Access card providing method, access card checking method, and apparatus for performing same methods

1 . An access card providing method performed by an access card management server, the access card providing method comprising:

receiving card information for producing an access card from a partner terminal, wherein the card information includes application identification information of an entity corresponding to the partner terminal;

producing the access card based on the received card information;

providing, through a chatroom identified as the entity corresponding to the partner terminal or an access card production server of a messenger application installed on a user terminal, a link or a code to a card issuance page for the access card;

receiving an issuance request for the access card of the user terminal through the link or the code; and

providing data for the produced access card in response to the issuance request for the access card,

wherein the access card is a virtual card indicating qualifications to enter an online area or an offline area set by the partner terminal,

wherein the user terminal is configured to receive different types of access cards produced by different partner terminals, and

wherein the provided data is stored in association with a user account of the messenger application, such that the different types of access cards produced by the different partner terminals are issued, displayed, and managed through the messenger application installed on the user terminal.

2 . The access card providing method of claim 1 ,

wherein the access card is assigned with user information of a user terminal designated by the partner terminal, and

wherein the user information comprises a phone number of the user terminal or a user account of the user terminal.

3 . The access card providing method of claim 1 ,

wherein the access card is assigned with user information related to a user terminal, for which issuance is requested within a number of access cards that are able to be issued, designated by the partner terminal, and

wherein the user information comprises a phone number of the user terminal or a user account of the user terminal.

4 . The access card providing method of claim 1 ,

wherein the access card has set validity conditions, and

wherein the validity conditions comprises at least one of time information, type information, profile information, or verification information related to the access card.

5 . The access card providing method of claim 1 , wherein, when a partner corresponding to the partner terminal that produces the access card is expanded according to a hierarchical structure, the access card is generated based on the hierarchical structure.

6 . The access card providing method of claim 1 ,

wherein an instant message related to production of the access card comprises (i) an instant message comprising a notification that the production of the access card is completed or (ii) an instant message comprising information on the access card, and

wherein the instant message is provided to the partner terminal through a chatroom identified as a business entity corresponding to the partner terminal or an access card production server.

7 . The access card providing method of claim 1 ,

wherein an instant message related to issuance of the access card comprises an instant message comprising a notification that the issuance of the access card is completed, and

wherein the instant message is provided to the partner terminal or the user terminal through a chatroom identified as a business entity corresponding to the partner terminal or an access card issuance server.

8 . An access card checking method performed by an access card management server, the access card checking method comprising:

providing identification information corresponding to an access card to the access card checking server, wherein the identification information includes application identification information of a business entity corresponding to a partner terminal used to create the access card;

receiving, from the access card checking server, an inquiry whether the access card is issued for a user terminal that recognizes the identification information;

confirming whether the access card corresponding to the identification information is issued; and

transmitting, to the access card checking server, a result of confirming whether the access card for the user terminal is issued,

wherein the identification information is provided by the access card checking server, posted in an offline area related to a partner that is the business entity of the partner terminal for entry to the offline area,

wherein the access card is a virtual card indicating qualifications to enter the offline area, and is issued, displayed, and managed through the messenger application installed on the user terminal using a chatroom identified as the business entity corresponding to the partner terminal or an access card production server,

wherein data regarding the access card is stored in association with a user account of the messenger application, such that the different types of access cards produced by the different partner terminals are issued, displayed, and managed through the messenger application installed on the user terminal.

9 . The access card checking method of claim 8 , wherein access processing for the access card is performed according to (i) whether the user terminal has validly received the access card, or (ii) whether the access card issued for the user terminal satisfies validity conditions.

10 . The access card checking method of claim 9 , wherein whether the user terminal has validly received the access card is determined according to whether at least one of access cards issued for the user terminal includes an access card related to qualifications to enter the offline area.

11 . The access card checking method of claim 8 , further comprising:

setting additional information comprising at least one of a type of the access card, authority set in the access card, a validity period for recognizing the identification information, a page that is confirmed by a user terminal after recognizing the identification information, a page that is confirmed by a user terminal not holding an access card after recognizing the identification information, whether the identification information is scanned in a duplicated manner, or a page that is confirmed by a user terminal that scans the identification information in a duplicated manner when scanning in a duplicated manner is prohibited.

12 . The access card checking method of claim 8 ,

wherein a message comprising a notification related to completion of checking for the access card is provided through a chatroom, and

wherein the chatroom is identified as a business entity of the partner terminal or the access card management server.

13 . The access card checking method of claim 8 , further comprising:

providing check information for the access card to the partner terminal.

14 . The access card checking method of claim 8 , wherein the check information comprises at least one of a time point at which the user terminal recognizes the identification information and requests to check the access card, whether the access card is checked in a duplicated manner, user information for the user terminal checked through the access card, or information on the access card that is requested to be checked.

15 . An access card checking method performed by an access card checking server, the access card checking method comprising:

recording check information related to recognition of identification information corresponding to an access card of a user terminal, wherein the identification information includes application identification information of a business entity corresponding to a partner terminal used to produce the access card;

transmitting, to an access card management server, an inquiry whether the access card is issued for the user terminal that recognizes the identification information;

receiving, from the access card management server, a result of confirming whether the access card is issued based on the identification information; and

performing access processing based on the result of confirming,

wherein the identification information is provided by the access card checking server and posted in an offline area related to a partner that is the business entity of the partner terminal to enter the offline area,

wherein the access card is a virtual card indicating qualifications to enter the offline area, and is issued, displayed, and managed through a messenger application installed on the user terminal using a chatroom identified as the business entity corresponding to the partner terminal or an access card production server, and

wherein the provided data is stored in association with a user account of the messenger application, such that the different types of access cards produced by the different partner terminals are issued, displayed, and managed through the messenger application installed on the user terminal.

16 . The access card checking method of claim 15 , wherein the performing of the access processing comprises:

performing the access processing according to (i) whether the user terminal has validly received the access card, or (ii) whether the access card issued for the user terminal satisfies validity conditions.

17 . The access card checking method of claim 16 , wherein whether the user terminal has validly received the access card is determined according to whether at least one of access cards issued for the user terminal includes an access card related to qualifications to enter the offline area.

18 . The access card checking method of claim 15 ,

wherein a message comprising a notification related to completion of checking for the access card is provided through a chatroom, and

wherein the chatroom is identified as a business entity of the partner terminal or the access card management server.

19 . The access card checking method of claim 15 , further comprising:

providing check information for the access card to the access card management server.

20 . The access card checking method of claim 15 , wherein the check information comprises at least one of a time point at which the user terminal recognizes the identification information and requests to check the access card, whether the access card is checked in a duplicated manner, information on the user terminal, or information on the access card requested to be checked.