CN1612143A - Pos system - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a sales place system, including a user terminal device containing an interactive multifunctional terminal device and a network connection device, a foreground host computer containing at least a cash register and a network connection device, and at least a printer. It can connect to content service merchant through the network to obtain the related service content or commodity information needed by the user, and successively, the user can pay the bill for the needed service or ordered commodity at the foreground host computer, thus completing the operation.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of point of sales system that uses the interactive multifunctional end device, relate in particular to a kind of point of sales system, described system use can with the interactive multifunctional end device of for example existing cash collecting system in convenience store, supermarket or the sales field effect of communicating with one another.
Background technology
Inquire about or use different life informations for the convenience of the user whenever and wherever possible, interactive multimedia public information machine (kiosk) has been set at many public places.Interactive multimedia public information machine mainly is to use the touch control screen interface to receive user's instruction, and connects database or website by Local Area Network or wide area network (WAN) networking, and and then obtain the required relevant information of user; User or can pass through built-in computer equipment, data communications equipment, the audio-visual devices of interactive multimedia public information machine, and obtain to have the specific service of sound and light program.
Common interactive multimedia public information machine system comprises " rapid transit life station (KIOSK) " that for example be arranged on each station of rapid transit, the Taibei, is arranged on the multimedia navigation machine of each porch, big exhibition place or is arranged on the airport or the information inquiry machine of order of classes or grades at school and traffic is inquired about for the passenger in the station.So-called " interactive mode " is exactly that it can carry out interaction with the user; In other words, such multimedia messages machine can provide relevant information according to browsing of user with search instruction.With " rapid transit life station (KIOSK) " be example, and it can take that the passenger provides relevant life information inquiry, commercial circle store information inquiry, coupon and electronic chart printing, the audio-visual multimedia advertisement is viewed and admired and divine by astrology and service such as fortune-telling to rapid transit.The user is except obtaining the free information by this interactive multimedia public information machine, can also insert fiscard or credit card, and pass through the networking of interactive multimedia public information machine and bank, carry out transaction such as the finance account transfer is paid the fees, ringing sound of cell phone paying download.With regard in this respect, " rapid transit life station (KIOSK) " except can not directly extracting the cash for the user, and be roughly identical with ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) (ATM) on the associative operation of account transfer and payment transaction and function.
Fig. 1 illustrates a legacy interactive multimedia public information machine 10, and it mainly comprises a treating apparatus 11, memory storage 12, data communicator 13, touch control screen 14, loudspeaker 15, a printing equipment 16 and a calculating punch 17.Fig. 2 illustrates the operating environment of legacy interactive multimedia public information machine 10.Interactive multimedia public information machine 10 comes to be connected to each other with each database, bank, financial and monetary information firm, credit card center, e-shop etc. by cable network.When the user wants to utilize interactive multimedia information machine 10 to carry out data search, browse or search instruction by touch control screen 14 inputs, treating apparatus 11 receives this instruction and is connected to Relational database by data communication equipment (DCE) 13, perhaps directly takes out information needed from memory storage 12.When the user wants to utilize interactive multimedia information machine 10 to carry out the finance account transfer, only fiscard need be inserted among the calculating punch 17, treating apparatus 11 will be connected to issuing bank or financial and monetary information firm by special line, handles to carry out the finance account transfer.When the user concludes the business by the e-shop website, can select fiscard or credit card are inserted among the calculating punch, and carry out payment transaction by the networking at bank or credit card center.
Existing in the prior art interactive multimedia public information machine is if not being used to provide data query merely, be exactly account transfer and the credit card trade function that only combines ATM (Automatic Teller Machine), can be connected to each other operation with the existing cash collecting system in convenience store, supermarket or the sales field.
