Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for providing a gift using a communication network and a system including the apparatus. The present invention includes a) providing information about products to a user terminal connected with a gift provision apparatus through the communication network; b) selecting at least one of the products by the user terminal and inputting information of a receipt terminal for receiving the product; c) the user terminal transmitting a message requesting gift provision or a message requesting gift reception for the product to the gift provision apparatus; and d) the gift provision apparatus providing a gift icon corresponding to the product to the receipt terminal when receiving the message requesting gift provision.

Abstract: The present invention relates to payment service system using beacon, and payment service method in the system, and may determine a user's position and moving route within an affiliated store using a beacon signal and provide target marketing information to a user terminal based on the determined user's position and moving route. In addition, when the user goes out of the affiliated store via the entrance and exit of the affiliated store in which a sensor is installed while carrying a product, the fact that the user goes out from the affiliated store may be confirmed using the beacon signal, the sensor may calculate the price of the product when the user passes through the entrance and exit, and the calculated price may be automatically charged to the user who has been authenticated through a POS terminal of the affiliated store.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a point converting system, a point converting method, and an apparatus applied to the same. That is, in relation to a point conversion among point companies providing respective point services, a point conversion ratio is determined based on points, which are converted, accumulated, and updated for the respective point companies, and the point conversion is performed according to the determined point conversion ratio, thereby avoiding an imbalance phenomenon in which a majority of points are unevenly converted for specific point companies.

Abstract: Provided are apparatus and method for activating a wireless communication function automatically for geo-fence, a system comprising the same, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon for providing a content by activating the wireless communication function while entering a geo-fence which is a predetermined virtual area for providing the content based on a current location of a user. Thus, it is possible to greatly improve efficiency of a content providing service using a geo-fence by automatically activating a wireless communication function of user equipment according to whether a user enters the geo-fence to receive store information through communication with a beacon or a WIFI AP provided in the store positioned at the geo-fence and transmitting the corresponding store information to a geo-fence service providing device providing a content related with the store to receive the content corresponding to the store information.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system for content recommendation service, a content recommendation device and a method of operating the same. The system can recommend personalized content directly related with a recommendation target, irrespectively of whether the content consumption history of the recommendation target user is sufficient to analyze the purchase/use pattern or whether there are other users having similar purchase/user pattern with the recommendation target user. As a result, the recommendation reliability can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a payment service system using a temporarily combined barcode of a random number, and a payment service device and method in the system.

Abstract: A local wireless data communication system and a method and apparatus for automatically setting information in the system, in which a service device is accessed via the Internet by setting Internet access using Internet access information received from a management terminal device and beacon identification information that is to be included in a beacon signal is automatically set by requesting and receiving identification information from the accessed service device. Thus, the beacon identification information may be automatically set and changed in a simple manner by a beacon device without performing a complicated process of accessing the beacon device and changing the settings of the beacon device by the management terminal device in order to set or change the beacon identification information. Also, the beacon device may be managed in a more convenient and simpler manner without an administrator's efforts. Also, costs and a time needed to manage the beacon device may be reduced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an application driving service system and method which is capable of solving unnecessary application redundant driving in a terminal in a procedure of providing a service using a beacon device, for example, a Bluetooth-based information providing service, a driving policy providing apparatus applied thereto, and a method for operating the apparatus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cluster analysis supporting system, with respect to providing a cluster analysis function, including a cluster analysis service apparatus configured to request a distributed processing service apparatus to perform a k-means clustering based on k values within a predetermined range and a preset iteration frequency until a predefined converge condition is satisfied, and if center values of the k values are calculated from the distributed processing service apparatus, select an optimum center value among the center values, and control calculation and application of an optimum k value through an index calculation with respect to applying clustered indexes assigned based on the selected optimum center value to data, and the distributed processing service apparatus configured to perform the k-means clustering based on the k values and the preset iteration frequency provided from the cluster analysis service apparatus upon the request by the cluster analysis service apparatus.

