KR20060109228A - Way of selling commodity and system - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and a system for selling goods are provided to enable a user to enjoy shopping in a pleasant environment and lower investment by displaying a portable buyer terminal to read an RFID(Radio Frequency IDentification) or a goods card storing goods information near by a goods sample, and making buyers store goods information with the portable buyer terminal or take the goods cards. A shop terminal transmits the goods information to the portable buyer terminal by receiving a portable buyer terminal ID when the buyer pushes a purchase button(101). The portable buyer terminal transmits sale information and a storage method to a main computer. The main computer stores the sale information to a storing part of the shop terminal, and issues an ID tag including the sale information and the storage method, and the issued ID tag is attached to the sold goods. The main computer checks the buyer and orders delivery to a warehouse system if the buyer performs settlement(108). The warehouse system and a package system classify the goods according to a received delivery order(109). If the delivery is not requested, the goods are promptly handed over to the buyer(110).

Description

Product selling method and system {Way of selling commodity and system}

1 is a flow chart for explaining a product selling method according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a computerized data and a product transfer path;

3 is a block diagram showing a product sales system configuration;

4 is a perspective view of a portable buyer terminal,

5 is a product table for carrying out the product selling method according to the present invention;

6 is another flowchart of a product selling method according to the present invention;

7 is another block diagram showing computerized data and a product transfer path;

8 is another block diagram showing the configuration of the product sales system.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

401: antenna, 402: speaker, 403: identification element read signal transmission switch

404: commodity purchase confirmation switch, 405: display window, 406: receptionist and call switch

407: purchase cancellation switch, 408: microphone

501: Visual representation of product information (example name, specification, manufacturer, date of manufacture, etc.)

502: product identification device (eg RFID, barcode, etc.)

Product sales method and system (public patent 10-2005-0022574)

Automated product management and sales system using RFID ID and method for managing and selling goods by this (Public patent 10-2005-0028472)

The present invention relates to a method and system for selling a product, and in particular, does not carry a spot product selected for purchase in a shopping cart or a cart (carrying carts that do not like things), and displays only the specimens on a store shelf, and product information (example name) next to the display rack. , A purchaser terminal that visually expresses the price, quantity, date of manufacture, etc.) and has a product table including additional identification elements (eg barcode, RFID, etc.), or can read the identification elements and store the read product information. At the entrance to the store. Thus, the present invention relates to a method and system for selling a portable buyer's terminal, which stores product information to be purchased in a buyer's terminal, or picks up a product ticket to be purchased and pays at a checkout counter and receives a product.

Large shopping malls, such as large department stores and warehouse marts, carry goods purchased by customers in carts or carts to the checkout counter installed at the exit, but they do not want to buy these products in their shopping carts or carts. The store is crowded and bumps into the cart, making it annoying and unpleasant.

Due to this inconvenience, Internet shopping or home shopping is being activated, but this also requires a large offline store due to the fact that it is not possible to purchase the goods in real time and takes time to deliver.

Thus, in the large offline shopping malls, sales methods have been developed that allow customers to shop without having to go to the store carrying products purchased by customers for a comfortable shopping experience.

For example, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0022574 'Product sales method and system' is a card installed at the exit after selecting the product and store the selected information as the customer inserts the identification card in the card reader installed in front of the product displayed in the shopping mall In the reader, the customer inserts the identification card to collect and store the selected stored products.

Korean Patent Publication 10-2005-0028472 'Automation management and sales automation system using RFID ID and management and sales method of goods by using RFID' is installed with a server computer in the center and communicates with the goods display rack and RFID reader on the goods display rack. It is configured to read the RFID attached to the product by installing the price display and product sales management.

However, the conventional merchandise selling methods as described above have the following problems, respectively.

First, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0022574 should install a card reader in front of a number of products, and even if not installed for each product type, the buyer observes the product and searches for the card reader to move the card reader to purchase the product. There is a problem in that your card must be read and several operations must be followed to store the product selection.

