KR20130006814A - Gift alarm service providing method using smart device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device, and more specifically, a service providing server for providing an alarm gift service, comprising: (1) receiving an alarm date and time and alarm contents from a first user terminal; (2) receiving a second user terminal to present the alarm contents from the first user terminal; And (3) transmitting the alarm content to the second user terminal, wherein the second user terminal is a smart device that plays back the alarm content transmitted in step (3) at the alarm date and time. It is characterized by the configuration.
According to a method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device proposed by the present invention, the service providing server receives an alarm date and time and an alarm content from a first user terminal and transmits the alarm date and alarm content to a second user terminal, whereby the second user terminal receives an alarm date and time. The alarm content is played back, and through this, the first user can provide an alarm to the second user, and the first user can utilize the voice, recorded image, recorded video, and various music as the alarm content. The effect of the alarm is improved, and various applications such as anniversary celebrations, schedule reminders, and event reminders are possible.

Description

How to provide alarm gift service using smart device {GIFT ALARM SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD USING SMART DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an alarm gift service providing method, and more particularly, to an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Mobile communication terminals are rapidly spreading due to the convenience of portability, and thus service providers or terminal manufacturers are competitively developing terminals having more special functions to secure a large number of users. One of these functions, an alarm or a wake-up call function, is used as a basic function in most mobile communication terminals.

Meanwhile, with the development of mobile communication technology, smart devices are rapidly spreading. Smart devices refer to products that are not limited in functionality and that can be changed or extended in many ways through application programs, such as smartphones, tablet PCs, and smart TVs. In particular, smartphones and tablet PCs are easy to carry and can use wired and wireless networks regardless of the place, and can also be used as mobile communication terminals by using a mobile communication network.

The alarm or wake-up function, which is basically installed in such a smart device, has basic functions such as setting a plurality of alarms, repeating, and selecting a sound. Since the built-in alarm or wake-up call is limited in its function or selectable sound, smart device users are trying to overcome this limitation by downloading, installing and executing various alarm application programs. However, there is still a problem that the alarm application program has limited sound selection, cannot function as a scheduler, and cannot provide an alarm to another person.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above problems of the conventionally proposed methods, the service providing server receives the alarm date and time and the alarm content from the first user terminal and transmits it to the second user terminal, the second user terminal The alarm content is played at the alarm date and time, so that the first user can provide an alarm to the second user, and the alarm content is recorded by the first user directly, the recorded image, the recorded video, and various music contents. It can be used to improve the effect of the alarm, and various anniversary celebrations, schedule reminders, event notifications, etc., the use of a wide range of applications, the purpose of providing an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device.

Alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the service providing server for providing an alarm gift service,

(1) receiving an alarm date and time and alarm content from a first user terminal;

(2) receiving a second user terminal to present the alarm contents from the first user terminal; And

(3) transmitting the alarm content to the second user terminal,

The second user terminal is characterized in that the smart device reproduces the alarm content transmitted in the step (3) at the alarm date and time.

Preferably, the alarm content,

It may include at least one or more of voice, music, images, and video.

Preferably, the step (1)

Transmitting a list of alarm contents for sale to the first user terminal; And

Receiving a selection of an alarm date and time and an alarm content from the first user terminal,

In the step (3), the alarm content received the selection can be transmitted to the second user terminal.

Preferably,

The method may further include transmitting an alarm gift sending cost to the first user terminal and performing a payment process.

Preferably, in the step (3)

When the alarm date and time arrives, the alarm content may be transmitted to a second user terminal.

Preferably,

Transmitting the alarm date and time and the alarm content list transmitted in step (3) to the second user terminal; And

The method may further include editing the alarm date and time and the alarm content list by receiving an editing command from the second user terminal.

Preferably, the first user terminal and the second user terminal,

It may be a smart device installed with an application program for receiving an alarm gift service.

According to a method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device proposed by the present invention, the service providing server receives an alarm date and time and an alarm content from a first user terminal and transmits the alarm date and alarm content to a second user terminal, whereby the second user terminal receives an alarm date and time. The alarm content is played back, and through this, the first user can provide an alarm to the second user, and the first user can utilize the voice, recorded image, recorded video, and various music as the alarm content. The effect of the alarm is improved, and various applications such as anniversary celebrations, schedule reminders, and event reminders are possible.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for implementing a method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a service providing server in a system for implementing an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing the detailed flow of step S100 in the alarm gift service providing method using a smart device 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 order that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. In the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used throughout the drawings.

