Present messenger service system and method of operating the same

• US 20020010653A1
• Filed: 07/19/2001
• Published: 01/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Ki Kuk
• Granted Patent: US 7,299,196 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0641 Shopping interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99939 Privileged access

Abstract

Disclosed is a present messenger service system and method of operating the same including a DB storing information of various products, a web server connected with the DB and displaying various information in accordance with a demand of the customer, a proposal program established in the web server, a message transmission server connected with the web server, transferring a message transferred from the web server to a corresponding receiving party and established in accordance with a communication means of the present provider, a gateway server, a relay server and the like, whereby a present request message of the customer is correctly transferred to the present provider regardless of time. Thus, an information provision to a final present delivery are carried out in order.

Claims

1. A present messenger service system comprising:

a DB storing information of various products;

a web server connected with the DB, the web server established to gain access to a customer PC, the web server displaying the information of the various products stored in the DB in accordance with a demand of the customer;

a proposal program established in the web server, the proposal program providing options enabling to select whether the customer purchases the product or receives the product as a present when the customer selects the product;

a message transmission server connected with the web server, the message transmission server transfers a message transferred from the web server to a present provider PC designated by the customer; and

a temporary message storage DB connected with the message transfer server, the temporary message storage DB storing the message until a power of the present provider PC becomes on when the power of the present provider PC is off.

2. A present messenger service system comprising:

a DB storing information of various products;

a web server connected with the DB, the web server established to gain access to a customer PC, the web server displaying the information of the various products stored in the DB in accordance with a demand of the customer;

a proposal program established in the web server, the proposal program providing options enabling to select whether the customer purchases the product or receives the product as a present when the customer selects the product; and

a gateway server in connection with the web server for WAP(wireless application protocol) transferring a message requested through the web server to a mobile terminal of a present provider designated by the customer using a mobile communication network or a wireless communication network.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal of the present provider is a communication terminal introducing a wireless application protocol.

4. A present messenger service system comprising:

a DB storing information of various products;

a web server connected with the DB, the web server established to gain access to a customer PC, the web server displaying the information of the various products stored in the DB in accordance with a demand of the customer;

a proposal program established in the web server, the proposal program providing options enabling to select whether the customer purchases the product or receives the product as a present when the customer selects the product;

a relay server relaying a message transferred through the web server to an web TV of a present provider designated by the customer.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the web TV is equipped with a set-top box making an internet user interface.

6. The system of claim 4, further comprising a temporary message storage DB storing the message transferred from the web server temporarily when the web TV of the present provider is off.

7. A method of operating a present messenger service system comprising:

an information providing step in which a web server provides information of respective products through a web page when a customer gains access to the web server of a present messenger service provider using a personal internet access means;

a verification step in which a proposal program of the web server verifies whether the customer purchases the product in direct or receives the product as a present when the customer selects one of the respective products displayed on the web page;

an information input request step in which the web server requests the customer to input a personal identification address of a messenger service for which a present provider enters and a simple message to be transferred to the present provider when the customer wants to receive the product as the present;

a message transmission step in which a message transmission server of the present messenger service provider transmits a message to a present provider PC when the customer finishes inputting information of the present provider and the simple message; and

a present delivery step in which the present messenger service provider delivers the product to the customer requesting the present when the present provider replies an agreement of a present provision after a verification of the message transferred through the present provider PC.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the message is suddenly displayed on a screen of the present provider PC using a pop-up method or the like in the message transfer step.

9. The method of claim 7, the message transmission step comprising the steps of:

storing the message to be transferred to the present provider in a temporary message storage DB when a power of the present provider PC is off; and

re-transferring the message stored in the temporary message storage DB to the present provider PC when the power of the present provider PC becomes on by having the message transmission server detect whether the power of the present provider is on.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message is suddenly displayed on a screen of the present provider PC using a pop-up method or the like in the step of re-transferring the message.

11. The method of claim 7, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server asks the customer of inputting delivery place information of the customer wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

12. The method of claim 7, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server displays delivery place information of the customer which is prepared in advance wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

13. The method of claim 7, the present delivery step further comprising a step in which the present provider selects an intention for the agreement on a message image transferred to the present provider as soon as specifies a payment means wherein a purchase is made immediately as soon as the present messenger service provider receives a reply.

14. A method of operating a present messenger service system comprising:

an information providing step in which a web server provides information of respective products through a web page when a customer gains access to the web server of a present messenger service provider using a personal internet access means;

a verification step in which a proposal program of the web server verifies whether the customer purchases the product in direct or receives the product as a present when the customer selects one of the respective products displayed on the web page;

an information input request step in which the web server requests the customer to input information of a mobile terminal of a present provider and a simple message to be transferred to the present provider when the customer wants to receive the product as the present;

a message transmission step in which the present messenger service provider transmits a message to the mobile terminal of the present provider when the customer finishes inputting information of the present provider and the simple message; and

a present delivery step in which the present messenger service provider delivers the product to the customer requesting the present when the present provider replies an agreement of a present provision after a verification of the message transferred through the mobile terminal of his own.

15. The method of claim 14, the message transmission step further comprising a step of transforming the message written by the customer into a data form available for the mobile terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the data transformation step is carried out by a WAP gateway server.

17. The method of claim 14, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server asks the customer of inputting delivery place information of the customer wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

18. The method of claim 14, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server displays delivery place information of the customer which is prepared in advance wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

19. The method of claim 14, the present delivery step further comprising a step in which the present provider communicates with the present messenger service provider by returning a phone number of the present messenger service provider wherein the phone number is included in the message transferred to the present provider and wherein the agreement of the present provision is replied.

20. A method of operating a present messenger service system comprising:

an information providing step in which a web server provides information of respective products through a web page when a customer gains access to the web server of a present messenger service provider using a personal internet access means;

a verification step in which a proposal program of the web server verifies whether the customer purchases the product in direct or receives the product as a present when the customer selects one of the respective products displayed on the web page;

an information input request step in which the web server requests the customer to input information of a web-TV of a present provider and a simple message to be transferred to the present provider when the customer wants to receive the product as the present;

a message relay step in which the web server transfers the information of the web-TV and a message to a relay server when the customer finishes inputting information of the present provider and the simple message;

a message transmission step in which the relay server verifies a corresponding address(TCP/IP ;

transmission control protocol/internet protocol) of the web-TV of the present provider so as to display the message on the web-TV of the present provider; and

a present delivery step in which the present messenger service provider delivers the product to the customer requesting the present when the present provider replies an agreement of a present provision after a verification of the message transferred through the web-TV of his own.

21. The method of claim 20, the message transmission step comprising the steps of:

storing the message to be transferred to the present provider in a temporary message storage DB when a power of the web-TV of the present provider is off; and

re-transmitting the message stored in the temporary message storage DB to the web-TV of the present provider when the power of the web-TV becomes on by having the relay server detect whether the power of the web-TV is on.

22. The method of claim 20, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server asks the customer of inputting delivery place information of the customer wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

23. The method of claim 20, the information input request step further comprising a step in which the web server displays delivery place information of the customer which is prepared in advance wherein a message including the delivery place information of the customer is transferred to the present provider.

24. The method of claim 20, the present delivery step further comprising a step in which the present provider selects an intention for the agreement on a message image transferred to the present provider as soon as specifies a payment means wherein a purchase is made immediately as soon as the present messenger service provider receives a reply.