KR20140044694A - Method and apparatus for comparing mobile phone price of mobile phone store - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method and an apparatus for comparing selling prices of mobile phones, comprising: a detailed subscription information receiving part for receiving detailed mobile phone subscription information from a mobile communication company server; a price comparison request information receiving part for receiving price comparison request information for a mobile phone from a user terminal of a price comparison service user; a position information receiving part for receiving position information of the user terminal; and a comparison information output part for acquiring shop information for the mobile phone according to the position information and corresponding price information from the detailed subscription information and then outputting the shop information and the price information. [Reference numerals] (110) Detailed subscription information receiving part; (120) Price comparison request information receiving part; (130) Position information receiving part; (140) Comparison information output part; (150) User terminal; (160) Mobile communication company server; (170) Shop information inquiry part; (180) Shop information server; (190) Map service server; (AA) Internet; (BB) Wireless/wired network

Description

Apparatus and method for comparing sales price of mobile communication terminal {Method and Apparatus for Comparing Mobile Phone Price of Mobile Phone Store}

This embodiment relates to a mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus and method. More specifically, it is possible to easily search by retrieving the installment principal and store information of the terminal sold in stores nationwide by linking with the location information to satisfy the consumer's choice, and at the same time to recommend the store that sells conscientiously and fairly. The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus and method.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information on the present embodiment and do not constitute the prior art.

More than 25 million new mobile phones are sold nationwide annually, and new mobile phones sold through retail stores account for an absolute number of 19 million units.

The price of the mobile phone sold at the retailer is reflected in the form of installment payments in the calculation of the mobile carrier, which is calculated by subtracting the marketing cost of the mobile carrier or the manufacturer from the shipping price of the mobile phone.

As the marketing cost of a mobile carrier or a manufacturer is paid more to the consumer, the mobile payment amount decreases. Therefore, the installment payment size shows how inexpensive the consumer has purchased the mobile phone.

However, installment principals are not always uniform due to popularity or inconsistency, new or device changes, launch times, and retailers, so consumers are always having difficulty comparing prices.

Moreover, when the carrier's installment support system, discount contracts, and family discounts are combined, ordinary consumers, who are not well understood in all the systems, have difficulty in price comparison.

Recently, the annual marketing costs of telecom operators are estimated to be more than 4 trillion won. As a large portion of the marketing costs that must be returned to consumers are leaked to the store's excess margins, consumers suffer losses.

This embodiment is to satisfy the consumer's choice by easily retrieving the installment principal, store information, etc. for each terminal model sold in stores nationwide, in order to satisfy the consumer's choice, and at the same time to recommend the store that sells conscientiously and fairly. There is a purpose.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the subscription detail information receiving unit for receiving the mobile phone subscription information from the mobile communication company server, the price comparison request information for receiving the price comparison request information for the mobile communication terminal from the user terminal of the price comparison service user A moving unit including a receiving unit, a location information receiving unit for receiving location information of the user terminal, and a comparison information output unit for obtaining and outputting store information and corresponding price information for the mobile communication terminal according to the location information from the subscription information; Provides a communication terminal sales price comparison device.

In addition, another embodiment according to the present invention, the process of receiving and storing the mobile phone subscription information from the mobile communication company server, receiving the price comparison request information for the mobile communication terminal from the user terminal of the price comparison service user Receiving a price comparison request information, and receiving location information for receiving location information of the user terminal; And an output process of obtaining and outputting the store information and the corresponding price information of the mobile communication terminal according to the location information from the subscription information in any order.

In still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a mobile communication terminal sales price comparison method on a computer.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the construction of the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison device can reduce the burden on the terminal purchasing consumer in the short term, and in the long term, induce rate reduction through efficient cost execution of the operator. Through this, overall social benefits can be created.

In addition, presenting the latest price information to the consumer can lead to the best choice associated with the purchase of the mobile phone.

In addition, the consumer's best choice can induce cost efficiency for operators by reducing excess margins at retail stores.

In addition, the accumulation of information related to the retail sale of mobile phones can provide an important criterion for government decision making.

