Patent ID: 9311642
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: G06Q

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for creating coupons for free gift presentation, comprising: a winning reference number generation unit configured for generating winning reference numbers, each of which being composed of a plurality of group numbers, wherein each of the group numbers includes a plurality of different one-digit numbers for different decimal powers; a winning reference number storage unit configured for storing the generated winning reference numbers; a coupon number generation unit configured for loading each of the stored winning reference numbers, and generating coupon numbers including both winning numbers generated using one of the group numbers of the loaded winning reference number and winning group information having information about the one of the group numbers; a coupon number storage unit configured for storing the coupon numbers corresponding to each of the winning reference numbers; and an instant coupon number generation unit configured for generating instant coupon numbers by combining the winning reference number used when the coupon numbers are generated with individual coupon numbers, wherein coupons on which the instant coupon numbers are printed are created, wherein the coupon number generation unit comprises: a winning reference number loading unit configured for loading one winning reference number from the stored winning reference numbers so that the numbers are not duplicated; a winning group number generation unit configured for receiving the winning reference number from the winning reference number loading unit, and generating a winning group number to be used to check a winning status of winning numbers to be generated; a winning number generation unit configured for generating the winning numbers using group numbers corresponding to a group of the winning group number generated by the winning group number generation unit with respect to each of the group numbers of the winning reference number; and a combination unit configured for generating the coupon numbers by combining the winning group number with the winning number, wherein the winning reference number generation unit generates a winning reference number composed of five group numbers that are sequentially generated, the respective group numbers being generated by Equation 1, wherein Equation 1 is as follows: