EP2959443A1 - Système et procédé de traitement d'achats au détail dans un système de point de vente au moyen d'un terminal mobile personnel - Google Patents

Système et procédé de traitement d'achats au détail dans un système de point de vente au moyen d'un terminal mobile personnel

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EP2959443A1
EP2959443A1 EP14710389.9A EP14710389A EP2959443A1 EP 2959443 A1 EP2959443 A1 EP 2959443A1 EP 14710389 A EP14710389 A EP 14710389A EP 2959443 A1 EP2959443 A1 EP 2959443A1
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barcodes
controller
mobile terminal
pos
pos system
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Joao PAULO RODRIGUES
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Xhockware SA
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    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
    • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
    • G06Q20/20—Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
    • G06Q20/208—Input by product or record sensing, e.g. weighing or scanner processing
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    • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
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    • G06Q20/202—Interconnection or interaction of plural electronic cash registers [ECR] or to host computer, e.g. network details, transfer of information from host to ECR or from ECR to ECR
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/0054—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles
    • G07G1/0072—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader with control of supplementary check-parameters, e.g. weight or number of articles with means for detecting the weight of the article of which the code is read, for the verification of the registration
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/0036—Checkout procedures
    • G07G1/0045—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader
    • G07G1/0081—Checkout procedures with a code reader for reading of an identifying code of the article to be registered, e.g. barcode reader or radio-frequency identity [RFID] reader the reader being a portable scanner or data reader
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07G—REGISTERING THE RECEIPT OF CASH, VALUABLES, OR TOKENS
    • G07G1/00—Cash registers
    • G07G1/12—Cash registers electronically operated
    • G07G1/14—Systems including one or more distant stations co-operating with a central processing unit

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  • the present disclosure relates to the processing retail purchases at a point-of- sale POS system by a user carrying a personal mobile terminal.
  • Prior art systems e.g. KR20070014380A
  • KR20070014380A mobile devices to handle the checkout procedures, addressing all stages of the process, including product scanning, billing and invoicing. These are normally called Mobile or Portable checkout, aimed at providing additional checkouts when high waiting times are expected or verified, or when flexibility of checkout location is required.
  • these systems are in fact a POS system, or at least incorporate the most important features from POS, and operate from a logical point- of-view, as standard POS, integrating with the infrastructure in a client-server based architecture.
  • An embodiment further comprises the steps of: the in-store server generating a unique token code identifying the received barcodes; the in-store server transmitting said token code through said computer server and said mobile terminal to the user, such that said user may supply the POS system operator with said token code, and such that said POS system operator may supply said token code to the POS system; the POS system using said token code for retrieving the received barcodes from said in-store server to be processed by said POS system as a retail purchase by said user.
  • An embodiment further comprises the steps of: the in-store server generating a unique token code identifying the received barcodes; the in-store server transmitting said token code to said controller, the controller sending the token code to the POS system; the POS system using said token code for retrieving the received barcodes from said in-store server to be processed by said POS system as a retail purchase by said user.
  • An embodiment further comprises the steps of: said computer server sending, to the electronic controller, information on the products to be purchased for auditing purposes based on the received barcodes by said computer server; said controller displaying said audit information about the products to be purchased and only proceeding with the retail purchase process if human confirmation of said audit information is received.
  • An embodiment further comprises the steps of: said computer server sending, to the electronic controller, information on the products to be purchased for automatic verification purposes based on the received barcodes by said computer server, in particular the weight of the products corresponding to said barcodes; said controller automatically verifying said automatic verification information about the products to be purchased, in particular by weighing the products to be purchased, and only proceeding with the retail purchase process if automatic confirmation of said verification information is obtained.
  • non-transitory storage media including program instructions for implementing a system for processing retail purchases at a point-of- sale POS system, the program instructions including instructions executable to carry out any of the previously mentioned methods.
  • a system for processing retail purchases at a point-of-sale POS system by a user carrying a personal mobile terminal, said mobile terminal having a network data connection and a barcode reader for reading, by the user, of the barcodes of the products to be purchased, said system comprising: a computer server for receiving the barcodes read by said mobile terminal through said network data connection; an electronic controller for receiving the barcodes received by said computer server through a suitable data link; a data connection between said controller and said POS; wherein said controller is arranged to send to the POS system through said data connection the received barcodes to be processed by said POS system as a retail purchase by said user.
