In-house flower shop operation management device and method for replacing employment burden

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop for substituting an employment levy, and may include: a registration unit for registering user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop provided at the company; a worker management unit for collecting and managing work data of workers employed at the in-house flower shop; an employment levy calculation unit for calculating an amount that can substitute for the employment levy using the user information and the work data; and a provision unit for providing information on the calculated amount that can substitute for the employment levy to a user terminal.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop (florist) to replace employment levies. Background Technology

[0002] Companies (particularly large corporations and public institutions) are required to employ a certain percentage of persons with disabilities, and failure to do so necessitates the payment of an employment levy. However, the existing disability employment levy system faces limitations as it remains structured to merely fulfill obligations through monetary means, due to practical reasons such as challenging work environments that make hiring disabled individuals difficult or a lack of infrastructure. Consequently, this system fails to lead to the creation of actual jobs for the disabled or is not linked to the creation of social value.

[0003] Furthermore, ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) management is becoming increasingly essential for global corporations and public institutions. However, traditionally, ESG-related data was collected manually, and the lack of a system to comprehensively report on performance—such as employment of the disabled, welfare spending, and eco-friendly activities—resulted in companies consuming significant time and resources on quantifying ESG activities and preparing periodic reports. In other words, there were inefficiencies in managing ESG performance in the past.

[0004] Furthermore, while some companies have recently been implementing welfare activities such as operating flower shops or placing plants in their in-house spaces, these conventional services remain limited to mere aesthetic purposes or simple maintenance services outsourced to external vendors; consequently, there is absolutely no linkage with the employment of people with disabilities, integration with welfare consumption, or integration with ESG performance reporting.

[0005] Furthermore, although employment performance for people with disabilities, welfare consumption records, flower / plant maintenance status, and environmental contributions are all important information that can be linked to corporate ESG management, there has traditionally been no platform or automation system capable of integrally tracking, managing, and automatically reporting these factors.

[0006] As such, in the past, when companies assessed compliance with the disability employment levy system or reported ESG management performance, they had to manually collect and manage relevant data such as the employment status of disabled persons, welfare consumption details, and environmental contribution indicators individually. There was a lack of technology to link and manage these data in an integrated manner or to produce reports in an automated way, which resulted in low operational efficiency and a lack of reliability and quantification in ESG reporting.

[0007] Korean Published Patent Application No. 10-2023-0089860 serves as the background technology for the present invention. The aforementioned background technology document discloses only functions for predicting ESG scores and analyzing risks, but does not disclose at all the functions of the present invention, which involve automatically collecting and managing ESG performance data linked to internal corporate activities such as actual employment of persons with disabilities, welfare consumption, and maintenance of floral products, and thereby calculating and reporting the effect of replacing employment levies. The problem to be solved

[0008] The present invention aims to solve the problems of the aforementioned prior art by providing an apparatus and method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace employment levies, which automatically collects and integrally manages ESG-related data—including histories such as the employment of disabled workers, consumption based on welfare points, maintenance of flower products, and ESG-related activities—on a single platform based on an in-house flower shop established within a company, calculates an amount that can replace employment levies, and automatically generates and provides an ESG report based on this data.

[0009] However, the technical problems that the embodiments of the present invention aim to solve are not limited to the technical problems described above, and other technical problems may exist. means of solving the problem

[0010] As a technical means for achieving the above-mentioned technical task, an in-house flower shop operation management device for substituting employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention may include: a registration unit for registering user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop provided in the company; a worker management unit for collecting and managing work data of workers employed at the in-house flower shop; an employment levy calculation unit for calculating an amount that can substitute for employment levies using the user information and the work data; and a provision unit for providing information on the calculated amount that can substitute for employment levies to a user terminal.

[0011] In addition, the in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing the employment levy may further include a welfare consumption management unit that collects and manages welfare consumption data generated when employees within the company pay for flower products with welfare points at the in-house flower shop, and the employment levy calculation unit may calculate the replaceable amount by further considering the welfare consumption data.

[0012] In addition, the in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing the aforementioned employment levy may further include a flower management unit that performs maintenance management on flower products sold at the in-house flower shop through linkage with a smart flower management device provided in a specific area within the in-house flower shop.

[0013] In addition, the in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing the aforementioned employment levy may further include a report management unit that generates and provides an ESG report containing ESG-related data related to the in-house flower shop.

[0014] In addition, the in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing the aforementioned employment levy may further include a delivery management unit that controls the delivery of flower products according to a pre-set delivery process when a customer requests flower delivery from the in-house flower shop.

[0015] Meanwhile, a method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop for substituting employment levies by an in-house flower shop operation management device for substituting employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention may include: a registration unit registering user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of an in-house flower shop provided in the company; a worker management unit collecting and managing work data of a worker employed at the in-house flower shop; an employment levy calculation unit calculating an amount that can substitute employment levies using the user information and the work data; and a provision unit providing information of the calculated amount that can substitute employment levies to a user terminal.

[0016] The above-described means for solving the problem are merely exemplary and should not be interpreted as intended to limit the invention. In addition to the exemplary embodiments described above, additional embodiments may exist in the drawings and the detailed description of the invention. Effects of the invention

[0017] According to the means for solving the problem of the present invention described above, by providing an in-house flower shop operation management device and method for replacing employment levies, ESG-related data including the history of employment of disabled workers, consumption based on welfare points, maintenance of flower products, and ESG-related activities based on an in-house flower shop established within a company can be automatically collected and managed integrally on a single platform, and based on this, an amount that can replace employment levies can be calculated and an ESG report can be automatically generated and provided.

[0018] This invention can provide companies with an automation-based integrated operating environment that enables them to fulfill their employment obligations for persons with disabilities while simultaneously creating multifaceted social values, such as promoting welfare consumption, securing ESG management performance, and enhancing their eco-friendly brand image.

[0019] However, the effects obtainable from the present invention are not limited to those described above, and other effects may exist. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0020] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of an in-house flower shop operation management system for replacing employment levies, including an in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a special storage case considered in an in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of a method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0021] Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the invention. However, the present invention may be embodied in various different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Furthermore, in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts unrelated to the explanation have been omitted, and similar parts throughout the specification are denoted by similar reference numerals.

[0022] Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a part is described as being "connected" to another part, this includes not only cases where they are "directly connected," but also cases where they are "electrically connected" or "indirectly connected" with other elements interposed between them.

[0023] Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a member is described as being located "on," "on the upper," "on the top," "under," "on the lower," or "on the bottom" of another member, this includes not only cases where the member is in contact with the other member, but also cases where another member exists between the two members.

[0024] Throughout the specification of the present invention, when a part is described as "comprising" a certain component, this means that, unless specifically stated otherwise, it does not exclude other components but may include additional components.

[0025] Throughout the specification of the present invention, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a terminal, device, or device may instead be performed by a server connected to said terminal, device, or device. Likewise, some of the operations or functions described as being performed by a server may also be performed by a terminal, device, or device connected to said server.

[0026] Throughout the specification of the present invention, the term "at least one" may be defined as a term including both singular and plural forms, and it will be obvious that even if the term "at least one" is not present, each component may exist in a singular or plural form and may mean singular or plural. Furthermore, whether each component is provided in a singular or plural form may be changed according to the embodiment.

[0027] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the schematic configuration of an in-house flower shop operation management system (100) for replacing employment levies, including an in-house flower shop operation management device (10) for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] For convenience of explanation, the in-house flower shop operation management device (10) for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention will be referred to as the device (10), and the in-house flower shop operation management system (100) for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention will be referred to as the system (100). In addition, the details shown (described) in the drawings of the present invention, including FIG. 1, may be applied equally to the description of the device (10), even if they are omitted below.

[0029] Referring to FIG. 1, the present system (100) may include the present device (10), an in-house flower shop (30), a user terminal (40), a worker terminal (50), a customer terminal (60), and a manager terminal (70).

[0030] The device (10) may be a device or server that provides at least one of a webpage (homepage), program, application (app), service, and platform related to the operation management of an in-house flower shop for the replacement of employment levies. At this time, the webpage (homepage), program, application, service, and platform related to the operation management of an in-house flower shop for the replacement of employment levies provided by the device (10) may be referred to as the webpage (this homepage), the program, the app, the service, and the platform, respectively, for convenience of explanation below. In the example illustrated in FIG. 1, the device (10) is described as being provided in the form of a server capable of transmitting and receiving data through a network (5) with each component within the system (100) (e.g., in-house flower shop, user terminal, worker terminal, customer terminal, and administrator terminal). For example, the service name of the service may be Pium, but is not limited thereto.

[0031] Users of the device (10) may include at least one user, at least one worker, at least one customer, and a manager. Users may use the service with or without installing the program or app using a terminal they possess. Additionally, users may use the service with or without registering (logging in) by accessing the program or app using a terminal they possess.

