KR102682205B1 - Method and server for checking location-related information for service subscribers - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a method and a server for checking location-related information for service subscribers. The disclosed method for checking location-related information about service subscribers of a server comprises the steps of: connecting a plurality of first terminals in which a first client app is installed and a plurality of second terminals in which a second client app is installed through a network, and broadcasting a first BLE signal through the first client app; broadcasting a second BLE signal through the second client app; receiving a BLE recognition signal from the second client app recognizing at least one of the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal; collecting the received BLE recognition signal and decoding the collected signal to configure a location-related raw data DB; and analyzing the location-related raw data DB to determine that the second client app transmitting the BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal information is located in a predetermined area.

Description

Method and server for checking location-related information for service subscribers}

The present invention relates to a method and server for collecting location-related information about service subscribers, and more specifically, to a method and server for collecting location-related information about service subscribers through BLE.

User location information has infinite potential for a wide variety of uses, including personalized advertising/marketing, emergency relief services, health/fitness-related services, and region-based community services in SNS media.

To secure the user's location information, GPS must be used, which causes significant consumption of the smartphone battery. GPS is generally known to be one of the most energy-consuming functions in smartphone devices.

To solve this problem, there was existing technology to check location information using Bluetooth, but it required installation of a separate beacon and was not activated due to time/financial cost issues regarding infrastructure expansion.

Meanwhile, GPS is a powerful tool that can very conveniently collect user's location information, but due to its inherent nature of using low-orbit satellites, it is difficult to obtain location information through GPS information in indoor commercial areas (department stores, etc.).

KR 10-2018-0067784 A

An embodiment of the present invention provides location-related information using device grouping through BLE and communication with a server with affiliated store data, which can determine the user's location through BLE communication between the user app and the affiliated store app without indoor/outdoor restrictions even without GPS activation. Verification method and server are provided.

Meanwhile, other unspecified purposes of the present invention will be additionally considered within the scope that can be easily inferred from the following detailed description and its effects.

A method of checking location-related information about service subscribers of a server according to an embodiment, wherein the server connects a plurality of first terminals with a first client app installed and a plurality of second terminals with a second client app installed through a network. Connected, broadcasting a first BLE signal through a first client app; Broadcasting a second BLE signal through a second client app; Receiving a BLE recognition signal from a second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal; Collecting the received BLE recognition signal, decoding the collected signal, and constructing a location-related raw data DB; and analyzing the location-related-raw data DB to determine that the second client app that transmitted the BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal information is located in a predetermined area.

The predetermined area may correspond to a virtual commercial area based on the address information of the affiliated store logged into the first client app.

The location-related raw data DB includes user group data including one or more of observer BLE token information, advertiser BLE token information, subscriber ID information, and update date and time information, and the advertiser BLE of the user group data. One of advertiser BLE token information (mapped advertiser BLE token information), affiliated store ID information, affiliated store address information, affiliated store location information, and update date and time information corresponding to the first BLE signal information included in the token information. It may include standard affiliated store mapping data including the above.

In the determining step, it may be determined that the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information with the mapped advertiser BLE token information is located in the predetermined area.

The determining step includes setting a valid time point of the mapped advertiser BLE token information; and filtering only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information having the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the validity point as being located in the predetermined area.

The determining step includes setting a valid number of the mapped advertiser BLE token information; and filtering only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information having the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the valid number as being located in the predetermined area.

The location-related-raw data DB contains advertiser BLE token information (indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token) corresponding to the second BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data. It may further include reference client mapping data including information).

The determining step is performed in the predetermined area for a second client app corresponding to observer BLE token information with the indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token information, even if it does not have the mapped advertiser BLE token information. It can be judged by its location.

The second BLE signal is broadcast based on a BLE token generated in response to a BLE token creation request received from the second client app according to a preset period, and tokens whose validity period has expired may be discarded.

The BLE token creation request and its response are made through a client-server token creation API, and when the token creation API passes through the gateway, subscriber ID information may be added to the BLE token creation request.

