KR20240148774A - The system of the advertisement serving in the portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

In the present invention, a portable terminal (20) is connected to a server by a URL information code (14) transmitted from a wireless charger (10), and information such as a classification code (15), a store identification code (16), and a table identification code (17) is also transmitted to the server along with the URL information code (14), and the central processing unit (21) of the portable terminal (20) that has received the information is connected to a server (100) through a communication module (25) and a wired/wireless Internet network, and the server (100) is a server (100) that can be connected to an address of a URL received from an ultra-short-distance communication means within the wireless charger (10), so that users of smartphones in restaurants and public places can be connected to the server without downloading a separate application, and advertisements can be displayed, and wireless charging can be performed after advertisements are displayed, so that users of restaurants and public places can offset the cost of providing a wireless charger device with advertisements, thereby making wireless charging systems in public places more active.

Description

{The system of the advertisement serving in the portable device}

The present invention relates to an advertisement providing system for a smartphone, and more specifically, to an advertisement providing system for a smartphone that enables wireless charging in a restaurant or the like using an ultra-short-range communication network and a portable terminal within a distance of several tens of centimeters, and displays advertisements before wireless charging.

Recently, with the popularization of smartphones, our daily lives have changed a lot from the past. When we go to a restaurant with our team for lunch or dinner, we order food and don’t talk to each other, but just look at our smartphones with our heads down. In other words, smartphones have changed our daily lives. We conveniently register for classes by running the school app, reserve a reading room by pressing ‘library’, and check the restaurant menu on our smartphones.

As a result, if we utilize the functions of smartphones in the smartphone era, we can provide very convenient functions when ordering and paying at restaurants or stores. In other words, we have entered an era where we play games and watch movies on our smartphones. However, this trend has led to the problem of smartphone batteries being easily drained.

Therefore, there is an increasing need for devices to be provided in public places to power smartphones.

That is, in the related art, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2014-0110417 provides a wireless power transmission device having an advertising function, which includes: a transmission coil configured to transmit a wireless power signal; a memory configured to store advertising information; a display unit installed on one side of the transmission coil to display the advertising information; and a transmission control unit that controls to display the advertising information stored in the memory on the display unit and transmit the wireless power signal to the wireless power receiving device through the transmission coil when the wireless power receiving device is located at a charging position.

Korean Patent No. 10-1314772 provides a "wireless charging device with an advertising function, which comprises a wireless charger (10) that wirelessly charges a portable device such as a mobile phone or smart phone, a monitor (20) that outputs signals of various still images or moving images according to a remote control signal input from the outside, a wireless pager (22) that outputs signals according to a remote call signal input from the outside, a signal processing unit (40) that processes advertising images or voice data to control the output of the wireless charger (10) and the monitor (20), and a casing member (50) that simultaneously houses and installs the wireless charger (10), the monitor (20), the wireless pager (22), and the signal processing unit (40) and is installed on a table (30)".

However, conventionally, there was an inconvenience in that an application was required to display advertisements for wireless charging, or the wireless charging device had to be equipped with a display for displaying advertisements.

Therefore, although advertisements are displayed in exchange for wireless charging in restaurants and public places, there is an urgent need to develop an advertisement service system that can display advertisements and perform wireless charging without downloading an application in advance.

Citation 1: Republic of Korea Publication Patent No. 10-2014-0110417, publication date (September 17, 2014) Citation 2: Republic of Korea registered patent 10-1314772, registration date (September 27, 2013)

The purpose of the present invention is to provide an advertisement providing system that enables smartphone users in restaurants and public places to obtain restaurant information and seat information using a short-range communication network without having to download a separate application, connect to a server to display advertisements, and perform wireless charging after the advertisements are displayed.

The above purpose is achieved by the portable terminal (20) being connected to the server by the URL information code (14) transmitted from the wireless charger (10), and the server also transmitting the “URL information code (14)” along with the identification code (15), the affiliated store identification code (16) and the table identification code (17) information, and the central processing unit (21) of the portable terminal (20) receiving the above information being connected to the server (100) via the communication module (25) and the wired/wireless Internet network, and the server (100) being a server (100) that can be connected to the address of the URL received from the ultra-short-distance communication means within the wireless charger (10).