[0032] The in-house flower shop (30) may refer to a flower shop provided (installed) within the company to which the user belongs. In particular, the in-house flower shop (30) may refer to a flower shop provided in a specific area of ​​the company's idle space. Here, the company may be a company operated by the user, and accordingly, the user may be the CEO, president, or corporate manager of the company. For example, the company may include large corporations, public institutions, etc., but is not limited to these, and may include employers (companies), institutions, organizations, etc., to which the obligation to employ disabled persons applies as the number of employees exceeds a certain number.

[0033] The in-house flower shop (30) may include a smart flower management device (31) for managing the condition of at least one (multiple) flower products, a worker management device (32) for managing workers (especially disabled workers) employed at the in-house flower shop (30) and working within the in-house flower shop (30), and a POS machine (33) for managing payments for flower products sold at the in-house flower shop (30). Flower products may refer to flowers, plants, etc.

[0034] Here, the POS device (33) may be referred to by other terms such as payment terminal, POS terminal, etc. The POS device (33) may be, for example, a conventional POS terminal, but is not limited thereto, and may be a device that is operated (implemented) through a device such as a tablet PC or a smartphone.

[0035] The above-mentioned worker management device (32) may include, for example, an attendance authentication device installed (provided) to manage the attendance of workers based on NFC or QR codes, and a work input device provided to input (record) work data, which is the content of work performed by a worker at the in-house flower shop (30). The attendance authentication device may be a device provided to enable authentication of attendance using not only NFC or QR codes but also the worker's fingerprint or facial recognition. The above-mentioned work input device may be a device provided in the form of, for example, a tablet PC, a desktop PC, etc.

[0036] That is, the attendance authentication device may be an attendance terminal installed to authenticate attendance based on NFC or QR codes. A worker (a disabled worker) can access the app using a worker terminal (50) they possess or use the worker management device (32) to record attendance (authentication) and record work status (i.e., work data).

[0037] At least one floral product may be placed (prepared) in the in-house flower shop (30). The at least one floral product placed within the in-house flower shop (30) may be sold to customers or employees within the company by a worker (disabled worker) working at the in-house flower shop (30). In the present invention, floral products can be understood as a concept including flowers, plants, etc. The types or number of floral products prepared within the in-house flower shop (30) are not particularly limited and can be set and changed in various ways by the manager. The in-house flower shop (30) may be referred to by other terms, such as an in-house flower shop or an in-house flower shop franchise.

[0038] The user terminal (40) may refer to a terminal possessed by a user operating a specific business. The user may be a person who uses this service in order to realize ESG while reducing the burden of employing disabled people in operating a business.

[0039] The worker terminal (50) may refer to a terminal possessed by a worker employed at an in-house flower shop (30) and working within the in-house flower shop (30). For example, the worker may be a person employed by an employer at an in-house flower shop (30) provided within the company operated by the employer. In particular, the worker may be a disabled worker.

[0040] The customer terminal (60) may refer to a terminal possessed by a customer who wishes to purchase flower products sold at the in-house flower shop (30). In particular, the customer may be a person who wishes to purchase flower products from the in-house flower shop (30) by delivery through a flower delivery request. The customer may make a flower delivery request online or offline; in the case of online delivery, the customer may access the app, etc., through the customer terminal (60) to make a flower delivery request to a desired delivery address, and in the case of offline delivery, the customer may visit the in-house flower shop (30) and make a flower delivery request to a desired delivery address in person to an employee. The customer may include employees belonging to a company operated by the user, general customers (ordinary people) unrelated to the said company, etc.

[0041] The administrator terminal (70) may refer to a terminal possessed by the administrator. Here, the administrator may be a person who develops and distributes the device (10) and operates and manages the device (10).

[0042] In the present invention, the terminal (i.e., each of the user terminal (40), worker terminal (50), customer terminal (60) and manager terminal (70)) may include, for example, all types of wired and wireless communication devices such as PCS (Personal Communication System), GSM (Global System for Mobile communication), PDC (Personal Digital Cellular), PHS (Personal Handyphone System), PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), IMT (International Mobile Telecommunication)-2000, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)-2000, W-CDMA (WCode Division Multiple Access), Wibro (Wireless Broadband Internet) terminal, smartphone, smartpad, tablet PC, laptop, wearable device, desktop PC, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0043] The device (10) can transmit and receive data by being linked with each component (i.e., in-house flower shop, user terminal, worker terminal, customer terminal, and manager terminal) within the system (100) via a network (5), and can control the operation of each component. At this time, the fact that the device (10) can transmit and receive data by being linked with the in-house flower shop (30) via a network (5) may mean that it can transmit and receive data by being linked with each of the smart flower management device (31), worker management device (32), and POS machine (33) provided within the in-house flower shop (30) via a network (5).

[0044] Here, the network (5) may include, for example, a 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project) network, an LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, a WIMAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access) network, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a Wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), a PAN (Personal Area Network), a Bluetooth network, a NFC (Near Field Communication) network, a satellite broadcasting network, an analog broadcasting network, a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) network, but is not limited thereto and may include various wired / wireless communication networks.

[0045] In FIG. 1, the device (10) is illustrated as being linked to one in-house flower shop (30), one user terminal (40), one worker terminal (50), and one customer terminal (60) via a network (5); however, this is merely an example to aid in understanding the invention and is not limited thereto. Preferably, within the system (100), each of the aforementioned configurations (i.e., in-house flower shop, user terminal, worker terminal, customer terminal) may be provided in multiple numbers, and accordingly, the device (10) may be linked to the aforementioned configurations provided in multiple numbers to transmit and receive data. In describing the invention below, the description of a single configuration (e.g., one user terminal) may be applied equally to the description of each of multiple configurations (e.g., multiple user terminals), even if such details are omitted below. A more detailed description of the device (10) is as follows.

[0046] Referring again to FIG. 1, the device (10) may include a registration unit (11), a worker management unit (12), an employment contribution calculation unit (13), a provision unit (14), a welfare consumption management unit (15), a flower management unit (16), a report management unit (17), a delivery management unit (18), a control unit (19), and a database unit (20).

[0047] The registration unit (11) can receive user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop (30) provided at the company. The registration unit (11) can receive user information from the user terminal (40) (input, upload), and can store and manage the registered user information in the database unit (20) in conjunction with the identification information (e.g., mobile phone number) of the user terminal (40).

[0048] Here, the aforementioned company information refers to information related to a company operated by the user, and may include, for example, information such as the company name, company location, the number of general workers employed by the company, the number of disabled workers employed by the company and the employment type of each disabled worker, the company's annual revenue, and the size of the company. Here, the employment type may include regular employees, part-time employees, contract employees (short-term contract employees), etc.

[0049] Here, a general worker is a general worker who does not have a disability, and may be expressed differently using terms such as regular worker. In the present invention, both general workers and disabled workers may refer to individuals who are employed by a company and work within the company. To distinguish between the two types of workers, disabled workers will be referred to as 'workers' or 'disabled workers' below, and general workers will be referred to as 'general workers'.

[0050] The above flower shop information is information related to the in-house flower shop (30), and may include the name, location, and phone number of the in-house flower shop (30). Additionally, the user information may include the user's name and the mobile phone number of the user terminal (40).

[0051] The employee management department (12) can collect and manage work data of employees (disabled employees) employed at the registered in-house flower shop (30). Here, the work data is data related to the employee's work (work) within the in-house flower shop (30), and may include, for example, i) employee's attendance authentication data obtained through an attendance authentication device or employee terminal (50) within the employee terminal device (32), and ii) work data obtained through a work input device or employee terminal (50) within the employee terminal device (32). Here, the attendance authentication data may include the name (or mobile phone number) of the employee who attended work, the time of attendance (i.e., the time of attendance authentication and the time of departure authentication).

[0052] The worker management unit (12) can store and manage collected work data in the database unit (20) in conjunction with identification information (e.g., mobile phone number) of the worker terminal (50). Additionally, the worker management unit (12) can store and manage work statistics data of the worker derived by analyzing the collected work data (particularly attendance authentication data) in the database unit (20) in conjunction with identification information of the worker terminal (50). Here, the work statistics data may include, for example, statistical information regarding the number of working days and working hours of the worker by month. Accordingly, the work data collected by the worker management unit (12) may include attendance authentication data, work data, work statistics data, etc. The worker management unit (12) can manage the attendance and work of disabled workers.

[0053] The worker management department (12) can automatically collect work data or work data including the working hours, productivity, work, efficiency, and training history of disabled workers, and record and manage them in the database department (20).

[0054] Afterwards, the employment contribution calculation unit (13) can automatically calculate the alternative amount of the employment contribution using the above user information registered in the registration unit (11) and the above work data collected in the worker management unit (12).

