KR102615888B1 - Method of business characteristic of store - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a pairable terminal search step in which a Bluetooth device search unit installed in the store searches for a pairable terminal communication unit; A pairing possible list transmission step of recording the searched pairable terminal communication unit in a list and transmitting it to the server at a predetermined period; and a store business characteristic determination step of determining the business characteristics of the store by comparing the information related to the store included in a specific database and the departure time of the terminal communication unit from the store.

Description

Method of determining store business characteristics {Method of business characteristic of store}

The present invention relates to a method for determining store sales characteristics by accurately specifying the location of the store and, based on this, identifying information related to visitors to the store and store sales characteristics.

GPS (global positioning system) is used to specify the location of a specific place. However, it is known that errors of about 100m usually occur due to technical and policy limitations. To complement this, in the case of a terminal, the Wi-Fi connection address and connection information of the telecommunication company are used. Nevertheless, current technology has limitations in accurately specifying the current location of an object. Nowadays, the difficulty is greater because there are many complex buildings and alleys.

Technology for determining the location of a specific place on an application running on a smartphone is widely used. There are various types such as Kakao Map, Naver Map, and Google Map. In particular, users use an application to visit a store, and when a specific store is searched on the application, the location is often inaccurate due to technical limitations, and the user's location cannot be accurately determined. Accordingly, it is difficult to determine how many actual users are using the store and what the store's sales characteristics are accordingly.

Accordingly, research has recently been conducted on technology to accurately determine the location of a store and, based on this, to identify information related to visitors to the store and store sales characteristics.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a method for verifying visiting customers.

The method for determining store business characteristics of the present invention for achieving the above-described purpose includes a pairable terminal search step in which a Bluetooth device search unit installed in the store searches for a pairable terminal communication unit; A pairing possible list transmission step of recording the searched pairable terminal communication unit in a list and transmitting it to the server at a predetermined period; and a store business characteristic determination step of determining the business characteristics of the store by comparing the information related to the store included in a specific database and the time of departure from the store of the terminal communication unit. Includes.

According to the present invention, first, when there are multiple stores in a complex building, there is an advantage that the store location can be more accurately specified on a geographical map even when the store is located in a narrow alley.

Second, by checking whether the departure time of the terminal communication unit that is not connected to a specific database is the same as the store's sales time, sales trends and customer prices during a specific time period can be confirmed in more detail.

Third, by setting the terminal communication unit connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database as the terminal communication unit owned by the manager, it is determined whether the terminal communication unit owned by the manager is paired with the store's Bluetooth device search unit, thereby It has the advantage of providing users with real-time information on whether it is open or not.

Fourth, the terminal communication unit connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database is set as the terminal communication unit owned by the manager, and the store arrival time is calculated according to the current location of the manager's terminal communication unit to predict the store's opening time in real time. There are also advantages.

Fifth, users have the advantage of being able to know how crowded the store is without having to visit the store in person.

Figure 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration for implementing a method for determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating the procedure for determining detailed time-unit sales characteristics of a store by a method for determining store sales characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a store opening time confirmation flowchart showing a procedure for improving the reliability of store location specification and store opening time confirmation by a method for determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a flowchart for predicting opening time illustrating the procedure for predicting store opening time using a method for determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a store congestion determination flowchart showing the procedure for determining store congestion by a method for determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments will be described with reference to the attached drawings. In this process, the thickness of lines or sizes of components shown in the drawing may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms described below are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, and may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

In addition, the following examples do not limit the scope of the present invention, but are provided merely as examples, and there may be various embodiments implemented through the technical idea of the present invention.

Configuration and function of the present invention

Referring to Figure 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention, it includes a terminal communication unit 100, a Bluetooth device search unit 200, a specific database 400, and a service server 300.

The terminal communication unit 100 wirelessly logs in and connects to the card sales record database and service server 300 to view data or transmit data. The terminal communication unit 100 connects to a specific database 400 by entering an ID and password. The specific database 400 may be included in the server of the Credit Finance Association.

