KR20190134427A - The device and method to provide goods information by smartphone at store - Google Patents

Abstract

A tag with simple information including a price printed thereon is attached to a product display in a store to allow customers to see the information. However, if the price is changed, price tag printing costs are incurred since the price must be printed and attached again. And a lot of time and effort are required for attaching and many price tags are attached to look messy. Also, only simple information about the product is written and thus a customer must ask a clerk questions or additional information such as whether a desired size is in stock. The present invention relates to a method and a device allowing a customer to directly check product information by a smartphone in a store. According to the present invention, since a price tag does not need to be corrected even if a product price is changed, price tag printing costs can be reduced. And time and effort required for attaching price tags can be reduced and tags can be prevented from becoming messy. Also, since the customer can directly check questions about products or additional information such as whether a desired size is in stock by a smartphone, the customer does not have to ask a clerk.

Description

The device and method to provide goods information by smartphone at store}

Smartphone, QR code, WiFi

The merchandise displayed on the store is tagged with simple information printed on it, including the price, for customers to see.

However, if the price is changed, the price must be printed and attached again, so the cost of printing the price tag is expensive, and it takes a lot of time and effort to attach the price tag.

In addition, only simple information about the product is displayed, so you should ask the staff for additional information, such as questions or whether there is a size you want.

The present invention is an invention for a method and apparatus for a customer to query product information directly from a store in a smartphone.

According to the present invention, even if the price of the product changes, there is no need to modify the price list again, thereby reducing the cost of printing the price tag, reducing the time and effort required to attach the price tag, and preventing the tag from becoming messy. .

In addition, there is no need to ask an employee for additional information, such as questions about the product or whether there is a desired size.

1 is an example of a screen in which a customer scans a store QR code according to the present invention.
2 is an example of a screen in which a customer searches for a product in a store according to the present invention.
3 is an example of a payment completion screen according to the present invention.

The present invention is an invention for a method and apparatus for a customer to query product information directly from a store in a smartphone.

In order to implement the present invention is composed of a server and a customer smartphone.

Servers can be operated in individual stores, brand headquarters, or service providers that provide services to multiple stores.

In this example, a case of using a service of a service company will be described as an example.

For convenience of explanation, a service of a service company is called a service and a server of a service company is called a central server.

In addition, the service can be provided through the web or a separate app can be provided.

If you use a separate app, you can make a QR code or a barcode recognition function as a whole, and it can be different depending on the service provider.

If each store or brand headquarters provides a service, the app may be different for each store or brand. In this case, not only is it cumbersome but also requires a large number of apps.

Of course, you can use a single app and connect to a store or brand headquarters server based on store identification.

When a service provider provides a service, it is possible to use one app.

If you are using the web service, you can use a separate app for QR code or barcode recognition, but you do not need to install it separately because the web browser is installed by default.

In this example, a case of providing a service through the web will be described as an example.

The service requires a customer smartphone to recognize the store.

Customers can enter each store's homepage address or search for a store, but this can be cumbersome, so try to automatically recognize them by:

First, most stores provide Wi-Fi for their customers. After registering the Wi-Fi router's IP address in advance, if the customer connects via Wi-Fi provided by the store, the central server automatically recognizes the store from the connected smartphone IP address. can do.

If you are using a dynamic IP in your store, log in to the central server using a smartphone or computer connected to the router at each store.In this case, the central server checks the ID and password, and then stores the IP address. When a customer connects, the store can be identified by comparing the IP address.

However, in this case, the customer needs to turn on the smartphone's Wi-Fi function, and the app may turn it on automatically.

Second, each shop is given a QR code including the shop identification information, and each shop prints the QR code and attaches it to a well-viewed location in the shop.

When a customer scans a QR code, they can connect directly to the central server, and the central server can recognize the store from the identification information.

If you use an app, scanning the QR code automatically launches the app while passing the store identification information to the app to recognize the store, or launch the app first and scan the QR code with the app to recognize the store.

