product is purchased, and the gifted product at the merchant POS terminal 110. If it is not paid to can be issued a request for issuing the first coupon or the second coupon issued. For example, the processor 230 of the server 100 may receive customer identification information, a product code of a gift, and a request for issuing a first coupon or a second coupon through the communication circuit 210.

For example, a product purchased by a customer at an affiliated store may be a product related to an event or an event, and may be a product that is set to be given a gift to a customer when the corresponding product is purchased. The gifted product is a product whose product type is determined according to the contents of an event or an event, and may be the same kind of product as the product purchased by the customer or may be a different kind of product. In addition, the product code is a code for identifying a product, the product code may be composed of a character string, may be composed of a barcode. However, this is only for the purpose of explanation and the present invention is not limited thereto. Various information for identifying a product by a product code may be used.

In operation 312, when the request for issuance of the first coupon is received, the server 100 may additionally record and store a product code of the presented product in a random product list stored in the memory 220 and issue the first coupon. . For example, the processor 230 may additionally record the product code of the presented product in the random product list. The processor 230 may further update the random product list by additionally recording a product code of the presented product in the random product list and then storing the random product list.

In operation 313, when the request for issuing the second coupon is received, the server 100 issues the second coupon and associates the product code of the gift with the issued second coupon to the stored product list stored in the memory 220. Additional records can be saved. For example, the processor 230 may issue a second coupon to a customer according to a request for issuing a second coupon, and additionally record a product code of a presented product in a storage product list in association with the second coupon. Recording the product code of the gift item in association with the second coupon may indicate that the second coupon is searched through the product code of the gift item and that the product code of the gift item is searched through the second coupon. The processor 230 may additionally record the product code of the presented product in association with the second coupon in the stored product list, and then store the stored product list to update the stored product list.

In one embodiment, the processor 230 may control the communication circuit 210 to transmit information about the first coupon or the second coupon to the customer terminal 120, where the first coupon or the second coupon is issued. A message indicating that the message is received may be transmitted to the customer terminal 120. After issuing the first coupon or the second coupon to the customer, the processor 230 may store information about the first coupon or the second coupon issued in association with the customer identification information received from the POS terminal 110. The information about the first coupon or the second coupon stored in association with the customer identification information is configured separately from the random goods list or the stored goods list, and may be stored in a look-up table used to manage coupons issued for each customer. .

In an embodiment, the processor 230 may set an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon in the process of issuing the first coupon or the second coupon to the customer. The processor 230 may set an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon, based on at least one of a date and time of issuing the first coupon or the second coupon and a payment period for the gift. After setting the validity period for the first coupon or the second coupon, the processor 230 may store the information about the set validity period in association with the product code of the presented product in the random product list or the storage product list. In addition, the processor 230 may store information on the set validity period in a look-up table that is configured separately from the random goods list or the stored goods list and used to manage coupons issued for each customer.

For example, the processor 230 may set a validity period for the first coupon or the second coupon by adding a preset first period, for example, a month period, to the issuance date of the first coupon or the second coupon. have. In addition, the processor 230 confirms the payment period of the reward product set based on a period of an event or an event related to the product purchased by the customer, and based on the payment period of the confirmed reward product, the first coupon or the second coupon You can set the validity period for. For example, the processor 230 may set an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon by adding a payment period of the presented product confirmed at the issuance date of the first coupon or the second coupon. As another example, the processor 230 checks the remaining period of the payment period of the presented product based on the date of issue of the first coupon or the second coupon, and checks the remaining period of time determined on the date of issue of the first coupon or the second coupon. In addition, an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon can be set. The processor 230 adds a predetermined second period to the issuance date of the first coupon or the second coupon when the confirmed remaining period is smaller than the preset second period, and the validity period for the first coupon or the second coupon. You can also set The validity period setting method for the first coupon and the validity period setting method for the second coupon may be the same or different.

In operation 314, when the customer uses the first coupon or the second coupon using the customer terminal 120, the server 100 requests the use of the customer identification information and the first coupon or the second coupon from the customer terminal 120. Can be received. The customer terminal 120 may transmit customer identification information and a request for using the first coupon or the second coupon to the server 100 according to an input for using the first coupon or the second coupon received from the customer. The processor 230 may receive a use request and customer identification information of the first coupon or the second coupon from the customer terminal 120 through the communication circuit 210.

In operation 315, the server 100 may identify the customer by using the customer identification information received from the customer terminal 120, and verify the validity of the first coupon or the second coupon requested to be used. For example, the processor 230 may identify the customer by using the customer identification information, and determine whether the first coupon or the second coupon requested for use is issued to the identified customer. The processor 230 may check whether the first coupon or the second coupon requested for use is issued to the identified customer by using the look-up table used to manage the coupon issued for each customer.

When it is confirmed that the first coupon or the second coupon requested for use is issued to the identified customer, the processor 230 may check whether the expiration date set in the first coupon or the second coupon has expired. If it is determined that the valid period set in the first coupon or the second coupon does not expire, the processor 230 may verify that the first coupon or the second coupon requested to be used is valid.