And, the control unit of the server (100) transmits advertising information or necessary information to the mobile terminal (20) by displaying it on the webpage for a set period of time.

According to the present invention, users of smartphones in restaurants and public places can display advertisements by connecting to a server without downloading a separate application, and wireless charging can be performed after displaying the advertisements. Accordingly, users of restaurants and public places can offset the cost of providing wireless charging devices with the advertisements, thereby further activating wireless charging systems in public places.

Figures 1 to 3 are drawings of embodiments showing a wireless charger of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for receiving information from an ultra-short-range communication means of a wireless charger.
Figures 5 to 8 are drawings of embodiments showing the configuration of the system of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is a drawing of an embodiment showing the configuration of a wireless charger.
Fig. 10 is a method of another embodiment of Fig. 9.
Figures 11 and 12 are diagrams of embodiments showing a method for storing data on a server.
Fig. 13 is an example of a screen that may be displayed when a portable terminal is placed on a wireless charger.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. The configuration of the present invention and the resulting operational effects will be clearly understood through the following detailed description.

Additionally, specific descriptions of known technical configurations may be omitted.

Figures 1 to 3 are drawings of embodiments showing a wireless charger of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing of Fig. 1, the wireless charger (10) of the present invention has a wireless charging area (11) and an ultra-short-distance communication area (12).

That is, the wireless charger of the present invention has a wireless charging function and an ultra-short-distance data communication function.

The wireless charging area (11) is an area where the wireless charging energy transmitting antenna is located, and the wireless charging energy receiving antenna of the smartphone is in close contact with the area. In addition, the ultra-short-distance communication area (12) is an area for transmitting wireless data to the smartphone, and is an area where the wireless data transmitting antenna is located.

Figure 2 is a drawing showing a state in which the wireless charger (10) of the present invention is mounted on a table (5). A smartphone user places a portable terminal (20) (smart phone) on top of the wireless charger (10) provided on the top of the table (5), thereby enabling wireless charging and advertisement display.

Figure 3 (A) is a drawing showing the cross-sectional structure of a wireless charger (10). A component part (16) exists at the lower part inside the wireless charger case (17), and the component part (16) includes components that make up the wireless charger (10). In addition, the components that make up the component part (16) include components that perform a wireless charging function, components that communicate, components for NFC (ultra-short-range communication) communication, a control unit, and a power supply unit.

In addition, an ultra-short-distance communication antenna (13) for transmitting data at an ultra-short distance and a wireless charging transmitting antenna (14) for transmitting charging energy wirelessly are provided, and as in (B) of Fig. 3, the ultra-short-distance communication antenna (13) is located inside the wireless charging transmitting antenna (14).

Meanwhile, a substrate (15) is further provided, so that the wireless charging transmission antenna (14) is mounted on the substrate (15), and the ultra-short-range communication antenna (13) may be mounted on the substrate (15), but may be attached to the lower surface or the upper outer surface of the upper case (17) (meaning the upper part when the case is divided into the upper and lower parts).

When attached to the upper case (17), the ultra-short-range communication antenna (13) is formed on a film substrate, and a method of attaching the film substrate to the upper case surface is used. However, when attached to the upper outer upper surface of the case (17), a protective film is additionally attached on top of the ultra-short-range communication antenna (13) to protect the ultra-short-range communication antenna (13).

Of course, in some cases, the ultra-short-range communication antenna (13) may be positioned outside the wireless charging transmitting antenna (14).

Meanwhile, the wireless charger used in the wireless charger of the present invention is a typical standard wireless charger, and the ultra-short-distance data communication is NFC communication.

Ultra-short-distance communication refers to a communication means capable of communication within a distance of several tens of centimeters. In addition, in the present invention, a short-distance communication means in the form of an NFC (Near Field Communication) tag was used as ultra-short-distance communication.

