KR20000072712A - Mobile communication terminal comprising a bar code reader and electronic commerce using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for doing electronic commerce using a mobile communication terminal is provided to use a bar code reader of the terminal to input purchasing information, so as to do the electronic commerce by the mobile communication terminal. CONSTITUTION: If a user scans a bar code of a product and presses an input button(404), a mobile communication terminal performs a user identifying procedure(406). If the user is capable of doing electronic commerce(408), the terminal delivers a signal to a mobile telephone switching office connected with the internet, and connects with a web site(412). If identifying information of the user is not correct, the terminal returns to an initial screen(410), and completes the whole process(420). If the information is correct, information read by a bar code reader is displayed on a liquid crystal display(LCD) of the terminal(414). The terminal confirms information on purchased products(416). If amounts of the products and a paying method are inputted(418), the terminal returns to the initial screen(410) to complete the whole process(420).

Description

Mobile communication terminal including bar code reader and electronic commerce using same {MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL COMPRISING A BAR CODE READER AND ELECTRONIC COMMERCE USING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a barcode reading function and an electronic commerce using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal having a reader for reading a barcode storing information of a product to be purchased and a mobile communication terminal using the mobile communication terminal. The present invention relates to an electronic commerce for purchasing a product.

In general, a mobile telephone system consists of a mobile telephone, a base station, a mobile telephone switching office, a home location register, and a network management system. do. The mobile phone communicates with the base station and registers it with the system when a change of location occurs during the move. The base station is located in the center of the cell and makes a telephone connection over a wireless channel with a mobile phone in the cell in charge of it. The home location register performs user location and authentication, and the network management system effectively operates and manages the mobile telephone network.

Recently, with the increase of Internet users, electronic commerce using them is being activated. However, since access to the Internet on a computer for electronic commerce is restricted by places, in order to solve such inconvenience, a method for accessing a web site on the Internet using a mobile phone and providing electronic commerce is provided. However, since mobile phones are inconvenient to input purchase information including product information, compared to computers, electronic commerce using mobile phones is not activated.

A circuit configuration of a general mobile phone, that is, a mobile communication terminal, will be described with reference to FIG.

The mobile communication terminal includes an antenna 202, a power supply unit 205, a display unit 206, frequency processors 208 and 209, converters 210 and 211, a central processing unit (CPU) 212, and storage devices 213 and 214. , 215, input unit 216, and the like. When the user inputs various information such as a phone number and a text through key operation of the input unit 216, the antenna 202 transmits a signal to the base station and the mobile switching center, and when connected to the other party, the microphone (not shown) The output is applied to an analog / digital converter 210 to modulate the audio signal into a digital signal. This digital signal is processed (or amplified) in the radio frequency processor 208 and the intermediate frequency processor 209 and then radiated in the antenna 202. In addition, the signal received from the base station to the antenna 202 is processed in the high frequency processor 208 and the intermediate frequency processor 209, and demodulated in a digital / analogue converter 211, and then a speaker (not shown). It is output through the other party's voice can be heard.

Each component of the mobile communication terminal described above is controlled by the central processing unit 212, and the other party's telephone number or various characters according to the key operation of the input unit 216 are displayed on the display unit 206. The storage devices 213, 214, and 215 store programs and various information for operating the mobile communication terminal. An electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM) 213 stores basic programs necessary for the operation of the mobile terminal, and the static RAM 214 stores temporary data generated during operation of the mobile terminal. The flash ROM 215 stores semi-permanent data such as a telephone number. The power supply unit 205 is a battery such as a secondary battery that supplies power required for the operation of the mobile communication terminal.

An object of the present invention is to easily implement electronic commerce using a mobile communication terminal by inputting purchase information using a barcode reader.

1 is a circuit diagram of a general mobile communication terminal.