In step 316, when the use request of the first coupon is received and the validity of the first coupon is verified, the server 100 presents a gift corresponding to the extracted product code among the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list. The product may be determined as the first paid product. In addition, the server 100 may generate a product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code. For example, when the validity of the coupon requested to be used is verified, the processor 230 may extract any one product code among a plurality of first product codes stored in a random product list stored in the memory 220. A detailed method of the processor 230 extracting any one product code among the plurality of first product codes will be described later. The processor 230 may determine the reward product corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product. In addition, when the validity of the first coupon requested to be used is not validated, the processor 230 transmits a communication circuit 210 to the customer terminal 120 to transmit a message indicating that the use of the first coupon requested to be used is not available. Can be controlled.

In operation 317, when the use request of the second coupon is received and the validity of the second coupon is verified, the server 100 provides the second payment product corresponding to the product code of the gift product associated with the second coupon. Can be determined. In addition, the server 100 extracts a product code of the presented product associated with the second coupon from the list of stored products stored in the memory 220, and generates a product code of the second paid product using the product code of the presented product. can do. When the validity of the second coupon is verified, the processor 230 may check the product code of the gift item stored in association with the second coupon, and determine a gift item corresponding to the product code of the gift item as the second payment product. . In addition, when the second coupon requested for use is not validated, the processor 230 transmits a communication circuit 210 to the customer terminal 120 to transmit a message indicating that the use of the second coupon requested for use is not possible. Can be controlled.

In an embodiment, the processor 230 may generate a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product that is distinguished from the extracted product code by using the extracted product code. As another example, the processor 230 may generate the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product regardless of the extracted product code. The processor 230 may extract the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, which is paid due to the use of the first coupon or the second coupon, from the extracted product code so that inventory management of the merchant may be performed more efficiently. It is necessary to distinguish. For example, a plurality of gift items corresponding to a plurality of first product codes included in a random product list or a plurality of gift items corresponding to a plurality of second product codes included in a stored product list are already present at the time of issuance of a coupon. Since the merchant has been deducted from the inventory, when using the product code extracted as the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, an error may occur in the inventory management of the merchant. Accordingly, the processor 230 stores the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product in order to prevent the merchant from deducting stock for the goods paid through the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. You can create a new one.

In addition, the processor 230 may process the product code of the generated first payment product or the second payment product and the extracted product code to be linked. The processor 230 associates the extracted product code with the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and thus information about the image of the first payment product or the second payment product or the information about the first payment product or the second payment product. May be used to extract from at least one lookup-table distinguished from the random product list.

In operation 318, the server 100 may transmit the generated product code of the first payment product or the second payment product and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120. For example, the processor 230 transmits the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 for the customer to use to receive the first payment product or the second payment product at the merchant. The communication circuit 210 can be controlled to In addition, the processor 230 may transmit an image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 to intuitively print the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer. ) Can be controlled. The processor 230 may extract an image of the first paid product or the second paid product from a look-up table that stores images of a plurality of separate products separated from a random product list or a stored product list.

For example, the processor 230 may use the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and the image of the first payment product or the second payment product in the look-up table storing the images of the plurality of products. Can be extracted. The processor 230 checks the extracted product code associated with the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and corresponds to the product code extracted from the look-up table storing images of the plurality of products. The image may be extracted as an image of the first payment product or the second payment product.

In operation 319, the server 100 acquires a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the screen of the customer terminal 120 by the POS terminal 110 from the POS terminal 110 of the affiliate store. The product code of the first payment product or the second payment product may be received. The customer may display the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the server 100 through the display device of the customer terminal 120 in order to receive the first payment product or the second payment product from the merchant. Can be. The POS terminal 110 may scan the product code of the payment product displayed on the customer terminal 120 to obtain the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. As described above, the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product may be different from the product code extracted from the random goods list or the storage goods list. Accordingly, the POS terminal 110 may not identify the first payment product or the second payment product through the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. Accordingly, the POS terminal 110 may request the first payment product or the second payment product for the first payment product or the second payment product for identifying the first payment product or the second payment product, or The product code of the second payment product can be transmitted. The processor 230 may receive the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product from the POS terminal 110 through the communication circuit 210.

In operation 320, the server 100 may transmit information about the payment product extracted by using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the POS terminal 110 to the POS terminal 110. . The processor 230 may extract information about the first payment product or the second payment product from a look-up table that stores information about a plurality of separate products distinguished from a random goods list or a stored goods list. The information about the plurality of products stored in the lookup-table may include information for identifying the plurality of products. For example, the processor 230 may use the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and then, for the first payment product or the second payment product, in the look-up table which stores information about the plurality of products. Information can be extracted. The processor 230 checks the extracted product code associated with the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and corresponds to the product code extracted from the look-up table which stores information on the plurality of products. Information about may be extracted as information about the first payment product or the second payment product.

In operation 321, the server 100 deletes the product code extracted from the random product list or the stored product list stored in the memory 220, or the presented product corresponding to the product code extracted from the random product list or the stored product list is stored. You can record the payment. The processor 230 deletes the product code extracted from the random product list or corresponds to the product code extracted in the random product list so that the same product code is not extracted due to the use of the same type of coupon as the first coupon of another customer. It can be recorded that the gifted goods to be paid. In addition, the processor 230 is extracted from the list of stored products in order to inform the merchant that the product code corresponding to the product code of the gift product associated with the second coupon has already been paid to the customer, no longer need to secure inventory The product code may be deleted, or it may be recorded that the presented product corresponding to the product code extracted from the stored product list has been paid.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a coupon issuing method according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In step 410, the POS terminal 110 is the first coupon or claim issued when the customer identification information, the product code of the gifted goods paid at the time of purchase of the goods, and the gifted goods are not paid to the customer at the request of the customer 2 coupon can be issued. When the customer purchases the corresponding product, the POS terminal 110 of the affiliated store may inform the customer that the product to be presented is a paid product through an output device such as a display device. The merchant POS terminal 110 of the merchant stores the customer identification information, the product code of the gift and the gift, to the server 100 so that if the customer does not want to pay the gift, the first coupon or the second coupon can be issued to the customer. A request for issuing one coupon or a second coupon can be transmitted. Whether to send a request for issuing a first coupon or a request for issuing a second coupon may be determined according to an input of a user of the POS terminal 110 of the affiliate store based on a customer's selection. For example, a user of the POS terminal 110 sends a first input to the POS terminal 110 so that a request for issuing a first coupon is transmitted to the server 100 when a customer wants to pay any given prize. If the customer wants to pay the gift, the second input for the issue request of the second coupon is sent to the server 100 may be input to the POS terminal 110.