  • said data connection between the controller and the POS system is a keyboard or barcode scanner connection emulated by said controller.
  • An embodiment comprises a plurality of said controllers and said data connections, wherein one controller is connected by a data connection to one and only one POS system, and wherein the mobile terminal is configured to identify the specific controller and respective POS system by scanning a barcode or other visual representation suitable for identification of a specific controller.
  • An embodiment comprises a weighing scale for weighing the products to be purchased and any carrying container of said products, said weighing scale being connected to the controller.
  • the controller is configured to verify if the weight output by the weighing scale is lower than the total of: the weight of products to be purchased identified by the received barcodes, plus the weight of the empty carrying container or containers, plus the weight of a predetermined tolerance, in order to validate said retail purchase.
  • the controller is configured to trigger a warning sign and halt the processing of the retail purchase if a container is not detected at the weighing scale or if the measured weight is outside by a predetermined tolerance of the weight of products to be purchased identified by the received barcodes, plus the weight of the empty carrying container or containers.
  • the barcodes received by the controller from the server are sent by the server in a batch and the barcodes sent by the controller to the POS are sent in a batch, both said batches consisting of the totality of the barcodes of the products being purchased in said retail purchase.
  • the controller comprises a human input and output interface for an operator and is arranged to display auditing information and to request a positive auditing confirmation by said operator in order to send the received barcodes to the POS system.
  • said computer server and said mobile terminal have been mutually authorised and associated previous to the retail purchase to be processed and/or said POS system and mobile terminal are not configured to be mutually authorised and associated.
  • the mobile terminal is a mobile phone or tablet comprising non-transitory storage media with a program for implementing said mobile terminal
  • the electronic controller comprises non-transitory storage media with a program for implementing said electronic controller
  • the server comprises non-transitory storage media with a program for implementing said server, wherein the instructions of said programs include instructions executable to carry out any of the previously mentioned methods.
  • the present disclosure describes the process of scanning the barcodes of products, EAN, UPC, Databar, or others alike, as well as the process of validation of the items purchased, and subsequent upload to (integration with) the external Billing, Point of Sale or equivalent system.
  • the disclosure is characterised in particular by the way on how it integrates with the existing Billing or Point of Sale systems, and by the purchased products validation system.
  • the present disclosure intends to be an add-on to existing Billing/Point of sale systems, installed at every checkout, allowing for checkout optimization, and if intended, full automatic unattended checkout, through avoiding the requirement for an operator at every checkout.
  • the presented disclosure aims at allowing for faster checkout of products, assuring that the barcode of each item does not need to be scanned individually at checkout, but when they are picked up from storage, while at the same time assures that the items listed in the processed items manifest are in fact the ones contained in the product container (Shopping Cart, Basket, Bag or Box).
  • the disclosed system comprises three components:
  • 2 - CONTROLLER A control system, composed by a central processing unit, capable of reading the items uploaded by component 1, the TERMINAL, and subsequent uploading of the items to the external Billing or Point of Sale system. This control system can also validate if the items listed on the manifest, match with the items contained in the Product Container (Shopping Cart, Basket, Bag, Box, etc.), by using component 3, the SCALE.
  • 3 - SCALE A pressure sensors system that will weight the full set, composed by the Product Container (Shopping Cart, Basket, Bag, Box, %) and all the products/items contained within.
  • the shopper will use on his/her smartphone the application made available for this purpose.
  • the same objective can be achieved by using a Retail Store provided equipment.
  • the shopper will do his shopping as usual, taking the products from the shelves, making sure to scan the barcode of the products, using his smartphone, before placing them in the Shopping Cart.
  • the barcodes are scanned through image analysis and recognition, of the image captured by the smartphone's camera.
  • the smartphones keeps an updated list (manifest) of the items contained in the shopping cart.
  • the system uploads the item list (manifest) from the smartphone (TERMINAL) to the central processing unit (CONTROLLER), and weights the shopping cart and all the items contained within, using the pressure sensor system component (SCALE).