[0055] Here, the aforementioned substitutable amount may refer to an amount that can be reduced (exempted) from the amount subject to payment of the employment levy for persons with disabilities. That is, the aforementioned substitutable amount may refer to an amount that can be exempted or reduced from the amount subject to payment of the employment levy, which does not actually need to be paid, based on factors such as the employment performance of workers with disabilities. In other words, the aforementioned substitutable amount may refer to an amount that a company is originally required to pay as a levy but can be exempted or exempted from by actually employing workers with disabilities (i.e., an amount that can substitute for the payment of the levy), and may be referred to by other terms such as "substitute amount."

[0056] Furthermore, the employment levy (i.e., the disability employment levy) may refer to a fee that businesses (companies) of a certain size or larger must pay to the state for the number of disabled workers they fail to meet the legally mandated employment rate. In other words, the substitutable amount may be referred to by other terms, such as the amount eligible for reduction of the employment levy.

[0057] For example, let us assume that the employment levy system is as follows: [ i) the mandatory employment rate is 3.1% (as of 2025, for private companies with 50 or more employees), ii) the levy applies to companies with 100 or more regular employees that fail to meet the employment rate for persons with disabilities, and iii) the levy unit price is approximately 1.24 million won per month (approximately 14.88 million won per year, which varies depending on the industry / size) for every one employee shortfall.

[0058] At this time, let us assume that the situation of the company to which the user belongs is as follows: [the number of regular employees is 200, 4 disabled workers are employed, the company's annual revenue is 10 billion won, and the employment types of disabled workers are 1 regular employee (40 hours per week), 1 part-time employee (20 hours per week), and 2 short-term contract employees (30 hours per week each).

[0059] In this case, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate the statutory mandatory employment quota for disabled persons as 6.2 people by taking into account the employment levy system and the situation of the company to which the employer belongs. At this time, 6.2 people may be a value calculated by multiplying the number of regular employees, 200 people, by the mandatory employment rate for disabled persons, 3.1%. This may mean that the employer must legally employ 6.2 disabled workers in order to operate the company.

[0060] Afterwards, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can derive information on the number of actual employed disabled persons according to the substitution recognition criteria, such as 3 persons. At this time, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can derive, among the disabled workers, i) in the case of 1 regular employee, it can be converted to 1 person according to the substitution recognition calculation method, ii) in the case of 1 part-time employee, it can be converted to 0.5 persons according to the substitution recognition calculation method, and iii) in the case of 2 short-term contract employees, it can be converted to a total of 1.5 persons as each is recognized as 0.75 persons according to the substitution recognition calculation method, and through this, the actual number of recognized persons (i.e., actual number of employed disabled persons, number of substitution recognition persons) can be derived as 3 persons (i.e., 1 person + 0.5 person + 1.5 person = 3 persons).

[0061] At this time, the calculated value of the above-mentioned substitute recognized number (e.g., 1 person, 0.5 person, 0.75 person, etc.) may be a value calculated by converting based on weekly working hours based on the legal system of the 'Enforcement Decree of the Act on Promotion of Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities,' and the converted value may be used to calculate the substitute employment levy. That is, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can automatically calculate the substitute recognized number based on the work data (working hours, etc.) of disabled workers working at the in-house flower shop (30) according to the conversion standards set by the above-mentioned legal system (Enforcement Decree), and based on this, can calculate the substituteable amount (amount eligible for reduction of employment levy).

[0062] According to the above, the legal number of employees for the user's company is 6.2, and the actual number recognized is 3.0, so it can be said that the current number of employed disabled workers falls short of 3.2. Accordingly, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate the total employment levy of the user's company as approximately 47.61 million won (i.e., 3.2 people x 14.88 million won = approximately 47.61 million won) since the number of employees short is 3.2 and the annual levy unit price per person is approximately 14.88 million won (1.24 million won x 12 months).

[0063] At this time, since 3 out of the total 4 disabled workers employed by the user's company are officially recognized as actual employed personnel, when these actual employed personnel (i.e., 3 disabled workers who are actually employed and correspond to the converted value of 3.0 people) are converted based on the levy that would occur if they were not employed, it can be calculated that there is a total employment levy substitution effect of 44.64 million won (3.0 people x 14.88 million won = 44.64 million won). In other words, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate the substitutionable amount of the employment levy (i.e., the reduction or substitutionable amount in the levy resulting from the actual employment of disabled workers) as 44.64 million won by multiplying the converted actual employed personnel number (3.0) by the levy unit price (14.88 million won).

[0064] The providing unit (14) can provide information on the replaceable amount calculated by the employment levy calculation unit (13) to the user terminal (40). In providing the information on the replaceable amount, the providing unit (14) can, in particular, provide to the user terminal (40) together i) first information on the total employment levy, ii) second information on the replaceable amount, and iii) third information on the levy that the company actually has to pay, which is derived by subtracting the first information from the second information. Here, the first information may mean 47.61 million won as the employment levy based on the shortfall in employment of disabled persons, the second information may mean 44.64 million won, and the third information may mean approximately 2.97 million won.

[0065] The providing unit (14) can provide the first to third information to the user terminal (40) in this manner, thereby enabling the user to access the app through the user terminal (40) and check the first to third information in real time.

[0066] The Welfare Consumption Management Department (15) can manage payments for welfare points at the in-house flower shop (30) to promote welfare consumption.

[0067] That is, the Welfare Consumption Management Department (15) can collect and manage welfare consumption data generated by employees within the company paying for (purchasing) flower products with welfare points at the in-house flower shop (30). Here, welfare consumption may refer to the act of purchasing flower products at the in-house flower shop (30) using welfare points, welfare cards, welfare budgets, etc. provided to employees by the company. This is considered as welfare service consumption linked to the employment of disabled workers and can be used as basic data for calculating the effect of substituting the employment levy for disabled persons (i.e., calculating the amount that can be substituted). That is, the welfare consumption data may refer to data on the purchase history of flower products paid for by employees using welfare points, etc. (including information such as the type and quantity of purchased flower products and the amount).

[0068] The welfare consumption management department (15) can collect (acquire) the above welfare consumption data, for example, from a POS machine (33) in an in-house flower shop (30), and store and manage it in the database department (20). The POS machine (33) may be a device configured to support mobile welfare points or electronic card payments, and may provide (transmit) information on payment details (i.e., welfare consumption data) made through the POS machine (33) to the device (10) in real time.

[0069] The welfare consumption management department (15) can manage sales and welfare consumption details for the in-house flower shop (30) based on welfare consumption data collected from the POS machine (33). Here, sales for the in-house flower shop (30) may refer to sales of flower products resulting from payment with welfare points, and may be referred to by other terms such as welfare consumption sales.

[0070] According to this, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate the above-mentioned replaceable amount by further considering welfare consumption data (i.e., welfare consumption sales) collected by the welfare consumption management unit (15). That is, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can automatically calculate the replaceable amount of the employment levy based on, for example, worker-related data (e.g., worker work data, etc.) and sales data (e.g., data regarding welfare consumption sales), and can make the calculated information available for real-time viewing on a corporate administrator dashboard. Here, the corporate administrator dashboard may refer to, for example, a screen (dashboard screen) provided to the user terminal (40) when the user accesses the app through the user terminal (40).

[0071] The device (10) links the payment of welfare points with financial / sales, thereby allowing the payment history of welfare points to be directly reflected in the company's ESG contribution and employment substitution effect, rather than simple welfare consumption.

[0072] For example, let's assume the situation of the company to which the user belongs is as follows: [Number of regular employees: 300, Statutory mandatory employment rate for persons with disabilities (as of 2025): 3.1%, Statutory number of persons with disabilities employed: 300 X 3.1% = 9.3 people → 10 people (rounded up), Actual number of persons with disabilities employed: 6 people, Shortage of persons with disabilities employed: 10 - 6 = 4 people, Monthly employment levy per person: Example: 1.6 million won, Annual levy: 4 people X 1.6 million won X 12 months = 76.8 million won].

[0073] And, let's assume that the operational status of the in-house flower shop (30) is as follows: [Employees with disabilities: 2 people hired (performing tasks such as flower management and customer service), the amount of flower products purchased by employees using welfare points (i.e., welfare consumption sales): 20 million won per year, general consumption sales (e.g., cash, card, etc.): 10 million won per year].

[0074] In this case, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate i) the amount of substitutionable for direct employment of disabled persons, if the actual number of recognized employees at the in-house flower shop (30) is 2, the amount of 38.4 million won can be calculated by multiplying the number of employees by 2 and the annual employment levy per person by 19.2 million won, and ii) the amount of substitutionable for welfare consumption sales, if the government recognition rate is applied at 50%, the amount of 10 million won can be calculated by multiplying the welfare consumption sales by 20 million won and the 50% recognition rate. Through this, the employment levy calculation unit (13) can calculate the total amount of substitutionable for the company considering welfare consumption data (especially welfare consumption sales) as 48.4 million won (i.e., 38.4 million won + 10 million won = 48.4 million won). Based on this result, the providing unit (14) can subsequently provide information to the user terminal (40), for example, such as “Since 48.4 million won of the 76.8 million won of employment burden that the user’s company originally had to bear can be replaced, the actual employment burden that actually has to be borne has decreased to 28.4 million won.”