1 is a view showing an apparatus for comparing the selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an operation relationship between the configuration of the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a diagram illustrating a process of obtaining location information of a user terminal from a positioning server.
4 is a view showing a method of comparing the selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an exemplary diagram illustrating a relationship between main information flowing between a device comparing a selling price of a mobile communication terminal and a neighboring server according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exemplary view illustrating a mobile app screen provided to a user terminal in relation to an apparatus for comparing a selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In describing the components of the present invention, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), and (b) may be used. These terms are intended to distinguish the constituent elements from other constituent elements, and the terms do not limit the nature, order or order of the constituent elements. When a component is described as being "connected", "coupled", or "connected" to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, It should be understood that an element may be "connected," "coupled," or "connected."

1 is a view showing an apparatus 100 for comparing the selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the working relationship between the configuration of the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a process of obtaining location information of a user terminal from the positioning server 200.

Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus 100 includes a subscription detail information receiver 110, a price comparison request information receiver 120, a location information receiver 130, and a comparison information output unit 140. It may include. In addition, the mobile communication company server 160 and the user terminal 150 may be connected through a wired or wireless network.

The operation between the configurations of the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison apparatus 100 will be described. Referring to FIG. 2, the subscription history information receiver 110 may receive mobile phone subscription history information from the mobile communication company server 160 and store it in a database (not shown). When the price comparison request information receiver 120 receives the price comparison request information of the target mobile communication terminal from the user terminal 150, the location information receiver 130 receives the location information of the user terminal, and compares the output information ( 140 has a working relationship of acquiring and outputting price information corresponding to the store information selling the target mobile communication terminal corresponding to the received location information from pre-stored subscription history information.

Each structure is demonstrated in detail. 1 and 2, the subscription history information receiver 110 may receive mobile phone subscription history information from the mobile communication company server 160. Here, the mobile carrier is, for example, a first mobile carrier, a second mobile carrier. It may be any one of the third mobile communication companies. The mobile telecommunication company server 160 may be a system for managing subscriber subscription information and billing information. The subscription information may include an installment principal, a terminal model, a subscription type, a mobile carrier, and an installment month.

That is, the mobile telecommunication company server 160 may store information necessary for billing, terminal related information, information related to the selling place, and the like. In this case, the information necessary for charging may include a plan, an agreement period, a subscription period, and the like. In addition, the terminal-related information may include a model name, the issue price, the installment principal, the installment months. In addition, the seller-related information may include a subscription type, namely MNP (Mobile Number Potablity), device change, new subscription, compensation sales.

The mobile communication company may assign a unique number to a store and manage the database, and in this case, the unique number may be defined as a store identifier (P-Code). The store identifier may manage basic information of the store, such as a business number, a representative name, an address, and the like. A method of updating basic information of a store through a store identifier will be described later.

The price comparison request information receiving unit 120 is a target mobile communication terminal, that is, the user wants to buy from the user terminal 150 of the user using the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison service performed by the sales price comparison apparatus 100 of the mobile communication terminal. Price comparison request information for the target terminal can be received. Here, the price comparison request information may include information on at least one of a mobile phone subscription type, a mobile carrier to be subscribed to, a target terminal model, and an installment month. In addition, the user terminal 150 is a user's tablet PC (Tablet PC), laptop (Laptop), personal computer (PC: Personal Computer), smart phone (PDA), personal portable information terminal (PDA) using the price comparison service It may be one of a Personal Digital Assistant) and a Mobile Communication Terminal.

The location information receiver 130 may receive location information of a user terminal 150 of a user who uses a terminal sales price comparison service of a mobile communication terminal store performed by the sales price comparison apparatus 100 of the mobile communication terminal.

According to an embodiment, the location information may be received from the user terminal 150 of the user using the price comparison service. In this case, the location information may be Global Positioning System (GPS) information. That is, the user terminal 150 having the GPS function measures the position of the corresponding user terminal 150 by using the GPS signal to generate the location information of the user terminal 150 itself, and the location information receiver 130 The location information of the user terminal 150 may be obtained in a form of receiving.