However, any communication method that can communicate within a few tens of centimeters is not necessarily limited to an NFC communication method.

At this time, one wireless charger (10) can be mounted per table (5), but two or more can be mounted depending on the size of the table (5).

The feature of the present invention is that when a portable terminal (20) without downloading an application is placed on the wireless charger (10) of the present invention, URL information that can be connected to a server (100) is received from an ultra-short-distance communication means mounted on the wireless charger (10). Then, the portable terminal (20) is connected to the server (100), and the web page of the server (100) is displayed on the display (23) of the portable terminal (20).

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a method for receiving information from an ultra-short-range communication means of a wireless charger.

The portable terminal (20) is connected to the server (100) by the “URL information character (code) (14a)” received in the manner described in the embodiments of Fig. 3 (A) and (B). (At this time, a selection such as “confirmation or agreement” can be input through the input device of the portable terminal (20).)

The code transmitted to the portable terminal (20) from the ultra-short-distance communication means of the wireless charger (10) is then transmitted to the server (100), and the code transmitted to the server (100) is “URL information character (code) (14a)” along with the delimiter character (code) (15a), the affiliated store identification character (code) (16a), and the table identification character (code) (17a) information. Of course, codes of other information may be additionally included as needed.

In the embodiment of Fig. 4, the character following the delimiter (code) (15a) exemplified as “??” is recognized as information by the server (10). Accordingly, the affiliated store identification character (code) (16a) and the table identification character (code) (17a) are recognized as information by the server (100). That is, the server (100) recognizes that it is a portable terminal (20) connected to a wireless charger (10) mounted on the 000 table of the 000 affiliated store.

Meanwhile, in the embodiment of Fig. 4, the store identification character (16) and the table identification character (17) are conveniently in the form of “0000” and “000”, but it is obvious that they can be made into a predetermined identification code. For example, if the store identification character (16) is “KA01”, the server (100) can recognize it as the first store in Gangnam-gu, and if the table identification character (17) is “002”, the server (100) can recognize it as the second table. In addition, the server (100) can recognize “--” in Fig. 4 as a character that distinguishes the store identification character (16) and the table identification character (17).

FIGS. 5 to 8 are drawings of embodiments showing the configuration of the system of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, if a portable terminal connected to a wireless charger (10) of a first table (5) in an arbitrary affiliated store is referred to as 20-1, a portable terminal connected to a wireless charger (10) of a second table (5) is referred to as 20-2, and similarly, a portable terminal connected to a wireless charger (10) of an nth table is referred to as 20-n, the terminals are each connected to a server (100).

In addition, the mobile terminal (20) of the present invention can also be connected to a separate server (not shown in the present invention), and in this case, the URL information of the separate server is obtained and connected by the server (100) that is initially connected.

At this time, the separate servers may be at least two servers that provide advertising or payment functions.

Meanwhile, as shown in Fig. 5, the server (100) of the present invention can be connected to a store operator terminal (30). At this time, an application is stored in the store operator terminal (30).

Of course, the operator terminal (30) may have a typical portable terminal form, but may also be a computer that can be connected to a server. If the operator terminal is a computer, the operator terminal must have a content program that can be connected to the server (100) and execute the program stored in advance.

At this time, the affiliated store operator terminal (30) may also be connected to a separate server. In addition, the operator terminal (30) has a similar configuration to the portable terminal (20). Therefore, if a component exists in the portable terminal (20), it is also a component existing in the operator terminal (30).

The portable terminal (20), server (100), and operator terminal (30) are connected via a wired or wireless Internet network.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server (100) and a terminal (20). The server (100) in a wired/wireless Internet communication system is a device that configures a system for operating a service by providing various information via wired/wireless Internet. An input unit (103) for inputting and managing information by the administrator or operator of the server (100), an output unit (105) for outputting or displaying information, a database unit (104) for storing various information and information on service operation, a control unit (101) for controlling and managing the outputting of information, and a communication unit (102) for enabling communication via the Internet are configured.

