APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COUPON SERVICE IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of operating a user terminal for providing a coupon service in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
- receiving coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a predetermined range around the user terminal from a Social Network Service (SNS) server;
displaying the received coupon information; and
generating a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at a request of the coupon information;
wherein the SNS server receives coupon information uploaded from a vendor terminal and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop providing the coupon service.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing a coupon service in a mobile communication system are provided. A method of operating a user terminal for providing a coupon service in a mobile communication system includes receiving coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a specified range around the user terminal from a Social Network Service (SNS) server, displaying the received coupon information, and generating a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at the request of the coupon information, wherein the SNS server receives coupon information uploaded from a vendor terminal and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop capable of using the coupon service.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of operating a user terminal for providing a coupon service in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a predetermined range around the user terminal from a Social Network Service (SNS) server; displaying the received coupon information; and generating a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at a request of the coupon information; wherein the SNS server receives coupon information uploaded from a vendor terminal and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop providing the coupon service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a coupon service in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:
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uploading, by a vendor terminal, coupon information and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop capable of using the coupon service to a Social Network Service (SNS) server; transmitting, by the SNS server, coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a predetermined range of a user terminal to the user terminal; displaying, by the user terminal, the coupon information received from the SNS server; and generating, by the user terminal, a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at the request of the coupon information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A user terminal comprising:
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a communication unit for receiving coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a predetermined range around the user terminal from a Social Network Service (SNS) server; a display unit for displaying the received coupon information; and a coupon issuing SoftWare (S/W) entity for generating a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at the request of the coupon information, wherein the SNS server receives coupon information uploaded from a vendor terminal and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop providing the coupon service. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A mobile communication system for providing a coupon service, comprising:
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a vendor terminal for uploading coupon information and Global Positioning System (GPS) information of a shop capable of using the coupon service to a Social Network Service (SNS) server; the SNS server for transmitting coupon information of one or more shops that exist within a predetermined range of a user terminal to the user terminal, the user terminal for displaying the coupon information received from the SNS server and for generating a coupon by using the coupon information of the shop at the request of the coupon information. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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