KR20200020094A - System and Method for providing information using wireless accesspoint apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, a customized information providing system using a wireless access device comprises: a wireless access device of an information provider; a registration information database storing and registering identification information of the wireless access device and use information to be provided; and a terminal of an information consumer. The terminal comprises: an identification information input unit receiving identification information about a predetermined wireless access device wanting information from the information consumer; a setting identification information storage unit storing identification information as setting identification information when the received identification information is included in the identification information registered in the registration information database; an identification information search update unit updating the identification information about the wireless access device searched at a current location; and a use information providing unit providing the information consumer with use information of a corresponding information provider, who is registered in the registration information database, when the searched identification information corresponds to the stored setting identification information. Accordingly, customized use information optimized to the current location and needs of the information consumer is provided, thereby providing an advantage of increasing both an information providing effect of the information provider and an information use effect of the information consumer.

Description

 Customized information providing system using wireless access device and method of providing information {System and Method for providing information using wireless accesspoint apparatus}

The present invention relates to a customized information providing system and an information providing method using a wireless access device, and more particularly to a customized information providing system and an information providing method using a wireless access device that can provide only desired information at a necessary place to an information user. It is about.

Recently, with the popularization of smartphones, the era of one-on-one smartphones has arrived, and shops such as coffee shops, clothing stores, mobile phone shops, and computer shops are waiting for customers to attract customers. There is a need to provide a variety of advertising and promotional information, and from the customer's point of view there is a growing need to effectively find and use discount information or earning information that is necessary for the information flood era.

However, in the conventional method of advertising using a smart phone, a user of a smart phone directly visits a specific company's site through the Internet, or downloads an app made by a specific company and runs the app to check the contents of the advertisement. There was a hassle to find and check the advertisements, and it is difficult to find out whether a discount event or event is in progress even if the customer visits a frequently used store. In addition, it was difficult for a company to provide event information effectively at a time required for a customer who can be attracted through an event.

As a method of advertising using a smartphone, a technology for providing an advertisement suitable for an area where a user is located by using a GPS device has been developed. Due to the characteristics of a GPS device, the reception rate of location information is significantly degraded indoors, and a department store made up of multiple floors. In the back space, it was difficult to make an accurate judgment on which floors and which stores were located, which made it difficult to serve advertisements suitable for offline stores.

In addition, a targeting advertisement method based on a wireless access device installed in a store has been proposed, and the conventional method is provided with unlimited advertisement information from stores in a customer's moving path, so that the user does not need it. Advertisement information that does not, rather than the inconvenience and rejection of the customer can be increased, and also wasted the unnecessary data, there was a limit that can not provide efficient information.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2017-0050502 (published: 2017.05.11)

The present invention is proposed to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a customized use information optimized for the current location and needs of the information user by using a wireless access device, and the information providing effect of the information provider and It is to provide a customized information providing system and information providing method using a wireless access device that can improve all the information use effect of the information consumer.

As a problem solving means of the present invention for achieving the above object,

A wireless access device of an information provider, a registration information DB in which identification information of the wireless access device and usage information to be provided are stored, and a terminal of an information consumer, wherein the terminal includes a specific wireless connection for which information is desired from the information consumer. An identification information input unit for receiving identification information about a device, a setting identification information storage unit for storing the identification information as setting identification information when the input identification information is included in the identification information registered in the registration information DB; An identification information search and update unit for updating identification information of the wireless access device searched at the current location, and if the searched identification information corresponds to the stored setting identification information, use information of the information provider registered in the registration information DB; Disclosed is a customized information providing system using a wireless access device including a user information providing unit provided to an information user. The.

Here, the terminal, the identification information first discrimination unit for discriminating whether the input identification information is included in the registered and stored identification information by comparing the input identification information and the identification information stored in the registration information DB with each other, the searched The apparatus may further include an identification information second discrimination unit configured to compare the identification information with the stored setting identification information to determine whether the retrieved identification information corresponds to the stored setting identification information.

The registration information DB may classify and store identification information of the wireless access device by certain items, and the terminal may select the item for selecting the specific item for which the user wants the information from the information demander by providing the classified item to the information demander. The apparatus may further include an input unit, and the setting identification information storage unit may store identification information of the registration information DB classified and stored as the selected item as setting identification information.