And information means all information files, such as images, videos, and text.

And, the terminal (or portable computer) (20) is a device that can transmit and receive various information through wired or wireless Internet (or communication network) and display necessary information on a display.

Therefore, the terminal (20) is configured with a CPU (21) (central processing unit) that functions as a central processing unit, a display unit (23) that displays various information, a memory unit (22) that stores various information, and an input device (24) that inputs information. In addition, it is natural that various functions such as a wired/wireless communication system module and speaker vibration or key buttons can be added.

Figure 7 is a drawing of an embodiment showing the configuration of a portable terminal (20). In the drawing, the central processing unit (21) (CPU) is a control means that controls the entire operation of the portable terminal used in the embodiment of the present invention. The ROM (22a) controls the execution program of the display device, the RAM (22b) stores data generated when the program is executed, and the EEPROM (22c) stores data required by the user and data required to process the data.

The communication module (25) is a radio frequency, tunes to an RF channel, amplifies an input voice signal, and changes an RF signal received from an antenna into an intermediate frequency signal. The input/output unit (26) includes various input devices, numeric keys, menu keys, and selection keys, and also includes a speaker and sensors.

There is a display driving circuit (23a) that drives a display by the output of a central processing unit (21), and there is a display (23) that displays information on the screen according to the output signal of the driving circuit.

In addition, the central processing unit controls the input device (24) through the input device driving unit (24a).

Meanwhile, the present invention has been described as an example of a portable terminal, but it can be said that all devices using a central processing unit, an input device (24), and a flat panel display device correspond to the system of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a drawing of an embodiment showing how a server (100), an operator terminal (30), and a wireless charger (10) are connected.

The server (100) that receives the URL information and the affiliated store and wireless charger (10) information from the portable terminal (20) is connected to the operator terminal (30) of the affiliated store where the wireless charger (10) connected to the portable terminal (20) is located.

And, the operator terminal (30) is connected to the wireless charger (10) of the affiliated store. At this time, the operator terminal (30) is a terminal that stores an application or program that can be connected to a server, and is also an operator terminal identified as a specific affiliated store.

And, the operator terminal (10) is connected to a plurality of wireless chargers (10-1)(10-1)(10-n) within the store. The operator terminal (10) is connected to a plurality of wireless chargers (10-1)(10-1)(10-n) within the store via a short-range communication network. The short-range communication network can be WiFi that can send and receive data within a few hundred meters, but is not necessarily limited to WiFi. That is, the operator terminal (30) has a program stored therein that can be connected to a plurality of wireless chargers (10-1)(10-1)(10-n) via a short-range communication network.

In conclusion, the steps for connecting the portable terminal (20), the server (100), the operator terminal (30), and the wireless charger are as follows.

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1) When a portable terminal (20) is placed on a wireless charger (10), URL information, store information, and table information on which the wireless charger is mounted (or information on the wireless charger, where the information on the wireless charger is information that indicates that it is the 00th wireless charger of the 00th store) are transmitted to the portable terminal (20) through an NFC tag, which is an ultra-short-distance communication means, mounted on the wireless charger (10).

2) The central processing unit (21) of the portable terminal (20) that received the above information is connected to the server (100) through the communication module (25) and the wired/wireless Internet network. At this time, the server (100) is a server (100) that can be connected to the address of the URL received from the ultra-short-distance communication means within the wireless charger (10).

3) The control unit of the server (100) transmits advertising information or necessary information to the mobile terminal (20) by displaying it on the webpage for a set period of time. At this time, the displayed information is text, an image, or a video.

4) The central processing unit (21) of the mobile terminal (20) connected to the web page of the server (100) displays the contents of the web page of the server (100) through the display (23).

5) The control unit (101) of the server (100) connects the server (100) to the operator terminal (30) of the affiliated store where the wireless charger (10) to which the portable terminal (20) is connected is located.

The operator terminal (30) of the affiliated store where the wireless charger (10) to which the portable terminal (20) is connected is located is identified by the affiliated store's membership code or ID.