In addition, Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0028472 describes in detail that 'a method of blocking radio waves between the shelves and the shelves to wrap around the shelves with electromagnetic attenuating materials.' Wandering around the shelves A problem could be foreseen such as confusion with readers in carts and merchandise on shelves.

Accordingly, the present invention can eliminate the problems of the conventional product sales systems as described above, the conventional large shopping malls are attached to the product by identifying the device containing the product information, such as bar code or RFID, the customer at the store If you put the product you want to buy in the shopping cart or cart and bring it to the checkout counter, it is common to carry out the calculation and product sales management by reading the product information into the computerized sales management system by barcode or RFID reader.

According to the present invention, a portable purchaser terminal capable of reading an identification device such as a barcode or RFID is provided at a store entrance, or a merchandise tag containing product information is provided next to a sample, and the buyer carries only the purchaser terminal instead of a shopping cart or a cart. It is a product sales method and system that stores the information of the product to be purchased on the terminal, or picks up the product ticket and makes payments at the checkout counter and receives the product.It fulfills the purpose of shopping in a pleasant environment and makes full use of existing facilities. The purpose is to lower investment costs.

In particular, RFID includes an electronic storage circuit, which not only stores a lot of information, but also recognizes it as a reader, but is more convenient than other identification devices, but it is expensive and still used for expensive products. It is widely used without expensive and low cost by printing on. However, if the product case is contaminated, barcodes are more inconvenient to read than RFID.

The present invention can reuse the identification device (eg barcode, RFID, etc.) in relation to using a sample or a product tag, so that the application can be easily performed regardless of the price of the identification device.

Overview of the system

Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the organic coupling relationship of the merchandise sales system according to the present invention. Main computer (B), spot store terminal (E), warehouse system (C), packaging system (D), buyer terminal (A) is connected to each other through a network.

The main computer B is composed of a central processing unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit. A product sales management system (POS) is installed in the storage unit, and an application program for implementing the sales method of the present invention is basically installed. In addition, by adding a plurality of terminals consisting of a display unit, a central processing unit, a communication unit, and an input unit connected to the main computer (B) through a network to help the buyer's payment processing of the main computer (B), at the same time, when a large number of buyers request payment It is configured to be processed. In addition, although the actual payment processing is performed in these terminals, the terminal is also referred to as a 'main computer' in the following description. The role of each component will be described together while explaining the overall operation of the present invention, only the basic matters will be described here.

The purchaser terminal (A) is composed of a product identification element reader, an operation unit, a display unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit. The buyer terminal (A) transmits light or radio waves to an identification element attached to a product to be purchased, and reads a signal reflected therefrom. The product stores the product information to be purchased while communicating with the main computer. Therefore, it serves to replace the conventional shopping cart or cart. In particular, the buyer's terminal has a function to call the receptionist immediately by pressing the call switch when inquiries, such as about the product while shopping.

The spot store terminal (E) is composed of an operation unit, a display unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, an identification device issuer, and a communication unit, and a barcode is issued to a product purchased by a buyer by issuing a barcode together with a scale to calculate at a checkout counter. It plays a similar role to a barcode issuer, and this spot store terminal is different from the following. The first exchanges sales information with the host computer and the buyer's terminal. Second, it is issued by including the product information as well as the buyer information and storage method (eg refrigeration, freezing, etc.) in the issued identification device, and the sales agent attaches the identification device to the sold product to find it quickly even if it is stored randomly in the warehouse. In addition, it is stored in a suitable way according to the goods when stored in the warehouse to prevent the goods from being damaged.

The warehouse system (C) is composed of a display unit, a central processing unit, a product import and export unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit. All goods traded in the store are multi-layered, multi-layered shelves, and each cell, each layer has its own location information. Store in the warehouse. The stored location information is stored in the warehouse system. So, when you take out the goods, you can quickly find them by using the storage location information, and by using the method of manually taking out the goods by hand, and by using the three-axis (X, Y, Z) controlled goods transport device and conveyor It can be classified in an automated way.

The packaging system (D) is composed of a display unit, a central processing unit, a storage unit, a packaging unit, and a communication unit. Like the warehouse system, the packaging system D may be classified by a manual packaging method and an automatic packaging machine using electric power. have.