Additionally, a computer-readable recording medium storing one or more computer programs according to an embodiment may include instructions for performing any of the above methods.

In addition, it is a server that verifies location-related information about service subscribers according to an embodiment, and the server connects a network with a plurality of first terminals on which a first client app is installed and a plurality of second terminals on which a second client app is installed. Connected through, and receiving and collecting a BLE recognition signal from a second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal broadcasted through the first client app and the second BLE signal broadcasted through the second client app, , Constructs a location-related raw data DB by decoding the collected signals, and analyzes the location-related raw data DB to provide a predetermined number for the second client app that delivered the BLE recognition signal containing the first BLE signal information. It may include a processor that determines that it is located in the zone.

This technology is a method of checking location-related information using device grouping through BLE and communication with a server with affiliated store data that can determine the user's location through BLE communication between the user app and the affiliated store app without indoor/outdoor restrictions without GPS activation, and Servers can be provided.

In addition, this technology can secure data that can recognize that the merchant app and a specific user app are located in the same commercial area through other app users that can communicate with the merchant app, even if the distance between them is such that BLE communication is not possible. .

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the overall configuration of a system for confirming location-related information for service subscribers according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the overall flow of a method for confirming location-related information for service subscribers of a server according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an operation of configuring user group data and reference affiliated store mapping data by a server according to an embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an implementation example of a location-related-raw data DB constructed by a server according to an embodiment.
Figure 5 is a diagram schematically showing the possibility of implementing reference client mapping data that can be included in a location-related-raw data DB according to another embodiment.
Figure 6 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the BLE token issuance and renewal process according to an embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware implementation of a server for confirming location-related information for service subscribers according to an embodiment.
The attached drawings are intended as reference for understanding the technical idea of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

The above objects, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be easily understood through the following preferred embodiments related to the attached drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein and may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments introduced herein are provided to enable the disclosed content to be more thorough and complete and to sufficiently convey the spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art, without any intention other than to provide convenience of understanding.

The term “unit” used in this document may mean, for example, a unit including one or a combination of two or more of hardware, software, or firmware. “Part” can be used interchangeably with terms such as, for example, module, unit, logic, logical block, component, or circuit. ) can be. A “part” may be the minimum unit of an integrated part or a part thereof. “Part” may be the minimum unit or part of one or more functions. The “part” may be implemented mechanically or electronically. For example, a "part" may be an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or programmable-logic device, known or to be developed, that performs certain operations. It can contain at least one.

In this specification, when it is mentioned that certain elements or lines are connected to the target element block, it includes not only direct connection but also indirect connection to the target element block through some other element.

In addition, the same or similar reference signs in each drawing indicate the same or similar components as much as possible. In some drawings, the connection relationships between elements and lines are only shown for effective explanation of technical content, and other elements or circuit blocks may be further provided.

Each embodiment described and illustrated herein may also include its complementary embodiment, and details regarding general operations for verifying location-related information and circuits or devices for performing such general operations do not obscure the gist of the present invention. Please note that it is not explained in detail to prevent this from happening.

Figure 1 shows the overall configuration of a system for verifying location-related information for service subscribers according to an embodiment. As shown in the drawing, the location-related information confirmation system 1 for service subscribers (hereinafter simply referred to as 'system') includes a first terminal 10 on which the first client app is installed, and a second terminal on which the second client app is installed. 2 It includes a terminal 20, and a server 100 for confirming location-related information for service subscribers (hereinafter simply referred to as 'server').

The server 100 may be a simple payment server that provides a simple payment service. The server 100 may be a computer installed within a company providing a simple payment service. It does not necessarily have to be physically provided within the simple payment service provider company, and may be implemented as a cloud service. A server may also be referred to as an electronic device.

In addition, for convenience of explanation, the following description will focus on an embodiment in which the server is a simple payment server. However, the term is not necessarily limited to simple payment, and the term includes various service providers that provide financial services to affiliated store owners and users. It could be a server.

The server 100 enables simple payments between franchise owners (OWNER) and users (USER). The first client app is installed on the affiliated store owner's terminal (i.e., the first terminal) 10. The second client app is installed on the user's terminal (ie, the second terminal) 20. The server provides related services to subscribers through the first client app and the second client app.