On the other hand, the integration that utilizes credit card purchase to accumulate count (bonus is counted) come the existing system of redeem points commodity, still convert to the master at present with phone or fax.According to this redemption means, the credit cardholder counts according to integration listed on the credit card payment card, the integration goods catalogue that card issuing bank sent of then making a credit inquiry, after confirming the commodity item and quantity that to exchange, exchange processing to automated audio systems or contact staff by phone; Perhaps exchange related datas such as commodity item, quantity, posting address can be filled on the document and fax to credit card issuing bank and exchange processing.Because the universal gradually and safe network trading environment of internet is complete gradually in recent years, the credit cardholder who carries out the exchange of integration commodity by the internet has the trend that day by day increases.The credit cardholder of being illustrated in fig. 3 carries out the general flow that aggregate value method of weighting branch (bonus amasss point) is exchanged by the internet.The user can be connected to credit card issuing bank website by the internet, input user account number subsequently and password is logined the service of entering, then the online query integration is counted, and search can be for the trade name quantity of exchanging, follow and directly on webpage, insert trade name, quantity and the Shipping Address that to exchange, finish the exchange processing thereby send the affirmation redemption data.Credit card issuing bank will get in touch commodity with integration goods supplier and logistics dealer subsequently and send relevant matters after receiving that such exchange requires.
Exchange for credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch is handled, no matter be to carry out with phone or fax, or be to exchange by the internet, the credit cardholder from finish exchange to handle receive the commodity of being exchanged to it till, generally still need three to the processing time all around, we can say the comparison spended time.In addition, but though comprise household electrical appliances, tame decorations, bedding, kitchen tools, elaboration, toy, food and drink coupon for the integration commodity of exchanging, required the counting of its exchange has certain standard usually, and this depends on the value of exchanging commodity itself.For instance, if, then exchanging required counting for being worth a famous brand leather wallet of thousands of units, the commodity that will exchange may be tens thousand of points (generally be 25 yuan of every consumption or 30 yuan can accumulate a point); If the commodity of exchanging are then exchanged required counting and may be thousands of points for being worth deluxe hotel's afternoon tea certificate of hundreds of units.Can be not high even if it should be noted that for the commodity value of exchanging, the credit cardholder need wait for that still time several weeks just can receive the commodity of being exchanged.
On the other hand, for existing network ticket booking processing mode, reservation with items on the program play and seat is an example, the user can be in or use a computer in the Internet bar and enter in the ticket booking website by internet networking login, performs the online payment operation of inquiry, order and credit card at play and seat.Yet according to the existing system of network ticket booking, the ticket that the user orders is to obtain in the following manner: (one) goes to ticket counter to get tickets in person; (2) the ticket booking website is sent the subscriber with mailing way with ticket; And in the dispensing mode ticket to be sent to earlier for example be the appointment place of convenience store in (three) ticket booking website, and the user goes to and specifies the place to get tickets.Book tickets with existing system and to have some shortcomings and inconvenience really.For instance; though the trading environment of ticket booking network is utilized cipher mode protection, still difficulty guarantees that the personal finance data can not be subjected to interception and usurp or leak, especially in computer hacker wildness day by day; means more and more brilliant now, be difficult to more guarantee.In addition, the user goes to ticket counter to get tickets if not needs in person, must pay postage exactly or the dispensing physical distribution expenses is used for obtaining ordered ticket, and such fetching system is not only bothersome time-consuming, and may cause other fees, and the quite inconvenience that becomes.
The present inventor understands existing inconvenience and shortcoming in the prior art in depth, so develop a kind of new-type interactive multifunctional end device, described device can be placed in the sales field as convenience store or supermarket, and, make things convenient for the user to carry out that credit card cumulative integral point is exchanged, ticket is ordered or other similar consumer behaviors in conjunction with the existing cash collecting system in these places.
Summary of the invention
In view of the above, the objective of the invention is to be to provide a kind of point of sales system, described system not only can be used to carry out the inquiry of information needed by the user, can also carry out the business transaction operation for the user.
Above-mentioned purpose of the present invention is to realize by a kind of point of sales system, described system comprises that one has the user terminal apparatus of an interactive multifunctional end device, a foreground host with a cash register device and at least one printing equipment, user terminal apparatus and foreground host have network connection device respectively to be connected with each other, can also link to each other with content service provider respectively, come from its obtain information needed or with its exchange business transaction relevant information.
According to the interactive multifunctional end device of user terminal apparatus of the present invention can comprise treating apparatus that an input media that is used for receiving user instruction or information, one are handled instruction and information and one be used to show the information of being imported or handle after result's screen output unit.Preferred situation is that screen output unit and input media comprise a touch control screen, to reach the saving in space.Moreover, the interactive multifunctional end device can also comprise bar code scanner, card fetch device, identity recognition device, infrared transmission device, bluetooth transmission means, wireless 802.11a～g transmitting device or USB coupling arrangement, is used for making things convenient for the execution of user's operations.