The above systems are organically networked to communicate with each other while the buyer picks up the buyer's terminal and divides them into spots and samples. When the buyer closes the terminal and communicates by pressing the purchase button, the main computer instructs the warehouse system to pack the goods stored in the warehouse and deliver them to the customer.

Although each system is not shown in the drawing, a computer input keyboard, an identification device reader (eg, a barcode, RFID, etc.), and a hotline for inquiries or urgent voice calls are provided, as well as a plurality of buyer terminals and in-store terminals. It is also basic to be constructed. In particular, the purchaser terminal should be configured wirelessly in relation to the portable, it is shown in the concise example as a purchase, call, cancellation, identification element readout signal transmission switch in Figure 4, but if replaced with a keypad that can enter numbers and letters It will be more convenient for purchasing goods. In addition, each system includes transmission protocol, data exchange protocol, network (LAN), identification device (barcode, RFID) recognition and issuance technology, voice wireless communication technology, and point of sale (POS), a sales management application installed in the host computer. sale), the product transport device, packaging device, etc. of the warehouse system is a well-known method, these components in the specification and drawings of the present invention will be described and described only the parts necessary for the description, omitting description and display.

The merchandise selling method and system according to the present invention can be made using the merchandise table (FIG. 5) instead of the purchaser terminal A in the above-configured system.

Selling method using the product table (Fig. 5) is another embodiment of the present invention, briefly described as follows.

Product information (e.g. product name, price, quantity, date of manufacture, etc.) is visually represented and a product table containing additional identification elements (e.g. barcode, RFID, etc.) is picked up instead of the product, and shopping is easily carried out. Make payment and hand over to the goods. However, when using the product list, the purchaser terminal is not necessary, but a hotline configuration with a receptionist around the sample display stand may be desirable in case of inquiries while observing the product.

Description of the invention

1 to 4 is an embodiment using a portable buyer terminal,

5 to 8 is another embodiment using a product table and a product table.

First, the configuration and operation of a product selling method and system using the purchaser terminal of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

Spot store terminals (E), main computers (B), warehouse systems (C), packaging systems (D), and buyer terminals (A) are connected through a network, and are divided into stores that sell spots and those that display goods. In the product sales method and system

In kind

In the case of goods that are difficult to be standardized or quantified, such as foods that are cooked and purchased on the spot, or clothes that are purchased according to the customer's taste, such as agricultural products, fish products, or small quantities of various kinds, are sold in kind. And,

Sample display items

Among industrial products and agricultural products, such as rice, it is easy to formalize, quantify, and sell in large quantities. For weight, weight, and bulky products, put samples in stores for reference.

On the other hand, a conveyor facility may be provided between the spot sales store and the warehouse for the convenience of the transfer to the warehouse for temporary storage of goods sold at the spot sales store. Build more hotlines to allow transfer agents to be called at the spot store.

1 and 2 are diagrams illustrating a stage in which a customer enters a store, stores product information to be purchased at a buyer terminal, and receives a purchased product from a packaging system. Block 210 represented by a dotted line of FIG. 2 shows that the shop is a space where customers shop and is designed such that spots do not pass in the block 210 as shown in the drawing. Therefore, the buyer does not move around the store with the purchased goods, while ensuring a pleasant shopping space, the sales personnel are kept only in the spot sales store and the sample display store is operated without sales agents and display agents, thereby reducing surplus manpower generated in the display of goods. Instead, it provides better service to customers by changing to warehouse management, packing management, transfer of goods from temporary stores to temporary storage warehouses.

Step by step sales method of the present invention proceeds as follows.