The terminal communication unit 100 may include a GPS device. The terminal communication unit 100 connects to the service server 300 using the corresponding ID and password. The terminal communication unit 100 may include store address coordinates. And the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100 generated by the GPS device is transmitted to the service server 300. Current location information may be geographic coordinate information. The terminal communication unit 100 may include a Bluetooth device within the terminal communication unit 100 and pair with the Bluetooth device search unit 200.

The Bluetooth device search unit 200 is installed in the store. The Bluetooth device search unit 200 searches for a plurality of terminal communication units 100 visiting the store, attempts Bluetooth pairing, and counts them as devices capable of Bluetooth pairing. The Bluetooth device search unit 200 searches for devices capable of Bluetooth pairing and creates a list. The Bluetooth device search unit 200 transmits the generated list to the service server 300 at a predetermined period.

The specific database 400 is connected to a card terminal installed in a store of a specific business operator. The specific database 400 may be card sales record information included in the credit finance association server. Card sales records may include sales date, sales time, and sales amount.

The service server 300 includes information on the terminal communication unit 100 accessing the ID and password, and the address coordinates of the store. The service server 300 determines whether any of the pairable terminal communication units 100 transmitted by the Bluetooth device search unit 200 is a device that has connected to the service server 300 using the ID and password. The service server 300 determines whether the store address information transmitted by the terminal communication unit 100 matches the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100.

When the store address information transmitted by the terminal communication unit 100 matches the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100, the service server 300 allows the Bluetooth device search unit 200 to periodically provide a list of devices capable of Bluetooth pairing to the service server. It can be set to transmit to (300), and transmission time information to the service server (300) can also be transmitted to the service server (300). When the store address information transmitted by the terminal communication unit 100 matches the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100, the service server 300 may recognize that the terminal communication unit 100 is the store manager's device. .

When the store address information transmitted by the terminal communication unit 100 and the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100 do not match, the service server 300 may recognize the device as belonging to a consumer other than the store manager. When the store address information transmitted by the terminal communication unit 100 and the current location information of the terminal communication unit 100 do not match, the service server 300 causes the Bluetooth device search unit 200 to search the Bluetooth pairing capable device list at a predetermined period. It can be set to transmit to the service server 300.

The service server 300 can access a specific database 400. The service server 300 may be connected online with the terminal communication unit 100 in real time after the terminal communication unit 100 connects using the ID and password. The service server 300 determines sales characteristics on a detailed period basis. The service server 300 predicts whether the store will be open and the store opening time. The service server 300 calculates the store's congestion level in real time. The service server 300 determines whether the store visitor is a visitor who actually uses the store.

Identify detailed hourly sales characteristics of the store

Referring to FIG. 2, in the method of determining store business characteristics according to an embodiment of the present invention, first, the Bluetooth device search unit 200 installed in the store searches for a terminal communication unit 100 capable of pairing (pairing capable terminal search step, S100).

At this time, the Bluetooth device search unit 200 searches all devices that can be paired, and searches for Bluetooth devices that are expected to be owned by one person, such as a smartphone. In general, if you search for a Bluetooth device, you can find out what type of Bluetooth device it is, so you can tell whether it is a smartphone or not.

The Bluetooth device search unit 200 records the searched pairable terminal communication unit 100 in the list (S200).

The Bluetooth device search unit 200 transmits the recorded list to the service server 300 at a predetermined period (pairing possible list transmission step, S300).

The service server 300 compares the store-related information included in the specific database 400 and the departure time of the terminal communication unit 100 from the store. At this time, it is checked whether the departure time of the terminal communication unit 100, which is not connected to the specific database 400, and the store sales time recorded in the specific database 400 are the same (store business characteristics determination step, S500). Here, the departure time of the terminal communication unit 100 refers to the departure time of the store employee, and the store sales time refers to the payment time of the last customer. The time at which the terminal communication unit 100 leaves, that is, the time at which the store employee leaves, can be used as information to check whether the store is open.

The specific database 400 may be a store's card sales record database. The sales characteristics of the store may be the sales characteristics of the store. The sales characteristics of a store may be sales trends and customer prices during a specific time period.