The first terminal 10 may be a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PDA, etc. capable of BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) communication. In the present invention, the first terminal 10 is assumed to be mainly located in an affiliated store, and may be another device capable of BLE communication, such as a POS. BLE is based on Bluetooth, but is designed with power efficiency as the top priority. It is a wireless communication method that exchanges short data packets and is activated only when necessary to minimize power consumption.

The second terminal 20 may be a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet, PDA, etc. capable of BLE communication. The second terminal 20 is different from the first terminal 10 in that the present invention is mainly assumed to be carried by the user. Hereinafter, the first terminal 10 and the second terminal 20 are referred to as All are explained in an embodiment that is a smartphone.

The server 100, the first terminal 10, and the second terminal 20 are connected to each other through a network and exchange information. The network may be a wired or wireless communication network. However, in the present invention, the first terminal and the second terminal are connected through BLE communication, and the server and the first terminal, and the server and the second terminal are connected through mobile communication. explained.

A client app for affiliated store owners (i.e., first client app) may be installed in the first terminal. The first client app may be distributed by the server. Accordingly, the server 100 can read affiliated store information from the first terminal 10. Merchant information may include affiliated store ID, affiliated store address, affiliated store location (latitude, longitude, etc.) information, etc.

A client app for the user (i.e., a second client app) may be installed in the second terminal. The second client app may be distributed by the server. Accordingly, the server 100 can read user information from the second terminal 20. User information may include user ID, date of birth, gender, payment history, and application information installed on the terminal.

This user information may also include user location information using GPS. However, the server according to one embodiment presents a configuration that can determine the user's location through BLE communication between the affiliated store app and the user app without GPS activation and without indoor/outdoor restrictions.

Hereinafter, it will be examined in more detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7.

Figure 2 shows the overall flow of a method for confirming location-related information for service subscribers of a server according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, the method of checking location-related information for service subscribers of the server (hereinafter, simply referred to as 'method of checking location-related information' or more simply 'method') includes the steps of broadcasting a first BLE signal ( S110), broadcasting a second BLE signal (S120), receiving a BLE recognition signal (S130), configuring a location-related raw data DB (S140), and determining that it is located in a predetermined area. It includes a step (S150).

In step S110, the server broadcasts the first BLE signal through the first client app. The first BLE signal is transmitted by the first terminal. The first BLE signal may be based on a BLE token generated by the server according to the creation request of the first terminal.

In step S120, the server broadcasts a second BLE signal through the second client app. The second BLE signal is transmitted by the second terminal. The second BLE signal may be based on a BLE token generated by the server according to the creation request of the second terminal. The BLE token generation process applicable to steps S110 and S120 will be described later.

In step S130, the server receives a BLE recognition signal from the second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal. The subject transmitting the BLE recognition signal may be the second terminal.

The BLE recognition signal may include at least one of a first BLE signal and a second BLE signal. When the second client app recognizes the first BLE signal being broadcast, it receives a BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal. When the second client app recognizes the broadcasted second BLE signal, it receives a BLE recognition signal including the second BLE signal. When the second client app recognizes both the first and second BLE signals being broadcast, it receives a BLE recognition signal including both the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal. This provides important information about where the second client app passing the signal is located.

In step S140, the server collects the BLE recognition signal received in step S130, decodes the collected signal, and constructs a location-related raw data DB.

The location-related-raw data DB basically includes information about the first client app that is mapped to each second client app. This means that the second client app is located within a BLE communication distance from the first client app.

For this purpose, the location-related raw data DB includes user group data and standard affiliated store mapping data. Additionally, according to one embodiment, the location-related-raw data DB may further include client mapping data. The detailed configuration of the location-related-raw data DB will be described later.

In step S150, the server analyzes the location-related raw data DB configured in step S140 and determines that the second client app that transmitted the BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal information is located in a predetermined area. . At this time, the predetermined area may be a commercial district based on affiliated stores. That is, the predetermined area may correspond to a virtual commercial area based on the address information of the affiliated store logged into the first client app.