1) Receiving a portable buyer terminal from the receptionist at the store entrance (100), which is conventionally similar to entering with a shopping cart or a cart, and in the present invention while observing the product while walking around the store, the buyer terminal product The product code is read when light or radio waves are sent toward the identification device attached to the identification device and the signal reflected from the identification device is read. When the read product code is transmitted to the main computer connected by LAN, the main computer finds the product information (example name, price, manufacturer, stock status, etc.) stored in the main computer using the product code sent from the buyer's terminal and sends it to the buyer's terminal. Display on the display. The buyer checks the product information displayed on the display window of his terminal and presses the purchase button to purchase. Then, it is stored in the buyer terminal storage unit, and product sales information (eg, product information and buyer terminal ID, etc.) is also stored in the main computer. This is similar to picking up a product to be purchased in a conventional cart. In particular, the buyer terminal is not shown in the drawings, but the voice call circuit is further included in the purchase if you have any questions, you can press the call button to talk to the receptionist.

2) Distinguishing between spot stores and sample stores (102).

2-1) In the case of spot sale,

2-1-1) The spot store terminal acquires the buyer terminal ID information from the buyer terminal and transmits the product information to the buyer terminal when the buyer closes the buyer terminal to the spot store terminal and presses the buy button. If the purchase approval is sent from the buyer terminal in step 2-1-2), the sales information (eg price, product name, manufacturer, buyer terminal ID, etc.) and storage method (eg, room temperature, refrigeration, freezing, etc.) are transmitted to the main computer. And storing the sale information in the spot store terminal storage unit and issuing an identification element including the storage method and the sale information and attaching the sold information to the sold product.

2-1-2) Buyer terminal receives the product information sent in step 2-1-1), checks the product information shown on the display window and confirms the purchase by pressing the Buy button, step 2-1-1) Spot Store Terminal Send purchase approval information to. And step 200 of storing the product information in the buyer terminal storage unit.

2-1-3) The host computer receives the storage method and sales information sent in step 2-1-1) and is suitable for the storage method (eg, room temperature, refrigeration, freezing, etc.) and the storage method is not unusual. When the order is issued after shopping, the storage location is determined so that the buyer's terminal IDs are collected and stored in the warehouse for prompt shipment, and the storage system is instructed to be stored, and the sales information and storage location information (each compartment, each floor of the warehouse) (202) storing the location information in the main computer storage unit.

2-1-4) The goods sold at the spot sales store are transferred to the warehouse, and the goods are stored in the warehouse according to the storage information sent in step 2-1-3) and the storage specification is stored in the storage system storage unit (106,205). ).

2-2) In case of sample display

2-2-1) Buyer's terminal sends out light or radio wave to the identification device attached to the product, reads the signal reflected from the identification device, takes the product code, and sends the product code to the main computer connected to LAN. Step 201.

2-2-2) The host computer extracts the product information (eg product name, price, manufacturer, stock status, etc.) from the main computer storage unit using the product code sent (transmitted) in step 2-2-1). Step 202 of transmitting the product information to the terminal.

2-2-3) If the buyer terminal displays the product information sent (transmitted) in step 2-2-2), the buyer confirms the product information displayed on the display unit and presses the purchase button to purchase. Then, the product information is stored in the buyer terminal storage unit, and transmitting the product sales information (eg product information and buyer terminal ID, etc.) to the main computer (201).

2-2-4) The host computer receives the sales information (product information and buyer's terminal ID, etc.) determined in step 2-2-3), and if the storage method is not unusual, it will promptly release the product when ordered after completion of shopping. In order to determine the storage location to collect the same buyer terminal ID to store in the warehouse to store the sales information and storage location information in the main computer storage and storage instructions to the storage system (202).

3) shopping completion step (104).

3-1) The main computer closes the buyer's terminal to the main computer and pushes the payment switch to perform data communication with each other and acquire the buyer's terminal ID. Using the buyer terminal ID, the information stored in the host computer is extracted in steps 2-1-3) and 2-2-4), and the purchase specification (commodity list, price, quantity, etc.) is compared with the information stored in the buyer terminal. ) Is displayed on the main computer and the purchaser terminal display (105).

3-2) The host computer checks out the warehouse system when the purchaser confirms and completes the payment in step 3-1) (108), and the spot sales item refers to the storage location information stored in step 2-1-3). Instruct the warehouse system. In addition, even in the case of the sample, the storage location information is already stored in the main computer storage unit when the goods are received in the warehouse, and the sales information and the storage location information are stored together when the storage is stored in the main computer in step 2-2-4). Accordingly, the storage location information can be issued to the warehouse system.