That is, if the ID or member code of the affiliated store "kang01" where the wireless charger (10) is located is "abcde01", the terminal where the application is running by registering as "abcde01" becomes the operator terminal (30).

6) When the control unit (101) of the above server (100) displays advertising information or necessary information for a set period of time through the server's web page, it sends a command signal to the operator terminal (30) to turn the wireless charger (10) "ON".

At this time, the server (100) sends a command signal to the operator terminal (30) to turn on the wireless charger (10) to which the portable terminal (20) is connected. This is because the identification code (table identification code) of the wireless charger (10) has been transmitted from the portable terminal (20).

7) The central processing unit of the operator terminal (30) sends an “ON” signal to the wireless charger (10) having an identification code transmitted from the server (100) through a short-range communication network.

8) The wireless charger (10) that receives an “ON” signal from the operator terminal (30) transmits wireless charging power energy to the portable terminal through the wireless charging transmission antenna (14), and the wireless charger (10) starts wireless charging.

9) After a certain period of time, the operator terminal (30) transmits a signal to the wireless charger (10) to turn off wireless charging, and causes the display (23) of the portable terminal (20) to display necessary information again, and then, through the same process, causes the wireless charger to start wireless charging again.

Fig. 9 is a drawing of an embodiment showing the configuration of a wireless charger.

The above wireless charger (10) is equipped with a communication unit (34), a CPU (32), a memory unit (36), an ultra-short-distance communication module (35), an ultra-short-distance communication antenna (35a), a wireless charging module (33), and a wireless charging transmitting antenna (33a).

The operator terminal (30) or the communication device operating under the control of the operator terminal (30) communicates with the communication unit (34) of the wireless charger (10) through a short-range communication network such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Then, when data is transmitted by the operator terminal (30), the CPU (32) starts or stops wireless charging through the wireless charging module (33).

In addition, the operator terminal (30) transmits a code to be transmitted to the portable terminal through the ultra-short-distance communication module (35) to the wireless charger (10). The code to be transmitted to the portable terminal is the code described in the embodiment of Fig. 4 of the present invention.

When the wireless charger (10) receives code data to be transmitted to a mobile terminal through the communication unit (34), the CPU (32) of the wireless charger (10) stores the code in the memory unit (36).

And, when the CPU (32) confirms that a portable terminal (20) is approaching through the ultra-short-distance communication antenna (33a), the CPU (32) transmits the code stored in the memory unit (36) to the portable terminal (20). At this time, the code is transmitted to the portable terminal through the ultra-short-distance communication module and the ultra-short-distance communication antenna.

In addition, in the above code, the URL code is transmitted from the server, and the table code is generated through the operator terminal. When the table code is generated through the operator terminal, the table code is transmitted to the server.

Meanwhile, while the CPU (32) is performing wireless charging, the ultra-short-distance communication module is blocked so that they are not affected by each other's magnetic fields.

Fig. 10 is a method of another embodiment of Fig. 9.

The ultra-short-range communication module (35) and the ultra-short-range communication antenna (35a) are electrically and physically separated.

The ultra-short-distance communication module (35) and the ultra-short-distance communication antenna (35a) according to the method of the embodiment of Fig. 10 can be in the form of a normal NFC tag. In addition, the ultra-short-distance communication module (35) has a function of storing a code.

And, in the embodiment of Fig. 10, the method for storing a code in an NFC tag can be implemented through an operator terminal (30). That is, this is possible because the program function pre-stored in the operator terminal includes a function for writing an NFC tag.

In this case, the operator terminal can be placed close to the wireless charger (10) and a code can be written to the NFC tag using a set program method.

In addition, if the NFC tag and the wireless charger CPU are separated, a URL signal is transmitted by the NFC tag during wireless charging, so that the server's advertising webpage can be displayed on the display of the portable terminal during wireless charging. Accordingly, in order to prevent repeated display of advertising webpages, if the server (100) receives a URL signal from a portable terminal during wireless charging, the advertising webpage can be refrained from being displayed.