In operation 420, the server 100 may determine whether a request for issuing a coupon received from the POS terminal 110 is a request for issuing a first coupon. In operation 430, when the request for issuance of the coupon received from the POS terminal 110 is a request for issuing the first coupon, the server 100 additionally records a product code of the presented product in the random product list stored in the memory 220. Can be stored. For example, the processor 230 of the server 100 may additionally record and store a product code of a presented product in a random product list, and issue a first coupon to a customer identified through customer identification information. In operation 440, when the request for issuing the coupon received from the POS terminal 110 is not the request for issuing the first coupon, the server 100 may issue the second coupon. The processor 230 may issue a second coupon to a customer identified through the customer identification information, and additionally record and store a product code of the gifted product in a list of stored products stored in the memory 220 in association with the second coupon. .

In operation 450, the server 100 may transmit a message indicating that the first coupon or the second coupon is issued to the customer terminal 120. In addition, the server 100 transmits the information about the first coupon or the second coupon issued to the customer terminal 120 together with the message, or only the information about the issued first coupon or the second coupon to the customer terminal 120. You can also send

5A illustrates a random product list 500 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the random goods list 500 as illustrated in FIG. 5A may be stored in the memory 220 of the server 100. When the customer requests the use of the issued first coupon, the processor 230 extracts one product code among the plurality of first product codes included in the random product list 500 and presents a gift corresponding to the extracted product code. The product can be determined as a payment product.

In one embodiment, the random product list 500 may include a product code field 502. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5A, the random product list 500 may record a plurality of first product codes for a plurality of gift items in the product code field 502. As described above, the processor 230 may record the product code of the presented product received together with the request for issuing the first coupon from the POS terminal 110 in the product code field 502 of the random product list 500. . For example, the recording order of the plurality of first product codes may be determined based on the order received through the communication circuit 210. In addition, when a product code of a purchased product is received together with a request for issuance of a first coupon from the POS terminal 110, the processor 230 based on information related to an event, an event, etc. stored in the memory 220, may be used. You can check the gift items paid at the time of purchase. The processor 230 may record and store a product code of the confirmed reward product in the product code field 502 of the random product list 500.

In one embodiment, random goods list 500 may further include an expiration date field 503 and a payment status field 506. In the validity period field 503, the validity period of the issued first coupon may be recorded. The payment status field 506 may indicate the payment status of the product. For example, when the first coupon is issued to the customer according to the issuance request of the first coupon received from the POS terminal 110, the processor 230 may receive a product code of a gift item received together with the issuance request of the first coupon. In conjunction with FIG. 5A, the validity period of the issued first coupon may be recorded in the validity period field 503.

In addition, when the reward product corresponding to the A product code has not been paid out among the plurality of first product codes, the processor 230 may provide a payment status of the reward product corresponding to the A product code as "payable". May be recorded in the payment status field 506. In addition, when the reward product corresponding to the B product code is paid out of the plurality of first product codes, the payment status of the reward product corresponding to the B product code is recorded in the payment status field 506 such as "payment completed". Can be. In addition, the processor 230 is determined that the expiration date of the first coupon recorded in association with the C product code has expired, even if the gift item corresponding to the C product code of the plurality of first product codes is not paid, The payment status of the redemption product corresponding to the C commodity code may be recorded in the payment status field 506 such as "non-payable". However, when the payment product is paid according to the use of the first coupon or the expiration date of the first coupon is completed, the product code corresponding to the payment product or the expiration date expired in the random product list 500 is deleted. If the random goods list 500 is configured to be, the payment status field 506 may not be included in the random goods list 500.

In one embodiment, the random product list 500 may further include information on the gift items corresponding to each of the plurality of first product codes. The information on the gift item may include at least one of merchant information indicating a payable affiliate store, price information indicating a price of the gift item, and type information indicating a type of the gift item. In addition, the random product list 500 may include at least one of an affiliated store field 501 in which affiliated store information is recorded, a price field 504 in which price information is recorded, and a type field 505 in which type information is recorded. At least one of the merchant information, the price information, and the type information may include at least one of a plurality of first product codes to determine the first payment product according to a request for the use of the first coupon received from the customer terminal 120. It can be used in the process of extracting a single product code. A detailed method of extracting one product code from among a plurality of first product codes using at least one of affiliate store information, price information, and type information will be described later.

5B illustrates a list of stored goods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the storage product list 510 as shown in FIG. 5B may be stored in the memory 220 of the server 100. When the customer requests the use of the issued second coupon, the processor 230 extracts a product code associated with the second coupon among the plurality of second product codes included in the stored product list 510, and extracts the extracted product. The gift item corresponding to the code can be determined as the payment product.

