KR20140106323A - Pos system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal and, more particularly, to a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal which can quickly share order information or payment information after food delivery through a first terminal, which is easy to carry and move such as a smartphone, with a second terminal, by including first and second interlocking units to interlock via wireless communications between the first terminal capable of wireless communications and the second terminal used in a counter of a restaurant or a convenience store. The POS system of the present invention comprises a first terminal including a first interlocking unit to interlock wireless communications; and a second terminal including a second interlocking unit capable of interlocking wireless communications with the first interlocking unit of the first terminal.

Description

POS system interworking with a wireless terminal {POS SYSTEM}

The present invention relates to a point-of-sale system operatively associated with a wireless terminal,

And more particularly, to a wireless communication system including a first terminal capable of wireless communication and a second terminal used in a cash register of a restaurant or a convenience store,

It is possible to quickly share the information received through the first terminal such as a smart phone, which is easy to carry and move, or the payment information to be paid after the food delivery to the second terminal,

Also, since a food delivery person or an employee can transmit information in real time to a POS device as a second terminal by a first terminal such as a smart phone without having to carry a card dispenser, the wireless terminal can flexibly handle complicated delivery, The present invention relates to a POS system interlocked with a POS system.

In general, supermarkets, restaurants, and convenience stores are equipped with POS machines. These POS machines are responsible for managing the entire store, such as sales, inventory and customer management.

However, in the case of a restaurant having a lot of delivery or a business where external settlement is frequent, it is necessary to provide an external payment terminal and to re-enter a number of payment terminals, There is a drawback that it causes.

Also, as the size of the business site increases, the purchase cost and management cost of the external payment terminal increase, and the cost of the external payment terminal is transferred to both the consumer and the seller.

In this paper, we propose a POS system that enables easy and quick settlement through POS system and wireless communication linkage using smart phone, and can manage POS system's smooth store management, customer management and inventory management.

BACKGROUND ART [0002] As related art related to a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal, the following technologies are known.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2007-0014380 (published on Feb. 01, 2007) discloses a POS system using a portable wireless terminal, and a fixed POS, which is installed at least in a dense store, A POS system having: a portable wireless terminal as a plurality of portable POSs; A server coupled to the fixed POS and the portable wireless terminal through a predetermined interface and having a predetermined store management database; And a processing module in association with the store management database (D / B), for storing, managing, and processing data communicated from the fixed POS and the portable wireless terminal in a store management database (D / B) . Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the congestion of the store by relatively reducing the use area of the POS and to minimize the loss by reducing the cost by installing, using and managing the minimum POS (POS).

However, the above-mentioned patent discloses a simple separation between a fixed POS and a mobile POS, which makes communication between two POS devices impossible to escape from the existing payment system.

(POS) is separately stored in a database (D / B), and the settlement system of the mobile POS (POS) itself is not managed by a fixed POS (POS) Management, store management, and inventory management.

In addition, the patent registration No. 10-0925533 (registered on Oct. 30, 2009) relates to a portable POS terminal and its POS system. The POS terminal includes a POS terminal and a POS terminal And the kitchen terminal can be connected to a private wireless network, whereby orders and credit cards can be immediately settled through the portable POS terminal, so that credit card payment customers can be trusted and the network usage cost due to the portable POS terminal operation can be prevented from being imposed A portable POS terminal and a POS system accordingly. Further, the present invention is a system for converting customer information including order information of CID, order history information, customer rating, and the like into a database, and when the portable POS terminal receives the CID information of the order phone from the telephone terminal, And a POS system for providing a differentiated service to an ordering customer by guiding customer information.

However, in the above-mentioned registered patent, it is difficult to use the existing portable payment terminal without using the repeater because the payment is made through communication with the existing portable payment terminal through the Zigbee repeater. If the mobile terminal is out of the communication range of the Zigbee repeater, There is a problem that follows.

In addition, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2003-0011413 (published on Feb. 11, 2003) discloses a POS system using a mobile POS terminal, which allows a salesperson to make payment in real time using a wireless PoS system The object of the present invention is to provide a wireless PoS system that shortens the settlement time, prevents the loss of the card and the leakage of the card password, maximizes the customer service, and prevents the theft of the goods by always keeping the seller. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile PoS terminal capable of wireless data communication and a stationary PoS system performing wireless data communication with the mobile PoS terminal, wherein the mobile PoS terminal comprises: a control unit; A barcode scanner for reading the barcode information of the article and providing it to the controller; An IC card reader communicating with the smart card to read information of the smart card and transmit the read information to the control unit; A magnetic card reader for reading information of the magnetic card and transmitting the read information to the controller; A keypad for signaling the article information and the card information manually entered from a user and inputting the signal to the controller; A printer for generating a receipt and a credit card slip under the control of the control unit; A memory for storing the goods input / output information and the selling point information under the control of the control unit; And a PCMCIA slot into which a communication card for wireless data communication with the fixed PoS system is inserted, wherein the stationary PoS terminal further comprises a communication card compatible with the communication card of the mobile PoS terminal.