Cash register device according to foreground host of the present invention also can comprise a treating apparatus, a screen display device and an output unit as the interactive multifunctional end device, be used for receiving and handle cashier's instruction and will handle after the result show.This foreground host can also comprise an apparatus for reading of bar code, conveniently to carry out for example reading of the bar code on commodity.
According to a preferred embodiment, point of sales system of the present invention can be used for carrying out the real-time exchange operation of credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch.The user can utilize the interactive multifunctional end device to connect and login and enter into the website that the aggregate value method of weighting branch is exchanged, and confirms thereon to exchange will exchange voucher behind the commodity and print, and holds commodity and the exchange voucher is checked out to the foreground host place.After foreground host reads the information on the voucher of exchanging and confirms that commodity are errorless, exchange operation and just be done.
According to another preferred embodiment, point of sales system of the present invention can be used for carrying out ticket and order operation in real time.The user can utilize the interactive multifunctional device to be connected to ticket and order the website, after confirming thereon to order the ticket details subscribing voucher is printed, and holds subscribing voucher and pay the fees to the foreground host place.After foreground host read the information on the subscribing voucher and collects the charges, point of sales system can be notified and require ticket to order the website and finish the affirmation of ordering operation, received ticket subsequently and ordered the ticket details of website and print formal ticket and give the user.
According to another preferred embodiment, point of sales system of the present invention can be used for carrying out for example down operation of particular commodities such as mobile phone desktop, the tinkle of bells, Games Software, e-book, company information.The user at first utilizes the website that the interactive multifunctional end device is connected to provides download service, confirms thereon after the order goods subscribing voucher to be printed, and holds subscribing voucher and pay the fees to the foreground host place.After foreground host read the information on the subscribing voucher and collects the charges, point of sales system can notify the website transaction that download service is provided to pay the fees, and produced a download voucher to the user.The user can hold this subsequently and download voucher and get back to interactive multifunctional end device place, and key in download desired data or read data on the voucher by the interactive multifunctional end device after, utilize wire/wireless communication or these commodity of short message mode downloaded stored.
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Various preferred embodiment of the present invention is described in detail referring now to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the synoptic diagram that the structure of an existing interactive multimedia information machine is shown;
Fig. 2 is the synoptic diagram that the operating environment of an existing interactive multimedia information machine is shown;
Fig. 3 illustrates the flow process that credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch is exchanged by the internet;
Fig. 4 illustrates according to point of sales system of the present invention by synoptic diagram;
Fig. 5 illustrates by point of sales system according to the present invention and carries out the flow process that credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch is exchanged operation;
Fig. 6 illustrates the operating process of subscribing the play and the seat of items on the program by point of sales system according to the present invention;
Fig. 6 A illustrates another operating process of subscribing the play and the seat of items on the program by point of sales system according to the present invention; And
Fig. 7 illustrates the flow process of carrying out the ringing sound of cell phone down operation by point of sales system according to the present invention.
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Fig. 4 is the synoptic diagram that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of point of sales system 40 of the present invention.Point of sales system 40 comprises a user terminal apparatus 42, foreground host 44, a voucher printing equipment 46A and a receipt/bill printing device 46B.This user terminal apparatus 42 and this foreground host 44 have network connection device (not illustrating in the drawings) respectively to link to each other with wired and/or wireless network each other, and can come to be connected to each other with for example each content service provider 52 by wired and/or wireless network.
The user terminal apparatus 42 of point of sales system 40 of the present invention can comprise an interactive multifunctional end device 42A, this device can be traditional interactive multimedia public information machine, perhaps only comprises a treating apparatus, a screen output unit and an input media.In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the screen output unit of interactive multifunctional end device 42A and input media are integrated into a single touch control screen.
The foreground host 44 of point of sales system 40 of the present invention can comprise a cash register device 44A, and cash register device 44A can comprise a treating apparatus, a screen output unit and an input media.In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, cash register device 44A is by Omron
TMThe cashing machine that company's manufacturing is sold, however should be appreciated that any kind cashing machine with treating apparatus, output and input media can be by used herein by those skilled in the art.