In one embodiment, the archive product list 510 may include a product code field 512. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, a plurality of second product codes for a plurality of gift items may be recorded in the product code field 512 in the stored product list 510. As described above, the processor 230 may record the product code of the presented product received together with the issuance request of the second coupon from the POS terminal 110 in the product code field 512 of the storage product list 510. . For example, the recording order of the plurality of second product codes may be determined based on the order received through the communication circuit 210. In addition, when a product code of a purchased product is received together with a request for issuing a second coupon from the POS terminal 110, the processor 230 based on information related to an event, an event, etc. stored in the memory 220, may be used. You can check the gift items paid at the time of purchase. The processor 230 may record and store a product code of the confirmed reward product in the product code field 502 of the random product list 500.

In addition, the stored product list 510 may include a coupon field 515 indicating information on the second coupon associated with the product code of the presented product recorded in the product code field 512. The processor 230 may record the product code of the presented product in the stored product list 510 in association with the issued second coupon. In order to identify the second coupon associated with the product code of the gift item, the processor 230 may record information about the second coupon associated with the product code of the gift item in the coupon field 515.

In an embodiment, the stored product list 510 may further include information on the presented product corresponding to each of the plurality of second product codes. The information on the gift may include the merchant information available for payment. The stored product list 510 may include an affiliated store field 511 in which affiliated store information is recorded, and record affiliated store information in the affiliated store field 511.

In one embodiment, the archive product list 510 may further include an expiration date field 513 and a payment status field 514. The expiration date field 513 and the payment status field 514 are the same as the expiration date field 503 and the payment status field 506 of the random goods list 500 described with reference to FIG. 5A, and thus descriptions thereof will be omitted.

6 illustrates a customer terminal displaying a message for indicating issuance of a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6, the customer terminal 120 may display a message indicating the issuance of the first coupon received from the server 100 in the form of a pop-up window 610 through the display device. The customer terminal 120 may display the pop-up window 610 on the display device such that the validity period of the coupon set for the issued coupon is further included. The customer can easily recognize issuance of the first coupon through the pop-up window 610 displayed through the display device of the customer terminal 120. In addition, although not shown, when the server 100 transmits information about the issued coupon to the customer terminal 120, the customer terminal 120 may display the information about the received first coupon through the display device. Can be. For example, the information about the first coupon may include access information for accessing the server 100 to use the first coupon even if the customer does not perform a separate application to use the first coupon. In this case, the customer does not execute a separate application to use the first coupon, but accesses the server 100 using the access information included in the information about the first coupon to request a use request for the first coupon. 100 can be transmitted. In FIG. 6, the first coupon is described, but the present invention is not limited thereto. For the second coupon, the customer terminal 120 may also issue a second coupon, a validity period of the second coupon, information, and the like through a pop-up window. This can be marked for recognition.

7 is a flowchart of a method of processing a coupon in response to a use request of a customer according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In operation 710, the customer terminal 120 may transmit customer identification information and a request for using the first coupon or the second coupon to the server 100. For example, the customer executes an application used to use the first coupon or the second coupon issued using the customer terminal 120 and uses the first coupon or the second coupon issued using the executed application. Can be. The customer terminal 120 may transmit customer identification information and a request for using the first coupon or the second coupon to the server 100 according to an input for using the first coupon or the second coupon received from the customer. In addition, when the information about the first coupon or the second coupon is received from the server 100, the customer using the customer terminal 120 using the access information included in the information about the first coupon or the second coupon By connecting to the server 100, the use request of the first coupon or the second coupon may be transmitted.

In operation 720, the server 100 may identify the customer by using the customer identification information received from the customer terminal 120 and verify the validity of the first coupon or the second coupon. For example, the processor 230 determines whether the first coupon or the second coupon requested for use has been issued to the identified customer using the customer identification information, and the first coupon or the second requested use for the identified customer. If it is confirmed that the coupon has been issued, it may be checked whether the validity period set in the first coupon or the second coupon has expired.

In operation 730, the server 100 may determine whether the use request of the coupon received from the customer terminal 120 is a use request of the first coupon. In operation 740, when the use request of the coupon received from the customer terminal 120 is a use request of the first coupon, the server 100 corresponds to the extracted product code among the plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list. The reward product may be determined as the first payment product, and a product code of the first payment product may be generated using the extracted product code. In operation 750, when the use request of the coupon received from the customer terminal 120 is a use request of the second coupon instead of the use request of the first coupon, the server 100 presents a gift item associated with the second coupon. The product code may be determined as a payment product, and a product code of a gift product associated with a second coupon may be extracted from a list of stored products. In addition, the server 100 may generate a product code of the second payment product using the extracted product code of the presented product.

In operation 760, the server 100 may display the generated product code of the first payment product or the second payment product and the image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the first payment product or the second payment product. Transmit to the customer terminal 120. For example, the processor 230 may transmit a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 for the customer to use to receive the first payment product or the second payment product at the affiliate store. The communication circuit 210 can be controlled. In addition, the processor 230 may transmit an image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 so that the customer may intuitively recognize the first payment product or the second payment product. ) Can be controlled.

