KR20140138404A - System and method for providing information of store - Google Patents

Abstract

The store terminal apparatus of the present invention includes a store information DB storing store introductory information including at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and a sale item information; A store status information management unit for managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of a seating status of a store, a waiting status, and a parking status of a parking lot; A short range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data using a short range wireless communication scheme; And a controller for transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication method when the store information request signal is received through the short range wireless communication unit. Thus, by providing the store introduction information and the store status information to the user terminal device through the local communication method through the terminal of the store, the user can easily confirm the store introduction information and the situation in the store.

Description

[0001] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION [0002]

The present invention relates to a store information providing system and method, and more particularly, to a store information providing method and a store information providing method, The present invention relates to a store information providing system and method for easily confirming the situation.

A method of providing information about the offline store can be provided in various ways such as providing a pamphlet or providing online via e-mail, an Internet homepage, or the like.

However, the conventional method of providing store information has a problem that the user must directly visit the store to request information or directly visit the store's homepage.

In the case of the homepage of the store, it is possible to acquire the store information relatively accurately, but in order to do so, it is necessary to perform various steps of searching the homepage using the terminal capable of accessing the internet and visiting the homepage according to the search result.

In addition, there is an inconvenience that the current state of the seating status or waiting time of the store can be recognized only through the staff of the store.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2004-0020424: Method of searching for a product using a mobile communication terminal

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is conceived to solve the problems described above, and it is an object of the present invention to provide store introduction information and store state information to a user terminal device through a local communication method through a terminal device of a store, The present invention provides a store information providing system and method capable of confirming store information.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a store information DB storing store introductory information including at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and sales item information; A store status information management unit for managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of a seating status of a store, a waiting status, and a parking status of a parking lot; A short range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data using a short range wireless communication scheme; And a controller for transmitting the store introduction information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication method when a store information request signal is received through the short range wireless communication unit.

The waiting status information management unit may further include a waiting time calculating unit for calculating an expected waiting time and a waiting order according to the seating status and the number of waiters of the store collected by the store status information management unit when the user waiting request is received through the short- have.

The system may further include an administrator interface for receiving the store introduction information and the store status information and transmitting the received store introduction information and the store status information to the control unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mobile communication system including a short range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data in a short distance wireless communication system; A user input for user input; And a terminal control unit for requesting the store information to the store terminal device through the local wireless communication unit and displaying the store information received by the local area wireless communication unit according to the user's request for store information through the input unit, Is provided.

Here, the terminal control unit may transmit a user stand-by request to the store terminal device through the short-range wireless communication unit according to the selection of the user's standby request through the input unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method including: introducing store introduction information including at least one of a name, a location, a contact, and a sale article information of a store; a seating status of a store; And stores the store introduction information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication mode when the store information request signal is received from the user terminal device, Device; And a user terminal device for transmitting the store information request signal to the store terminal device and displaying the store introduction information and the store status information received from the store terminal device to a user.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing method comprising the steps of: (A) inputting store introduction information including at least one of a name, a location, a contact, Storing and managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of parking status of the parking lot, and parking status of the parking lot; (B) receiving a store information request signal from a user terminal device via a short-range wireless communication unit; And (C) transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information to the user terminal device using a local area wireless communication method.

In the step (C), the waiting time calculating unit may calculate the expected waiting time and the waiting sequence number according to the seating status of the store and the number of waiters, and transmitting the estimated waiting time and the standby sequence number to the user terminal device using the short- have.

According to another aspect of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems, there is provided an information processing method comprising the steps of: (A) requesting store information to a store terminal device through a short- (B) receiving the store information from the store terminal device via the short-range wireless communication unit; (C) displaying the received store-related information; And (D) transmitting a user stand-by request to the store terminal device via the short-range wireless communication unit according to a user's standby request selection.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information providing system, comprising: store introduction information including at least one of a name, a location, a contact, and a sale article information of a store, Receiving and storing and managing store condition information that varies in real time including at least one of parking status; Receiving a store information request signal from a user terminal device through a short-range wireless communication unit; And transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information to the user terminal device in a short distance wireless communication method.

As described above, the store information providing system and method according to the present invention can provide the store introduction information to the user terminal device via the terminal device of the store in a local communication manner, thereby enabling the user to easily acquire and check information related to the store .

In addition, the store information providing system and method of the present invention can provide the store status information to the user terminal device through the terminal device of the store in a local communication method, thereby enabling the user to store the store status, waiting time, So that it can be easily confirmed.

