Goods purchasing system and method using online commodity coupon
OwnerJung-Hee Ryu, Ki Parkinventors
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Abstract
Provided is a goods purchasing system using an online commodity coupon. The system comprises a first terminal, at least one communicatable second terminal, a commodity coupon server, and a franchise. The system is to provide a goods purchasing system and method using an online commodity coupon, in which the commodity coupon for exchanging for and purchasing only a specific goods is purchased online and transmitted to a different user, and the receiving user is authenticated in a corresponding franchise and is allowed to purchase a specific commodity, thereby making it possible to achieve a new concept of real trade management unlike a conventional cash concept of an online coupon.
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A goods purchasing system using an online commodity coupon, the system comprising:
- a first terminal registered to an online service for purchasing the commodity coupon that can exchange for or purchase only specific goods through the online service;
- at least one communicatable second terminal for receiving the online commodity coupon from the first terminal;
- a commodity coupon server for online providing a commodity coupon issuance service, databasing a variety of information on the issued commodity coupon, and connecting with the first terminal and the at least one second terminal through a communication network;
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- a franchise for connecting with the commodity coupon server through the communication network and confirming effectiveness or noneffectiveness of the online commodity coupon received at the second terminal, and, after the effectiveness of the online commodity coupon is confirmed, supplying a specific commodity corresponding to the online commodity coupon to a user of the second terminal.
A goods purchasing method using an online commodity coupon, the method comprising:
- a first step of, by a purchaser previously registered to an online service, purchasing an online commodity coupon that can online exchange for and purchase only specific goods, through a communicatable terminal;
- a second step of registering the purchased online commodity coupon to a commodity coupon server, and receiving details information of a specific commodity that corresponds to the registered commodity coupon, from the commodity coupon server;
- a third step of purchaser's selecting whether or not he/she transmits the registered online commodity coupon to other users;
- a fourth step of, by the purchaser himself/herself or other users receiving the online commodity coupon from the purchaser, visiting a franchise and confirming effectiveness or noneffectiveness of the online commodity coupon;
- a fifth step of, as a result of confirming the effectiveness or noneffectiveness, if authentication of the online commodity coupon succeeds, supplying a specific commodity by the franchise;
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- a sixth step of transmitting and updating authentication result information and use information on the online commodity coupon to the commodity coupon server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.