In operation 770, the POS terminal 110 acquires a product code of the first paid product or the second paid product by scanning the product code of the first paid product or the second paid product displayed on the customer terminal 120, and obtained The product code of the first payment product or the second payment product may be transmitted to the server 100. The product code of the first paid product or the second paid product is different from the product code extracted from the random product list or the stored product list, so that the POS terminal 110 provides the product code of the first paid product or the second paid product through the product code. It may not be possible to identify the first payment product or the second payment product. Accordingly, the POS terminal 110 requests the first payment product or the second payment product for information about the first payment product or the second payment product to identify the first payment product or the second payment product. Alternatively, the product code of the second payment product may be transmitted. In operation 780, the server 100 may transmit information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the POS terminal 110. 110). The POS terminal 110 uses the information for identifying the first payment product or the second payment product included in the information about the first payment product or the second payment product to the identified first payment product or the second payment product. Image may be displayed on the display device. The operator or clerk of the affiliated store may identify the first paid product or the second paid product through an image of the first paid product or the second paid product displayed on the display device, and provide the same to the customer. However, the POS terminal 110 scans the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the customer terminal 120 to obtain the payment product through the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. If identifiable, steps 770 and 780 may be omitted.

In operation 790, the server 100 may delete the goods code extracted from the random goods list or the stored goods list, or may record that a gift item corresponding to the goods code extracted from the random goods list or the stored goods list has been paid. .

8 is a flowchart of a method of determining a payment product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In operation 810, the server 100 extracts a plurality of third product codes for a plurality of products that can be paid at an affiliate store where the POS terminal 110 is located among the plurality of first product codes included in the random product list 500. can do. For example, the processor 230 when the merchant information is included in the information on the gift items included in the random goods list 500, the POS terminal 110 is confirmed based on the merchant information among the plurality of first product codes. A plurality of third commodity codes for a plurality of commodities available for payment can be extracted from the affiliate store where the) is located. The processor 250 checks a plurality of products that can be paid at the merchant where the POS terminal 110 is located, based on the merchant information recorded in the merchant field 501 of the random product list 500, and checks the plurality of products. A plurality of third product codes for may be extracted.

In operation 820, the server 100 may extract one product code from the plurality of third product codes. For example, the processor 230 may extract any one product code among a plurality of third product codes. As another example, when the information on the presented product further includes at least one of price information and type information, the processor 230 further uses at least one of the price information and type information to determine one of the plurality of third product codes. Product code can be extracted.

In operation 830, the server 100 may determine a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product. For example, the processor 230 may determine a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product, and generate a product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code.

9 is a flowchart of a method of determining a payment product according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In operation 910, the server 100 may include a price of a gift item that is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer in the process of issuing the first coupon among the plurality of first product codes included in the random product list 500, and A plurality of fourth product codes may be extracted based on at least one of the types. For example, when the price information and the type information are included in the information about the gift item included in the random product list 500, the processor 230 may include a plurality of first items based on at least one of the price information and the type information. A plurality of fourth product codes may be extracted from the product codes.

In one embodiment, the processor 230 is a gifted product that is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer in the process of issuing the first coupon based on the price information and type information included in the random product list 500 At least one of a price and a type corresponding to the product code may be identified through the random product list 500. For example, the processor 230 may predetermine a difference between a price of a gift and a gift that is not paid to a customer according to a customer's request, which is confirmed based on price information and type information among a plurality of first product codes. It is possible to extract a plurality of fourth product codes for a plurality of gift items that are within the set value and that the gift product is the same kind as the gift product that is not paid to the customer at the request of the customer.

As another example, the processor 230 may previously determine a difference between a price of a gift and a gift that is not paid to a customer according to a customer's request, which is confirmed based on price information and type information among a plurality of first product codes. A plurality of fifth product codes for a plurality of gift items that are within a set value may be extracted, and the gift of a customer may be requested according to a customer's request, which is confirmed based on price information and type information among the plurality of first product codes. It is also possible to extract a plurality of sixth product codes for a plurality of gift items of the same kind as the gift product not paid to the user.

In operation 920, the server 100 may extract one product code from the plurality of fourth product codes. For example, the processor 230 may extract any one product code among a plurality of fourth product codes. As another example, when the merchant information is further included in the information about the gift, the processor 230 may further extract one product code from the plurality of fourth product codes by further using the merchant information. In addition, when the processor 230 extracts the plurality of fifth product codes or the plurality of sixth product codes from among the plurality of first product codes, one of the plurality of fifth product codes or the plurality of sixth product codes You can also extract

In operation 930, the server 100 may determine a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product. For example, the processor 230 may determine a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product, and generate a product code of the first payment product using the extracted product code.

10A and 10B illustrate screens displayed on a customer terminal while a payment product is determined according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 10A, the customer terminal 120 transmits a request for using customer identification information and a first coupon to the server 100, and then the product code of the first payment product and the first payment product from the server 100. Until the product image is received, a graphic object 1010 for intuitively recognizing that the first payment product is being determined and a message indicating that the first payment product is being determined are displayed in the form of a pop-up window 1020. Can be displayed on the device. In addition, the customer terminal 120 may display the graphic object 1010 and the pop-up window 1020 on the display device for a preset time even after the product code of the first paid product and the product image of the first paid product are received. have.

Referring to FIG. 10B, the customer terminal 120 may display a graphic object 1030 through a display device for visually indicating a process of determining a first payment product. For example, the customer terminal 120 may further receive an image of at least one gift item corresponding to at least one product code among a plurality of first product codes as well as an image of the first paid product from the server 100. Can be. The customer terminal 120 may configure the graphic object 1030 using the received image of the first payment product and the image of the at least one gift item, and display the graphic object 1030 on the display device.