[0075] At this time, when calculating the substitutable amount, the recognition ratio of welfare consumption sales may vary according to, for example, the recognition ratio of welfare consumption under the Enforcement Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor’s ‘Act on Promotion of Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities’ or guidelines, and the aforementioned numerical value (e.g., 50%) is merely an example to help understand the present invention, and the actual recognition ratio of welfare consumption sales or the actual substitution calculation formula may vary according to the interpretation standards of local governments or the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

[0076] In addition, only the amount paid by employees using welfare points, etc., can be recognized as an effect of substituting the employment burden, and general consumption (purchases by external customers or payments made with employees' personal cards, etc.) is treated as simple sales and excluded from the substitution calculation. Therefore, the employment burden calculation unit (13) may not consider (apply) general consumption sales at the in-house flower shop (30) when calculating the substitutable amount. That is, when calculating the substitutable amount, the employment burden calculation unit (13) may calculate based on welfare point-based consumption data (welfare consumption data) aggregated through the welfare consumption management unit (15), and general consumption sales may be excluded from the calculation target.

[0077] The flower management department (16) can perform maintenance on flower products sold at the in-house flower shop (30) by linking with a smart flower management device (31) provided in a specific area within the in-house flower shop (30). Here, the maintenance may include inventory management, sales history management (revenue management), status management, and work history management for the flower products.

[0078] Here, for example, inventory management may include management of the quantity (remaining quantity), turnover rate, and risk of disposal of flower products remaining in the in-house flower shop (30). The sales history management may include management of information such as the type and quantity of flower products sold in the in-house flower shop (30) and the selling price. The condition management may include management of information such as the growth status, freshness, and disease status of flower products placed for sale in the in-house flower shop (30). The work history management refers to management of the work performed by disabled workers in the in-house flower shop (30) in relation to flower products, and may include management of management history records related to watering, fertilizing, pruning, and pest control for flower products.

[0079] That is, the flower management department (16) can manage the inventory, sales history, and sales of flower products in the in-house flower shop (30), and can also manage the management cycle, condition, and work history of flower products in the in-house flower shop (30).

[0080] The smart flower management device (31) may be a device configured to have, for example, an automatic temperature and humidity control function, an automatic control function that automatically detects and controls light intensity, and an automatic watering function that automatically controls watering based on a sensor. The smart flower management device (31) may include a flower receiving member in which multiple flower products are received, a temperature and humidity control sensor, a light intensity sensor, a soil moisture measuring sensor that measures the moisture of the soil of the flower products received within the flower receiving member, a water receiving member in which water for watering is received, and an automatic watering pump for automatic watering.

[0081] The smart flower management device (31) may include IoT-based sensors. That is, the smart flower management device (31) may include a plurality of sensors for measuring the growth status or freshness of flower products. Here, the plurality of sensors may include, for example, a temperature sensor for measuring the ambient temperature to check whether the appropriate growth temperature of the flower products is maintained, a humidity sensor for determining the environment regarding whether the humidity in the air is dry or excessively humid, an illuminance sensor for measuring the intensity of light to determine the amount of light required for photosynthesis, a soil moisture sensor for measuring the moisture content in the soil to determine the watering time, an image sensor (camera, AI camera, etc.) for acquiring and analyzing images including the color and shape of the leaves or flowers of the flower products to detect discoloration, wilting, or signs of pests and diseases of the flower products, and a VOC sensor for measuring volatile organic compounds emitted from the flower products to detect the freshness or decay of the flower products.

[0082] In addition, the above growth conditions may include environmental conditions including temperature, humidity, light intensity, and soil moisture; flower conditions including the degree of blooming, changes in petal color, and whether wilting has occurred; leaf conditions including leaf color, wilting, spots, etc.; and growth conditions including the length, area, and weight of the flower products. The smart flower management device (31) may provide (transmit) status management data of flower products (i.e., data on the growth condition, freshness, disease condition, etc. of flower products) measured through a plurality of sensors, for example, to the device (10) in real time via a network (5), for example. The smart flower management device (31) may be referred to by other terms such as a smart flower management device.

[0083] Additionally, each flower product contained (stored) within the flower receiving member of the smart flower management device (31) may be provided with a tag (NFC tag or RFID tag) containing unique identification information of each flower product. The smart flower management device (31) may be provided with a tag recognition unit for recognizing the tags of the flower products contained within the flower receiving member. According to this, the smart flower management device (31) can measure and manage the entry and exit history of flower products entering and exiting the interior (i.e., the flower receiving member) of the smart flower management device (31) through the tag recognition unit, and can individually identify each flower product through the recognition of the tags of the flower products contained within the flower receiving member, and thus track and manage the management history of each flower product through the individual identification of the flower products. The smart flower management device (31) may be provided (linked) to enable real-time data transmission and reception with the device (10).

[0084] That is, the smart flower management device (31) can recognize tags individually attached to each flower product through a tag recognition unit, automatically match the management history and status data of each flower product, and provide the matched information to the device (10) (specifically to the flower management unit (15) of the device). Through this, the flower management unit can manage and track the history, status, etc. of the flower products.

[0085] The flower management department (16) may be referred to by other terms, such as, for example, a plant management subscription tracking department. The flower management department (16) can perform management, subscription, and tracking of flower products, and in particular, can quantify and manage information such as the entry and exit dates of flower products for the smart flower management device (31), the history of watering, fertilizing, or pruning of flower products, plant condition evaluation, and photographic records. In addition, the flower management department (16) can monitor the condition of flower products (e.g., growth conditions such as temperature, humidity, light intensity, and soil moisture) in real time based on multiple sensors using the smart flower management device (31), and can automatically determine the timing of maintenance and perform maintenance.

[0086] That is, the flower management department (16) can acquire data regarding flower products included in the smart flower management device (31), such as individual flower product visit schedule data, management work (watering, fertilization, pruning, etc.) data, condition diagnosis data, and photo record data in real time, store them in the database department (20), and analyze (manage) them. Here, the visit schedule data may refer to schedule data related to the date and time when a flower management expert or a disabled worker visits the relevant location (especially the in-house flower shop) to manage, inspect, and maintain the flower products.

[0087] The smart flower management device (31) can be linked in real time with the flower management unit (16) and, based on the control of the flower management unit (16), can operate to maintain the quality and freshness of flower products stored in the smart flower management device (31) at a certain level using multiple sensors.

[0088] The report management department (17) can automatically generate an ESG report containing ESG-related data related to the above-mentioned in-house flower shop (30) and provide it to the user terminal (40).

[0089] Here, the ESG-related data may include various data related to disabled workers working at the in-house flower shop (30), such as, for example, the employment status of disabled workers at the in-house flower shop (30) (disabled employment performance), welfare consumption history based on welfare points (welfare consumption performance / sales), and maintenance history of flower products within the in-house flower shop (30).

[0090] The report management unit (17) can automatically generate an ESG report on corporate contribution, etc., based on data (including ESG-related data) stored in the database unit (20) and provide it to the user. In particular, the report management unit (17) can automatically collect and organize corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities or sustainable management (ESG) activities performed by the company, create an ESG report, and provide it to the user terminal (40).

[0091] The report management department (17) can clearly visualize and provide to users the results of social job creation by including plant management tracking record information linked to workers' work data in the ESG report when generating the ESG report. The report management department (17) can provide the ESG report to the user terminal (40) so that the ESG report allows the company's user to check (understand) information such as the management status of all flower products managed at the in-house flower shop (30), the contribution to employment of disabled people, and welfare consumption history at a glance through the dashboard.

[0092] The report management department (17) may be referred to by other terms such as the ESG / CSR report management department. The report management department (17) can automatically generate an ESG report by analyzing data related to employment of disabled persons, inventory / sales, and welfare consumption (i.e., ESG-related data) that is automatically collected by the device (10), and the generated ESG report can be output to a user terminal (40) in various formats such as PDF and Excel.

[0093] The delivery management department (18) can control the delivery of flower products ordered by a customer to the in-house flower shop (30) according to a pre-set delivery process when a request for flower delivery is made by a customer to the in-house flower shop (30). At this time, the customer may be an employee of the company, a general customer (general public) unrelated to the company, etc.

[0094] The delivery management unit (18) can enable a customer to make a flower delivery request online or offline. When a customer wishes to make a flower delivery request online, the delivery management unit (18) can enable the customer to make a flower delivery request by accessing the app, etc. through the customer terminal (60), entering information about the desired delivery address, and then clicking a delivery request button provided in a specific area of ​​the screen of the customer terminal (60). Additionally, when a customer wishes to make a flower delivery request offline, the delivery management unit (18) can enable the customer to make a flower delivery request by visiting the in-house flower shop (30) and telling the employee the desired delivery address in person. However, this is not limited to this, and the delivery management unit (18) can also enable the customer to make a flower delivery request by using methods such as calling the in-house flower shop (30).