In addition, according to another embodiment, the location information may be received from the positioning server 200. Referring to FIG. 3, when the user terminal 150 transmits information on the location of the user terminal 150 itself, that is, base station information, WiFi, and IP information, to the selling price comparison device 100 of the mobile communication terminal, the comparison device ( 100 transmits such information to the positioning server 200 and the positioning server 200 returns the positioning result back to the comparison apparatus 100 (the positioning server 200 transmits the position information to the location information receiving unit 130). The location information of the user terminal may be obtained.

1 and 2, the comparison information output unit 140 stores the store information and the corresponding price information for the mobile communication terminal corresponding to the location information from the subscription history information received by the subscription information receiving unit 110. Can be obtained and output. In this case, the store information may include information about a store name and a corresponding store location of the store. Here, the price information may be information about a price according to at least one of a mobile phone subscription type, a mobile carrier to subscribe to, a target terminal model, and an installment month.

The comparison information output unit 140 may output the information of the retailer and the corresponding retailer location of the retailer in the order of the retailer of the location closest to the user terminal 150 identified by the location information of the user terminal 150.

Alternatively, according to another exemplary embodiment, the comparison information output unit 140 may output the information of the stores and their corresponding store locations in the order of the stores selling the lower price terminals. The comparison information output unit 140 may receive and output a map corresponding to the location information received by the location information receiver 130 from the map service server 190. The map service server 190 may be, for example, a server that performs a map service of an Internet portal site.

The selling price comparison apparatus 100 of the mobile communication terminal transmits a store identifier (P-Code) included in the subscription information to the store information server 180, and the store corresponding to the store identifier from the store information server 180. And a store information retrieval unit 170 for receiving store position information. In this case, the store information server 180 may be a server of the IRS that holds business information for operating a store. The operator information managed by the National Tax Service is constantly updated with basic information such as representatives, business registration numbers, addresses, etc., so it is necessary to periodically import and update the operator information that operates the store.

Since the business registration number is commonly managed between the P-Code and the business information, it is possible to periodically manage the latest information using the server of the IRS.

4 is a view showing a method of comparing the selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the method for comparing the selling price of the mobile communication terminal may include a storing process of receiving and storing mobile phone subscription information from the mobile communication company server 160. In addition, a price comparison request information receiving process for receiving a price comparison request information for the mobile communication terminal from the user terminal 150 of the price comparison service user, location information receiving process for receiving the location information of the user terminal 150, And an output process for obtaining and outputting retailer information and corresponding price information for the mobile communication terminal according to the location information from the subscription history information in any order. The output process may receive and output a map corresponding to the location information from the map service server 190.

In addition, the method for comparing the selling price of the mobile communication terminal transmits the store identifier included in the subscription information to the store information server 180, the trade name corresponding to the store identifier from the store information server 180 and The method may further include receiving the store location information.

5 is an exemplary view showing a relationship between main information flowing between the apparatus 100 and the neighboring server comparing the selling price of the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. The price comparison server refers to a selling price comparison apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the business computing of the mobile communication company means the server 160 of the mobile communication company. In addition, the server of the Internal Revenue Service means the store information server 180.

A method of forming a price of a mobile communication terminal will be described. In general, a dealer who sells a terminal of a specific mobile carrier buys the terminal at the factory price of the terminal manufacturer and sells the terminal directly to the user or requests a consignment sale from a mobile terminal retailer. The mobile communication terminal store entrusts and sells terminals of various mobile communication companies from each agency. The distributor or retailer sells the terminal to the user at a price lower than the manufacturer's shipping price. When a dealer or a retailer sells the terminal, the mobile carrier of the terminal pays the marketing cost to the dealer or the store. Therefore, even if the dealership or the retailer sells the terminal to the user at a price lower than the shipping price, the marketing cost is gained. Referring to FIG. 5, for example, a seller may sell a mobile communication terminal by selling a mobile communication terminal at a distributor of a first mobile communication company or a distributor of a second mobile communication company. 2 Report to the carrier of the mobile carrier. The distributor of the first or second mobile telecommunication company inputs the information sold in the business computing of the mobile telecommunication company. The first or second mobile communication company usually receives and stores information on a daily basis and transmits the information to the price comparison server on a daily basis. Information sent daily can be divided into information related to subscribers, sellers, terminal policies and sales performance. Information related to the subscriber may include a mobile phone number, user name, plan, contract period and subscription period. In addition, the information related to the seller may include a P-Code and a business number. In addition, the information related to the terminal policy may include the manufacturer, the terminal model, the issue price, the payment amount and the installment months. In addition, the information related to the sales results may include the date of sale, the mobile carrier, the terminal model, the P-Code subscriber number, the subscription type, the installment amount (the amount of installment) and the number of installment months.