As a problem solving means of the present invention for achieving the above object,

Registering and storing the identification information of the information provider's wireless access device and the usage information to be provided in the registration information DB, receiving identification information of the specific wireless access device for which the information requester wants the information, and inputting the input information. Determining whether the identification information is included in the identification information registered in the registration information DB; storing the identification information as setting identification information when the identification result is included in the registered identification information; Updating identification information of the searched wireless access device; determining whether there is any one of the identification information of the searched wireless access device corresponding to the stored setting identification information; and, as a result of the determination, the searched identification information is set identification If the information is applicable, provide the information user with the usage information of the information provider registered in the registration information DB. Disclosed is a method for providing customized information using a wireless access device including a system.

According to a customized information providing system and method using a wireless access device of the present invention,

There is an advantage in that it can provide customized information only optimized for the current location and needs of the information consumer.

Therefore, information demanders can escape from the flood of partial information and selectively receive only the information they want to use effectively, and the information providers also benefit from providing information such as customer incentives and sales growth through efficient use of information demanders. There is an advantage to improve.

 In addition, it is noted that in addition to the effects specifically specified as described above, unique effects that can be easily derived and expected from the characteristic configuration of the present invention can be included in the effects of the present invention.

1 is an overall conceptual diagram of a customized information providing system using a wireless access device according to the present invention;
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a diagram illustrating a discrimination flow of identification information according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a flow chart of a method for providing customized information using a wireless access device according to the present invention;
5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a discrimination flow of identification information according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the customized information providing system and information providing method using a wireless access device according to the present invention.

In describing the embodiments below, when a component is described as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected to or connected to the other component, but in the middle of the configuration It should be understood that the element may exist.

In addition, in the description of the embodiments, if it is determined that the technical features of the present invention may be unnecessarily obscured as a matter already known to those skilled in the art, such as known functions or known configurations, the details thereof may be unnecessarily obscured. The description will be omitted.

1 is a view illustrating a schematic configuration of a customized information providing system using a wireless access device according to the present invention, a customized information providing system using a wireless access device according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. As such, it may include a wireless access device 100 of the information provider, the registration information DB 200, the terminal 300 of the information consumer.

In the present invention, the information provider means a person who wants to provide a certain information to the information consumer for various purposes, such as advertising or promotion, for example, a variety of commercial, such as coffee shops, bakery shops, mobile phone shops, clothing stores, PC room, billiard room, etc. The information provider can be a store, a museum, a facility management corporation, or a public institution that wants to provide local information, tourist information, or historical information.

In addition, the information consumer means a person who can use a variety of information provided from the information provider without particular limitation.

The wireless access device 100 is provided for wireless communication such as a store of the information provider, such a wireless access device 100 is an access point so that the information consumer terminal 300 can be accessed through short-range wireless communication It can be a Wi-Fi router or router that acts as an Access Point (AP).

The registration information DB 200 is a database for registering and storing identification information about the wireless access device 100 and usage information to be provided to an information user from an information provider.

The identification information of the wireless access device 100 registered and stored may be identification information (SSID) of a Wi-Fi wireless router, for example, information for identifying the wireless access device 100, and secured to the wireless access device 100. If a password is set for the password, it may also be included.

In addition, the use information is registered and stored as information that can be used by the information provider to provide information consumers for various purposes, such as advertising, discount coupons, accumulated coupons, event events guidance phrases of the store without particular limitation It may include a variety of information, such as advertising promotional text, tourist information, local information, historical information.

The registration information DB 200 may be implemented as a web server or a cloud server, and the information provider accesses the registration information DB 200 through a wired or wireless communication network and provides identification information about the wireless access device 100 owned by the user. User information to be registered can be registered.

In addition, the registration information DB 200 may transmit and receive identification information and usage information of the wireless access device 100 registered and stored through the wireless communication with the information consumer terminal 300, and download to the terminal 300 of the information consumer. It may be implemented to be updated in real time through synchronization while being stored.

The terminal 300 is a device that an information consumer can carry and use, and an information consumer such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet PC, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a portable multimedia player (PMP) While it can be used while being able to access the wireless access device 100 and wireless communication with the registration information DB 200 can be included without limitation, it can be representatively a smartphone.