Accordingly, the server can determine which first client app, that is, the second terminal, is currently located near the first terminal. Since the first client app is an affiliated store app, it can know store address information, and thus can determine which store address the second client app is located near.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 3, we will look at the situation in which multiple second client apps exist in more detail.

Figure 3 shows a block diagram of an operation in which user group data and reference affiliated store mapping data are configured by a server according to an embodiment.

As shown in the figure, one first client app (OWNER-Client APP) and three second client apps (USER-Client APP (1), USER-Client APP (2), USER-Client APP (3) ) exists. The three second client apps are, in order, 2-1 client app (USER-Client APP(1)), 2-2 client app (USER-Client APP(2)), and 2-3 client app (USER-Client APP(2)). It is called Client APP(3)). Additionally, the first client app and the second client app are collectively referred to simply as the client app.

Client apps broadcast. In other words, client apps can emit BLE signals as advertisers.

At this time, the three second client apps can not only broadcast but also receive the BLE signal as an observer. Therefore, as shown in the figure, the 2-1 client app can receive the BLE signal broadcast by the 2-2 client app and the 2-3 client app (S1), and the first BLE signal and Since at least one of the second BLE signals is recognized, the BLE recognition signal can be transmitted to the server (S4),

At this time, while the 2-1 client app did not receive the BLE signal broadcast by the first client app, the 2-3 client app did not receive the BLE signal broadcast by the 2-1 client app and the 2-2 client app. A BLE signal can be received (S3), and at least one of the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal has been recognized, so the BLE recognition signal can be transmitted to the server (S4).

In contrast, a comparative example in which the 2-2 client app receives the BLE signal broadcast by the 2-1 client app and the 2-3 client app (S2) but does not transmit the BLE recognition signal to the server is also shown. .

Through the above-described process, the server receives the BLE recognition signal transmitted from the 2-1 client app and the 2-3 client app (S5), performs a data analysis/processing/storage process (S6), and locates the Construct a related-raw data DB. The data analysis/processing/storage process (S6) may include a user_account_id extraction/storage process corresponding to the BLE token, a user group DB creation process, and a store information mapping process. In this way, a location-related-raw data DB can be constructed.

Figure 4 shows an implementation example of a location-related-raw data DB constructed by a server according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, the location-related raw data DB can largely be composed of user group data and standard affiliated store mapping data.

As shown in the figure, user group data may include observer BLE token information, advertiser BLE token information, subscriber ID information, and update date and time information.

For example, Observer BLE token information (Observer (BLE token)) allows identifying a second application app (i.e., user). In the embodiment described above in FIG. 3, the second-third application app that functions as an observer can be identified. Advertiser BLE token information (Advertiser (BLE token)) allows identifying the advertiser subject for the corresponding second application app. In the embodiment described above in FIG. 3, the 2-1 application app, the 2-2 application app, and the first application app that functioned as advertisers for the 2-3 application app can be identified. Subscriber ID information (user_account_id) allows identifying the user ID for the corresponding second application app. Subscriber ID information can be provided through a client-server token creation API, as described later. Update date information (update date) allows identification of the creation time of such user group data.

The standard affiliated store mapping data may include advertiser BLE token information, affiliated store ID information, affiliated store address information, affiliated store location information, and update date and time information.

For example, Advertiser BLE token information (Advertiser (BLE token)) allows identifying the first application app (i.e., merchant) among the advertisers for the second application app. In the embodiment described above in FIG. 3, the first application app can be identified among the 2-1 application app, the 2-2 application app, and the first application app that functioned as an advertiser subject for the 2-3 application app. make it possible This is in contrast to the advertiser BLE token information in the user group data described above. In other words, it contains information about the affiliated store owner mapped to the user. While the advertiser BLE token information in the above-described user group data includes information about all advertiser entities without distinction as a first application app or a second application, the advertiser BLE token in the reference merchant mapping data The information includes only information about the mapped advertiser entity. Accordingly, compared to the former advertiser BLE token information, the latter advertiser BLE token information can be referred to as mapped advertiser BLE token information. The affiliated store ID information (affiliated store ID) allows the affiliated store ID for the corresponding first application app to be identified. The affiliated store address information (affiliated store address) allows the affiliated store address for the corresponding first application app to be identified. Merchant location information (latitude, longitude) allows the merchant address for the corresponding first application app to be identified. Update date information (update date) allows identification of the generation time of this standard affiliated store mapping data.