  • SCALE pressure sensor system component
  • the controller uploads the each item to the billing or Point of Sale Systems, by emulating the scan of the barcodes, as if it were manually scanned by the operator using the barcode scanner integrated with the Billing or Point of Sale System.
  • the controller can be connected to the external Billing or Point of Sale system through different connections (USB + Keyboard, Serial + Keyboard), for the purpose of simultaneously emulating the Keyboard and the Barcode Scanner, allowing the system to automate/emulate the keystrokes on the keyboard, that the operator would input when doing a normal checkout.
  • USB + Keyboard, Serial + Keyboard USB + Keyboard, Serial + Keyboard
  • POS systems like the presently installed in retail locations, are thus able to receive purchase data - which comprises the purchase barcodes - from a mobile barcode reader without requiring any hardware or software adaptation.
  • Prior art retail systems receive purchase date from mobile phones used for user barcode reading at a central server which then send confirmation data to the POS.
  • the actual detailed barcode data does not normally reach the POS or, if it does reach the POS, it flows in the reverse direction (server to POS) than in the present disclosure (POS to server), only for confirmation purposes and not actual purchase processing.
  • the present disclosure aims at facilitating the transfer of barcode data from a personal mobile device for reading barcodes, e.g. a suitable application running on a personal mobile phone, to a standard POS which was not previously adapted to receive barcode data from such a personal mobile barcode reader.
  • a personal device i.e. a device that is not the property of the retail store but within the IT security ambit of the user of the device
  • direct communications from a personal device to a standard POS device create communication issues in terms of system security, authorizations, permissions. Also, difficulties arise in terms of practicality and reliability like issues in pairing both devices, for example Bluetooth pairing problems, infrared line of sight restrictions, Wi- Fi ad-hoc connection issues.
  • Bluetooth pairing problems infrared line of sight restrictions
  • Wi- Fi ad-hoc connection issues By communicating from the personal device to the POS through the disclosed system, a preauthorised connection can be quickly established.
  • Some POS systems are able to process a barcode file or data transmission if a suitable format is used and an adequate interface is provided.
  • it is not required to use a controller emulating barcode scans to the POS.
  • the barcode data still goes through the normal billing process from the POS to a retailer server.
  • the disclosed controller may be optionally kept for the other disclosed purposes, like auditing the purchase or displaying purchase confirmation details.
  • Figure 1 Schematic representation of an embodiment, in particular of its POS/controller/scale configuration.
  • Figure 2 Schematic representation of an embodiment, in particular of its scale configuration.
  • Figure 3 Schematic representation of an embodiment of the overall system configuration, in particular comprising an emulation connection, for example keyboard emulation, from the checkout controller according to the disclosure and the POS system.
  • an emulation connection for example keyboard emulation
  • Figure 4 Schematic representation of an embodiment for the controller being directly connected to the POS for transmitting barcode data, namely by emulating a barcode reader.
  • Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the overall system configuration, in particular where the controller according to the disclosure is connected to an in- store server.
  • Figure 6 Schematic representation of an embodiment for the controller being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the operator when the token is received through the user mobile application.
  • a token e.g. short numeric code
  • Figure 7 Schematic representation of an embodiment for the disclosed server being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the operator when the token is received through the user mobile application.
  • a token e.g. short numeric code
  • Figure 8 Schematic representation of an embodiment for the controller being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the controller directly to the POS device.
  • Figure 9 Schematic representation of an embodiment for the disclosed server being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the controller directly to the POS device.
  • the central processing unit is contained within a box, with external connections for power, networking (Ethernet, Wireless Wifi, or other), the SCALE, and the several options for inter-connecting with the external Billing or Point of Sale System (USB, AT/PS2 Keyboard, Serial USART, or others to be implemented).
  • This box can also provide connectors to other external accessories like Customer or employee Displays, GPIO (General Purpose Inputs and Outputs) for external mechanic actuators like automatic gates or indicators (Sound or Visual)
  • the central processing unit integrates with the external billing or Point of Sale through one (or more) barcode scanners or keyboard inputs. From the external Billing or Point of Sale point of view, the system presented by this disclosure is just an accessory, an additional barcode scanner.
