SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYING CHARGE OF INTERNET ITEM USING REQUEST OF GIFT IN MOBILE CONFIGURATION

• US 20090204510A1
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Published: 08/13/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: KG Mobilians Co., Ltd. (KGINICIS Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: KG Mobilians Co., Ltd. (KGINICIS Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hwang, Chang-Yeop
• Application Number:
  US12/281,965
• Publication Number:
  US 20090204510A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/102 Bill distribution or payments
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3255 using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/326 Payment applications installed on the mobile devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/12 Accounting

Abstract

The present invention relates to wireless payment system and method in a mobile environment in which a sender makes a gift request for an internet item to a receiver using an MMS message and the sender is provided with the item according to payment of the receiver. The wireless payment system according to the present invention includes an item server for receiving a gift request MMS message for a specific item from a sender terminal, sending the gift request MMS message to a receiver terminal, receiving an approval result according to payment of the receiver, and if the approval result is success, providing the item to the sender; and a payment server for receiving connection of a payment request for gift purchase from the receiver terminal which received the MMS message, approving the payment request, and transmitting the approval result to the item server.

Claims

1. A wireless payment system of an internet item using a gift request multimedia messaging service (MMS) transmitted from a sender to a receiver, the system comprising:

an item server for receiving a gift request MMS message for a specific item from a sender terminal, sending the gift request MMS message to a receiver terminal, receiving an approval result according to item payment of the receiver, and in the case that the approval result is success, providing the item to the sender; and

a payment server for receiving connection of a payment request for gift purchase from the receiver terminal that received the MMS message, approving the payment request, and transmitting the approval result to the item server, whereby, when the receiver who is a member or non-member of the item server completes wireless payment using the MMS message, the item is provided to the sender who is a member.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the item server includes:

means for receiving the gift request from the sender terminal;

means for providing the sender terminal with an MMS interface to generate the MMS message containing internet item information including the name and price of the item, a mobile phone number of the receiver terminal and a gift request message;

means for transmitting the MMS message to a mobile server corresponding to a mobile phone number for sending the MMS message to the receiver terminal; and

means for receiving the approval result of wireless payment of the receiver from the payment server, and in the case that the approval result is success, providing a corresponding internet item to the sender.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the item server includes:

an item database (DB) for storing information of the item including the name and price of the item selling to a user;

a message template DB for storing information of an avatar and an image template file selected by the sender on generating the MMS message; and

an MMS history DB for storing history information including the MMS message written by the sender, transmission state, and whether or not payment is completed.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the item server includes:

function for receiving an image file from the sender terminal and attaching the image file to generate the MMS message;

function for providing an image template list to the sender terminal and combining a specific template file selected by the sender with a text information input by the sender to generate the MMS message;

function for text-to-speech (TTS) converting the text information input by the sender into voice information and combining the voice information with the template file selected by the sender in the image template list to generate the MMS message; and

function for combining the voice information input by the sender with the template file selected by the sender in the image template list to generate the MMS message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the payment server includes:

means for receiving the payment request from the receiver terminal, including a member ID of the sender of the item server, the amount to be paid for the item and the mobile phone number of the receiver contained in the MMS message, and the mobile phone number of the receiver terminal that made wireless internet connection for payment request;

means for comparing the mobile phone number of the receiver contained in the MMS message with a mobile phone number of a payer who made wireless internet connection to perform payer verification;

means for in the case that payer verification is success, transmitting the mobile phone number and the amount to be paid to the mobile server, requesting a payment approval and receiving a corresponding approval result; and

means for receiving the approval result and informing the item server and the receiver terminal of the approval result.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the payment server includes a payment history DB for storing payment request information received from the receiver terminal, the payer verification result by comparing with the mobile phone number of the receiver, and the payment approval result received from the mobile server.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the sender terminal connected to a home page of the item server through a wire or wireless network and provided with the MMS interface from the home page to write the MMS message and send the MMS message to the receiver;

the receiver terminal for, in case the receiver receives and checks the MMS message and selects payment, transmitting the payment request to the payment server through a wireless internet communication, the payment request including the member ID of the sender of the item server, the amount to be paid for the internet item and the mobile phone number of the receiver contained in the MMS message, the mobile phone number of the receiver terminal that made a wireless Internet connection for payment request;

the mobile server for transmitting the MMS message of the sender received from the item server to the receiver terminal, receiving the payment approval request including the mobile phone number of the receiver and the amount to be paid from the payment server, and responding to the payment approval result.

8. A wireless payment method of an internet item using a gift request MMS transmitted from a sender to a receiver, the method comprising the steps of:

(S10) providing an internet item list at the request of a sender terminal that made a member-connected to an item server, and receiving a gift request for a specific item selected by a sender;

(S20) providing an MMS interface to the sender terminal and generating an MMS message containing internet item information including item name and price, a mobile phone number of a receiver terminal, and a gift request message;

(S30) the item server sending the MMS message to the receiver terminal through a mobile server;

(S40) the receiver terminal receiving payment selection from a receiver who checked the MMS message, and being connected to the payment server to transmit a payment request;

(S50) the payment server receiving the payment request, performing payer verification and payment approval, and informing the item server and the receiver terminal of an approval result; and

(S60) in the case that the approval result is success, the item server providing a sender with the paid internet item, whereby, in the case that the receiver who is a member or non-member of the item server completes wireless payment using the MMS message, the item is provided to the sender who is a member.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the step S20 includes the steps of:

(S21) the item server receiving a request for writing a gift request MMS message from the sender terminal through the home page of the item server and providing the MMS interface to the sender terminal;

(S22) receiving a request for item selection from the sender on the MMS interface, providing an item list and receiving selection of a specific item;

(S23) receiving the contents of the message on the MMS interface; and

(S24) receiving the mobile phone number of the receiver on the MMS interface, and sending the MMS message when a sending button is selected.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the step S20 generates the MMS message having the contents including any one selected from the group consisting of:

a message generated with an image received from the sender terminal;

a text message input by the sender;

a message generated by combining the text information input by the sender with a specific template file selected by the sender in an image template list provided to the sender terminal;

a message generated by TTS converting the text information input by the sender into voice information and combining the voice information with the template file; and

a message generated by combining the template file with voice information input by the sender.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step S20 generates the MMS message based on the template file using a specific avatar image selected by the sender in an avatar image list provided by the item server at the request of the sender.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the step S50 includes the steps of:

(S51) the payment server receiving from the receiver terminal the payment request including a member ID of the sender, the amount to be paid for the item and the mobile phone number of the receiver contained in the MMS message, and the mobile phone number of the receiver terminal that made a wireless internet connection for payment request;

(S52) comparing the mobile phone number of the receiver contained in the MMS message with the mobile phone number of a payer who made a wireless internet connection to perform payer verification;

(S53) in the case that the payer verification is success, transmitting the mobile phone number and the amount to be paid to the mobile server, requesting a payment approval request, and receiving the corresponding approval result; and

(S54) informing the item server and the receiver terminal of the approval result.