Accordingly, the server may analyze the location-related-raw data DB and determine that the observer containing the signal of the first application app, that is, the second-third application app in the embodiment described above in FIG. 3, is within the corresponding commercial area. At this time, store address information logged into the first application app can be used.

Meanwhile, when determining the location of the second application app from the location-related raw data DB, the server can apply separate logic to increase the accuracy of location determination.

According to one embodiment, separate logic may set the validity time or valid number of mapped advertiser BLE token information. That is, only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information with the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the validity point can be filtered as being located in a predetermined area. Alternatively, only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information with the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the valid number can be filtered as being located in a predetermined area.

The effective time point (A) may be set to within 10 minutes, for example. This means that only terminal data created/saved within 10 minutes is considered to exist in the commercial area of the mapped address. The effective number (B) may be set to 2 times, for example. This means that only terminal data that has been signaled twice by an advertiser in the same commercial area is considered to exist in the commercial area of the mapped address. At this time, the specific numbers of validity point (A) and validity number (B) can be variably set by the server. This enables a derivative service that targets only users who clearly currently exist in the commercial area (when you want to send an advertising message targeting only users who clearly currently exist in the commercial area, data within 10 minutes of the current time, and 2 (such as being able to extract observers belonging to the same commercial area more than once and send a message).

According to another embodiment, the location-related-raw data DB may further include reference client mapping data. Since the standard client mapping data is generally similar to the standard affiliated store mapping data described above, the differences will be mainly explained.

The standard affiliated store mapping data described above in FIG. 4 shows information about affiliated store owners directly mapped to users. In comparison, standard client mapping data shows information about affiliated store owners indirectly mapped to users. In other words, it relates to an implementation example in which an affiliated store has not been mapped directly, but can be seen as an affiliated store being mapped indirectly through an intermediary.

Figure 5 is a diagram schematically showing the possibility of implementing such standard client mapping data. Even if the distance between the franchisee client app (FA) and the user client app (UA3) is such that direct BLE communication is impossible, the user client app (UA3) can also communicate with the franchisee client app (FA) by using the user client app (UA1) as an intermediary. ) can be judged to be nearby. This allows it to be determined that not only the client app for users (UA1) but also the client app for users (UA3) is located in a commercial area centered around the client app for franchisees (FA).

That is, the reference affiliated store mapping data described above is advertiser BLE token information (mapped advertiser BLE token information) corresponding to the first BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data. ), and the above-mentioned reference client mapping data is advertiser BLE token information (indirectly mapped advertiser) corresponding to the second BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data It can be seen as including BLE token information).

Using this reference client mapping data, the server, even if it does not have mapped advertiser BLE token information, makes a predetermined request for the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information with indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token information. It can be determined that it is located in the area of .

Figure 6 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the BLE token issuance and renewal process according to an embodiment. As shown in the figure, the first client app (OWNER-Client APP) and the second client app (USER-Client APP) can receive the BLE token generated by the server through the token creation API. The first client app and the second client app are collectively referred to simply as client apps.

In detail, the client app requests token creation to the server through the token creation API (S11). When the token creation API passes through the gateway, the gateway adds user_account_id matching the UAAT (User Account Access Token) to the request header and transmits it to the server (S12, S13). User_account_id corresponds to the subscriber ID information described above, and note that subscriber ID information is provided in the client-server operation through this token creation API.

Then, the server analyzes the request (S14) and generates and stores a BLE token corresponding to the UAAT (S15, S16). The token may include a separator that can distinguish the first client app from the second client app. Additionally, a token may be generated so that Partner_ID can be found with the token of the first client app. Partner_ID corresponds to the affiliated store ID information described above. The storage process can be performed by storing all UAAT / user_account_id / BLE tokens.

