KR20020006928A - Method of shopping in using text information service - Google Patents

Abstract

A shopping method using a text information service is disclosed. a) the vendor providing product information, CBN and URL to the broadcast message center, b) generating an SMS message based on the data provided in step a), c) receiving the subscriber's SMS message from step b). Sending to the mobile station and d) the subscriber's mobile station receiving an SMS message and accessing the merchant via telephone or the Internet based on the CBN or URL included in the SMS message. Provide services and enable product vendors to conduct product advertising and sales activities at low cost.

Description

Shopping method using text information service {METHOD OF SHOPPING IN USING TEXT INFORMATION SERVICE}

The present invention relates to a shopping method using a text information service, and more particularly, using a text information service to transmit a CBN or URL of a product seller using a SMS system of a wireless communication system and to allow subscribers to conveniently shop using the same. It is about how to shop.

"IS-95A, Mobile Station-Base Station Compatible Standards for Dual-Mode Wideband Spread Spectrum Cellular Systems" and "IS-637, Short Message Service for Dual-Mode Wideband Spread Spectrum Cellular Systems" are protocols for wireless systems that use CDMA technology. Is specified.

Standard IS-637 defines technical requirements for SMS to enable the transmission of alphanumeric information for call, message and voice mail notifications. The standards specified in IS-637 apply to mobile stations in wideband spread spectrum CDMA mode as well as mobile stations in analog mode. According to standard IS-637, an SMS message may be transmitted in a broadcast form or may be transmitted to a specific person or individuals. Text and Call Back Number (CBN) can be sent to mobile stations via SMS message.

However, IS-637 does not currently define the transmission of Internet addresses or URLs.

In addition, the current broadcast type service is only in the early stages to simply transmit information (news, weather, humor, etc.) to subscribers unilaterally.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a convenient and fast shopping service to subscribers by transmitting the CBN or URL of the product seller to the subscribers using the SMS system of the mobile communication system. To provide a shopping method using a text information service that can be.

The method according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

a) the vendor providing the product information, the CBN and the URL to the broadcast message center;

b) generating an SMS message based on the data provided in step a);

c) sending the SMS message of step b) to the mobile stations of the subscribers; And

d) the subscriber's mobile station receiving an SMS message and accessing the vendor via telephone or the Internet based on the CBN or URL included in the SMS message.

According to the present invention, subscribers can conveniently receive a shopping service provided by a product seller through a mobile station, and the product seller can perform product advertisement and sales activities at low cost.

1 is a view for explaining a transmission process of shopping information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a process in which a subscriber is connected to a seller through a CBN according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining a process in which a subscriber is connected to a seller by a URL according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping method using a text information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

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100: dealer center 200: broadcast message center

300: SMSC 400: mobile communication network

500: mobile station 600: general wired network

700: dealer telephone 800: wireless Internet server

900: Internet network 1000: dealer server

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a transmission process of shopping information according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown, the seller center 100 that sells various products, the broadcast message center 200 to receive information from the seller center 100, the product information provided from the broadcast message center 200, CBN And SMSC 200 to allow the URL to be transmitted to mobile stations 500 of subscribers via mobile communication network 400.

The broadcast message center 200 generates an SMS message based on the product information input from the seller center 100, the CBN of the seller, and a URL operated by the seller, and provides the SMS message to the SMSC 300. It also provides the SMSC 300 with the mobile station 500 telephone numbers of subscribers entered from the merchant center 100.

The SMSC 300 simultaneously or separately transmits the SMS message to the mobile station 500 of subscribers via the mobile communication network 400.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 2, subscribers call the CBN in the received SMS message, thereby making a call with the merchandise vendor.

That is, when subscribers press a call button on the CBN received by the mobile station 500, a telephone call signal of the product seller is generated from the mobile station 500, and the product is sold through the mobile communication network 400 or the general wired network 600, respectively. Connected to a mobile station 700 'of a child or a landline telephone 700 of a merchandise vendor.

Next, a case in which the subscribers' mobile station 500 is an Internet phone will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The mobile station 500, which is the Internet phone, has a built-in WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) browser to access the Internet through a wireless mobile communication network. Thus, the mobile station 500 can access the Internet service.

The mobile station 500 also includes an " Internet key " for internet access. The " Internet key " may be added to a keypad of a conventional mobile station or a mobile station can be programmed to use any one of the keys of a keypad.

When the subscriber presses the " Internet key ", an internet access signal is transmitted through the antenna of the mobile station 500, connected to the wireless Internet server 800 through the mobile communication network 400, and again connects the internet network 900. It is connected to the server 1000 of the merchandise distributor.

Therefore, the subscriber can access the server 1000 of the merchandise seller to access the site operated by the merchandise distributor, that is, the site having the URL (http://www.shoppingmall.co.kr) to shop for merchandise. do.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, when transmitting a URL through an SMS message, the broadcast message center 200 indicates the URL to distinguish the URL from other characters in the mobile station 500 receiving the SMS message. URL delimiters, e.g. an escape code value in the ASC II character set, i.e., <ESC>, can be added to the SMS message.

When the URL separator is included in the URL as described above, the mobile station 500 determines whether the URL is included in the received SMS message based on the URL separator.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a shopping method using a text information service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

The shopping method according to the present invention comprises a step (S100) in which the product seller connects to the broadcast message center 200, and after being connected through the step S100, data provided from the product seller, that is, product information, CBN and Generating an SMS message based on the URL (S110), transmitting the SMS message generated in the step (S110) (S120),

Receiving the SMS message transmitted in the step S120 by the mobile station 500 (S130), and determining whether to be connected to the merchandise seller through the CBN or URL included in the received SMS message (S140), the step (S150) for connecting through the CBN in the step (S140),

The step (S160) is connected to the merchandise seller through the step (S150), the step (S170) to access through the URL in the step (S140) and the merchandise seller is operated through the step (S150) In step S160, shopping is performed by accessing the site.

The determination of step S140 is made based on whether or not the subscriber's mobile station 500 is an Internet phone.

When a call is made between the subscriber and the product seller in step S160, the purchase and shipment of goods can be confirmed immediately, but in the case of the Internet connection, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the subscriber who requested the product purchase is reconfirmed and Other product-related messages may be sent or may be directly called to confirm the purchase of the product.

As described above, the shopping information of the product seller is transmitted to the subscribers along with the CBN or the URL, thereby providing various shopping opportunities to the subscribers.

In the above-described embodiment, only a text message has been described. However, it can be understood by those skilled in the art that an image containing an image of a product (promotion of a subscriber's desire to purchase a product) can be transmitted.

As described above, according to the present invention, a shopping-related message is transmitted to subscribers, thereby providing subscribers with an opportunity to shop quickly and simply.

In addition, merchandise sellers can effectively advertise and sell at low cost.

Although the present invention has been described in detail by the above embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (3)

a) the vendor providing the product information, the CBN and the URL to the broadcast message center; b) generating an SMS message based on the data provided in step a); c) sending the SMS message of step b) to the mobile stations of the subscribers; And d) a mobile station of subscribers receiving an SMS message and accessing a seller through a telephone or the Internet based on a CBN or URL included in the SMS message; . The method of claim 1, wherein a URL separator is included in the URL in the SMS message generated in step b). The shopping method using a text information service according to claim 1, wherein the internet access of step d) is made through an internet phone.