[0095] The delivery management department (18) can control the delivery of the flower product requested by the customer in response to the flower delivery request, and can provide an ESG-based flower product subscription service using this.

[0096] In the flower distribution market, the problem of deterioration in the freshness of products (flower products) generally occurs due to delivery taking more than 1 to 2 days. In particular, in the outskirts of cities or in rural areas, timely supply is difficult due to the distance from the flower wholesale market, and the loss rate is very high. This acts as a major factor that weakens the competitiveness of flower retail stores (local flower shops) and hinders the expansion of fresh flower-based subscription services. To resolve this problem, the delivery management department (18) can control (manage) the delivery of flower products ordered by customers to customers in response to flower delivery requests, according to a pre-set delivery process. The pre-set delivery process can be set as follows.

[0097] Pre-configured shipping process >

[0098] Specifically, regarding a pre-set delivery process, the delivery management unit (18) can first control (manage) the flower products managed at the in-house flower shop (30) to be organized into small unit boxes (small boxes) for the performance of half-day flower delivery, and then repackage them into bulk bundle boxes and load them onto bus cargo or large refrigerated vehicles. Afterwards, the delivery management unit (18) can control the delivery departure point for the loaded flower products to be dispatched from within the metropolitan area or a major logistics center, and after arrival at a regional hub (bus terminal or delivery hub), control a local delivery company (e.g., a Labo car or quick service) to immediately receive the flower products and deliver them to the customer on the same day (especially within half a day).

[0099] In addition, regarding the pre-set delivery process, the delivery management unit (18) can control the delivery to ensure that the delivery is based on maintaining refrigeration during the process of delivering the flower products ordered by the customer to the customer. In this regard, the delivery management unit (18) can control the delivery to ensure that the flower products delivered to the customer are delivered using a large refrigerated truck capable of maintaining a refrigerated temperature (e.g., between 5 and 10 degrees) over the entire delivery route from the location of the in-house flower shop (30) to the location of the customer's delivery address in order to prevent moisture loss and cold damage to the flower products. In addition, the delivery management unit (18) can control the delivery to ensure that the flower products delivered to the customer are unloaded and distributed to bases at specific times and handed over to the regional delivery network without temperature changes.

[0100] The delivery management unit (18) can provide (operate) a half-day delivery service in which a flower product requested (ordered) by a customer is delivered (delivery completed) within half a day according to the aforementioned pre-set delivery process, by linking the device (10), which is an ESG flower platform provided by a manager, with an in-house flower shop (30), which is a workplace where disabled workers are employed (for example, a workplace where florist work is performed by disabled workers). The delivery management unit (18) can provide the half-day delivery service by linking with refrigeration-based delivery technology, an ESG-based automatic distribution system, etc.

[0101] For example, the flower product delivered (provided) to the customer in response to the customer's flower delivery request from the delivery management department (18) (i.e., the flower product ordered by the customer) may be a flower product (i.e., a flower made by a disabled worker) for which florist work was performed by a disabled worker at the in-house flower shop (30). When delivering the flower product to the customer, the delivery management department (18) may ensure that the flower product ordered by the customer is distributed based on real-time demand forecasting by regional area.

[0102] In addition, the delivery management department (18) can provide, in response to a flower delivery request, work data of disabled workers related to the flower product delivered to the customer (in particular, data regarding the participation work of disabled workers in production, packaging, shipping, etc., in which they participated in the flower product delivered) to be transparently transmitted to the customer terminal (60).

[0103] According to this, the aforementioned pre-set delivery process may be referred to by other terms such as a half-day delivery process, and this may mean a process set to have a delivery flow of [ ESG flower delivery service (production in small box units) → bus cargo / refrigerated truck (regional bundled box cargo / refrigeration maintenance) → regional hub (unloading / distribution) → delivery to the customer from the regional Labo / quick service provider (quick pickup half-day delivery) ].

[0104] In this way, the delivery management unit (18) enables delivery of flower products (especially half-day delivery) to customers according to a pre-set delivery process as described above, thereby i) shortening the delivery time of flower products from the existing 1-2 days to within half a day (approximately 5-8 hours) to prevent moisture loss and wilting, and consequently, maximizing the maintenance of freshness of flower products and enabling delivery, and ii) enabling customers of local retail stores with low access to existing wholesale markets to obtain fresh flower products (flowers) on the same day through the logistics network of the device (10), thereby enhancing the competitiveness of local flower shops.

[0105] In addition, the delivery management department (18) can expand the basis of the subscription economy through half-day delivery, and in this regard, it can realize differentiation in freshness-based quality not only in B2C subscriptions but also in regular subscription models for B2B (corporate / in-house flower shops), and iv) establish itself as an innovative flower distribution model comparable to Coupang’s Rocket Delivery, thereby securing and providing a logistics system capable of delivering flowers within half a day for the first time in Korea.

[0106] In addition, the delivery management department (18) can enable the expansion of employment of disabled people and the realization of ESG through half-day delivery, and in particular, can enable disabled workers to participate in the entire process of production, packaging, and delivery, and can display ESG production history in the delivery history information provided to customers (i.e., data regarding the aforementioned participation work of disabled workers can be delivered to customers), and through this, the information (i.e., work data, which is ESG production history information of disabled workers) can be used when calculating the alternative amount of the disabled employment levy of the company.

[0107] The delivery management department (18) can provide various services related to the delivery of flower products, such as a flower subscription service based on a disabled florist workshop, an ESG flower delivery service, a service that delivers flower decorations to weddings or event venues within half a day, a premium flower delivery service (B2B, B2C) targeting provincial cities, and a regular delivery service of flower products linked to ESG performance targeting public institutions. Here, the ESG flower delivery service may refer to a delivery service of flower products through the device (10) or the in-house flower shop (30).

[0108] In addition, when the delivery management unit (18) of the device (10) provides a half-day delivery service to a customer, in order to realize half-day delivery, various conditions such as preventing moisture evaporation, shock protection, suitability for refrigerated delivery, and realization of ESG (eco-friendly materials) must be satisfied, and in particular, an ESG-based production history display element is required that can intuitively show on the packaging that the product was made by a florist with a disability. Considering these points, the delivery management unit (18) can control half-day delivery of the flower product (i.e., ordered flower product) to be carried out using an eco-friendly packaging device that has been manufactured by a manager.

[0109] Here, the eco-friendly packaging device may refer to a packaging device (container, box) used in the process of ensuring that floral products intended for delivery, produced by disabled workers (i.e., disabled florists), are delivered to customers within half a day; that is, a device (container) used for packaging floral products intended for delivery. Such an eco-friendly packaging device may be a dedicated packaging device for delivering ESG floral products based on the work of disabled florists within half a day.

[0110] The above-described eco-friendly packaging device may include, for example, i) a housing part provided with a double structure including an inner skin member and an outer skin member, ii) a pad for use as a refrigerant, iii) a tag part, etc. According to this, the eco-friendly packaging device may be a packaging box provided with the above-described double structure.

[0111] Here, the inner skin member may refer to an inner skin member provided on the inner side of the housing part (i.e., a member corresponding to the inner skin of the housing part). Such an inner skin member may be provided to include a flower stem fixing part for fixing a flower stem of a flower product to be delivered, which is provided in one area of ​​the inner skin member and accommodated in the internal space of the housing part, and a moisture retention pad for maintaining the moisture of the flower product to be delivered. In other words, the internal structure of the housing part may be provided as a structure including a flower stem fixing part and a moisture retention pad.

[0112] The above outer shell member may refer to an outer shell member provided on the outer side of the housing part (i.e., a member corresponding to the outer shell of the housing part). As for the above outer shell member, for example, eco-friendly kraft paper made of a biodegradable material may be used.

[0113] The above-mentioned refrigerant-compatible pad may refer to a configuration provided to maintain the growth state of a flower product intended for delivery, which is housed in the internal space of the housing. In particular, the above-mentioned refrigerant-compatible pad may be a configuration positioned (provided) at a location corresponding to the lower end of the flower stem of the flower product intended for delivery, which is housed in the internal space of the housing, in order to prevent temperature changes while maintaining the moisture of the flower product intended for delivery. Such a refrigerant-compatible pad may be referred to by other terms, such as an absorption-compatible refrigerant pad.

[0114] Additionally, the tag portion may refer to a tag (tag portion) positioned in a specific area of ​​the housing portion of the eco-friendly packaging device and configured to include information about the creator of the floral product to be delivered. This tag portion may be provided in the form of an NFC tag or a QR code. The tag portion may be configured to be inserted (embedded) into the housing portion. Here, the creator corresponding to the creator information may refer to a disabled worker (i.e., a disabled florist).