Afterwards, the server responds to the client app through the token creation API (S17, S18, S19).

This enables a recognition process between terminals using unique values specified at regular intervals related to BLE tokens to ensure anonymity without using personal information. For example, every month, a client app can request a BLE token creation from the server and the server can respond. At this time, anonymity can be guaranteed because the token transmitted from the server to the client does not contain any personally identifiable information. In addition, to ensure anonymity and strengthen security, tokens can be periodically regenerated on a monthly basis and tokens whose validity period has expired can be discarded.

The method for verifying location-related information according to the above-described embodiment can be utilized in numerous derivative services. In particular, when the server serves both a client app for franchise owners and a client app for users as a simple payment server as described above, statistical data can be provided to franchise owners about which users are flowing into the commercial district to which their store belongs. (What gender, age group, purchasing power are the users visiting the commercial district, etc.), and allows users to send informational or advertising messages to users who are visiting/have visited a specific commercial district (You've visited the Pangyo area! Pangyo Check out the following promotions in your area: This enables precise targeting services based on commercial areas.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of hardware implementation of a server for confirming location-related information for service subscribers according to an embodiment. The location-related information confirmation server 1000 for service subscribers according to one embodiment may include a communication unit 1010, a processor 1020, and a memory 1030.

The communication unit 1010 may be connected to and communicate with a plurality of first terminals on which the first client app is installed and a plurality of second terminals on which the second client app is installed through a network. BLE tokens collected by each terminal can be received through the mobile communication network.

The processor 1020 receives and collects a BLE recognition signal from a second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal broadcast through the first client app and the second BLE signal broadcast through the second client app. The collected signals are decoded to construct a location-related raw data DB, and the location-related-raw data DB is analyzed to determine a location in a predetermined area for the second client app that delivered the BLE recognition signal containing the first BLE signal information. It can be judged by its location. However, the operation of the processor 1020 is not limited to this, and the operations described in FIGS. 1 to 6 may be performed.

The memory 1030 can store a location-related-rodate DB. For example, user group data, standard affiliated store mapping data, standard client mapping data, etc. can be stored. The memory 1030 may temporarily or permanently store data required to perform a method of verifying location-related information for service subscribers according to an embodiment. For example, the memory 1030 may store a BLE recognition signal, decoding algorithm, and set valid time/number.

Embodiments of the present invention described so far may be implemented with hardware components, software components, and/or a combination of hardware components and software components. For example, the devices, methods, and components described in the embodiments may include, for example, a processor, a controller, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a digital signal processor, a microcomputer, and a field programmable gate (FPGA). It may be implemented using a general-purpose computer or a special-purpose computer, such as an array, programmable logic unit (PLU), microprocessor, or any other device capable of executing and responding to instructions. The processing device may execute an operating system (OS) and software applications running on the operating system. Additionally, a processing device may access, store, manipulate, process, and generate data in response to the execution of software. For ease of understanding, a single processing device may be described as being used; however, those skilled in the art will understand that a processing device includes multiple processing elements and/or multiple types of processing elements. It can be seen that it may include. For example, a processing device may include multiple processors or one processor and one controller. Additionally, other processing configurations, such as parallel processors, are possible.

Software may include a computer program, code, instructions, or a combination of one or more of these, which may configure a processing unit to operate as desired, or may be processed independently or collectively. You can command the device. Software and/or data may be used on any type of machine, component, physical device, virtual equipment, computer storage medium or device to be interpreted by or to provide instructions or data to a processing device. , or may be permanently or temporarily embodied in a transmitted signal wave. Software may be distributed over networked computer systems and stored or executed in a distributed manner. Software and data may be stored on a computer-readable recording medium.

Additionally, embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., singly or in combination. Program instructions recorded on the medium may be specially designed and constructed for the present invention or may be known and usable by those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes, optical media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, and magnetic media such as floptical disks. -Includes optical media (magneto-optical) and hardware devices configured to store and execute program instructions such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc. Examples of program instructions include machine language code, such as that produced by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The hardware device described above may be configured to operate as at least one software module to perform the operations of the embodiments of the present invention, and vice versa.