However, since the communication card for wireless data communication between the fixed PoS and the mobile PoS terminal is inserted and the fixed PoS and the mobile PoS are installed outside the limited space due to the communication distance between the fixed PoS and the mobile PoS, There is a problem that the communication connection between them is limited.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention discloses a POS system interworking with a wireless terminal that can easily and quickly transmit information through a wireless communication link with a POS device using a smart phone.

The present invention provides a first terminal having a first interlocking unit for interworking with wireless communication, that is, a smart phone, which is capable of overcoming a limitation of a delivery distance, have.

In addition, the second terminal having the second interlocking portion can be used to manage the order and payment information transmitted and received by the one POS device, so that one person can manage all the store management, inventory management, order and customer management And a POS system interlocked with the wireless terminal.

The present invention is also applicable to a wireless communication system using a smart phone such as HDMI, All Sharing Quest, Tethering, or Data Spot through a first interlocking unit and a second interlocking unit Data information can be linked with each other, so that it is possible to grasp not only the payment information but also the accurate information of the purchaser, the situation of the delivery place, and the emergency situation in real time.

In addition, POS system that can be integrated and managed in a store, which can not be predicted, such as omission of order, error of address information, embezzlement of deliverer, etc., provides interoperability with wireless terminal that can maximize business profit and gain customer's trust There is a purpose.

Further, the present invention provides a payment information system such as a reader unit, a processing unit, and a communication unit in the first and second terminals, respectively, so as to have a basic function of paying for customers who come directly to the store,

Since the first and second interworking units can share the information of the first and second terminals by wireless communication, complicated ordering, payment, and inventory management can be performed in real time, thereby interworking with the wireless terminal capable of maximizing the work efficiency The POS system is provided with the following advantages.

In addition, the second terminal of the present invention may further include a sound generator, so that the first terminal can wirelessly communicate with the first terminal to share sound files such as music stored in the first terminal, And a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal capable of emitting a sweet sound in a store even when installed.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a POS system interworking with a wireless terminal of the present invention

A first terminal including a first interlocking part for interlocking wireless communication;

And a second terminal coupled to the first terminal of the first terminal and capable of wirelessly interfacing with the first terminal,

The first and second interlocking units can synchronize data information in a wireless communication manner using a smart phone such as HDMI, All Sharing Quest, Tethering, or Data Spot. .

The first and second terminals

A reader unit for reading the payment information of the user,

A processing unit for processing the read information,

And a communication unit for transmitting the processed information and receiving the information approved by the payment server,

Characterized in that the first and second interlocking parts transmit the information to each other,

The second terminal is a POS device including a sound generator,

The POS device has an amplifier function,

The information read by the reader unit of the first terminal is automatically transferred to the second linked unit of the second terminal.

The POS system interworking with the wireless terminal according to the present invention includes a first terminal having a first interlocking part, that is, a POS device having a smart phone and a second interlocking part, And can manage all of the store management, inventory management, order and customer management by himself or herself, and can manage the HDMI, All Sharing Quest, Tethering, etc. through the first interlocking portion and the second interlocking portion. Or data spot, it is possible not only to transmit only payment information, but also to transmit accurate information of the purchaser, delivery situation, emergency situation, etc. in real time We can integrate and manage in unpredictable situations such as misplaced orders, address information errors, embezzlement of deliverers, and so on, so that customers can gain trust and maximize business profit. can do.

In addition, the POS system interlocked with the wireless terminal according to the present invention is provided with payment information systems such as a reader unit, a processing unit, and a communication unit in the first and second terminals, respectively, so as to pay for customers who come directly to the store And the first and second interworking units can share the information of the first and second interconnection units by wireless communication, so that complicated ordering, payment, and inventory management can be performed in real time, Can be maximized.

In addition, the second terminal of the present invention may further include a sound generating unit to wirelessly communicate with the first terminal and share sound files such as music stored in the first terminal. Thus, Even if installed, sweet sound can be emitted in the store.