In particular, it indicates to the warehouse system whether or not the buyer requested delivery.

4) The warehouse system and the packing system are classified according to the release instructions sent in step 3-2) (109).

4-1) If it is not a delivery request, packing and delivering directly to the buyer (110).

4-2) If the delivery request is divided into steps (111) of packaging and delivering to the destination requested by the buyer, it is a product selling method that does not use a shopping cart or cart during shopping.

The above is applicable to the merchandise sales method in the warehouse type mart which centralizes the payment of the sales, and the following describes the sales method in the form of a large department store where the sales payment is distributed at each spot sales store.

First, in the spot sales store, the spot sales terminal receives the payment from the buyer and goes from step 2-1-1) to steps 2-1-2) (buyer) and 2-1-3) (host computer). When the sales information is transmitted, additional information indicating that the product has been paid is added and stored, so that after the shopping is completed, the product can be distinguished from the goods which have been paid for and the product to be paid. .

The merchandise selling method and system according to the present invention can be made using the merchandise table (FIG. 5) instead of the purchaser terminal A in the above-configured system.

The sales method using the product list (Fig. 5)

In the step-by-step description 1) in the step of receiving a portable buyer terminal from the receptionist at the store entrance of step (100 of FIG. 1) can contain a commodity ticket instead of the buyer terminal and using identification elements (eg barcode, RFID, etc.) or characters Receiving a small shopping bag (product tag pocket) with a unique ID is printed or attached from the receptionist (600 in Figure 6),

In the sample display store

In the case of using the product list, the communication with the main computer is not possible, so the purchaser picks up the product list in the product list and does not store it. In the shopping completion stage, the product list is read to identify the purchaser.

But in the spot store

In the case of using the product table, the spot sales terminal can communicate with the main computer, and the product information on the spot can be stored in the main computer for shopping.

In the calculation method of the shopping completion step 3-1) step (105 in FIG. 1), instead of communicating with the purchaser terminal near the main computer, the purchaser picks up the product tag identification element (unique ID) and the product list. The product code and the purchaser code are taken by reading with a main computer identification device reader. The main computer searches the storage unit with the read code and displays the purchase details purchased by the buyer on the display window, so that the buyer can see and make a payment (605 of FIG. 6), but the rest of the sales method is the same. This concludes the description of the sales method using the product list.

As described above, the merchandise selling method and system according to the present invention can be carried out without carrying a shopping cart or cart during shopping, thereby saving the shopping space without congesting the store and reducing the effort of displaying the merchandise in the store. It can contribute to service improvement by providing pleasant shopping space to customers.

In addition, it is possible to reuse the identification device (eg barcode, RFID, etc.) so that it is easy to apply regardless of the price of the identification device, and in implementing the product selling method, it is possible to use a buyer's terminal or use a product table. In addition, the warehouse or packaging can be automated or manually implemented, so that investment can be saved step by step while making full use of existing facilities.

Claims (6)

