TWI763712B - Balance storing system and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides member point system and method. This moehod includes steps as follows. When a sensing device of a cash register detects the member's account number of a carrier, a central server stores the coupon balance on the member's account and records it to the store member database.

Description

Balance stored value system and method

The present invention relates to a system and method, and more particularly, to a balance stored value system and a balance stored value method.

Gift certificate is a form of gift, which can refer to a cash coupon or coupon specially designed for gift giving or payment provided by a retail store, and its carrier can be paper, chip, card, voucher or other forms of debt or securities.

The conventional gift certificate uses paper to indicate the denomination. When consumers use it, they need to tear off the amount corresponding to the price of the product, and then store the torn part for reconciliation. This method is very inconvenient for consumers and store owners.

The invention provides a balance stored value system and a balance stored value method.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the balance stored value system proposed by the present invention includes a central server and a cash register device. The central server has a store membership database. The cash register device is installed in the store, the cash register device is connected to the central server, the cash register device notifies the central server of the consumption content, the cash register device has a first sensing device, and the first sensing device detects a gift certificate barcode on a gift certificate, and the cash register device Send the information of the gift certificate barcode to the central server, and the central server calculates the gift certificate balance based on the gift certificate barcode and the consumption content. When the first sensing device detects the member account of the vehicle, the central server stores the gift certificate balance in the member account. And recorded to the store member database.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the carrier is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device to execute the store application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after the balance of the gift certificate is stored in the member account, the mobile device executes the store application to display the member barcode, and when the first sensing device detects the member barcode, the cash register device includes the balance of the gift certificate into the checkout Operation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the balance stored value system further includes a multimedia machine. The multimedia machine is installed in the store, and the multimedia machine is connected to the central server. The multimedia machine has a second sensing device, and the second sensing device obtains the gift certificate balance stored in the member account from the smart card of the electronic ticket system or the mobile device. The multimedia machine then prints the balance coupon.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensing device is a barcode scanning device, and the second sensing device is another barcode scanning device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the balance stored value method proposed by the present invention includes the following steps: (A) providing a store membership database through the central server; and (B) notifying the central server of the consumption content through the cash register device, The cash register device has a first sensing device, the first sensing device detects the bar code of the gift certificate on the gift certificate, the cash register device transmits the information of the bar code of the gift certificate to the central server, and the central server calculates the balance of the gift certificate based on the bar code of the gift certificate and the consumption content. When a sensing device detects the member account of the vehicle, the central server stores the gift certificate balance in the member account and records it in the store member database.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the carrier is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device to execute the store application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for storing balance further includes: after step (B), executing the store application through the mobile device to present the member barcode, when the first sensing device detects the member barcode, the cash register device will Gift certificate balances are included in the checkout job.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for storing the balance further includes: after step (B), obtaining the information of the member account from the smart card of the electronic ticket system or the mobile device through the second sensing device of the multimedia machine installed in the store. The balance of the stored gift certificate, the multimedia machine then prints the balance certificate.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first sensing device is a barcode scanning device, and the second sensing device is another barcode scanning device.

To sum up, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. The balance stored value system and method of the present invention simplifies the balance stored value and checkout procedures, brings convenience to consumers, and reduces shop checkout labor.

The above description will be described in detail in the following embodiments, and further explanations will be provided for the technical solution of the present invention.

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the descriptions of the appended symbols are as follows:

100‧‧‧ Balance Stored Value System

110‧‧‧Central Server

112‧‧‧Store Member Database

120‧‧‧Cashier

122‧‧‧First Sensing Device

140‧‧‧Multimedia

142‧‧‧Second sensing device

150‧‧‧Vehicles

190‧‧‧Store

200‧‧‧ Balance Stored Value Method

Steps S201, S202‧‧‧

In order to make the above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present invention more clearly understood, the accompanying drawings are described as follows: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a balance stored value system according to an embodiment of the present invention; And FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for storing a balance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

For a more detailed and complete description of the present invention, reference may be made to the accompanying drawings and the various embodiments described below, wherein the same numbers in the drawings represent the same or similar elements. On the other hand, well-known elements and procedures have not been described in the embodiments in order not to unnecessarily limit the present invention.

In the embodiments and the scope of the patent application, the description related to "electrical connection" can generally refer to that an element is indirectly electrically coupled to another element through other elements, or that an element is directly electrically connected to another element without passing through other elements. a component.

In the embodiments and the scope of the patent application, the description related to "connection" can generally refer to an element that indirectly communicates with another element by wire and/or wireless through other elements, or that an element does not need to pass through other elements. connected to another element.