In addition, point of sales system 40 of the present invention can comprise a data memory storage 48 further, is used for storing any day-to-day operation record of point of sales system or the related data of concluding the business.Moreover, point of sales system 40 of the present invention also can comprise a system control device 50 further, this device can be used for the interactive multifunctional end device 42A of point of sales system and cash register device 44A are controlled, and the software/firmware (firmware) of point of sales system and information are upgraded and safeguarded.
Below will describe the operating process of system of the present invention in detail by a plurality of preferred embodiments of the present invention.Yet should be noted in the discussion above that in this disclosed only purposes of example of the present invention as an illustration, and should not be considered to as restriction of the present invention.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention's disclosed point of sales system 40 in Fig. 4 can be used for carrying out for example exchange of credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch.Fig. 5 illustrates the process description of point of sales system 40 of the present invention when carrying out this operation.At first, 40 couples of users' of point of sales system identity is confirmed (step 501).This affirmation step can be the user pass through that interactive multifunctional end device 42A imports can be for the data of identification, for example ID (identity number) card No. and birthdate, credit card number and trading password etc., perhaps can be for the card of identification (fiscard for example by the user, magnetic card/IC-cards such as credit card or IC-card I.D. etc.) be inserted in the reader device (not illustrating in the drawings) of interactive multifunctional end device 42A, perhaps can come for example personal characteristics of fingerprint of identification by specific device for identifying by interactive multifunctional end device 42A, thereby and by as (bank for example of the mechanism that identity validation is provided, government or private voucher or stamped signature administrative center, or personal characteristics affirmation center) carries out the affirmation of individual subscriber identity.After user identity obtained confirming, the user can connect and login and enters into content service provider's (step 502).Content service provider in this example just credit card issuing bank set up carry out the website that the aggregate value method of weighting branch is exchanged for the user.Secondly, the user can inquire about its integration of being accumulated because of consumption and count in this website, and perhaps inquiry can be for the commodity and the quantity (step 503) of exchanging.According to this preferred embodiment of the present invention, can be that for example the user can be in the sales field that this point of sales system was located for the commodity of exchanging, for example the commodity that can obtain in convenience store or the supermarket include, but are not limited to beverage, food, impurity, commodity etc.When the user in selected in step 504 and confirm details such as the commodity item of exchanging and quantity after, voucher printing equipment 46A can print and exchange voucher (step 505), and content service provider's end can be exchanged this required aggregate value method of weighting branch and counts from total accumulation and deduct and make the record of exchange.In this embodiment, exchange and to be printed the bar code data that to be discerned by foreground host 44 ends on the voucher.Certainly, exchange the specific character or the numeral that also can only comprise on the voucher about redemption data.Then, the user obtains its specified exchange commodity in accumulated point exchanging operation in the sales field, and holds commodity and exchange voucher and handle chech-out (step 506) to foreground host 44 places of sales field.To exchange redemption data on the voucher the cashier is input among the cash register device 44A, after perhaps the bar code scanner (not illustrating in the drawings) that is comprised by foreground host 44 comes commodity and exchanges bar code on the voucher and scan (step 507) and read bar code data, receipt printing device 46B can optionally print an aggregate value method of weighting branch and exchange receipt, in view of the above, thus (step 508) finished in the exchange of aggregate value method of weighting branch commodity operation.
Shoulding be those skilled in the art is appreciated that, voucher printing equipment 46A can optionally be incorporated among the interactive multifunctional end device 42A and become single part, yet in described this embodiment, voucher printing equipment 46A separates out as a coupled individual components from interactive multifunctional end device 42A.In addition, receipt printing device 46B also can optionally be incorporated in the foreground host 44 or as an individual components as voucher printing equipment 46A, it even or can merge into a combined type printing equipment with voucher printing equipment 46A, this can be according to 40 application of point of sales system and demand and decides.