In addition, in the above code, the URL code is transmitted from the server, and the table code is generated through the operator terminal. When the table code is generated through the operator terminal, the table code is transmitted to the server.

Figures 11 and 12 are diagrams of embodiments showing a method for storing data on a server.

As shown in Fig. 11, the server's database (104) includes a store information database, a charging information database, a member information database, and an advertisement information (or necessary information) database.

The franchise information database stores information about franchisees. Information about franchisees includes information about menus and products sold at the franchise, franchise location, and tables within the franchise. In addition, the table information is the number of tables within the franchise, such as the first table and the second table.

The charging information database stores information on charging records when charging occurs on a portable terminal at the above-mentioned affiliated stores.

The member information database stores information about the operator who runs the franchise, including the person in the kitchen, the person at the counter, and the franchise owner. In addition, the terminal used by the operator who runs the franchise is the operator terminal (30).

The advertisement information database stores information on advertisement display records when advertisements are displayed through portable terminals at the above-mentioned affiliated stores.

At this time, the advertising information is not necessarily limited to advertising information. For example, if the wireless charger of the present invention is located in a public place, it can be introduction information of the public place. Also, if the advertising information displayed is different depending on the characteristics or location of each affiliated store, the advertising information that is differentiated according to the affiliated store is also stored in the advertising information database.

Figure 12 is a diagram showing an example of a store database. As shown in Figure 12, the store database stores the store name, store ID (member number), location information of the store, etc. In addition, the store characteristics such as the products handled by the store or sales trends are also stored. In addition, information on products or menus handled by the store is also stored.

In addition, information on the occurrence of charging or advertisement display at tables within the above-mentioned affiliated stores is also stored.

In the embodiment of Fig. 12, it is shown that information from store 1 to store n is stored.

Fig. 13 is an example of a screen that may be displayed when a portable terminal is placed on a wireless charger.

When a portable terminal (20) is placed on a wireless charger, the web page screen of the server (100) is displayed on the display (23) of the portable terminal by the method of the previous embodiment of the present invention.

At this time, an example of a screen format displayed on a mobile terminal display connected to a server's web page is shown in Fig. 13.

Table information is displayed in the table information window (50), and URL information is displayed in the URL information window (51). Then, when wireless charging start confirmation is selected (selected and input through the input device (24) of the portable terminal), the control unit (101) of the server (100) displays an advertisement on the web page, and when the advertisement display for a set period of time ends, the control unit of the server (100) transmits a wireless charger (10) "ON" signal to the operator terminal (30).

10: Wireless charger 11: Wireless charging area
12: Ultra-short-range communication area 13: Ultra-short-range communication antenna
14: Wireless charging transmission antenna 15: Substrate
16: Parts section 17: Case
20 ; Portable terminal 30 : Operator terminal
100: Server 101: Control Unit

Claims (2)

The server exists,
The above server is equipped with a control unit and a database, and the above database is equipped with store information, member information, charging information, and advertising information.
There is a portable terminal connected to the above server and equipped with a display,
The above portable terminal receives code information connected to the server and connects to the server,
The control unit of the above server provides advertisements through web pages,
The portable terminal connected to the above server displays the advertisement on the display,
There is a store managed by the above server, and the store is further equipped with an operator terminal, and the server exchanges information with the operator terminal.
In a wireless charger equipped with an ultra-short-range communication antenna that transmits code information to the portable terminal when the portable terminal is placed,
The above wireless charger is further equipped with a CPU and a wireless charging transmission antenna (14).
The above code information is URL information that allows the portable terminal to connect to the server, information on the affiliated store where the wireless charger is located, and information on the table where the wireless charger is installed (or identification information of the wireless charger).
A wireless charger in which the control unit of the wireless charger transmits URL information to the portable terminal when the portable terminal is placed on the wireless charger.
A wireless charger according to claim 1, characterized in that a separate server is further provided and the separate server has a payment function.