In the embodiment and the scope of the patent application, it involves the description of "barcode", which can generally refer to a one-dimensional barcode, that is, a specific pattern is established by various widths of lines and spaces, such as: one-segment, two-segment, three-segment A barcode with more than three segments, or a two-dimensional barcode, represents information in a two-dimensional manner, similar to a (one-dimensional) barcode, to represent more information per unit area, such as QRcode.

In the embodiments and the scope of the patent application, unless there is a special limitation on the article in the context, "a" and "the" may refer to a single or plural.

As used herein, "about", "approximately" or "approximately" is used to modify any quantity that may vary slightly, but which does not alter its essence. If there is no special description in the embodiment, it means that the error range of the numerical value modified by "about", "approximately" or "approximately" is generally allowed within 20%, preferably within 10%. within five percent, and more preferably within five percent.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a balance stored value system 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the balance stored value system 100 includes a central server 110 , a cash register device 120 , a multimedia machine 140 and a cash register device 150 . Structurally, the cash register device 120 is installed in the store 190 , the cash register device 120 is connected with the central server 110 , the multimedia machine 140 is installed in the store 190 , and the multimedia machine 140 is connected with the central server 110 .

In practice, for example, the store 190 can be a convenience store (eg, Family Mart), the cash register 120 can be an electronic cash register, and the central server 110 can be a server at the headquarters of the convenience store, but the present invention does not apply to convenience stores. limited.

When in use, the user can bind the payment account of the vehicle 150 to the store membership account through the multimedia machine 140, the store webpage or the store application. In an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle 150 is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device that executes the store application.

Regarding the way of binding through the multimedia machine 140, in an embodiment of the present invention, the multimedia machine accepts the input of the member account, and the multimedia machine 140 has a second sensing device 142 (eg, a near field communication device and/or a barcode scanning device) ), the second sensing device 142 obtains the payment account from the electronic ticket system smart card or the mobile device, and the multimedia device 140 further binds the payment account to at least one store membership account.

Regarding the method of binding through the store application, in an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle 150 (eg, a mobile device) executes the store application, so as to establish communication with the central server 110, and then transfer the payment account through the store application The member account is bound and recorded in the store member database 112 in the central server 110 .

Next, the user can carry the carrier 150 to the store 190 for consumption, and the cash register device 120 notifies the central server 110 of the consumption content. The clerk can use the first sensing device 122 of the cash register device 120 (eg, a near field communication device and/or a barcode scanning device) to measure the coupon barcode on the coupon, and the cash register device 120 transmits the information of the coupon barcode to the central server 110, The central server 110 calculates the gift certificate balance based on the gift certificate barcode and the consumption content. When the first sensing device 122 detects the member account of the vehicle, the central server 110 stores the gift certificate balance in the member account and records it in the store member database 112 .

Then, the user can execute the store application with the vehicle 150 (eg, a mobile device) to check the balance of the gift certificate and use the balance of the gift certificate to redeem the consumption discount of the store 190 . Specifically, after the gift certificate balance is stored in the member account, the mobile device executes the store application to display the member barcode. The member barcode can include or point to the member account. When the first sensing device 122 detects the member barcode, the cash register device 120 Include gift certificate balances in checkout to complete purchases.

Or, after the gift certificate balance is stored in the member account, when the mobile device logs in the store application with the member account to choose to use the gift certificate balance, the mobile device notifies the central server 110, and the central server 110 generates the gift certificate balance according to the member account. The dynamic authorization barcode is transmitted to the mobile device. When the first sensing device 122 detects the dynamic authorization barcode, the cash register device 120 transmits the dynamic authorization barcode to the central server 110 for verification. After the verification is passed, the cash register device 120 includes the gift certificate balance in the Checkout job to complete consumption credit. It should be understood that the central server 110 will refresh the content of the dynamic authorization barcode at regular intervals (eg, 60 seconds).

Alternatively, the multimedia machine 140 has the second sensing device 142 to obtain the gift coupon balance stored in the member account from the carrier 150 (eg, an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device), and the multimedia machine 140 prints the balance coupon accordingly. The user can use the balance coupon to deduct the consumption at the checkout of the store 190, so as to realize a diversified model.

If the user needs to return or exchange the product, the user presents the invoice or transaction details, the product, the member barcode on the mobile device, the clerk can void the invoice, use the first sensing device 122 to swipe the member barcode, and enter the invoice on the cash register device 120 or refund request for transaction details. The central server 110 confirms the consumption content of the member barcode (for example: using cash, gift certificate balance, etc.), if the consumption uses all or part of the gift certificate balance, the central server 110 automatically re-stores the gift certificate balance in the member account and Recorded in the store member database 112 . The central server 110 notifies the cash register device 120 of the amount of cash that should be refunded, and pushes the information of the re-stored value of the gift certificate balance to the store application that has logged into the member account.