According to another embodiment of the invention, point of sales system 40 of the present invention can be used for carrying out online in real time and order the ticket processing.For instance, system of the present invention can be used for subscribing the play and the seat of film ticket or other any items on the program.Fig. 6 illustrates the operating process explanation that utilizes point of sales system 40 of the present invention to subscribe the play and the seat of items on the program.At first, the user utilizes interactive multifunctional end device 42A to be connected to content service provider 52 (step 601).Content service provider is the website for the online ordering ticket set up of the company of ticketing service just in this example.Secondly, the inquiry of user's online in real time can supply play and seat (step 602) of the items on the program of its order, after it confirms the play that will order and seat (step 603), voucher printing equipment 46A can print the subscribing voucher (step 604) of ordering informations such as comprising program play, seat, number and/or the amount of money.As described hereinbefore, subscribing voucher can comprise the bar code that can be discerned and read ordering information by foreground host, perhaps can only comprise specific character or numeral about ordering information.Subsequently, the user can hold subscribing voucher pay the fees to foreground host end place (step 605).Foreground host 44 receive on the subscribing voucher ordering information and to the user collect order required expense after, point of sales system 40 can be connected to content service provider 52 and notify this ticket order program is received payment, come from the information (step 606) of content service provider 52 thereby receive, promptly to print ordered formal ticket subsequently and finish ticket and order formality (step 607) in real time by receipt bill printing device 46B about ticket details (for example tax numbering etc.).
According to one particular embodiment of the present invention, another flow process that above-mentioned online in real time is ordered the ticket processing is illustrated among Fig. 6 A.At first, the user utilizes interactive multifunctional end device 42A to be connected to the website (step 601A) for the online ordering ticket that ticketing service company is set up.At this moment, one comprises stateful transaction for example is that the transaction identification document of code name " 000 " can be produced, and is stored in (step 602A) among the data storage device 48.Then, the user can order at ticket and inquire about play and seat (the step 603A) that can supply order in the website, after it confirms to order (step 604A), for example the ordering information of program play, seat, number, the amount of money etc. can be stored back in the transaction identification document, and the stateful transaction in the transaction identification document can be modified for for example be code name " 001 " indicate a kind of made a reservation but unpaid-for state (step 605A); After interactive multifunctional end device 42A received this ordering information, it can call print server and drive voucher printing equipment 46A and print the subscribing voucher (step 606A) that ordering information is shown with bar code table.Subsequently, the user can hold this subscribing voucher to foreground host end pay the fees (step 607A).Foreground host 44 is after the bar code reading machine that it had scans the bar code on the subscribing voucher, and it can read the ordering information that subscribing voucher includes, and according to wherein coming to user's collection of charges (step 608A) about the information of ordering the amount of money.After the user finishes the payment action, foreground host 44 can send information to interactive multifunctional end device 42A, the stateful transaction of transaction identification document is changed to the state that code name " 002 " for example indicates a kind of received payment, and interactive multifunctional end device 42A can be sent to content service provider 52 places (step 609A) with the information of received payment after detecting such stateful transaction.After content service provider 52 confirmed make a reservation successfully, it can time be deposited tickets such as for example tax data detail in the transaction identification document, and changed to stateful transaction for example that code name " 003 " indicates a kind of successful state (step 610A) of having made a reservation.Foreground host 44 detect stateful transaction be modified into code name " 003 " afterwards, it promptly charges and calls print server and drives receipt bill printing device 46B and print ordered ticket, orders operation (step 611A) thereby finish ticket.
Should be noted that, ticket is ordered flow process and also can not undertaken by transaction identification document, exchange by information between interactive multifunctional end device 42A, foreground host 44 and the content service provider 52 also can suitably be finished this operation, so data storage device 48 is optionally parts at point of sales system 40 of the present invention.In addition, because voucher printing equipment 46A and receipt bill printing device 46B are on the network of point of sales system 40, so can optionally drive by interactive multifunctional end device 42A or by foreground host 44; Even in specific application, voucher printing equipment 46A and receipt bill printing device 46B can also merge into a single printing equipment, to reduce system cost.
Moreover, in front in the operation of the order of described ticket, printing subscribing voucher from point of sales system 40 holds subscribing voucher to the user and pays the fees during this period of time to foreground host, we can be set to for example being 15 minutes or halfhour one section special time, and between this section given period, the ticket order system of content service provider end can be set at reserved state with the play and the seat of this order, up to the user finish pay the fees till; If the user surpasses this schedule time and do not finish the step of paying the fees as yet, the ticket order system can before will have been ordered the user and the data that are set at reservation are deleted; In other words, during surpass setting after, user's operating system again carries out the order again of ticket.Otherwise holding the subscribing voucher of before being printed can't be approved by it when the foreground host place pays the fees.
