Information service system and operation method thereof
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1. An information service system, comprising:
- a database server that receives and stores information on entities within a predetermined area;
a data transmission server at a prescribed location that communicates with a customer'"'"'s mobile terminal and communicates the information on the entities to the customer'"'"'s mobile terminal, when the customer is within the predetermined area; and
an operation server that controls the database server and the data transmission server.
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Abstract
A shopping center information service system and its operation method are disclosed. The entrance of customers into a shopping center building, such as a department store, is continuously monitored. Information on respective shops in the building and sudden event information generated from the respective shops are provided to a mobile terminal of the customer, while the customer shops within the building. Thus, the customer can do his/her shopping conveniently.
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1. An information service system, comprising:
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a database server that receives and stores information on entities within a predetermined area;
a data transmission server at a prescribed location that communicates with a customer'"'"'s mobile terminal and communicates the information on the entities to the customer'"'"'s mobile terminal, when the customer is within the predetermined area; and
an operation server that controls the database server and the data transmission server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. A method of operating an information service system, comprising:
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determining whether a potential customer is within a prescribed area;
obtaining information of a vendor from a database server; and
transmitting the information between a data transmission server and a customer'"'"'s mobile terminal if the potential customer is within the prescribed area.
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22. A method of operating an information service system, comprising:
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confirming an entry of a customer into a building;
obtaining information regarding a mobile terminal of the customer, when the customer visits the building, and registering the obtained information in a database server;
awaiting a sudden event from a vendor in the building; and
obtaining event information and transmitting the obtained event information to the customer'"'"'s mobile terminal, in the building, when the sudden event arrives from the vendor. - View Dependent Claims (23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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24. A method of operating an information system, comprising:
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confirming a passage of a customer through an entry way of a building;
judging whether the customer enters or leaves the building, if the passage of the customer is confirmed; and
updating a database server with resultant information of the judgement.
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28. An information server, comprising:
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a location server that determines whether a subscriber terminal has entered or left a predetermined area;
a database server that stores information; and
a data transmission server that communicates the stored information to the subscriber terminal when the subscriber terminal is determined to be within the predetermined area.
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31. An information service method, comprising:
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determining whether a subscriber terminal has entered or left a predetermined area;
storing information in a database server; and
communicating the stored information to the subscriber terminal when the subscriber terminal is determined to be within the predetermined area. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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