[0115] The above tag section may include producer information related to the producer who produced the flower product requested for delivery. This producer information may include the producer's name (i.e., disabled worker), the producer's work history (i.e., the participation history of the disabled worker who participated in the production of the flower product requested for delivery), ESG information, etc. For example, a customer who receives a flower product requested for delivery packaged in an eco-friendly packaging device (i.e., the customer who requested delivery) may tag (recognize, scan) the tag section provided in the eco-friendly packaging device using a customer terminal (60) they possess, and through the tagging, they may be able to check the producer information stored in the tag section.

[0116] In addition, the housing portion may include a transparent window member provided in one area of ​​the housing portion to allow the condition of the flower product to be delivered, contained within the internal space of the housing portion, to be checked from the outside. The housing portion may be provided in a rectangular shape, for example, but is not limited thereto and may be provided in various shapes. The transparent window member may be provided on one side of the housing portion and may be made of an antistatic material. Such a transparent window member may be referred to by other terms such as an antistatic transparent window or a transparent window. Such a transparent window member allows a customer receiving the flower product to check the condition of the flower product (flower) contained within the housing portion from the outside, even without opening the packaging box of the flower product.

[0117] In addition, the above-mentioned eco-friendly packaging device may be provided with an automatic assembly structure, for example, to improve delivery efficiency for flower products to be delivered, and specifically, a unfold-assemble type box structure that is manufactured, stored, and transported in a flattened state, and then assembled into a three-dimensional box shape with only simple operations (folding, inserting, etc.) when used.

[0118] In addition, separate disposal information may be displayed on a portion of the outer surface of the above-mentioned eco-friendly packaging device (for example, a portion of the outer surface of the housing part). The separate disposal information may include material information regarding all materials constituting the eco-friendly packaging device and information regarding disposal methods. The device (10) can strengthen the ESG eco-friendly guide by displaying the separate disposal information on the above-mentioned eco-friendly packaging device.

[0119] In addition, a brand story corresponding to, for example, 'People Resembling Flowers' may be printed on a side or top area of ​​the above-mentioned eco-friendly packaging device, and an ESG mini-book may also be embedded.

[0120] The delivery management department (18) can provide a half-day delivery service by packaging the flower product desired for delivery into the eco-friendly packaging device when delivering the flower product desired for delivery to a customer, so that it is delivered to the customer within half a day. By providing (using) the eco-friendly packaging device, this device (10) can directly transmit the production history based on the participation of disabled persons (i.e., the history of participation of disabled persons related to the production of the flower product desired for delivery) to the customer, maintain freshness and quality during half-day delivery, enable the realization of an ESG brand story and packaging ESG itself, and can be utilized as a best practice in eco-friendly certification, government procurement, and ESG evaluation.

[0121] The control unit (19) can control the operation of each unit within the device (10) (i.e., registration unit, worker management unit, employment burden calculation unit, provision unit, welfare consumption management unit, flower management unit, report management unit, delivery management unit, and database unit). Additionally, the control unit (19) can control the operation of each component linked to the device (10) through the network (5). Various data considered by the device (10) can be stored in the database unit (20), and in particular, data transmitted to and received from the device (10), data processed by the device (10), etc., can be stored (stored).

[0122] As described above, the device (10) can provide technology that enables the automatic operation of an ESG in-house flower shop (in-house flower shop) and the tracking of plant management subscriptions to replace the employment levy for disabled persons. That is, the device (10) is an automated in-house flower shop (30) operation technology capable of replacing the employment levy for disabled persons and realizing ESG management, and can provide a business model that integrates an ESG in-house flower shop automation system and a plant management subscription service. The device (10) proposes a technology that can comprehensively manage and provide these elements by integrating elements such as the automated operation function of the in-house flower shop (30), a data-based plant management function, a disabled worker management function, a function linked with welfare consumption when managing disabled workers, a function to calculate the amount to replace the employment levy, and an automatic generation function of ESG reports.

[0123] The device (10) can provide a corporate solution as a service that enables the user's company to realize ESG while reducing the burden of employing disabled people. In this regard, the device (10) can provide a structure that allows the employment levy to be replaced by linking the employment obligation of companies, such as large corporations and public institutions, to direct employment and welfare consumption. This device (10) can provide an integrated solution that can simultaneously achieve four goals: not merely meeting employment quotas, but creating actual jobs for disabled people, expanding the consumption of welfare services, improving the quality of plant management, and realizing corporate ESG management.

[0124] The service provided by the device (10) can be described as a reverse social franchise model in which an external social economy organization enters a large corporation / public institution to provide services, based on a social franchise structure established by an administrator, for example, and can be provided to users as a franchise-based social diffusion model. The device (10) can enable the simultaneous realization of direct employment of disabled persons, internal and external plant management tasks, and consumption activation based on welfare points by installing an in-house flower shop franchise (i.e., an in-house flower shop (30)) provided by the device in an idle space within the company. Based on this, the device (10) can provide multi-layered effects to companies, such as fulfilling employment obligations, securing ESG performance, improving employee satisfaction, and enhancing the eco-friendly brand image.

[0125] The device (10) can provide automated operation technology capable of supplying an in-house flower shop (30) in a reverse social franchise manner to companies to which the user belongs, such as large corporations and public institutions. By installing (providing) an in-house flower shop (30) within the company, the device (10) can enable the company to hire disabled workers to work at the in-house flower shop (30), thereby providing an effect of replacing employment levies. In addition, it can comprehensively support the activation of welfare consumption and the tracking of maintenance of plant management subscription services, and enable the automated operation and management of the in-house flower shop (30) based on ESG.

[0126] That is, the device (10) may be an automated operating device that manages the employment of disabled workers, substitution of employment levies, inventory and sales management of flower products, linkage to welfare consumption, and ESG reporting in the operation of an in-house flower shop (30) at the user's company. The device (10) may include a worker management unit (12) that automatically records the attendance and work data of disabled workers, a smart flower management device (31) or flower management unit (16) that automatically manages the inventory and quality of flower products, a welfare consumption management unit (15) that manages welfare point-based payments for welfare consumption, an employment levy calculation unit (13) that automatically calculates an amount that can substitute for employment levies, and a report management unit (17) that can automatically generate and provide an ESG report of the company.

[0127] Recently, as large corporations and public institutions face strengthened obligations regarding the employment of persons with disabilities and ESG management, there has been an increasing demand for the reverse social franchise model, which involves introducing welfare services into in-house spaces from external social economy entities. However, widespread adoption has been hampered by the lack of automated systems capable of centrally managing disability employment records, welfare consumption records, and ESG reporting. Specifically, conventional in-house flower shops and plant management services suffered from low operational efficiency and limitations in realizing ESG values ​​because tasks such as disability employment management, floral product inventory management, welfare consumption linkage, alternative reporting for employment levies, and plant maintenance history tracking were separated into manual processes. Furthermore, the absence of automated plant management tracking systems for the sustainability and quality control of subscription services previously constrained the securing of corporate credibility.

[0128] In order to resolve these conventional problems, the device (10) can implement an employment replacement solution model in the form of a reverse social franchise that allows large corporations and public institutions to receive in-house flower shop and plant management services from an external social economy organization (e.g., the manager of the device), and provide this to companies, thereby enabling the simultaneous realization of the implementation of the company's ESG strategy and the enhancement of social contribution. In particular, through the provision of this service, the device (10) can integrate and manage the management of disabled workers, inventory and quality management of floral products, welfare point payment linkage, alternative calculation of employment burden fees, and automation of ESG reporting.

[0129] By providing this service, the device (10) can improve the quality and increase the management efficiency of in-house flower shop and plant management services, enable the automation of employment management for the disabled, calculate and provide an optimized amount that can replace employment levies, ensure the reliability and transparency of subscription-based plant management services, quantify the performance of ESG management activities and automatically generate and provide a report, and realize a sustainable welfare-based platform through the convergence of the social economy and digital automation.

[0130] The server of the device (10) can be built on a cloud basis, for example, and can be configured to have functions such as worker management, inventory and quality management of flower products, calculation of employment burden, payment of welfare points, and provision of ESG reports, and each component within the device (10) can be linked with the database unit (20) and can perform real-time data processing.

[0131] In addition, the device (10) can perform data encryption and user authentication through, for example, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer), a technology that encrypts and securely transmits data, and OAuth 2.0 (Open Authorization 2.0), an authentication protocol that securely delegates user resource access rights to a third party. The device (10) can manage, for example, data on employment of disabled persons and data related to welfare point payments (welfare consumption data) by encrypting them. In addition, the device (10) can support API integration functions for linking with ERP / HR systems and welfare point payment systems. In addition, the device (10) can operate on a cloud basis, for example, and can be linked with REST APIs, DBs, etc. The device (10) can provide a web-based administrator screen, real-time data visualization, and report output functions related to the dashboard.