In one embodiment, the server 100 does not directly determine the first payment product, extracts a predetermined number of the plurality of product codes among the plurality of first product codes, extracts the extracted plurality of product codes and the plurality of product codes. Images of a plurality of products corresponding to the may be transmitted to the customer terminal 120. The customer terminal 120 may configure the graphic object 1030 using the images of the plurality of products, and determine one product among the plurality of products as the first payment product according to a preset algorithm or method. After displaying the graphic object 1030 on the display apparatus, the customer terminal 120 may determine the first payment product and adjust the graphic object 1030 to display the determined first payment product. In addition, after determining the first payment product, the customer terminal may configure the graphic object 1030 using a plurality of images and display it on the display device.

As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the graphic objects 1010 and 1030 are displayed through the customer terminal 120, thereby providing an experience for raising the expectation of the customer in the process of determining the first payment product.

10C illustrates a screen displayed on a customer terminal after a first payment product or a second payment product is determined according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 10C, the customer terminal 120 may display an image 1040 of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the server 100 through the display device. The customer may intuitively recognize the present product determined as the first payment product or the second payment product by confirming the image 1040 of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed through the customer terminal 120. In addition, the customer terminal 120 may display the product code 1050 of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the server 100 through the display device. The commodity code 1050 of the first payment product or the second payment product may be displayed in a bar code format or as a character string as shown in FIG. 10C. The customer may receive the first payment product or the second payment product at the affiliate store using the product code 1050 of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the customer terminal 120.

11 is a flowchart of a method for issuing and processing a coupon according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In operation 1101, when the customer purchases the product at the affiliate store, the server 100 identifies the customer's identification information from the affiliated store's POS terminal 110, the product code of the unreceived product at the time of purchase of the product, and the customer of the presented product. If it is not paid to can be received a request for issuing a coupon issued.

In operation 1102, the server 100 issues a coupon to a customer identified through customer identification information according to a request for issuing a coupon, and associates a product code of a gift with a coupon to store a random product list stored in the memory 220. In addition, you can record and save. In this case, the random product list further includes a coupon field indicating information about a coupon associated with each of the plurality of first product codes, and the processor 230 associates with the product code of the presented product in the coupon field of the random product list. In order to do this, information on the issued coupon can be recorded.

In operation 1103, when the customer uses the coupon using the customer terminal 120, the server 100 uses the first use of the coupon for requesting payment of the customer identification information and any given product from the customer terminal 120. A second use request may be received for the coupon for requesting payment of the gift or gift item associated with the coupon. The customer terminal 120 may transmit the first use request to the server 100 when a first input for requesting payment of any given product is received from the customer. In addition, when a second input for requesting payment of a gift item associated with a coupon is received from the customer, the customer terminal 120 may transmit a second use request to the server 100. In this way, the customer may select whether to receive any gift items at the time of use of the coupon or to receive gift items that were not paid at the time of purchase.

In operation 1104, the server 100 may identify the customer by using the identification information of the customer from the customer terminal 120 and verify the validity of the coupon. For example, the processor 230 may determine whether a coupon requested for use has been issued to the customer identified using the customer identification information. The processor 230 may determine whether a coupon requested for use has been issued to the identified customer by using a look-up table used to manage coupons issued for each customer.

When it is confirmed that the coupon requested to be used is issued to the identified customer, the processor 230 may check whether the validity period set for the coupon has expired. If it is determined that the valid period set for the coupon has not expired, the processor 230 may verify that the coupon requested to be used is valid.

In operation 1105, the server 100 validates the coupon requested to be used, and when a first use request is received, the server 100 presents a gift corresponding to a product code randomly extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in a random product list. May be determined as the first payment product, and a product code of the first payment product may be generated using the extracted product code. In operation 1106, the server 100 validates the coupon requested to be used, and when a second use request is received, the server 100 determines a reward product associated with the coupon as the second paid product, and presents it on a random product list. The product code of the product may be extracted, and the product code of the second paid product may be generated using the product code of the presented product. As such, the server 100 may determine a payment product to be paid to the customer in different ways according to the type of use request received from the customer terminal 120.

In addition, the processor 230 may process the product code of the generated first payment product or the second payment product and the extracted product code to be linked. The processor 230 associates the extracted product code with the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and thus information about the image of the first payment product or the second payment product or the information about the first payment product or the second payment product. May be used to extract from at least one lookup-table distinguished from the random product list.

In operation 1107, the server 100 may transmit the generated product code of the first payment product or the second payment product and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120. For example, the processor 230 transmits the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 for the customer to use to receive the first payment product or the second payment product at the merchant. The communication circuit 210 can be controlled to In addition, the processor 230 may transmit an image of the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer terminal 120 to intuitively print the first payment product or the second payment product to the customer. ) Can be controlled.

In operation 1108, the server 100 acquires, from the POS terminal 110 of the affiliated store, the POS terminal 110 by scanning the product code of the first paid product or the second paid product displayed on the screen of the customer terminal 120. The product code of the first payment product or the second payment product may be received. The customer may display the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the server 100 through the display device of the customer terminal 120 in order to receive the first payment product or the second payment product from the merchant. Can be. The POS terminal 110 may scan the product code of the payment product displayed on the customer terminal 120 to obtain the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product. The POS terminal 110 requests the information about the first payment product or the second payment product for identifying the first payment product or the second payment product, and the first payment product or the second payment product obtained by the server 100. The product code of the paid product can be sent. The processor 230 may receive the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product from the POS terminal 110 through the communication circuit 210.