In addition, in the entire specification, when a part is referred to as being 'connected' to another part, it may be referred to as 'indirectly connected' not only with 'directly connected' . In addition, the term 'comprising' of an element means that the element may further include other elements, not to exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a system for implementing a method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a system for implementing an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a service providing server 100, a first user terminal 200, and a second user. It may be configured to include a terminal 300.

That is, when the service providing server 100 receives the alarm date and time and the alarm content from the first user terminal 200 and receives the second user terminal 300 to present the alarm content at the alarm date and time, the alarm content is received as the second. The alarm content may be reproduced at the alarm date and time at the second user terminal 300 by transmitting to the user terminal 300. Hereinafter, each component of the system for implementing the alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The service providing server 100 is a server providing an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The service providing server 100 may allow connection between the first user terminal 200 and the second user terminal 300 through a network, and transmit and receive various alarm contents. Detailed configuration of the service providing server 100 will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 2.

The first user terminal 200 is a terminal of a first user who wants to present an alarm using an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Presenting an alarm in the present invention means transmitting the alarm content at the alarm date and time received from the first user terminal 200. An alarm means to notify itself of a time or an event by ringing itself when a predetermined time is reached. In the related art, an alarm is limited to reminding an alarm setter or setting it for the weather. There are many cases where various appointments, anniversaries, etc. are desired to be reminded to other people than alarm setters. In this case, users have no choice but to use text messages. Text messages are often forgotten when they are sent in advance, and the concentration of the text is often low, and even when the text message is not remembered, the contents cannot be remembered. However, in the present invention, since the alarm content can be presented at the alarm date and time, various appointments, anniversaries, meeting times, homework, regular meetings, and hospital appointment times can be reminded to other users.

The second user terminal 300 is a terminal of a second user who receives an alarm using a method of providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the present invention, the second user terminal 300 may be a smart device, by reproducing the alarm content received from the first user terminal 200 at the alarm date and time, various appointments, anniversaries, meeting time, homework, Reminders of regular meetings, hospital appointments, and more. In addition, in the present invention, the second user terminal 300 receiving the alarm is not necessarily one, and the plurality of second user terminals 300 may receive the same alarm content at the same alarm date and time.

Meanwhile, the first user terminal 200 and the second user terminal 300 may be smart devices installed with an application program for receiving an alarm present service provided by the service providing server 100. The smart device may include a smart phone, a tablet PC, a smart TV, and the like, but is not limited thereto. The smart device may be connected to the service providing server 100 through a network to input an alarm date and alarm content and transmit the alarm content at the alarm date and time. As long as it can be received and reproduced, the role of the first user terminal 200 and the second user terminal 300 of the present invention can be any number, regardless of the form of the specific terminal.

2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of a service providing server 100 in a system for implementing an alarm gift service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the service providing server 100 of the alarm present service providing method using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a transceiver 110, a content database 120, and a user database 140. It may be configured to include, and may further comprise a payment unit 130.

The transceiver 110 may communicate with the first user terminal 200 and the second user terminal 300 through a network and may transmit or receive various information and signals. The transceiver 110 may monitor whether the alarm date and time input from the first user terminal 200 arrives, and transmit alarm content to the second user terminal 300 at the alarm date and time. The alarm content may be reproduced at the alarm date and time by an application program installed in the second user terminal 300 by transmitting all of them to the second user terminal 300.

The content database 120 may store alarm content received from the first user terminal 200 and may be purchased by the first user and transmitted to the second user according to the selection of the first user terminal 200. You can also save the contents of the alarm that is being played. That is, the alarm content may be voice, music, image, video, etc. directly input from the first user terminal 200, but may also be voice, music, image, video, etc., which are stored and sold in the form of a file.

The payment unit 130 may calculate a cost according to the sale of an alarm gift or alarm content, and may proceed with a payment process for the calculated cost. In the case of an alarm gift, a charge may be charged per transmission of the alarm gift or a fee may be calculated by a flat rate, and prices may be different depending on the type of alarm content. The payment process performed by the payment unit 130 may be based on various payment processes generally used, such as bank transfer, credit card, mobile phone payment.

