KR20130131846A - Mobile device for ordering using near field communication and pos system using the mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal for ordering using near field communication which includes: a near field communication module wirelessly communicating with an external NFC tag; a wireless communication part communicating by using a wireless network; a control part receiving tag identification information by communicating with the NFC tag using the near field communication module and transmitting the information to a server of a POS using the wireless communication part by generating an order using the tag identification information; a display part, and a user input part. The control part receives information about products and the tag identification information from the NFC tag or outputs the received information to the display part. The control part receives payment information through the user input part and adds the payment information to the order to transmit the information to the server of the POS using the wireless communication part so that the order of the products with the NFC tag can be processed. [Reference numerals] (100) NFC controller;(120) NFC antenna;(130) Control part;(140) User input part;(150) Wireless communication part;(160) Display part;(170) Memory

Description

Mobile terminal capable of order processing using near field communication and point of sale information management system using the same {Mobile device for ordering using Near Field Communication and POS system using the mobile device}

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal capable of processing an order using near field communication and a point of sale information management system using the same, and more specifically, a POS system by executing an order application program in a mobile terminal equipped with an NFC chip. The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and a POS system capable of processing orders with a server.

Near Field Communication is a technology that transmits data between devices at a distance of about 10 cm using a frequency band of 13.56 MHz. Unlike conventional RFID which was only available for reading, Near Field Communication is a non-contact type that can read and write data in both directions. Communication method.

NFC is a next-generation local area communication technology that is attracting attention because of its relatively short distance and its relatively low security. In addition, since NFC can use both data reading and writing functions, NFC does not require the installation of a dongle, which is an RFID reader previously used for RFID. In addition, NFC is similar to existing short-range communication technologies such as Bluetooth, but does not need to be set up between devices like Bluetooth.

Because of these many advantages, various services using NFC have been proposed.

On the other hand, POS system (point of sales system) is a point-of-sale information management system, a system for intensively managing sales information by immediately recording information on the goods sold at the point of sale. The POS system is a comprehensive sales management system that connects the store's order processing system with the manager's main computer online, integrating, analyzing and evaluating the information at the point of sale in real time to double the customer's ability to respond in the future.

The POS system is operated by attaching a barcode or OCR tag (price tag for an optical character decoding device) to a product, reading it with a scanner, calculating the price automatically, and collecting and entering all information about the product.

Recently, NFC chips that provide NFC services to mobile communication terminals, such as smart phones, are mounted, so that it is possible to order and pay using them. However, various methods have been proposed for interfacing a POS system with a smartphone using NFC services, but since a device for interfacing NFC is not provided in the conventional POS system, the NFC tag is read. It is impossible. Accordingly, in order to recognize and process NFC tags in existing POS systems, not only an NFC reader is required, but also a NFC related infrastructure capable of processing the read NFC tag has a problem.

Therefore, the present invention intends to propose a method for interworking the NFC technology and the existing POS system using a smart device.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2010-72115 Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2012-39371 Korean Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2073937

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a mobile terminal capable of order processing to a server of the POS system using NFC.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a POS system capable of processing an order using a mobile terminal equipped with the NFC module described above.

A first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem relates to a mobile terminal capable of Near Field Communication (Near Field Communication), the mobile terminal is a short-range wireless communication module capable of short-range wireless communication with an external NFC tag ; A wireless communication unit for communicating using a wireless network; Receives tag identification information by communicating with an NFC tag using the short range wireless communication module, generates an order by using the received tag identification information using the wireless communication unit, and transmits to the server of the POS system using the wireless communication unit. A control unit; A display unit; And a user input unit, wherein the controller receives both tag identification information and product information from an NFC tag and outputs the received information to the display unit, or the controller receives payment information through a user input unit. Including the input payment information in the order to transmit to the server of the POS system by using a wireless communication unit, so that the order processing for the NFC tag attached product.

In the mobile terminal according to the first aspect described above, the control unit transmits the tag identification information received from the NFC tag to a server of the POS system by using a wireless communication unit and requests information about a product corresponding to the tag identification information. When the information about the product is received from the server of the POS system, it is preferable to output the information about the product to the display unit.

