CHECK-IN METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME PRESENCE DETECTION IN A STORE AND PROVIDING REWARD THEREOF

摘要

Provided are an apparatus and a method for checking a store visit in real time and providing a reward according to the store visit without using a chargeable communication channel which is included in a mobile communication device carried by a customer. The provided apparatus includes a sound signal receiving unit which receives a sound signal transmitted from a mobile communication device of a customer and restores an identifier from the received sound signal; and an information processing unit which generates check-in information by extracting customer information, a check-in date, and time information from the identifier restored in the sound signal receiving unit and combining the extracted information with store information and device information stored in the corresponding check-in apparatus, and then transmits the generated check-in information to a check-in server.