Method, System and Mobile Device for Distributing Gift Certificate

• US 20120278237A1
• Filed: 04/27/2012
• Published: 11/01/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Iconlab, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Iconlab, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Jae Jun, Park, Ki Wan, Han, Jong Hwa
• Application Number:
  US13/457,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/44
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/28 Pre-payment schemes, e.g. "pay before"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02

Abstract

A method for distributing a gift certificate may be provided that includes: receiving information on an affiliate identifier recognized by a user terminal device; receiving payment information of a user of the user terminal device from an affiliate terminal device; and calculating a remaining amount of the gift certificate of the user or a mileage of the user on the basis of the payment information.

Claims

1. A method for distributing a gift certificate, the method comprising:

(a) receiving recognition information on an identifier, which includes affiliate identification information or goods purchase information, from a user mobile terminal;

(b) performing payment on the basis of the received information; and

(c) transmitting payment completion information to the user mobile terminal or an affiliate terminal device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is generated and displayed in response to the goods purchase information inputted through the affiliate terminal device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is generated and displayed in response to the goods purchase information at an online shopping mall visited through the user terminal device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (b) comprises:

transmitting payment due information based on the received information to the user mobile terminal or the affiliate terminal device;

receiving a payment approval request or a payment cancel request from the user mobile terminal or the affiliate terminal device; and

completing the payment based on the payment due information when the payment approval request is received from the user mobile terminal or the affiliate terminal device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the completing the payment comprises calculating a remaining amount of the gift certificate of the user or a mileage of the user on the basis of the payment information.

6. The method of claim 1, before step (a), further comprising:

receiving a purchase request for the gift certificate from the user mobile terminal;

performing payment for the gift certificate requested to be purchased;

transmitting an application corresponding to the gift certificate to the user mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the application makes it possible to recognize the identifier and transmit the recognized information.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier has at least one of a one dimensional bar code type, a two dimensional bar code type, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a near field communication (NFC) tag.

19. A computer-readable recording medium which records a computer program for executing a method according to claim 1.

9. A gift certificate distribution system comprising:

an identifier information receiver receiving recognition information on an identifier, which includes affiliate identification information or goods purchase information, from a user mobile terminal; and

a payment performer performing payment on the basis of the received information and transmitting payment completion information to the user mobile terminal or an affiliate terminal device.

10. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, wherein the identifier is generated and displayed in response to the goods purchase information inputted through the affiliate terminal device.

11. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, wherein the identifier is generated and displayed in response to the goods purchase information at an online shopping mall visited through the user terminal device.

12. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, wherein the payment performer comprises:

a payment approval requester which transmits payment due information based on the received information to the affiliate terminal device; and

a payment completion transmitter which receives a payment approval request from the affiliate terminal device, completes the payment based on the payment due information, and transmits payment completion information to the affiliate terminal device or the user mobile terminal.

13. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, wherein the payment performer comprises calculating a remaining amount of the gift certificate of the user or a mileage of the user on the basis of the payment information.

14. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, further comprising a gift certificate seller which receives a purchase request for the gift certificate from the user mobile terminal, performs payment for the gift certificate requested to be purchased, and transmits an application corresponding to the gift certificate to the user mobile terminal.

15. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 14, wherein the application makes it possible to recognize the identifier and transmit the recognized information.

16. The gift certificate distribution system of claim 9, wherein the identifier has at least one of a one dimensional bar code type, a two dimensional bar code type, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag or a near field communication (NFC) tag.

17. A mobile terminal comprising:

an identifier recognizer which recognizes an identifier including affiliate identification information or goods purchase information and transmits the recognized information; and

an application driver which activates the identifier recognizer and drives an application completing payment based on the transmitted information.

18. The mobile terminal of claim 17, wherein the identifier recognizer is implemented by at least one of a camera module, an RFID reader and an NFC chip.