The user database 140 may store user information. In this case, the user information stored in the user database 140 may include a name, a telephone number of the user terminal, and the like. In the present invention, when the second user terminal 300 to receive an alarm gift from the first user terminal 200 is input, the second user can be easily selected using the user information stored in the user database 140. have.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, in the method of providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention, steps of receiving an alarm date and time and alarm contents from the first user terminal 200 (S100) and a second method are provided. It may be implemented, including the step of receiving the user terminal 300 (S200) and transmitting the alarm content to the second user terminal 300 (S400), and transmits the alarm gift sending cost, and proceeds with the payment process The step S300, the step of transmitting the alarm content list to the second user terminal 300, and the step of editing the alarm date and time and the alarm content list may be implemented.

In operation S100, the service providing server 100 may receive an alarm date and time and alarm content from the first user terminal 200. In the present invention, as well as a general alarm function or alarm application program, such as the day of the week, time, whether or not to repeat the alarm function at the alarm time, as well as to determine the alarm date to perform a kind of scheduler function together can do. The alarm content may include at least one of voice, music, images, and video. Conventionally, an alarm merely means a notification function by sound, but in the present invention, an alarm function may be performed using a recorded voice, various images, a video, and the like. In this case, the voice, image, and video may be directly recorded, photographed, or recorded by the first user, or may be music stored in the first user terminal 200. However, the service providing server 100 may sell the alarm content. The detailed flow of step S100 related to the alarm content sale will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 4.

In operation S200, the service providing server 100 may receive the second user terminal 300 to present the alarm content from the first user terminal 200. In this case, the second user who is to present the alarm content may be another person but may also be the first user. In addition, since the second user may be plural, in addition to the anniversary alarm, wake-up call, and greetings among friends, family, and lovers, alarms such as meetings and dinners in the company, alarms such as homework and exams in the school, appointment dates and times in the hospital It can also be used for alarms, etc.

On the other hand, as a specific method for receiving the second user terminal 300 in step S200, according to an embodiment, the number of the second user terminal 300 such as a telephone number can be directly input from the first user terminal 200. In addition, the ID of the second user or the name of the second user, etc. may be received and compared with the user database 140 to receive the second user terminal 300. In addition, a second user list using a service provided by the service providing server 100 may be extracted and provided to the first user terminal 200 using a phone book or a call list stored in the first user terminal 200. As a result, the first user terminal 200 may receive a selection of the second user terminal 300 from the second user list.

In operation S300, the service providing server 100 may transmit an alarm gift sending cost to the first user terminal 200, and may proceed with a payment process. In this case, the cost of sending an alarm gift may be set per alarm gift sending and may be a flat rate. In addition, the alarm content sold by the service providing server 100 without using the alarm content recorded by the first user, recording, recording, or the like stored in the first user terminal 200 in step S100. In case of use, the cost for the alarm content can be paid together in step S300. The payment process may be performed by a general payment process according to real time account transfer, credit card, mobile phone payment, etc., and may use various gift certificates, points, and electronic wallet systems.

In operation S400, the service providing server 100 may transmit alarm content to the second user terminal 300. The second user terminal 300 may provide an alarm service to the second user by reproducing the alarm content transmitted in operation S400 at an alarm date and time. In step S400, when the request for the transmission of the alarm gift is requested from the first user terminal 200 through steps S100 to S300 and the payment is performed, the alarm contents are immediately transmitted, and whether the alarm date or time arrives in the second user terminal 300. You can monitor the alarm content to play back. According to an embodiment, the service providing server 100 monitors the arrival of the alarm date and time, and when the alarm date and time arrives, transmits the alarm content to the second user terminal 300, and the transmitted alarm content is the second user terminal. It can also be played directly at (300).

