MOBILE SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING TWO-DIMENSIONAL COUPON CODE

• US 20080183576A1
• Filed: 07/24/2007
• Published: 07/31/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anymobi Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Anymobi Incorporated
• Inventors: KIM, Sang Hun, PARK, Jung Il
• Application Number:
  US11/782,076
• Publication Number:
  US 20080183576A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0226 Incentive systems for frequent usage, e.g. frequent flyer miles programs or point systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0239 Online discounts or incentives

Abstract

A mobile service system using a two-dimensional coupon code and a method thereof are disclosed. A user captures the two-dimensional coupon code printed on a coupon and transmits the captured two-dimensional coupon code to a server, and captures a two-dimensional store code printed on a store medium and transmits the captured two-dimensional store code to a server, using his or her cellular phone. The server transmits data that allows the user to use a coupon to the user'"'"'s cellular phone, and the data is inputted into a terminal of a store to use the coupon. Since a system stores and classifies a large number of coupons, the user does not need to keep and classify the coupons. In addition, if the user only possesses a cellular phone, the user can use a corresponding coupon at a store at any time.

Claims

1. A mobile service system using a two-dimensional coupon code, comprising:

a coupon code and a store code printed in the form of a two-dimensional code pattern;

N coupons (N is an integer larger than one) having a two-dimensional code pattern area where the coupon code is printed;

a store medium existing at a predetermined location within a store and having a two-dimensional code pattern area where the store code is printed;

a mobile terminal for photographing and reading the coupon code printed on the coupon and the store code printed on the store medium using a digital camera, and transmitting coupon code data and store code data, respectively, to a server;

the server for transmitting service data to the mobile terminal through a mobile communication network and providing information needed for using the coupon; and

a store terminal for recording a coupon being used and transmitting coupon use data to the server.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the service data is coupon contents for providing detailed information on the coupon.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein transmission of the service data is text transmission of advertisement contents or moving image streaming of advertisement contents to the mobile terminal.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the service data is identification marking data needed for using the coupon code, which is contents that identify a coupon code corresponding to the store code.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein a code reader unit for reading the coupon code and the store code is embedded within the mobile terminal, and memory of the code reader unit stores image data of the two-dimensional code photographed by the digital camera and a two-dimensional code reader program for reading the image data.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal is a cellular phone embedded with the digital camera.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the server includes a database for storing users of the mobile terminals classified by an individual member, a database for storing store codes, and a database for storing coupon codes.

8. A mobile service method using a two-dimensional coupon code, comprising:

printing the coupon code and a store code, respectively, on a coupon and a store medium in the form of a two-dimensional code pattern;

capturing the two-dimensional code pattern of the coupon code printed on the coupon using a digital camera of a mobile terminal of a mobile station subscriber, and automatically or manually transmitting coupon code data to a server according to a predetermined rule;

allowing the server to store the coupon code data in a personal database;

capturing the two-dimensional code pattern of the store code printed on the store medium using the digital camera of the mobile terminal of the mobile station subscriber, and automatically or manually transmitting store code data to the server according to a predetermined rule;

allowing the server to search the personal database and compare data in order to determine whether coupon data corresponding to the store code data exists;

allowing the server to transmit identification contents needed for using the coupon to the mobile terminal if corresponding coupon data exists;

allowing a store terminal to read the identification contents as a step of using the coupon; and

allowing the store terminal to record the used coupon and transmit coupon use data to the server.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising allowing the server to transmit coupon contents or advertisement contents corresponding to the coupon code to the mobile terminal.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the identification contents is a one-dimensional bar code image file.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is a cellular phone embedded with the digital camera.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein in the using of the coupon, the coupon is used in a method of discounting a price based on a predetermined percentage or in a method of exempting payment by total monetary value of points.

13. A mobile service method using a two-dimensional coupon code, comprising:

printing the coupon code on a coupon in the form of a two-dimensional code pattern;

capturing the two-dimensional code pattern of the coupon code printed on the coupon using a digital camera of a mobile terminal of a mobile station subscriber, and automatically or manually transmitting coupon code data to a server according to a predetermined rule;

allowing the server to store the coupon code data in a personal database; and

allowing the server to transmit coupon contents or advertisement contents corresponding to the coupon code to the mobile terminal.