Electronic coupon sending and collecting scheme and information collecting and managing scheme using radio LAN
First Claim
1. An electronic coupon sending/collecting method for sending/collecting an electronic coupon to/from a radio portable terminal by using a radio LAN, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) requesting a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from a radio base station of the radio LAN to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN;
(b) receiving the notification of the terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from the radio portable terminal at the radio base station through the radio LAN in response to the step (a);
(c) requesting a check of whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is an electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not, from the radio base station to a server device;
(d) checking whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not at the server device, and notifying a result of the check from the server device to the radio base station in response to the step (c); and
(e) carrying out processing for sending/collecting the electronic coupon at the radio base station with respect to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, when the result of the check notified by the step (d) indicates that the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target.
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Abstract
An electronic coupon sending/collecting scheme that can be realized without utilizing communication providers is disclosed. In this scheme, an electronic coupon is sent from one radio base station provided in the facility to the radio portable terminal by using the radio LAN, either automatically or in response to a request for acquiring coupon made by the user. Then, the electronic coupon is collected from the radio portable terminal at that one radio base station or another radio base station provided in the facility by using the radio LAN, and a service corresponding to the electronic coupon is provided to the user of the radio portable terminal.
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39 Claims
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1. An electronic coupon sending/collecting method for sending/collecting an electronic coupon to/from a radio portable terminal by using a radio LAN, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) requesting a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from a radio base station of the radio LAN to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN;
(b) receiving the notification of the terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from the radio portable terminal at the radio base station through the radio LAN in response to the step (a);
(c) requesting a check of whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is an electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not, from the radio base station to a server device;
(d) checking whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not at the server device, and notifying a result of the check from the server device to the radio base station in response to the step (c); and
(e) carrying out processing for sending/collecting the electronic coupon at the radio base station with respect to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, when the result of the check notified by the step (d) indicates that the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the step (b) is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target.
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2. An electronic coupon sending/collecting system for sending/collecting an electronic coupon to/from a radio portable terminal by using a radio LAN, the system comprising:
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a radio base station of the radio LAN for carrying out communications with the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN; and
a server device for managing information regarding the electronic coupon;
wherein the radio base station has;
a first communication unit configured to send a first request message requesting a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, and to receive a first response message notifying the terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN in response to the first request message;
a second communication unit configured to send to the server device a second request message containing the terminal identifier notified by the first response message and requesting a check of whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the first response message is an electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not, and to receive a second response message indicating a result of the check from the server device in response to the second request message; and
a processing unit configured to carry out processing for sending/collecting the electronic coupon with respect to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, when the result of the check notified by the second response message indicates that the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the first response message is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target;
and the server device has;
a communication unit configured to receive the second request message from the radio base station and to send the second response message to the radio base station in response to the second request message; and
a coupon processing unit configured to check whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier contained in the second request message is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not, and to produce the second response message indicating the result of the check. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A radio base station device for sending/collecting an electronic coupon to/from a radio portable terminal by using the radio LAN, comprising:
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a first communication unit configured to send a first request message requesting a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, and to receive a first response message notifying the terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal from the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN in response to the first request message;
a second communication unit configured to send to a server device a second request message containing the terminal identifier notified by the first response message and requesting a check of whether the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the first response message is an electronic coupon sending/collecting target or not, and to receive a second response message indicating a result of the check from the server device in response to the second request message; and
a processing unit configured to carry out processing for sending/collecting the electronic coupon with respect to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, when the result of the check notified by the second response message indicates that the radio portable terminal of the terminal identifier notified by the first response message is the electronic coupon sending/collecting target. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A radio portable terminal device, comprising:
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a communication unit configured to carry out communications with a radio base station of a radio LAN provided in a store;
a storage unit configured to store electronic coupons received from the radio base station through the radio LAN using the communication unit;
a display unit for displaying display contents contained in each electronic coupon stored in the storage unit on a display screen; and
a processing unit configured to carry out a processing for receiving any new electronic coupon issued by the store, a processing for using any stored electronic coupon that is usable at the store, and a processing for deleting any used electronic coupon from the storage unit, with respect to the radio base station through the radio LAN using the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for collecting and managing information on a movement of a user having a radio portable terminal in a facility where a plurality of radio base stations of a radio LAN are arranged at a plurality of locations inside the facility and the plurality of radio base stations are connected to a server device through a local network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) requesting a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal that has moved into a covered area of each radio base station, from said each radio base station to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, and receiving the notification of the terminal identifier from the radio portable terminal at said each radio base station through the radio LAN;
(b) notifying the terminal identifier notified at the step (a) from said each radio base station to the server device through the local network; and
(c) recording and managing a management information containing the terminal identifier notified at the step (b) and information regarding an arranged location of said each radio base station which notified the terminal identifier at the step (b), at the server device.
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24. A system for collecting and managing information on a movement of a user having a radio portable terminal in a facility, the system comprising:
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a plurality of radio base stations of a radio LAN that are arranged at a plurality of locations inside the facility; and
a server device connected to the plurality of radio base stations through a local network;
wherein each radio base station has;
a first communication unit configured to request a notification of a terminal identifier of the radio portable terminal that has moved into a covered area of said each radio base station to the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN, and to receive the notification of the terminal identifier from the radio portable terminal through the radio LAN; and
a second communication unit configured to notify the terminal identifier received by the first communication unit, to the server device through the local network;
and the server device has;
a communication unit configured to receive a notification of the terminal identifier from each radio base station through the local network; and
a management unit configured to record and manage a management information containing the terminal identifier received by the communication unit and a location information regarding an arranged location of said each radio base station that notified the terminal identifier received by the communication unit. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for providing an electronic coupon service in a facility to a user of the facility who has a radio portable terminal by using a radio LAN provided in the facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending an electronic coupon from one radio base station provided in the facility to the radio portable terminal by using the radio LAN, in response to a request for acquiring coupon made by the user; and
collecting the electronic coupon from the radio portable terminal at the one radio base station or another radio base station provided in the facility by using the radio LAN, and providing a service corresponding to the electronic coupon to the user, in response to a request for using acquired coupon made by the user.
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38. A method for providing an electronic coupon service in a facility to a user of the facility who has a radio portable terminal by using a radio LAN provided in the facility, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending an electronic coupon automatically from one radio base station arranged at one location in the facility to the radio portable terminal that has moved into a covered area of the one radio base station by using the radio LAN; and
collecting the electronic coupon from the radio portable terminal at another radio base station arranged at another location in the facility by using the radio LAN, and providing a service corresponding to the electronic coupon to the user.
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39. A method for obtaining information regarding activities of a customer having a radio portable terminal in a store where a plurality of radio base stations of a radio LAN are arranged at a plurality of locations inside the facility and the plurality of radio base stations are connected to a server device through a local network, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) at each radio base station, detecting the radio portable terminal that has moved into a covered area of said each radio base station by using the radio LAN, and notifying a detection of the radio portable terminal from said each radio base station to the server device through the local network; and
(b) at the server device, recording a user movement information on a movement of the user according to information regarding an arranged location of said each radio base station which notified the detection of the radio portable terminal at the step (a), and managing the user movement information in relation to other information regarding purchases made by the user or services received by the user in the store.
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