The specific database 400 may be built on a server of a credit finance association. And the specific database 400 is card sales record information disclosed as a public service on the server of the Credit Finance Association.

By checking whether the time at which the terminal communication unit 100, which is not connected to the specific database 400, leaves the store is the same as the sales time at the store, sales trends and customer prices during a specific time period can be confirmed in more detail.

In addition, as another example of determining store sales characteristics, when the location information of the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the specific database 400 and the location information of the store match, the time at which the card sales record is created in the specific database 400 and the specific Whether or not the store is open is determined by considering whether the store access times of the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the database 400 are similar.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, when there are multiple stores in a complex building, there is an advantage that the store location can be more accurately specified on a geographical map even when the store is located in a narrow alley.

Improved reliability of specifying store locations and determining store opening times

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal communication unit 100 that first approaches the store accesses the credit finance association's card sales record database (S10).

When the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database is searched by the Bluetooth device search unit 200, it may be recognized as the terminal communication unit 100 owned by the store manager.

The terminal communication unit 100 approaches the store and is paired with the Bluetooth device search unit 200 (S100).

When the terminal communication unit 100 is paired with the store's Bluetooth device search unit 200, it is confirmed that the store is open (S600).

According to the present invention, by setting the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database to the terminal communication unit 100 owned by the manager, the terminal communication unit 100 owned by the manager is connected to the store's Bluetooth device search unit ( 200) has the advantage of providing real-time information to users about whether a store is open or not.

When the location information of the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the specific database 400 and the location information of the store match, the time at which the card sales record is created in the specific database 400 and the terminal communication unit connected to the specific database 400 It is possible to determine whether the store is open by considering whether the store access time of (100) is similar. There are cases where the terminal communication unit 100 possessed by the manager simply visits the store, but this example has the advantage of more accurately specifying whether the store is open. Additionally, it has the advantage of confirming that the store has been opened without the store manager having to directly indicate the store opening, such as logging in.

Predict store opening times

Referring to Figure 4, the terminal communication unit 100 accesses the credit finance association's card sales record database (S10). Accordingly, it is determined that the terminal communication unit 100 is owned by the manager.

The terminal communication unit 100 logs in to the service server 300 and transmits the location of the terminal communication unit 100 to the service server 300 (S20). The terminal communication unit 100 may include a GPS device, and may be connected to the GPS device. By doing this, the geographical location of the terminal communication unit 100 can be found.

In one embodiment, the service server 300 considers the location information of the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database and the travel time of the terminal communication unit 100 according to the location information of the store. Predict opening times.

The service server 300 sets the current location of the terminal communication unit 100 owned by the administrator as the starting point (S30).

The service server 300 sets the location of the store as the destination (S40)

The service server 300 calculates the arrival time of the terminal communication unit 100 at the store by calculating the travel time from the departure point of the terminal communication unit 100 to the destination point. The service server 300 calculates the arrival time of the terminal communication unit 100 as the store opening time (S50).

From a store visitor's perspective, they usually think of the store opening time as the time they searched for. However, opening times are often inconsistent. According to the present invention, the terminal communication unit 100 connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database is set as the terminal communication unit 100 possessed by the manager, and the arrival time at the store is determined according to the current location of the manager's terminal communication unit 100. It has the advantage of predicting the store's opening time in real time by calculating it.

In another embodiment, the service server 300 statistically determines the correlation between the time when card sales on a given day of the credit finance association first occurs and whether the terminal communication unit 100 possessed by the manager arrives at the store and opens the store. You can also predict time.

As in one embodiment, when only login and arrival time prediction are used, the accuracy of predicting the store's opening time may decrease, so the store's opening time can be predicted more accurately using time data when card sales occur.

Determination of store congestion

Referring to Figure 5, first, the Bluetooth device search unit 200 searches for a terminal communication unit 100 capable of pairing (S100).

And, among the terminal communication units 100 that can be paired, a list is created by counting the terminal communication units 100 that are connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database (S700).