2 is a perspective view of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a circuit diagram of a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic commerce system using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating electronic commerce using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating the overall process of electronic commerce using a mobile communication terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Major Symbols in Drawing>

100; Mobile communication terminal

102; Barcode reader

104; Barcode search button

106; Enter button

In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present invention provides a power supply unit for supplying power, a storage device in which programs and data are stored, an antenna for transmitting and receiving signals, a frequency processor for processing signals, and a voice signal modulating a digital signal and A mobile communication terminal comprising a mobile communication module comprising a converter for demodulating a signal into a voice signal, an input unit for inputting information, a display unit for displaying information, and a central processing unit for controlling an operation, and a barcode reader for reading information stored in a bar code. The display unit provides a mobile communication terminal which displays information input by an input unit and information read by a bar code reader.

The method may further include: reading a barcode in which product information to be purchased is stored using a mobile communication terminal having a barcode reading function; Verifying the identity of the user; Accessing a web site of an internet shopping mall; Transmitting the product information read by the barcode, the quantity of the product to be purchased, and the payment method to the web site; And delivering the goods to the address designated by the user, wherein the goods information stored in the bar code provides the e-commerce, characterized in that it includes the type of goods to be purchased and the web site address.

In the present invention, a mobile communication terminal is a concept including a wireless communication terminal such as a cellular phone, a PCS, an Internet phone, IMT-2000, and a barcode is used as a concept including a machine word or a character that can be recognized by a computer or a central processing unit. do. In addition, the mobile communication terminal includes a built-in personal digital assistance (PDA) in the above-mentioned wireless communication terminal. The portable information terminal has a portable computer, a fax, and an electronic notebook function, and has a personal information management (PIM) function for managing personal information such as an address book, schedule management, and memo. Such a portable information terminal uses a pen input or a voice input inputted by writing with a pen, provides a graphical user interface (GUI) environment, and provides computing functions of a notebook computer.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.

2 is a perspective view of a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a circuit diagram of a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 and 3, the mobile communication terminal 100 is largely composed of a communication terminal module and a barcode reader 301. The communication terminal module includes an antenna 302, a power supply unit 305, a display unit 306, frequency processors 308 and 309, converters 310 and 311, a central processing unit (CPU) 312, and a storage unit 313 and 314. , 315, an input unit 316, and the like. When a user inputs information such as a phone number and a letter through key operation of the input unit 316, a signal is transmitted to a base station and a mobile switching center through the antenna 302, and output of a microphone (not shown) when connected to the other party. The A / D converter 310 is applied to modulate an audio signal into a digital signal. This digital signal is processed (or amplified) by the high frequency processor 308 and the intermediate frequency processor 309 and then radiated to the antenna 302. In addition, the signal received from the base station to the antenna 302 is processed by the high frequency processor 308 and the intermediate frequency processor 309, and demodulated by a digital / analogue converter 311, and then a speaker (not shown). Can be output through the other party's voice.

Each component of the mobile communication terminal 100 is controlled by the central processing unit 312, and the other party's telephone number or various characters according to the key operation of the input unit 316 are displayed on the display unit 306. The storage devices 313, 314, and 315 store programs and various information for operating the mobile communication terminal 100. An electrically erasable and programmable ROM (EEPROM) 313 stores basic programs necessary for the operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, and an operation of the mobile communication terminal 100 in a static RAM 314. Temporary data generated during the operation are stored, and semi-permanent data such as a telephone number is stored in a flash ROM 315. The power supply unit 305 supplies power required for the operation of the mobile communication terminal 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, the barcode reader 102 is installed at one side of the main body of the mobile communication terminal. The barcode reader 102 is composed of a sensor (or scanner) that recognizes a barcode and a converter which converts the analog signal recognized and input by the sensor into a digital signal of zeros and ones. Since the configuration of the barcode reader 102 is obvious to those skilled in the art, the description thereof will be omitted. When the user presses the barcode search button 104, the barcode reader 102 is in an active state to read the barcode. When the user reads a bar code in which information of a product to be purchased is stored using the bar code reader 102, the information of the bar code read by the bar code reader 102 is transmitted to the central processing unit 312. When the user presses the input button 106, the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the web site for the e-commerce by the program stored in the EPI 313 to place a purchase order.