In order to further illustrate the balance stored value method performed by the balance stored value system 100, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a flowchart of a balance stored value method 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the method 200 for storing the balance value includes steps S201 and S202 (it should be understood that the steps mentioned in this embodiment can be adjusted according to actual needs unless the sequence is specifically stated. sequence, even concurrently or partially). The technical solutions of the present invention will be described below with reference to Figures 1 and 2.

In step S201 , the store member database 112 is provided through the central server 110 .

In step S202, the cash register device 120 notifies the central server 110 of the consumption content, the cash register device 120 has a first sensing device 122, the first sensing device 122 detects the bar code of the gift certificate on the gift certificate, and the cash register device 120 transmits the information of the bar code of the gift certificate. For the central server 110, the central server 110 calculates the balance of the gift certificate based on the barcode of the gift certificate and the consumption content. When the first sensing device 122 detects the member account of the vehicle 150, the central server 110 stores the balance of the gift certificate in the member account and stores it. Recorded in the store member database 112 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle 150 is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device that executes the store application.

In an embodiment of the present invention, after step S202, the store application is executed through the mobile device to present the membership barcode. When the first sensing device 122 detects the membership barcode, the cash register device 120 includes the gift certificate balance in the checkout operation.

Or, in another embodiment of the present invention, after step S202, through the second sensing device 142 of the multimedia machine 140 disposed in the store 190 to obtain the stored value of the member account from the smart card of the electronic ticket system or the mobile device The balance of the gift certificate, the multimedia machine 140 then prints the balance certificate.

To sum up, the technical solution of the present invention has obvious advantages and beneficial effects compared with the prior art. By means of the balance stored value system 100 and the balance stored value method 200 of the present invention, the procedures of balance stored value and checkout are simplified, which brings convenience to consumers and reduces the checkout service of the store.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection of the present invention The scope shall be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

200‧‧‧ Balance Stored Value Method

Steps S201, S202‧‧‧

Claims (10)

A balance stored value system, comprising: a central server with a store membership database; and a cash register device, set in a store, the cash register device is connected to the central server, and the cash register device notifies the consumer of a consumption content a central server, the cash register device has a first sensing device, the first sensing device detects a coupon barcode on a coupon, the cash register device transmits the information of the coupon barcode to the central server, and the central server Calculate a gift certificate balance based on the gift certificate barcode and the consumption content. After the first sensing device detects the gift certificate barcode on the gift certificate, when the first sensing device detects a member account of a carrier, the central The server stores the gift certificate balance in the member account and records it in the store member database, wherein the gift certificate barcode on the gift certificate is different from the member account of the vehicle. The balance stored value system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device executing a store application. The balance stored value system of claim 2, wherein after the gift coupon balance is stored in the member account, the mobile device executes the store application to present a member barcode, when the first sensing device detects the member When barcoded, the cash register includes the gift certificate balance in a checkout operation. The balance stored value system according to claim 2, further comprising: a multimedia machine, which is arranged in the store, the multimedia machine is connected with the central server, and the multimedia machine has a second sensing device, the second sensing device The measuring device obtains the balance of the gift certificate stored in the member account from the electronic ticket system smart card or the mobile device, and the multimedia machine then prints a balance coupon. The balance stored value system of claim 4, wherein when the vehicle is the electronic ticket system smart card, the first sensing device is a near field communication device, or when the vehicle is the mobile device executing the store During application, the first sensing device is a barcode scanning device. A balance stored value method, comprising the following steps: (A) providing a store membership database through a central server; and (B) notifying the central server of a consumption content through a cash register device, the cash register device having a first A sensing device, the first sensing device detects a coupon barcode on a coupon, the cash register device transmits the information of the coupon barcode to the central server, and the central server calculates a coupon based on the coupon barcode and the consumption content balance, after the first sensing device detects the coupon barcode on the coupon, when the first sensing device detects a member account of a carrier, the central server stores the coupon balance in the member account number and recorded in the store member database, wherein the gift certificate barcode on the gift certificate is different from the member account number of the vehicle. The balance stored value method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the carrier is an electronic ticket system smart card or a mobile device executing a store application. The balance stored value method as described in claim 7, further comprising: after step (B), executing the store application through the mobile device to present a member barcode, when the first sensing device detects the member barcode , the cash register device incorporates the gift certificate balance into a checkout operation. The method for storing value of balance as described in claim 7, further comprising: after step (B), through a second sensing device of a multimedia machine installed in the store, from the electronic ticket system smart card or the mobile device The balance of the gift certificate stored in the member account is obtained, and the multimedia machine further prints a balance certificate. The balance stored value method as described in claim 9, wherein when the vehicle is the electronic ticket system smart card, the first sensing device is a near field communication device, or when the vehicle is the mobile device executing the store During application, the first sensing device is a barcode scanning device.

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