In operation 1109, the server 100 may transmit information about the payment product extracted by using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product received from the POS terminal 110 to the POS terminal 110. . The processor 230 may extract information about the first payment product or the second payment product from a look-up table that stores information about a plurality of separate products distinguished from a random goods list or a stored goods list.

In operation 1110, the server 100 may delete the product code extracted from the random product list stored in the memory 220, or record that the gift item corresponding to the product code extracted from the random product list or the stored product list has been paid. Can be. The processor 230 deletes a product code extracted from a random product list or presents a gift corresponding to a product code extracted in a random product list so that the same product code is not extracted due to the use of the same type of coupon as another customer's coupon. You can record that the goods have been paid.

Although the method has been described through specific embodiments, the method may also be embodied as computer readable code on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording devices that store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media may include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion. In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the above embodiments can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present disclosure belongs.

While the technical spirit of the present disclosure has been described with reference to some embodiments and the examples shown in the accompanying drawings, the technical spirit and scope of the present disclosure may be understood by those skilled in the art. It will be appreciated that various substitutions, modifications, and alterations can be made in the scope. Also, such substitutions, modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.

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As a method of issuing and processing coupons in a server networked with a merchant Point of Sales (POS) terminal,
When a first customer purchases a product at the affiliated store, identification information of the first customer, a product code of a reward product paid at the time of purchase of the product, and the reward product are used by the POS terminal of the affiliate store. Receiving a request for issuing a first coupon or a second coupon, which is issued when the payment is not made to the client;
When the request for issuing the first coupon is received, additionally recording and storing a product code of the presented product in a random product list and issuing the first coupon;
Issuing the second coupon when the request for issuing the second coupon is received, and additionally recording and storing a product code of the presented product in a list of stored products in association with the second coupon-the first coupon or When the second coupon is issued, the stock of the product corresponding to the product code of the gift item at the affiliated store is deducted by the quantity of the gift item;
When the first customer uses the first coupon or the second coupon by using the terminal of the first customer, the identification information of the first customer and the first coupon or the second coupon from the terminal of the first customer Receiving a request for using the coupon;
Identifying the first customer using the identification information of the first customer, and validating the first coupon or the second coupon;
When a request for using the first coupon is received and the validity of the first coupon is verified, a product code is randomly extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list, and corresponding to the extracted product code. Determining a gift item as a first payment product, and using the extracted product code, generating a product code of the first payment product that is distinguished from the extracted product code;
When the request for use of the second coupon is received and the validity of the second coupon is verified, the reward product is determined as the second payment product, and the list of the reward products associated with the second coupon in the storage product list is determined. Extracting a product code and generating a product code of the second paid product which is distinguished from the product code of the gift item by using the product code of the gift item;
A product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the first payment product or the second payment product; Transmitting to a terminal;
The first payment product or the first payment product obtained by scanning a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer by the POS terminal of the merchant; 2 receiving a product code of the payment product;
Transmitting, to the POS terminal of the affiliated store, information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted by using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product; And
Deleting the extracted product code from the stored product list or the random product list, or recording that the presented product corresponding to the extracted product code is paid to the stored product list or the random product list
Including,
The plurality of first merchandise codes stored in the random merchandise list may include issuance and processing of coupons, including a merchandise code of a gift that is not paid to the second customer when the merchandise of a second customer is purchased at the merchant. How to. The method of claim 1,
Setting an expiration date for the first coupon or the second coupon based on at least one of a date and time of issuing the first coupon or the second coupon and a payment period of the reward product;
The method of performing the issuance and processing of the coupon further comprising. The method of claim 1,
Transmitting information about the first coupon or the second coupon to the terminal of the first customer, or transmitting a message indicating that the first coupon or the second coupon has been issued to the terminal of the first customer;
The method of performing the issuance and processing of the coupon further comprising. The method of claim 1,
Validating the first coupon or the second coupon,
Confirming whether the first coupon or the second coupon has been issued to the identified first customer;
When the first coupon or the second coupon is issued to the first customer, checking whether an expiration date set in the first coupon or the second coupon has expired; And
Verifying that the first coupon or the second coupon is valid when the validity period set in the first coupon or the second coupon has not expired
How to perform the issuance and processing of the coupon comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The list of storage products,
Store information about a plurality of second product codes stored in association with each of the plurality of second coupons and the gift items corresponding to each of the plurality of second product codes,
And the information on the presented product includes affiliated store information indicating a payable affiliated store. The method of claim 1,
The random product list,
Further storing information about a gift item corresponding to each of the plurality of first product codes;
And the at least one of the merchant information representing the payable merchant, the price information representing the price of the presented product, and the type information representing the type of the presented product. The method of claim 6,
Determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as a first payment product, and using the extracted product code, generating a product code of the first payment product,
When the affiliated store information is included in the information on the presented product, a plurality of third product codes for a plurality of presented products that can be paid by the affiliated store that is confirmed based on the affiliated store information among the plurality of first product codes Extracting;
Extracting one commodity code of the plurality of third commodity codes; And
Determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product;
How to perform the issuance and processing of the coupon comprising a. The method of claim 6,
Determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as a first payment product, and using the extracted product code, generating a product code of the first payment product,