2 is illustrated in FIG. 2 of the information consumer terminal. Referring to the drawing, the terminal 300 includes an identification information input unit 310, an identification information first discriminating unit 320, The setting identification information storage unit 330, the identification information search update unit 340, the identification information second discrimination unit 350, and the usage information providing unit 360 may be included.

The identification information input unit 310 receives identification information on a specific wireless access device 100 from an information user.

That is, the information user directly inputs identification information on a specific wireless access device 100 that wants to receive usage information according to his / her needs through the identification information input unit 310.

For example, when there is a coffee shop where the information consumer enjoys the coffee and where he or she passes daily, the information consumer directly inputs the identification information of the wireless connection device 100 of the coffee shop through the identification information input unit 310. It is.

Here, the information provider (that is, the coffee specialty store) is a wireless access device easily visible from the outside of the store so that the information user can easily check and input identification information of the corresponding wireless access device 100 while passing through the store. The identification information of 100 and the information providing system of the present invention may indicate that the information provider provides the usage information.

The identification information first determination unit 320 determines whether the identification information input through the identification information input unit 310 is included in the identification information registered and stored in the registration information DB 200.

Hereinafter, the symbol of the identification information registered and stored in the registration information DB 200 is called ID1, and the symbol of the identification information input from the information consumer is called ID2.

That is, when identification information is input from the information user, the identification information first discriminating unit 320 compares the input identification information ID2 and the identification information ID1 registered and stored in the registration information DB 200. The identification information ID2 is determined to match with any one of the registered and stored identification information ID1.

The setting identification information storage unit 330 includes the identification information ID2 input as the identification result of the identification information first discriminating unit 320 in the identification information ID1 registered and stored in the registration information DB 200. If it is determined to be, the identification information ID2 is stored as the identification information set by the information consumer, that is, the setting identification information. Hereinafter, the symbol of setting identification information is called ID3.

For example, when the SSID of the wireless access device 100 provided in the coffee shop is 'abc123', as illustrated in FIG. 3, 'abc123' (ID2) is input from the information user through the identification information input unit 310. When input, the identification information first discriminating unit 320 determines whether the same identification information is registered and stored in the registration information DB 200, and as a result, if the same 'abc123' (ID1) is registered and stored, setting identification The information storage unit 330 stores the identification information 'abc123' as the setting identification information ID3.

If, as a result of the determination of the identification information first discriminating unit 320, the input identification information is not included in the identification information stored in the registration information DB 200, the wireless access device is registered in the information providing system of the present invention. Wireless access device that is not, that is, not registered store (information provider) is not stored as setting identification information.

The identification information search updater 340 updates the identification information of the wireless access device 100 searched at the current location of the terminal 300.

The identification information search update unit 340 is a function that is basically provided to a smartphone having a Wi-Fi function, the identification information search update unit 340 is a Wi-Fi signal of the accessible range at the current location of the terminal 300 is caught. The wireless access device is searched for, and the identification information list of the found wireless access device is continuously updated.

The identification information second discrimination unit 350 determines whether the identification information retrieved by the identification information search update unit 340 corresponds to the setting identification information stored in the setting identification information storage unit 330. The retrieved identification information is hereinafter referred to as ID4.

That is, the identification information second discriminating unit 350 identifies setting information stored in the identification information ID4 and the setting identification information storage unit 330 which are retrieved whenever the identification information is searched and updated in the identification information search updating unit 340. By comparing the information ID3 with each other, it is determined whether any of the retrieved identification information matches the stored setting identification information.

The usage information providing unit 360 determines that the searched identification information ID4 corresponds to the stored setting identification information ID3 when the search result of the identification information second discriminating unit 350 determines that the registration information DB 200 is determined. ) Provides the information user with the usage information of the relevant information provider.

For example, when it is assumed that 'abc123' (ID2), which is identification information of the wireless access device 100, is stored as the setting identification information ID3 after being input by the information demander as described above, the information demander is connected to the terminal 300. When moving with carrying the identification information is determined by the second discriminating unit 350, when not passing near the coffee shop, the searched identification information will be inconsistent with the set identification information 'abc123' to the information consumer No information is provided.