As described above, the present invention has been described with specific details such as specific components and limited embodiments and drawings, but this is only provided to facilitate a more general understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. , those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from this description. Accordingly, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and the scope of the patent claims described later as well as all things that are equivalent or equivalent to the scope of this patent claim shall fall within the scope of the spirit of the present invention. .

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Claims (12)

As a method of checking location-related information about service subscribers of a server,
The server is connected through a network to a plurality of first terminals on which a first client app is installed and a plurality of second terminals on which a second client app is installed,
Broadcasting a first BLE signal through a first client app;
Broadcasting a second BLE signal through a second client app;
Receiving a BLE recognition signal from a second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal and the second BLE signal;
Collecting the received BLE recognition signal, decoding the collected signal, and constructing a location-related raw data DB; and
Analyzing the location-related-raw data DB to determine that the second client app that transmitted the BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal information is located in a predetermined area,
The location-related raw data DB is
User group data including one or more of observer BLE token information, advertiser BLE token information, subscriber ID information, and renewal date and time information,
Advertiser BLE token information (mapped advertiser BLE token information), affiliated store ID information, and affiliated store address corresponding to the first BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data Contains reference merchant mapping data including one or more of information, merchant location information, and renewal date and time information;
The location-related raw data DB is
Reference client mapping including advertiser BLE token information (indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token information) corresponding to the second BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data How to include more data. According to paragraph 1,
The method wherein the predetermined area corresponds to a virtual commercial area based on merchant address information logged in to the first client app. delete According to paragraph 1,
The above judgment step is
A method for determining that a second client app corresponding to observer BLE token information with the mapped advertiser BLE token information is located in the predetermined area. According to clause 4,
The above judgment step is,
Setting a validity point of the mapped advertiser BLE token information; and
A method including; filtering only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information having the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the validity point as being located in the predetermined area. According to clause 5,
The above judgment step is,
Setting a valid number of the mapped advertiser BLE token information; and
A method comprising: filtering only the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information having the mapped advertiser BLE token information that satisfies the valid number as being located in the predetermined area. delete According to paragraph 1,
The above judgment step is
Even if it does not have the mapped advertiser BLE token information, it is determined to be located in the predetermined area for the second client app corresponding to the observer BLE token information with the indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token information. , method. According to paragraph 1,
The second BLE signal is,
A method that is broadcast based on a BLE token generated in response to a BLE token creation request received from a second client app according to a preset cycle, and tokens whose validity period has expired are discarded. According to clause 9,
The BLE token creation request and its response are made through the client-server token creation API,
Subscriber ID information is added to the BLE token creation request when the token creation API passes through a gateway. A computer-readable recording medium storing one or more computer programs including instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1, 2, 4 to 6, and 8 to 10. As a server that verifies location-related information about service subscribers,
The server is connected through a network to a plurality of first terminals on which a first client app is installed and a plurality of second terminals on which a second client app is installed,
Receive and collect a BLE recognition signal from a second client app that recognizes at least one of the first BLE signal broadcast through the first client app and the second BLE signal broadcast through the second client app, and collect the collected signal. Decrypt and construct a location-related raw data DB,
A processor that analyzes the location-related raw data DB and determines that the second client app that transmitted the BLE recognition signal including the first BLE signal information is located in a predetermined area,
The location-related raw data DB is
User group data including one or more of observer BLE token information, advertiser BLE token information, subscriber ID information, and renewal date and time information,
Advertiser BLE token information (mapped advertiser BLE token information), affiliated store ID information, and affiliated store address corresponding to the first BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data Contains reference merchant mapping data including one or more of information, merchant location information, and renewal date and time information;
The location-related raw data DB is
Reference client mapping including advertiser BLE token information (indirectly mapped advertiser BLE token information) corresponding to the second BLE signal information included in the advertiser BLE token information of the user group data A server containing more data.