Abstract: A content providing system based on a media playback apparatus capable of reading a content reception information stored in a storage media to provide a multimedia content to a user is disclosed. In accordance with the system, an advertisement or a promotion of a product is possible by distributing a storage media that holds a link to a content providing apparatus to consumers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high picture quality video streaming service method and system. The high picture quality video streaming service system according to the present invention includes: a content server for generating a first encoding video by encoding an original video with at a constant bit rate, generating a second encoding video by encoding the original video by using 1/N of the length of a first encoding video Group Of Pictures (GOP) and 1/N of a frame rate with constant Quantization Parameters, generating a streaming video by using the first encoding video and the second encoding video, and downloading the first encoding video and transmitting the streaming video in real time; and a user terminal for downloading and playing the first encoding video, or generating and playing a video for playback by recombining frames of the first encoding video and frames of the streaming video.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a 3D object. The apparatus includes a 3D object generation unit for generating a 3D object by latticizing and dividing the structural element of a 2D web page into a plurality of polygons and a 3D object manipulation processing unit for, when an object manipulation signal is inputted in the generated 3D object, generating 3D transform matrices by changing vertex coordinate values of respective lattice elements in response to the object manipulation signal and generating a transformed 3D object by applying the generated 3D transform matrices to predefined CSS transform.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multicast-based content transmitting system and method, and a device and method for estimating high-speed movement. Included are: a content providing device for generating N×M multicast stream channels having different transmission start times and transmission rates, providing N×M multicast stream channel lists, and transmitting content through one channel of N×M multicast stream channels; and a user terminal for selecting one channel of the N×M multicast stream channel lists provided from the content providing device and receiving content through the selected multicast stream channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for changing alarm information based on weather, and more particularly to an apparatus and method for changing alarm information based on weather, which can collect locations, time and weather information for a path, routinely used by a user, and a destination and actively adjust alarm time based on a weather condition, which can measure the gap between a weather forecast and real-time observation data, determine whether a gap notification condition has been satisfied and provide notification to a user, and which can collect location information and weather information via a report message, determine the urgency level of a disaster situation and generate a disaster information list that enables the disaster situation to be effectively determined.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a database update method and apparatus for locating a pCell. An embodiment of the present invention provides a database update apparatus for locating a pCell, comprising: a database storing grid cells that are sorted by pCell ID; a DB collection unit collecting log data for a WLAN signal from a mobile communication terminal which performs communication using the WLAN signal; an information extraction unit extracting a WLAN parameter from the log data of the WLAN signal; and a DB update unit updating the grid cells by matching and storing the information based on the extracted WLAN parameter in the corresponding grid cell. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the data-based information for AP locations and its application to the determination of a location can enhance the location performance.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a device and method for providing POI information using POI grouping. According to the present invention, POI objects are collected in a preset POI category, a POI group is generated by grouping some of the POI objects using additional information included in each of the POI objects, related POI objects corresponding to a target POI object corresponding to a request from a user are extracted using the POI group, and information corresponding to the related POI objects is transmitted to the user. Related POI objects are extracted and then information is transmitted in response to a request from a user, and thus information about a location desired by the user is provided in a related group, thereby efficiently providing appropriate information.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of providing an instant messaging service, a recording medium that records a program therefor, and a terminal. A real time camera capture image is output to a background screen of a dialog window for displaying an instant message so that a user can keep his/her eyes forward through the background screen of the dialog window and use an instant messaging service while moving. Moreover, the real time camera capture image is transmitted to a partner in a conversation through the background screen of the dialog window according to the user's simple input so that it is possible for the user to share circumstances around him or her with the partner in real time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a system for a message service in a multi-device environment in which one or more terminals are used by a user, and to an apparatus therefor, the present invention registering, for each user, one or more terminals which will be using a message service and providing the message service by means of the one or more registered terminals, thereby providing additional services comprising user privacy protection and/or provision of presence information.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of providing an instant messaging service, a recording medium that records a program therefor, and a terminal. A real time camera capture image is output to a background screen of a dialog window for displaying an instant message so that a user can keep his/her eyes forward through the background screen of the dialog window and use an instant messaging service while moving. Moreover, the real time camera capture image is transmitted to a partner in a conversation through the background screen of the dialog window according to the user's simple input so that it is possible for the user to share circumstances around him or her with the partner in real time.

Abstract: Provided are a terminal, a service providing device and a coupon server, an electronic wallet system including the same, a control method thereof, and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer program recorded thereon. That is, instead of performing an issuing procedure by assigning the coupon registered by the affiliated company one to one, coupon information (alternatively, retrieval type coupon information) related with the keyword assigned by the consumer among the coupons registered by the affiliated company is retrieved in real time and the retrieved coupon information is provided to the terminal to enhance an advertisement effect by diversifying the method of providing the coupon information, improve convenience of the user, and reduce management costs.