METHOD FOR PROVIDING APPLICATION AT DISCOUNTED PRICE THROUGH VOTING IN MOBILE PLATFORM
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1. A method for providing an application at a discounted price through voting in a mobile platform, the method comprising:
- providing, by a server, a smartphone with a predetermined voting period or information on at least one target application targeted for voting, the smartphone accessing the server via a network;
displaying, by the smartphone, the received information on the at least one target application on a screen;
providing, by the smartphone, a selection value to the server based on a selection by a user of one of the at least one target application;
counting, by the server, at least one vote based on at least one selection value received from at least one smartphone, and selecting at least one application from among the at least one target application based on a result of the counting, when the predetermined voting period elapses; and
pushing, by the server, a message including information on the selected application to the at least one smartphone.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for providing an application for smartphones at a discounted price. According to the present invention, a new model in which a game application for smartphones is interworking with a social network may be provided.
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1. A method for providing an application at a discounted price through voting in a mobile platform, the method comprising:
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providing, by a server, a smartphone with a predetermined voting period or information on at least one target application targeted for voting, the smartphone accessing the server via a network; displaying, by the smartphone, the received information on the at least one target application on a screen; providing, by the smartphone, a selection value to the server based on a selection by a user of one of the at least one target application; counting, by the server, at least one vote based on at least one selection value received from at least one smartphone, and selecting at least one application from among the at least one target application based on a result of the counting, when the predetermined voting period elapses; and pushing, by the server, a message including information on the selected application to the at least one smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 13)
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4. A method for providing an application at a discounted price through voting in a mobile platform, the method comprising:
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providing, by a server, a smartphone with a predetermined voting period or information on at least one target application targeted for voting, the smartphone accessing the server via a network; storing, by the server, a selection value when the selection value is received from the smartphone based on a selection by a user of one of the at least one target application; counting, by the server, at least one vote based on at least one pre-stored selection value received from at least one smartphone, and selecting at least one application from among the at least one target application based on a result of the counting, when the predetermined voting period elapses; and generating, by the server, a message including information on the selected application, and pushing the generated message to the at least one smartphone. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing an application at a discounted price through voting in a mobile platform, the method comprising:
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displaying, by a smartphone, on a screen, information on at least one target application targeted for voting, when the information is provided from a server; providing, by the smartphone, the server with a selection value based on a selection by a user of one of the at least one target application, and further providing the server with information regarding whether to receive a push notification determined by the user; and parsing, by the smartphone, a message including information on an application selected based on at least one selection value received from at least one smartphone, and displaying the parsed message on the screen, when the message is pushed from the server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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