[0132] The device (10) can be utilized in various industries, such as welfare technology, ESG automation platforms, smart green offices, and plant maintenance based on a subscription economy. Additionally, the device (10) can be utilized in various countries and regions in accordance with trends such as the strengthening of ESG management centered on developed countries, the expansion of welfare policies for the elderly and the disabled, and the strengthening of corporate welfare foundations. The device (10) can be expanded in a license-based SaaS form and can be transferred through B2B supply contracts or franchise models to global multinational corporations (companies requiring CSR / ESG ratings), government offices (administrative welfare centers, government buildings, etc.), welfare institutions, etc.

[0133] The device (10) allows a company user to install (prepare) an in-house flower shop (30) in an idle space within the company, and subsequently hire a disabled worker to work at the in-house flower shop (30), thereby enabling the fulfillment of employment obligations through the direct employment of disabled workers.

[0134] In addition, the device (10) can enable employees to purchase flower products at the in-house flower shop (30) using company welfare points, and such purchase of flower products using welfare points can be considered as welfare consumption linked to the employment of disabled persons. The device (10) can enable the company to indirectly receive recognition for the employment effect of disabled workers through such welfare consumption. The device (10) can automatically collect records of attendance and work information of disabled workers, welfare point usage history (i.e., welfare consumption sales, etc.), and calculate an alternative amount that can be reduced from the employment burden based on this.

[0135] According to this, the device (10) can enable the operation of the in-house flower shop (30) to be utilized as a venue for the realization of employment of disabled persons and welfare consumption, enable the employment of disabled persons to be a condition for satisfying the requirements for reduction of employment levies, enable the consumption of welfare points to be considered (utilized) in recognizing the indirect employment effect of disabled workers, and enable the calculation of employment replacement amounts and the generation of ESG reports to be automated. Through this, as a result, the device (10) can provide a customized corporate service to the user that can reduce employment levies and secure ESG performance by employing disabled persons and inducing welfare consumption through the operation of the in-house flower shop. In addition, the device (10) may provide various functions such as the following, for example.

[0136] For example, when a customer requests flower delivery from an in-house flower shop (30), the delivery management department (18) can selectively select one of i) a ground vehicle capable of moving on the ground (e.g., a refrigerated truck) and ii) an aerial vehicle capable of moving in the air (e.g., a drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle) by considering the total weight information and delivery location information of the flower product (i.e., the ordered flower product) that the customer entered when requesting flower delivery, and then control the delivery of the flower product that the customer ordered (requested delivery) based on the selected vehicle.

[0137] For example, if the delivery management unit (18) determines that the total weight information is less than the maximum load weight (e.g., 7 kg) that can be transported by the aerial transport vehicle and that the location of the delivery destination corresponding to the delivery destination information is less than a preset radius range (e.g., 5 km) from the location of the in-house flower shop (30), it may selectively select the aerial transport vehicle among the ground vehicle and the aerial transport vehicle as the delivery vehicle to perform the delivery of the flower product to be delivered, and then control the delivery of the flower product to be delivered by the selected delivery vehicle (e.g., aerial transport vehicle) through aerial delivery.

[0138] At this time, the above-mentioned aerial vehicle refers to, for example, a drone used in an in-house flower shop (30), and may normally be placed in a delivery waiting state in a designated area within the space of the in-house flower shop (30). When such an aerial vehicle is selected as a delivery vehicle by the delivery management unit (18), it may be configured to move autonomously through the air to the location of the delivery destination based on the control signal of the delivery management unit (18), and then return to a designated area within the space of the in-house flower shop (30) (i.e., the location where it was in a delivery waiting state). According to this, the device (10) can transmit and receive data by linking with the aerial vehicle through the network (5), and the delivery management unit (18) can control the operation (flight, etc.) of the aerial vehicle. In addition, the above-mentioned aerial vehicle may be configured to move (fly) while carrying an object with a maximum load weight (e.g., 7 kg), and may also be configured to have the performance to move back and forth within a preset radius range (e.g., 5 km).

[0139] The delivery management unit (18) can generate a fastening operation instruction message and provide it to the worker terminal (50) so that, once an aerial transport vehicle is selected as the delivery vehicle, the worker performs a [fastening operation in which the worker places the flower product to be delivered into a special storage case and then combines the special storage case containing the flower product to be delivered with the aerial transport vehicle]. Afterward, when the delivery management unit (18) receives a fastening completion response as a response to the fastening operation instruction message from the worker terminal (50), it can then transmit an autonomous driving start signal to the aerial transport vehicle and control the aerial transport vehicle to fly to the delivery destination autonomously in response to the autonomous driving start signal and then return.

[0140] Here, the special storage case may refer to, for example, a special storage case for storing flower products to be delivered, which is pre-manufactured by a manager for the aerial delivery of flower products.

[0141] Meanwhile, the delivery management unit (18) can selectively select the ground vehicle among the ground vehicle and the aerial vehicle as the delivery vehicle to perform delivery for the flower product to be delivered, and then control the delivery of the flower product to be delivered via ground delivery by the selected delivery vehicle (e.g., ground vehicle).

[0142] This delivery management unit (18) can selectively adopt and apply either ground delivery or aerial delivery as a delivery method when delivering flower products that are desired for delivery. The delivery management unit (18) can improve delivery speed and reduce operating costs by making aerial delivery with an aerial vehicle (drone) for light and short-distance deliveries, while ensuring operational safety and efficiency by making stable ground delivery with a ground vehicle for heavy and long-distance deliveries.

[0143] That is, the delivery management department (18) can provide various effects such as shortening the average delivery time and enabling fast delivery by immediately sending out a drone to deliver a lightweight flower product within a radius of 5 km through the aforementioned selective adoption, maximizing the efficiency of vehicle operation and minimizing bottlenecks in ground delivery by using ground vehicles only when delivering long distances and heavy flower products, reducing fuel and maintenance costs of ground vehicles by having drones handle short-distance lightweight deliveries, minimizing the number of vehicle operations by not deploying ground vehicles for unnecessary short-distance deliveries, and reducing the burden of labor costs through delivery using drones.

[0144] Additionally, when the delivery management unit (18) detects that the aerial transport vehicle with the special storage case attached has completed moving to the delivery location, it can then send a notification message to the mobile phone number of the delivery recipient in the delivery recipient information, indicating that the delivery of the flower product has been completed, by taking into account the delivery recipient information entered by the customer when requesting flower delivery.

[0145] Here, delivery recipient information refers to the information of the person (recipient) who receives the floral product (flower product desired for delivery) for which the customer has requested delivery, and may include, for example, the delivery recipient's mobile phone number and the delivery recipient's facial photo data. Such delivery recipient may be the customer themselves, or, if the customer wishes to gift flowers to another person such as an acquaintance, may refer to the said other person (the customer's acquaintance, etc.). In one example of the present invention, the delivery recipient is exemplified as an acquaintance of the customer.

[0146] After transmitting the above notification message, the delivery management unit (18) detects, for example, that a specific person (for example, an acquaintance of the customer) is holding both sides of the body of the special storage case with both hands. Subsequently, the delivery management unit (18) can use a camera sensor provided in one area of ​​the body to capture and acquire a face image of the person (i.e., the customer's acquaintance) located in front of the special storage case. Then, by comparing the acquired face image with the face photo data of the delivery recipient within the delivery recipient information entered by the customer when requesting flower delivery, the delivery management unit can determine whether the person in the face image is the same person as the person in the face photo data (i.e., whether the person holding the body of the special storage case with both hands is the same person as the person in the face photo data). At this time, the determination of whether the faces in the two images are the same (i.e., whether they are the same person) can be made using, for example, a previously disclosed image recognition algorithm.

[0147] Here, the determination of whether a specific person has grasped both sides of the body part with both hands can be made using, for example, a first pressure sensor provided on one side (left side) of the body part to determine whether the specific person's left hand has made contact through a change in pressure measurement value, and a second pressure sensor provided on the other side (right side) of the body part to determine whether the specific person's right hand has made contact through a change in pressure measurement value. That is, the determination of whether a specific person has grasped both sides of the body part with both hands can be made using the change in pressure values ​​of the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor disposed on both sides of the body part.

[0148] At this time, if the delivery management unit (18) determines that the person is the same person, it can control the door member provided on the front of the transparent case part inside the special storage case to be in an openable state. Based on this, the customer's acquaintance can then open the door member with their hand, take out the flower product to be delivered that is contained inside the transparent case part, and then close the door member again. If the delivery management unit (18) detects that the door member has been changed back to a closed state by the customer's acquaintance after the door member has been controlled to be in an openable state, it can then transmit a return signal to the aerial transport vehicle to automatically control it to return to the in-house flower shop (30).