If the price information and the type information is included in the information on the presented product, a gift not paid to the first customer, which is confirmed based on the price information and the type information among the plurality of first product codes Extracting a plurality of fourth product codes for a plurality of gift items which are within a preset value and the same kind as a gift product not paid to the first customer;
Extracting one product code from the plurality of fourth product codes; And
Determining a gift item corresponding to the extracted product code as the first payment product;
How to perform the issuance and processing of the coupon comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The image of the first payment product or the second payment product,
Using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, extracted from a separate first lookup table separated from the random goods list. The method of claim 1,
The information about the first payment product or the second payment product,
Using the product code of the payment product received from the POS terminal of the affiliated store, extracted from a second lookup table separate from the random product list. In the server networked with the Point Of Sales (POS) terminal of the merchant,
A communication circuit for communicating with a POS terminal of the affiliated store and a terminal of at least one customer;
A memory configured to store a random goods list in which a plurality of first commodity codes are stored and a stored commodity list in which a plurality of second commodity codes are stored; And
A processor electrically connected with the communication circuit and the memory,
The processor,
When a first customer purchases a product at the affiliated store, identification information of the first customer, a product code of a reward product paid at the time of purchase of the product, and the reward product are used by the POS terminal of the affiliate store. Receiving a request for issuance of a first coupon or a second coupon issued through the communication circuit,
When the request for issuing the first coupon is received, additionally records and stores a product code of the presented product in a random product list, issues the first coupon,
When the request for issuing the second coupon is received, the second coupon is issued, and the product code of the presented product is additionally recorded and stored in the list of stored products in association with the second coupon-the first coupon or the When the second coupon is issued, the stock of the product corresponding to the product code of the presented product at the affiliated store is deducted by the quantity of the presented product.
When the first customer uses the first coupon or the second coupon by using the terminal of the first customer, the identification information of the first customer and the first coupon or the second coupon from the terminal of the first customer Receive a request for use of a coupon through the communication circuit,
Identifying the first customer using the identification information of the first customer, validating the first coupon or the second coupon,
When a request for using the first coupon is received and the validity of the first coupon is verified, a product code is randomly extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list, and corresponding to the extracted product code. Determine a gift item as a first payment product, generate a product code of the first payment product to be distinguished from the extracted product code by using the extracted product code,
When the request for use of the second coupon is received and the validity of the second coupon is verified, the reward product is determined as the second payment product, and the list of the reward products associated with the second coupon in the storage product list is determined. Extracting a product code and using the product code of the presented product, generating a product code of the second paid product distinguished from the product code of the presented product;
A product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the first payment product or the second payment product; Control the communication circuit to transmit to a terminal,
The first payment product or the first payment product obtained by scanning a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer by the POS terminal of the merchant; 2 receive the goods code of the goods to be paid through the communication circuit;
Controlling the communication circuit to transmit information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product to the POS terminal of the affiliated store;
Delete the extracted product code from the stored product list or the random product list, or record that a given product corresponding to the extracted product code is paid to the stored product list or the random product list,
The plurality of first merchandise codes stored in the random merchandise list include a merchandise code of a gift that is not paid to the second customer when the merchandise of a second customer is purchased at the affiliate store. As a method of issuing and processing coupons in a server networked with a merchant Point of Sales (POS) terminal,
When a first customer purchases a product at the affiliated store, the first customer identification information, a product code of a reward product paid when the product is purchased, and the reward product are provided to the first customer from a POS terminal of the merchant. Receiving a request for issuing a coupon to be issued if it is not paid;
Issuing the coupon, recording a product code of the presented product in a random product list in association with the coupon, further recording and storing, and issuing the coupon-when the coupon is issued, the presented product at the merchant Inventory for a commodity corresponding to a commodity code of-is subtracted by the quantity of the gift;
When the first customer uses the coupon using the terminal of the first customer, a first to the coupon for requesting payment of the first customer identification information and any given prize from the terminal of the first customer Receiving a second use request for the coupon to request a use request or payment of the gift;
Identifying the first customer using the identification information of the first customer, and validating the coupon;
When the validity of the coupon is verified and a first use request for the coupon is received, a product code is randomly extracted from a plurality of first product codes stored in the random product list, and a gift corresponding to the extracted product code is presented. Determining a product as a first payment product and generating a product code of the first payment product that is distinguished from the extracted product code by using the extracted product code;
When the validity of the coupon is verified and a second use request for the coupon is received, the reward product is determined as the second payment product, a product code of the reward product is extracted from the random goods list, and the gift Generating a product code of the second paid product which is distinguished from the product code of the presented product by using the product code of the product;
A product code of the first payment product or the second payment product, and an image of the first payment product or the second payment product visually representing the first payment product or the second payment product; Transmitting to a terminal;
The first payment product or the first payment product obtained by scanning a product code of the first payment product or the second payment product displayed on the screen of the terminal of the first customer by the POS terminal of the merchant; 2 receiving a product code of the payment product;
Transmitting, to the POS terminal of the affiliated store, information about the first payment product or the second payment product extracted by using the product code of the first payment product or the second payment product; And
Deleting the extracted product code from the random product list, or recording that the presented product corresponding to the extracted product code is paid to the random product list
Including,
The plurality of first merchandise codes stored in the random merchandise list may include issuance and processing of coupons, including a merchandise code of a gift that is not paid to the second customer when the merchandise of a second customer is purchased at the merchant. How to.

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