1 is an example of an interlocking of a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal according to the present invention.
2 is a conceptual diagram of first and second terminals of a POS system interlocked with a wireless terminal according to the present invention;
3 is an illustration of a second terminal interlocked with a first terminal of a point-of-sale system interlocked with a wireless terminal according to the present invention.
4 is a tethering embodiment of a point-of-sale system associated with a wireless terminal according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

While the present invention has been described in connection with certain embodiments, it is obvious that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

In the present specification, 'interlocking' is not limited to a physical connection but means that information data can be shared with each other by using a network and a wireless communication means. In addition to sharing information data, a function of reading and writing information of each terminal .

As shown in FIG. 1, the POS system interlocked with the wireless terminal of the present invention comprises a first terminal 10 and a second terminal 20.

First, the first terminal 10 of the present invention comprises a mobile device capable of wireless communication, in particular, a smart phone capable of utilizing various applications.

Referring to FIG. 2,

The first terminal 10 includes a first interlocking unit 11, a reader unit 12, a processing unit 13, and a communication unit 15.

The first interlocking part 11 of the first terminal 10 can communicate wirelessly with the second terminal 20 and can share information within each terminal 10 and 20.

The wireless communication is performed by a network network (e.g., 3G, 4G, optical cable), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, RF and NFC, and each terminal can be interworked with each other by using HDMI, The data information can be linked to each other in a wireless communication manner using smart phones such as All Sharing Quest, Tethering or Data Spot.

The interworking method is one example, and the interworking method using the wireless communication means can be applied by various methods commonly used by ordinary artisans.

The description of each wireless communication linkage will be explained together with the second linkage unit 21 of the second terminal 20 described below, and duplicated portions will be omitted.

The POS system interlocked with the wireless terminal of the present invention,

The reader unit 12 of the first terminal 10 means a physical means that reads money such as an electronic money, that is, a credit card, and knows the orderer information and can pay the cost.

The reader unit 12 includes an input unit such as a keyboard capable of moving to a settlement window when a credit card number is input, a barcode reader capable of reading a barcode, a camera reader capable of reading a credit card number when the appearance of a credit card is photographed, Can be installed inside the first terminal 10 and function.

Also, the reader unit 12 may be provided as an external reader so that the user can use various payment means according to the situation.

The processing unit 13 of the first terminal 10 determines whether the approval information is correct and whether the read information is error or unreadable information by informing the user of the information input from the reader unit.

Further, the communication unit 15 of the first terminal 10 transmits the information processed by the processing unit to a credit company or a bank that performs settlement processing, and performs a function of receiving again the approved or rejected information.

Although the communication unit 15 can be partially overlapped with the method of interfacing with the wireless communication in the first interlocking unit 11, the communication unit is a main function of communication with a credit company or a business processing the settlement processing (for example, a telephone line and the Internet) ,

The first interlocking unit 11 is divided into physical and functional means to enable connection such as a local area network, tethering, data spot and all-sharing, as well as a network capable of an external Internet.

In order to promptly process transmission and reception with an external settlement processing company such as a credit company or a bank and to perform real-time interworking with the second terminal 20, the first interlocking part 11 and the communication part 15 are physically or functionally separated .

When the first and second interlocking portions 11 and 21 of the first and second terminals 10 and 20 and the communication portions 15 and 25 are overlapped with each other and use the external network, The respective interlocking portions 11 and 21 can be operated after the first interlocking portion 25 has processed first. The communication units 15 and 25 of the terminals 10 and 20 and the first and second interlocking units 11 and 21 can be simultaneously operated.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2,

The second terminal 20 includes a second interlocking unit 21, a reader unit 22, a processing unit 23, a sound generating unit 24, and a communication unit 25.

The second interlocking part 21 of the second terminal 20 can be interlocked with the first interlocking part 11 of the first terminal 10 by wireless communication.

The first and second interlocking parts 11 and 21 of the respective terminals 10 and 20 constituting the core of the present invention will now be described. (10) and (20) can share information in wireless communication, and the wireless communication method interworking method described above can be used as the method.

Detailed data interworking methods such as HDMI, All Sharing Quest, Tethering or Data Spot in the above-mentioned interlocking method can be easily understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, .

The first and second interlocking parts 11 and 21 may be connected by wire but may be connected to each other by radio to be an internal component of each terminal. For example, an antenna, chip, or the like.

It is preferable to function as the communication units 15 and 25 of each of the terminals 10 and 20 to share data communication according to the usage situation in order to reduce the cost.