A POS system capable of processing an order using a mobile terminal according to a second aspect of the present invention, the POS system comprising: a plurality of NFC tags for transmitting tag identification information using short-range wireless communication; Server of POS system; And a mobile terminal capable of near field communication with the NFC tags and wireless communication with a server of the POS system.

The mobile terminal may include a short range wireless communication module capable of short range wireless communication with an NFC tag; A wireless communication unit communicating with a server of the POS system using a wireless network; A control unit which downloads the order application program, stores it in a memory and executes the order document to a server of the POS system; A display unit; A user input unit;

The server of the POS system receives an order from the mobile terminal, so that the mobile terminal can process the order for the product with the NFC tag attached.

In the POS system according to the above features, the order application program, by using the short-range wireless communication module to communicate with the NFC tag to receive tag identification information, using the received tag identification information to generate an order wireless Use the communication unit to send to the server of the POS system,

The tag identification information is transmitted to the server of the POS system using the wireless communication unit, and the information about the product corresponding to the tag identification information is requested. It is desirable to create an order form and send it to the POS system server.

In the POS system according to the above features, when the server of the POS system receives an order form from the mobile terminal, receives the information on the payment means and processes the payment according to the information on the input payment means,

The server of the POS system preferably transmits payment information to the mobile terminal after payment is completed.

According to the present invention, inventory management, order processing, etc. of a product with an NFC tag in an existing POS system is possible. According to the present invention, in the POS system, it is possible to perform the order processing for the products with the NFC tag using a mobile terminal equipped with an NFC chip.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile terminal capable of processing an order using NFC according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment of a POS system capable of processing an order using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram generally showing a second embodiment of a POS system capable of processing an order using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

It is to be understood that the words or words used in the present specification and claims are not to be construed in a conventional or dictionary sense and that the inventor can properly define the concept of a term in order to describe its invention in the best possible way And should be construed in light of the meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Detailed descriptions and drawings of well-known functions and configurations that are determined to unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a mobile terminal capable of processing an order using NFC according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and a POS system using the same will be described in detail.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention wirelessly communicates with an external tag using NFC to read identification information and product information on a tagged product, and accordingly generates an order form and transmits it to a server of a POS system to complete an order. It can be characterized by. The mobile terminal according to the present invention can be implemented in various forms. For example, a mobile terminal described herein includes a user such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcasting terminal, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), a navigation device, and the like. It includes terminals that can be carried.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an internal configuration of a mobile terminal capable of processing an order using NFC according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the mobile terminal 10 according to the present invention includes an NFC controller 100, an NFC USIM 110, an NFC module including an NFC antenna 120, a controller 130, a user input unit 140, The wireless communication unit 150, the display unit 160, and the memory 170 are provided.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a first embodiment of a POS system capable of processing an order using a mobile terminal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, an order processing system includes a plurality of NFC tags 20, a mobile terminal 10, and a server 30 of a POS system. 1 and 2, the configuration of the mobile terminal, the configuration of the order processing system, and an operation method thereof will be described in detail.

The controller 130 accesses a server of a POS system using a wireless communication unit in advance to download and store an order application program in the memory and executes it, or accesses a specific website using the Internet to download an order application program. It will be stored in the memory and executed.

As the order application program is executed, the control unit wirelessly communicates with the external NFC tag 20 by using a NFC module to obtain tag identification information and product information or only tag identification information. Using 150, the server 30 of the POS system is connected to request and receive information on goods corresponding to the tag identification information. The NFC tag is mounted on a product such as a department store, a wholesale store, a retail store, or attached to a menu board of a restaurant or a restaurant, and each NFC tag may include tag identification information and information on a corresponding product, or may include only tag identification information. have. On the other hand, the server of the POS system is built by building a database of information on the product corresponding to the tag identification information of each NFC tag, and if any tag identification information is received from the mobile terminal, it is read from the information database on the corresponding product To the mobile terminal.