  • the user triggers the product validation and uploading of the manifest to the external Billing or Point of Sale System, by scanning a barcode, a 2D code (QRCode), or any other visual representation, suitable of individually identifying the controller on which the checkout should occur.
  • This code can be depicted on different mediums, like images or sticker placed on the checkout counter, or on customer's displays.
  • the terminal sends, through the existing network, the product list (manifest) of the items in the transport container (Shopping Cart, Basket, Bag, Box, ).
  • the transport containers should have already been placed over the scale platform, making it possible for the controller to read the full weight, including: Net Weight of the Transport Container, plus the sum of all the items within.
  • the controller will emit a warning sign, by sound and/or visual sign, and will halt the process until the situation is resolved.
  • the controller uploads the each item to the billing or Point of Sale Systems, by emulating the scan of the barcodes, as if it were manually scanned by the operator using the barcode scanner integrated with the Billing or Point of Sale System.
  • This mechanism allow for the full or partial automation on a external Billing or Point of Sale system of the billing procedure, through the input of pre-configured keystroke sequences, including but not limited to, the "Start Transaction” until the phase of product scanning, and the completion of the checkout, after all items were read.
  • the billing procedure is completed by the external Billing or Point of Sale system, without any intervention by the user, with the optional notification of this by GPIO of optional conclusion of the payment procedure.
  • Actuators can be connected as accessories, through GPIO, connected to gate opening mechanisms, that in conjunction with the data input through the keyboard, allows for total automation of the payment procedure, though converting a conventional checkout counter, on a full unattended self-service checkout.
  • the controller runs all the computational code that handles all the operations and procedures described before, allowing for parameterization according to the specific functions, depending on the implementation or the external Billing or Point of Sale System.
  • the scale is composed by a metal platform, to which one or more pressure sensors are attached.
  • Each of the pressure sensors is connected to a controller that analyses the deflection caused by the weight at each sensor, by reading the electrical variation at each one, and converting these measured electrical values to numerical values, corresponding to the load at each of the sensors.
  • the scale controller allows that the actual value, calculated by adding the individual loads at each sensor, can be read from external devices, which in this case is the controller.
  • Figure 1 shows an embodiment, in particular of its POS/cont roller/scale configuration, comprising a Top Plate -Steel/Stainless steel/Aluminium 100, Load/pressure Sensor 101 and a Controller 102.
  • Figure 2 shows an embodiment, in particular of the scale configuration, comprising an Ethernet connection 150, a check-out controller according to the disclosure 151, a weight scale 152, a video display connection 153, a GPIO, general purpose input-output connection 154, a connection to the point of sale (POS)7invoicing system 155, a USB connection 156, a serial data connection 157, and a keyboard (PS2 or AT) connection 158.
  • POS point of sale
  • PS2 or AT keyboard
  • Figure 3 shows an embodiment, in particular of the overall system configuration comprising a synchronization connection between retailer server (retailer product DB) and main server according to the disclosure 801, a communication link between checkout controller and main server 802, a communication link between User Mobile app to main server 803, an emulation connection, for example keyboard emulation, from checkout controller and POS system 804, a checkout controller according to the disclosure 805 and a POS system 806.
  • retailer server retailer product DB
  • main server main server
  • Figure 4 shows an embodiment for the controller being directly connected to the POS for transmitting barcode data, namely by emulating a barcode reader, comprising the following actions/events by the respective parties as shown in the figure: user opens mobile app to start shopping 200, user reads the barcode from item with the mobile app 201, barcode is sent to Main server to get the product properties 202, main server decodes the barcode, retrieving info from the database 203, item properties are replied by the main server 204, item is added to the shopping cart item list 205, confirmation of item is on the shopping cart list 206, process is complete and user can add more items 207, the User starts the checkout process of the items list 208, command to checkout shopping cart is sent 209, shopping list cart is submitted to the main server 210, shopping list cart is sent by main server to in-store controller 211, automated check of the items on the list 212, automated check ok 213, human audit control of the items 214, human audit of the items is ok 215, checkout controller inserts the shopping
  • Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the overall system configuration, in particular where the controller is connected to an in-store server, comprising a synchronization connection between retailer server and main server according to the disclosure 700, a communication link between checkout controller and main server 701, a communication link between User Mobile app and main server 702, a communication link between checkout controller and in-Store server 703, a communication link between POS system and in-Store server 704, a checkout controller 705 according to the disclosure, a POS system 706.