[0149] For example, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the appearance of a special storage case considered in an in-house flower shop operation management device (10) for replacing employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0150] Referring to FIG. 2, the special storage case may include: i) a body part; ii) a transparent case part connected to the body part and provided on the upper side of the body part; iii) a fastening hook part (coupling hook part) provided on the upper surface of the transparent case part for coupling with an aerial transport vehicle; iv) a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor provided on both sides of the body part; v) a camera sensor provided in one area of ​​the body part; and vi) a storage case control module provided within the body part and controlling the operation of the special storage case. Furthermore, the special storage case part is not limited thereto, and may further include a fixing member provided in one area of ​​the internal space of the transparent case part for fixing the placement of a flower product to be delivered that is accommodated (placed) in the internal space.

[0151] The above storage case control module can control the operation of the special storage case according to the control of the delivery management unit (18). The above special storage case can transmit and receive data by being linked with the device (10) through a network. The body part and the transparent case part may be provided in a rectangular shape, for example, but are not limited thereto and may be provided in various shapes.

[0152] The above transparent case portion may include a door member. By opening the door member, a disabled worker can accommodate (load) the flower product to be delivered into the internal space of the transparent case portion. In particular, the disabled worker can accommodate (place, load) the flower product to be delivered into the internal space by, for example, inserting it into the fixing member. By inserting the flower product to be delivered into the fixing member, even if the special storage case shakes during aerial delivery, the shape of the flower product to be delivered within the transparent case portion cannot be damaged or the flower product cannot be damaged. That is, the above fixing member may refer to a member provided to fix the position of the flower product to be delivered within the transparent case portion in order to preserve the shape of the flower product to be delivered accommodated within the transparent case portion. For example, the fixing member may include a gripping member for picking up the flower product to be delivered and a fixing support member, one end of which is connected to the gripping member and the other end of which is fixedly coupled to the upper surface of the body portion.

[0153] In addition, by opening the door member, the customer's acquaintance (i.e., the delivery recipient who received the flower product) can retrieve the flower product they wish to have delivered, which is contained in the interior space of the transparent case, from the interior space.

[0154] Additionally, the special storage case may include a first temperature sensor for measuring the external temperature of the special storage case, a second temperature sensor for measuring the internal temperature of the special storage case, and a temperature control member for controlling the temperature of the internal space. At this time, the delivery management unit (18) may control the operation of the temperature control member so that, during the aerial delivery of a flower product to be delivered using the aerial transport vehicle, the temperature of the internal space measured by the second temperature sensor is maintained at a reference temperature pre-set by the manager, despite changes in the external temperature detected by the first temperature sensor.

[0155] At this time, the previously set reference temperature may be set to any value between 5 degrees and 10 degrees as an example, but this is merely an example to help understand the present invention, and the setting value of the reference temperature may be set and changed in various ways by the manager, and in particular, may be set and changed in various ways depending on the type of flower product to be delivered contained in the special storage case.

[0156] In addition, the temperature control member may include, for example, a heater, a Peltier element, a cooling fan, etc., as a means for cooling or heating the temperature of the internal space of the transparent case to maintain it at the preset reference temperature.

[0157] In addition, the above-mentioned special storage case may, for example, refer to a case for storing floral products that is portable. The floral products (floral products to be delivered) contained in the above-mentioned special storage case may be floral products prepared in various forms, such as bouquets, single flowers, or potted plants, for example. For example, the special storage case may be prepared (set) with dimensions of 40cm in width, length, and height, but is not limited thereto and may be set and changed in various ways by the administrator.

[0158] The device (10) can, for example, enable delivery of a flower product to be delivered using a ground vehicle and an aerial vehicle, to be delivered with the flower product to be delivered placed in the special storage case. At this time, the special storage case may contain, for example, only the flower product to be delivered, or the flower product to be delivered that has been packaged with the eco-friendly packaging device may be contained therein.

[0159] Below, we will briefly examine the operation flow of the present invention based on the details described above.

[0160] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the operation of a method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0161] The method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace the employment levy illustrated in FIG. 3 can be performed by the device (10) described above. Therefore, even if the content described below is omitted, the description of the device (10) can be equally applied to the description of the method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace the employment levy.

[0162] Referring to Fig. 3, in step S11, the register can receive user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop provided at the company.

[0163] Subsequently, in step S12, the worker management department can collect and manage work data of workers employed at the above-mentioned in-house flower shop.

[0164] Subsequently, in step S13, the employment contribution calculation unit can calculate an alternative amount of the employment contribution using the above user information and the above work data.

[0165] Subsequently, in step S14, the providing unit may provide information on the calculated replaceable amount to the user terminal.

[0166] In the description above, steps S11 to S14 may be further divided into additional steps or combined into fewer steps, depending on an embodiment of the present invention. Additionally, some steps may be omitted as necessary, and the order between steps may be changed.

[0167] A method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to substitute for employment levies according to one embodiment of the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that can be executed through various computer means and recorded on a computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., either individually or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the medium may be those specifically designed and configured for the present invention, or they may be those known and available to those skilled in the art of computer software. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes; optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs; magneto-optical media such as floptical disks; and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, and flash memory. Examples of program instructions include machine code, such as that generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc. The above hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

[0168] In addition, the aforementioned method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop to replace the employment levy can also be implemented in the form of a computer program or application executed by a computer stored on a recording medium.

[0169] The foregoing description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes only, and those skilled in the art will understand that other specific forms can be easily modified without altering the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood as illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single unit may be implemented in a distributed manner, and components described as distributed may likewise be implemented in a combined form.

[0170] The scope of the present invention is defined by the claims set forth below rather than by the detailed description above, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts thereof should be interpreted as being included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

Claim 1 A registration unit that registers user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop provided at the said company; a worker management unit that collects and manages work data of disabled workers with disabilities employed at the said in-house flower shop; an employment levy calculation unit that calculates an alternative amount for the employment levy using the said user information and the said work data; a provision unit that provides information on the calculated alternative amount to a user terminal; a welfare consumption management unit that manages payments for welfare points at the in-house flower shop to promote welfare consumption, and collects welfare consumption data generated when employees of the said company pay for flower products with welfare points at the said in-house flower shop from the POS machine within the in-house flower shop, and manages sales and welfare consumption details for the in-house flower shop based on said welfare consumption data; a flower management unit that performs maintenance management for flower products sold at the said in-house flower shop; and a report management unit that generates and provides an ESG report including ESG-related data related to the said in-house flower shop. The delivery management unit includes a delivery management unit that controls the delivery of flower products according to a pre-set delivery process when a customer requests flower delivery from the aforementioned in-house flower shop; the employment levy calculation unit automatically calculates the replaceable amount by further considering the welfare consumption data, and the calculated information can be checked in real-time on a dashboard for corporate administrators; the welfare consumption data is data regarding consumption behaviors in which employees purchase flower products from the in-house flower shop using welfare points, welfare cards, and welfare budgets provided to employees by the company, and is considered as consumption of welfare services linked to the employment of disabled workers and is utilized as basic data for calculating the replaceable amount of the disability employment levy, and includes purchase history data of flower products including information on the type, quantity, and amount of the paid purchased flower products; and the delivery management unit, when a customer requests flower delivery from the aforementioned in-house flower shop,Considering the total weight information and delivery address information of the flower product desired for delivery entered by the customer when requesting flower delivery, either a ground vehicle capable of moving on the ground or an aerial vehicle capable of moving in the air is selectively selected, and subsequently, delivery of the flower product ordered by the customer is controlled based on the selected vehicle; wherein if it is determined that the total weight information is less than the maximum load weight transportable by the aerial vehicle and the location of the delivery address corresponding to the delivery address information is within a preset radius from the location of the in-house flower shop, the aerial vehicle is selectively selected among the ground vehicle and the aerial vehicle as the delivery vehicle to perform the delivery of the flower product desired for delivery, and subsequently, delivery of the flower product desired for delivery is controlled via aerial delivery by the selected delivery vehicle, and once the aerial vehicle is selected as the delivery vehicle, a fastening operation instruction message is provided to instruct a worker to place the flower product desired for delivery into a pre-manufactured special storage case and then perform a fastening operation to combine the special storage case containing the flower product desired for delivery with the aerial vehicle. An in-house flower shop operation management device for replacing employment levies, which generates and provides to a worker terminal, and subsequently, when a completion response is received from the worker terminal as a response to the aforementioned completion task instruction message, transmits an autonomous driving start signal to an aerial vehicle, and controls the aerial vehicle to fly to the delivery destination autonomously in response to the autonomous driving start signal and then return. Claim 2 delete Claim 3 delete Claim 4 delete Claim 5 A method for managing the operation of an in-house flower shop for substituting employment levies by an in-house flower shop operation management device for substituting employment levies according to claim 1, comprising: a registration unit, a step of registering user information including corporate information of the company to which the user belongs and flower shop information of the in-house flower shop provided in the company; a worker management unit, a step of collecting and managing work data of a worker employed at the in-house flower shop; an employment levy calculation unit, a step of calculating an amount that can substitute employment levies using the user information and the work data; and a provision unit, a step of providing information of the calculated amount that can substitute employment levies to a user terminal.

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