1 is a configuration diagram of a store information providing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of a store terminal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram of a control block of a user terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a store information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display state of a store information providing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components will be denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a configuration diagram of a store information providing system and method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the store information providing system of the present invention includes a user terminal device 300 having a local wireless communication function and a store terminal device 200 capable of short-range wireless communication with the user terminal device 300 .

The store terminal device 200 stores at least one of the store introduction information including at least one of a name, a location, a contact, and sales item information of a store, a seating status of a store, a waiting status, Manage changing store status information. Accordingly, when the store information request signal is received from the user terminal device 300, the store terminal device 200 transmits the stored store introduction information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication method.

In addition, when receiving a user waiting request from the user terminal 300, the store terminal 200 calculates the estimated waiting time and the waiting order according to the store status information, i.e., the seating status of the store and the number of waiters, And provide it to the user terminal device 300.

The user terminal device 300 transmits a store information request signal to the store terminal device 200 to display the store introductory information and the store status information received from the store terminal device 200 to the user. The user terminal 300 can transmit and receive data using a near field wireless communication function such as NFC (Near Field Communication). The user terminal device 300 receives the store information from the store terminal device 200 using the local wireless communication function, and displays the received store information to the user.

The user terminal device 300 may transmit a wait request signal to the store terminal device 200 so that the store terminal device 200 may receive the estimated wait time and the standby sequence number. Therefore, even if the employee in the direct store does not apply for the reservation for waiting or inquires about the waiting order, the information on the waiting request and the waiting order can be confirmed through the shop terminal 200.

With this configuration, when the store terminal device 200 is installed outside the store, the store information can be easily provided from the store terminal device 200 through the user terminal device 300 owned by the user. The store information includes store introduction information including store name, location, contact information, sales item information, and store status information including a store status of a store, a waiting time, and the like. Accordingly, the user can determine whether to visit the store by checking the store information.

2 is a control block diagram of the store terminal device 200 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the store terminal device 200 includes a store information DB 240 storing store introductory information including at least one of a name, a location, a contact, and sales information of the store, a seating status of a store, A store status information management unit 250 for managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of parking status of a parking lot, a short range wireless communication unit 210 for transmitting and receiving data by a short range wireless communication method, A waiting time calculating unit 260 for calculating a waiting time of a user requesting a waiting reservation, and a control unit 260 for controlling the respective components to store information on the store introduction information when the store information request signal is received from the user terminal 300 And a controller 230 for transmitting the store status information through a short-range wireless communication system.

The short-range wireless communication unit 210 transmits / receives data to / from the user terminal device 300 under the control of the controller 230 using a short-range wireless communication method such as NFC.

The manager interface 220 inputs store related information to the store terminal device 200 or receives an order to modify and delete store information. The manager interface 220 receives the store status information that changes in real time, such as the seating status of the store, the waiting status, and the parking status of the parking lot, from the manager of the store, and provides the store status information to the store status information management unit 250. A PC or an input / output device for controlling the functions of the store terminal 200 may be connected to the manager interface 220. When the store terminal 200 is managed through a network, (Not shown).

The store information DB 240 stores store introduction information including store name, location, contact information, sales item information, store status of a store, waiting time, and the like. The information stored in the store information DB 240 can be updated and managed according to instructions such as storing, modifying and deleting store information input to the manager interface 220. [

The store status information management unit 250 manages store ecological information that changes in real time. The store status information that changes in real time includes the seat status of the store, the waiting status, and the parking status of the parking lot. The store status information may be input to the store terminal device 200 through the administrator interface 220. The store status information management unit 250 stores the entered store status information in the store information DB 240 and manages the store status information.

The waiting time calculating unit 260 calculates the expected waiting time according to the seating status of the store and the waiting status collected by the store status information management unit 250. [ In addition, the waiting time calculating unit 260 may count the number of waiting customers and provide waiting queues to the customers who requested waiting.

The control unit 230 stores the store introduction information including the name, location, contact information, and sales item information of the store entered in the manager interface 220 in the store information DB 240 and manages the store introduction information. The control unit 230 transmits the store status information including the seating status of the store, the waiting status, the parking status of the parking lot, etc. inputted to the manager interface 220 to the store status information management unit 250 and the waiting time calculation unit 260 Thereby managing the store status information.