As an example of the above interlocking method

The second interlocking part 21 of the second terminal 20 can be received by the second terminal 20 through the first interlocking part 11 of the first terminal 10,

When the settlement processing is directly performed in the second terminal 20, the settlement means is unified, and the fund and the store management are easy, and reliability can be secured for both the consumer and the deliverer.

When carrying and settlement of the first terminal 10 at a large mart or department store, a wireless communication such as HDMI, an all-sharing quest, or data spot, hot spot, tethering, etc., The second terminal 20 of each store can be paid through all the methods.

Even in places where there is no wired connection other than department stores

As shown in FIG. 4, the second terminal 20 can directly search, search, and make a payment via the Internet through tethering of the first terminal 10.

In addition, even if the second terminal 20 is not connected to the Internet, the second terminal 20 can perform the wireless communication link by the first interlocking unit 11 of the first terminal 10, And manage it.

As another example, referring to [B] of FIG. 3,

When the first terminal 10 is carried and the chicken is delivered to the addressee's place of purchase, the purchaser's credit card is used to request the settlement company to settle the information obtained through the reader unit of the first terminal 10 through the communication unit. (Utilizing applications on smartphones)

Upon completion of the settlement, a payment completion window is created in the first terminal 10, and the completed information is transmitted to the first terminal 10 through the second interlocking portion of the second terminal 20 via the real- It is linked through the network.

If the address of the purchaser is different or the order is not known in the delivery situation, the second terminal 20 is linked with the real time second terminal 20 through the GPS function or camera shooting, To the first interlocking portion of the display device (10).

Through the above-described example, the POS device in which the second terminal performs the settlement function in the store can easily settle in a region or country where the Internet is not actively spread by using a smart phone, so that utilization of the settlement means can be expected.

Meanwhile, in the POS system interworking with the wireless terminal of the present invention,

When the first transmission unit of the first terminal 10 investigates the stock quantity, the customer management, the financial management, and the like inside the store at each point, the examined information is directly transmitted to the second transmission unit of the second terminal 20 2 terminals 20 as one POS device.

A server (not shown) is provided outside the first and second terminals 10 and 20 and converts all inputted information into a database and directly accesses the first and second terminals 10 and 20 through a communication unit So that the data can be automatically sorted.

The reader 22, the processing unit 23 and the communication unit 25 of the second terminal 20 are the same as or similar to the functions of the first terminal 10 and will not be described again.

Next, the sound generator 24 of the second terminal 20 comprises a peripheral device for sound output such as an amplifier. (See [A] in Fig. 3)

A peripheral device for outputting sound to the second terminal 20 may be provided so that only an amplifier for sound output is provided without providing additional audio in the store so as to be directly connected to the second terminal 20 through the first interlocking portion 11 of the first terminal 10 The sound file can be shared by the second interlocking portion 21 of the second terminal 20. [

The amplifier is built in the second terminal 20 and can generate sound without being exposed to the outside.

In addition, in addition to the sound generator 24, an image device such as a movie or a video stored in the first terminal 10 may be directly connected to the first interlocking part 11 by connecting a video device (not shown) To the second interlocking portion 21 of the terminal 20,

The second interlocking unit 21 of the second terminal 20 can transmit data to the image device and output an image in real time.

In addition, the first interlocking unit 11 of the first terminal 10 transmits the settlement information to the second interlocking unit 21 of the second terminal 20 in real time when the cost is paid by the smartphone application, Even if there is no operation of the second terminal 20, the second terminal 20 can collect all the approval information.

While the present invention has been described in connection with the preferred embodiments thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the present invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications, Should be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

S: Server
10: first terminal 11: first interlocking part
20: second terminal 21: second interlocking part
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Claims (4)

A first terminal including a first interlocking part for interlocking wireless communication;
A second terminal including a second interlocking part capable of wireless communication with the first interlocking part of the first terminal;
The POS system being associated with the wireless terminal. The method according to claim 1,
The first and second interlocking units can synchronize data information in a wireless communication manner using a smart phone such as HDMI, All Sharing Quest, Tethering, or Data Spot. Wherein the POS system is operatively coupled to the wireless terminal. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
The first and second terminals
A reader unit for reading the payment information of the user,
A processing unit for processing the read information,
And a communication unit for transmitting the processed information and receiving the information approved by the payment server,

And the first and second interlocking units transmit the information to each other. The method of claim 3,
The second terminal is a POS device including an acoustic generator,
The POS device has an amplifier function,
And the information read by the reader unit of the first terminal is automatically transferred to the second linked unit of the second terminal.

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