  • Figure 6 shows an embodiment for the controller being connected to an in- store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the operator when the token is received through the user mobile application, comprising the following actions/events by the respective parties as shown in the figure: user opens mobile app to start shopping 300, user reads the barcode from item with the mobile app 301, barcode is sent to the main server to get the product properties 302, main server decodes the barcode, retrieving info from the database 303, item properties are replied by the main server 304, item is added to the shopping cart item list 305, confirmation of item is on the shopping cart list 306, process is complete and user can add more items 307, the user starts the checkout process of the items list 308, command to checkout shopping cart is sent 309, shopping list cart is submitted to the main server 310, shopping list cart is sent by main server to in-store controller 311, automated check of the items on the list 312, automated check ok 313, human audit control of
  • Figure 7 shows an embodiment for the disclosed server being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the operator when the token is received through the user mobile application, comprising the following actions/events by the respective parties as shown in the figure: user opens mobile app to start shopping 400, user reads the barcode from item with the mobile app 401, barcode is sent to Main server to get the product properties 402, main server decodes the barcode, retrieving info from the database 403, item properties are replied by the main server 404, item is added to the shopping cart item list 405, confirmation of item is on the shopping cart list 406, process is complete and user can add more items 407, the user starts the checkout process of the items list 408, command to checkout shopping cart is sent 409, shopping list cart is submitted to the main server 410, shopping list cart is sent by main server to in-store controller 411, automated check of the items on the list 412, automated check is ok 413, human audit
  • Figure 8 shows an embodiment for the controller being connected to an in- store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the controller directly to the POS device, comprising the following actions/events by the respective parties as shown in the figure: user opens mobile app to start shopping 500, user reads the barcode from item with the mobile app 501, barcode is sent to Main server to get the product properties 502, main server decodes the barcode, retrieving info from the database 503, item properties are replied by the main server 504, item is added to the shopping cart item list 505, confirmation of item is on the shopping cart list 506, process is complete and user can add more items 507, the User starts the checkout process of the items list 508, command to checkout shopping cart is sent 509, shopping list cart is submitted to the main server 510, shopping list cart is sent by main server to in-store controller 511, automated check of the items on the list 512, automated check is ok 513, human audit control of the items 514
  • Figure 9 shows an embodiment for the disclosed server being connected to an in-store server which makes available barcode data for retrieval by the POS on submission of a token, e.g. short numeric code, by the controller directly to the POS device, comprising the following actions/events by the respective parties as shown in the figure: user opens mobile app to start shopping 600, user reads the barcode from item with the mobile app 601, barcode is sent to Main server to get the product properties 602, main server decodes the barcode, retrieving info from the database 603, item properties are replied by the main server 604, item is added to the shopping cart item list 605, confirmation of item is on the shopping cart list 606, process is complete and user can add more items 607, the User starts the checkout process of the items list 608, command to checkout shopping cart is sent 609, shopping list cart is submitted to the main server 610, shopping list cart is sent by main server to in-store controller 611, automated check of the items on the list 612, automated check is ok 613, human audit control of the items 614
  • a barcode may be understood as any automatic product ID technology suitable for identifying products at a retail location, in particular 2D barcodes such as EAN or UPC, 3D barcodes such as QR-codes, RFID-readable codes or even computer- identifiable product images.
  • 2D barcodes such as EAN or UPC
  • 3D barcodes such as QR-codes
  • RFID-readable codes or even computer- identifiable product images.
  • the checkout controller is a device that interfaces with the existing POS, with the objective of mimicking operations that otherwise would be carried out by the operator, including, but not limited to manual input of product barcodes, allowing for full automation of the checkout process.