When the controller 130 obtains the information on the product using the NFC module or obtains the information on the product from the server of the POS system, the controller 130 outputs the information on the obtained product to the display unit 160. When a command for selecting the displayed product is input through a user input unit, an order for the corresponding product is generated and transmitted to the server of the POS system using the wireless communication unit. Here, the information on the payment means may be further received through the user input unit, and when the information on the payment means is input, information about the payment means may be added to the order and transmitted to the server of the POS system.

The server 30 of the POS system stores and manages information about products corresponding to tag identification information of each NFC tag in advance as a database. When the server 30 receives a request for the product information from the mobile terminal through the wireless communication unit, the server 30 reads information about the product corresponding to the tag identification information from the database and transmits the information to the mobile terminal. In addition, when the order is received from the mobile terminal, the server 30 reads identification information about the goods and information about the payment means from the order, and proceeds with the payment processing through the payment means selected by the user.

The wireless communication unit 150 of the mobile terminal may be configured as a wireless LAN.

3 illustrates another embodiment of the overall system, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of mobile terminals may wirelessly communicate with a server of a POS system to send an order or receive information about a product.

While the present invention has been described in detail with respect to the embodiments described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations are possible within the technical spirit of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended claims.

The mobile terminal according to the present invention can be widely used in a sales management system such as a shopping mall or a restaurant.

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Claims (12)

In a mobile terminal capable of Near Field Communication,
A short range wireless communication module capable of short range wireless communication with an external NFC tag;
A wireless communication unit for communicating using a wireless network;
Receives tag identification information by communicating with an NFC tag using the short range wireless communication module, generates an order by using the received tag identification information using the wireless communication unit, and transmits to the server of the POS system using the wireless communication unit. A control unit;
With a mobile terminal, characterized in that the order can be processed for the NFC tag attached product. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display unit.
The control unit receives both tag identification information and product information from the NFC tag, and outputs the received information to the display unit. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal further includes a user input unit.
The controller receives payment information through a user input unit, and includes the input payment information in the order to transmit to the server of the POS system using a wireless communication unit. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising a display unit.
The control unit transmits the tag identification information received from the NFC tag to the server of the POS system using a wireless communication unit, and requests information about the product corresponding to the tag identification information,
When the information on the product is received from the server of the POS system, the mobile terminal, characterized in that for outputting the information on the product on the display. A plurality of NFC tags for transmitting tag identification information using near field communication;
Server of POS system;
And a mobile terminal capable of near field communication with the NFC tags and wireless communication with a server of the POS system.
The mobile terminal,
A short range wireless communication module capable of short range wireless communication with an NFC tag;
A wireless communication unit communicating with a server of the POS system using a wireless network;
A control unit which downloads the order application program, stores it in a memory and executes the order document to a server of the POS system;
The POS system server may receive an order form from the mobile terminal, and process an order processing system using NFC, wherein the mobile terminal can process an order for a product with an NFC tag attached thereto. . According to claim 5, The order application program,
Receives tag identification information by communicating with an NFC tag using the short range wireless communication module, generates an order by using the received tag identification information using the wireless communication unit, and transmits to the server of the POS system using the wireless communication unit. POS system capable of processing orders using NFC, characterized in that. The method of claim 5, wherein the server of the POS system receives an order form from the mobile terminal, receives the information on the payment means and processes the payment according to the information on the input payment means. POS system available. The POS system of claim 7, wherein the server of the POS system transmits payment information to the mobile terminal after payment is completed. The mobile terminal of claim 5, further comprising a display unit.
The control unit receives both the tag identification information and the product information from the NFC tag, and outputs the received information to the display unit POS system capable of processing an order using NFC. The mobile terminal of claim 9, wherein the mobile terminal further includes a user input unit.
The control unit receives the payment information through the user input unit, POS system capable of processing orders using NFC, characterized in that the order to include the input payment information to the server of the POS system using a wireless communication unit. The mobile terminal of claim 5, further comprising a display unit.
The control unit transmits the tag identification information received from the NFC tag to the server of the POS system using a wireless communication unit, and requests information about the product corresponding to the tag identification information,
When the information on the product is received from the server of the POS system, POS system capable of processing the order, characterized in that for outputting the information on the product on the display. 6. The POS system of claim 5, wherein the NFC tags are attached to respective items of a menu board.

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