VIRTUAL COUPON SERVICE SYSTEM

• US 20100076832A1
• Filed: 11/05/2007
• Published: 03/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CMS (Missouri)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Cha, Suk-kyoung
• Application Number:
  US12/447,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20100076832A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.250
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0224 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0225 Avoiding frauds
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0238 at point-of-sale [POS]

Abstract

A virtual coupon service system is provided. The virtual coupon service system includes: an information acquiring unit acquiring member identification information of a member who wants to purchase a product for which the coupon is valid, and coupon information regarding the product; an information registering unit mapping the member identification information to the coupon information, and registering the result of the mapping; a coupon service providing unit acquiring the member identification information and a product code of the product, determining whether the member identification information is registered with the information registering unit, determining whether at least one coupon information mapped to the member identification information is associated with the product code, if the member identification information is registered in the information registering unit, providing a coupon service if the at least one coupon information includes the product code.

Claims

1. A virtual coupon service system comprising:

an information acquiring unit acquiring member identification information of a member who wants to purchase a product for which the coupon is valid, and coupon information regarding the product;

an information registering unit mapping the member identification information to the coupon information, and registering the result of the mapping;

a coupon service providing unit acquiring the member identification information and a product code of the product, determining whether the member identification information is registered with the information registering unit, determining whether at least one coupon information mapped to the member identification information is associated with the product code, if the member identification information is registered with the information registering unit, providing the coupon service if the at least one coupon information includes the product code.

2. The virtual coupon service system of claim 1, wherein the coupon service comprises getting a discount for the product or accumulating a mileage.

3. The virtual coupon service system of claim 1, further comprising at least one advertising terminal providing coupon service information in image and/or voice, receiving the member identification information and outputting the member identification information to the information acquiring unit.

4. The virtual coupon service system of claim 3, wherein the advertising terminal detects whether a member accesses the advertising terminal, and providing the coupon service information to the member.

5. The virtual coupon service system of claim 1, further comprising:

a location detecting unit detecting a location of the member;

a coupon service information providing unit providing coupon service information regarding purchasing of the product to a portable terminal of the member if the location of the member satisfies a predetermined condition; and

an information transfer unit transferring the member identification information and the coupon information to the information acquiring unit, if the member requests the coupon through the portable terminal with reference to the coupon service information.

6. The virtual coupon service system of claim 5, wherein the predetermined condition is set to within a predetermined range from a designated store.

7. The virtual coupon service system of claim 5, wherein the coupon information comprises at least one of location of member, date/time, and grade of member.

8. A virtual coupon service system comprising:

a location information acquiring unit acquiring member location information of a member;

a coupon service information providing unit providing to a portable terminal of the member coupon service information regarding purchasing of a product for which the coupon is valid, if a location of the member included in the member location information satisfies a predetermined condition; and

an information transfer unit transferring the member identification information and coupon information to a Point-of-Sale (POS) server of a designated store, if the member requests the coupon service through the portable terminal with reference to the coupon service information.

9. The virtual coupon service system of claim 8, wherein the predetermined condition is set to within a predetermined range from a designated store.

10. The virtual coupon service system of claim 8, wherein the coupon information includes at least one of locations of members, dates/times, and grade of member.

11. The virtual coupon service system of any one of claims 8, 9, and 10, wherein the coupon information comprises information regarding the product for which the coupon is valid, a discount rate, or a mileage.