  • the unit can of course be implemented with a processor and/or other processor means, which can include one or more microprocessors, integrated circuits, FPGA's, optical processor's, etc... Typically an x86 or ARM based processor, running a Linux based operating system, with internal memory e.g. 256MB generally SDRAM, and a non-volatile memory, e.g. SD card with 4GB or solid state hard disk, with Ethernet or wireless communication to interact with the main server.
  • the controller can have a video/audio controller that can be used to interact with the operator or user through an external display.
  • the checkout controller has a unique identifier code as to be identified by the Main server.
  • the checkout is a client from the main server, typically over xmpp/html protocols.
  • the main server can be implemented with a processor and/or other processor means, which can include one or more microprocessors, typically a computer x86 based system that controls all the system components.
  • a processor and/or other processor means can include one or more microprocessors, typically a computer x86 based system that controls all the system components.
  • a web server e.g. Apache or nginx
  • RDBMS or NoSQL e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL or CouchBase
  • XMPP Server e.g. eJabberd
  • cache management systems e.g. MemCached
  • the main server provides services by means of Service Oriented Architecture, like price check, shopping list management, logging, or transactions related to shopping and checkout operations.
  • Communications can be preferably carried out over HTTP/HTTPS or XMPP protocols, after successful security exchange and authentication.
  • the weight scale platform physically has the minimum size required to hold a shopping basket or any kind of container used for shopping, to be placed on the floor or over some kind of structure or furniture.
  • the weight controller may have or not, an internal central unit, with one or more processors, which can be used to acquire and process one or more load cells, typically of aluminium or stainless steel, with a load rating ranging from 0 to 400kg.
  • the structure typically made of steel or stainless steel, can have multiple supporting points on the floor, intending to measure the total or partial part of the goods over it.
  • the weight scale communicates with the checkout controller over a data communications layer, implemented over USB, Serial or Network.
  • the present disclosure includes preferably a mobile application, normally supported on all major mobile devices, typically native (e.g. Android, Iphone (iOS) or Windows) or by using some kind of framework platforms like PhoneGap or Titanium, that provides the user with the possibility of managing coupons and promotions, and the possibility of checking-out the items contained in the shopping cart or other container used for shopping, collected and scanned using the mobile device's camera, or by the user, or by other automated mechanisms integrated on the mobile app.
  • a mobile application normally supported on all major mobile devices, typically native (e.g. Android, Iphone (iOS) or Windows) or by using some kind of framework platforms like PhoneGap or Titanium, that provides the user with the possibility of managing coupons and promotions, and the possibility of checking-out the items contained in the shopping cart or other container used for shopping, collected and scanned using the mobile device's camera, or by the user, or by other automated mechanisms integrated on the mobile app.
  • checkout process can be initiated and all the items on the shopping basket will be sent to the checkout controller for input on the POS.
  • a server based on a computer that stores the complete catalogue of products sold, and provides through service-oriented architectures, means for decoding a product based on its barcode, or determining the sell price for that item.
  • POS system is usually meant in the art the system present at each point of sale, i.e. the retail store computer responsible for processing the sale and e.g. printing the invoice.
  • Point of sale is the point at which a customer makes a payment to the merchant in exchange for goods or services.
  • modules and methods can of course be implemented via software, firmware, and/or hardware, such as a processor and/or processor means, which can include one or more microprocessors, integrated circuits, FPGA's, optical processor's, etc...
  • these procedural or transactional request messages may incorporate the decision steps conditional to the execution of said adjustment steps.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un système et un procédé de traitement d'achats au détail dans un système de point de vente, mis en oeuvre par un utilisateur portant un terminal mobile personnel. Ledit terminal mobile comporte une connexion de données de réseau et un lecteur de code à barres permettant à l'utilisateur de lire les codes à barres des produits à acheter. Ledit système comprend un serveur informatique, qui reçoit les codes à barres lus par ledit terminal mobile au moyen de la connexion de données de réseau ; un organe de commande électronique, qui reçoit les codes à barres reçus par le serveur informatique par l'intermédiaire d'une liaison de données appropriée ; une connexion de données entre ledit organe de commande et le point de vente. L'organe de commande est conçu pour envoyer au système de point de vente, par ladite connexion de données, les codes à barres reçus devant être traités par le système de point de vente en tant qu'achat au détail effectué par ledit utilisateur.
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