The Bluetooth device search unit 200 transmits a list of terminal communication units 100 that are not connected to the credit finance association's credit card sales record database to the service server 300 (S800).

The service server 300 determines that the store is crowded when there are more than a predetermined standard number of terminal communication units 100 that are not connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database according to the area of the store.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the user has the advantage of being able to know how crowded the store is, whether or not he or she visits the store in person.

Determination of customers who actually visit the store

The terminal communication unit 100, which is not connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database, can determine the actual customers of the store by considering the time spent paired with the Bluetooth device search unit 200.

Even in the case where the terminal communication unit 100, which is not connected to the credit finance association's card sales record database, is paired with the Bluetooth device search unit 200, there are cases where the terminal simply visits the device. Accordingly, the service server 300 measures the time the terminal communication unit 100 stays paired with the Bluetooth device search unit 200. And, if the terminal communication unit 100 stays at the store location for a predetermined period of time or longer, the terminal communication unit 100 may be determined to be a customer actually using the store.

According to this, when a user visits a specific store and the number of users is not constant depending on the time of day, it is possible to accurately determine the actual customer. In addition, when waiting times are long or customers are crowded, there is also the advantage of more accurately checking quarantine issues such as the recent coronavirus outbreak.

One embodiment of the present invention described above is merely illustrative, and those skilled in the art will be able to appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible. . Therefore, it will be understood that the present invention is not limited to the forms mentioned in the detailed description above. Therefore, the true scope of technical protection of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the attached patent claims. In addition, the present invention should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

100: terminal communication department
200: Bluetooth device search unit
300: service server
400: Specific database

Claims (13)

A pairable terminal search step in which the Bluetooth device search unit installed in the store searches for a pairable terminal communication unit;
A pairing possible list transmission step of recording the searched pairable terminal communication unit in a list and transmitting it to the service server at a predetermined period; and
A store business characteristic determination step in which the service server determines the business characteristics of the store by comparing the information related to the store included in a specific database included in the credit finance association server and the departure time of the terminal communication unit from the store; Including,
Predicting the opening time of the store by considering the location information of the terminal communication unit connected to the credit finance association server and the travel time of the terminal communication unit according to the location information of the store; and
Among the pairable terminal communication units, it further includes the step of counting the terminal communication units that are not connected to the credit finance association server to determine the level of congestion in the store,
The store sales characteristics determination step is,
Analyzing sales information in a specific time zone of the store by checking whether the time at which the terminal communication unit, which is not connected to the credit finance association server, leaves and the sales time of the store recorded in the specific database are the same; and
When the location information of the terminal communication unit connected to the credit finance association server and the location information of the store match, the time at which a card sales record is created in the card sales record database of the credit finance association and the time when the card sales record is created in the card sales record database of the credit finance association and the A step of determining whether the store is open by considering whether the store access time of the terminal communication unit is similar.
Method for determining store sales characteristics, including.
According to claim 1,
The store sales characteristics determination step is,
A method for determining store business characteristics by comparing the store-related information generation time and the store departure time of the terminal communication unit to determine the business characteristics by time zone.
According to claim 1,
The terminal communication unit accessing the store,
A method for determining store business characteristics, further comprising: accessing the specific database and confirming the opening of the store when paired with the Bluetooth device search unit.
delete delete According to claim 1,
The terminal communication unit that is not connected to the specific database,
A method for determining store business characteristics further comprising: determining actual customers using the store by considering the time spent paired with the Bluetooth device search unit.
delete According to claim 1,
A method for determining store business characteristics, characterized in that the business characteristics of the store are sales characteristics of the store.
According to claim 8,
The sales characteristics of the store are:
A method for determining store business characteristics, characterized in that at least one of sales trends and customer prices during a specific time zone of the store.
delete delete According to claim 1,
The Bluetooth device search unit,
A method for determining store business characteristics, wherein the pairing possible list and the creation time of the pairing possible list are transmitted to a server at a predetermined period.
According to claim 1,
The terminal communication unit connected to the service server,
A method for determining store business characteristics, characterized in that it recognizes a manager of the store when accessing the specific database and searching by a Bluetooth device search unit.