The control unit 230 transmits the store introduction information and the store status information stored in the store information DB 240 to the user terminal device 300 in the case of detecting the user terminal device 300 through the short- . The control unit 230 controls the waiting time calculating unit 260 to receive a waiting request from the user terminal 300 through the short range wireless communication unit 210 can do.

3 is a control block diagram of the user terminal device 300 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

3, the user terminal 300 includes a short range wireless communication unit 310 for transmitting / receiving data in a short distance wireless communication system, a network communication unit 320 for connecting to a network, a user input unit 330 for user input, The shop information is requested to the store terminal device 200 through the short-range wireless communication unit 310 according to the user's request for store information through the display unit 340, the memory 350, and the input unit 330, And a terminal control unit 340 for displaying the store information received by the short range wireless communication unit 310.

The short range wireless communication unit 310 transmits a store information request signal or a wait request signal to the store terminal device 200 and receives the store information and the standby order number provided by the store terminal device 200 in a short distance wireless communication method.

The network communication unit 320 connects to a network such as a mobile communication network, a wired or wireless network, and transmits / receives data.

The input unit 330 provides user input to the terminal control unit 340 and the display unit 340 displays the received store information under the control of the terminal control unit 340. The input unit 330 may provide a wait request menu for transmitting a wait request signal to the store terminal 200. Accordingly, when the user wishes to make a standby reservation in the store, the user can receive a waiting order from the store terminal 200 by selecting the corresponding menu.

In the memory 350, data for overall control of the user terminal device 300 is stored. In the memory 350, store information is requested to the store terminal device 200 in a short distance wireless communication manner, and the received store information is displayed on the display unit 430, An application requesting a reservation may be stored.

The terminal control unit 340 executes the application stored in the memory 350 according to the user's selection and requests store information to the store terminal 200 and receives the store information through the short range wireless communication unit 310, Can be displayed on the display unit 430.

The terminal control unit 340 transmits a store information request signal to the store terminal device 200 through the short range wireless communication unit 310 and receives the store information and the standby order number provided by the store terminal device 200 in the short- And displays it on the display unit 340. In addition, the terminal control unit 340 transmits a standby request signal to the store terminal 200 according to the selection of the standby request of the user through the input unit 330, and then receives and displays the standby order number from the store terminal 200 .

Accordingly, even if the user does not visit the store directly, the store information received from the store terminal device 200 through the user terminal device 300, store introduction information including the store name, location, contact information, It is possible to determine whether or not to visit the store by checking the store status information including the store status of the store, the waiting time, and the like.

4 is a control flowchart of a store information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The store terminal 200 stores and manages the store information input to the manager interface 220 (S110). The store terminal device 200 stores the store introduction information including the store name, location, contact information, sales item information, and the like in the store information DB 240 and manages the store introduction information. In addition, the store status information including the seat status of the store, the waiting status, the parking status of the parking lot, etc. input by the store manager is transmitted to the store status information management unit 250 and the wait time calculation unit 260 to store the store status information Management.

The user terminal 300 may request store information to the store terminal 200 (S120). The user can request store information in a manner that the user terminal device 300 is brought close to the store terminal device 200. [ Also, the user terminal device 300 may transmit a wait request signal to the user terminal device 300 according to the user's selection.

The store terminal device 200 checks the store status at the request of the user terminal device 300 at step S130 and calculates the wait time at step S140 and transmits the store information to the user terminal device 300 ). Here, the store information may include store introduction information and store status information, and the store terminal device 200 may include store introduction information including a store name, location, contact information, sales item information, The parking status of the parking lot, the waiting time, and the like to the user terminal device 300 side.

The user terminal 300 receives the store information through the short-distance wireless communication unit 310 and displays the received information on the display unit 430 (S160). Accordingly, even if the user does not visit the store directly, the store information received from the store terminal device 200 through the user terminal device 300, store introduction information including the store name, location, contact information, It is possible to determine whether or not to visit the store by checking the store status information including the store status of the store, the waiting time, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a display state diagram of a store information providing screen according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the store terminal 200 provides information on a hair shop.

5, the hair shop information screen 500 provided by the store terminal device 200 includes a name of the hair shop, and style information that the designer and each designer can provide, ). In addition, the reservation menu 520 may be provided together with the waiting time information 520 according to each designer.

When the store terminal 200 requests the store information in the method of the user terminal 300 approaching the store terminal 200, the store terminal 200 stores the store introduction information stored in the store information DB 240 on the user terminal 300 side to provide. The store introduction information provided by the store terminal device 200 may be displayed by the store introduction information 550 of the hair shop store information screen 500. Also, the store terminal 200 provides waiting time information managed by the store status information management unit 250 to be reflected in the waiting time information 520 according to the designer of the hair shop information screen 500.