Should be noted that, point of sales system 40 of the present invention not only can be used for carrying out online in real time and order ticket, the project that all need be made a reservation, for example the order of classes or grades at school seat of restaurant's accommodation, train or coach, airplane flight seat etc. can utilize system of the present invention to subscribe.Utilize aforesaid way to order operation, the user does not need to go in person the ticket booking center to order or get tickets, and avoid painstaking, and because the payment action can be carried out at the foreground host end of point of sales system, also just can make in cash or other financial tickets are paid the cashier of sales field, can avoid the personal finance data when transmitting, to have like this and be tackled the risk of usurping by the internet.
According to still another embodiment of the invention, point of sales system 40 of the present invention can be used for carrying out the particular commodity down operation.For instance, system of the present invention can be used for pay downloading ringing sound of cell phone.Fig. 7 illustrates to utilize point of sales system 40 of the present invention to carry out the process description of ringing sound of cell phone down operation.At first, the user utilizes interactive multifunctional end device 42A to be connected to provides ringing sound of cell phone downloaded contents service provider 52 (steps 701).Then, user inquiring and the selected ringing sound of cell phone that will download, and selected user's mobile phone model (step 702), then, the user can select its downloading mode (step 703) that will use.According to this embodiment of the present invention, downloading mode can include but not limited to be directly downloaded among the mobile phone, for example connect mobile phone and user terminal or can be sent to mobile phone by the mobile communication dealer with short message mode by content service provider by USB or other interfaces in wired mode with communications such as infrared ray, bluetooths.The user is selected download commodity and downloading mode after, voucher printing equipment 42B can print the subscribing voucher (step 704) that comprises bar code, the user can hold subscribing voucher subsequently to sales field Cash register pay the fees (step 705).Yet should be understood that by us at this, also can not have bar code on the subscribing voucher and replace any message form that to represent ordering information with other.Thereby the cashier utilizes the bar code scanner of foreground host 44 that the bar code on the subscribing voucher is scanned and collect correlative charges (step 706), comes to confirm that to content service provider 52 this order is operating as received payment (step 707) by interactive multifunctional end device 42A subsequently.After affirmation, receipt bill printing device 44B can print and download voucher or receipt (step 708).Certainly, download voucher except can be by receipt bill printing device 44B printed, also can be card or other the similar objects that contains relevant information.Under the selected situation about downloading of user with short message mode, what receipt bill printing device 44B was printed is a receipt, and the user will receive in certain schedule time by content service provider 52 and comprised the note that it will download the tinkle of bells by what the mobile communication dealer transmitted, and finishes ringing sound of cell phone paying down operation (step 709).Perhaps, in the selected situation about downloading of user with Wireless/wired communication mode, the user holds the download voucher and gets back to interactive multifunctional end device 42A place once more, after the download sequence number that will download on the voucher to be comprised is typed in the system (perhaps, interactive multifunctional end device 42A can comprise that a barcode reader reads the bar code of downloading on the voucher, perhaps downloading voucher is a card that has the information of downloading voucher, and can read by the calculating punch of interactive multifunctional end device 42A), the mobile phone that is sent to the user by the set Wireless/wired communicator of interactive multifunctional end device 42A is finished down operation (step 709).
Should be noted that, point of sales system 40 of the present invention not only can be used for carrying out ringing sound of cell phone and download, service that all can be downloaded or commodity, for example desktop pattern, e-book, electronics newspaper, Games Software etc., can utilize system of the present invention to pay and download to mobile phone for example or the electronic installation of PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) in.
Though the present invention discloses with reference to a plurality of preferred embodiments and describes, what yet those skilled in the art can recognize is, difference in form and details changes and can finish under the situation of appended claims institute restricted portion not deviating from the present invention.
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1. point of sales system, described point of sales system comprises:
A user terminal apparatus, described user terminal apparatus comprise an interactive multifunctional end device and a network connection device;
A foreground host, described foreground host comprise a cash register device and a network connection device; And
At least one printing equipment;
Wherein, described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host are connected with each other by its network connection device respectively, and can link to each other with at least one content service provider.
2. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host link to each other with cable network each other.
3. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host link to each other with wireless network each other.
4. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host link to each other with content service provider with cable network.
5. point of sales system according to claim 4, wherein, described cable network is Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) network.
6. point of sales system according to claim 4, wherein, described cable network is CATV (cable television) (CABLE) network.
7. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host link to each other with content service provider with wireless network.
8. point of sales system according to claim 7, wherein, described wireless network is WiMAX LAN (WLAN).
9. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described point of sales system also comprises a data memory storage.
10. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described point of sales system also comprises a system control device, is used for described user terminal apparatus and described foreground host are controlled.
11. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described interactive multifunctional end device comprises a treating apparatus, a screen output unit and an input media.
12. point of sales system according to claim 11, wherein, described screen output unit and described input media comprise a touch control screen panel.
13. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus also comprises a data link.
14. point of sales system according to claim 13, wherein, described data link comprises an infrared transmission device.
15. point of sales system according to claim 13, wherein, described data link comprises a bluetooth transmission means.
16. point of sales system according to claim 13, wherein, described data link comprises a USB transmitting device.
17. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus also comprises a bar code reading machine.
18. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus also comprises a calculating punch.
19. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described user terminal apparatus also comprises an identity recognition device.
20. point of sales system according to claim 19, wherein, described identity recognition device comprises a fingeprint distinguisher.
21. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described cash register device comprises a treating apparatus, a screen display device and an input media.
22. point of sales system according to claim 1, wherein, described foreground host also comprises a bar code reading machine.
23. one kind by a point of sales system that comprises a user terminal apparatus, a foreground host and at least one printing equipment, comes to carry out the method that commodity are exchanged for the user, said method comprising the steps of:
Utilize described user terminal apparatus to connect and login a content service provider that provides commodity to exchange is provided, and obtain the commodity redemption information from this content service provider;
Utilize described printing equipment to export a voucher that comprises the commodity redemption information; And
Utilize described foreground host to read described commodity redemption information in this voucher.
24. method according to claim 23, wherein, the described step that login enters content service provider also comprises a step of confirming user identity.
25. method according to claim 23, wherein, the system that provides credit card aggregate value method of weighting branch to exchange is provided in described content service provider.
26. method according to claim 23, wherein, described point of sales system also comprises a system control device, is used for upgrading the commodity redemption information in the described point of sales system.
27. method according to claim 26, wherein, described system control device can also offer the commodity redemption information described content service provider.
28. method according to claim 23, wherein, described voucher comprises a bar code that contains described merchandise news and can be discerned by described foreground host.
29. one kind by a point of sales system that comprises a user terminal apparatus, a foreground host and at least one printing equipment, comes for the user a kind of commodity to be carried out the method for payment transaction, said method comprising the steps of:
Utilize described user terminal apparatus to be connected to a content service provider that the commodity payment transaction is provided, and obtain merchandise news from described content service provider;
Utilize described printing equipment to export a voucher that comprises the commodity payment transaction information; And
Utilize described foreground host to read commodity payment transaction information in the described voucher, and collect the required expense of commodity of buying.
30. method according to claim 29, wherein, described voucher comprises a bar code that contains described commodity payment transaction information and can be discerned by described foreground host.
31. method of coming subscribing bill for user by a point of sales system, described point of sales system comprises that one has the user terminal apparatus of an interactive multifunctional end device and a network connection device, the foreground host with a cash register device and a network connection device, at least one printing equipment and a data memory storage, said method comprising the steps of:
Utilize described user terminal apparatus that a content service provider that provides ticket to order is provided;
Producing one has the transaction identification document of a stateful transaction and it is stored in the described data storage device:
From the ticket information that described content service provider is inquired about and affirmation will be ordered;
The bill subscription information of having confirmed is stored in the described transaction identification document, and the stateful transaction of changing described transaction identification document arrearage for ordering but still;
Utilize described printing equipment to print a subscribing voucher;
Utilize described foreground host to read the bill subscription information of described subscribing voucher;
Collect ticket and order correlative charges;
The stateful transaction of changing described transaction identification document once more is received payment;
Utilize described interactive multifunctional end device to notify described content service provider with the stateful transaction of received payment;
The affirmation transaction of described content service provider is finished and is stored ticket data into transaction identification document, and changes stateful transaction once more and finished for transaction; And
Utilize described printing equipment to print ticket.
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