On the other hand, when the information consumer passes in front of or near the coffee shop, it is located in the accessible range, and the identification information search update unit 340 searches for 'abc123' (ID4), which is identification information of the wireless access device 100. The identification information second discriminating unit 350 determines that the searched identification information ID4 and the setting identification information ID3 coincide with each other as 'abc123'. Accordingly, the usage information providing unit 360 registers. The information provider using the information corresponding to the identification information 'abc123' stored in the information DB 200, for example, registered coffee discount coupons, etc. will be provided to the information consumer.

Here, the use information such as the discount coupon may be provided in a manner that the information consumer can quickly and easily recognize from the terminal 300, such as a KakaoTalk message, a text message (SMS).

The information providing system according to the present invention having the above configuration can be more clearly understood by the information providing method described below.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for providing customized information using a wireless access device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to this, the information providing method according to the present invention first includes a wireless access device of an information provider ( Identification information for 100 and the usage information to be provided are registered and stored in the registration information DB 200 (S110).

That is, the information provider who wants to provide the user with the use information for various purposes such as advertising or promotion through the information providing system of the present invention is connected to the registration information DB 200 and provided with the identification information of the wireless access device 100. It is to register various usage information. Of course, at this time, for registration of the information provider, it is natural that the procedure of membership registration and login authentication can be premised.

After the registration storage step (S110) of the registration information DB 200 as described above, the information consumer uses the information provider of the information provider he wants through his terminal 300, the information consumer terminal 300 First, the identification information for the specific wireless access device 100 that wants information is received from the information user.

Here, as described above, the information user can see the identification information of the wireless access device 100 displayed in a specific store, and if the user wants to use the information, the user can selectively input the wireless access device 100 identification information of the corresponding store.

When the identification information is input from the information user in this way, it is then determined whether the input identification information matches any of the identification information registered and stored in the registration information DB 200 (S130).

As a result of the determination, if the input identification information is not included inconsistently with any of the registered identification information, the wireless access device 100 of the corresponding store is not registered in the registration information DB 200, It doesn't go any further.

On the other hand, if it is included in accordance with any of the identification information stored in the determination result registered, the identification information is stored as the setting identification information (S140).

After the setting identification information is stored as described above, when the information user moves, the identification information of the wireless access device searched at the current location is updated (S150), and the stored setting identification information is stored among the identification information of the searched wireless access device 100. It is determined whether there is a match with (S160).

As a result of the determination, if the searched identification information does not correspond to the stored setting identification information, since there is no store where the information user wants to use the information at the current location, the subsequent step does not proceed further, and the search and update step of the identification information ( S150 is repeated continuously.

On the other hand, if any of the searched identification information matches the stored setting identification information, the store equipped with the corresponding wireless access device 100 is a place where the information consumer wants to use the information, at this time registered in the registration information DB (200) The use information of the corresponding information provider, for example, discount coupons, event information, such as the use information to provide the information consumer (S170).

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, the information providing system of the present invention, as illustrated in Figure 5, in addition to the configuration that receives the identification information directly from the information consumer may be configured to allow the information consumer to select the item.

To this end, as illustrated in FIG. 5, first, the registration information DB 200 may further include an item classification registration unit 210.

When the item classification registration unit 210 receives and stores identification information and usage information of the wireless access device 100 from an information provider, the item classification registration unit 210 functions to classify and store the identification information by certain items.

That is, the item classification registration unit 210 additionally requires the information provider to input an industry type, a specific service type, and the like, when registering the identification information, and classifies the identification information of the wireless access device 100 by certain items according to the input information. To store it.

That is, the identification information is classified into a certain item such as a coffee shop, a mobile phone shop, a clothing store, a PC room, a bakery shop, a billiard room, and the like. Therefore, the registration information DB 200 includes an identification number of the wireless access device 100. According to the classification by the classification registration unit 210 is stored in the corresponding item.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, when a plurality of information providers operating coffee shops and mobile phone stores respectively register the wireless access device 100 provided in their stores, the item classification registration unit 210 may register the wireless access device 100. The wireless connection device 100 identification information of the registered coffee specialty store are all classified and stored in a 'coffee specialty store' item, and the wireless connection device 100 identification information of a mobile phone retailer is all classified and registered in a 'mobile specialty store' item. Storage is done.

The above item classification is an example, and the item classification may be variously configured, and for example, an item of a hierarchy having a high item and a sub item, such as a sub item classified by franchise under the item of a coffee shop. It is also possible to be classified as.