The same is true when using the web, but to run the web, the customer first needs to open the web browser and enter the homepage address. This is cumbersome every time, so you need to add an icon to the screen You can add it and access it by touching the icon.

In this example, a case of using a QR code will be described as an example.

The invention will be described in detail step by step with reference to the drawings.

First, each store or brand headquarters joins the service as a member and registers their products.

In stage one, each store or brand headquarters joins the service as a member.

In step 2, the service provider generates a QR code including the store identification information and provides it to the store, and the store attaches the QR code to a visible position.

Of course, when you sign up to automatically create a QR code to provide it can be printed directly in the store.

Step 3, each store or brand headquarters registers their products on a central server.

At this time, information such as a barcode, a product name or a model name, a stock, a price of a product is input.

Of course, if information such as price changes, the information is corrected.

Afterwards, when the customer enters the store, the customer accesses the central server by scanning the QR code attached to the store with the smartphone as shown in FIG.

The central server displays a message indicating that the server is connected to the server as shown in FIG. 1, and moves to a product search screen as shown in FIG.

Of course, as described above, the customer may first connect to the central server with a smartphone and then scan the QR code to recognize the store.

After that, the customer browses the goods in the store and if there is a desired product, the product is inquired as follows.

Step 1, Enter the barcode of the product.

In general, barcodes are used to identify products, so it is convenient to use barcodes. You can enter barcode values in the following ways.

First, since a bar code recognition technology is provided in a web browser such as HTML5, a bar code is scanned using the bar code.

Second, run the barcode app in a web browser, and the app scans the barcode and returns the barcode value or enters it into the input window.

Third, you can run the barcode app in a web browser, scan the barcode, copy the barcode value to the clipboard, and paste it into the text input window in the web browser.

In addition, when barcode scanning is difficult, as shown in FIG. 2, barcodes may be displayed on each product by numbers or letters, and a customer may directly input them in an input window.

Of course, a separate identification symbol can be given to each product separately from the bar code, and it is convenient for the customer to use a short number if possible.

Step 2, when the search button is clicked while the code is input as shown in FIG. 5, the web browser transmits a barcode to the server.

Of course, after reading the barcode value, you can send it directly to the server without clicking the search button.

In step 3, the server searches for the product using the barcode value and displays the product information through a web browser.

At this time, if you show a variety of information such as stock availability by size, customers can get a variety of information.

In this state, the customer may pay directly using the mobile payment function.

Step 4, the customer clicks the payment button and pays using mobile payment.

At this time, the central server can send the order details and payment results to the store system.

In step 5, the customer presents the merchandise and the payment screen to the store staff, who checks the merchandise and the payment, and packages and delivers the product to the customer.

Whenever product information such as price is changed in each store or brand head office, it may be difficult to modify the information of the central server, so that the central server and each store or brand head office server can be used as follows.

First, after recognizing a store in the central server, the store or brand headquarters server may be moved to each store or brand headquarters server to retrieve a product from the store or brand headquarters server.

Of course, when moving to the brand headquarters server, the store code is also passed along.

Second, after recognizing the store at the central server, the barcode input screen is displayed. When the customer scans the barcode, the barcode is recognized and the barcode value is transmitted to each store or brand server to inquire the product.

In case of moving to the brand head office server as described above, the store code is delivered together.

The above is only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modulations and modifications are possible within the scope of the present invention.

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Claims (4)

Method and device for providing product information of a store, characterized in that the customer can directly search the product after accessing the server using a smartphone in the store
In paragraph 1
Method and apparatus for providing store product information, characterized in that the store is recognized by scanning a QR code including identification information for recognizing the store
In paragraph 1
Method and apparatus for providing product information on a store, characterized in that the product information can be directly retrieved by scanning a barcode attached to the product
In paragraph 1
Method and apparatus for providing store product information, characterized in that the payment is made immediately by using a mobile payment method after inquiring product information

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