When the reservation menu 520 is selected in the user terminal 300, the waiting time of the store terminal 200 can be calculated through the waiting time calculator 260 and provided to the user terminal 300. In addition, the store terminal device 200 can display the reservation status of the user to the store manager.

Accordingly, the user can determine whether to visit the store by checking the status of the store even if the user does not visit the hair shop, and can reserve the store visit without requesting the staff in the store directly.

Meanwhile, according to another aspect of the present invention, the manager interface 220 can be provided with store introduction information including at least one of name, location, contact, and sales item information of a store, seating status, waiting status, Storing and managing real-time changing store status information including at least one of the store status information and the store status information; Receiving a store information request signal from a user terminal device through a short-range wireless communication unit; And transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information to the user terminal in a local area wireless communication system, the method can be recorded in a program and recorded in a recordable medium readable by an electronic device .

The control method of such a store terminal apparatus can be formed by a program, and the codes and code segments constituting the program can be easily deduced by a programmer in the field. Further, the program relating to the control method of the store terminal apparatus may be stored in an information storage medium (Readable Media) readable by the electronic apparatus, and read and executed by the electronic apparatus.

Thus, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the embodiments described above are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the detailed description and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention do.

The present invention provides a store information providing system and method for allowing a user to easily identify store introductory information and store situation by providing store introductory information and store status information to a user terminal device through a local communication method through a store terminal device .

200: store terminal device 210: short-
220: administrator interface 230:
240: store information DB 250: store status information manager
260: Waiting time calculating unit 300: User terminal
310: short range wireless communication unit 320: input unit
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350: Memory

Claims (10)

A store information DB storing store introductory information including at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and sales item information;
A store status information management unit for managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of a seating status of a store, a waiting status, and a parking status of a parking lot;
A short range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data using a short range wireless communication scheme; And
And a controller for transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication method when the store information request signal is received through the short range wireless communication unit. The method according to claim 1,
And a waiting time calculating unit for calculating an expected waiting time and a waiting order according to the seating status and the number of waiters of the store collected by the store status information managing unit when the user waiting request is received through the short- . The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an administrator interface for receiving the store introduction information and the store status information and transmitting the received store introduction information and the store status information to the control unit. A short range wireless communication unit for transmitting and receiving data using a short range wireless communication scheme;
A user input for user input; And
And a terminal control unit for requesting the store terminal device for the store information through the local wireless communication unit according to the user's request for store information through the input unit and displaying the store information received by the local wireless communication unit. 5. The method of claim 4,
The terminal control unit,
And transmits a user standby request to the store terminal device through the short-range wireless communication unit according to the selection of the user's standby request through the input unit. Managing store status information that varies in real time including at least one of store introduction information including at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and sales item information, a seat status of a store, a waiting status, A store terminal device for transmitting the store introductory information and the store status information in a short distance wireless communication method when a store information request signal is received from a user terminal device; And
And a user terminal device for transmitting the store information request signal to the store terminal device and displaying the store introduction information and the store status information received from the store terminal device to a user. (A) a change in real time including at least any one of store introduction information including at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and sales item information, a seating status, a waiting status, Storing and managing the store status information;
(B) receiving a store information request signal from a user terminal device via a short-range wireless communication unit; And
(C) transmitting the store introduction information and the store status information to the user terminal device using a local wireless communication method. 8. The method of claim 7,
The step (C)
And calculating a waiting time and waiting sequence number based on the seating status of the store and the number of waiters at the waiting time calculating unit and transmitting the estimated waiting time and the waiting sequence number to the user terminal in a short range wireless communication method . (A) requesting store information to a store terminal device through a short-range wireless communication unit;
(B) receiving the store information from the store terminal device via the short-range wireless communication unit;
(C) displaying the received store-related information; And
(D) transmitting a user standby request to the store terminal device via the short-range wireless communication unit according to a selection of a standby request of the user. A store interface that stores at least one of a store name, a location, a contact, and sales item information, and at least one of a seating status, a waiting status, and a parking status of a parking lot, Receiving and storing and managing the data; Receiving a store information request signal from a user terminal device through a short-range wireless communication unit; And transmitting the store introduction information and the store status information to the user terminal device by a local wireless communication method.

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