Hereinafter, a method of performing electronic commerce using the mobile communication terminal 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an electronic commerce system using a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a block diagram showing an e-commerce using a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 6 A flowchart illustrating the overall process of electronic commerce using a wireless telephone according to an embodiment of the invention.

4 to 6, information about a product to be purchased and a barcode 12 in which the information is stored are described in a catalog 10, a newspaper, a magazine, an exterior of a product, or a wrapping paper. The bar code 12 stores the kind of the product, the selling price, the web site address (URL) of the Internet shopping mall selling the product, and the like. A special mark may be placed next to the barcode 12 to indicate that it is a commodity that can be purchased using a mobile communication terminal provided with a barcode reader. When the user scans the barcode 12 of the product to be purchased using the mobile communication terminal 100 and presses an input button (404), the user goes through a procedure for checking the identity of the user (406). Identity verification is performed by entering a predetermined password, or by a security method such as fingerprint recognition or iris recognition. By comparing the information stored in the storage device of the mobile communication terminal 100, for example, the flash ROM with the information input for identity verification, the transaction is performed only when the two information match. The identification process can be any time during the purchase order.

If the identity is confirmed as a transaction approved user (408), the mobile communication terminal 100 sends a signal to the mobile switching center 500 connected to the Internet 550, the mobile communication terminal 100 is connected to the website (412). If the identification information is not correct in the identification process, the transaction is not approved, and the mobile communication terminal 100 returns to the initial screen (410) and ends (420). If the transaction is approved, the display of the mobile communication terminal displays the information read by the barcode reader (414). This is for identifying a product to be purchased by the user, and the display unit displays the type of product, the price, and the like. When the information of the product to be purchased is checked (416) and the quantity of the product and the payment method are input (418), the order is completed and the mobile communication terminal 100 returns to the initial screen (410) and ends (420). .

When a payment method such as a credit card or bank account transfer is selected and a transaction is approved by a financial company (credit card company or bank) through inquiry and payment of credit information, the product producer or distributor can send the product to the address desired by the user, that is, the consumer. Ship it. If the user does not want to purchase, the user returns to the initial screen without entering the purchase process, that is, the quantity of goods and the payment method, and then ends. The database 602 attached to the web server 604 of the Internet shopping mall stores data such as a product number, a product name, a purchase price, a selling price, a manufacturer, a seller, a transaction history, and customer identification data necessary for an e-commerce transaction. It is. Customer data includes the customer's name and the address at which the consumer would like to receive the goods.

Therefore, according to the present invention, since the electronic commerce using the mobile communication terminal can be performed with a simple operation, it can contribute to the promotion of the electronic commerce.

Claims (3)

A power supply for supplying power, a storage device for storing programs and data, an antenna for transmitting and receiving a signal, a frequency processor for processing the signal, a converter for modulating a voice signal into a digital signal and demodulating the digital signal into a voice signal, and information A mobile communication module comprising an input unit for inputting, a display unit for displaying information, and a central processing unit for controlling operation; And A mobile communication terminal comprising a barcode reader for reading information stored in a barcode, And the display unit displays information input by the input unit and information read by the bar code reader. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the input unit further comprises a barcode search button and an input button, the barcode search button actuates the barcode reader to be active to read the barcode, and the input button causes the barcode reader to operate. And a bar code for transmitting the barcode information. In an electronic commerce using a mobile communication terminal having a barcode reading function, Reading a bar code storing product information to be purchased using the mobile communication terminal; Verifying the identity of the user; Accessing a web site of an internet shopping mall; Transmitting the product information read by the barcode, the quantity of the product to be purchased, and the payment method to the web site; And An electronic commerce comprising the step of delivering goods to the address specified by the user, The merchandise information stored in the bar code includes the kind of the merchandise to be purchased and the web site address.