In addition, the price comparison server can obtain the operator information from the server of the IRS and update the existing operator information. Here, the business information may include a business number, business name, representative name and address.

In addition, the price comparison server may receive the map information from the map service server and output a map corresponding to the location information of the user terminal. Here, the map information may include a map, a location, and an address.

6 is an exemplary view showing a mobile app screen provided to the user terminal 150 in relation to the apparatus 100 for comparing the selling price of the mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 6, a user may install a mobile app on the user terminal 150. When the input information is input to the user terminal 150, the input information is transmitted to the price comparison server by driving the mobile app. The input information may include a terminal model, a subscription type, a target mobile carrier, or an installment month. In addition, the location information (GPS information) of the user terminal 150 is also transmitted with this. After that, the price comparison server displays a screen for selecting one of the short distance order or the low price order from the input information. When the user selects, information related to each store, the carrier, and the monthly payment of each retailer are preferentially displayed in the order of close distance to the user terminal 150 or the lowest price. In this case, you can check the map information by pressing the detail view button on the right side of the screen. The user can change the search criteria or reset the period, or re-enter the search region.

As described above, the method for comparing the selling price of the mobile communication terminal according to the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 may be implemented in a program and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. A computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for implementing a method for comparing a selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes all kinds of recording devices for storing data that can be read by a computer system. It includes. Examples of such computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium may also be distributed over a networked computer system so that computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed manner. In addition, functional programs, code, and code segments for implementing an embodiment of the present invention may be easily inferred by programmers skilled in the art to which an embodiment of the present invention belongs.

A method of implementing sales information of a mobile communication terminal will be described.

Implementing terminal sales information can be largely divided into wireless communication terminal retail sales information center construction, store DB generation and periodic management, store DB matching with map information and periodic management, and daily sales DB selection. Hereinafter, this will be described in detail.

end. Established wireless communication terminal retail sales information center

Since the sales information can be a trade secret from the operator's point of view, the information center should be constructed and operated by a trusted third party. In addition, the sales information system should be upgraded periodically to collect data continuously and to produce better information for the people, not a one-time project that ends with the construction of the information center.

I. Store DB creation and periodic management

It is necessary to create and periodically manage the store DB in the center by using the store DB held by the operator and the company information held by the IRS. The dealer DB owned by the operator is updated every two years, but also contains some data with incorrect address information, which can be supplemented with the address information held by the IRS.

All. Store DB and Map Information Matching and Periodic Management

By matching the retailer DB and map information established in the information center and opening it on the Internet, it is necessary to prepare a foundation for consumers to search whenever they want. In addition, the information center should be managed continuously by receiving information corrections related to the store information.

la. Selection of daily sales DB for collection

It is necessary to select the kind of information to be collected and receive it from each operator daily according to the information on consumers and the government's policy purpose. The information to be collected may be a model name, a seller, an installment principal, an installment month, a subscription type, and the like, sold for each seller. In addition, by periodically examining the adequacy of the information to be collected, it is possible to respond to various needs.

hemp. Daily posting of sales information by store

It is necessary to provide the information related to the daily terminal sales to consumers by receiving the selected sales-related DB from the operators every day and posting it on the Internet through data processing.