Meanwhile, in operation S400, various alarm contents such as voice, music, images, and video may be transmitted to the second user terminal 300. Accordingly, the second user terminal 300 may reproduce the voice alarm recorded by the first user at the alarm date and time, and output a photo image on the screen. Alternatively, a video may be output to the second user terminal 300 at an alarm date and time to provide an alarm. For example, my parents said, “How are you? Have a good day today. ”If you present a wake-up alarm to your children studying elsewhere, the second user will wake up in the morning while watching your greeting video. I can receive it. Also, in the hospital, “oo, it's a ** hospital. The reservation time is 3 o'clock. ”While sending an alarm gift via voice recording, a confirmation message such as“ 3 o'clock ”is sent along with the image of the hospital's location. You can effectively inform.

In operation S500, the service providing server 100 may transmit the alarm date and time and the alarm content list transmitted in operation S400 to the second user terminal 300. That is, the alarm content transmitted in step S400 is not reproduced and deleted at the alarm date and time, but by storing the alarm date and time and the alarm content in the service providing server 100 and transmitting the list to the second user terminal 300. 2 Allows the user to query the list of gift alarms received. However, in order to prevent unnecessary user information leakage, alarm content may be stored in the content database 120 only for a predetermined time such as three months or one year.

In operation S600, the service providing server 100 may receive an editing command from the second user terminal 300 and edit the alarm date and time and the alarm content list. The alarm date and time and the alarm content list transmitted in step S500 may be listed in order of alarm date and time, and received, and according to an edit command input of the second user terminal 300, the alarm may be deleted or stored or the alarm date and time may be changed. You can make various edits. By further including the step S600, the second user may utilize the received alarm content as his alarm, store it separately and store it as a picture or a video, or present the same alarm content to another user as an alarm.

4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed flow of step S100 in the method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Figure 4, step S100 of the method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention, transmitting the list of alarm contents for sale to the first user terminal 200 (S110). And receiving a selection of an alarm date and time and an alarm content from the first user terminal 200 (S120).

In operation S110, the service providing server 100 may transmit a list of alarm contents for sale to the first user terminal 200. That is, the first user may purchase a music file, a video, a photo, etc. as an alarm content and present it to the second user. Therefore, the service providing server 100 may transmit a list of various alarm contents to help the user to select and improve sales.

In operation S120, the service providing server 100 may receive an input of an alarm date and time and an alarm content selection from the first user terminal 200. That is, the service providing server 100 may receive a selection of alarm content from the alarm content list transmitted in step S110 from the first user terminal 200 and receive an alarm date and time. In the second user terminal 300, the selected alarm content may be played at the received alarm date and time.

The present invention may be embodied in many other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the invention.

100: Service providing server 110: Transmitting /
120: content database 130: payment unit
140: user database 200: first user terminal
300: a second user terminal
S100: Receiving an alarm date and time and alarm content from the first user terminal
S200: step of receiving a second user terminal
S300: sending an alarm gift sending cost and proceeding with the payment process
S400: transmitting the alarm content to the second user terminal
S500: Step of transmitting the alarm content list to the second user terminal
S600: Step of editing alarm date and time and alarm content list

Claims (7)

The service provision server which provides an alarm gift service,
(1) receiving an alarm date and time and alarm content from a first user terminal;
(2) receiving a second user terminal to present the alarm contents from the first user terminal; And
(3) transmitting the alarm content to the second user terminal,
The second user terminal is a smart device, characterized in that for reproducing the alarm content transmitted in the step (3) at the alarm date and time, alarm gift service providing method using a smart device.
The method of claim 1, wherein the alarm content,
Method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device, characterized in that it comprises at least one or more of voice, music, image and video.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step (1)
Transmitting a list of alarm contents for sale to the first user terminal; And
Receiving a selection of an alarm date and time and an alarm content from the first user terminal,
In the step (3), the alarm content service providing method using a smart device, characterized in that for transmitting the alarm content received the selection to the second user terminal.
The method of claim 1,
Transmitting an alarm gift sending cost to the first user terminal, and further comprising the step of proceeding a payment process, alarm gift service providing method using a smart device.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the step (3)
And transmitting the alarm contents to a second user terminal when the alarm date arrives.
The method of claim 1,
Transmitting the alarm date and time and the alarm content list transmitted in step (3) to the second user terminal; And
And receiving an editing command from the second user terminal, and editing the alarm date and time and the alarm content list.
The method of claim 1, wherein the first user terminal and the second user terminal,
Method for providing an alarm gift service using a smart device, characterized in that the smart device is installed application program for receiving an alarm gift service.

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