Next, the terminal 300 of the information consumer may further include an item selection input unit 370, wherein the item selection input unit 370 receives a specific item for which information is desired from the information consumer.

The item selection input unit 370 may provide the classified items of the registration information DB 200 in the form of a selection menu, as illustrated in FIG. 6, so that an information user can easily select an item. Through the user can be selected to input a specific item.

When the item selection input unit 370 is further included, the setting identification information storage unit 330 may store identification information of the registration information DB 200 classified as the selected item and stored as setting identification information.

That is, when an information consumer enjoys coffee, he or she may want to be provided with only the use information of a specific coffee shop, as in the above-described embodiment, but sometimes he / she may want to be provided with usage information of an unspecified coffee shop in his / her travel path.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the wireless access device 100 identification information of three stores is classified into 'abc123', 'def456', and 'ghi789' in the 'coffee specialty store' item of the registration information DB 200. Assuming that it is registered and stored, if the information consumer who enjoys coffee selects the 'specialty coffee shop' item through the item selection input unit 370, the setting identification information storage unit 330 is classified and stored as the corresponding item. All three pieces of identification information, namely 'abc123', 'def456', and 'ghi789' are stored as set identification information.

Therefore, in this case, when the information consumer moves while carrying the terminal 300, the user who is not a particular coffee shop according to the search of the identification information search update unit 340 and the identification of the identification information second discrimination unit 350 are identified. There is a difference that can be provided with the use information of a plurality of coffee shops that are updated and searched among the movement paths.

The above-described customized information providing system and information providing method according to the present invention may be specifically implemented as a program for executing such a system or method, a recording medium on which the program is recorded, and an application such as a play store or an app store. It may be implemented to be registered, downloaded to the terminal, executed, and continuously updated.

In view of the present invention as described above, the customized information providing system and information providing method of the present invention is not provided with unlimited usage information from all wireless access devices that the information requester's terminal at the current location search and update, information demander You can selectively use only the information you want and use it, thus minimizing unnecessary data waste and discomfort or rejection caused by partially provided information, and provide customized information optimized to the needs of the information user more efficiently. It can be seen that.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-described embodiments and drawings, and may be modified or modified by those skilled in the art. Modified equivalent configuration will be said to be within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Referring to the symbols of the major parts of the accompanying drawings as follows.
100: wireless access device 200: registration information DB
300: terminal 310: identification information input unit
320: identification information first discriminating unit 330: setting identification information storage unit
340: identification information search and update unit 350: identification information second discrimination unit
360: user information providing unit 370: item selection input unit

Claims (4)

A wireless access device of an information provider, a registration information DB in which identification information of the wireless access device and usage information to be provided are stored, and a terminal of an information consumer;
The terminal,
An identification information input unit for receiving identification information on a specific wireless access device that wants information from an information user;
A setting identification information storage unit for storing the identification information as setting identification information when the input identification information is included in the identification information registered in the registration information DB;
An identification information search and update unit for updating identification information of the radio access apparatus searched at the current location;
If the searched identification information corresponds to the stored set identification information, a user information providing unit for providing information information to the user of the use of the information provider registered in the registration information DB; system. The method of claim 1,
The terminal,
An identification information first discriminating unit for discriminating whether the input identification information is included in the registered and stored identification information by comparing the input identification information with the identification information stored in the registration information DB;
And a second identification unit for discriminating whether the searched identification information corresponds to the stored setting identification information by comparing the searched identification information with the stored setting identification information. 2. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The registration information DB classifies and stores the identification information of the wireless access device by certain items.
The terminal may further include an item selection input unit which provides the classified items to an information demander and selects a specific item for which information is desired from the information demander.
And the setting identification information storage unit stores identification information of the registration information DB stored as classified as the selected item as setting identification information. Registering and storing the identification information on the wireless access device of the information provider and the usage information to be provided in the registration information DB;
Receiving identification information about a specific wireless access device that wants information from an information user;
Determining whether the input identification information is included in the identification information registered in the registration information DB;
If the identification result is included in the registered identification information, storing the identification information as setting identification information;
Updating identification information of the wireless access device searched at the current location;
Determining whether any of the found identification information of the wireless access apparatus corresponds to the stored setting identification information;
And if the searched identification information corresponds to the setting identification information, providing use information of the information provider registered in the registration information DB to an information user.

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