Store information by region (city / gu / dong, within a certain radius near the searcher's location) by combining the store information with the sales information of the store (higher selling models, average installment level by type) and outputting them in the map information. Internet screen can be configured to search for sales model mass sales, installment principal level, etc.). It is necessary to develop apps for smartphones at the same time to support information so that consumers can search the same around their current location.

In addition, it can be used as a reference material of government policy by providing information on sales model, installment principal, upper trading area, and indexing of various information.

Application fields of the apparatus 100 for comparing the selling price of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention are as follows.

(1) The government or a third party may give a certification mark to a store and use it as a means of recommending a good store to consumers.

(2) Determine the market price trend by handset type and provide the manufacturer with information related to handset control.

(3) It is possible to grasp the competitive situation in the mobile market at the present time by analyzing the price trend analysis of sales terminals.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and various modifications and changes may be made to those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the embodiments. Therefore, the present embodiments are to be construed as illustrative rather than restrictive, and the scope of the technical idea of the present embodiment is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present embodiment should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: mobile communication terminal sales price comparison device
110: subscription information receiving unit
120: price comparison request information receiving unit
130: location information receiving unit
140: comparison information output unit
150: user terminal
160: mobile carrier server
170: store information inquiry unit
180: store information server
190: map service server
200: positioning server

Claims (14)

In the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison device,
Subscription information receiving unit for receiving mobile phone subscription information from the mobile communication server;
A price comparison request information receiving unit which receives price comparison request information for the mobile communication terminal from a user terminal of a price comparison service user;
A location information receiver for receiving location information of the user terminal; And
Comparison information output unit for obtaining and outputting the store information and the corresponding price information for the mobile communication terminal according to the location information from the subscription history information
Mobile communication terminal sales price comparison device comprising a. The method of claim 1,
The retailer information, the selling price comparison device of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that it includes information on each other and the location of the corresponding store. 3. The method of claim 2,
The comparison information output unit outputs information on the mutual and corresponding store locations of the stores in the order of the stores close to the location of the user terminal identified by the location information, or in the order of the stores selling the lower price terminals. Mobile communication terminal selling price comparison device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
The price comparison request information, the mobile communication terminal sales price comparison device, characterized in that it comprises information on at least one or more of the mobile phone subscription type, the mobile carrier to be subscribed, and the installment months. The method of claim 1,
The price information is a mobile communication terminal selling price comparison device, characterized in that the information on the price according to at least one of the mobile phone subscription type, the mobile carrier to be subscribed, and the installment months. The method of claim 1,
The comparison device may further include a store information inquiry unit for transmitting a store identifier included in the subscription information to a store information server and receiving the trade name and the store location information corresponding to the store identifier from the store information server. Mobile communication terminal selling price comparison device, characterized in that. The method of claim 1,
And the comparison information output unit requests a map service server for a map corresponding to the location information, and receives and outputs the map from the map service server. The method of claim 1,
The position information is received from the user terminal, the mobile terminal price comparison apparatus characterized in that the. 9. The method of claim 8,
The location information is a mobile communication terminal selling price comparison device, characterized in that the GPS information. The method of claim 1,
The location information receiver receives information on the location of the user terminal from the user terminal, transmits the information on the location to a positioning server, and receives the location information from the positioning server. Terminal price comparison device. A storing process of receiving and storing mobile phone subscription information from a mobile communication company server;
A price comparison request information receiving step of receiving price comparison request information for the mobile communication terminal from a user terminal of a price comparison service user;
A location information receiving process of receiving location information of the user terminal; And
An output process of obtaining and outputting shop information and corresponding price information of the mobile communication terminal according to the location information from the subscription history information;
Comparing the sales price of the mobile terminal including the order in any order. 12. The method of claim 11,
The comparing method may further include transmitting a store identifier included in the subscription information to a store information server and receiving the trade name and the store position information corresponding to the store identifier from the store information server. How to compare the selling price of a mobile terminal. 12. The method of claim 11,
The output process, the selling price comparison method of the mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for receiving and outputting the map corresponding to the location information from the map service server. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method of claim 11 on a computer.

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