A main computer comprising a central processing unit, a display unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit; A warehouse system comprising a central processing unit, a display unit, a storage unit, a goods receipt and reception unit, and a communication unit; A packaging system comprising a central processing unit, a display unit, a packaging unit, a storage unit, and a communication unit; A spot store terminal comprising a central processing unit, a display unit, an operation unit, a storage unit, an identification element issuing unit, and a communication unit; In the merchandise sales method and system in which a portable purchaser terminal consisting of a central processing unit, a display unit, a storage unit, an identification element reader, an operation unit, and a communication unit are connected through a network and are divided into a spot store and a sample store, 1) receiving the portable buyer terminal at the store entrance (100); 2) classification of spot store and sample store (102), 2-1) In the case of spot sale 2-1-1) The spot store terminal obtains the buyer terminal ID by pushing the purchase button near the buyer terminal and transmits the product information to the buyer terminal. When the buyer sends the purchase approval in step 2-1-2), the sales information (eg price, product name, manufacturer, buyer terminal ID, etc.) and storage method (eg, room temperature, refrigeration, freezing, etc.) are transmitted to the main computer. . And storing the sales information in the spot store terminal storage unit and issuing an identification element including the sales information and the storage method information and attaching the sold information to the sold product (200). 2-1-2) The purchaser terminal receives the product information sent in step 2-1-1) to make a purchase decision and transmits the purchase approval information to the spot store terminal in step 2-1-1). And storing the product information in the buyer terminal storage unit 200, 2-1-3) The main computer receives the storage method and the sales information sent in step 2-1-1) and stores the sales information and storage location information (location information on each compartment and each floor) together with the main computer storage unit. Storing and instructing storage according to the storage information in the storage system (202), 2-1-4) The goods sold in the spot store are transferred to the warehouse, and the goods are stored in the warehouse according to the storage information sent in step 2-1-3) and the storage specification is stored in the storage system storage unit (106,205). , 2-2) In case of sample display 2-2-1) acquiring the product code by reading the identification device attached to the product with the purchaser terminal and sending the product code to the main computer (201); 2-2-2) The host computer extracts the product information (example name, price, manufacturer, date of manufacture, stock status, etc.) from the host computer storage unit with the product code sent in step 2-2-1) and sends it to the buyer's terminal. Step 202, 2-2-3) If the product information sent in step 2-2-2) is displayed on the buyer terminal display part, the buyer decides to purchase or cancel, and saves the decision specification (product information) in the buyer terminal storage and sends it to the main computer. Step 201, 2-2-4) The host computer receives the product information determined in step 2-2-3), determines the storage location, stores the sales information and storage location information in the main computer storage, and directs the storage to the warehouse system. (202). 3) shopping completion step (104), 3-1) The main computer closes the buyer's terminal to the main computer and presses the payment switch to perform data communication with each other, thereby saving the product purchase information stored in the buyer's terminal, that is, stored in steps 2-1-3) and 2-2-4). Extracting and analyzing the product purchase specification and displaying the purchase specification on the main computer and the purchaser terminal display unit 105; 3-2) when the purchaser confirms and completes the payment in step 3-1), the host computer issues a release order to the warehouse system (108); 4) The warehouse system and the packing system are classified according to the delivery instructions sent in step 3-2) (109), 4-1) if it is not a delivery request, wrapping and handing over to the buyer (110), 4-2) In the case of a delivery request, the product is divided into steps (111) of packaging and delivering to a destination requested by a buyer, and a product selling method does not use a shopping cart or a cart during shopping. The method according to claim 1, A method of selling a product that is networked between a purchaser terminal, a main computer, a spot store terminal, a warehouse system, and a packaging system, and adds a voice call circuit to communicate an inquiry or emergency call. The method according to claim 1, Selling a product that is connected to the main computer through a network to help the input and display processing of the main computer, and adds several terminals consisting of a display unit, a central processing unit, a communication unit, and an input unit so that many buyers can quickly process the payment request. Way. The method according to claim 1, If you need to pay for sales at a store In the spot sales store, the in-store terminal receives payment from the buyer and sells the sales information from step 2-1-1) to steps 2-1-2) (buyer) and 2-1-3) (host computer). A method of selling a product in which additional information indicating that the product has been paid is added and transmitted, and then stored, thereby distinguishing the product which has been paid for and the product to be paid after the shopping is completed. The method according to claim 1, Instead of the purchaser's terminal (A), a product tag including product information and an identification element is provided next to the sample, and the product tag is picked up in a small shopping bag (product tag pocket) printed or attached with a unique ID using an identification element or a letter. When the shopping is completed, when the shopping is completed, the main computer identification device reader reads the identification device attached to the shopping bag and the product list so that the purchaser's product name appears on the display window so that the buyer can make a payment and collect and take over the product. Way. The method according to claim 1, The main computer is a product sales method in which a storage location is determined and instructed to a storage system so that the purchaser's terminal IDs are collected and stored in a warehouse, unless the storage method is unusual for prompt shipment after completion of shopping.

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